A Mother's Faith, a Simple Diet, and a Daughter's Full Recovery

Mind Thrive Course: Learn more about Amino Acid Therapy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Special Offer: Use code MINDTHRIVE at checkout to get $1,000 off the course!- - - - - In this episode of Take Back My Brain, Laurie Hammer interviews Jessica Roman, author of Dying to Thriving and founder of the Christian Health Collective, about her family's journey through a rare and severe genetic diagnosis.Jessica's daughter was born with an ACTG2 genetic mutation affecting her intestines and bladder. After thriving as a breastfed infant, she declined rapidly once solids were introduced — leading to emergency surgeries, intestinal failure, and a recommendation for TPN (IV nutrition), which Jessica describes as damaging to the liver, kidneys, and pancreas.Refusing to accept a grim prognosis, the family turned to the no-plant version of the GAPS diet, a carnivore-based protocol built around meat, organ meat, meat stock, and fermented dairy. Within weeks, Jessica's daughter showed dramatic improvement — and four years later is a thriving, healthy six-year-old.The conversation explores the science and process behind the no-plant GAPS diet, how homemade fermented foods rebuild the microbiome, why raw milk and proper fermentation matter, and how faith carried the family through their darkest moments.- - - - -About the Guest:Jessica Roman is the author of Dying to Thriving and the founder of the Christian Health Collective. After her daughter was born with a rare ACTG2 genetic mutation and faced a life-threatening intestinal failure diagnosis, Jessica turned to the no-plant GAPS diet to help her daughter heal — restoring her health, development, and quality of life. She now works with families around the world, including 16+ families with the same diagnosis and adults facing intestinal failure, helping them use nutrition to support serious chronic and genetic conditions.- - - - -Connect with Jessica Roman:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chealthcollective/Shop the Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DKG7859G7- - - - - Connect with Laurie Hammer:Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/takebackmybrain/#⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/takebackmybrain/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lauriehammer.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@takebackmybrain9073⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- - - - -PODCASTThank you for listening.Please subscribe and share.This podcast is produced by DrTalks.comhttps://drtalks.com/podcast-service/