Starting the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) for Crohn’s or gut healing? It’s easy to feel overwhelmed, confused, and alone—especially in the beginning. In this episode, I share the five things I wish someone had told me before I started the SCD Diet: honest lessons from my own journey with Crohn’s, healing through food, and navigating the emotional ups and downs along the way.

🎧 You’ll learn:

Why starting simple matters more than starting perfect

What to expect when healing isn’t linear

How to manage social pressure and food grief

When the SCD Intro Diet may not be right for you

How to avoid the trap of all-or-nothing thinking

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In this episode of Digestible Dialogues, I sit down with Reid Kimball—filmmaker, healing diet advocate, and now the creator of the Meadow Mentor app, an AI-powered tool built for anyone following therapeutic diets like SCD, GAPS, or the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol (AIP).

Reid is best known for directing the powerful documentary WANTED: Crohn’s End, which tells the inspiring, patient-centered stories of individuals who’ve used food to manage and heal from Crohn’s disease and other digestive conditions. In our conversation, he shares his own diagnosis story, how the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) changed his life, and why he believes in a holistic, individualized approach to gut healing.

“After years of pain and isolation, discovering SCD was like turning the lights back on in my life.”— Reid Kimball

We also explore the creation of Meadow Mentor, a groundbreaking new tool that brings tech and nutrition together to make healing easier, smarter, and more accessible.

In This Episode, We Cover:

* Reid’s journey from Crohn’s diagnosis at 17 to finding relief with SCD

* What inspired WANTED: Crohn’s End and what he learned filming it

* Why diet personalization is key (and why he’s no longer “SCD or nothing”)

* A behind-the-scenes look at the Meadow Mentor app and how it works

* Using AI to:

* ✅ Get real-time answers to diet questions

* 🥘 Create recipes from ingredients on hand

* 🛒 Scan labels for compliance

* 📓 Track food intake and symptoms

* 🌱 Choose support styles like “Echo Punk,” inspired by environmental healing

* Why even long-time SCD veterans (like us!) need accountability tools

* How tech + human support can work together on your healing journey

🔗 Watch & Try

🎥 Watch WANTED: Crohn’s End (Free on YouTube):

🌿 Try the Meadow Mentor app: https://meadowmentor.com📬 Contact Reid: meadowmentor@gmail.com

Let’s Keep the Dialogue Going

Have you tried a therapeutic diet like SCD, GAPS, or AIP?What’s your go-to gut-friendly meal?Reply to this post, leave a comment, or share with someone on a healing journey

If you’ve been following the Specific Carbohydrate Diet or a similar approach for managing IBD, you might think all starches are off-limits. But what if I told you that some starches can actually support your gut lining, reduce inflammation, and help you stay in remission?

In today’s episode of Digestible Dialogues, I’m diving into one of the most misunderstood food groups for those of us with gut issues: resistant starch.

I’ll walk you through:

* What resistant starch is—and why it’s different from the “bad” kind

* How it supports butyrate production (aka your gut’s secret weapon)

* Which types are SCD-friendly (hint: they’re not as rare as you think)

* Smart food pairings for digestion and microbiome support

* My personal approach to RS2, RS3, and Bifidobacterium after 20+ years of healing

💡 Plus, I’ve created a quick reference guide for you with SCD-legal resistant starch sources and a 3-day sample meal plan to get started.

📥 Download the free PDF here →

This episode is all about building a more resilient gut—not just avoiding triggers. If you’re ready to go beyond elimination and start nourishing your microbiome, I think you’ll find this one empowering.

As always, I’d love to hear your take. Have you tried incorporating resistant starches? Did it help? Hit reply or leave a comment—I read every one.

Here’s to a stronger, happier gut Sherry

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