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

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 always informed my view of a patient’s whole health — and recently, I was reminded of some of the beautiful and challenging moments this work ...

Maple Sage Breakfast Patties

Here is a new addition to my collection of breakfast patties — see my Italian-Spiced 50/50 Sausages and Three-Herb Beef Patties elsewhere on the blog! I think you will thoroughly enjoy the flavor stars in this one, maple and sage, especially when combined with pork. Breakfast patties are a batch-cooker’s dream — like I’ve mentioned before, I like to cook a batch of these and freeze ...

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 my family. One reason why it has taken me so long to write about is that I just don’t think about it… filling the unit ...

AIP Stories of Recovery – February 2017

  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 Wellness, we hope you’ll be inspired by, ...

“Chocolate” Strawberry Tarts

  I generally don’t bake because it can be so time-consuming. And when you’re not using standard flours or sugars, it can often be expensive, too. So my autoimmune protocol-friendly desserts tend to be fruit, plain and simple. Maybe a smoothie or a bit of “nice cream”. Peaches with just a drizzle of honey. Warm pears sprinkled with cinnamon. Mmf. I mean, does that stuff sound ...

AIP Kitchen Tour – February 2017

  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 ...

Six Alternatives To Coffee While on The Autoimmune Protocol

  Why is coffee avoided while on the Autoimmune Protocol? One of the most commonly missed eliminations during the Autoimmune Protocol is, you guessed it… coffee! But why? Well, to start we avoid all seeds during a Core AIP elimination phase (NOTE – seeds are not avoided in Modified AIP, which is cool! Read more about the differences between the two here). This is because ...

Beef and Mushroom Carbonara

  Well, Happy New Year! I feel like I need to acknowledge that we turned the calendar page in my first contributor recipe of 2017. Does anyone else feel like this year is going to be full of opportunity and blessings? There’s something about the number 17. Maybe because 8 is my favorite number (I was born on 8-8-88) and 1 + 7 = 8… ...