I’m thrilled to be able to finally announce that yes, I am writing a book!
The book is called:
The Paleo Approach
Reverse Autoimmune Disease and Heal You Body
The book will be released September 17th, 2013 and is available for pre-order on amazon now!
So, let me tell you more about this book that I’m writing. The Paleo Approach will be a complete guide to using diet and lifestyle to manage autoimmune disease. It will answer all of the whats, the whys, and the hows. This is the book that I wish I had had at my fingertips 15 years ago. 
What is The Paleo Approach? This is the official blurb:
An estimated 50 million Americans suffer from some form of autoimmune disease. If you’re among them, you may know all too well how little modern medicine can do to alleviate your condition. But that’s no reason to give up hope. In this groundbreaking book, The Paleo Approach, Sarah D. Ballantyne, Ph.D., draws upon current medical research and her own battle with an autoimmune disorder to show how you can become completely symptom-free—the natural way.
The Paleo Approach is the first book ever to show you how to adapt the Paleo diet and lifestyle to bring about a full recovery. Read it to learn why foods marketed as “healthy”—such as whole grains, soy, and low-fat dairy—can contribute to the development of autoimmune conditions. Discover what you can eat to calm your immune system, resolve inflammation, and help your body heal itself. Learn which simple lifestyle changes—along with changes in diet—will make the biggest difference for your health.
If you’re concerned that “going Paleo” will break the bank or require too much time in the kitchen preparing special foods, there’s no need to worry. In The Paleo Approach, Dr. Ballantyne provides expert tips on how to make the switch easily and economically. She explains how to stay within your food budget while going Paleo, how to make the best use of your time in the kitchen, and where to shop for what you need. The book also includes meal plans that help the body maximize healing, and delicious recipes for recommended dishes.
Features such as these make The Paleo Approach the ultimate resource for anyone suffering from autoimmune disease. Why suffer a moment longer? Reclaim your health with The Paleo Approach!
I have to admit that I have fallen in love with the medium of an actual book. It is allowing me to tie ideas together and explain concepts in more detail than I could ever accomplish with a blog post. I get to organize every topic related to autoimmune disease in a way that is easy to read, easy to find the answers to your questions, and links together concepts so all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place for you. The book is divided into three parts.
The first part of the book will walk you through the science, including:
- the most current understanding of the causes of autoimmune disease,
- how the immune system works and what goes wrong in autoimmune disease
- how diet and lifestyle factors contribute to the development and perpetuation of autoimmune disease,
- the links between autoimmune disease and gluten sensitivity, leaky gut, and gut dysbiosis
- the links between autoimmune disease and nutritional deficiencies
- the links between stress, hormone dysregulation and inadequate sleep an autoimmune disease
- diet recommendations to manage autoimmune disease
- the whys behind foods to exclude
- the whys behind foods to include
- navigating food sensitivities and bacterial/yeast overgrowths
- lifestyle recommendations to manage autoimmune disease
- troubleshooting and dealing with the “vicious cycles”
- supplements and diagnostic tests that may help (and ones that probably won’t)
- navigating prescription medications
- how to reintroduce foods after your autoimmune disease is in remission
- faq
The second part of the book deals with implementation:
- summary of the recommendations with a focus on what you can eat
- complete food lists
- what foods can you eat?
- what can you drink?
- what foods should be consumed in limited quantities?
- vitamin and mineral content of included foods
- food sources of micronutrients that people with autoimmune disease are commonly deficient in
- healing/super foods to eat more of
- the importance of eating “snout to tail”
- FODMAPs
- sources of inulin fiber and insoluble fiber
- vegetables which might be an issue for SIBO
- where to buy ingredients, shopping lists and meal plans,
- priorities for tight budgets
- time management strategies
- how to eat this way within a family, eating out, packing lunches traveling
- lots of tips for many aspects
- how to work with your doctor
- modifications for kids
- modifications for pregnant and lactating women
- priorities for exercise
- stress management strategies
- dealing with the emotions of autoimmune disease
- more faq
The third part of the book will include over 100 recipes!
