Breaking the Vicious Cycle

Elaine Gottschall on the Dini Petty Show 1997 SCD & Audience Stories

Originally aired on February 14, 1997, this episode of the Dini Petty Show features Elaine Gottschall, author of Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Intestinal Health Through Diet, discussing the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) and its role in digestive health. Elaine is joined by audience members who share personal testimonies of how dietary changes have influenced their health journeys, offering lived experience alongside expert insight.

The Dini Petty Show, Elaine Gottschall, author of Breaking the Vicious Cycle, shares her journey

In this archival interview from 2000 on The Dini Petty Show, Elaine Gottschall, author of Breaking the Vicious Cycle, shares her personal journey and groundbreaking research behind the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. Elaine explains the science, the skepticism she faced, and the real-world outcomes that surprised audiences long before gut health became a mainstream conversation. This is an extraordinary and historically significant conversation that helped shape a global movement.

Getting Healthy Television Food Network featuring Elaine Gottschall

Elaine Gottschall, author of Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Intestinal Health Through Diet, joins hosts Kate Connelly and Louis Aronne, M.D. on Getting Healthy Television to explore the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) — a nutritional therapy designed to support gut health and manage chronic digestive conditions. In this conversation, Elaine explains the origins of the diet, the scientific rationale behind its food-based approach, and how specific carbohydrate choices can influence the intestinal environment and overall health.

Dini Petty Show – September 1995 Elaine Gottschall Interview + Special Guest Judy Herod

In this rare archival clip from The Dini Petty Show (September 1995), Elaine Gottschall, author of Breaking the Vicious Cycle and founder of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD), joins host Dini Petty for an in-depth conversation on diet, digestion, and healing. Elaine shares her personal story, insights into the science behind SCD, and practical guidance for those navigating chronic digestive illnesses. This episode also features a memorable moment when Judy Herod, a member of the audience, is introduced and contributes her perspective.

Breaking the Vicious Cycle Documentary Toronto, March 1996 Specific Carbohydrate Diet SCD

This archival documentary captures a seminal moment from March 1996 in Toronto, focusing on Breaking The Vicious Cycle — a movement rooted in the principles of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) and intestinal health. This film highlights the emerging conversation around dietary approaches to chronic digestive disorders at a time when many patients, families, and clinicians were seeking alternatives to conventional treatment.

Functional Medicine Update Gut Health, Nutrition, and Inflammation Jeffrey Bland Elaine Gottschall

This interview presents the November 1997 edition of Functional Medicine Update™ with Dr. Jeffrey S. Bland, PhD, a foundational figure in the development and dissemination of functional medicine. In this installment, Dr. Bland explores the emerging science and clinical relevance of gastrointestinal health and physiology, particularly its interconnected relationship with the immune and neurological systems and gut inflammatory mediators. The focus aligns with early functional medicine emphasis on systems-based understanding of chronic disease and nutrient-based influences on physiological function.

Elaine Gottschall Introduced by Judy Chinitz Specific Carbohydrate Diet SCD Research

Judy Chinitz introduces Elaine Gottschall, author of Breaking the Vicious Cycle, at the DAN (Defeat Autism Now) Conference, where Elaine shares the research, reasoning, and lived experience behind the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD).

Elaine Gottschall on Grandparenting, Retirement, and Life What On Earth

In this archival interview from April 1993, Elaine Gottschall, author of Breaking the Vicious Cycle and pioneer of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD), sits down with Bruce Steele on the program What On Earth to reflect on grandparenting, retirement, and life beyond research.

Elaine Gottschall at DAN Conference 2004 Diet, Gut Health & Autism Introduction

In this archival presentation from the 2004 DAN (Defeat Autism Now) Conference, Elaine Gottschall, B.A., M.Sc., author of Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Intestinal Health Through Diet, delivers a speech introduced by Judy Gorman Chintz, a mother and advocate whose son, Alex, has profound autism.

Elaine Gottschall on “Here’s To Your Health” (May 4, 1993) | SCD & Intestinal Health Interview

Elaine Gottschall, author of Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Intestinal Health Through Diet, appears on Here’s To Your Health (May 4, 1993) in an interview with Deborah Ray. In this archival conversation, Elaine discusses foundational ideas that underlie the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) and its role in supporting digestive health and overall well-being.

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