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Written by by Dan Corrigan of Corganic.com
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Monday, 26 July 2010 12:22 |
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Tags: Body Ecology Diet | Digestive Health | Eczema | GAPS | Travel 
Doing the GAPS Diet at Disney World
by Dan Corrigan of Corganic.com
In 2009, we decided to try the GAPS Diet (Gut and Psychology Syndrome Diet) to alleviate my son’s intermittent eczema. The GAPS Diet is definitely a stricter diet, as compared to Body Ecology Diet. The main concept for the diet is that you avoid disaccharides and polysaccharides. This eliminates all grains and many vegetables too. It also eliminates most packaged (processed) food. For example, you cannot eat store bought yogurt, you have to make your own.
It took us several weeks to get everything ready before embarking on the GAPS Diet; from buying food, to finding recipes and mentally preparing ourselves. We hit the ground running and everything was going smooth, until we got the call. My sister was planning a trip to Disneyworld with her 4-year old daughter and wanted to know if we could join them. Of course my 5-year old son was a perfect age to visit Disneyworld… and to share the experience with his cousin would be that much more magical.
But what about the diet?
My first instinct was that there would be no possible way to go to Disneyworld and adhere to the GAPS Diet. How could anyone travel to Disneyworld and stay on ANY diet? I really thought we had two choices: 1. Go to Disneyworld and go off the diet. 2. Stick to the diet and postpone the trip until the following year.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
I decided that we could do the GAPS Diet and go to Disney. It would take some research and preparation, but we could do it.
I found that the Wave restaurant at the Contemporary resort featured ingredients from local sources. It didn’t exactly scream “GAPS Diet compliant”, but I knew that if they were making real food from scratch, that they would be able to accommodate special requests. I looked into shipping GAPS snacks and bottled water to the hotel, but it was cost prohibitive; especially sending bottled water. So we loaded our suitcases with some GAPS muffins and other snacks that would travel well. Then I found a grocery store that would deliver to the hotel. I ordered organic apples, organic bananas, organic raisins and bottled water from GardenGrocer.com - it worked out perfectly! We never ran out of water or snacks and the restaurant accommodated our needs. But the best part was seeing my son and his cousin having the time of their lives!
Oh yeah, the GAPS Diet successfully eliminated my son’s eczema. Now we are back to following a Nourishing Traditions “diet” (Weston A. Price lifestyle) combined with some of the concepts from the GAPS Diet and the Body Ecology Diet.
You can find food that is compatible with the GAPS Diet at corganic.com. We also carry the Nourishing Traditions Cookbook, the Gut and Psychology Syndrome book and DVD.
Dan Corrigan is a Body Ecology Coach and since 2000, he has been an active member of the Weston A. Price Foundation. He is the founder of Corganic - Real Food For Autism. Dan earned his bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University.
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Written by Dr. Sue
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Friday, 23 July 2010 00:48 |
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Tags: Constipation | Cultured Foods | Digestive Health | Food Prep | Raw Food  That's funny Angelle. This morning I was debriefing Catherine (our amazing nanny) before heading out to work. She was helping me prep food (we love you Catherine!). I told her I bought the Excalibur dehydrator through Sunfood.com . Kaitlin called out from the other room, "de-what?". Little does she know what's comin' her way! It'll be loads of fun.
While reading your Kitchen Tools blog I was laughing at myself. I still have not bought the bamboo steamers or those darn rectangular glass Pyrex dishes ....yet I buy the $200 dehydrator and the $400 Vita-Mix ~ that's hilarious. I'm sure Dave has a thing or two to say about that! As my mother says, I have no "problem" spending money (apple doesn't fall far from the tree).
I am getting closer to 80% of my food consumption being raw, and the rest of our family is getting better too. I'm hoping this dehydrator will push me into making raw nuts and seeds more tasty and kid (husband) friendly. I too have a hard time eating them. That's why I rely on my morning smoothie to fit in all those things I'm not too keen on, mixed with berries and bananas anything is good!
Parting words on constipation and diarrhea and digestive health, really? Hmmm. Your digestive system is THE most important organ for your overall health. Period. To help my patients, I always start with their digestive system. That doesn't seem strange if they are coming in for constipation, diarrhea or recurrent abdominal pain. But it does take some explaining if they are dealing with allergies, asthma, eczema, anxiety, OCD, depression, ADD, autism, obesity...just to name a few. I could go on...headaches, chronic sinusitis, recurrent ear infections, and more.
Work hard to keep your child's digestive system healthy. Eat REAL food, mostly raw. Include fermented foods wherever you can. And don't forget about daily probiotics....they're easy peasy. My girls take them with a spoonful of applesauce and consider it a treat!
~ Dr. Sue
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