I have been writing this blog 8+ years, and there are now over 800 posts including articles, podcasts, and recipes. I know that’s a high number for people to read. So, this summer, I’m featuring some of the best articles you might have missed. Today, I share 20 tips to make it through your toughest days.
This week’s Paleo AIP Recipe Roundtable is now live! The featured recipes from last week are: Easy “No Bake’ Breakfast Bars, Marinated Shrimp with Dill Salad, Grilled Sweet Potato Wedges with Lime, and Watermelon Limeade. Happy cooking, everyone!
We all know that life is uncertain and many things are beyond our control, but that doesn’t mean we like it. The flare-based nature of autoimmune disease embodies uncertainty. When will the next flare come? Can it be prevented? How can I love my body when it’s so unpredictable? That’s health uncertainty, but there are other types of uncertainty as well – economic, political, societal. During the pandemic, we’ve been faced with all of these things at once. Now, it’s 2021, and there’s a new type of uncertainty as we approach the world opening up again. How do we balance enjoying new freedoms while continuing to make safe decisions? How do we move forward in an uncertain world? My guest is Dr. Damon Silas, a psychologist who specializes in anxiety, grief and trauma. He’ll be sharing techniques for staying grounded when the world around us shifts.
This week’s Paleo AIP Recipe Roundtable is now live! The featured recipes from last week are: Golden Turmeric Coconut Cookies, Creamy Chicken & Spinach Casserole, Easy Pork Stir-Fry, and Quick No-Mayo Greek Tuna Salad. Happy cooking, everyone!
When you have one autoimmune disease, you’re more likely to develop another, and that has been Lindsey Parsons’ experience. She got three diagnoses within one year: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), and pernicious anemia. She was lucky to get diagnosed early before symptoms became severe. When conventional doctors offered little in the way of treatment and suggested a “wait and see” approach, she took her health into her own hands. Diet and lifestyle changes reduced her thyroid antibodies from 103 to 15, and her other symptoms improved as well.
This week’s Paleo AIP Recipe Roundtable is now live! The featured recipes from last week are: Blackberry Lemon Pie, Chicken Korma, “Potato” Salad, and Salsa Verde. Happy cooking, everyone!
Some people survive a COVID-19 infection but don’t fully recover. How common is this outcome? What types of symptoms do people experience? Do we know why this is happening? How can we treat it? My guest is Chris Kresser, a top clinician and educator in the field of functional medicine. In today’s podcast, he answers these questions and more.
This week’s Paleo AIP Recipe Roundtable is now live! The featured recipes from last week are: Fudgy “Chocolate” Cake, AIP Taco Seasoning, Sweet & Sour Pineapple BBQ Sauce, and Tropical Salmon Salad with Vanilla Citrus Dressing. Happy cooking, everyone!
40+ ways to use this medicinal spice in your kitchen and start feeling the benefits! Enjoy entrees, side dishes, drinks, ferments, spice blends, and desserts.
Have you ever been under a huge amount of stress and then stepped outside for a minute, and almost immediately felt your heart rate slow down, your breath deepen, and your mind start to calm? If you answered yes, you’re not alone. There is a growing body of research into nature’s impact on the human body. One of the problems of modern life is that it’s possible to spend our entire day and night indoors, with no exposure to nature at all. What are the benefits of nature? Can regular time in nature improve our autoimmune health? If we live in the city, can we still access those benefits? What about people who are homebound? We’ll be discussing all possibilities in today’s episode. My guest is Dr. Austin Perlmutter, an internal medicine physician with a passion for holistic health. He’s also the co-author of the bestselling book, Brain Wash.
This week’s Paleo AIP Recipe Roundtable is now live! The featured recipes from last week are: Self-Saucing “Chocolate” Pudding, Air Fryer Avocado Egg Rolls, Fish Tacos, and Mason Jar Greek Salads. Happy cooking, everyone!
Turmeric tops the list of medicinal foods for good reason. It’s anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, immune-modulating, promotes gut health, and protects all our major organs. There are also studies that show it can reduce autoimmune disease activity and help us achieve and maintain remission. Yet nothing in life is easy, and turmeric comes with a challenge: it’s hard for our bodies to absorb. That’s why supplements use special techniques to increase the bioavailability. Can we also boost the health benefits in the recipes we cook at home? When it comes to supplements, which ones are the best? I answer these questions and more.
This week’s Paleo AIP Recipe Roundtable is now live! The featured recipes from last week are: Broccoli Power Salad, Coconut Flour Lemon Banana Cake, Easy Ground Chicken Taco Salad, and Fennel Broccoli & Leek Gratin. Happy cooking, everyone!
