Food Heals by Jane

04/09/2025

The other thing that is important to me is kefir and other fermented foods. I always take it with me and have it everyday. No matter what the view out the window, it's part of what I do everyday to keep me healthy. I have heaps of spare kefir grains and available again to teach you how to make it. PM me.

04/09/2025

I'm home now after 4 weeks away in our caravan on holiday. We had a wonderful time. But I'm pleased to be back for a lot of reasons. One of which is I missed good quality meat. I'm used to home kill meat from our own land or meat from our local butcher. It is tender and tasty and just tastes and feels so good for the body. Of course I took with me some meat from our butcher. But that only lasted for a week. I resorted to buying meat from the supermarket. Yucky, yuck. It was as tough as old boots and flavourless. First stop today is a trip to the butcher to stock up on what is important to me.

19/08/2025

15/08/2025

pay attention to what you allow that has access to you ☀️

15/08/2025

As part of your healing, spend some time in nature.

15/08/2025

Your diet and lifestyle choices are powerful — they can either fuel disease or support deep healing. 💥

The GAPS Diet is a perfect example of this. By focusing on nutrient-dense, healing foods, it helps restore the gut, balance the body, and support the mind. 🥩🍲🌿

👉 Don’t underestimate what real food and intentional living can do. Healing is possible — and it starts with your plate.

11/08/2025

I start my day with gratitude/ prayer, often while outside greeting the morning. It's a great way to infuse the day with positivity. Life isn't always perfect. But we have a lot to be thankful for. Maybe your house isn't perfect, or your kids or husband. But you have a house and kids and husband and a willingness to improve things. And your health. Maybe you have a health complaint. But think what can your body do? What things have improved for you with changes you have made. Be grateful for all that. Be grateful for your life. Be grateful for all that is in your past, your present and still to come in your future. Life is good!!

09/08/2025

Same goes for flaxseed, chickpeas, sesame seeds and the list goes on.

Soy contains phytoestrogens — plant compounds that mimic estrogen in the body. While some claim it’s “healthy,” the truth is that too much soy can throw off your natural hormone balance, especially in women and developing children.

🥴 It may contribute to:

Irregular cycles
Fertility struggles
Mood swings
Thyroid disruption
And don’t forget — most soy is GMO and heavily sprayed with pesticides. Not exactly something your hormones will thank you for.

👉 If you’re working to balance your hormones naturally, cutting back on soy (especially soy milk, tofu, and processed snacks) might be a smart move.

07/08/2025

My dear friends the cows were part of my life for ten or so years. At this time of year we would be welcoming the calves and starting the milking season again. I miss that time of close connection in the lives of my girls and their babies. I miss that connection to my food. I knew exactly where my milk came from to make kefir, yoghurt and cheese. I knew where my meat came from. The meat was so tender as our animals were killed on the property with very little stress. I'm so grateful for this time in my life. But I miss that connection to my food. Knowing exactly where our food comes from and participating in it was a wonderful experience. I was a town girl for most of my life. Becoming a country girl I faced a lot of learning. But life moves on. I take from this experience a deep understanding and gratefulness to farmers. A deep gratefulness for animals and what they can provide to us humans. It's still important that I buy food for my family that is of good quality. And I infuse it with love and good energy in the preparation and cooking of this food. Thanks to my many cow friends.

06/08/2025

What does a GAPS coach dream about at night? Different strains of bacteria, fermented foods and health and healing. Some people never recall their dreams. Some people sleep very lightly. Since increasing the diversity of good bugs in my diet, my sleep has been overall deeper and I can recall dreams easily.