“Every patient carries her or his own doctor inside.”
– Albert Schweitzer
Healing Is About More Than Just Food
Don’t get me wrong – food is medicine, and I’m grateful for that fact every day! But it doesn’t work in isolation. Stress, sleep, mindset, social connection – all of these are vital to health and can be just as big a factor as food. Below, you’ll find resources to support autoimmune health in all areas of your life. If it seems like to much to consider at first, choose one area to begin. Baby steps add up to huge strides over time.
Self-Care
- 10 Baby Steps Toward Autoimmune Health
- 5 Ways to Reverse Autoimmunity That Have Nothing To Do With Food
- How To Survive an Autoimmune Flare
- How to Keep a Symptom Journal…and Other Journals, Too!
- 5 Quick Stress Relievers
- 101 Ways to Treat Yourself That Have Nothing to Do with Food
- Low-Power Mode: Self-Care During Challenging Times
- Sunshine Medicine
- Is Massage Therapy Beneficial for People with Autoimmune Disease?
- 31 Days of Holiday Self-Care
- Mindset Series
- 10 Lessons I've Learned About Life with Autoimmune Disease
- How to Survive an Autoimmune Flare
- Are You a Questioner, Obliger, Upholder, or Rebel?
- The Art of Stress Management with Evan Brand
- Exercise & Autoimmune Disease (Part 1)
- Exercise and Autoimmune Disease (Part 2)
- Nutritious Movement with Katy Bowman
- Time Management with Laura Vanderkam
- Boundaries and The Art of Saying No with Dr. Nicole LePera
- Self-Soothing vs. Self-Care with Dr. Lili Wagner
- The Healing Power of Journaling with Olwen Wilson
- The Primal Connection with Mark Sisson
- Healthy Deviance with Pilar Gerasimo
- Beyond Food – Healing Lifestyle
Detoxification
- Healthy Detoxification with Torea Rodriguez
- Liver Health with Dr. Alex Golden and Megan Blacksmith
- Gentle Detoxifying Baths
- 5 Tips for Non-Toxic Dental Care
- What Is Paleo Skincare?
- Araza Certified Paleo Makeup Review
Sleep
- 10 Ways to Improve Your Sleep Right Now
- Advanced Sleep Troubleshooting
- Breathing Techniques for Anxiety, Insomnia & Fatigue
- Go To Bed Sleep Challenge Book Review
- Products That Support Sleep
- Can Skipping Sleep Cause an Autoimmune Flare?
- Troubleshooting Sleep with Dan Pardi
- Insomnia & CBT-I with Dr. Jade Wu
- Circadian Rhythms with Dr. Paul Jaminet
Social Connection
- How Do I Get the Support of Family and Friends?
- Social Lives on the AIP
- Loneliness with Dr. Ellen Vora
- Young, Single and AIP
- Sex and Autoimmune Disease with Kate Wolovsky
- Marriage and Autoimmune Disease
- When Your Child Has Autoimmune Disease
- The Best & Worst Things People Say
- Religious Traditions and the AIP