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

COVID-19 and Autoimmune Disease

At this point you have likely read numerous reports about the COVID-19 Coronavirus and hopefully have started implementing changes to minimize your risk of exposure or transmission of this new strain of virus. I will start off by saying I am not an infectious disease expert, but what I will seek to share with you below is a general summary of what we know about ...

Jennifer’s AIP Kitchen: How She Manages Graves Disease in Indiana

  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 ...

Teriyaki Meatball Stir-Fry

Whoever invented coconut aminos – THANK YOU! Where would we be without this bottled magic? It has opened the door for a whole group of foods which would otherwise be based on soy sauce! And now, it is more readily available in grocery stores. (For the uninitiated, coconut aminos look, taste, and act like soy sauce. You can find bottles next to the soy sauce ...

Managing GERD Without Medications: Assessing and Addressing Diet and Lifestyle

GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) remains extremely common, affecting an estimated 40% of Americans on at least a weekly basis, despite widespread use of acid-suppressing therapies such as antacids, H2 blockers, and proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). I have written previously (1) about my concerns regarding long-term use of these medications, particularly the decreased absorption of critical minerals and other nutrients caused by lack of adequate stomach acid. ...

Smoked Oyster Tapenade

This quick and easy Smoked Oyster Tapenade appetizer is the best way to east smoked oysters. It’s a salty, briny, and slightly smoky dip that is a great way to ease your palette into smoked oysters. Oysters are a highly nutrient dense food. It’s right up there with organ meats when it comes to nutrient density. Canned smoked oysters are an easy way to get ...

AIP Stories of Recovery: Phoebe’s Recovery from PoTS and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

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 by, ...

Coconut Shrimp Soup with Oyster Mushrooms

  I recently came across a great local resource of jumbo wild-caught shrimp, and decided to develop a creamy coconut soup base to enjoy them with. You’ll enjoy this shrimp soup because it takes less than an hour to complete from prep to table, tastes fancy with minimal effort, and is a simple way to get some nutrient-density into your routine. If you can’t find ...

Real Plans + AIP: Amazing 2020 Updates!

If you’ve been following us for any length of time you already know that we think the Real Plans meal-planning software is the most genius organizational tool for anyone doing an elimination diet like the Autoimmune Protocol. (Seriously haven’t heard about it? Head over to our overview post for some in-depth details!). The incredible thing about Real Plans as a company is that it is ...