What is the GAPS Diet?
Perhaps you are already familiar with what is the GAPS Diet. Maybe you’ve even read the GAPS™ book, heard stories from friends, or even tried implementing a few changes with your own family…I knew about GAPS myself for quite some time before I actually used it with my own family.
However, in case you need to go back to basics or explain it to someone else, here’s what the GAPS™ Diet looks like:
The GAPS™ Diet is more appropriately called a “protocol” and includes three parts:
- Healing diet
- Supplementation
- Detoxification
GAPS™ stands for the Gut and Psychology Syndrome, or Gut and Physiology Syndrome, and the protocol designed by Dr. Natasha Campbell McBride, a U.K. neurologist. She (and GAPS™ Practitioners she has trained) has used the protocol to heal everything from autism, eczema, & migraines — to depression & hormone issues.
Want the short & sweet version? Here is what GAPS™ does:
- Removes complex carbs, which are difficult to digest and feed pathogenic organisms.
- Includes fermented foods & high-quality probiotic supplements to restore gut flora.
- Prioritizes meat stocks/bone broths to heal the lining of the intestinal tract.
- Focuses on nutrient-dense, traditional foods to restore nutrient deficiencies.
- Carefully reintroduces foods in order of digestibility & absorption.
- Includes lifestyle changes that bring in detox and immune-boosting practices.
For a complete list of the 6-Stage Introduction Diet Foods + Full GAPS Foods, click here.
For my GAPS recipes, click here.
For GAPS meal plans, click here. For my 14-week GAPS Dinner Menus & Grocery List, click here.
To learn more about GAPS, I suggest reading these two books:
- Gut and Psychology Syndrome by Dr. Natasha Campbell McBride
- Gut and Physiology Syndrome by Dr. Natasha Campbell McBride (brand new book!)
4 thoughts on “What is the GAPS Diet?”
Hi there,
I am curious about the trademark on the title “GAPS”. Is that your trademark, or Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBrides?
Hello Beth,
Thanks for the question.
That is Dr. Natasha’s trademark, and being a GAPS™ Practitioner allows the use of the trademarked term.
Kindly,
Melanie
Do you work with 2 year olds? My grandson has terrible ezema.
Hello Lori,
I sent you an email, but also want to reply here…yes, I do work with 2-year-olds quite often, including those with eczema.
Please see my https://honestbody.com/work-with-me/ page for options.