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Following the AIP Diet for Vegetarians and Vegans- Is it Doable?
If you are starting to read or research about the AIP diet or AutoImmune Protocol you know it is a diet that is meant to bring down your inflammation. By eliminating food items such as dairy, gluten, sugar, soy, processed foods, nightshades, legumes, nuts and seeds, AIP rebuilds your gut, balances your hormones and gives you a nutrient dense diet to combat inflammation. If you are a vegetarian or vegan that pretty much cuts out half your food options. So the question then is: Is the AIP diet for vegetarians or vegans doable?
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A Holistic Look at Inflammation In the Body.
If you have been diagnosed with any of the over 80 auto-immune diseases or chronic illness, you are suffering from some sort of inflammation in the body. While inflammation in and of itself is not bad, but actually a natural part of the healing process, if you have chronic inflammation it might be disrupting the quality and well being of your life. Inflammation doesn't develop unrelated to other parts of your body. Here is a holistic view of how your body develops inflammation in the body.
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My Favorite Methods to Tackle Hormonal Imbalance at Any Age.
My favorite way to balance my hormones is to have everyone get away from me. Aside from that no-fail technique, there are a lot of different naturally based methods you can use to approach hormonal imbalance. Food, supplements, or alternative care can all aid you in feeling normal, peaceful, and less sweaty again.
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10 Unmistakable Signs Your Body is Healing from Inflammation.
If you haven't gone to the depths of your body soul to heal yourself, you may not recognize the signs of healing. It is a gentle, subtle, and sometimes confusing process but there are 10 unmistakable signs your body is healing from inflammation.
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How to Follow the AIP Diet for Kids.
Following the AIP diet can be tough for anyone but the AIP Diet for kids definitely carries it's own challenges. This post was inspired by mothers contacting me asking how they can adjust it to their kids so let's see what we can figure out together. The purpose of this Auto-Immune Protocol is really to eliminate anything that could possibly cause inflammation but how do you do this when your child is a picky eater or is used to certain foods?
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My No-Fail Tips for Being Successful on the AIP Diet.
When it comes down to Auto-Immune Diseases they all have one thing in common..inflammation. The Auto-immune Protocol is a special science based diet that may be able to help you with your current inflammatory situation. It's a strict protocol with two phases: Elimination and Reintroduction.
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Haircare Tips for When Your Hair is Acting like an Asshole on Alopecia.
When I noticed my hair started falling out I wanted to put my head in a bubble and sleep upright so nothing touched my head. That was a little extreme of course and once I understood the four STAGES OF HAIR GROWTH I had an idea of how I could realistically care for my hair. How do I care for my hair when it is falling out? 1. Put down the hair products If you are using hair spray, gels, or other styling products be careful. Adding stress or resistance (literally hairspray) to your hair may cause your hair to break. It is also tough to manage if you are…
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Understanding Alopecia and the Stages of Hair Growth.
I changed my diet and I’m still losing hair! This is a common phrase we alopecia folks say to ourselves. There is more to hair loss than just diet, though diet is a HUGE factor in how I re-grew my hair. Your hair has its own hair growth cycle and understanding how that works can help put your mind at ease when you notice the strands and tears coming down in the shower. What are the stages of hair growth? Hair growth has four stages where your hair follicles either shed, rest, or grow. Losing hair is actually a very natural part of that hair growth process. In fact, we…
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Part 3- The Effect of the Auto-immune Diet for Alopecia Areata and How I Grew My Hair Back.
What really happened on the autoimmune inflammation diet with my alopecia areata? Month 1 and 2– I didn’t see much hair growth but I felt GREAT. I wasn’t tired, sluggish and any sort of mind fuzz was gone. I had incredible energy and my body snapped into some muscular super hero shape. Mind you I was riding horses three times a week and doing heavy manual labor (I was a tour manager) but the diet change really turned me into a health mutant. I am already in shape but I had to make sure I was eating A LOT to keep me at a healthy weight and not waste away. I…
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Part 2-The Autoimmune Inflammation Diet and Alopecia Areata.
You will be eating all the time so check your bank account because you will be buying the highest quality foods and ingredients you can get your hands on. You will learn to enjoy food in its most natural state without tons of seasonings and condiments. You will not be eating nightshades, dairy, sugar, gluten, tons of caffeine, or legumes. Deal? You are Now On the Autoimmune Diet for Inflammation and Alopecia Areata. This diet is also called the AIP diet aka Autoimmune Protocol, Autoimmune Paleo, and a million other variations. Before it was the AIP diet I knew it through my Mom as the Edgar Cayce Diet which consists of eating 80% alkaline foods and 20% acidic,…
