Thank you so very much for your videos. I started GAPS, today is day 4. I have noticed wonderful things since the end of day one! Not kidding. I’m not moody, I have energy I’ve not seen in years. It is like a fog has lifted. I’m amazed and so very grateful, enjoying every day. I truly believe that the Lord led me to it. I hadn’t been feeling well for a long time, years really. It’s just figuring out what to eat that takes a little time. What you are doing is a huge help. Thx a million!!!! Val
Please remove the music. Thanks so much for your kindness and for sharing this very important video. Many of us are living in misery because of the wrong diet. 🙏🏼🦋🙏🏼☘️🙏🏼💜🙏🏼💙🙏🏼🧡🙏🏼💛🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼💚
Heal Autism?? 1: Autism is not a disease and 2: A lot of young people with a diagnosis of autism have limited diets, how do you get this diet into them if they reject certain foods? Genuinely interested and willing to try
Hey Marissa, i have a question. I read a lot about the gaps diet but im still figuring out if its for "everybody". Because i hear you're bloodtype and genotype can play a roll in to this to and for example for bloodtype A, meat should be limited to a minimum because we have lower stomach acidity. What are you're thoughs/ opinion on that? Thanks
I have tried different diets for healing. I tend to avoid gluten, dairy, and corn, which I was diligent about for several years but now I’m not super disciplined. I have done an elimination diet but faltered halfway into the re-introductions. Also I did AIP for a few months. If there was a major difference I could notice I would probably be more motivated. GAPS is one I have the least knowledge of but I’m curious. I’ve also been learning about under methylation, overmethylation, and copper toxicity.
It's all so fascinating, isn't it? I tried many things before GAPS, and as soon as I started it I knew it was different. I was exactly what I needed. Instead of avoiding foods, it heals deeply, so that food intolerances are eliminated. It also restores the body's detox system. It was life changing for me.
I just recently had my Genome tested. I have quite a few variants to Genes, including my MTHFR Gene. But aside from that particular Gene, I guess I have a hard time assimilating B12 and Choline. And converting Homocysteine into Methionine. It’s like a domino effect. I am hoping that eating the GAPS diet will eventually heal all of that. I am also going to try Marissa’s way of eating raw liver diced up small and swallowed whole. I have never had Liver before, but I’m hoping that it will be a game changer for me. I have suffered from anxiety and depression for years! I believe I have Mast Cell Activation Syndrome also, I can’t eat ANYTHING without having a reaction. After getting Covid in April 2021 all my symptoms exploded and I have been absolutely miserable. I started the GAPS diet almost a year ago but then stopped after a few months because the supplements that were recommended like a probiotic and fermented Cod Liver oil was causing Histamine reactions, along with anything fermented or cultured! It SUX! I have learned how to make all of these fermented and cultured foods only to not be able to eat them. How am I supposed to introduce good gut bacteria if I can’t have these foods because they give me such horrible reactions?! So stressed and anxiety ridden, I can’t take it anymore. 😒😔😭
I just found your RUclips channel yesterday! Very thankful for your videos. Similar to you, I've also been making organic, homemade skin care products since I was in high school. I currently am a student of the Herbal Academy, now focusing more on teas, tinctures, herbal vinegar, etc. I’m new to the GAPS diet, and very interested in its healing benefits. I have a 6 month old son and a fiance who has struggled with seizures for about 4-5 years (although he hasn't had one in almost a year now). Him & I have always been focused on eating organic foods, but we were always more interested in going vegan and we did on and off for a while. That's what we always believed to be the healthiest diet possible, and he still does - although not eating vegan at the moment. He'll eat meat when I cook it, but gives me a hard time about it and doesn't want our son to eat meat. My mother bought me "The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby & Child Care" when I was pregnant with my son, although I never did more than skim through it. However, a few weeks ago I suddenly became interested in making bone broth which led me to give the book another try. Now I'm obsessed and it just makes so much sense to me, but my fiance thinks I'm crazy and isn't on board. The worst part is, I really think he would benefit the MOST from the GAPS diet. I feel like a horrible mother for depriving myself of meat, eggs, dairy, etc. because I thought it to be detrimental to mine & my baby's health. I'm trying to make up for it now, but we are struggling with finances at the moment so it's been difficult. Sorry for the overload of info! Anyway, do you have any suggestion on getting my fiance on board with GAPS? Also, I'm breastfeeding so I know I shouldn't do the GAPS diet right now, but do you have any tips for nutrition while breastfeeding? I plan on doing the GAPS diet when I am done breastfeeding, but I also hope to breastfeed as long as possible; so it could be a very long time before I'm able to. Also, if you have any tips to eating GAPS on a budget, that would be great. And I would love to see more recipe videos specific to GAPS, I love your veggie gummies recipe. Keep up the good work!
