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

Anti-Inflammatory Turmeric Tea

Back when I had newly discovered my autoimmune issues and was still working out my diet, my uncle called me with an anti-inflammatory turmeric tea recipe that a friend had given him. After first trying it, I put it into heavy rotation in my tea routine. When I began the autoimmune protocol, I stopped making it because of the cayenne and pepper. Well, I was ...

Measuring Success

Recently a woman who is a fan of my Facebook page reached out asking, “There are lots of Paleo success stories on the web, but not so many AIP success stories – just wondering if any of your readers can share, to encourage the rest of us?”  When I read her comment, I was really moved.  By almost anybody’s standards, Autoimmune Protocol is a difficult, ...

Budgeting Tips For The Paleo Autoimmune Protocol – Part III: Join A Buying Club

Now that we have covered how growing your own food and buying meat in bulk can save you money, we will move on to the last tip I have for you as well as some concluding thoughts. Tip 3: Join a buying club or get savvy at buying food online. Nowadays many buying clubs exist to help you bypass the markup charged at the grocery ...

Budgeting Tips For The Paleo Autoimmune Protocol – Part II: Buying Bulk Meat

Earlier this week I showed you how growing some of your own food can help bring down the costs of being on the autoimmune protocol. Today we move on to how to save money on buying high quality meat, something that is an integral part of this way of eating. Tip 2: Invest in a deep freezer and get in the routine of buying bulk ...

Budgeting Tips For the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol – Part I: Growing Your Own Food

This is a photo of my sweet little sister in my urban garden here in Seattle. One of the most common worries that people have when learning about the autoimmune protocol is how much it is going to cost them. I am not going to try and fool anyone into thinking it is not expensive, but for those that are willing to put some time ...

How Do You Balance Th1 and Th2 in Autoimmune Disease?

This article was originally written as a guest post for The Paleo Mom.  In my last article I explained the basic roles of Th1 and Th2 in the immune system as well as how they can be imbalanced in those suffering from autoimmune disease. In this article, I am going to cover the nutritional compounds that can shift the balance between Th1 and Th2, as well ...

Christina’s Turkey Breakfast Sausage

  A couple of months ago this turkey sausage recipe was floating around the Hashimoto’s diet facebook group from my friend Christina’s blog and I meant to make them immediately, but since I am not a huge poultry fan I kind of forgot. Well, I keep seeing rave reviews posted about them, so when I came across some quality ground turkey I knew exactly what I was going ...

What is the Role of Th1 and Th2 in Autoimmune Disease?

This article was originally written as a guest post for The Paleo Mom.  Those that suffer from autoimmune disease commonly experience symptoms that stem from imbalances within the functioning of their immune system. There are many factors that can influence this balance – stress, nutrition, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, gut flora, and allergies, among others. This way of looking at autoimmune disease is a growing ...