The monthly Community Update is where we give you a heads up on some great offerings in the way of podcasts, video series, and local in-person meet-up groups. If you have started a local support group on Facebook (no pages please), send us the link through our contact page and we will promote it monthly. Healing Hashimoto’s Summit We’re so excited to announce the first-ever Healing ...
Community Update – May 2016
Pineapple-Marinated Steak
We’ve still got a few weeks until Father’s Day, but I’ve already been working on my menu game to honor the daddy in our house. I decided that marinated steak would hit the spot. I settled on using a pineapple base, because pineapple contains enzymes that soften protein. Next, I needed a kick of flavor, but there’s one little problem with many marinade recipes ...
AIP Kitchen Tour – May 2016
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 ...
Garlic-Amino Chicken Kebabs
Its getting to be that time of year again where we can fire up the grill for some quick summer eats, and today I’m sharing one of my favorite grill recipes. The quick marinade works its magic tenderizing the chicken due to enzymes in the pineapple juice, and creates a nice sweet and savory sauce with the coconut aminos (which is a soy-free sauce ...
The True Cost of Sleep Debt: Can You Recover?
When you know or suspect you have an autoimmune disease, so many things change — your shopping list, your approach to cooking, and the attention you pay to nutrition labels, to name a few. Even with this attention to detail, though, you may still be denying your body a critical aid in the fight against inflammation: the elusive practice of getting enough sleep. As Mickey ...
Sweet Potato and Lime Soup with Coconut and Chives
It’s funny how food can stir up emotions. Whenever I eat clams and octopus I am immediately transported back to Positano on Italy’s Amalfi coast, where my husband and I ate a memorable plateful under the shade of a large parasol overlooking the shimmering azure blue Mediterranean Sea. When I pick over a crab I think of all the lazy Sunday afternoons I have spent with friends ...
Pork Roast with Balsamic Reduction
Balsamic vinegar is probably my all-time favorite condiment (certainly my all-time favorite AIP-friendly condiment). I put it in everything. Salads, marinades, even ice cream. There’s just nothing like it and the flavor’s so versatile! Pork, on the other hand, rarely shows up in my diet because it can be so darn expensive. But every now and then I’ll find a good price on a ...
Vitamin A: More Than Good For Your Eyes
This article is the third in an ongoing series on the fat-soluble vitamins,covering those that are integral to health and healing from chronic illness but often lacking in the modern diet. Check out Mickey’s previous articles on the importance of vitamin K and vitamin D, and my article on vitamin E. We’ve all been told by our grandmas that we have to eat our carrots so we’ll have good eyes, but why? It’s due to ...