Development of Immune Intolerance in Children
Immune tolerance (sometimes called immunotolerance or immunological tolerance) is a situation in which the immune system “tolerates” an antigen—meaning that it doesn’t mount an …
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Immune tolerance (sometimes called immunotolerance or immunological tolerance) is a situation in which the immune system “tolerates” an antigen—meaning that it doesn’t mount an …
Sophie Van Tigelen is a passionate foodie, recipe developer, author, and photographer. Diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis in 2009, she used the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) …
Jo is the blogger at Comfort Bites, and the author of the book and Kindle ebook SPICE, containing over 90 recipes that feature herbs and spices on the autoimmune protocol. In the …
How To Use Exercise To Heal You, Not Hurt You. Hi there, I am Andrea, the founder of Autoimmune Strong, and I want to tell you a little story. You see, when I was diagnosed with an …
Rebecca Boucher is a holistic nutritionist student and the blogger behind Lichen Paleo, Loving AIP. She suffered from multiple skin issues while growing up, including eczema, and …
According to our best estimates, about 15.5 million Americans have had cancer at some point in their life, and about as many as 60 million Americans have an autoimmune disease. …
Jaime Hartman is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Certified AIP Coach, and Registered Yoga Teacher. She also has a master’s degree in educational psychology and over 20 years of …
Meet Petra Chambers-Sinclair, MA, an inspirational AIP blogger and health coach who is dedicated to helping people find solutions to their health challenges. Petra has 25 years of …
Genetic testing can give us tremendous insight into our own health and, more importantly, our optimal diet and lifestyle choices given our genetic predisposition. I’ve long …
Okay, let’s admit it: there’s something super appealing about health products that let us just sit there (or stand there!) and work their magic without needing us to do much. …
Before I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis three years ago, I never would have guessed how many of the symptoms—weight gain, constipation, joint pain, even another …
After 6 years of Paleo, and much of that on a modified Autoimmune Protocol, I’ve learned that one trick that can help us save time, money and stress: batch cooking for the …
As AIP’ers, I think our heads are constantly full of ingredient lists—avoiding not just gluten, dairy and soy but also nightshades, nuts and seeds and eggs can make finding …
Genetic testing can give us tremendous insight into our own health and, more importantly, our optimal diet and lifestyle choices given our genetic predisposition. I’ve long …
It took me a year-and-a-half of mysterious thyroid symptoms to get a diagnosis of Hashimoto’s. I still consider myself lucky—according to Dr. Izabella Wentz’s Hashimoto’s Protocol, …
With 2017 predicted to be one of the riskiest years ever for Lyme-carrying ticks (thanks to an explosion in the mouse population last year that was thanks to a bumper crop of …
Despite mainstream nutrition’s continued promotion of grain-based foods as part of a healthy diet, the evidence against wheat continues to grow (and grow, and grow!). And, it’s …
Dr. Terry Wahls is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa where she conducts clinical trials. She is also a patient with secondary progressive multiple …
I’ve dedicated a huge portion of my website, my books and really my business to the idea that we are capable of affecting massive change in our health all on our own. From the …
No matter where we are in our healing journey, we’ve likely discovered that a positive mindset makes a world of difference in how we think, look and feel. But how do we …
As parents, friends and community members, we’re often pulled in a million different directions. In a culture that increasingly emphasizes hard work and self-sacrifice, it’s no …
Today marks the beginning of National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month. Could there be a more perfect time to release The Thyroid Secret, a phenomenal 9-part documentary series …
If there’s one skill we all gain on the AIP, it’s cooking! When we’re focused on consuming only the most nutrient-dense, clean, anti-inflammatory, high-quality whole foods to …
We might be tempted into intimidation at the idea of putting together AIP snacks. Even if we’ve been Paleo for a while, avoiding old staples in the pursuit of autoimmune health (no …
This post is the first in a new series all about the mindset shifts that can help us heal on the AIP . I felt it was time to tackle mindset because I keep hearing one pervasive …
Corticosteroids are man-made hormones similar to the cortisol naturally produced by our adrenal glands, typically prescribed for autoimmune conditions and inflammatory disorders. …
The Autoimmune Protocol, or AIP, is a life-changing complementary approach to healing autoimmune disease that’s based on a somewhat radical notion: the idea that we can control our …
My good friends Mickey and Angie at autoimmune-Paleo.com have created what they call AIP Evolved – A Manifesto, a collection of 20 key concepts that are fundamental for a …
There is increasing interest within the scientific and medical communities in something called self-management, a fairly loosey-goosey term for any intervention or complementary …
My books are available again at all Costco stores in the USA!!! I can’t wait to see my books again among the stacks in the middle of the store! Plus, I love Costco!!!! …
Today I’m giving my readers a truly awesome resource to celebrate The Healing Kitchen making it into Costco stores around the country! This is an awesome feat for any Paleo …
When Alaena Haber and I decided that we’d like to collaborate on a project, the question we asked is “what resource does the autoimmune community need, but …
The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) estimates that approximately 1 in 5 of us suffer from one or more of the 140+ diseases classified as autoimmune in …
Wednesday, I was diagnosed with a new autoimmune disease. I have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. There is such a tremendous feeling of grief associated with a diagnosis like this. …
Who’s ready for the holidays?! When you think about all of the planning, purchasing, cooking, socializing, and other random chaos that comes with the season, can …
It’s here! It’s here! It’s here! Today is the day that The Paleo Approach Cookbook is finally available in stores and from online retailers!!! Happy Release …
The first paper from Dr. Terry Wahl’s clinical trials, titled “A Multimodal Intervention for Patients with Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: Feasibility and …
There are many topics that I researched extensively for The Paleo Approach that I’ve been meaning to write about for the blog for ages. I have decided take some of these …
There are many topics that I researched extensively for The Paleo Approach that I’ve been meaning to write about for the blog for ages (the book just gives me a firm …
Those of you who have been following me for a while know that my original plan to write a complete guide to managing autoimmune disease and lifestyle was overly ambitious, and the …
At the Ancestral Health Symposium, I was offered some jerky. I said something like “oh, I’m highly sensitive to nightshades so I probably can’t eat it”. …
There are many topics that I am researching and writing about for the book that I’ve been meaning to write about for the blog for ages (the book just gives me a firm …
I have been diligently working over the last few days to completely update The Autoimmune Protocol page to reflect all of the recommendations in my upcoming book The Paleo …
For those of us with celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity, it is critical to understand the concept of gluten cross-reactivity. How many of us is that? Well, 98% of …
This project evolved considerably as I delved into it. To see the amazing resource book that The Paleo Approach became see this post and have a look at this video tour from …
This is the second of two guest posts written on the subject of Th1 versus Th2 dominance in the context of autoimmune disease by Mickey Trescott, blogger behind Autoimmune-Paleo …
Alcohol is restricted in the Paleo diet autoimmune protocol; and for those of us with autoimmune disease, it can feel like there are no pleasures left! My inner monologue goes …
The autoimmune protocol is, by default, a fairly low-carbohydrate diet. This is especially true for those with gastrointestinal symptoms, suspected or confirmed Small Intestinal …