When you’ve got Crohn’s or colitis, it’s tricky business to eat at someone else’s house. There’s so much to consider, so many pitfalls to throw you off your gut healing diet or make you sick after eating a hidden ingredient that doesn’t work for your sensitive belly. If eating at a home that’s not your

It’s the day before Thanksgiving. How are you feeling mama? Has your family arrived? Are you traveling for the big day? Are you running around at the last minute trying to make pies and stuff turkeys? I hope you have my IBD Foodie Thanksgiving Table Cookbook to give you all the recipes you need to

With Thanksgiving coming up in just a few days, it’s time to ask yourself… am I ready? For us IBD gals, it isn’t just about the travel or the preparations, or the dread over Aunt Edna’s stifling, perfumey hugs. Those are the types of worries most people have, and let’s face it, their worries are

How many times have you eaten out, only to barely get home because you are running for the toilet? For me, there were several times when I didn’t even come close to making it home. The restaurant bathroom and I, we became good friends real fast. It’s embarrassing, it’s annoying, it holds everyone up in

Most of us love to eat out.  It isn’t just about the food either.  It’s about the stress free eating you get to enjoy because you didn’t have to work hard making it.  It’s about the companionship of good friends and family while you are out together.  And it’s about relaxing after a long day

There’s eating healthy and then there’s eating “gut” healthy. Normal healthy eaters have got nothing on us! When we eat with healing our Crohn’s and colitis in mind, we take health to a whole new level. Gut healthy diets like eating gluten-free or dairy free, Paleo or Specific Carbohydrate Diet, IBD-AID or GAPS… they all

Halloween is right around the corner. Are you prepared? Costume? Check. Pumpkins carved? Check. A meal plan fit to celebrate Halloween in style? Not so much! Don’t sweat it my friend. I’ve got your Gut Healthy Halloween Meal Deal which includes scrumptious, kid-tested breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner, and dessert recipes all in one handy dandy

Three weeks into October… Are you already hitting a wall finding easy fall recipes that are good for your crohn’s or colitis, and also get the kid stamp of approval too? If you love a tasty fall recipe that’s also good for your gut and something everyone in your clan will enjoy, you’re going to

Last week’s episode: 5 Supplements That Make the Cut to Boost Your Immune System and Keep you Healthy and Your Crohn’s or Colitis Happy This Cold and Flu Season covered a lot of ground. We talked about supplements that should be a staple in your house—for both you and your kiddos. We went over the

So I’ve got some good news and some bad news. Good news first. Fall is in full swing and all the fun that goes along with it is happening. Beautiful fall leaves, kids in school, pumpkin patches, my favorite delish root veggies are at their peak of the season and are ready to be roasted.

I’m flaring bad! Oh, she’s in a flare-up! It’s a flare-up! How often have you heard statements like these from your fellow Crohnie’s or gals with UC? I bet you’ve said things like this about yourself at least time or two, or 5 or 20 or more depending on how long you’ve had your digestive

I see it all the time. Women come to me and say, I don’t get it. The SCD (the specific carbohydrate diet) seems to work for everyone with Crohn’s and colitis. I’ve tried it and I did everything right—fanatical adherence. And I still feel awful—maybe even worse. Why didn’t it work for me? Have you

Happy New Year! I can hear you saying, what? I like to think of September as The New Year for Moms. When the kids go back to school, it’s time to get more “you” time, time to start something new that will give you big, bold traction on your Crohn’s and colitis healing, something like…

Do you love condiments as much as me? Ketchup, BBQ sauce, mustard, salsa, and dips like guacamole and hummus? You bet you do! They add a little flava-flav to just about everything you eat. But when it comes to being able to enjoy condiments like these on your favorite foods, you run into two problems…

It’s the big 5-0 (episode 50) and I’m getting personal to celebrate this milestone. Thanks for hanging out with me over the past 50 episodes and for stopping by each week for your dose of IBD information from a food, lifestyle, and mindset perspective. I appreciate you more than you know! Throughout episodes 1-50, you’ve

Are you about to get started on a special diet to help your IBD? Maybe you’ve already tried to use food to help quiet your symptoms or get you out of a flare up and it just didn’t go the way you hoped. If you’re in either of these camps, you’re going to love hearing

I’ve got 4 words for you: Ostomy, J-pouch, Colitis, Warrior. If you’ve got IBD, these 4 words that begin Ruthie Hanan’s journey (starting at the age of 15) will inspire and motivate you to keep moving forward, no matter what life throws at you. Interviewing Ruthie for this episode of The Cheeky Podcast was an

Have you ever dived into one of the many gut healing diets out there, I’m talking head first, blazing a trail, only to scratch your head a few weeks later wondering why it didn’t work for you? Or have you found a diet that works for many of your gut struggles, but there’s still lingering

Are you trying to cut out coffee, but you just can’t find a coffee alternative that ignites your senses and your tastebuds like coffee does… one that even has the power to improve your gut health at the same time? Oh yeah, it’s possible. Today, we’re taste testing 4 coffee alternatives to help you decide

So you probably have a doctor… You probably use internet doctor as well. We all do that from time to time. What else are you using to help bring your Crohn’s or colitis into balance? One of the practices I’ve used for some time now is called craniosacral therapy. Have you heard of it? Maybe

When was the last time your GI doctor said to you, instead of your usual medication, let’s try THIS supplement first? Uh, never? Maybe they say take a multivitamin, but other supplements, heck no. Why not? Is it because they just don’t learn about supplements in medical school? Is it because medication management is what