Joanna Francisco - Naturopath, Certified GAPS Coach

01/21/2026

Ahh, now that’s better ;)

With all the buzz around the new USA food pyramid guidelines, we decided to make our own!

This is the GAPS Diet–inspired food pyramid, centered around the foods that truly support gut healing and overall health across the different stages and spectrums of the GAPS Nutritional Protocol. At the foundation are animal foods and fats, and meat stock - the building blocks of the body. This includes quality animal meats (don't leave out the skin and nibbly bits of soft joint cartilage), fish, organ meats, eggs, animal fats, full-fat fermented dairy (kefir, sour cream, yogurt, and creme fraiche), ghee, butter, olive oil, and nourishing soups, stews, and casseroles. Foods are delicately seasoned with herbs, peppercorns, and rock salt.

In the early stages, the GAPS Diet focuses on well-cooked vegetables (as tolerated), gradually expanding to include eggs, avocado, and fermented foods like beet kvass, cabbage tonic, sauerkraut, fermented full-fat dairy, freshly dripped whey, and aged cheeses. Ginger tea with raw honey and other herbal, non-caffeinated teas are recommended along with freshly pressed juices as the base of GAPS milkshakes and smoothies. Honey is the primary natural sweetener on GAPS.

As the gut heals, more variety can be added in moderation and as tolerated, like raw and dried fruits, raw vegetables, along with properly prepared nuts and seeds that are soaked, sprouted, and fermented to support optimal digestion and absorption.

Repairing the gut is about simplicity, nourishment, and honoring how the body was designed to be fed. The GAPS Diet and our new food pyramid respects the unique healing path of every person - no matter where they begin their journey to recovery!

Save the GAPS Diet Food Pyramid graphic for future reference🤍

12/30/2025

Foundational: Knowing HOW the body works with regard to toxin elimination puts us in a better position to navigate “illness”, or, as it would be more accurately referred to, the healing efforts of the body.

Additionally, when you understand that what the medical world calls “symptoms” are the body’s built-in mechanisms for toxin removal BY DESIGN, you can actually be GRATEFUL that your body is working as it should. And when you think it though, suppressing symptoms (suppressing fever, inflammation, mucus production, etc.) is like disconnecting a blaring smoke detector. Just let the “symptoms” do their job and support the body through the process.

https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/what-makes-us-sick

By Dr. Tom Cowan, MD

12/30/2025

Very important info for parents of littles.

How To Avoid Winter Sickness - Dr Palevsky on CHDTV

When there is snow on the ground, a chill in the air, sniffles all around — it’s winter somewhere! Sickness seems inevitable this time of year, but it does not have to be. There are simple ways to prevent, treat and identify symptoms of illness early and avoid hospital visits or medication.

Pediatricians Paul Thomas, M.D. (retired) and Larry Palevsky, M.D. have extensive experience equipping families with tips and tricks to promote health over the seasons. In this program, they share some of these pointers to help viewers, like you, stay safe out there!

Watch it Here: https://live.childrenshealthdefense.org/chd-tv/shows/good-morning-chd/how-to-avoid-winter-sickness/

Or on Odysee: https://odysee.com/:f/Palevsky-CHDTV_How-To-Avoid-Winter-Sickness:2

Or on Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/video/B7WWCRVd8r89/

12/19/2025

I have a lot of respect for Dr. Palevsky. I’d love to see more MDs in the world like him.

New Interview: How Conventional Medicine Is Ruining Our Kids

In this episode of The Way Forward Podcast, Dr. Larry Palevsky breaks down the observations that pushed him to question the pediatric model from within. Standard protocols weren’t helping. Some interventions were making symptoms worse. And the infection-based framework he was trained to follow simply didn’t explain the chronic inflammation, neurodevelopmental issues, or immune dysregulation showing up in real kids.

Looking for clarity, he stepped outside the conventional lane—into nutrition, Chinese medicine, chiropractic, reiki, herbology, and other holistic approaches that offered a fuller picture of children’s health. That search opened deeper questions about vaccine ingredients, aluminum adjuvants, immune overload, environmental toxicity, and whether our definition of “infection” actually matches what’s happening inside children’s bodies.

This conversation is for anyone who already knows the system is breaking kids—and wants the language, context, and coherence to understand why, and what truly supports long-term health.

Watch it Here: https://thewayfwrd.com/podcast/ep-208-how-conventional-medicine-is-ruining-our-kids-dr-larry-palevsky/

Or Here: https://odysee.com/:f/How-Conventional-Medicine-Is-Ruining-Our-Kids:d

11/24/2025

The GAPS Diet is a gut healing protocol that eliminates foods that irritate the gut lining and harm the gut microbiome while providing the body that which it needs to rebuild and heal resulting in the restoration of the cellular structure of the gut lining and repopulation of the gut microbiome with a diverse, thriving beneficial bacterial community.

Grains are not used during the healing process. But once healed, grains that have been adequately fermented, like sourdough bread, are usually well tolerated and delicious, especially when loaded with raw grass fed butter, herbed tallow, and/or avocado + mineral salt!

11/19/2025

My hobby, love language, super power:

Presenting Loaded Baked Potato Soup - but no potatoes (carb, starch, not a GAPS food), no bacon (beef instead = biblically clean). This recipe includes gut healing chicken stock, cauliflower, onion, beef “bacon” bits (homemade…it’s all in the seasonings & cooking technique), and probiotic crème fraiche.

I love to take delicious recipes and modify them to make them GAPS-friendly and biblically clean. The other day I made a “sausage” casserole. To pull it off, I simply seasoned my beef as if I were making sausage from scratch. Endless possibilities. Happiness. Healthy gut. 🥰

11/19/2025

11/18/2025

Everyone should have activated charcoal on hand.

11/17/2025

Reach out if you’d like to make this with me in December 🧡♥️🤎

11/17/2025

Making Spiced AppleKraut…Yum! 🦠

11/11/2025

Make your home a place for healing.

A healthy home = a healthy you 🏡✨
Removing toxins from your space—like harsh cleaners, synthetic fragrances, and plastics—is one of the best first steps toward better health. Your home should be a place of healing, not hidden chemicals. Start small, swap wisely, and watch how much lighter you feel 🌿💧

10/23/2025