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Gianna’s First Birthday

Gianna is such a joy to our family. She has an attitude, she is sassy and has an awesome loveable personality.

Her birthday reminds me that my health is in my hands and even though I was laughed at when I asked about having children, my kids are healthy and happy. I had perfect pregnancies and her delivery so was so special to me. My son was born via Cesarian section because of him “Crowning” on his umbilical cord. It was scary. My birthing plan was ripped from me. Not only that but I had no idea what I was in for the second time around.

For my second pregnancy I decided to use a Midwife that delivered in a hospital, just in case of any issues. I decided to put my all in a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarian). At 40 weeks (they told me I can’t be late) she wasn’t coming or should I say, she wasn’t ready. I did every possible natural trick, tea, exercise, etc that I possibly could, to go into labor and it finally worked. Two days after I did not show up for my Cesarian section, I went into labor and delivered in a few hours! This was my biggest accomplishment in my life. It felt so empowering to do what I thought was right! Not showing up for a scheduled surgery of course, wasn’t the norm.

Once I delivered, the Midwives visited me and said, “Of course we knew you could do it!”. LOL That was all I needed to hear…

Party time!

 

 

Slow Cooker Carnitas

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Serves 10
Prep time 1 hour
Cook time 8 hours
Total time 9 hours
Dietary Dairy free, Gluten Free, Grain free, Lactose free, Nut free, Sugar free
Meal type Lunch, Main Dish, Side Dish
Misc Serve Hot

Ingredients

  • 3-4lb Boneless Pork (Butt, Loin, Shoulder etc)
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Cayenne
  • 1 teaspoon Chili Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin
  • 4 cloves Garlic (minced)
  • 1/2 cup Orange Juice
  • 1/2 cup Dry White Wine (or stock)
  • 1 Lime (juiced )
  • 1 Dried Ancho Chile

Note

Amazing with Guacamole!

Directions

1. Warm 2 cups of water in a small pot. Bring to a boil. Cut Ancho Chile in strips and place in a bowl and pour hot water over. Set aside.
2. Create a rub with all of the seasonings. Rub into pork and let sit any where from 1 hour to 2 days in fridge.
3. Add the wine, lime and OJ to slow cooker.
4. Drain water from Chile and place the Chile in food processor until pureed. Add to slow cooker and mix.
5. Place Pork in slow cooker on low for 6-8 hours. Shred when done. Pour juice over and serve.
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“Cream Cheese” Frosting

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“Cream Cheese” Frosting

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cups Coconut Cream/Butter/Manna (Melted)
  • 1/2 cup Coconut Oil (Hard - Room temp)
  • 2 tablespoons Vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons Honey

Optional

  • 1/2 cup Yogurt (Strained)

Note

I used a lot Vanilla, to help with the "Coconut" taste. Adjust to your liking.

Picture above with the hand mixer is frosting WITHOUT yogurt added.

Directions

1. If using the Yogurt, let strain on cheese cloth in a colander for 8 hours. Scrape the "cream cheese" off and place in a bowl.
2. Steps with or without the "cream cheese": Add the coconut oil to the bowl. Add honey and vanilla. Blend with a hand mixer.
3. Coconut Butter doesn't really "melt" it gets soft and some what pourable. When it's ready add to the bowl, be sure it is not piping hot when adding to the oil/cream cheese mixture.
4. Blend everything well with hand mixer. Judge its consistency and place in fridge if need be. (I didn't need to with both batches I made.)
5. You can frost whatever baked good you made when your goodies are cooled. Store frosting at room temp. If using "cream cheese" make the day of. If not, frosting can be stored for as long as you would like if sealed and placed in fridge. Remove from fridge one hour before using it.
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The Gluten – Auto Immune Connection

After visiting my amazing Doctor last week, I feel like I need to share some information with my followers. Not everyone has access to a doctor who truly cares, I wish it wasn’t like that.

With a simple Microscopy (finger prick and viewed on a slide), they were able to tell me the following:

  • How my liver was functioning
  • Immune system function
  • Red/white blood cells function
  • Toxins
  • Fungus
  • Parasites

It has been 2 years since I had one done and this one was MUCH improved since starting SCD. All of the above results from 2 years ago, were poor. This was back when I ate whatever I wanted. The only way I was able to go from poor to great, was from diet. When I first went in for a Microscopy I had NO idea food did anything to my bowels! It’s crazy how society AND GI doctors think. So many people will never know and that makes me REALLY sad. It also gives me the drive to make my blog thrive in order to get information to as many people, as possible.

Gluten doesn’t just affect the bowels when it passes through. Gluten triggers certain genes called cytokines, which are inflammatory chemicals that affect the Brain. Gluten triggers the following:

  • Alzheimers
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Autism
  • ADHD
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Depression
  • Parkinson’s Disease

Whole Grain is advertised so widely to be “healthy”, it really isn’t healthy for anyone. It is also important to steer clear of a “gluten free” diet. This is known to be a “fad”. If you are considering SCD/Paleo, know that other grains are just as harmful. They all have their own proteins that can be harmful. If you are SCD and still not feeling your best, consider cutting the Legumes and seeds. Lectin and chemicals in these items can be harmful and pro-inflammatory to the gut.