Research shows that people with autoimmune disease have a higher risk of developing heart disease than the general population, and heart disease is already the number one killer worldwide. What’s the cause of this connection? How can we minimize the risk? And if we already have cardiac problems, are they reversible? These are the questions we’ll be answering in today’s podcast. My guest is Dr. Millie Lee, an Integrative Cardiologist who believes preventing and reversing heart disease is possible. She’s also the author of the book, Your Heart Is In Your Hands.
This week’s Paleo AIP Recipe Roundtable is now live! The featured recipes from last week are: Sweet Potato Tortillas, “Chocolate” Crispy Squares, Instant Pot Nomato Ketchup, and Strawberry Topping. Happy cooking, everyone!
Chad King is a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, who is also living with multiple sclerosis. He was diagnosed when he was just 21 years old and told by his doctors that he may end up paralyzed. Looking for hope, he found The Wahls Protocol and turned his health around.
This week’s Paleo AIP Recipe Roundtable is now live! The featured recipes from last week are: Sheet Pan Pizza, Vanilla Faux-gurt, French Onion Chicken, and One-Pot Turmeric Chicken and Cauli-Rice. Happy cooking, everyone!
Stool testing is one of the first tests run by functional medicine practitioners, because gut health and autoimmune health are intimately connected. However, not all tests are the same. What are the different types? Which are the most accurate? What can and can’t they tell us? What are some stool testing myths? And how can they help us on our health journeys? We answer these questions in today’s podcast. My guest is Dr. Lucy Mailing, a research scientist specializing in gut health, the microbiome, and nutrition science.
This week’s Paleo AIP Recipe Roundtable is now live! The featured recipes from last week are: Meatloaf Muffins, Cranberry Muffins, Creamy Asparagus Soup, and Chicken Mango Salad. Happy cooking, everyone!
When you start the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol, it’s largely about restrictions. Removing inflammatory foods and habits and replacing them with healthier choices. When you see the positive impact on your autoimmune symptoms, it can be incredibly empowering. But this is just the first step. The long-term goal is learning to listen to your body. Where do you need to exercise self-control, and where can you have a little freedom? Finding this freedom is finding your wiggle room, and it’s key to making a long-term healing lifestyle sustainable.
This week’s Paleo AIP Recipe Roundtable is now live! The featured recipes from last week are: Gujiyas, Lovebird Cheerio Granola, Spring Orange Asparagus, and No-Brainer Toasted Coconut Butter. Happy cooking, everyone!
Releasing a burden we’ve been carrying too long can lighten both body and soul. Yet this can be one of the hardest things to do, even when we want to do it. Why is letting go so hard? Are there things we can do to make it easier? In this episode, we talk about fostering a letting go mindset, goals for letting go, techniques for doing that successfully, and knowing when NOT to let go. My guest is Courtney Carver, the woman behind the website Be More with Less and the author of the book Soulful Simplicity. She’s one of the leading voices in the minimalist community, but today we’re not talking about letting go of material things. Courtney has a lot of wisdom to share about letting go in general.
This week’s Paleo AIP Recipe Roundtable is now live! The featured recipes from last week are: Crunchy Tuna Wraps, Easy Tomatoless Pasta Sauce (No Beets), Sweet Potato Turkey Patties, and Antipasto Pasta Salad. Happy cooking, everyone!
This week’s Paleo AIP Recipe Roundtable is now live! The featured recipes from last week are: Savory Irish [Sweet] Potato Cakes, German “Chocolate” Cake, One-Pan Chicken Pesto with Vegetables, and Thai Chicken Salad with Mango Dressing. Happy cooking, everyone!
Gut health and autoimmune health are intimately connected. So, focusing on foods that promote gut health makes sense. What qualifies as a gut health superfood? How can we incorporate more of these foods into our diet? Can a healthy food for one person be unhealthy for someone else? How do we determine the best “superfoods” for us? My guest is Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, bestselling author and leader in the paleo autoimmune community. She’s spent the last six years deeply researching gut health and shares her findings with us today.
This week’s Paleo AIP Recipe Roundtable is now live! The featured recipes from last week are: Irish Colcannon, Cinnamon Raisin Cookies, Instant Pot Goat (or Lamb) Curry, and Honey Curry Chicken Breasts. Happy cooking, everyone!
For Tameka Martin, intermittent health problems in adolescence led to more serious health problems as an adult. At her worst, she had six diagnoses but no solutions. She felt trapped in her own body. The Paleo Autoimmune Protocol healed many of her symptoms and restored both her physical and mental wellness. She shares the details of her journey with us today.
