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Almond butter is so expensive. I make my own with slivered almonds--no skin and no additives. I can make an 8oz jar for less than $3 and not have to add oil or anything else! Just slivered almonds. Get them in the cheap big bags around the holidays!! I make the butter right in the food...

One fool-proof bone broth technique is to boil a whole thawed chicken as demonstrated on this website: http://www.eat-real-food-paleodietitian.com/gut-healing-bone-broth.html I've used this exact recipe with definite success. It's SO easy and I use the chicken for BBQ, but that's just me. The...

Our John won't touch cooked veggies. He insists on having them raw and separated, same goes for fruit... It's interesting reading how others eat! Food is an amazing thing. I'm a runner, and although I don't eat a certain way due to health problems (it's my son with Crohn's) I still eat...

Our son started getting these types of comments as well. I really hope it stays this way for you because when John started Paleo, we could SEE and dare I say SMELL his changes. It's motivation to keep going and even be as strict as possible... Great news, and I hope things keep getting better...

Yeah, you're right, it's another one of those misconceptions about Paleo (& SCD too btw). It's an "all nut diet" or an "all meat diet" or whatever. A lot of people are looking to Paleo to lose weight, a simple fact. But for ill folks, you more or less have to eat what you can handle. If...

Haha--hot dogs--being in Germany we of course have the best wurst in the world!!! That's from an American. I let John have brats during the Xmas market season here, this year, and I'd have to say that I didn't think he was 100%. This is especially true since he's been kicking butt with his...

Btw, Hugh is right on with the nuts. Basically the message is that a "one-size-fits-all" Paleo doesn't exist. SCD is essentially the Paleo Diet, with a few additions (like the yogurt; some cheeses) and some deletions (CHOCOLATE). Then there is the autoimmune protocol, as was stated, also...

Paleo has unfortunately hit "fad status" in the U.S., which hurts those of us who really need it for medical sake. To address the diet in general, the emphasis is key. The general public thinks "meat and nuts" and then wants to gorge on cakes and cookies and still be Paleo. It's messed up...

Haha, burger recipe: basically take lean beef and smash it into a patty then put it on the George Foreman until done! As time goes on I realize that he was indeed starving--starving for iron, B12, etc. He was particularly deficient in iron. After his last haircut, I noticed that his hair...

That's quite interesting regarding the fevers/chills. When John was at his most *recent* sickest (last March-May '13) he had unexplained fevers--coming between noon and 3pm. Nausea and vomiting were present as well, at times. Of course, he was on Azathioprine, a 100mg dose, which he had taken...

Hi MicheleM! Wow, a small amount of inflammation is great news! Getting off the meds is such an awesome thing. This is where we're trying to get to. Our son is still doing really well--growing in height--and his weight has stabilized (don't want him too big). We don't run another...

This is an interesting discussion, that doesn't happen often enough. My wife has Hypothyroidism too btw. Very interesting once you start connecting the dots! On my dad's side, the men eat like crazy, anything, with very little issue, so I tend to look at my wife's ancestry: diverticulitis...

MicheleM, I hope it works out!! It's a tough diet to follow, especially for a 9 year old in our case, but to have a kid follow it for so long now, without cheating, only proves how much better he feels. I didn't need a test to tell me how it's improved his life. We've been doing this...

My son, 10 years old, has been on Paleo for 6 months. Zero doctor support, but for medication. The result? Well, his calprotectin dropped 1200 points in a month (to normal). He GAINED 15lbs. Iron etc., now normal. THEN the calprotectin dropped again to BELOW 20, as of two weeks ago. He's...

My son is 10 and was diagnosed with Crohn's at age 6. He has always been described as a moderate to severe case, fistula and everything else, including deficiencies, anemia, bad teeth, bad eyes, stunted growth; you name it. Nothing has worked in the 3 1/2 years we've been dealing with this...

UPDATE!!!!!! As of today, November 25, John's calprotectin is under 20! Three years of fighting this disease strictly with meds, then 6 months of Paleo, with no changes in meds, and this is the result.

Quite frankly I don't think the AZA does squat for the Crohn's per se. The Euros seem to use it in severe cases where fistulization has occurred, which is what happened with John when he was 6. I'm told 100mg is a double-dose by Euro standards. I have to order the pills in 50mg tabs since no...

He hasn't been on steriods for exactly one year. He's been on MTX for exactly two years and Azathioprine since day 1, a little more than 3 years ago. It's currently 10mg MTX once a week and 100mg Azathioprine a day. Our doctor wanted him on Remicade last May, but I was very worried about...

**UPDATE** SO we went to the doctor yesterday, November 11, 2013. It was somewhat unusual, not just because we're Americans seeing a German doctor in Germany, but because for the first time in 3 1/2 years we hadn't gotten a summary of the previous visit. The previous visit was August 2, 2013...

Hello, It's been awhile since I last posted but I wanted to share some *success* with Paleo. Our son John, 9 years old, has had Crohn's since 6. He's had his ups and downs, with some success last year while gluten free in combination with MTX, low dose steroids, and Azathioprin. He got...