Watch the video below with Dr. Osborne for more information on how this works.

 

 

 

 

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How To: Fermented Vegetables

We have all been a little intimidated when it comes to messing with Fermented Vegetables because usually all we hear is Sauerkraut, Sauerkraut and maybe Kimchi.

The health benefits are endless. Especially for IBD but not JUST for IBD. When your gut is healthy and working properly, your whole body works better including your immune system.

How Wonderfully Beneficial Fermented Foods are for our Health

-Enzymes and Vitamins are multiplied! The enzymes and vitamins the food had before they were fermented are significantly increased.

-Good bacteria aka probiotics are replaced and the bad bacteria are kicked out of their comfy home in your gut.

-Fermented foods are in a way “somewhat digested”. Some of the digestion process is already completed when you start eating the food, making it easier for you to digest and to absorb all the nutrition.

I’ve always enjoyed “pickled” Beets, Green Beans, Pickles, etc. This is an easy way to make them and still get the amazing probiotic benefits. Pick veggies you like and enjoy. Of course, who doesn’t like Pickles or spicy Green Beans? The best part is the start up costs for doing this are minimal and it really is much easier than some make it seem.

If Yogurt doesn’t do well with you, then you definitely need to eat some fermented veggies daily. Start small and work your way up. Example: One Green Bean day one, two day two, etc.

Mason jars are great because they are fully covered and sealed. They don’t allow oxygen in but they allow gases to leave. When the jars are sealed like this, you don’t have much worry about mold. Allow them to sit for 2 weeks and then test the flavor. Let them go longer or enjoy and refrigerate.

***Cloudiness will occur! Everything will settle once fermentation is completed.

Watch my video below for a quick tutorial on how to do the whole process.

You will need:

Clean hands

Mason jars ($7-8) Sterilized in boiling water

Veggies of choice – Beets, Cucumbers, Green Beans, Cabbage, etc

Filtered water (3 cups to 1 tbsp salt)

Sea salt

Any mix of spices- Garlic, Clove, Coriander, Mustard Seed, Dill, Black Pepper

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Is Your Birth Control or Estrogen Supplementation Killing You?

First, let me just get this out of the way.. I am not a Doctor nor am I advising you to stop or alter any medications you are taking. This is my opinion for informational purposes ONLY. I do advise you to be your own advocate and ALWAYS research any prescription a Doctor gives you.

Now, with that out of the way, this is a serious subject. If you are serious about changing your health and trying to steer clear of the “big drugs”, this applies to any auto-immune disease that is inflammation related.

When I discovered this information below, I was DOG sick. And I knew the only new thing I had put in my body was the Birth Control. I just had my daughter and my hormone levels would not regulate on their own so the OB/GYN gave me a months worth of pills to regulate things. I took 2 doses and I never will put that synthetic crap in my body again. My bowels were immediately affected. I researched everything I could on how Birth Control would effect IBD. It’s not really the “BC” it was the Estrogen. Don’t get me wrong, I have to take a Progesterone Birth Control because I am Fertile Myrtle! In addition to all the information you will read about below, please know this. IF you take any kind of Birth Control that messes with your own bodies hormone make-up, it is important to supplement with a Bio-identical Progesterone cream. Even better if you can do Natural Family Planning, if not, keep reading. If you must take a Progesterone only method, like me, your natural levels will be really low. You will be moody, have hair loss, etc. Birth Control prevents your body from making its own supply and you need it! Taking a Progesterone only method does not mean you have an abundance of it. It’s actually the opposite, yes I know, hard to wrap your mind around.

ESTROGEN IS THE CULPRIT

This really shocked me, once again, when I discovered on my own, why I was getting sick when taking Birth Control. This applies to Birth Control pills that contain Estrogen and Menopausal women, that supplement with an Estrogen pill or cream, that is NOT Bio-identical. This does not apply to Progesterone/Progestin only pills or Birth Control methods like the IUD or shot.

CRP – C-reactive protein (CRP) is protein found in the blood, its levels rise in response to inflammation. Estrogen has proven to raise CRP levels in women that took a combo BC or Hormone Replacement.

This is also why they say smoking should be avoided with those that have Crohn’s/Colitis. Not to mention all the other bad side effects. Pray that evil addiction off and God will release you of it!

The “big dog meds” aka Biologics that most Doctors prescribe for auto-immune diseases, work to reduce CRP. So why would we want to take Estrogen and raise our CRP levels? We wouldn’t if we had known. If you really need to take BC, then opt for a Progesterone only-mini pill, IUD, etc. If you are taking Estrogen for Menopause reasons, then opt for a Bio-identical compounded hormone cream. For those with PMS/PMDD, opt for a Bio-identical Progesterone cream and use as directed.

