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These are called FAVE muffins because not only are they my kids' favorite muffin, but the recipe is adapted from my friend's original recipe, who is called... Favian! Of course, we also call her Fave. : ) Hope you love these as much as we [...]

One of my lovely readers in Ghana has no access to commercial wild oregano oil, however she does have access to fresh wild oregano leaves - awesome! Professional manufacturers use either steam distillation or cold-pressing methods to extract the highest quality, most potent oregano oil [...]

I just came across this video from six years ago that my friend shot of my sons spoofing my health videos! My favorite part is how to make butter organic. LOL.  Thanks again to my buddy Ken for filming this gem and having such [...]

If you are currently following the Minimize Gas & Bloating Diet, or the Maintenance Diet from my book, Listen To Your Gut, you'll LOVE this baked salmon recipe! It's also compatible with the Reduce Diarrhea Diet. This salmon is melt-in-your-mouth soft, flakey - and ready [...]

If you've read any of my broth recipes, then you know I could go ON and ON about the health benefits of broth and its gut healing properties. Gelatin is one of the lovely benefits of bone broth stock, which comes from the bone itself. [...]

We had SUCH great feedback from last week's Korean Pancakes recipe! Lots of readers wrote in about how delicious their pancakes came out, and many were grateful it was both a gluten-free and vegan recipe. I heard you guys, so I'll try to include more [...]

These gluten-free Korean pancakes are a favorite among my household - and SO easy to make! What's wonderful about this particular recipe is the pancakes are not only VEGAN and GLUTEN-FREE, but the batter can be made ahead of time and left in the fridge [...]

Occasionally I get an email from a reader with extreme sensitivities, allergies, or intolerances who would like to know HOW to customize an elemental shake for bowel rest. For example, this one: "Is there a way to make a gluten “Cross reactant” free version of [...]

Sticking to a vegan diet can make it challenging to gain weight without ingesting a lot of grains (oatmeal, wheat, rice) which are not good for your gut - and when you're dealing with IBS or IBD, your body often cannot tolerate legumes (beans, lentils, [...]

This week we have a timely and helpful guest post by one of my longtime readers, Angela Privin - who is also a digestive health coach: The best thing I've ever done for my digestive health was to break my sugar habit. It allowed me [...]

I'm very picky about my hummus! Perhaps because I lived in an area of London known as 'little Cyprus' for a year. At any rate, I tried many variations on hummus recipes before coming up with this one and I tell you the truth: EVERY [...]

When you need to avoid spicy foods because your gut can't handle it (or if you're allergic to chilies) this recipe will satisfy your craving for intense flavor (or if you're missing Indian food), without being hard on a sensitive or inflamed gut. As long [...]

We often receive emails and messages from readers who simply cannot afford the cost of Absorb Plus. Remember, that to go on a completely elemental diet (to provide bowel rest) most people need to consume between 4 - 7 servings per day - and that [...]

Alright, I just have to share this super easy, quick, and versatile sauce. Instead of honey, I just use stevia and/or luo han guo (monkfruit) to sweeten this sauce (making it sugar-free!). I then use with everything from scrambled eggs to chicken strips - or [...]

Okay, just had to share with you one of my latest addictions. I first had this in a restaurant and was crazy for it - but since it is a half hour drive away, I had to figure out how to make it myself! If [...]

If you're new to kale, or thinking about trying it, or trying to introduce it to your kids, here's a super yummy yet easy salad you can make to introduce it gently. Just use the proportions given and make as large or as small a salad [...]

I talk a lot about the health benefits of drinking raw cow's milk or raw goat's milk on this blog, but for those of you that cannot tolerate it, are vegan, or who cannot obtain pasture-fed raw milk where you live, an excellent alternative is [...]

Here's another recipe for you to add more food-based probiotics to your diet. Remember that if you don't tolerate dairy, yogurt can be made from raw cow’s milk, goat’s milk, or coconut milk. Goat milk yogurt has smaller fat and protein globules than cow’s milk, [...]

This is a question I've been wanting to provide a good solution for, for a LONG time: I'm ready to come off the elemental diet (IBD Remission Diet) but I'm not ready to be completely on solid foods yet, what should I do? So here's [...]

Most recipes for culturing yogurt will advise you start with some store-bought yogurt and use that as the fermenting culture for your milk. Of course, that will work, and it will produce yogurt, but what will be the quality and potency of that yogurt as [...]

MORE FOOD-BASED PROBIOTICS If you've seen my recipe for the Best Lacto-Fermented Mayonnaise Ever, but you don't know how to obtain the fresh liquid whey (the probiotics contained in fresh liquid whey are used to lacto-ferment mayonnaise, grains, vegetables, etc.) then here are detailed instructions: [...]

FOOD-BASED PROBIOTICS Lacto-Fermented Mayonnaise I did a lot of experimenting to determine which oils provide the best-tasting mayonnaise, whilst providing excellent nutrition – I think this recipe is my fifth variation and I’m finally happy with it! My never-ending thanks to Nourishing Traditions cookbook for [...]

For a few months now, I've had many people write in asking if George's Aloe Vera is suitable for making your own DIY hand sanitizer. Well, the answer is yes - however, actually washing your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds [...]

I am just crazy for this 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 us know [...]