September 2010

Interview With a Specific Carbohydrate Diet Veteran: Carol Frilegh

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We recently had the pleasure of interviewing our friend Carol Frilegh, a 10 year veteran of the SCD diet who had the distinct honor of becoming friends with Elaine while she was still with us. You may have seen some of Carol’s incredible articles on Celiac.com where she is a featured writer spreading the word about SCD. If you haven’t already, check out her portfolio here.

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What’s Stopping You From Starting the SCD Diet?

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We have been trying to help people get started on the diet for a while now. We are so passionate about it because we know it works… it’s worked for us and worked for quite a few people that email us every day.

The question is, will it work for you? We strongly believe the answer is yes…

But the real question is: are you going to try starting the SCD Diet?

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Specific Carbohydrate Diet Friends Spotlight: Mrs. Ed from Mrs. Ed’s Research and Recipes

This week we are pleased to spotlight Tracee (Mrs. Ed) who runs a blog called Mrs Ed’s Research and Recipes. Her blog details her amazing journey in motherhood which she sums up saying, “We are a household dealing with autism, food allergies, Celiacs disease, Crohn’s disease, chronic constipation, severely picky eating and snoring…” Her story inspires me anytime I feel like giving up…

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Why Fructose Malabsorption Causes Gas, Cramping, and Diarrhea and How to Beat It

Fructose Malabsorption Causes Gas, Cramping, and Diarrhea

If you have gas, cramping, and diarrhea from fructose malabsorption than this is probably the most important article you will ever read. When I first learned about Fructose Malabsorption (FM) and realized that the horrible gas, cramping, and diarrhea was from the sugar in the fruit I was eating… I had no idea what to do about it. In this article I am going to explain what I learned about FM and how it caused my symptoms. I am also going to share how I stopped my symptoms and ended the cycle of FM. If you follow along and learn what I share with you about FM you can follow the same steps that I used to stop my diarrhea, gas, and cramping.

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What If I Don’t Have the Time or Energy to Start the SCD Diet?

On the healing crow’s archived site, there is a really valueable section titled “SCD Wisdom” where there are many incredible insights from Elaine on various topics about the SCD Diet. I wanted to share one particular one that helped me in the beginning while I was trying to figure out how to start the SCD Diet.

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