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What I Learned from the Paleo Mom This Weekend (Part 2)

On Nutrients: Offal, seafood (especially shellfish), and leafy green vegetables are the most nutritious foods you can eat. Nuts and seeds are eliminated on AIP because so many people have a high sensitivity to them, and people with autoimmune issues have up to 5x sensitivity to nuts and seeds than the average population. However, they […]

I Don’t Have the Energy to Start AIP…

I’m doing a series on the 7 fears that hold people back from getting started with AIP. Today we are talking about: Fear #6: I don’t have the energy to get started… “The thought of spending all day in the kitchen whipping up a week’s worth of meals brings me to tears.” “I’m so tired […]

Can I Do AIP If I Don’t Have Time to Spend All Day in the Kitchen?

This is #5 in a series of articles about the fears that may be stopping you from getting started with AIP… Fear #5: I don’t have the time… …to spend all day in the kitchen. …to make every meal from scratch. …to clean up all the dirty dishes. …to do all the grocery shopping and […]

What I Learned from The Paleo Mom This Weekend (Part 1)

As I fly over snow-covered Minnesota, I have a lot of time to sit here on the plane and reflect on the incredible experience I just had at the first ever Paleo Mom Workshop in Santa Cruz, California. The tranquil retreat center was nestled in the middle of the redwood forest, and the abundant AIP […]

How I’m Getting Out of my AIP Rut

We all get to a point where we struggle to keeping AIP interesting. In the first few weeks, though, it was definitely “interesting”! Before AIP I had gotten into a rut with eating pretty much the same 5 or 6 meals each week over and over again. But learning to cook without so many of […]

Why I Cried Over a Star Wars T-Shirt this Week…

As I walked into the preschool on Tuesday morning, I overheard some of the other moms talking about school picture day. That day, Connor just happened to be wearing a Star Wars t-shirt. Yes, I sent my preschooler to picture day in a four-year old, hand-me-down, long-sleeved Star Wars t-shirt. I thought about going home […]

The 5 Second Rule You Need to Know to Blast Away Your AIP Fears

Have you ever thrown an ax before? Despite growing up in the country, Saturday night was my first time. I was honestly scared to death, and when my first throw caused the ax to bounce off the board and come flying back towards me, I had to struggle to keep myself from bursting into tears […]

How to Get Over the Fear of Reintroductions

I have been following the strict AIP elimination diet for over eight months now. I’m not going to lie, the first few weeks were challenging to say the least. I was hungry and light-headed because I wasn’t eating enough, had a headache because I gave up caffeine, and I REALLY missed some of my favorite […]

4 Secrets on How to Power through Your Food Cravings

I’m excited to bring to you our first guest article, written by our very own Simply AIP family member, Sami Varshikov! Sami is a healthcare administrator and clinical nutritionist based in California. Her concentrations include autoimmune conditions, eating disorders, and food allergies. When she isn’t working, she spends her time reading, or cooking while dancing shamelessly […]

It’s Not Your Fault

“If you have an autoimmune disease, you are a survivor, and I believe you have an infinite potential within you.” –Eileen Laird (Phoenix Helix), Reintroducing Foods on the Paleo AIP, A Step-by-Step Guide I read this quote from Eileen when I was still new to the Autoimmune Protocol and it was exactly what I needed […]