by Lauren A Jennings | Jul 17, 2017 | Spirituality
You’re trucking along, minding your own business and feeling like you’ve got a handle on life. Then, when you least expect it, mist descends on a bend in the road. Your sense of security evaporates, and you hover on the brink of the unknown. My journey...
by Lauren A Jennings | Apr 1, 2017 | Nutrition
This is my kitchen. Has that sink ever been clean? Nausea and fatigue have been my constant companions for days and I can’t keep up. The state of the house is driving me crazy. Isn’t the point of GAPS to make me NOT crazy?!!! When I’m not feeling...
by Lauren A Jennings | Mar 24, 2017 | Nutrition
In my last post, I shared with you my desperation to get my life and future back, to truly heal from bipolar disorder and not just try to manage my symptoms. I saw some improvement from a few changes, introducing specific supplements, taking out sugar and gluten....
by Lauren A Jennings | Mar 4, 2017 | Nutrition
My quest to heal mental illness through nutrition began over two years ago. I had just formally resigned from my dream job as a high school English teacher. I had invested in my Master’s and grown my career slowly from preschool lead to middle/high substitute to...
by Lauren A Jennings | Mar 10, 2015 | Nutrition
February marked David’s and my first month eating a new diet, focusing on nourishing the gut as a pathway to healing my depressed bipolar symptoms. We are using the SCD and Body Ecology Diet as a sort of nutritional guide to direct our new habits. We are...