Wow, it's so great to meet you! No worries, I love nice long comments 😊 Dr. Natasha Campbell McBride (Author of the GAPS diet book) has also written a book about vegetarianism. If your fiancé would be open to reading it, I think it would really help! You're right, it's best to not start GAPS while nursing. I would focus on eating as much healthy fats right now as you can, and just eating a good, rounded diet of all food groups, making sure they're properly prepared and of high quality, if possible. I definitely know about doing GAPS/Nourishing Traditions type eating on a budget, too! I find that buying whole ingredients really saves. Whole chickens are cheaper than buying already cut up pieces of chicken, and ground beef is usually cheaper than other cuts, for example. Buy vegetables whole and cut them up yourself, and buy in bulk as much as you can. Basically, find out what gives you the most bang for your buck nutritionally, and stick with that. For example, right now we eat pretty much just whole chickens and ground beef, along with the organic produce that is least expensive. Costco has great prices on big bags of carrots and frozen organic vegetables, so we eat a lot of those. We grow as much as we can in our garden, too. Right now we're eating a lot of squash that is in season. Keeping it simple and whole seems to be the key 😊 I think this would make a great video topic, so I'll try to do that soon! I do have more tips I can share for the keeping it affordable part. Thanks so much for the encouraging words! I have lots more GAPS videos planned 😊 Thanks again for writing! Keep in touch! 😊
This is helpful...as I am just checking out GAPS to heal my extremely inflamed gut and colon. As well as my daughter who is recovering from multiple rounds of antibiotics...that have destroyed her gut lining.
I found out about you and Gaps from watching Justin Rhodes on RUclips last night. I have never heard of gaps before. I am curious to know if this way of eating helps with IBS. I have been eating plant based for awhile and I still have some issues. I am willing to try just about anything to get my life back to somewhat normal. Thanks
I love his channel! Yes, Dr. Natasha says that GAPS is wonderful for helping with IBS. Feel free to reach out via email or Instagram message if I can help further. My contact info is in the description box. Sending well wishes!
How expensive are your gaps practitioner services? do you work virtually? What are the benefits of having a gaps practioner? Particularly I need someone to tell me what to eat to stay on track because im having a hard time comprehending the book. Does your 30 Day Meal Plan help with that?
Hi, I have a question, hopefully you can help me. I have bipolar disorder and I needed the accompaniment of a perinatal psychiatrist to start a pregnancy; thank God 8 months ago I had a healthy baby girl and I am breastfeeding her. I plan to breastfeed her for at least another two years before we start the next pregnancy, but I really want to do the GAPS diet, is it compatible with breastfeeding? I would not want to have to wait another 4 or 5 years before starting it as I also want to breastfeed our second child for about 3 years... Do you think I could start the GAPS diet safely even while breastfeeding?
Great question! Dr. Natasha recommends full GAPS (not intro) while nursing, because intro can trigger a lot of detox and we don't want to expose baby to that. But full GAPS is a great way to nourish yourself and baby. Hope this helps!
Great question! Dr. Natasha recommends the full GAPS diet (but not intro) while pregnant and nursing. Intro can trigger a lot of detox which isn't good for baby, but a lot of progress can be made gently on full GAPS. Hope this helps!
@@BumblebeeApothecary thank you so much for the answer. I started yesterday on full gaps. Specially for my psoriasis, acne and my baby’s eczema. I thought I would skip dairy because of the eczema, but if I don’t eat dairy I am a bit lost of the food options. I am not such a meat fan, but am trying, plus focusing on more probiotic foods. Would you skips the dairy because of the eczema or just use organic, mostly raw milk products? It’s my third child, and the eczema is really bad specially on the face. Greetings from Germany. Love your videos.
Hi Marissa! Thanks so much for your videos. I’m a little anxiety ridden and stressed at the moment. I started the GAPS diet almost a year ago but only REALLY stuck to it for a few months. Although I still drink my chicken broth everyday but I know that’s not the same. The reason I stopped and didn’t think it was working for me is because I couldn’t take the probiotic, the fermented Cod Liver, anything fermented or cultured that I made. It was giving me horrible histamine/MCAS reactions. I got Covid in April 2021 and my symptoms exploded! Since I was a child I have always had histamine reactions. The older I’ve gotten, it has gradually worsened. I still can’t smell or taste. I’ve been seeing a Naturopath who diagnosed me with Chronic Lyme disease and has been pushing me to do some $5,000 Lyme-N nebulizing treatment! I have put it off because I know that Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride talks about healing this naturally through diet, am I correct? I’ve also had my Genome tested and have some wonky Gene Variants and mutations that don’t allow me to methylate correctly. Not just the MTHFR Gene either. I’m hoping through the GAPS diet those things can be healed? Do you know if Dr. Natasha talks at all about Gene mutations? And one last thing. What am I to do about re-inoculating my gut with good bacteria if I have a histamine reaction to just about everything? I’m so discouraged because I have even tried a low histamine diet but nothing seems to help. I just bought some grass fed/grass finished Beef Liver from a local farm and I am going to start taking that tomorrow. I watched your video on how to take it raw, so thank you! I appreciate any info you can give. Thanks so much ❤❤
This is beyond what I can cover in a comment, but please check out my membership where you can have access to live Q&As with me and so much more:bumblebee-apothecary.teachable.com/p/nourished-connection-coaching-membership sending well wishes!
