Our Team

Rob Abbott, M.D.

Medical Advisor  |  See Rob's articles >>

Rob Abbott, M.D. is Autoimmune Wellness's resident Medical Advisor. He is medical director and the functional physician for Resilient Roots: Functional and Evolutionary Medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia. He completed his family medicine internship with VCU-Shenandoah Valley in Winchester Virginia and is a graduate of the University of Virginia (U.Va.) School of Medicine where he served as a student ambassador for the U.Va. School of Nursing’s Compassionate Care Initiative, promoting resilience, compassion and self-care. He has completed additional training with the Institute for Functional Medicine, is a Kresser Institute ADAPT Level 1 trained clinician, and is an AIP Certified Coach. Rob approaches medicine from an evolutionary and functional perspective and practices what he calls “spiritually focused and evolutionarily informed functional medicine.” In his free time, Rob enjoys creative expression through writing, sharing blogs, poetry and podcasts through his website amedicinalmind.com.

Three things you might not know about Rob:
1) I have a fraternal twin and I'm not sure what this life would be like without him.
2) My nickname growing up was Rabbott. It came from wearing sports jerseys (because of my twin!) that said R. Abbott. It also happened that I was ridiculous quick and could never stop moving, even for a second.
3) I've been told by more than one stranger that I look like Will Wheaton or Edward Norton. I'll let you decide.

Grace Heerman

Blog + Social Media Director

Grace Heerman is a writer, content coach and yoga teacher from Seattle. Grace designs websites and creates content that capture how great her clients are so they can effectively and authentically share their expertise with the world. Here at Autoimmune Wellness, Grace writes book reviews, manages blog content, and organizes social media publishing. She splits her time between living in Seattle with her friends, Minnesota with her family, and Asia, where she likes to spend the winter months. You can find out where she is now on Instagram and learn more about how she balances work and travel on her website, Said with Grace.

Three things you might not know about Grace:
1) One of her eyes is half brown and half blue.
2) She's lived in Asia for a total of 20 months -- 9 months in college, and 11 months in 2017-18.
3) She's met the Dalai Lama.

Jordan Taylor

Instagram Manager  |  Follow along >>

Jordan Taylor is a marketing strategist and the owner and founder of JAW Media, a full-service social media marketing company. She works with brands to define their voice, connect with their audience and grow their business through social media. Jordan was first introduced to AIP when her husband was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. She witnessed incredible healing in her husband and became passionate about a holistic lifestyle and the impact of food on one’s health. Jordan lives near the ocean in Santa Rosa Beach, FL with her husband and son.

Three things you might not know about Jordan:
1) Six years ago, she didn’t know how to cook a single recipe. Now, cooking is a passion.
2) She has lived in 4 states in 5 years.
3) She doesn’t know how to whistle.

Beth Jacques Chen

Recipe Contributor  |  See Beth's recipes >>

Beth is mama to a beautiful boy, a self-taught cook and photographer. After becoming ill, Beth found the AIP diet and used it to help find stability in her health. She’s turned her passion for food, photography and healthy living into a blog called bonaippetit.com. The purpose behind the blog was to make switching to the AIP lifestyle less intimidating and more delicious. Just because you have food restrictions, doesn’t mean that your food needs to taste like it. Besides the kitchen, her favorite place is her backyard where she chases her kiddo and is attempting to turn her back thumb green. Beth lives in San Diego with her husband and son.

Three things you might not know about Beth:
1) Beth has always loved food but didn’t learn to cook until she was in her mid-twenties.
2) She doesn’t like chocolate.
3) Beth absolutely hates snow and loves the sun.

Kris King

Recipe Contributor  |  See Kris's recipes >> 

Kris is a wife and mommy to an amazing toddler boy. By day, she is a high school business teacher; by night, a creative who loves to cook! In 2016, she began chronicling her journey of switching to a paleo diet for fun on Instagram. However, a few years after that, she was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition called myasthenia gravis. Having recently had her first child, life wasn’t slowing down and neither was she! She gained a new sense of hope when she discover the AIP. That, coupled with her determination to bounce back with renewed strength, she officially made the switch to a paleo lifestyle, developing recipes to include many that are AIP-friendly. Since then, she’s managed to decrease inflammation significantly, and has discovered the body’s miraculous ability to heal. Find more on Kris here: Fashioned2Inspire, Facebook, Pinterest, and YouTube.

Three things you might not know about Kris:
1) She studied and holds a Minor Degree in Spanish, and is pretty great at Spanglish lol.
2) She’s an aspiring actress who’s acted in film and theater.
3) She once traveled to Italy and stayed in a hostel run by nuns.

Indira Pulliadath

Recipe Contributor  |  See Indira's recipes >>

Indira Pulliadath is a nutritional therapy practitioner (NTP) and an AIP Certified Coach. Before working as a Nutritionist, she worked as a researcher in the healthcare industry for 15 years in the field of pharmacoeconomics. She started exploring healing diets five years ago when she was first diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. The disease pretty much crippled her, progressing very rapidly to all her joints. Over a period of two years, she tried several diets and alternative therapies, which did not help her much. Finally it was the AIP diet that helped to reduce her pain and inflammation greatly. Once she began to get better, she decided to switch careers and become a nutritional therapist so she could help other people.

When she is not doing health coaching or researching, she is experimenting in her kitchen! She loves to develop Paleo and AIP versions of her family’s favorite recipes. You can find her recipes on her blog 'Cook2Nourish’ and on her Youtube channel. She is also active on Instagram and Facebook. Indira lives in Connecticut with her husband and two teenage children. As a family they enjoy hiking in the beautiful trails in and around Connecticut.

Three things you might not know about Indira:
1) She was once trapped in a building while it was collapsing and fortunately she and most of her coworkers survived this ordeal!
2) She loves to dance – Bollywood dancing is her favorite although she is also trained in Kathak, which is a form of Indian classical dance.
3) She can speak 3 different languages (Hindi, Malayalam and Marathi) in addition to English.