Eventually they acclimated to the diet and got quite chubby. I loved it, even though it was terribly hard at first. Keep in mind, it’s been years since we did the diet so my details are fuzzy. At some point, not sure when, my three youngest were able to have the egg whites, but not the oldest. He was able to have the yolks which was still a big deal for us. So yes, they eventually ate well and their guts began healing which improved their appetites and decreased their pickiness. It got to the point where they were eating us out of house and home. We were only on the diet for six months and not the recommended two years because I just wore out.

Thank you so much Lewis for your suggestions, and kind compliments! I personally do take Hcl, probiotics, and enzymes daily, but when we were on the diet we took probiotics and ate fermented foods, and had morning drinks of ACV added to water. I bet we would have been helped by the supplements, though! <3

Lewis

Oh that’s great Maggie! I’m so excited for you! It sounds like you are doing a terrific job! I’m so very glad to hear that your son’s eczema is not increasing. That’s great that you’re keeping him on Stage 2 for intense healing. You’re doing great, Mama!! <3 <3

It’s sweet of you to ask; we’re doing well thanks! My little guy is still stage two; his eczema FINALLY seems to not be increasing (at least not by much) so I think I’ll keep here awhile longer for deeper healing and then try some avocado for dipping into stage 3. My daughter is doing tremendous; She’s moving right along through the stages. I am SO thankful we didn’t go through the tremendous food rejections/intense die-off reactions I read of some having; she’s been tolerating increased ferments very well and her palate has broadened greatly. Broth is still somewhat of a battle but I hide as much as I can by reducing it and mixing it into things. I’ve been holding back so she could catch up to stage 4 with me; now we’re about to dip into stage 5 with some lettuce tomorrow; so excited for some fresh raw veggies!

Thanks Maggie!!! I still have to pinch myself to believe it! I am still so timid with advancing too quickly on intro, but we’ll get there eventually! How are y’all doing? What stage is your littlest one on now? And how’s your daughter?

Thanks, Jennifer!

When we started Stage 1, my second son’s eczema almost completely cleared up. We worked our way up to the juicing part, and then I guess I increased it too quickly – his eczema flared, pretty badly. His eczema is different than my first son’s eczema was. My first son’s eczema was mainly caused and irritated by foods he was allergic to. But this eczema is a little different. His liver is apparently overtaxed by something and so it’s trying to clear things through the skin. When I introduced carrot juice, a food that is a strong detoxifier, I gave him too much too soon and his body just couldn’t handle it. We’ve been working for weeks to get it back down, and it’s just finally starting to clear.

Just based on my personal experience, I would take it very slowly with the juicing. It’s super-healing and therefore can produce a strong detox in certain individuals. My three other children did fine with it. Each one is so different!

Congratulations on Stage 5!!! You’re almost there! I’m hesitating on the cooked apples, just because they sound so…sweet. LOL. Maybe this next week. Thanks for stopping by again! 🙂

I do have a question, though. Why are you holding off on juicing because of your 2nd son’s eczema? Does juicing exacerbate eczema? We have been juicing carrots once a day for a little over a week, just adding celery to the mix starting yesterday. I ask because my son has eczema pretty bad on his hands, and if juicing could be keeping it from healing, maybe we should back off. (BTW, we just started Stage 5 over the weekend, but all we’ve added so far is the cooked apples–still nothing whole and raw).