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

Mediterranean Cauliflower Couscous Salad

  Growing up, my twin sister and I had quite different preferences at mealtime. I was the “steak and potatoes” girl who loved anything fresh off the grill and next to a giant salad. Yes, 5-year-old me and 27-year-old me still eat the same! My favorite weekly dishes growing up were pepper steak, grilled chicken drumsticks with apricot glaze, ribs, and of course this Mediterranean-inspired ...

Orange-Tarragon Beet Soup

  Confession time! I don’t really like beets all that much. Gasp! I have learned though to enjoy them over the years, with a few new preparation techniques. Beets are yummy roasted with ginger and citrus and recently, I discovered that beet soup is quite delicious. It’s the velvety texture that won me over. I like to up the flavor ante on most dishes I ...

AIP Stories of Recovery – February 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 ...

Frozen Yogurt

We’ve had some unseasonably warm winter days here in Texas, and I know those of you down under have been suffering through one heck of a summer lately, too. I’ve been meaning to create an AIP-friendly version of everyone’s favorite warm-weather threat for a long time, and now that I have an Instant Pot in which to make yogurt, I dedicated a good portion of ...

Five (more) Tips for Eating AIP on a Budget (Part II)

  As you learned in Part I of this series, prioritizing properly, getting your best nutrition from food instead of supplements, and planning and shopping smart are huge strategies for making the Autoimmune Protocol work on a tight budget. In this article, I’ve got five more strategies you can use to save money while feeding yourself for better health. #4 Invest up-front Often, making a ...

AIP Kitchen Tour – February 2016

  AIP Kitchen tour is a monthly feature where we profile someone who eats AIP and has agreed to share their kitchen setup with the community, in hopes that they can further inspire us to get our kitchens organized and set up for success! We’ve heard reports of people who are able to make AIP work in college dorms and small city apartments to large ...

Smoked Clam Linguine

Valentine’s Day falls into the category of “Holidays I Avoid Entering Public Spaces For.” Also in this category is St. Patrick’s Day, New Year’s Eve, and Halloween. I sound like quite the holiday curmudgeon, but I have never been one for crowds or themed dress-up. Rather than scouring to obtain the elusive 7 p.m. reservation for two on Valentine’s evening at one of the nicest ...

AIP Evolved – A Manifesto

Okay folks, this is it! We have a full-fledged movement on our hands! This is where the rubber meets the road. The Autoimmune Protocol is changing tens of thousands of lives. If our blog readership is any measure, that number might be more like millions of lives. We are regularly contacted by doctors and other health and wellness practitioners saying that the positive changes they ...