If your childhood was like mine, you regularly consumed pumpkin pie from Costco. Unfortunately, Costco pie (and most pies you buy from the grocery store) contains sugar, corn syrup, canola oil, refined flour, and mono & diglycerides. The Holiday season can be full of STRESS and SUGAR.

Am I the only one who thinks cookie dough is better than the cookie itself? I remember growing up and getting tubs of cookie dough from school fundraisers and just going to town on it (no wonder I got health issues)! So, why is cookie dough bad to eat anyway?

Can Corn Cause Acne? The amount of carbohydrates that turn in to sugar in our bodies from eating corn is the main reason why many people who suffer from acne would see relief from not eating corn. This is because of insulin resistance. In our modern society, excess accessibility to sugar and carbohydrates all the time create a huge burden on the liver, adrenals, and pancreas.

This is one of my favorite recipes that reminds me of my junk food days at the same time as it fulfills the best nutritional needs for acne and gut healing. I hope you enjoy it! Why grain-free? This childhood favorite crispy chicken recipe is grain-free for acne and gut health. Lower glycemic diets help lower inflammation in the body.

Carrots contain beneficial fiber and micronutrients to support the gut and your acne. They help balance hormones, fight inflammation, and contain vitamin C and beta-carotene which act as antioxidants fighting toxins, free radicals, and promote healing.

If your childhood was like mine, you regularly consumed the pumpkin pie from Costco. Unfortunately, this pie (and most pies you buy from the grocery store) contains sugar, corn syrup, canola oil, refined flour, and mono & diglycerides. The Holiday season can be full of STRESS and SUGAR.

Why Paleo? I’m Italian so I grew up eating pasta and cheese. You might be wondering, why don’t I keep eating these foods?Over time, my microbiome (the ecosystem of bacteria in my gut) has undergone severe stress from environmental toxins, chemicals, and highly processed sugar, grains, and dairy.

When I first started my healing journey with my very own Nutrition Therapy Practitioner, Stacie Bailey NTP, I had a very different relationship with chocolate. I still consider myself a chocoholic but my addiction, yes addiction, no longer controls me. In fact, I may even break up with chocolate for good! (I can’t believe I just said that!)

Why Nut Free? Nuts and seeds contain phytic acid which is an amino acid (protein) that can be difficult to digest and can contribute to leaky gut, food intolerances, and skin issues.

What are FODMAPs? FODMAP stands for "fermentable oligo-, di-, mono-saccharides and polyols" which are simple, short-chain carbohydrates and sugar alcohols. These carbohydrates tend to resist digestion and end up feeding our microbiota (the bacteria in our colon and intestines),

Beets are hands down one of my favorite foods and so is coconut!! I was inspired to use some of the raw beet powder that I get from Citrisafe at Red Tail Wellness Center after stumbling across reallifeofpie’s Coconut and Matcha Panna Cotta recipe.

I’m often trying to find gut-healthy replacement recipes for my favorite foods. With a little creativity and imagination, these pancakes come pretty darn close to the real deal, only they are guilt-free and your gut (and your skin) will thank you for eating them. Let me highlight a few of the main star ingredients for you in this recipe.

If you have egg intolerances and are trying to heal your gut by going grain-free, breakfasts can be hard. I usually recommend a nice turkey, kale, and rutabaga hash but if you are needing to switch things up, here is a great oatmeal alternative.

Rhubarb contains fiber, protein, vitamin C, vitamin K, B complex vitamins, calcium, potassium, manganese, magnesium, beta-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin. It is high in antioxidants so it's good for inflammation and your immune system.

We all reminisce about the foods that we used to eat.

Maybe we will get to eat them again someday… but until then, here is a classic grain-free lemon scone to go with your tea every once and a while.

Let’s just get right to the recipe… Shall we?

LIVER. I've never liked it. I didn't grow up with it nor do I still enjoy the taste... BUT it is SO FREAKING good for you! The way I see nutrition now is not always about what my mind wants, but I have to listen to what my body wants.

Mayonnaise. I totally used to think this stuff was disgusting when I was younger. And for good reason, I had no idea what it was made of!!!⁣ ⁣But NOW? Homemade mayo is a staple and is the most amazing science experiment in the kitchen!

I made this Young Wild Caught Tuna Steak with sesame lemon sauce fresh off the Oregon coast for my brother’s wedding. It did not disappoint!

Young tuna is superior in nutrients and doesn't contain the mercury or radiation that older tuna does. For acne and gut healing we need a balance of omega 3 fatty acids (fish) to omega 6 fatty acids (nuts/seeds/grains). So, you can eat more wild-caught fish.

One of my favorite things to do is harvest fruit! Currently, Andy and I live in a condo in Colorado but even still we always find a way to harvest local fruit, or at least get it from the family in Arizona! My in-laws have an amazing lemon tree. Every winter they are showered with lemons and we sometimes bring a pile back with us.