Avocados have become an important part of my diet since I started the autoimmune protocol. I used to think that they would make me fat! Of course, I didn’t know much about nutrient density, healthy fats, and eating right. Did you know that avocado is a fruit, not a vegetable? Avocados are incredibly nutritious and contain a wide variety of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. ...
Cream of Avocado Soup with Crab Meat
5 Digestion Mistakes You May Be Making
You’ve heard the phrase: “You are what you eat.” It would be more accurate to say: “You are what you eat, digest and absorb.” Nutrition is essential to healing, and if our digestion is impaired, not only do we become malnourished, but improperly digested food can trigger autoimmune symptoms as proteins enter our bloodstream through “leaky gut” walls. If we are going to put a ...
Zesty Apricot-Thyme BBQ Sauce
Oh BBQ sauce… something that is usually sorely missed while on the elimination diet, due to the copious amounts of seed and nightshade spices it contains! You don’t have to suffer though, as the flavor notes in traditional BBQ sauce can be recreated in an elimination-diet friendly version (except for maybe the extreme heat that hot peppers bring to the table!). This recipe is ...
Summer Fruit Gazpacho
This fruit gazpacho soup is very refreshing and the perfect dessert for a beautiful summer meal! I was tempted to create this recipe when I saw all the delicious summer berries at our local grocery store. My diet on the Autoimmune Protocol is usually very green so I never miss a chance to add some colors here and there. Gazpacho is best served chilled. If ...
Mickey’s Story
The early days I grew up in Southern California, a pretty typical, happy kid–I was rambunctious, loved animals, and could usually be found bossing everyone around (what can I say, oldest of four?). When I turned seven I had a birthday party with an ice cream cake; that night I ended up in the emergency room because I couldn’t breathe. It turns out, I had ...
Bacon-Wrapped Cinnamon Apples
The Autoimmune Protocol has allowed me to develop intuitive eating habits. Instead of craving chips or ice cream, these days my body asks for sea salt, extra carbohydrates, half an avocado, or omega-3 loaded salmon. I plan my meals around these nutritional intuitions so that each one leaves me feeling satisfied and nourished. I was inspired to create this easy finger food one morning when my ...
The Advantages of Disadvantages
I have three autoimmune diseases. There’s a classification for people like me. What we have is called MAS, Multiple Autoimmune Syndrome. It’s when a person has three or more diagnosed autoimmune diseases. Having one autoimmune disease makes one susceptible to developing others, especially if diagnosis and proper treatment are delayed. Of my three, only one was diagnosed within months of symptom onset, the other two ...
AIP Stories of Recovery – June 2015
“AIP Stories of Recovery” is a success story series about regular people from the Autoimmune Protocol community who are changing their lives using the protocol. Each month a new person is featured and readers have the opportunity to discover all the different health challenges that are being overcome by folks just like themselves on the same path. At Autoimmune Paleo we hope you’ll be inspired by, ...
Meet Mickey + Angie
With five autoimmune diseases between them, Mickey and Angie found their path to better health with the Autoimmune Protocol. Now it’s their mission to share that approach with nourishing recipes, practical resources, and community connections.
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