The human body can metabolize bioidentical hormones naturally because once the chemical has been taken from the plant, yam or soy is processed in a way that its’ molecular structure is completely identical to that of the androgen hormones; estrogen and progesterone. Bioidentical hormones provide people with the option to have their hormone supplements individually tailored to fit the person’s unique biological system. Synthetic hormones are mass-produced and have stronger side effects than those of a bioidentical nature. Since they are mass-produced there is no way to individually tailor the amounts. Synthetic hormones are made from the progesterone of plants or the estrogens of animals and are not identical to the hormones found within the human body. What distinguishes synthetic hormones from bioidentical hormones is the molecular structure. The synthetics hormones have an extra covalent bond. The body doesn’t recognize or metabolize the synthetic hormones normally and the body may treat them as a toxin.

Any Doctor can write a prescription for Bio-identical cream. But do they want too? What Doctor gets paid for writing a compound prescription? None.Seek out a Naturopath, BHRT Doctor, or even “Med Spas” can sometimes offer it. If you run out of options please don’t give up. I will give you a great resource below, that I am not affiliated with but I use personally and am very happy with the results and the service.

If you have no luck with your Doctor, have them run a blood panel for hormone levels. Read it yourself! I can’t tell you how many times, I diagnosed myself. Stuff they don’t even look at. Being healthy, is a WHOLE BODY idea, not just one area. (Why I prefer seeing a Naturopath rather than a Gastro) You can read the results and order what you want, or take the results to a Naturopath that is not able to write a prescription, get their suggestions and order with their suggestions. Also, the website I give you, is backed by a Doctor that wants to help make Bio-identical hormones more easily accessible to those that can’t get them, and she is available by email for questions or suggestions. Her products have NO PARABENS -very important!

I hope this helps you! This is just another branch off of the Healthy- no inflammation tree! I’d love to hear your experiences with Bio-identical hormones below or by email!

Bio-Identical Hormones

 

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Food Can Heal or Destroy

Eating healthy and being on a diet like SCD and Paleo really has me thinking…. A lot.

I end up talking people’s ears off because I have so much information to share that I have learned through this process. So much information that 90% of humans don’t know about food or their bodies. Everything you eat affects you. If you are healthy, but eat whatever you want, being healthy, is not going to be forever. Whatever food you are eating molds your insides based on whatever you eat. Whether it be visible, painful, or not. Every single thing that passes your stomach changes your body in some way.

If you are eating healthy foods following SCD/Paleo or not, those green veggies are providing your bloodstream with some amazing oxygen to help fight infection. All that meat you are eating (without hormones and solutions added) are providing your muscle mass with great protein.

WHAT SOCIETY TEACHES

The food pyramid that we all learned in school really started this bad path to eating all the wrong foods. The food pyramid or “guide” for Paleo and SCD are so much more nourishing for our bodies. In my Goat’s Milk post, I posted about some facts about today’s dairy guidelines and the awful things that are allowed by the FDA to be in the Dairy Milk. Dairy Milk, the number one thing they want babies to start on and they recommend us all to have a glass or two a day. Ugh.

If you are not eating healthy and you eat what is easy, for example a frozen pizza, the preservatives and chemicals all have to be processed through your gut and your liver. Don’t you feel bad that you are doing that to your organs? Just because you can’t see the damage, you will feel the damage one day. Why do people set themselves up for that? Because they don’t know. Just like you and I didn’t know at one point. It’s the food society has come to know. Famous frozen pizza brands- I won’t mention it, but it’s supposed to be as good as, delivery, is rich and wealthy! Nut not the local farmer down the road with Free Range Chickens, who loves what he does and does it right, for the health of the people. This is all so backwards.

Every soda, the person behind me in the grocery store had in their cart, (4 -12 packs) plans to drink this week, hurts them. Maybe not this month, but maybe the last couple years of their life, or God forbid it leads to diabetes.

Eating easy and quick and cheap, isn’t the answer anymore. It never should have been the answer but we haven’t always known any better. Sadly, this is how society is setup. We eat what the grocery stores provide us.

MAKE THE CHANGE…NOW

To create change in our health and how long people are living, it’s time we eat food like it used to be. Fresh, natural, unprocessed. The price comparison to eating healthy is so misconceived. I’ve done the homework for my Meal Plans and I can tell you that in most instances it ends up cheaper or just the same. Not to mention the time. Easy healthy meals are possible! It is the amount of effort you want to put in. Being lazy with your health is the wrong place to be.

Please don’t forget the power of 1. Not everyone has resources to know they are only doing themselves harm. Help anyone you can to understand and offer them some alternatives. If you are reading my blog then you have a great sense of how food is affecting your body or the health of your loved one. And fact of the matter is, most of us that are not sick with an auto-immune disease, probably would never have discovered the effects of food on the body.

To health and happiness- Brittany

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