The Blog

an archive containing hundreds of articles, recipes and other resources for implementing AIP and living well with autoimmune disease

The Blog

an archive containing hundreds of articles, recipes and other resources for implementing AIP and living well with autoimmune disease

AIP Plantain Wraps

This recipe for plantain wraps comes courtesy of our friend Mary Lapp, an original member of the AIP blogging community. When she decided to transition her website to focus on new endeavors, she wanted to know if we’d be happy hosting some of her classic recipes, and of course we said yes! These plantain wraps are incredibly simple and versatile. Just be sure you use ...

What Your Physician May Not Be Telling You About the Autoimmune Wonder Drugs

There are 100 million Americans who have autoantibodies and symptoms but no specific diagnosis. These people are told by their doctors to wait and see, to come back next year for more tests. They aren’t given any advice about interventions to take in the meantime. Yet science has shown that the development of autoantibodies precedes the development of autoimmune disease by several years. This is ...

Golden Chicken Nuggets

Do you miss McDonald’s chicken nuggets? Before I was enlightened to holistic nutrition, I would literally eat McDonald’s once or twice a week. Looking back, it’s hard to believe that was the norm for me. As bad as the quality of their ingredients was, I LOVED McDonald’s chicken nuggets as well as their McChickens. Well, if you find yourself still missing the flavor and texture ...

COVID-19 and Autoimmune Disease

At this point you have likely read numerous reports about the COVID-19 Coronavirus and hopefully have started implementing changes to minimize your risk of exposure or transmission of this new strain of virus. I will start off by saying I am not an infectious disease expert, but what I will seek to share with you below is a general summary of what we know about ...

Jennifer’s AIP Kitchen: How She Manages Graves Disease in Indiana

  AIP Kitchen Tour is a monthly feature in which we profile a member of the AIP community and their kitchen setup in hopes that it will further inspire us to get our kitchens organized and set up for success! We’ve interviewed folks who are making the AIP lifestyle a reality in everything from college dorms and small city apartments, to large households with non-AIP family members, and everything in between. Through these ...

Teriyaki Meatball Stir-Fry

Whoever invented coconut aminos – THANK YOU! Where would we be without this bottled magic? It has opened the door for a whole group of foods which would otherwise be based on soy sauce! And now, it is more readily available in grocery stores. (For the uninitiated, coconut aminos look, taste, and act like soy sauce. You can find bottles next to the soy sauce ...

Managing GERD Without Medications: Assessing and Addressing Diet and Lifestyle

GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) remains extremely common, affecting an estimated 40% of Americans on at least a weekly basis, despite widespread use of acid-suppressing therapies such as antacids, H2 blockers, and proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). I have written previously (1) about my concerns regarding long-term use of these medications, particularly the decreased absorption of critical minerals and other nutrients caused by lack of adequate stomach acid. ...

Smoked Oyster Tapenade

This quick and easy Smoked Oyster Tapenade appetizer is the best way to east smoked oysters. It’s a salty, briny, and slightly smoky dip that is a great way to ease your palette into smoked oysters. Oysters are a highly nutrient dense food. It’s right up there with organ meats when it comes to nutrient density. Canned smoked oysters are an easy way to get ...