GAPS Intro Stage 1 Reflections & a recipe for Tangy Shrimp, Mushroom and Vegetable 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...
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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). I won’t lie, the first...
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What is GAPS?

What is GAPS? GAPS stands for Gut and Psychology Syndrome and it is the work of Dr. Natasha Campbell McBride. She based it on the SCD or Specific Carbohydrate Diet and her original intent with the diet and the protocols was to recover her son from Autism, which she has done with great results! The main idea is that modern living has made almost everyone’s gut ‘leaky’, where...
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Episode 1 of: How to Live a more Healthy Life (Exercise: What is it good for?)

So there are some very interesting studies being done out there about what exercise can do for us. Let’s explore this a bit: there is a study that has found that inactivity is as harmful as smoking and can lead to things like breast and colon cancer, heart disease and type two Diabetes.   While there are several differing opinions on how -much- exercise is needed (anywhere from 15...
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Greetings and Salutations

Hello! I am so pleased you have joined me here at doctorcorinne.com. I am a licensed naturopathic doctor and I graduated from Bastyr University in Kenmore, WA. I am also a licensed massage therapist and I am working on becoming a registered herbalist as well. For those of you who may not know what a naturopath is I suggest reading this article from the Huffington Post by one of my colleagues. In...
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