Hi Marisa could you please do a video on all the foods that increase dopamine on the gaps diet please? I’m struggling getting good dopamine on the gaps because of histamine intolerance. I really don’t know what to do because of Candida that won’t resolve. Thank you.
I have a 17 yr old boy with Aspergers syndrome and ADHD, he has the worst diet imaginable and is underweight. He is the pickiest of eaters, only eating really beige coloured foods: tortelloni, macaroni cheese (English, not American), bread, sausages & yorkshire puddings and sausage rolls. He refuses all vegetables and pretty much all fruit. He is trying to learn to eat a bit more meat, we're trying to get him in to bacon at the moment, but not really succeeding. Your GAPS diet sounds interesting, but also sounds like it is everything that he won't eat. I eat a carnivore diet at the moment to cure my health problems and this has had a positive impact on him, he is consciously trying to improve himself, but is fighting his body. Would the GAPS diet work for such a picky eater at all?
I've tried the GAPS diet for more than 6 months and it did absolutely nothing but make me more miserable than I already was. I'll admit my blood tests are almost perfect thanks to it. But, it has done nothing whatsoever to ease my stomach pain. I've taken antimicrobials and they did nothing also. I'm still on it but I'm giving it two weeks more then I'm giving up. If I''m gonna die from this stomach pain one day then I might as well eat what I want. I don't want to make others hopeless. Just because it didn't work for me doesn't mean it won't for you.
@@MzCrayKrayYes, I did for a long time but it didn't help my gut pain. I'm still suffering from it now. Although I thought it helped my health improve in other ways. I now eat an omnivore animal based diet.
So, GAPS is meant to heal leaky gut. Fiber is irritating on a leaky gut. The early intro stages are low fiber. Gradually, as you progress through the intro stages, Dr. Natasha has more fiber added, a little at a time, as healing happens. Hope this helps!
Hy....pls can u give me a bit of an advice....my wife and Istarted the gaps diet and we are in it since 6 weeks... I dont feel that it is making me healthy on the contrary...i lost a lot of weight and I am way too lean now i dont hv strenght in my body at all. I have diaohreha since a year and it is not getting better....the introduction was longer than 2 weeks trying to follow the instructions and getting forward stepby step.. .on the full diet though i cant eat enougb of the gaps approved food they are rare, time consuming, and a lot of them needs way more than what we have.....(one tiny kitcen, one tiny fridge....nowaday our place looks like a battlefield...in the drawer the dehidrater is on makin nuts and yoghurt the window seals are stuffed with pots of broth and chicken pieces....but spring is comin and they keepgoing bad....I lost all enjoyment in eating and I feel that on some point we made a huge mistake....i dont know but I am on the edge of total burnout and depression. I am scared that my body wont tolerate me starting with the intro....i dont know what to do and I dont know how to communicate it to my wife who is thouroughly confident and says that it is just normal.....my skin got thorn on the weight loss allready... ..
This is beyond what I can cover in a comment, but please send me an email and I'm happy to help. My contact info is in the description box. Sending well wishes!
Hey Marisa! I was curious about your opinion on using mouthwash. Since I'm into this whole gut health thing which is to do with balancing out your gut flora, I'd imagine it would extend to the flora in your mouth. So, since mouthwash claims to be antibacterial, that'd be like an antibiotic for the mouth. So I'd imagine that balancing your microbiome would extend to having balanced bacteria in your mouth too. What are your thoughts on that and if the gaps diet helps take care of your breath? Allan
So, besides other ways of cleaning your mouth like brushing, flossing and using a tongue scraper, I'd imagine mouthwash would be unnecessary or if anything causing imbalance in your mouth's flora.
Great questions! Yes, having healthy gut flora influences the rest of the body, which eliminates bad breath. Kefir is wonderful to use to populate the mouth with friendly flora and get rid of mouth issues :) We don't use mouthwash
Thanks a lot Marisa. I appreciate it. Sure. Yes, I'd imagine it certainly does. I gave kefir a go recently and it was a nice drink! Nice. So, we're not tryna take away any bacteria, but to nourish with like a probiotic aren't we. Cool. Awesome. Yea good to know. Lovin the gaps diet the last few months.
I am asking you that because i have follow the past the blood type diet because of my mental health problems and improvent very much imagine the benefits with tha gaps diet protocol?
Great question. As far as the blood type diet, Dr. Natasha recommends taking into consideration your family's heritage and listening to your body when thinking about what foods to focus on and what to eat less of within GAPS. Hope that helps!
