AutoImmune Paleo Articles
5 Reasons You Should Get Your Nutrition From Real Food Before Supplements

The addition (or subtraction!) of supplements, while on a healing diet like the Autoimmune Protocol is one of the hottest topics in our community. Personally, in my 6-plus-year healing journey, I’ve been through many “phases” of supplementation. At my sickest, ...

5 Ways To Keep It Simple While On AIP

Having a hard time either making the elimination phase of the Autoimmune Protocol stick for the first time, or sustain a healing diet long-term? You aren’t alone — and I believe one of the biggest barriers to compliance is sheer ...

Zoom Out! And Hone in on Better Health

Once we find out that certain foods are causing problems with our health, it can be so easy to get tunnel vision on our diets. The concept that everything we put in our bodies can either heal us or hurt ...

Surgery – The AIP Way, Part II

After four abdominal surgeries (the last two since adopting AIP to help me manage my autoimmune diseases), I was inspired to write a small blog series about “AIP surgery.” This post is Part II of the series and is focused ...

The Last Leg of Winter: Hurry Up and Slow Down

Winter can really be a marathon. By the time February rolls around, I’m usually spending my free time searching online real estate listings in tropical locales, daydreaming about a desert vacation, and counting down the days until spring break. I ...

Surgery – The AIP Way, Part I

I’ve had four abdominal surgeries in my lifetime. One emergency Caesar section and three laparoscopic surgeries to diagnose and treat endometriosis. Of my four surgeries, two were performed since I adopted the Autoimmune Protocol as my primary autoimmune disease management ...

Essential Lessons on Wellness, Learned from the Dying

I can’t entirely explain it, but I have always been drawn to hospice work. I worked as a Registered Nurse in hospice care for twelve years before my work evolved into health coaching. My time working in hospice care has ...

Berkey Water Filter Review

Today I’m going to share about one of my favorite kitchen items, my Royal Berkey Water Filter! I’ve owned my unit for two years, and it has proved to be a simple, affordable, and practical solution to water filtration for ...