LEAP Diet Phase 3 & Nicotine (NRT 2 mos)

I began the LEAP diet on 8/20/17 in combination with the Specific Carbohydrate diet. This is an update blog as I begin Phase 3 of the program and on my progress with using nicotine to treat my UC

LEAP Diet Phase 2

After struggling through phase 1 with only 2 proteins and 2 veggies (I ate a lot of bananas and pecans), I must say that it was well worth it. I have literally no bloating when I'm done a meal and I've lost about 3 to 4 lbs and can finally fit into a bridesmaid dress …

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LEAP Diet Phase 1

I recently completedB LEAP food sensitivyB testing bloodwork and today is the first day of phase 1. For the next 10 days, my food options include only the following items: Codfish Sole Lettuce Spinach Mango Grape Plum Pineapple Banana Avocado Papaya Coffee Pecan Vanilla Parsley Cumin Ginger Distilled vinegar Baking soda After 10 days of …

LEAP/MRT Testing Avoid List

I am patiently awaiting my full LEAP/MRT food sensitivity results booklet at the moment. Luckily, I am able to start avoiding the following foods that I've tested as highly reactive to: Whey protein Cinnamon Mint Dill Cane Sugar Leek Strawberry Apricot Apple Blueberry Cranberry Cauliflower Carrot Zucchini Asparagus Yellow Squash Sweet Potato Wheat Corn Kamut …

Nicotine Self-Study (Day 15)

  The best way to predict the future is to create it. - Peter Drucker I'm going to keep this one short as I am heading out tonight to the shore. I've been feeling pretty damn good in terms of symptoms. I am exactly one week off prednisone and was originally terrified as to what …

Dirty Banana Cheese Cake (Tweak)

This is easily one of my favorite recipes. When I first made this for a dinner party, with only myself being on SCD, everyone enjoyed it. I then proceeded to eat a slice for breakfast every single morning until it was gone. While I know some of these ingredients are pricey, it's worth every penny. …

Apricot Sauce

Over the weekend my boyfriend and I hosted a little dinner and we used this sauce to glaze our chicken as it baked. We also used the remaining portion as a sauce to dip the chicken in. It's really delicious. I believe you can sub out a decent variety of fruits for the apricots such …

Blender Bread (Review)

I love this bread.B I have been eating it for monthsB nowB and intend to make some more soon. It freezes very well and thaws easily. I prefer it toasted, though. You will need eggs, milk, vinegar, cashews, coconut flour, baking soda, and salt.B The original recipe is located here. Please give a visit to …

Post-HUP Follow-Up

Today was my follow-up appointment at HUP after being released from the hospital on May 26th. We're probably going to be moving to biologics. The doctor that I've been seeing mentioned Humira or Remicade, but I asked about Entyvio. There's some issue with insurance regarding the process to get covered for Entyvio, but HUP may …

Lauren’s Hope Medical ID (Review)

Re:B Peyton Medical ID Bracelet, Item: A628 I'm going to keep this one brief. I ordered the Peyton leather interchangeable bracelet and one of the rose gold stainless steel medical ID tags. It cost me about $60 between the item itself and shipping. I was so excited for this bracelet. Preface: I used to make …