Wild Oil Of Oregano-How And Why To Use For Gut Disorders
October 10, 2023
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In this blog, we want to offer you a creative way to “spice up” your gut-friendly recipe toolkit! This is a smooth, tummy-friendly recipe that can be catered to your diet specifications.
Let us at Crohn’s & Colitis Lifestyle share our Sourdough secrets with you direct from Coach Laurie.
At CCL we created something called food philosophy. If you are unfamiliar with it, it’s a GAME CHANGER practice!
Food Philosophy:
To look at ANY plate of food and assess its risk to your personal needs.
In short, this technique helps you to assess each and every plate you have in front of you. You can look at risk factors and take proactive measures.
What truly matters is your Food Philosophy fits your unique needs to experience a healing response.
What is so great about the strategies we offer at CCL is that you should be able to properly digest and eat anything when your gut is healed. No restriction. So when your microbiome is in proper balance it can handle any food!
A Simple Example to Illustrate Food Philosophy
We would like to use a hypothetical example using this recipe to explain how important food philosophy is.
Here is an example of people currently with active IBD: Let’s say that 50% of people with active IBD who try this recipe could do well with this recipe and 50% of them don’t. Of those who don’t have IBD 95% of them will probably do well on this recipe and 5% won’t. Keep in mind this would be for any given recipe, not just this one.
This play on numbers (is just an example) teaches us that in order to have a healthy gut we need to build the ability to handle a variety of foods!
So the question to ask yourself is: if you don’t tolerate a certain food as well, ask why? And how can I build my gut to avoid a negative reaction in the future?
This is how so many of our clients have had success eating a wide variety after completing our program!
If you are new to CCL and want to find out more about food philosophy speak to one of our coaches on a free call here!
Today’s recipe is taken from our very own CCL Coach Laurie.
We loved the idea of this recipe and the fact that the ingredients are gut-friendly. Not to mention that the texture is appropriate for sensitive and healing tummies! So we decided to show this recipe as a great option for gut-friendly recipes, and added our two scents on it with additional gut tips!
Please note people with healthy guts can handle this recipe!
Each person’s gut healing journey goes at different paces, so our recipe suggestions are just general ideas, but please cater them (the ingredients, how they are cooked, etc..) to your OWN gut and what your professional health care team or our awesome coaches recommend! 🙂
Sourdough is leavened, slow-fermented bread, but instead of baker’s yeast, we use wild yeast (which we cultivate in the starter) from the air of your environment to naturally inoculate the starter which makes the bread rise.
In short, one huge benefit is its fermentation process.
Fermentation in general works by using microbes to break down different starches, carbs & proteins. This makes it easier to digest. Fermented foods, just like sprouted foods, are easier to digest and break down for the gut, thus making processing nutrients easier.
Fermentation unlocks nutrient potential, reduces anti-nutrients (plant compounds) that are less easy to digest and increases flavor. Anti-nutrients can be phytic acids, lectins, gluten, etc…
Sourdough bread, especially for people with IBD, is usually way easier to absorb.
*You can find all the ingredients & supplies to create this starter here!
Ingredients & Supplies:
Now we are ready to make the starter…
Day 1 combine:
Day 2:
Day 3 should be active + bubbly:
* Repeat day 2 process until your starter doubles in size.
*Do not use the sourdough discard for the first 2 days. But after you know it’s active or bubbly you can save the discard (for a later recipe to come-burger, buns, pizza)
Once the starter doubles in size, feed it one more time, and then it’s ready to use!!
For those who like visual references, here is a video Coach Laurie made for us!
Please keep in mind: You are looking for it to DOUBLE in size and then you know you are ready to use it for various recipes.
Laurie’s batch doubled close to day 4.
Please note: The fermentation process is highly dependent on the temperature in your kitchen so if you are in a colder season expect slower fermentation. But adversely, if you are cooking up a storm one day and your kitchen is warmer, it will ferment faster!
If you live in water climates it could be quicker, 3-5 days, to get started depending on how warm the kitchen is.
Laurie stores her starter in the fridge to slow fermentation so she doesn’t need to feed it every day. You only need to feed it every 1-2 weeks in the fridge.
FYI-If you store it on the counter you need to feed it daily as the yeast and bacteria will “eat up” all the sugars/starches in the grains and start to starve after a while if not fed (you may need to feed twice a day if temperatures are hotter)
If you see an alcohol liquid layer on top (HOOCH layer) that means the starter needs care. Reviving starving starters is a topic for a different blog!
Laurie puts a rubber band on the outside of the jar to mark where the starter rests As the dough rises (probably 3-4 days) you can track the progress with the rubberband!
Laurie takes the starter out of the fridge a day before she wants to bake and gives it a feed to “activate” or “wake up” the microbes!
In this section, we provide you with simple takeaway tips and a quick reference guide from us so that you can implement this in your daily health regimen!
*A quick tip:
Save all your starter discards because there are tons of recipes you can use them in! For example, rolls, pizza crusts, pancakes, etc…
Sourdough bread is a great food option for gut issues! Get some gut love from
that fermented bread!
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Before using any of the products or trying any of the treatments mentioned please consult with your doctor, as this is not medical advice and should not be used without medical supervision.
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In this blog, we want to offer you a creative way to “spice up” your gut-friendly recipe toolkit! This is a smooth, tummy-friendly recipe that can be catered to your diet specifications.