In my last article I gave a little personal background on my decade of low-fat vegan dieting and how I believe it contributed to my ill-health, as well as gave you a bunch of reasons why fat is incredibly necessary for the optimal functioning of the human body. Here I have prepared a little guide on fats, as they apply to someone on the autoimmune ...
The Autoimmune Protocol Guide to Fats
Why Do We Need Fats?
One of the hardest things for me to accept when I transitioned from a vegan diet to a more ancestral one was the role of saturated fat (especially the fat from animals) as well as cholesterol in my body. I had gone a decade believing that because I ate a purely plant-based diet free from cholesterol and animal fat that I would avoid cancer, heart ...
AIP Carrot and Sweet Potato “Chili”
One of the meals I really tend to miss on the autoimmune protocol is a warming bowl of chili. Unfortunately, traditional chili is not very autoimmune protocol friendly, being chock full of nightshades, beans, and dairy. It never occurred to me until recently that I could mimic the texture of tomatoes with carrots and sweet potatoes. This recipe is nothing like a traditional chili, ...
Autoimmune Protocol Meatloaf
One of my favorite autoimmune protocol bloggers is Whitney from Nutrisclerosis. She is not shy about encouraging people to make changes in their diet to help their autoimmunity, and I find her success story about using the autoimmune protocol to put her multiple sclerosis into remission pretty amazing. Ever since I found her site and saw her meatloaf recipe I knew I had to try ...
Anti-Inflammatory Turmeric Tea
Back when I had newly discovered my autoimmune issues and was still working out my diet, my uncle called me with an anti-inflammatory turmeric tea recipe that a friend had given him. After first trying it, I put it into heavy rotation in my tea routine. When I began the autoimmune protocol, I stopped making it because of the cayenne and pepper. Well, I was ...
Measuring Success
Recently a woman who is a fan of my Facebook page reached out asking, “There are lots of Paleo success stories on the web, but not so many AIP success stories – just wondering if any of your readers can share, to encourage the rest of us?” When I read her comment, I was really moved. By almost anybody’s standards, Autoimmune Protocol is a difficult, ...
Budgeting Tips For The Paleo Autoimmune Protocol – Part III: Join A Buying Club
Now that we have covered how growing your own food and buying meat in bulk can save you money, we will move on to the last tip I have for you as well as some concluding thoughts. Tip 3: Join a buying club or get savvy at buying food online. Nowadays many buying clubs exist to help you bypass the markup charged at the grocery ...
Budgeting Tips For The Paleo Autoimmune Protocol – Part II: Buying Bulk Meat
Earlier this week I showed you how growing some of your own food can help bring down the costs of being on the autoimmune protocol. Today we move on to how to save money on buying high quality meat, something that is an integral part of this way of eating. Tip 2: Invest in a deep freezer and get in the routine of buying bulk ...
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