Is Soaking Oats, Nuts, and Quinoa the Solution to the Phytates Dilemma?
Understanding Phytates and Their Impact on Nutrition When I initially filmed and posted this video a decade ago, I had learned this phytate-disabling soaking technique from a famed cookbook called, Nourishing Traditions. This cookbook was based upon research into indigenous food preparation and diet by healthy tribes, detailed in the book, Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, [...]
Fecal Implant (FMT) and the Gut Biofilm
As fecal transplant, fecal infusion, fecal implant, or FMT (all different names for the same thing) grow in acceptability, and can often deliver miraculous results, more people with IBD or intestinal infection (like C. difficile) are giving this therapy a try. If you haven't heard of it, it's basically taking poop from a healthy donor [...]
New Facebook LTYG Private Group
I want to share some exciting news with y'all, which you may not already know if you do not follow us on Facebook... As of this week, Savannah (my assistant) and I created a private group for the Listen to Your Gut community (both newcomers and long-time readers) to share their experiences, show their support [...]
Gut-Soothing Congee Rice Porridge with Bone Broth
After we shared our Creamy Rice Pudding recipe, we had many people write in asking for the gut-soothing congee porridge with bone broth recipe I mention in my 8 Key Steps for Natural Healing of Crohns, Colitis, Diverticulitis & IBS talk on YouTube. Traditional Chinese congee (or in Korean culture, jook) with broth is a [...]
Bacterial Soil Organisms – HSO’s, SO’s, SBO’s, etc.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Notice the date of my post below: 2003. By 2011, Garden of Life had changed their product and the only (direct) soil organism it now contains is Bacillus subtilis - which has been used for over 1000 years by the Japanese to culture natto. So it does have a long history of safety [...]
Probiotic Dosing For “Normal” People
Whether or not you live with some sort of chronic illness (i.e. a gut disorder), probiotics are still very beneficial for balancing your gut flora! In this interview, Jini Patel Thompson talks with Natasha Trenev - author of 5 books and founder of Natren probiotics - about probiotic usage and dosing for "normal" people (people [...]
Creamy Rice Pudding (Dairy-Free)
If you have listened to my 8 Key Steps for Natural Healing of Crohns, Colitis, Diverticulitis & IBS talk on YouTube, then you may have heard me mention using traditional congee rice porridge with bone broth to provide bowel rest. If you cannot afford to go on an elemental diet, cannot pay for the targeted healing [...]
Hot Castor Oil Pack Saves Sister’s Life!
This is such an amazing story from a reader who used the information in this blog post to save her sister's life when her bowel was impacted. She was in sepsis, and she hadn't had a bowel movement in 2 weeks... First thing's first, I want to say it takes a LOT of courage to [...]
Mineral Deficiency and Types of Constipation
When it comes to mineral deficiency, low potassium can cause constipation. There is a constant outflow of potassium from the intestinal muscle cell to the outside of the cell. When blood potassium is low, more potassium leaves the cell. As more potassium flows out of the cell, it makes the cell more resistant to the [...]
Winter Immune System Protocol
After several requests, I've put together this video to share with you my family's winter immune system protocol: Jini's Winter Immune System Protocol Good food, good sleep, Vitamin D & cod liver oil, probiotics, and immune boosters like astragalus and medicinal mushrooms. And wild oregano oil when needed. Standard Immune System Supplements: Natren probiotics Vitamin [...]
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