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

Understanding Digestion to Own Your Healing

A massive part of the training for nutritional therapists is centered on learning about the digestive system and digestive process in the human body. While I was doing my training and the instructors were drilling this into us and my classmates and I were sweating it out over flashcards, I didn’t realize just how important this knowledge would become for me or my practice. I ...

AIP Stories of Recovery: Anna’s Recovery from Limited Scleroderma and Raynaud’s

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, ...

Mexican “Chocolate” Mousse

  This Mexican Chocolate Mousse is one of my favorite AIP-friendly answers to chocolate cravings, especially during the warmer months. But when it’s cold, it can also be served as hot chocolate! Simply blend it while hot and serve immediately instead of refrigerating it. When I first started the Autoimmune Protocol, I had been vegan for years, so I was used to giving up foods that ...

The Hashi’s/AIP Medical Study is a Go! Thank You to Our Donors

The Autoimmune Wellness community has come together in a BIG way recently. We want to take a minute to acknowledge the amazing folks who are initiating some big advancements in AIP, and to fill you in on what’s on the horizon! As you may remember, a few weeks ago, we announced that we’d be partnering with our collaborator, Rob Abbott, MD, to organize the first-ever ...

How to Make Your Healing Routine Easier During Back-to-School Season

  Finding Structure in Transition No one understands the frazzle of the fall season quite like moms do. Alarm clocks, piles of shoes by the front door, backpack checks, and multiple new schedules to juggle. Maintaining the time and space for your healing routine during these times of transition can be tough. It’s easy to let things fall by the wayside as new priorities arise. ...

Beet and Blueberry Chop Salad

  Chop salads aren’t really a new thing. They’ve been a trend for at least five years now, but I love them (and I don’t give two shakes about food fads anyway, I do what I like by golly… you know like become an AIP early adopter!), ’cause you get a little of everything in one bite! Even when I make a traditionally “pretty” salad, ...

Berries, Mint and Apple Cider Crush

  I have this vision of you swinging gently in a hammock, sun hat perched jauntily to one side and a tall glass of berry crush in your hand. Don’t worry if you have no hammock (I don’t either) but do try my latest recipe before summer’s a mere memory. What I love about this recipe is that it’s multi-functional. When you first make it, ...

Autoimmune Disease & Relationship Stress: Break the Cycle

I’ve written extensively here at Autoimmune Wellness about the impacts of stress on our autonomic nervous system and the challenges this can pose for healing. In my practice, I’ve developed a laser-like focus on this topic because it comes up with my clients so consistently. And having an autoimmune disease is in itself a stressor. The progress I see in my clients when they can ...