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There are many video recordings of Dr. Natasha’s lectures available on YouTube, as well as content on YouTube and many different websites about GAPS. Unfortunately not all is always accurate, of course. One good website is gaps.me, which is maintained by Dr. Natasha herself. And, of course, you can learn about the GAPS protocol from Dr. Natasha’s yellow and blue books. But it’s hard to learn a protocol from a book, which is why we built this course!
Yes! This course is written for people who want to learn how to do the GAPS Diet for themselves or their family. It’s not written for doctors.
The GSOG course has instructor oversight. The course is self-paced. We recommend you go through the modules in order to have the best understanding.
The Getting Started on GAPS Course was created to help you implement the protocol that Dr. Natasha outlines in her books and expand the book in a digital space. We can focus on individual topics and techniques to really take the time to expand and unpack the nuances in order to help you better succeed and be able to apply them to your individual situation. Because this course is only educational, we strive to teach as much detail as possible so you can apply this to your family situation. It helps you learn and practice the techniques, understand the why behind which foods to eat and not eat, and how to implement the protocol. There is also a live Q&A Webinar monthly, and a forum where you can ask questions. The GAPS Protocol is the same, but this course breaks the elements down, and explores them in more detail.
The GAPS Protocol is designed to support the body in healing. The symptoms you or your child are experiencing are a signal from your body telling you something is wrong. The medical world takes these symptoms and places them in diagnostic boxes, but the GAPS Protocol does not approach symptoms the same way. The focus of the GAPS Protocol is to support the body in what it needs using nutrition, detoxification, and minimal supplementation. Each person is different, but the GAPS Protocol will help support the body no matter the symptom or diagnosis. The GAPS Protocol has been successfully used by people with many diagnoses, including the ones listed above.
This course is designed to teach you the principles and practicals of the GAPS Protocol. How and when you implement what you’ve learned is up to you. The modules of the course make it easy for you to implement small steps while you “Practice GAPS.” Most people cannot fully implement the GAPS Protocol immediately, and it’s common for various members of the family to be on different pages or Stages. While it looks different in every family, it’s possible to implement the GAPS Protocol no matter the situation. Even if only a few things are implemented, each positive change you bring in will help the body.
Yes. The course was designed to be completed in about four months but you do have lifetime access to have continual access to the education resources.
There are a few payment options available
Payment Option #1: Payment in full at time of enrollment.
Payment Option #2: 50% at time of enrollment and the remaining 50% due in 30 days from the day you join the course. If the second payment is not made within a week of the invoice being sent, you will be withdrawn from the course until the payment has been made.
Payment Option #3: PayPal Credit (No down payment, 6-month, interest free financing through PayPal. You will need to establish this payment option on your own through your PayPal account. PayPal will pay us and you will then make six payments to PayPal directly.)
Payment Option #4: You are taking this course as a part of Be Well Clinic’s Nutritional Healing Program. In this case your payment options, and any withdrawal/refund requests will be handled through the program coordinator at Be Well Clinic, and your withdrawal/refund options are stated in your Nutritional Healing Program paperwork.
There are many ways you can start GAPS, but one way is with this course, designed to teach you everything you need to know about the techniques and concepts of the GAPS Diet, and larger GAPS Protocol. After completing this course, you will know how to cook all the foods on the GAPS Diet, know which foods are eaten at each Stage, as well as how to support your body with Detoxification and minimal Supplementation, so you can heal and repair your leaky gut and then your other symptoms.
You can see the modules of the course, which will give you a great idea of what you will be learning, by going to universityofvibranthealth.com/gsog and scrolling down the page.
No, this is not a certification course. This course is written for the public to learn about the GAPS Protocol so they can implement it in their life. It, of course, is a great place for anyone to start.
The certification courses to be a certified GAPS Practitioner or certified GAPS Coach are also listed on GAPSTraining.com. You can distinguish them by their titles which include the word “Training”.
You will receive a certificate of completion when you complete all the modules and finish the course. This certificate of completion is just for you. This course is not a certification course. It is an informational and educational course.
Yes! Once you sign up, you will have lifetime access to the material.
This depends on the person. Many people experience symptom relief within days or weeks of beginning the GAPS Protocol. This is because highly inflammatory foods have been removed and healing has begun. Even though symptom reduction means we’re on the right track, it takes much longer to fully heal and restore the body. When considering the GAPS Protocol, you should plan to invest 2-5 years into your healing.
Unfortunately, not at this time but maybe in the future.
The primary focus of this course is not teaching cooking techniques. This is not a cooking course. However, because food is a major part of the GAPS Protocol, we of course talk about food and recipes. You’ll get a recipe deck with many of the common recipes. We also include detailed explanations on the techniques needed to do the GAPS Diet.
For more details of cooking techniques, we recommend purchasing the book “The Complete Cooking Techniques for the GAPS Diet” or signing up for the Meat Stock Masterclass, both by Monica Corrado, a certified GAPS Practitioner. Additionally, more recipes can be found in the GAPS books by Dr Natasha Campbell-McBride and on the websites of GAPS Practitioners and Coaches.
If you wish to withdraw within 24 hours of course purchase, a full refund of your payment amount can be requested. Please allow 48 hours for the processing of the refund. Your access to the course will be removed at the time of your refund.
If you wish to withdraw up to 30 days after beginning the course, you can request a refund for 50% of the full course price (if you used Payment Option #2, you are not subject to any refund as you have only paid 50% of the course price).
If you wish to withdraw after 30 days you can request a refund according to the following schedule:
31-60 days: you can request a refund of 30% of the payment amount
61-90 days: you can request a refund of 20% of the payment amount
greater than 91 days: no refund available
You may request to pause your course access for up to 6 months. This is granted on a case-by-case basis, and we reserve the right to decide who qualifies for this accommodation. If granted, no refund would be issued, and your access will be paused for up to 6 months, when it would then resume for the remainder of your time. Requests to re-access the course should be sent to info@universityofvibranthealth.com This accommodation only applies to the Getting Started on GAPS Course, and does not apply to time spent in the GSOG Alumni Community.
We will try to help link you to a GAPS Practitioner and Coach near you. GAPS Practitioners and Coaches are also listed on the GAPS website at https://www.gaps.me/find-a-gaps-practitioner.php