How We Flourish

Creating healthier people and a healthier planet, one step at a time

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GAPS Intro Pancakes (3 Ingredients, Paleo)

I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here.I write a lot about being satisfied by my foods in GAPS Intro and about how much I love soup. But that doesn’t mean that, come the third week, I wasn’t super excited for: GAPS Intro Pancakes. I mean, […]

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GAPS Intro Week Seven – Lent, Acne, and Moving to Full GAPS

Seven weeks into GAPS Intro, it’s time to start tweaking. I’ve been struggling with acne for weeks and it is SO. FRUSTRATING. My acne completely cleared up when I went on Intro, but after a few weeks it came back and I haven’t been able to shake it. Essential oils have been able to keep […]

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How to Make Yogurt Without a Yogurt Maker

I have always wanted to learn how to make yogurt, but I put it off until I started the GAPS diet. I thought it would be too much work, and I didn’t have a yogurt maker or a fancy dehydrator. However, I quickly learned that making yogurt at home is an incredibly easy and frugal […]

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Paleo/Primal Lent Recipes

Happy Ash Wednesday! Lent is here! As a Catholic, I fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, and I abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent. A lot of people find this difficult. In the SAD (Standard American Diet) world, most people fall back on tuna hot dish and the like. In the real food, […]

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GAPS Intro Week Six – Weight Gain and a New Job

I truly believe that GAPS Intro is an incredibly healing diet that calls for lots of fat and possibly more calories than you used to eating to ensure that you are nourishing your body and not depriving it. I entered this diet with that mindset and for 5 weeks ate as much as I wanted. […]