Hello Marissa, this is the 2nd youtube I have watched of yours, so my first question is what is the name of the yogurt maker you used in making raw milk yogurt, the 1st youtube I watched. Thank you! Suzanne
Awesome video, well said, can you please talk about the difference between the beginning stage and then moving into full gaps? Not really really introductions but what is the beginning stage look like what are you eating only? Would you say that full gap’s is pretty much AIP or paleo, I have been eating Paleo for four years, started AIP, fodmap, candida, and what I’ve learned is it pretty much healed nothing. What I mean by that is the minute I say eat sugar is the minute all of my symptoms come right back so it is a Band-Aid a lifelong Band-Aid! I hate it and I love it all at the same time and it even hurts me to say I love it! Lol 😂
Thank you so much! 😊💕 Yes I will! I have lots more GAPS videos coming, and I will cover the introduction stages in depth. No, full GAPS is still pretty different from AIP or paleo. The main reason is that GAPS is a temporary diet that really targets healing of the gut, where paleo and other diets are meant to be eaten long term as permanent diets. That makes sense that issues would come right back with those ways of eating. With GAPS, especially when you do the introduction stages properly, real, permanent healing can take place 😊 I hope that makes sense!
why do people not eat corn? thank you your videos are a blessing! I make your lotion w magnesium for lots of the ladies I live by in their Mennonite community they really like it
Thank you! Corn is starchy and hard for a leaky gut to digest, and the starches feed pathogens. Many people can add it back after healing on GAPS, though :)
@@BumblebeeApothecary maybe I got my words wrong. Traditional of modern age I guess I meant. Do you think having a restaurant meal etc once a week once healed will still be health detrimental
The most boring compliment you can give to a woman is calling her beautiful, she's driven and passionate to help other people and to learn.. I think that goes FAR further than beauty.
She literally claims plants are indigestable lol. And carbs can be turned into lipids. She also says no culture has ever been vegetarian but out of desperation. She refers to a vague "traditional culture" that doesn't include anything besides judeo Christian cultures. She says plants are only cleansing implying they just pass through you, like. You'd poop out a brocoli after it scrubs you while your digestive fluids do nothing to it. She needs to take a rudimentary biology class. Her book is mostly written by ai and it's hilarious. She says that we have micro flora that "can't be eliminated via antibiotics PASTEURIZATION OR BOILING." LOL MEANING AHE LITERALLY THINKS PASTEURISATION AND BOILING ARE THERAPEUTIC FOR HUMANS. or at least her ai author does. Her book actually insists she is the author on the publishing page citing a legal loop hole.
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Hello, I am about to start the Gaps diet for my kids, so I would like to know what kind of food Can I pack for lunch and snacks for him please?
@@aishab3215 Be ready to shell out some money for her answers- didn't you see??
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Thank you so very much for your videos. I started GAPS, today is day 4. I have noticed wonderful things since the end of day one! Not kidding. I’m not moody, I have energy I’ve not seen in years. It is like a fog has lifted. I’m amazed and so very grateful, enjoying every day. I truly believe that the Lord led me to it. I hadn’t been feeling well for a long time, years really. It’s just figuring out what to eat that takes a little time. What you are doing is a huge help. Thx a million!!!! Val
You are an amazing lady. Your words always touch the heart. Many blessings & prayer to you, your family, Ashley's & all your viewers.
Thank you so very much! I appreciate all your support :)
I like the music. It helps to extend my listening ability. Thanks.
Have you followed any healing diets before?
I have done AIP and it basically gave me my life back. I'm just now leaving about gaps.
Please remove the music. Thanks so much for your kindness and for sharing this very important video. Many of us are living in misery because of the wrong diet. 🙏🏼🦋🙏🏼☘️🙏🏼💜🙏🏼💙🙏🏼🧡🙏🏼💛🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼💚
Thank you for the valuable information in this video. I have a question about the gap diet: Do you think it could help with Hashimoto’s?
Heal Autism?? 1: Autism is not a disease and 2:
A lot of young people with a diagnosis of autism have limited diets, how do you get this diet into them if they reject certain foods? Genuinely interested and willing to try
Hey Marissa, i have a question. I read a lot about the gaps diet but im still figuring out if its for "everybody". Because i hear you're bloodtype and genotype can play a roll in to this to and for example for bloodtype A, meat should be limited to a minimum because we have lower stomach acidity. What are you're thoughs/ opinion on that? Thanks
If i could pull from you knowledge what about o+ ?
I have tried different diets for healing. I tend to avoid gluten, dairy, and corn, which I was diligent about for several years but now I’m not super disciplined. I have done an elimination diet but faltered halfway into the re-introductions. Also I did AIP for a few months. If there was a major difference I could notice I would probably be more motivated. GAPS is one I have the least knowledge of but I’m curious. I’ve also been learning about under methylation, overmethylation, and copper toxicity.