- Kitchen Staples
- Breakfast Foods
- Meat and Poultry
- Fish and Shellfish
- Organ Meats and Other Unusual Cuts
- Soups and Stews
- Side Dishes
- Snacks and Appetizers
- Beverages
- Desserts and Occasional Treats
Yes, this is a BIG book. The words “complete guide” and “ultimate resource” are not overselling this book at all! I am definitely not promising a light book–you will be building muscle carrying this one around! And healing your body too! As I work over the next few months to finish writing, I hope that you will share in my excitement (and be patient with the reduced amount of content on the blog). I will be keeping you posted on my progress, and giving you some previews of both science content and recipes along the way.
I hope you are just as excited about this book as I am! Excited enough to pre-order your copy now! Why pre-order? Pre-ordering does two things.
First, it guarantees that you will get your copy by the release date.
Second, it guarantees that you will pay the lowest price for your copy.
How does this work? The publisher will decide how many copies to print in the first run based on pre-order sales. Many books sell out of the first run, sometimes even before the book is released. If you don’t pre-order, you run the risk of having to wait for a second print run to get your copy. The prices on amazon fluctuate (based partly on sales and who knows what else!). When you pre-order, amazon guarantees that the price you pay is the lowest price the book drops to between when you order and when the book is released. You don’t pay until the book ships (typically a few days before the release date) and you should receive the book right on September 28th, 2013!
Will it be available on Kindle?
Yes.
Howdy! This article couldn’t be written much better! Looking through this article reminds me of my previous roommate! He constantly kept talking about this. I will forward this article to him. Fairly certain he will have a good read. Thank you for sharing!
Hi! I just found your blog two nights ago and it’s been so much help. I’m so excited about your book and wish I could get my hands on it now! I have an auto immune disease called Alopecia Areata and it causes my hair to fall out in circular patches. The Dr. had nothing proactive to say about it, so I started researching holistic approaches and read that some people with AA are getting good results by removing gluten, refined sugars, processed foods, and dairy from their diet. So I started doing that, and when I started telling people about it everyone kept saying, “are you doing the Paleo Diet?”. I had never heard of it so I looked it up and sure enough, it’s pretty much exactly that! I just started a week ago and am learning everyday about how to set myself for success eating this way. So far I love it! I’ve been researching daily about it, trying to learn more about how foods effect my body, what I should eat, what not to eat, and recipes. Your book would be of so much help for me right now! I would buy it in a heart beat – and I will as soon as it’s available. In the meantime, do you have any recommendations of what I should read?
Thanks!
Practical Paleo by Diane Sanfilippo is probably the best place to start http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1936608758?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1936608758&linkCode=xm2&tag=wwwthepaleomo-20
hi,
i cant wait for the book. 3-4 months ago i found out, that my diet is influencing my ms disease.
after 13 years of stuggeling (im very close to the wheelchair).
that was when i first heared of paleo. thanks to your explanations of cross-reactions to glutein, my eyes were opened a bit more and my understanding is improoving. but i come more and more to the conclusion, that i can only deal with fatty meat, fatty fish and fruit (all grass-fed, free running, wild catched, local grown with no gmo and no pesticides), what is still irritating me because of the contradiction to what i (my mother also) been taught my whole life. so im concerned if i do get all essential nutrients (most common objection of people i talk to).
you are mentioning some very interesting points in that book, that draw my attention to interesting aspects, i have not thought of yet.
thank you from my deepest heart for the enormous help i got from your articles!
vladimir
I just found your site and love it! Thanks for being here! i’m looking forward to your book coming out and really REALLY hoping there will be a number of egg free treat/dessert options i can offer my egg-allergic kids! Paleo seems to incorporate soooo many eggs in their baking, much to my dismay!
Thanks!
Nikki