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

<p><strong>Mind Thrive Course:</strong> Learn more about Amino Acid Therapy <a href="https://www.lauriehammer.com/mindthrive-amino-acid-therapy" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p><p><em>Special Offer:</em> Use code <strong>MINDTHRIVE</strong> at checkout to get <strong>$1,000 off</strong> the course!</p><p>- - - - - </p><p>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&#39;s journey through a rare and severe genetic diagnosis.</p><p>Jessica&#39;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.</p><p>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&#39;s daughter showed dramatic improvement — and four years later is a thriving, healthy six-year-old.</p><p>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.</p><p>- - - - -</p><p><strong>About the Guest:</strong></p><p><strong>Jessica Roman</strong> 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.</p><p>- - - - -</p><p><strong>Connect with Jessica Roman:</strong></p><p><strong>Instagram:</strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chealthcollective/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/chealthcollective/</a></p><p><strong>Shop the Book:</strong> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DKG7859G7" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DKG7859G7</a></p><p>- - - - - </p><p><strong>Connect with Laurie Hammer:</strong></p><p><strong>Facebook:</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/laurie.hammer.7/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/takebackmybrain/#⁠⁠⁠</a> </p><p><strong>Instagram:</strong> ⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/takebackmybrain/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/takebackmybrain/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>  </p><p><strong>Website:</strong> ⁠<a href="https://www.lauriehammer.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lauriehammer.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> </p><p><strong>Youtube: </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@takebackmybrain9073" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@takebackmybrain9073⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>- - - - -</p><p><strong>PODCAST</strong></p><p>Thank you for listening.</p><p>Please subscribe and share.</p><p>This podcast is produced by <a href="http://drtalks.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">DrTalks.com</a></p><p><a href="https://drtalks.com/podcast-service/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener