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GAPS Resources | The Liberated Kitchen, LLC. Joy with some home-canned goodness Lately people have been asking us for where to go to get good information and support for the GAPS (Gut and Psychology Syndrome) Diet. This diet is aimed at restoring the health of the gut, and the balance of the bacteria and fungi that live there. By giving the gut a chance to heal, many health problems can be reduced or eliminated. We’ve written up some summaries explaining how to do the GAPS diet, and have a weekly blog carnival where people can share their GAPS legal recipes, GAPS Friendly Fridays! If you’d like more personalized help with making GAPS work for your lifestyle, Joy provides coaching by phone or in-person!

Fill out the intake form or email her for more information! What Can I Eat Now? We’re making this easier by providing recipes tagged with the appropriate GAPS stages and sharing our personal experiences with GAPS right here on The Liberated Kitchen. Buy the Book Free Advice There are several websites for basic GAPS information. Blogs Dr. Video Link | Natural Remedies | Cancer | The Eden Prescription. Take Control of Your Health With My Nutrition Plan. If you’re looking for the best strategy to dramatically improve your health, then you’ve come to the right place. Many people today struggle with weight issues, diseases, and other health problems that impair their ability to enjoy life. Many resort to pharmaceutical drugs and other conventional methods to relieve their symptoms, but these are actually just Band-Aid solutions that typically result in more harm than good.

What they don’t realize is that they can significantly improve their health by just changing their diet and eating habits. And this program will help you achieve exactly that. Fact: High-Quality Fat Is One of the Most Important Nutrients for You Conventional physicians, nutritionists, and public health experts have long claimed that dietary fat promotes heart disease and obesity. So what is good fat and how can you distinguish it from unhealthy ones? Saturated fats also promote satiety, reducing your hunger pangs so you avoid binge eating and unhealthy food cravings.

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Raw Food Diet. Immune System. Vegan Diet. Low Glycemic Load Diet. Low Glycemic Load Diet. Studies show those foods which have the greatest impact on blood sugar levels are carbohydrate foods; however, certain carbohydrates have more of an impact on blood sugar than others. Slow-acting carbs only cause a slight increase in blood sugar. Fast-acting carbs, on the other hand, are converted very quickly to glucose by the body, causing blood sugar levels to rise and fall rapidly, which has serious health consequences. One way used to measure how carbohydrate foods affect blood sugar levels is by a food's Glycemic Load. What is Glycemic Load Glycemic Load is a further development of the Glycemic Index. Both the Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load measure the effects of carbohydrates on blood sugar levels; however, the Glycemic Index only measures how a standard amount (50 grams) of carbohydrates in a given food affects blood sugar.

Eating a Low Glycemic Load Diet Pros and Cons of a Low Glycemic Load Diet According to Dr. The Glycemic Index. Estimated Glycemic Load™ Nutrition Data's Estimated Glycemic Load (eGL)™ predicts a food's Glycemic Load, even when its Glycemic Index is unknown. Understanding Glycemic Load The Glycemic Load is the most practical way to apply the Glycemic Index to dieting, and is easily calculated by multiplying a food's Glycemic Index (as a percentage) by the number of net carbohydrates in a given serving.

Glycemic Load gives a relative indication of how much that serving of food is likely to increase your blood-sugar levels. GL = GI/100 x Net Carbs(Net Carbs are equal to the Total Carbohydrates minus Dietary Fiber) As a rule of thumb, most nutritional experts consider Glycemic Loads below 10 to be "low," and Glycemic Loads above 20 to be "high. " Note: For a more extensive discussion of Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load, please see ND's Glycemic Index page. Limitations to Glycemic Load's Use To calculate Glycemic Load, you must first determine the food's Glycemic Index (GI), which can only be done via human testing. The Anti-Aging Diet.

Calorie Restriction Extends Lifespan

Mediterranean Diet.