Gut and Psychology Syndrome: Natural Treatment for Autism, Dyspraxia, A.D.D., Dyslexia, A.D.H.D., Depression, Schizophrenia, 2nd Edition

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The GAPS diet theory says that eliminating certain foods, such as grains and sugars, can help people treat conditions that affect the brain, such as autism and dyslexia. Everything you eat must be cooked at home from fresh ingredients. We do not consume any processed ‘foods’ on the GAPS Diet. Most people who try the GAPS diet are children with autism whose parents are looking to cure or improve their child’s condition. It has been recorded that in the Middle Ages British sailing ships always had barrels of ‘sour cabbage’ on board to prevent ‘bleeding gums’ (scurvy). In those times people didn’t know about vitamin C, but they knew how to prevent its deficiency during long sailing trips. Fermented vegetables and fruit can be some of the best vitamin C ‘supplements’ in the world. Not only does this vitamin get released from the tough vegetable structure during fermentation, but so do many other nutrients. To follow the GAPS diet, eliminate grains, sugar, soy, pasteurized dairy, starchy vegetables, and processed foods from the diet.

Braly K, Williamson N, Shaffer ML, et al. Nutritional adequacy of the specific carbohydrate diet in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2017;65(5):533-538. doi:10.1097/MPG.0000000000001613 Following this diet could, however, improve a person’s gut health. It encourages people to eat fewer processed foods and more fruits, vegetables, and natural fats. These simple dietary changes could improve gut health and overall health. Klinder, A., et al. (2016). Impact of increasing fruit and vegetables and flavonoid intake on the human gut microbiota [Abstract]. Dr. Campbell-McBride originally designed the GAPS diet with the aim of treating her son’s autism. Some people also use the GAPS diet as an alternative therapy for a range of psychological and behavioral conditions, including:Wilson K, Moore L, Patel M, Permoad P. Suppression of potential pathogens by a defined colonic microflora. Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease. 1988; 1:237-43. Following the GAPS diet can be a years-long process. It requires you to cut out all foods Dr. Campbell-McBride thinks contribute to a leaky gut. This includes all grains, pasteurized dairy, starchy vegetables and refined carbs.

Unfortunately, many people are not in this group: they need to organise their lives and their kitchen to start doing a lot of cooking, find suppliers of the right food, take a break from a busy job, take their child out of school (or wait for a long school holiday), etc., etc. Ferrari P et al. Immune status in infantile autism: Correlation between the immune status, autistic symptoms and levels of serotonin. Encephale 14:339-344, 1988. Going through the GAPS Diet you will become an expert on how your body responds to food in its own individual way. This is a unique and very valuable knowledge, which can serve you well for the rest of your life. That is why it is a very good idea to keep a diary through the GAPS Introduction Diet and further, where you record the whole process of food introduction and your individual symptoms and reactions. I have always had a passion for nutrition, but it wasn’t until I was 20 when my mom applied the GAPS Diet into our family that I had decided that I wanted to study nutrition. And it wasn’t until I started my own family that I realized I needed to become a GAPS Practitioner. I was very hesitant at first, but now I can say with full confidence that I had made one of the best decisions of my life! I took the GAPS Training in 2018 while being pregnant with my second baby and each week I was excited to learn more from each class.You’re advised to look for a product that contains at least 8 billion bacterial cells per gram and to introduce the probiotic slowly into your diet. Essential fatty acids and cod liver oil I could have avoided oxalate problems by doing the following: continuing with the Betaine HCl for fat absorption problems as Dr. NCM recommends, making sure to consume plenty of probiotics in food form such as fermented vegetables and 24-hour yogurt or kefir, and being cautious about high oxalate foods. High oxalate foods include: nuts, beans (including navy beans), spinach, beets, green beans, and carrots. (Chocolate and wheat and also very high in oxalates, but they aren't allowed on this diet. : ) ) Nuts are particularly high in oxalates and should be consumed with caution. The final stage of the GAPS diet involves gradually reintroducing food items over the course of several months. By changing our diet we can deliberately switch the body to using fats as a source of energy instead of using glucose. Ketones are produced as a result of this type of energy production, so the diet is called a ketogenic diet. Ketogenic diets have been gaining popularity over several decades now. They are being used successfully for treating cancer, epilepsy, Lyme disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, obesity, mental illness and other severe health problems.