Hybrid Seeds vs. GMOs | Food Renegade
Hybrid Seeds vs. GMOs | Food Renegade The food industry has become an alphabet soup of terms that don’t always have a legal definition. In this article, Food Renegade illustrations a key distinction....
View ArticleWhat We Eat Affects Everything
What We Eat Affects Everything James Hamblin interviews Robynne Chutkan, MD. Dr. Chutkan is one of those ‘forward thinking’, ‘cutting edge’ GI docs that actually believes that there is a correlation...
View ArticleBone broth: One way of doing it
There’s a lot of talk within the various sub-populations of the real food community about bone broth. It’s a great way to get lots of nutrients in a super tasty package. It’s become apparent to me,...
View ArticleCoronado’s Crohn’s bowel disease treatment discontinued
Coronado’s Crohn’s bowel disease treatment discontinued Well, that’s disappointing. Apparently a study into the efficacy of Whipworm ova as a Crohn’s therapy has been cancelled because it wasn’t...
View ArticleDiscovery could rev up body’s immune response to infection, autoimmune diseases
Discovery could rev up body’s immune response to infection, autoimmune diseases Here’s an interesting article on research into the role that the circadian cycle plays in regulating immune...
View ArticleSCD Potluck!
I’ve made frequent mention in past months of the local SCD support group that I’ve been attending. This month marked the 1 year anniversary of its inception, so we celebrated with a potluck! I can’t...
View ArticleGut Bacteria Might Guide The Workings Of Our Minds
Gut Bacteria Might Guide The Workings Of Our Minds Nobody that reads this blog is generally going to be surprised by claims of a connection between gut flora and brain activity. What’s interesting to...
View ArticleThis fatty acid might naturally help Crohn’s disease
This fatty acid might naturally help Crohn’s disease This links to an interesting article about the promise of certain fatty acids and their positive impact on Crohn’s patients. These fatty acids are...
View ArticleLicking my food addiction – Eatocracy – CNN.com Blogs
Licking my food addiction – Eatocracy – CNN.com Blogs There are many reasons adopting SCD or other similarly strict regimens can be difficult. The complexity, the expense, the re-education of how to...
View ArticlePulled pork (photo)
I was so inspired by my readers’ rediscovery of my pulled pork recipe that I figured it was time to make it again. Can’t wait to tear apart this gorgeous pork shoulder!Filed under: Recipes, SCD...
View ArticleWhat’s Wrong With The Modern Diet [CHARTS] – Business Insider
What’s Wrong With The Modern Diet [CHARTS] – Business Insider It’s fascinating to see how the conversation is changing. Business Insider is a pretty mainstream source of information, especially about...
View ArticleA New Kind of Transplant Bank – NYTimes.com
A New Kind of Transplant Bank – NYTimes.com Many thanks to reader (and old friend) Christa for sending me this link. It outlines a new transplant bank devoted exclusively to Fecal Microbiota Transplant...
View ArticlePaleOMG – Paleo Recipes – Crockpot Coffee Ancho Chile Short Ribs
PaleOMG – Paleo Recipes – Crockpot Coffee Ancho Chile Short Ribs Diana and I have been known to make a mean espresso-braised beef brisket… it’s amazing how well coffee and beef go together! In this...
View ArticleCould Some Cases of Schizophrenia Be Caused by an Autoimmune Disease?
Could Some Cases of Schizophrenia Be Caused by an Autoimmune Disease? This isn’t directly related to Crohn’s or IBD, but it’s interesting to me how the conversation around autoimmune diseases is...
View ArticleCourt orders university to defend rejection of applicant with Crohn’s disease...
Court orders university to defend rejection of applicant with Crohn’s disease | Inside Higher Ed So here’s an interesting take on the Crohn’s experience. And it raises some interesting questions, in...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal This right here would be a cruel prank to pull on a Crohnie!Filed under: Uncategorized
View ArticleCrohn’s disease in teens jumps 300 per cent in 10 years fuelled by junk food...
Crohn’s disease in teens jumps 300 per cent in 10 years fuelled by junk food – Telegraph So here’s an interesting conversation that SCD folks have been having for years. It’s ridiculous and wonderful...
View ArticleCleaning out the cobwebs
The title of this post was intended to be a gentle chiding to myself for neglecting my poor, sad blog (and, in turn, my readers) for so long, but it’s turned out to be a fairly apt metaphor for what’s...
View ArticleYogurt, checking in, etc.
So I started a ball rolling yesterday, but there’s little question from my end that the inertia is still on the ‘object at rest…’ end of the spectrum. In the interest of building some momentum, allow...
View ArticlePowerful Temptation
Dairy Queen chocolate dipped cone Right now there is little in the world that sounds as luscious and wonderful as a Dairy Queen cone dipped in chocolate. It’s not a want. It feels like a need. I must...
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