Gut-Healing Diets
Gut-healing diets can improve symptoms of neurodevelopmental, mood and autoimmune disorders by healing the gut. These diets recognize the value of the microbiome in our intestinal tracts in preventing and healing these and other disorders. Examples of this type of diet are the Body Ecology Diet, the Gut and Psychology (GAPS) diet, the Paleo/primal diet and the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD).
Gut-Healing Diets Articles
Paleo/Primal Diet Main Info Page
What Is the Paleo/Primal Diet? The Paleo/primal diet is a gut-healing diet that is used to heal symptoms of gastrointestinal, autoimmune, neurological, metabolic and mood disorders as well as most chronic health conditions. The Paleo diet removes all processed foods, ... Read More
GAPS Diet (Gut and Psychology Syndrome) Main Info Page
What Is the GAPS Diet? The GAPS diet is a dietary solution to a healthier brain and improved immune activity within the body. It is often used by parents to control symptoms of autism, ADHDÂ and other neurodevelopmental disorders within their ... Read More
Specific Carbohydrate Diet Main Info Page
What Is the Specific Carbohydrate Diet? The Specific Carbohydrate Diet may help children with autism, ADHD, asthma, allergies, autoimmune disorders and more because many of them have gut problems, food sensitivities, poor digestion and/or malabsorption. A medical-research study found altered intestinal ... Read More
If Autism Is Medical and Can Be Reversed, Don’t We Have a Moral Obligation to Try?
This article can also be found on Dr. Gator's Substack here. Documenting Hope has just published another peer-reviewed case report in the medical literature showing full reversal of autism in a child. The real question is no longer whether this ... Read More
The Relationship Between Autism and the Cell Danger Response
For decades, autism has been framed through a variety of lenses including genetics, behavioral, neurological, microbiome, metabolic, and more. But what if these perspectives are all describing different pieces of a deeper, unifying biological process? Dr. Robert Naviaux, a physician-scientist ... Read More
Elimination of Autism Symptoms with Specific Carbohydrate Diet Case Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Windsor, CT, March 31, 2026 Peer-Reviewed Publication Documents Sustained Remission of Autism Symptoms Following Nutritional Interventions Case report and literature review highlight long-term recovery associated with the Specific Carbohydrate Diet Documenting Hope today announced the publication of ... Read More
Bipolar Disorder Redefined
What Is Bipolar Disorder? Bipolar disorder is characterized by abnormal, uncontrolled mood swings or possible wild outbursts. Symptoms may be mild, moderate or even severe and could impact a person’s ability to live, their energy levels, their decision making, their ... Read More
A Grounding Guide for Parents to Thoughtfully Evaluate New Health Interventions for Their ChildÂ
How to Avoid "Shiny Object Syndrome" Many parents today are actively looking for new health interventions to help their children feel better and thrive, especially children with chronic conditions, struggling with a multitude of symptoms, and developmental or behavioral challenges ... Read More
Gut-Healing Diets Stories
Kellen’s Autism Symptoms and PANS/PANDAS Are Gone!
We helped our our son heal from autism and PANS PANDAS, and there is absolutely hope. In between fourteen months and two years, it wasn't like an overnight regression with him, but he had words, he was social, we had ... Read More
Clara’s Eczema Is Gone
I helped my daughter to heal from eczema, and there is hope. Before Clara got better, life was really challenging, not just for her because she was the one suffering, but really for the whole family because she'd be up ... Read More
Colton’s PANS/PANDAS Is Gone
I helped my son heal from PANS PANDAS, and there is hope. A Rough Pregnancy and Birth He was born preemie at thirty five weeks. I had a really rough pregnancy. I had rheumatoid arthritis, which flared like crazy. I ... Read More


