The Paleo Mom is a scientist turned health educator and advocate.
Nuts and seeds in moderation are a health-promoting food. A variety of studies have shown that a mere 20 grams of tree nuts per day is associated with …
The WHYs behind the Autoimmune Protocol: Nuts and SeedsRead More
Herbs and spices are any savory, aromatic, edible plant used to flavor or garnish food (or in some cases, for their medicinal properties!). Although …
While many people in various “real food” communities agree that artificial sweeteners are a bad idea (see Is It Paleo? Splenda, Erythritol, Stevia and …
Sea vegetables, also known as edible seaweeds, are not only incredibly tasty, they’re also one of the most unique and nutritious foods on the planet! …
The parsley family (also known as the Apiaceae family or umbellifers, due to forming umbrella-like stem structures called umbels) is a huge plant …
Ginger is perhaps the most famous member of the Zingiberaceae family, which contains about 1600 known species (including turmeric, cardamom, and …
Indira Pulliadath is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) and an AIP Certified Coach. She has a Masters in Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy and …
Of all the animal products, seafood has one of the most consistently positive track records in the scientific literature. Oily cold-water fish like …
Some foods are obvious wins for a health-promoting diet because they have tons of beneficial constituents and very few or no constituents that …
Happy New Year! For me, like many, the start of a new year is a time of reflection. I look back over the last year, appreciate my accomplishments and …
Amid all the talk of berries as superfoods, bananas as gut-health boosters, and citrus as vitamin C powerhouses, one fruit group tends to get sadly …
ALL fruit have distinct health benefits (see Why Fruit is a Good Source of Carbohydrates, The Health Benefits of Apples, The Health Benefits of …
As you adopt the Autoimmune Protocol, your food choices become focused on consuming the nutrients to support healing—foods that provide everything …
Red light therapy, also called photobiomodulation or low level laser therapy (LLLT), is one of the most exciting tools we can add to our health …
Joovv Red Light Therapy for Mental Health, Stress, and SleepRead More
Bananas and plantains are both members of the genus Musa, growing on plants that are technically giant herbs rather than trees (due to having a …
Chronic illness is epidemic in our society. More than half of all Americans take two or more prescription drugs, and about one-fifth of us take at …
The onion family, also known as alliums, includes hundreds of different species belonging to the genus Allium, although the ones we’re most likely to …
The collagen supplement market is booming. There’s gelatin, collagen protein, collagen peptides, hydrolyzed collagen, collagen hydrolysate, marine …
I'm so excited to announce the the next session of The AIP Lecture Series!!! It begins Monday, January 18th, 2020 and there's still time to get …
Melons are the sweet, juicy fruits produced by members of the plant family Cucurbitaceae, and are related to squash and cucumbers (botanically, …
Winter squash is a generic term for members of the genus Cucurbita that grow through the summer and are harvested in the fall, when they’ve reached …
I recently released my new gut microbiome e-books, The Gut Health Guidebook and The Gut Health Cookbook (released this week!), the culmination of …
It is well-established that eating a diet abundant in fresh vegetables and fruits is good for our health. In fact, every serving of vegetables or …
Berries are an extremely ancient food in the human diet, with evidence of being a seasonal staple for prehistoric hunter-gatherers. And, science has …
Cruciferous vegetables are members of the Brassicaceae family, many of which are actually cultivars of a single species (Brassica oleracea): cabbage, …
Eating 8+ servings of fresh vegetables and fruits daily lowers risk of chronic disease more than any other dietary factor (see The Importance of …
Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in our body, and it also plays a major role in the health and function of the gut. In fact, ample research …
Jaime Hartman is an educator, chef, recipe developer, nutritional therapy practitioner, yoga teacher, and health coach who believes that nurturing …
When we think about the benefits of consuming fermented foods, we tend to focus on fermented vegetables (like sauerkraut, kimchee, and pickles), …
A juicy orange, a flavorful grapefruit, a sweet tangerine… the citrus family provides us with some of our most well-loved fruits! And along with being …
With mounting research suggesting fructose is a major player in our chronic disease epidemics (see Why is High Fructose Corn Syrup Bad For Us? and Is …
Could there possibly be a more controversial topic than how many carbs we should be eating?! One of the perks of following a Paleo framework is that …
Health is impacted by much more than what you eat. Health is also influenced by how you live. How active you are, how much you sleep, how much …
Nutrient sufficiency is arguably the most important quality of any dietary approach, meaning we choose whole foods with the goal of consuming adequate …
Wow. Stacy and I have been podcasting for almost 8 years! And co-hosting a weekly podcast has been the most amazing experience, and a key driver of my …
My Top Ten Favorite Podcast Episodes and a BIG Announcement!Read More
When my kids' school district announced last Thursday evening that, after one more day of school to prepare students for at-home learning, all schools …
Over the past century, few foods have overtaken our food supply quite like sugar and sweeteners. Yet despite decades of research, the relationship …
Staying hydrated is essential for kidney health and helps optimize digestion, neurological function, circulation, body temperature regulation, and …
Many micronutrients are immune modulators, meaning that sufficient amounts of these substances are required to regulate the immune system. Although …
Essential Nutrient Deficiency and Autoimmune DiseaseRead More
There is one pervasive myth about the Autoimmune Protocol: It’s too hard. When it comes to learning about and implementing the AIP, there's …
Since their beginnings in 1894, various United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrition guidelines have been criticized as not accurately …
The History of Dietary Guidelines (and How They’ve Steered Us Wrong)Read More
Megan Kelly is The Realistic Holistic, a holistic nutritionist helping ambitious babes with digestive & autoimmune disorders to use nutrition and …
In the last week of my 6-week intensive online course about the Autoimmune Protocol, the AIP Lecture Series, I address many issues related to lifelong …
Autoimmune disease is an epidemic in our society, affecting an estimated 50 million Americans. There are more than a hundred confirmed autoimmune …
I just wrapped up another session of the AIP Lecture Series, marking two years of teaching this online course, and I'm reminded that one of the (many) …
Well, Starbucks has made it official. It's pumpkin season! LOL! Even if the weather hasn't quite changed where you live (it's still in the 90s for …
The importance of exercise is ingrained in our minds, and for good reason: studies routinely show that physical activity is health-protective, and …
One of the consequences of a nutrients-first approach is that the distribution of macronutrient intake tends to end up fairly balanced, with roughly a …
AIP FAQ: Carbohydrate Intake on the Autoimmune ProtocolRead More
