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January 3, 2013

GAPS SCD Hummus

GAPS SCD HummusYou won’t even know this GAPS SCD hummus doesn’t use chickpeas.

You can experiment with adding olives, anchovies, roasted garlic, roasted peppers, dried tomatoes or other herbs and spices.

Serves:  12

Prep time:  5 minutes

Cook time:  1 hour

Ingredients

  • 2 cups dried navy or Lima beans (soaked overnight, rinsed and drained)
  • 8 cups filtered water or homemade broth
  • 3 cloves garlic (peeled and left whole)
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 lemons (zested and freshly squeezed)
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

Put beans and water/broth in a pot. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, the reduce flame to lowest setting. Cover pot and let the beans cook at a gentle simmer until tender, about an hour.

Remove the pot from heat and let the beans cool.

Put all ingredients in a blender and blend to desired consistency. Add additional olive oil if needed.

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January 2, 2013

WHY IS NEW JERSEY’S AUTISM RATE SO HIGH?

New JerseyNew Jersey’s autism rate has more than doubled in 10 years to one in 49 children, compared with one in 94 in 2002.  New Jersey’s rate is second only to Utah’s.

Why have levels increased so dramatically?  Talk to any teacher or school nurse who’s been around a while, and you’ll find it’s not just better diagnosis.

There is a perfect storm of environmental causes behind this epidemic.  In New Jersey, this likely has to do with the fact that a large part of the state is highly industrialized.  Perhaps those toxic industrial byproducts are contributing to this alarming rate.  Read more…

SOURCE:  NorthJersey.com

 

Filed Under: AUTISM / PDD-NOS, HEALTH TOPICS, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, TOXINS Tagged: , , ,
December 23, 2012

Gluten-Free Sandwich Bread

Gluten-Free Sandwich BreadYou can have your bread and eat it, too, with this delicious gluten-free sandwich bread recipe. You don’t have to go without!

Serves:  1 loaf

Prep time:  30 minutes

Cook time:  40 minutes

Source:  Gluten-Free Baking

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Gluten-Free Bread Flour Mix
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon xanthan gum
  • 2 packets instant yeast
  • 2 large pasture-raised eggs
  • 1 teaspoon raw apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup ghee or coconut oil (melted)
  • 1 cup warm, filtered water
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup

Directions

Brush a bread pan with melted fat. Preheat the oven to 375F.

Put the flour, salt and xanthan gum into a mixer bowl. Using the beater/paddle attachment, mix well then add yeast and blend again.

Whisk the eggs, vinegar, melted fat, 1 cup of water and maple syrup together.

Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix on medium speed until everything is well blended. If batter seems too dry, add 1 Tablespoon water at a time. Beat on medium high for 5 minutes.

Spoon the dough into the prepared pan (only half full).

Brush the top of the dough lightly with melted fat. Use the back of a spoon to smooth the top.

Brush a piece of plastic wrap lightly with butter and cover the bread.

Place in a warm, draft-free place for 30 minutes or until the dough reaches 1/4 inch from the top of the pan.

Place in the preheated oven on the middle rack for 35-45 minutes. The bottom should sound hollow when tapped, and the internal temperature should read 190-200F. Remove from the bread pan and cool on a cooling rack.

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December 23, 2012

Gluten-Free Baguette

Gluten-Free BaguetteThese are the best gluten-free baguettes I’ve ever had! Enjoy them by themselves or use as a sandwich bread for poboys and subs.

Serves:  2-3 baguettes

Prep time:  30 minutes

Cook time:  30 minutes

Source:  Gluten-Free Baking

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Gluten-Free Bread Flour Mix
  • 1 tablespoon xanthan gum
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 packets instant yeast
  • 1-1/2 cup warm, filtered water
  • 1 teaspoon raw apple cider vinegar
  • 3 large pasture-raised egg whites
  • 1 tablespoon raw, local honey
  • 3 tablespoons ghee or coconut oil

Directions

Preheat oven to 375F. Lightly grease baguette forms, line with foil, spray and sprinkle with Gluten-Free Bread Flour.

Mix the dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl.

Whisk together the water, vinegar, egg whites, honey and oil. Begin mixing with a mixer, slowly, using the beater, not the whisk, until well blended, then turn up the speed and mix for 5 more minutes on high.

Put the dry ingredients into the bowl of the mixer. Mix together.

Use the beater, not the whisk. Begin on slow speed. Add the liquids to the dry. As soon as all the liquids have been added, raise the speed to medium. Beat until the dough begins to “slap” the sides of the bowl, about 4-5 minutes.

Shape into 2 or 3 baguettes. Put them in the prepared baguette pan. Cover with more oil and plastic wrap. Let rise in a warm place for 20-30 minutes.

Spritz with water. Bake the breads for 30 minutes or until done. Bread is done when the internal temperature is 190-200F.

