Joanna Francisco - Naturopath, Certified GAPS Coach

08/21/2025

Unsafe practice.

It’s not just about the senselessness of injecting toxins into the body to prevent acute illness (a detoxification event). Parents need to be equipped with the knowledge of HOW the body works to understand why we would never want to undermine that essential process! What we’ve been led to believe are problems (symptoms that need to be suppressed) are in reality the mechanisms by which accumulated waste is eliminated. It’s not in your child’s best interest to get in the way of what the body needs to do to survive and thrive.

There’s a reason childhood chronic illness rates are exploding.

07/25/2025

You cannot make store-bought (factory produced) cereal into an acceptable food…dyes are only one aspect of the problem with boxed cereals. The extrusion process denatures what started out as food (grain) for the sake of uniformity and shelf-life. You can currently purchase foods that don’t have synthetic dyes, but if they are denatured foods, that’s hardly an improvement - that “food” will not serve you and can even cause harm. You CAN make homemade cereal that is not as damaging. I’ll post a link to a recipe. *Cereal is not on the GAPS Intro diet.

Learn about boxed cereal here: https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/modern-foods/dirty-secrets-of-the-food-processing-industry/

07/16/2025

06/10/2025

Fertility

The guest was asked for the one thing she would recommend people do to improve their health, and especially their fertility. Her answer:

“I’m going to say cook more food at home. That way, you have control of the ingredients and the quality of the oil. It costs a lot less. Arguably, the most important life skill that you can develop is the ability to cook whole, nourishing foods that taste good. It all starts in the kitchen.”

I agree so much with that. For me it’s a matter of taking back the power that our grandmothers and great grandmothers before had, power that has been largely lost in our culture.

Seeing people having fertility issues was one of the top reasons I entered this field. How your food is raised, selected, and prepared dramatically affects your state of health, including your fertility. If you’re struggling in this area, I’d love the opportunity to share information, resources, and techniques with you.

Lily Nichols, Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist and author, offers nutrition and lifestyle advice for boosting fertility and improving egg and s***m quality.

06/07/2025

05/27/2025

Food is the most powerful influence on your body’s microbial community. Changing your food to restore harmony to your microbial community has the most profound impact on your health.

Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride is a medical doctor, neurologist, and nutritionist best known for developing the GAPS Diet — Gut and Psychology Syndrome. She cr...

05/26/2025

Here’s what no one is telling you about childbirth—and what every expectant parent needs to know.

05/18/2025

I will be out here today with Weston A Price Tulsa Chapter. Stop by and say hello and be sure to pick up some FREE information on numerous health/nutrition related topics. We are offering $10 off annual memberships to the Foundation at this free event. We want to do everything we can to help you make prioritizing your and your family’s health a top priority!

12th & Harvard today (Sunday) 3:00-6:00
Joanna Francisco

05/14/2025

Helpful tip: Prepare several of your favorite sauerkraut varieties in large batches all at once. It may feel like a big job up front, but doing it less frequently makes the process feel much more manageable — and you’ll always have some on hand! I block out some time (mentally prepare 🥸) and enjoy a podcast or music while I squish away. 😊

These will last months in the refrigerator. *Make sure to keep the kraut fully submerged under the brine to prevent spoiling while storing.

Here were have: Curtido (red cabbage, carrots, onion, red pepper flakes, oregano), Green Cabbage Kraut, and Green Cabbage + Carrots.

These are all delicious foundational foods on a gut healing protocol for many reasons, but their main role in healing is to 1) increase and diversify beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract to assist with digestion and maximize absorption of nutrients and 2) restore balance to the bacterial population which can profoundly affect food cravings. Fermentation actually INCREASES the nutrient value of food.

Let me know if you’d like to try any of these or if you’d like to learn how to make your own sauerkraut, cultured raw dairy (yogurt, kefir, crème fraiche), and/or gut healing meat stock for yourself.

04/30/2025

If you heve received allopathic treatment on any level, you’ll need to proactively take measures to repair the damage to your gut.

If you’re receiving ongoing treatments, using the foundational foods of the GAPS diet during treatment will make you much stronger and put you in a healthier place to receive those treatments.

🔸Meat Stock - restores the gut lining on the cellular level
🔸Probiotic Foods - restore gut microbiome. If you’ve taken even just one round of antibiotics, this can take several months. It’s really important to watch your diet during the weeks and months after destruction to your microbial community has taken place so that additional expressions of imbalance (UTI, lingering cold, random “infections”) do not occur.

As you begin the healing process, it helps tremendously to focus on detoxifying and strengthening your elimination organs and pathways along with the dietary changes.

I can help you learn the specific foods used for healing, teach you techniques that turn food into delicious medicine, and guide you through the detox process. *None of the foods pictured here would be included.

04/10/2025

Excellent resource for a new or soon-to-be mom! 🎁

🥄 Your baby’s first bites set the stage for a lifetime of health! No kidding!

Make introducing solids a fun, nourishing, and stress-free experience with Monica Corrado’s beautifully hand-drawn chart! This easy-to-follow guide takes the guesswork out of feeding your little one, offering nutrient-rich, digestion-friendly foods that support brain development and overall wellness. Based on the principles of Weston A. Price/WAPF.

Hand-drawn and laminated, this is just as much kitchen art as a handy tool!
Get your chart now at srp.today/corrado