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143: The Gaps Diet with River Yeo, RN, CGP

Chelsea Blackbird

Most of us automatically think of a plant-based diet when it comes to the healthiest nutritional approach. But, when you start looking into some of the most effective nutritional therapies for gut health, animal based foods are often the focus. 

In this week’s podcast we are discussing a nutritional therapy approach called The GAPS Diet which relies heavily on animal sourced foods for gut and brain health. Come listen and learn more about it to see if it might be a right choice for you!

EPISODE 143: The Gaps Diet with River Yeo, RN, CGP

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Show Notes

(0:00) Intro

  • Hello my friends welcome back to the Club how are you today?

  • In this week’s episode we’re talking about one specific nutritional therapy approach called The GAPS Diet - which stands for Gut & Psychology Syndrome. It was created by neurosurgeon Dr. Natasha Campbell McBride who is well known for her work linking nutrition with gut health and brain health and offers a natural approach to conditions like Autism, Dyspraxia, A.D.D., Dyslexia, A.D.H.D., Depression, Schizophrenia.

  • Welcome River Yeo to the Christian Health Club podcast.  

(2:20) Give us some of the backstory about you and what led you to leave conventional medicine to become a Certified GAPS practitioner. 

  • Family’s history of chronic disease

  • Struggles with chronic fatigue 

  • How River found GAPS

  • GAPS in preparing for pregnancy

(9:30) Tell us more about the origin of the GAPS diet and Dr. Natasha. And who is a good candidate for the GAPS diet?

  • The origin of gaps:

    • Dr. Natasha and Autism

    • Germ theory vs terrain theory

    • Other conditions helped by GAPS

(15:50) Give us the overview of what’s involved in the GAPS diet 

  • SCD Diet

  • Different stages

    • Restore gut health

  • Importance of animal foods

  • Meat stock vs. bone broth

  • Diet, supplementation, and lifestyle

  • Beyond organic food.

(21:54) Highlighting on the importance animal sources of food

  • It is easier to digest meat products vs. vegetable products.

  • Easy to absorb foods to enhance healing ability

  • Gaps diet is like a “tune-up”

  • Trouble with breaking down plant roughage

(29:30) How many stages are there?

  • Intro the diet (5 stages with stage 6 being Full Gaps)

  • Full Gaps diet

  • Fermented foods

    • Dairy, raw milk

  • When to use the Intro Diet and when to use Full Gaps

    • Loose stools -> Start with intro

(39:42) You are running a course for clients to support them through the GAPS diet starting in January - tell us more about that. 

  • GAPS Journey with Group coaching: Launching Jan 1st

    • POD10 for 10% discount on the bundle until Christmas morning.

    • 12 weeks

  • Talking about food is my favorite way to talk about the Lord

(53:40) Anchor Questions:

  • Anchor Meal:-Pot of soup or scrambled eggs

  • Anchor verse: Palms 23:5

    • I am with you always

(100:12) How people can connect with you?

(1:03:19) Outro & Disclaimer

Thanks for listening! Have a healthy and blessed week!




XOXO,

Chelsea