Is raw coconut sap vinegar OK on GAPS?
Yes! In the GAPS book it says to use raw nuts only, not roasted. I wonder why? I can eat raw nuts instead, but pecans, for example, have a richer flavour if gently roasted. Is home roasting of nuts recommended? I recommend buying raw nuts, not roasted, salted or processed in any other way, because we cannot trust the industry to process nuts for us. At home we use them for baking, which cooks them. So, you can roast them gently at home, making sure not to burn them. My 18 month old has an extremely bloated belly. I know this is common during healing, but is there anything I can do to alleviate it? He seems uncomfortable, especially after eating. The bloating does not go down even after a bowel movement. There is an excessive gas production in your child’s tummy. Try to go back to the second stage of the Introduction Diet and keep your child on it for a while. Dill seed tea helps: put a teaspoon of dry dill seeds into a pan, add a cup of cold water and bring up to boil. Take off the hea
Yes! Can you tell me if nettle tea is allowed on the GAPS diet? I see that nettle is not on SCD, but I don’t know about the tea. Nettle tea is so full of nutrients and minerals; it would be a shame to give it up nutrient-wise. Yes, nettle tea is allowed. Nettles are very nutritious. I have a recipe of nettle soup in my book, and I recommend using fresh nettle leaves in juicing. Do not use nettles in pregnancy because it can initiate contractions. For this reason nettle infusion has been traditionally used in the third stage of childbirth, when the baby is out, but placenta is still in and needs some encouragement to come out.
