Poop Art
Leave it up to art to liberate us from polite inhibitions and allow us to talk about poop. These days, the microbiome is the hippest word in science. Published research has been documenting how our gut bacteria effects every aspect…
Gut Harmony
Teen Crohn's, SCD and Beyond
Gut Harmony
Teen Crohn's, SCD and Beyond
An SCD Primer
This was our first presentation in front of the GI team at Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH) in 2012. This was the starting point of a long collaboration with the team at SCH that resulted in the first medical symposium ever…
SCD Family Stories
We started as a single family, isolated, struggling to find a solution for pediatric Crohn’s. As we began mentoring other families that had ill kids and were interested in the SCD as a therapeutic diet, our personal story expanded to…
How do you measure success?
I was raised in a “science town”, near the green lawns of The Weitzman Institute of Science. The motto in my home was “if it doesn’t have a scientific proof, it doesn’t exist”. In my adult life, I am surrounded…
Diet Problems
If it seems like the diet is not working and there is no improvement in the child’s symptoms, check these potential problem areas:
Colds
Whether you wipe your nose on your sleeve, a tissue or an expensive handkerchief, the cold virus is a uniquely humbling experience. In most cases it takes just a few days of good self-care to bounce back to wellness, but…