It's all so fascinating, isn't it? I tried many things before GAPS, and as soon as I started it I knew it was different. I was exactly what I needed. Instead of avoiding foods, it heals deeply, so that food intolerances are eliminated. It also restores the body's detox system. It was life changing for me.
I just recently had my Genome tested. I have quite a few variants to Genes, including my MTHFR Gene. But aside from that particular Gene, I guess I have a hard time assimilating B12 and Choline. And converting Homocysteine into Methionine. It’s like a domino effect. I am hoping that eating the GAPS diet will eventually heal all of that. I am also going to try Marissa’s way of eating raw liver diced up small and swallowed whole. I have never had Liver before, but I’m hoping that it will be a game changer for me.
I have suffered from anxiety and depression for years! I believe I have Mast Cell Activation Syndrome also, I can’t eat ANYTHING without having a reaction. After getting Covid in April 2021 all my symptoms exploded and I have been absolutely miserable.
I started the GAPS diet almost a year ago but then stopped after a few months because the supplements that were recommended like a probiotic and fermented Cod Liver oil was causing Histamine reactions, along with anything fermented or cultured! It SUX! I have learned how to make all of these fermented and cultured foods only to not be able to eat them. How am I supposed to introduce good gut bacteria if I can’t have these foods because they give me such horrible reactions?! So stressed and anxiety ridden, I can’t take it anymore. 😒😔😭
I love this, thank you for sharing! I always learn something when I watch your videos. 💕💕🐝
Aww thanks!! 😊💕
I just found your RUclips channel yesterday! Very thankful for your videos. Similar to you, I've also been making organic, homemade skin care products since I was in high school. I currently am a student of the Herbal Academy, now focusing more on teas, tinctures, herbal vinegar, etc. I’m new to the GAPS diet, and very interested in its healing benefits. I have a 6 month old son and a fiance who has struggled with seizures for about 4-5 years (although he hasn't had one in almost a year now). Him & I have always been focused on eating organic foods, but we were always more interested in going vegan and we did on and off for a while. That's what we always believed to be the healthiest diet possible, and he still does - although not eating vegan at the moment. He'll eat meat when I cook it, but gives me a hard time about it and doesn't want our son to eat meat. My mother bought me "The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby & Child Care" when I was pregnant with my son, although I never did more than skim through it. However, a few weeks ago I suddenly became interested in making bone broth which led me to give the book another try. Now I'm obsessed and it just makes so much sense to me, but my fiance thinks I'm crazy and isn't on board. The worst part is, I really think he would benefit the MOST from the GAPS diet. I feel like a horrible mother for depriving myself of meat, eggs, dairy, etc. because I thought it to be detrimental to mine & my baby's health. I'm trying to make up for it now, but we are struggling with finances at the moment so it's been difficult.
Sorry for the overload of info! Anyway, do you have any suggestion on getting my fiance on board with GAPS? Also, I'm breastfeeding so I know I shouldn't do the GAPS diet right now, but do you have any tips for nutrition while breastfeeding? I plan on doing the GAPS diet when I am done breastfeeding, but I also hope to breastfeed as long as possible; so it could be a very long time before I'm able to. Also, if you have any tips to eating GAPS on a budget, that would be great. And I would love to see more recipe videos specific to GAPS, I love your veggie gummies recipe. Keep up the good work!
Wow, it's so great to meet you! No worries, I love nice long comments 😊 Dr. Natasha Campbell McBride (Author of the GAPS diet book) has also written a book about vegetarianism. If your fiancé would be open to reading it, I think it would really help! You're right, it's best to not start GAPS while nursing. I would focus on eating as much healthy fats right now as you can, and just eating a good, rounded diet of all food groups, making sure they're properly prepared and of high quality, if possible. I definitely know about doing GAPS/Nourishing Traditions type eating on a budget, too! I find that buying whole ingredients really saves. Whole chickens are cheaper than buying already cut up pieces of chicken, and ground beef is usually cheaper than other cuts, for example. Buy vegetables whole and cut them up yourself, and buy in bulk as much as you can. Basically, find out what gives you the most bang for your buck nutritionally, and stick with that. For example, right now we eat pretty much just whole chickens and ground beef, along with the organic produce that is least expensive. Costco has great prices on big bags of carrots and frozen organic vegetables, so we eat a lot of those. We grow as much as we can in our garden, too. Right now we're eating a lot of squash that is in season. Keeping it simple and whole seems to be the key 😊 I think this would make a great video topic, so I'll try to do that soon! I do have more tips I can share for the keeping it affordable part. Thanks so much for the encouraging words! I have lots more GAPS videos planned 😊 Thanks again for writing! Keep in touch! 😊
This is helpful...as I am just checking out GAPS to heal my extremely inflamed gut and colon. As well as my daughter who is recovering from multiple rounds of antibiotics...that have destroyed her gut lining.
Sending well wishes!
