Doctor Corinne

Category: GAPS Intro Stage 1

  • First 7 days on the GAPS Intro Diet: my personal reflections

    One of the things I’ve read about (and noticed in my own patients) is that children can heal very rapidly on this diet while adults take longer. That being said, I noticed some changes for the positive in my own health on the first 7 days of GAPS Intro.

    Positive changes:
    Chronically dry eyes (secondary to inflammation issues) have dramatically improved. It is SO nice to read and not have painful eyes afterwards!
    Stiff/sore joints in the morning are much improved.
    Chronic gut pain has improved dramatically.

    I am also enjoying clearer thoughts and memory and have more focus and energy, as well.

    Interesting changes:
    I have also lost 7 pounds. (note: this is NOT a healthy or desirable rate for weight loss although I do believe most of it is water weight from inflammation reduction.)

     

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  • GAPS Intro Stage 1 Reflections & a recipe for Tangy Shrimp, Mushroom and Vegetable Soup

    In the back on the right: two different batches of chicken stock, in the back/left: pea soup and in the front: butternut squash soup.

    As I am blessed to not have severe gut issues such as the ones that Dr Campbell McBride talks about here, I did Stage 1 for three days and (quite happily) moved on.

    On the first day I found that drinking about a quart of chicken broth and another quart of mint tea as well as pretty much only eating really broth-y chicken soup led to lots of peeing. Of course this makes perfect sense, but it wasn’t what I was used to. The fact that I ate -only- chicken soup was a mistake, I think. Just because you are limited to only a few foods doesn’t mean you have to give up variety. I would highly suggest anyone doing the Stage1 Intro make at least two different soups a day for variety.

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  • Stage I of GAPS Intro

    I started the GAPS Intro on January 2nd, 2013. You can read more about GAPS here. I’ve been doing some pretty significant research and have come up with the following list for what is allowed on the 1st stage of the Intro (there are 6 stages to the Intro- I am planning on doing a few days on each stage unless I start seeing signs I need to stay where I am).

    My crock pot making ‘perpetual broth’. I haven’t turned it off in seven days!

    I won’t lie, the first stage of the Introduction is plain; lots of soups and broths. That’s about it.

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