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December 23, 2012

Gluten-Free Bread Flour Mix

Gluten-Free Bread Flour MixUse this gluten-free bread flour mix as a base for making gluten-free breads like baguettes, sandwich bread and focaccia.

Serves: 5-1/4 cups

Prep time: 5 minutes

Source:  Gluten-Free Baking

Ingredients

  • 1 cup super-fine brown rice flour
  • 1 cup sorghum flour
  • 1 cup millet flour
  • 1 cup tapioca flour
  • 1 cup potato starch
  • 1/4 cup potato flour

Directions

Blend together and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer. It’s a good idea to label it with the date you made it.

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December 20, 2012

RECOVERY FROM AUTISM WITH THE GAPS DIET

GAPS diet bookWatch how ZiZi is recovering from autism with the GAPS diet.

GAPS stands for Gut And Psychology Syndrome, and it restores gut dysbiosis, an imbalance of good vs. bad bacteria, yeast and pathogens in the gut, where 70% of the immune system is located.

The GAPS diet can work on symptoms of autism because of the gut/brain connection.  Many neurotransmitters are made in the gut, and if your gut isn’t happy, your brain isn’t happy.  Watch the video…

SOURCE:  ABC News

 

Filed Under: AUTISM / PDD-NOS, FOOD AND NUTRITION, GUT DYSBIOSIS, HEALING FATS, HEALTH TOPICS, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, RECOVERY STORIES Tagged: , , , , , ,
December 20, 2012

Gluten-Free Vanilla Wafers

Gluten-Free Vanilla WafersYour kids will love these fast and easy gluten-free vanilla wafers!

Serves:  36

Prep time:  10 minutes

Cook time:  10 minutes

Allergy:  Egg

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup ghee or coconut oil (melted)
  • 1/3 cup raw, local honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 3 large pasture-raised eggs
  • 2 tablespoons ground vanilla bean powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1-1/3 cup gluten-free all-purpose baking flour mix

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F.

Mix wet ingredients (ghee/oil, honey and eggs) together.

Whisk dry ingredients together: sea salt, baking powder, vanilla powder and flour.

Slowly add dry mixture to wet until well-combined.

Drop batter by rounded spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet.

Bake for 10-14 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.

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December 19, 2012

TOTAL LOAD THEORY: HOW TOXINS CONTRIBUTE TO AUTISM, ADHD AND MORE

smokestacksLearn how toxins and lifestyle factors contribute to autism, PDD-NOS, ADHD, sensory processing disorder, hypotonia, retained reflexes and developmental delays.

In this video presentation, Patty Lemer, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Developmental Delay Resources, explains the top toxins and their effect on the health and development of fetuses, babies and children.

Patty shows us how endocrine disruptors like soy, fluoride, chlorine and flame retardants as well as heavy metals like mercury contribute to these disorders.

Patty also tells us how to enhance our body’s ability to detoxify as well as how to avoid exposure to toxins.

 

Filed Under: ADHD, AUTISM / PDD-NOS, DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS, ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS, ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS, ENDOCRINE ISSUES, FLUORIDE, FLUORIDE, FOOD AND NUTRITION, GENERAL, HEALTH TOPICS, HEALTHY BABY, HEAVY METALS, HYPOTONIA, INFERTILITY, LEARNING DISABILITIES, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, NEUROTOXINS, PHTHALATES, PHTHALATES, PLASTICS, PRENATAL HEALTH, RETAINED REFLEXES, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SOY, SOY, THYROID DISEASE, TOXINS, TRICLOSAN Tagged: , , , , , , , , ,
December 18, 2012

WHICH PATHOGENS LURK IN YOUR GUT?

CandidaDid you know that gut dysbiosis, which means there are too many pathogens outnumbering probiotic bacteria, is linked to autism, PDD-NOS, ADHD, allergies, asthma, sensory processing disorder, colic, eczema, IBS and autoimmune diseases like lupus, fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis?

If your gut is dysbiotic, you likely have immune dysregulation.

For $99 or less (the more you order, the cheaper it is), you can find out which good guys and bad guys are taking up residence inside of you.

If you’ve ever had any kind of stool analysis done, you’ll know this is a bargain price AND the results are anonymously documented in the Human Microbiome Project.  Read more…

 

Filed Under: ADHD, ALLERGIES, ALZHEIMER'S, ANXIETY, ASTHMA, AUTISM / PDD-NOS, AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS, CANDIDA, COLIC, DIGESTIVE ISSUES, ECZEMA, FIBROMYALGIA, GENERAL, GUT DYSBIOSIS, HEALTH TOPICS, IBS, IMMUNE DYSREGULATION, LYME DISEASE, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, POOP, PROBIOTICS, PROBIOTICS, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, TOXINS Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
December 18, 2012

BEET KVASS

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Filed Under: DETOXIFICATION, FERMENTED FOODS, FOOD AND NUTRITION, FOOD CHOICES, HEALTH TOPICS, TOXINS Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , ,
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