Thanks so much for breaking it down. I have mild brain and it's easy easy understand 😊
Cheers! Let's hope this can help these poor damaged families. X
Hi would this help with chronic inflammation, fibramalgia,body ache etc
I found out about you and Gaps from watching Justin Rhodes on RUclips last night. I have never heard of gaps before. I am curious to know if this way of eating helps with IBS. I have been eating plant based for awhile and I still have some issues. I am willing to try just about anything to get my life back to somewhat normal. Thanks
I love his channel! Yes, Dr. Natasha says that GAPS is wonderful for helping with IBS. Feel free to reach out via email or Instagram message if I can help further. My contact info is in the description box. Sending well wishes!
how are you doing now?
Thank you for sharing. I am wanting to start GAPS with my autistic son.
You’re very welcome! Sending you well wishes for your son’s healing journey 💕
@A G.... did you start the Gaps? How did it go? Thanks
How is your son doing now? Did you succeed with the diet?
How expensive are your gaps practitioner services? do you work virtually? What are the benefits of having a gaps practioner? Particularly I need someone to tell me what to eat to stay on track because im having a hard time comprehending the book. Does your 30 Day Meal Plan help with that?
Hi, I have a question, hopefully you can help me. I have bipolar disorder and I needed the accompaniment of a perinatal psychiatrist to start a pregnancy; thank God 8 months ago I had a healthy baby girl and I am breastfeeding her. I plan to breastfeed her for at least another two years before we start the next pregnancy, but I really want to do the GAPS diet, is it compatible with breastfeeding? I would not want to have to wait another 4 or 5 years before starting it as I also want to breastfeed our second child for about 3 years... Do you think I could start the GAPS diet safely even while breastfeeding?
Great question! Dr. Natasha recommends full GAPS (not intro) while nursing, because intro can trigger a lot of detox and we don't want to expose baby to that. But full GAPS is a great way to nourish yourself and baby. Hope this helps!
Thanks for this! By the way, you have such pretty hair.
Music is too distracting, you don't need it
Noted, thank you! This is one of my earlier videos when I had more to learn.
I don’t think it’s that distracting
Keep up the amazing work
I like the music 🎶☺️
@@bridg_2283 SO glad you don't have a disability but people with some disabilities find the extra stimuli distracting.
This is excellent information.
Would you recommend starting with the gaps diet while breastfeeding a baby under 6 month.
Great question! Dr. Natasha recommends the full GAPS diet (but not intro) while pregnant and nursing. Intro can trigger a lot of detox which isn't good for baby, but a lot of progress can be made gently on full GAPS. Hope this helps!
@@BumblebeeApothecary thank you so much for the answer. I started yesterday on full gaps. Specially for my psoriasis, acne and my baby’s eczema. I thought I would skip dairy because of the eczema, but if I don’t eat dairy I am a bit lost of the food options. I am not such a meat fan, but am trying, plus focusing on more probiotic foods.
Would you skips the dairy because of the eczema or just use organic, mostly raw milk products?
It’s my third child, and the eczema is really bad specially on the face.
Greetings from Germany.
Love your videos.
Whats ur take on milk kefir with low pasteurised non homogenized milk??
Hi Marissa!
Thanks so much for your videos. I’m a little anxiety ridden and stressed at the moment. I started the GAPS diet almost a year ago but only REALLY stuck to it for a few months. Although I still drink my chicken broth everyday but I know that’s not the same. The reason I stopped and didn’t think it was working for me is because I couldn’t take the probiotic, the fermented Cod Liver, anything fermented or cultured that I made. It was giving me horrible histamine/MCAS reactions. I got Covid in April 2021 and my symptoms exploded! Since I was a child I have always had histamine reactions. The older I’ve gotten, it has gradually worsened. I still can’t smell or taste. I’ve been seeing a Naturopath who diagnosed me with Chronic Lyme disease and has been pushing me to do some $5,000 Lyme-N nebulizing treatment! I have put it off because I know that Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride talks about healing this naturally through diet, am I correct?
I’ve also had my Genome tested and have some wonky Gene Variants and mutations that don’t allow me to methylate correctly. Not just the MTHFR Gene either. I’m hoping through the GAPS diet those things can be healed? Do you know if Dr. Natasha talks at all about Gene mutations? And one last thing. What am I to do about re-inoculating my gut with good bacteria if I have a histamine reaction to just about everything? I’m so discouraged because I have even tried a low histamine diet but nothing seems to help. I just bought some grass fed/grass finished Beef Liver from a local farm and I am going to start taking that tomorrow. I watched your video on how to take it raw, so thank you! I appreciate any info you can give. Thanks so much ❤❤
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If you you follow the gaps diet with the blood type diet what is the benefits?
That's a good question. GAPS focuses on healing the gut, so I think it would combine that with the benefits of the blood type diet.
Thank you so much for your videos!!! You're a blessing to our lives!!! God Bless!!!
