C- Food Table
Home Food Table C- Food Table
Following dietary therapy can be challenging. The Specific Carbohydrate Diet has evolved over the years since Dr. Sydney Haas first reported on it. Since then we have learned much but there is still much more for us to learn. Below are foods that are allowed…
In a new study out of Imperial College London published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, Researchers calculated that if the majority of people worldwide ate meals consisting of fruits and vegetables, 10 portions a day to be exact NOT the five portions that have been recommended in the past, we could avoid 7.8 million…
What is IBD?
Home Education What is IBD?
Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Introduction
Our bodies have many internal systems that keep us healthy and living. One of these is our immune system which helps prevent and fight off infection, protecting us from serious illness. It keeps us from getting simple infections, like the kind…
During Illness
Home Education Implementing SCD into your daily life During Illness
Illnesses and Other Daily Hazards
Runny noses, coughs and colds
Over-the-counter medications can contain fillers and additives that are not SCD-compatible or tested so many SCD families try to manage without them. Using rubbing creams like Vicks, nasal spray, and microwavable…
Diet Problems
Home Education Implementing SCD into your daily life Diet Problems
If the dietary therapy is not working and symptoms have not improved, check potential problem areas:
Does your child truly want to be on the diet? There needs to be full buy-in from your child. If they are not actively…
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He has been off all medication and 100% on SCD for 1 month and he's doing amazing!
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The fecal microbiome is a diverse ecology, like the amazon jungle or the Great Barrier Reef. We are just beginning to learn what this means for our overall health and wellbeing. When we think of the fecal microbiome, we think of a world with a multitude of different organisms with different functions. Just like we…
Food Philosophy
Home Education The Specific Carbohydrate Diet Food Philosophy
Food Philosophy
Hippocrates, the father of western medicine, is quoted as saying ‘Let Food be thy medicine.’ His insight, which is over 2000 years old, still rings true today. In the modern world, we often loose sight of the power of good…
Definition & History
Home Education The Specific Carbohydrate Diet Definition & History
What is SCD
The Specific Carbohydrate diet is a nutritionally balanced diet focused on removing grains, diary except for yogurt fermented over 24 hours and sugars except for honey. The diet focuses on natural nutrient rich foods including vegetables, fruits,…
Types of IBD
Home Education What is IBD? Types of IBD
What are the types of inflammatory bowel disease?
Two main subtypes of IBD exist: Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Both are characterized by an attack on the bowels by the immune system, causing the harmful inflammation in IBD. The two subtypes differ in…