Diet

With Thanksgiving approaching quickly, I have been excitedly planning our holiday feast, but accommodating a variety of friends’ and family’s food allergies and preferences can be tough… especially when you’re crafting an autoimmune-friendly meal. As I’m a sucker for traditional foods, I am one for taking my holiday favorites and tweaking them to accommodate my autoimmune needs.  I experiment and have fun, but am also

Many aspects of the typical American lifestyle –the foods we eat, the things we drink (even the way in which we eat or drink), the personal care products we use and of course, many prescription drugs — can contribute to digestive tract malfunctions and ultimately leaky gut.  And not just in the obvious malfunctions such as indigestion, reflux, GERD, constipation, diarrhea or IBS (irritable bowel

The use of probiotics in various applications has become quite prevalent over the past two decades, as some physicians have become convinced that a microbial imbalance in the gut may be responsible for a host of maladies.  This is especially true for gastrointestinal disorders, but it may be implicated in a host of other conditions as well.  Here we examine the possible connection between autoimmune

Autoimmune Disease: The Clean Eating Cookbook, by Lisa Poloniato Marchese, CHN, is a clearly written, easy-to-use and wonderfully supportive cookbook, especially for novice cooks like me.  But the cookbook is more than a variety of recipes for appetizers, main courses, snacks and smoothies.  For me, simply, the cookbook offers hope. After going gluten-free nine months ago and not getting the expected symptom improvement for my

Many disorders, autoimmune and otherwise, are thought to be caused, at least in part, by an imbalance of vitamins, minerals and/or biochemicals within the body.  While such an imbalance rarely tells the entire story, in many cases it can be implicated as part of the problem.  Below we examine the issue of whether a disproportionate sodium-potassium ratio may be responsible for certain aspects of autoimmune

What conditions is this diet best for? The paleolithic diet, aka paleo or primal diet is best for people with autoimmune or inflammatory diseases such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, celiac, lupus, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, diabetes, IBS, Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, obesity and others.  In addition, those who have issues with blood sugar regulation and weight loss are usually served well by a paleo

I know I’m breaking all the rules.  Using food to make myself feel better.  And not just food, but food with sugar and dairy.  But I’ve been in a cranky pants kind of mood the last few weeks, waking up so tired each morning even though I’m getting my 7+ hours of sleep and even though my thyroid levels from the Hashimoto’s are supposedly in

What conditions is this diet best for? Dr. Peter D’Adamo, ND, creator of The Blood Type Diets™ and author of Eat Right for Your Type: The Individualized Diet Solution to Staying Healthy, Living Longer & Achieving Your Ideal Weight, believes this diet is best for those with digestive disorders and those who wish to lose weight.  He also believes that following this diet will keep