Thank you so much for your support and kind words! I really appreciate it! :)
Hi Marisa could you please do a video on all the foods that increase dopamine on the gaps diet please? I’m struggling getting good dopamine on the gaps because of histamine intolerance. I really don’t know what to do because of Candida that won’t resolve. Thank you.
Great idea, I'll add this to my list of videos to make, thanks!
Thanks looking forward to hearing more
I have a 17 yr old boy with Aspergers syndrome and ADHD, he has the worst diet imaginable and is underweight.
He is the pickiest of eaters, only eating really beige coloured foods: tortelloni, macaroni cheese (English, not American), bread, sausages & yorkshire puddings and sausage rolls.
He refuses all vegetables and pretty much all fruit.
He is trying to learn to eat a bit more meat, we're trying to get him in to bacon at the moment, but not really succeeding.
Your GAPS diet sounds interesting, but also sounds like it is everything that he won't eat.
I eat a carnivore diet at the moment to cure my health problems and this has had a positive impact on him, he is consciously trying to improve himself, but is fighting his body.
Would the GAPS diet work for such a picky eater at all?
Can you name a list of foods that include the GAPS diet please?
I would recommend looking here! bumblebeeapothecary.com/category/gapsdiet/fullgapsdiet/
I've tried the GAPS diet for more than 6 months and it did absolutely nothing but make me more miserable than I already was. I'll admit my blood tests are almost perfect thanks to it. But, it has done nothing whatsoever to ease my stomach pain. I've taken antimicrobials and they did nothing also. I'm still on it but I'm giving it two weeks more then I'm giving up. If I''m gonna die from this stomach pain one day then I might as well eat what I want. I don't want to make others hopeless. Just because it didn't work for me doesn't mean it won't for you.
I'm sorry to hear you're dealing with this. I recommend reading Dr. Natasha's chapter on healing in her new blue book: amzn.to/3qOBiVZ
Have you considered a carnivore diet?
@@MzCrayKrayYes, I did for a long time but it didn't help my gut pain. I'm still suffering from it now. Although I thought it helped my health improve in other ways. I now eat an omnivore animal based diet.
How about fiber? Does the gaps diet have a good amount of fiber?
So, GAPS is meant to heal leaky gut. Fiber is irritating on a leaky gut. The early intro stages are low fiber. Gradually, as you progress through the intro stages, Dr. Natasha has more fiber added, a little at a time, as healing happens. Hope this helps!
Hy....pls can u give me a bit of an advice....my wife and Istarted the gaps diet and we are in it since 6 weeks...
I dont feel that it is making me healthy on the contrary...i lost a lot of weight and I am way too lean now i dont hv strenght in my body at all. I have diaohreha since a year and it is not getting better....the introduction was longer than 2 weeks trying to follow the instructions and getting forward stepby step.. .on the full diet though i cant eat enougb of the gaps approved food they are rare, time consuming, and a lot of them needs way more than what we have.....(one tiny kitcen, one tiny fridge....nowaday our place looks like a battlefield...in the drawer the dehidrater is on makin nuts and yoghurt the window seals are stuffed with pots of broth and chicken pieces....but spring is comin and they keepgoing bad....I lost all enjoyment in eating and I feel that on some point we made a huge mistake....i dont know but I am on the edge of total burnout and depression. I am scared that my body wont tolerate me starting with the intro....i dont know what to do and I dont know how to communicate it to my wife who is thouroughly confident and says that it is just normal.....my skin got thorn on the weight loss allready... ..
This is beyond what I can cover in a comment, but please send me an email and I'm happy to help. My contact info is in the description box. Sending well wishes!
Hey Marisa! I was curious about your opinion on using mouthwash. Since I'm into this whole gut health thing which is to do with balancing out your gut flora, I'd imagine it would extend to the flora in your mouth. So, since mouthwash claims to be antibacterial, that'd be like an antibiotic for the mouth. So I'd imagine that balancing your microbiome would extend to having balanced bacteria in your mouth too. What are your thoughts on that and if the gaps diet helps take care of your breath? Allan
So, besides other ways of cleaning your mouth like brushing, flossing and using a tongue scraper, I'd imagine mouthwash would be unnecessary or if anything causing imbalance in your mouth's flora.
Great questions! Yes, having healthy gut flora influences the rest of the body, which eliminates bad breath. Kefir is wonderful to use to populate the mouth with friendly flora and get rid of mouth issues :) We don't use mouthwash
Thanks a lot Marisa. I appreciate it.
Sure. Yes, I'd imagine it certainly does.
I gave kefir a go recently and it was a nice drink! Nice. So, we're not tryna take away any bacteria, but to nourish with like a probiotic aren't we. Cool.
Awesome. Yea good to know.
Lovin the gaps diet the last few months.
Thanks for sharing!
great video. ty girl
good explanation, just hard to focus from that guitar noise. if i wanted to listen to music i would turn on something else.
