Jini

I'm up at my 160 acre ranch near Vernon, BC, Canada, working on a new book, and the sunshine on the snowscape is just so inspiring I came in after chores to make this nourishing, yet fresh, sunshiney soup! I'm going to give you instructions [...]

Behold this simple, yet delicious snack or breakfast option that is also a great remedy for relieving muscle cramps: Gluten-free toast, spread with ghee, almond hazelnut butter, manuka honey, sliced banana and cinnamon Of course you can take minerals, like magnesium, to relieve [...]

You may have already tried my lacto-fermented mayo recipe? Well this first recipe avoids all seed oils and uses a combination of ghee, avocado, and olive oil to deliver a fantastic taste and texture. The second recipe uses Udo's Oil (which contains flax oil) instead of [...]

Perhaps you've just had severe food poisoning, or an intense Crohn's or colitis flare? Maybe you've suffered prolonged vomiting, or intestinal bleeding or some other serious condition that requires you to now be as gentle as possible with your digestive system. Here are some very [...]

Sometimes I get emails from people who cannot tolerate any maltodextrin at all. They often request that I formulate a completely carb-free version of Absorb Plus. However, as I've written in The IBD Remission Diet and this post, it's extremely difficult to maintain or gain [...]

Here's one of the things I dread the most: My kids coming home from school/activities wailing, "I'm starving!!" Usually, they only have 15-30 minutes before they have to rush off to a sports event. Sometimes, we have to bring them food in the car, because [...]

When you have a sensitive or malfunctioning gut, vegetables can often pose a problem, or be difficult to digest. The key is to test your veggies, or start by eating just a small amount (well-cooked) and gradually increase. In extreme cases, you may need to [...]

Raw vegetable juicing is fabulously healthy and cleansing, as long as you do not tend towards diarrhea. If you are underweight and suffer from bloating or frequent bowel movements, then your system is likely not healed enough yet to tolerate raw juice and it will [...]

I recently tried this recipe from one of my favorite culinary sites for soup - Love & Lemons - and I have to say, it is outstanding! Peas, asparagus, pine nuts, and fresh basil pack a powerful nutritional punch in this delicious soup. I buy [...]

The first time that I gave this to my kids, my daughter Zara said, "BEST dinner EVER!" My eldest son (the pickiest eater in our family, barring me!) at first screeched, "No, don't put it ON the chicken!" But then when I had him taste [...]

I don't know about you, but my gut is just LOVING root veg this winter! I've already given you the recipes for my beef stew and my vegan stew (also amazing). This recipe is a fantastic lamb stew that is easy on the gut and nourishes [...]

This stew or hotpot has a much more interesting flavor than traditional stew. It has more umami (savoury, rich, yum) due to the mix or layers of flavor provided by the squash, shiitake mushrooms, parsnips, soy sauce, and white wine (optional). Shopping List 1 large [...]

This stew or hotpot has a much more interesting flavor than traditional beef stew. It has more umami (savoury, rich, yum) due to the mix of layers of flavor provided by the squash, shiitake mushrooms and parsnips. And next week I will give you the [...]

Alrighty, continuing on in my nourishing, comfort food series... this is one of my favorite meals because you literally can use whatever you have on hand in your fridge. Whatever you normally like to eat (or tolerate) is going to taste GREAT in this warm [...]

If you've read my numerous blog posts on the benefits of bone broth, then you already know the power of gelatin as a healing agent for the gut: French research until the 1950’s shows that gelatin was used in the treatment of diseases such as [...]

After publishing my easy ramen recipe a couple of weeks ago, I invited ya'll to share some easy, healthy recipes of your own with me... Well, can I just say how awesome this LTYG community is? Because immediately I received this below recipe from a [...]

How many of you are hungry, or tired, and know you should eat something nutritious... but you just can't think of anything good!? Like most of the world, I've been under a lot of stress lately, and I notice that I lose my appetite when [...]

This is a fantastic recipe using my favorite pre-soaked, sprouted bean/lentil product. Of course, it's organic, but it's also available for a great price at Costco! It's the TruRoots Organic Sprouted Bean Trio and it contains mung beans, green lentils, and adzuki beans. Most of [...]

Here's another way to consume the immune-boosting power of chaga - in a totally delicious way! Instead of buying your chocolate bars at the store, where they are packed with refined sugar, how about making your own? If you want to make this chocolate sugar-free [...]

There are many foods that counteract and delay the healing you’re trying to achieve because they are just too harsh on the gut....so, the question here is what can you eat?? In this video, I provide you with a list of gut-soothing food options which [...]

There are many things you just don't want to eat - they are too hard on your system, and they really counteract the healing and delay healing you’re trying to achieve. In this video, I provide you with a list of the foods you want [...]

These are two recipes I get asked for over and over again - particularly by guests who stay at my house! They are an absolute hit with both children and adults, so I am sharing them with y'all in the hopes you'll love them just [...]

My mum's neighbour passed away from widespread cancer. In her final days, my mum made her these smoothies - which were easy to drink and digest, yet super delicious. Even on the days she could only drink part of the shake, her smile of delight [...]