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 Stories of Recovery – July 2016

  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 ...

Moroccan-Inspired Breakfast Skillet

AIP recipe note: This recipe is compliant with Core AIP and appropriate for the Elimination Phase of the Autoimmune Protocol. If you’re learning how AIP works, see our Autoimmune Protocol guide, read the Elimination Phase guide, and review answers in the AIP FAQ. One of the most basic Autoimmune Protocol meals is simply meat and compliant vegetables cooked together. Throughout the last five or so ...

Ginger-Lime Salmon with Watermelon Mint Salsa

  I am not surprised to say this is my third salmon recipe for Autoimmune Paleo! I can’t help that this flaky, buttery, nutrient-rich fish is my favorite food and one I enjoy 4 to 5 times a week! My body just positively craves it almost every single day. I attribute that to wild salmon’s stellar nutrient profile. It’s a wonderful source of omega-3’s, selenium, ...

Rethink the “B” Word to Improve Your Quality of Life

The average American parent juggles a seemingly endless number of tasks, activities, obligations, and stressors. Parents are stressed trying to balance work and family life, kids are involved in multiple extracurricular activities, on average we live farther from relatives and friends who traditionally have shared in childcare, and we live in a “connected” world that makes it hard to slip away from e-mail, cell phones, ...

Banana Split Pudding

  It’s the perfect time of year to be breaking out all those classic childhood desserts. Summer just screams ice cream sandwiches, Popsicles, milkshakes, birthday cake a la mode, and banana splits – and you don’t have to be a kid to want to hearken to that call. Nowadays, it’s pretty easy to find an autoimmune protocol-friendly version of your favorite treats. Even if they ...

AIP Kitchen Tour – July 2016

  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 ...

Vitamin E: Antioxidant Super Hero

This article is the fourth of an ongoing series on fat-soluble vitamins, covering those that are integral to health and healing from chronic illness but often lacking in the modern diet. Check out Mickey’s previous articles on the importance of vitamin K and vitamin D, and my article on vitamin A.  Vitamin E is a well-known antioxidant. But what does that mean? Antioxidants are substances that protect against the damage ...

Kedgeree

  Kedgeree is an old Anglo-Indian breakfast dish that was brought over to the Victorians in the days of the Raj. You will find several versions, some use spices whilst others do not. It all depends on whether you feel its roots are more Anglo or Indian. A prerequisite is always the inclusion of smoked haddock, something that was added after the dish was firmly established in ...