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Healing Foods & The GFCF Diet

Healing Foods & The GFCF Diet. Sueson Vess & Betsy Hicks. Diet Matters!. What and how you eat may be the most important decision you make Make quality food a priority No one-sized solution Maintain a positive attitude Model good eating behavior. Introduction to the GFCF Diet.

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Healing Foods & The GFCF Diet

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  1. Healing Foods & The GFCF Diet Sueson Vess & Betsy Hicks

  2. Diet Matters! • What and how you eat may be the most important decision you make • Make quality food a priority • No one-sized solution • Maintain a positive attitude • Model good eating behavior

  3. Introduction to the GFCF Diet • What is the GFCF Diet? • Why do it? • What to expect. • How to implement.

  4. What is the GFCF Diet? • Elimination of gluten and casein from diet. • Gluten is the protein in wheat, rye and other grains • Casein is the protein in dairy products • May eliminate “opioid effect.” • Result of missing or blocked enzyme DPP IV.

  5. Hyperactivity Moodiness Periods of unexplainable giggling “Spaced Out” Poor memory Sleep problems Poor organizational skills Inability to multi-task Never feel full Urine/Stool control Crave only Gluten and Casein Extreme “picky eater” What is the Opioid effect? When “morphine-like” peptides cross the blood brain barrier these symptoms may manifest:

  6. Digestive Enzyme Activity • Assimilation • Removal of waste • Produced in pancreas • Prevent GI distress (including reflux)

  7. Food Intolerances Allergies pH Imbalance Yeast Overgrowth Bacteria Autoimmune Disorders Food & the Immune System Food can manifest new challenges:

  8. Why Do The GFCF Diet? • Help heal the digestive tract. • Eliminate toxic foods. • Reduce triggers. • Discover beneficial foods. • Improve entire family’s diet. • Enjoy nutritious meals.

  9. Re-think the Way You Look at Food • Unquestionable Priority • Food Is Medicine • Garbage In – Garbage Out

  10. What to Expect • Not a magic bullet • Manage expectations • Start slowly • Gradually improve diet – step-by-step

  11. Picky Eating • Customize textures • Start small • Behavioral approach • Reward foods • Set a good example

  12. How to Implement • Learn to cook without processed foods • Use alternative grains and flours as needed • Plan healthy meals for the whole family • Address other issues • Texture sensitivities • Picky-eaters

  13. Amaranth Arrowroot Bean flours Buckwheat Corn Millet Montina Nut flours Oats (certified GF) Pea flour Potato flour and starch Quinoa Rice (all varieties) Sorghum Tapioca Teff Gluten-Free Options

  14. Casein-Free Options • Rice milk • Hemp milk • Nut milks: Almond, Hazelnut • Coconut milk

  15. What Your Body Needs • Quality Foods • Quality Fats • Clean Water • Exercise that you enjoy • Sleep

  16. Quality Food • Organic - free of pesticides, herbicides, chemicals… in the soil and on plants • Non GMO • Free range/un-caged • Chickens are NOT vegetarians • Cows were not meant to eat corn and soy • Grass fed • Wild caught

  17. Quality Fats • Brain development and brain function • Hormone balance and mood • Formation/fluidity of cell membrane - helps get nutrients into the cell and with blood sugar regulation • Create energy in cells and helps burns fat • Reduce inflammation

  18. Water, Exercise & Rest • Clean drinking water – plenty! • Bathing (filter toxins) • Learn to move your body • Lymphatic flow • Have fun • Get plenty of rest

  19. Avoid • High fructose corn syrup • Trans fats • Neurotoxins: artificial colors, flavors and sweeteners • Fake foods • Soy • Fear

  20. Artificial Coloring • Made from Coal Tar – Petrochemicals • Known cause of cancer • Stresses Liver • Suppresses Immunity

  21. Nitrates Free radicals in the cells – cause cancer Detox stressor Headaches MSG Neurotoxin High allergen Cause rashes Headaches Alzheimer’s Nitrates and MSG

  22. ArtificialSweeteners • Saccharine (brain tumors) • Aspartame (produces methane) • Sucralose (bleached sugar) • Xylitol (birch tree) • Causes: • Headaches • Immune suppression • Liver damage • Cramping • Diarrhea • Brain damage – Alzheimer's

  23. Better Sweetener Options • Agave Syrup a honey-like sweetener with a low glycemic level • Tapioca Syrup low glycemic sweetener that can replace corn syrup in baking. • Brown Rice Syrup is a complex carbohydratewith various enzymes. • Maple Sugar & Syrup 100% pure maple syrup, organic, grades B or C • Honey extracted from flower nectar by bees, its color and taste depend upon flower source.

  24. Strategies for Success • Prepare a written meal plan • Consider family needs • Picky eaters • Adapt family favorites • Develop a grocery list • Know what you need • Locate hard to find ingredients

  25. Balanced Meals Sustain • Satisfy hunger • Balance blood sugar • Improved adrenal function • All meals and snacks 30%Fat 40%Carbs 30%Protein

  26. Step One

  27. Step Two

  28. Step Three

  29. Step Four

  30. Step Five

  31. Step Six

  32. Step Seven

  33. Step Eight & Beyond

  34. Overcome the Obstacles • Cost too much! • Improves with meal planning • Too hard • Change your focus • Cookbooks and magazines for inspiration • Can’t find the products • Resources, websites

  35. What’s Next • Make a 6 month commitment • Reevaluate and adjust • Meet with a diet counselor/food coach if you need assistance • Food Matters! You are what you eat.

  36. Sueson Vess Special Eats www.specialeats.com Betsy Hicks Pathways Medical & Holistic Health www.pathwaysmed.com Thank You!

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