Here because of Covid/paxlovid gut symptoms that are persisting.
Can a person follow this diet if they don't eat Meat?
Yes, if you eat eggs and dairy you can!
Please cut the music.
I am asking you that because i have follow the past the blood type diet because of my mental health problems and improvent very much imagine the benefits with tha gaps diet protocol?
Great question. As far as the blood type diet, Dr. Natasha recommends taking into consideration your family's heritage and listening to your body when thinking about what foods to focus on and what to eat less of within GAPS. Hope that helps!
Hello Marissa, this is the 2nd youtube I have watched of yours, so my first question is what is the name of the yogurt maker you used in making raw milk yogurt, the 1st youtube I watched. Thank you! Suzanne
I use this - the yogourmet yogurt maker! And you're welcome!
Why does DR Natasha say on page 184-185 under Fats for cooking to eat fats generously and the more you eat the quicker you heal. She doesn’t explain.
did she even say what the siet was? ,
Awesome video, well said, can you please talk about the difference between the beginning stage and then moving into full gaps? Not really really introductions but what is the beginning stage look like what are you eating only? Would you say that full gap’s is pretty much AIP or paleo, I have been eating Paleo for four years, started AIP, fodmap, candida, and what I’ve learned is it pretty much healed nothing. What I mean by that is the minute I say eat sugar is the minute all of my symptoms come right back so it is a Band-Aid a lifelong Band-Aid! I hate it and I love it all at the same time and it even hurts me to say I love it!
Lol 😂
Thank you so much! 😊💕 Yes I will! I have lots more GAPS videos coming, and I will cover the introduction stages in depth. No, full GAPS is still pretty different from AIP or paleo. The main reason is that GAPS is a temporary diet that really targets healing of the gut, where paleo and other diets are meant to be eaten long term as permanent diets. That makes sense that issues would come right back with those ways of eating. With GAPS, especially when you do the introduction stages properly, real, permanent healing can take place 😊 I hope that makes sense!
Hmmm well I would love to see what’s the differences. That’s a good video idea in itself
Yes, good idea! I will add that to my list of videos to do 😊
4:25 Kitty Kitty 😺 🙂 I'm on the GAPS diet again, stage 1. It heals the gut! I just went 'off the rails" so I'm starting over.
Glad to hear it!
why do people not eat corn? thank you your videos are a blessing! I make your lotion w magnesium for lots of the ladies I live by in their Mennonite community they really like it
Thank you! Corn is starchy and hard for a leaky gut to digest, and the starches feed pathogens. Many people can add it back after healing on GAPS, though :)
Can someone with long covid follow gaps diet
Absolutely! GAPS contains so many nutrients for a strong immune system.
There is no such thing as long Covid.
@@milesian1 you’re ignorant.
Put the volume of the music down 🙏💗
Why would someone leave the final gaps diet back to a more traditional diet which caused the problems at first
The healthy traditional diet didn't cause the problems, an unhealthy modern diet and toxins are what caused the problem :)
@@BumblebeeApothecary maybe I got my words wrong. Traditional of modern age I guess I meant. Do you think having a restaurant meal etc once a week once healed will still be health detrimental
Is GAPS safe for kids? I have a 15 month old and he just eats what I eat.
It is great for kids! My 3 year old and 15 month old eat exclusively GAPS and they are very healthy :)
Bumblebee Apothecary amazing!! Wow I’m really wanting to try this. Your videos have made me feel like this is doable and attainable. Thank you!!
Jeez luiize music is way too loud hard to go thru this video
Music makes it unpleasant to listen to the information
Noted, thank you!
Suggestion- don’t make music louder than speaking.
Absolutely gorgeous. Couldn't focus on the content lol.
But it sounds like the ketogenic(low carb) diet!
The most boring compliment you can give to a woman is calling her beautiful, she's driven and passionate to help other people and to learn.. I think that goes FAR further than beauty.
I was thinking it was a version of Keto as well.
@@kristinapratt2911 vice verca. I worked in an office with mostly women and all they did was talk about how hot certain guys were. Boring.
Ideal woman.
She literally claims plants are indigestable lol. And carbs can be turned into lipids. She also says no culture has ever been vegetarian but out of desperation.
She refers to a vague "traditional culture" that doesn't include anything besides judeo Christian cultures. She says plants are only cleansing implying they just pass through you, like. You'd poop out a brocoli after it scrubs you while your digestive fluids do nothing to it.
She needs to take a rudimentary biology class. Her book is mostly written by ai and it's hilarious. She says that we have micro flora that "can't be eliminated via antibiotics PASTEURIZATION OR BOILING." LOL MEANING AHE LITERALLY THINKS PASTEURISATION AND BOILING ARE THERAPEUTIC FOR HUMANS.
or at least her ai author does. Her book actually insists she is the author on the publishing page citing a legal loop hole.
Awful music. I couldn't watch.
I'm sorry, noted!
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