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Sleep: Why It’s Important For Those With Autoimmune Disease, And How To Get More Of It

  Along with working on my circadian rhythm by using the tips outlined in this post, making an effort to get my sleep on track has been absolutely essential to my healing journey. I thought I would share some information ...

Circadian Rhythm – Getting Back On Track

A circadian rhythm is a daily cycle of biological processes that the body undergoes in response to the environment, mostly as a response to light. I have found that regulating my circadian rhythm has been very helpful in managing my ...

Why Do We Need Fats?

One of the hardest things for me to accept when I transitioned from a vegan diet to a more ancestral one was the role of saturated fat (especially the fat from animals) as well as cholesterol in my body. I ...

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 ...

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 ...

My Struggle With Exercise and Autoimmunity

My entire life I have struggled with exercise. As a child I was severely asthmatic and therefore banned from doing P.E. or any sports that caused my heart rate to increase. Fortunately I discovered that I could ride horses, and ...

Low Stomach Acid and Autoimmune Disease

One of the recent topics I have covered in my coursework with the Nutritional Therapy Association is digestion. In the book Why Stomach Acid Is Good For You by Dr. Jonathan Wright, I have come across a lot of information that I ...

Mickey’s Recovery – Part II

If you are starting here, you might want to read Mickey’s story, parts I, II, and III, and her recovery part I. When we left off, I had managed to recover enough to get a part-time job. I was still very much sick ...