What in the world is MTHFR you may ask? Once you start becoming involved in your own health journey, new terms and concepts will become the order of the day. You may even feel like sometimes you are studying for a medical degree, without the paper to prove it! One of the most interesting […]
A lot of people wonder how anyone can do anything as drastic sounding as the AIP. The autoimmune protocol version of the Paleo diet and lifestyle. What is the AIP? There are so many foods that are taken out of your daily diet. Daily staples. Bread, milk, eggs, pizza, pancakes; the very thought of not […]
‘Hands On’ Healing Modalities for Autoimmune Disease: Part 2 I have very successfully used the Autoimmune Protocol to help reverse my autoimmune disease. The major component to it involves dietary and lifestyle changes. I think one of the biggest components to the lifestyle aspect involves including healing modalities as part of your healing toolkit. This […]
The practice of meditation and particularly mindfulness mediation has become a subject of great interest and more and more scientific studies are proving its effectiveness in treating stress and chronic illness as well as psychiatric disorders. Although it may conjure up images of a yogi sitting on a mat, crossed-legged say “OM”, it is in […]
I was diagnosed with Celiac disease in August 2009. What is Celiac Disease? Gluten is comprised of a protein called Gliadin, which is found in Wheat, Rye, Oats and Barley. In certain people, this protein is seen as an invader by the body and the body’s own defence mechanism attack it. The area under […]
AIP Chicken Strips One of the hardest things to try and do on the AIP is to try and coat things in crumbs, without the use of flour, or crumbs or Eggs! When I discovered that I could coat things in oil, either olive oil or coconut oil, and that coconut flour would stick to […]
You probably keep reading that acronym AIP all over my site and have no idea what it actually means. Well let’s get things straight it’s not some weird cult or some insane juice fast. 🙂 What is the AIP? Ok let’s start with what is stands for. Auto Immune Protocol. It is more commonly known […]
What kind of doctor do you see for your Autoimmune disease? Like most people, you probably see someone who specialises in the organ in which your disease occurs. An endocrinologist, a dermatologist, a gastrorenterologist etc. What would happen though if you could find a doctor that treats your whole body and not just looks at […]
After being on the AIP for two and half years, I knew it was time I had a follow up appointment with a neurologist. I had been putting it off for quite some time, considering my last experience with one as not good. I was just dreading, firstly the possibility that my MS had worsened […]
It has been said many times that the AIP is not a cure for Autoimmune disease. When we first start seeing results from it though and begin to start feeling well and notice that our symptoms are reduced or even gone, we can sometime forget that. But what happens if we have a flare […]