GAPS Diet (Gut and Psychology Syndrome)

Introduction Diet (most restrictive, healing phase): Stage 1: Only homemade meat stock, probiotic foods (juice from ferments), ginger tea, 2-7 days

Stage 2: Add raw egg yolks, stews/casseroles with meat and vegetables, increase fermented juice

Stage 3: Add GAPS pancakes (nut butter, eggs, squash), scrambled eggs, probiotic introduction

Stage 4: Add roasted/grilled meats, cold-pressed olive oil, fresh vegetable juice, GAPS bread

Stage 5: Add raw apple (peeled), cooked fruit purees

Stage 6: Add raw apple with skin, more raw fruits

Full GAPS Diet: Fresh meat, fish, eggs, non-starchy vegetables, fermented vegetables/dairy, nuts/seeds soaked, homemade bone broths daily

Eliminate all grains, potatoes, processed sugar, starchy vegetables initially

Take therapeutic-strength probiotics, digestive enzymes, cod liver oil, vitamin C

Drink bone broth with every meal

Consume large amounts of fermented foods (sauerkraut, kefir, yogurt)

Detox reactions common - manage with baths, enemas, activated charcoal