#457 – Specific Diets for Gut & Immune Issues with Carmen Sturdy
Do you have a gut or immune issue, or know someone that has? Fancy taking 32 pills to manage it…..? Carmen Sturdy joins me on the show to discuss her personal story with being diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis and her journey to being in remission after being put in 32 pills just to manage it. Her journey is inspiring as long term success all came down to her food creativity, starting with eating just chicken soup and ending up making cream out of cauliflower, madness. An awesome and inspiring guest. Find her online at @EveryLastBite_ on Instagram and www.everylastbite.com
Time stamps:
0:00 An introduction to Carmen her journey since becoming diagnosed with ulcerative colitis
03:50 Pills - a short term fix for some, but what about the long term goal? Going from 32 pills a day, to being 5 years in remission, pill free.
07:30 Specific carbohydrate diet - what is it? & how did Carmen learn to love it?
09:20 eliminating foods, finding the problems, being strict and staying committed
15:15 creativity through restriction - making the most out of what you can have instead of wishing for all the foods you can’t have
18:50 Eating real foods & Being experimental in the kitchen
23:05 What does a relapse look like for someone with IBD?
25:00 Carmens words of wisdom
Time stamps:
0:00 An introduction to Carmen her journey since becoming diagnosed with ulcerative colitis
03:50 Pills - a short term fix for some, but what about the long term goal? Going from 32 pills a day, to being 5 years in remission, pill free.
07:30 Specific carbohydrate diet - what is it? & how did Carmen learn to love it?
09:20 eliminating foods, finding the problems, being strict and staying committed
15:15 creativity through restriction - making the most out of what you can have instead of wishing for all the foods you can’t have
18:50 Eating real foods & Being experimental in the kitchen
23:05 What does a relapse look like for someone with IBD?
25:00 Carmens words of wisdom
