Mission: Recovery

My awesome husband and I are on a mission. The mission is full Autism and ADHD recovery for our 4 adopted children. I was intrigued last July by a physician out of the UK who cured her son's autism 20 years ago. She has a 98% cure rate at her Cambridge UK clinic with autism, ADD, Schizophrenia, Dyslexia, epilepsy and various neurological disorders. I heard an interview with her through Dr. Joseph Mercola who I highly respect and admire for his candid nutritional approach to wellness. Here's the 1+ hr interview.  Well! with that hopeful information (strict diet of homemade foods, therapeutic probiotics, the best Cod Liver Oil) I thought "We can't know this information and not try it!". So with a 2 year commitment we cleared our cupboards of any and all offending foods and were on our way.
It was a conscious effort to stay ahead of the game, and to ride the learning curve as quickly as possible. BUT with 5 months under our belt now, I feel much more "automatic" in how we do our life! It does get more effortless.

And the biggest hurrah is the change we have seen in the children (Severely delayed to ADD) Their behaviours have become more self-controlled, less irritable, more focused, happier-- who doesnt want that?    (Not that it's always hunky dorey here!)

And tada- added bonus- since we've done it together as a family, mommy and daddy are feeling great, have much more stamina to handle these special children. I can say it's REALLY helped maintain good energy and a positive outlook for me and definitely Mark has experienced an increase in energy as well.  (He's always happy)
The diet is called GAPS (Gut and Psychology Syndrome) which follows primarily the Specific Carbohydrate Diet famous among celiacs and krohns patients. SCD can be found online, but my favorite source for recipes is in the beautiful cookbook by Raman Prasad.

I've had fun making these foods for our family (gotta keep it fun or I know I will quit!) and have also branched out with my own creations. This will be a log of my recipes with pictures and I'll share the best sources I've found for ingredients and tips.

Thanks for journeying with me!
Becky