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Publication
Medinform Publishing (2010), Edition: Revised & enlarged, 392 pages
Description
Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS) provides the information you need to heal a damaged digestive system. The perfect book for anyone suffering from Autism, Dyslexia, Depression, Dyspraxia, ADD, ADHD, Schizophrenia, and any other condition that has a link with gut dysbiosis.
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LibraryThing member IonaS
This is an invaluable book, which has provided me with essential information.
The author, Dr. Campbell-McBride, is a specialist in the gut. She states that all diseases stem from an imbalanced gut, The present epidemic in children of ADHD/ADD, dyspraxia (extreme clumsiness), dyslexia, autism,
She terms this gut disorder “Gut and Psychology Syndrome”, or GAPS. Those suffering from schizophrenia also belong to this group, as do those such as myself with auto-immune ailments. (In actual fact probably most of us have an imbalanced gut in this day and age.)
The book tackles the problems involved in great detail, Campbell-McBride explains how our gut flora is damaged by antibiotics, other drugs, including the Pill, diet (most people these days have an atrocious diet and suffer from malnutrition), bottle feeding as a baby, pollution, etc. etc. We inherit our gut flora from our mother and to a certain extent our father, and the problem becomes worse and worse through the generations.
The author has had great success in treating both children and adults by improving their diet and gut flora. Her own child is/was autistic, which motivated her to search for the cause of this serious problem. Many of us can be glad that it was her lot to be the mother of an autistic child, since it resulted in her finding out the cause of this disease and many other diseases, and to illuminate us on how to heal them.
There are several chapters about the appropriate diet for GAP-syndrome sufferers and one of these includes long lists of recommended foods and foods to avoid. There is also a chapter comprising useful recipes.
I have already excluded a few extra items from my diet, which was severely limited to begin with - I had already discovered that I couldn’t tolerate most of the items the author declared to be unsuitable. I have eliminated butter and kidney beans from my diet and have replaced them with split peas, with great success. The only beans she can recommend are navy and Lima beans, which are apparently more easily digestible for a GAPS person (and others too, I presume).
The most important component of the GAPS diet is probiotics – the essential, beneficial bacteria which can heal our gut. To obtain these we will need to begin to eat cultured vegetables/fermented foods. We will also need to take a good therapeutic-strength probiotic. The author goes into detail about the benefits of the various probiotics,
The book contains an excellent chapter about fats, another of the author’s areas of expertise. (Read her book “Put your heart in your mouth” where she explains about the cholesterol myth and the real causes of atherosclerosis and thus heart disease.)
The book is written in a pleasing and entertaining manner. I thoroughly recommend that you read it. If you implement the author’s advice, you will greatly improve your health and/or that of your GAPS-child. This book and the author’s above-mentioned book are the best health books I’ve read for a considerable time.
The author, Dr. Campbell-McBride, is a specialist in the gut. She states that all diseases stem from an imbalanced gut, The present epidemic in children of ADHD/ADD, dyspraxia (extreme clumsiness), dyslexia, autism,
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allergies, etc. etc. all stem from a gut disorder/compromised immune system. She terms this gut disorder “Gut and Psychology Syndrome”, or GAPS. Those suffering from schizophrenia also belong to this group, as do those such as myself with auto-immune ailments. (In actual fact probably most of us have an imbalanced gut in this day and age.)
The book tackles the problems involved in great detail, Campbell-McBride explains how our gut flora is damaged by antibiotics, other drugs, including the Pill, diet (most people these days have an atrocious diet and suffer from malnutrition), bottle feeding as a baby, pollution, etc. etc. We inherit our gut flora from our mother and to a certain extent our father, and the problem becomes worse and worse through the generations.
The author has had great success in treating both children and adults by improving their diet and gut flora. Her own child is/was autistic, which motivated her to search for the cause of this serious problem. Many of us can be glad that it was her lot to be the mother of an autistic child, since it resulted in her finding out the cause of this disease and many other diseases, and to illuminate us on how to heal them.
There are several chapters about the appropriate diet for GAP-syndrome sufferers and one of these includes long lists of recommended foods and foods to avoid. There is also a chapter comprising useful recipes.
I have already excluded a few extra items from my diet, which was severely limited to begin with - I had already discovered that I couldn’t tolerate most of the items the author declared to be unsuitable. I have eliminated butter and kidney beans from my diet and have replaced them with split peas, with great success. The only beans she can recommend are navy and Lima beans, which are apparently more easily digestible for a GAPS person (and others too, I presume).
The most important component of the GAPS diet is probiotics – the essential, beneficial bacteria which can heal our gut. To obtain these we will need to begin to eat cultured vegetables/fermented foods. We will also need to take a good therapeutic-strength probiotic. The author goes into detail about the benefits of the various probiotics,
The book contains an excellent chapter about fats, another of the author’s areas of expertise. (Read her book “Put your heart in your mouth” where she explains about the cholesterol myth and the real causes of atherosclerosis and thus heart disease.)
The book is written in a pleasing and entertaining manner. I thoroughly recommend that you read it. If you implement the author’s advice, you will greatly improve your health and/or that of your GAPS-child. This book and the author’s above-mentioned book are the best health books I’ve read for a considerable time.
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LibraryThing member Jeanig
Not the easiest read because of layout and roughness, but stellar in truth and ability to help heal!
LibraryThing member thebookpile
Parts of the book are based on discredited research by Andrew Wakefield. Other parts lack any sort of justification -- the references at the back really don't back up what the author is suggesting, making me wonder what science she's basing her recommendations.
And there's the fact that the author's
And there's the fact that the author's
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web site offers "GAPS certification" for a fee for $1000 or more. If you're looking for a more science-based book about your gut, I would suggest Gut by Guilia Enders. It's better researched and a better read. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
392 p.; 5.79 inches
ISBN
9780954852023
UPC
884560199417