Paleo can be challenging but it has been shown to help with many different autoimmune diseases.
How to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes with the Paleo Diet
Although traditional approaches to diabetes have involved low-fat diets, lackluster results and an unrelenting rise in diabetes have driven research in low-carbohydrate interventions….Continue reading
A Nutritionist Answers Your Top 10 Questions About Autoimmunity
Chances are that you know someone with an autoimmune condition, or perhaps you’re one of the estimated 20 percent of the population affected by autoimmunity….Continue reading
Hyperhidrosis (Excessive Sweating): What It Is and What to Do About It
We break down the science behind sweating, what happens when you sweat too much, and natural ways to sweat less….Continue reading
Why It’s So Hard to Diagnose Lyme Disease + 4 Natural Ways to Ease Symptoms
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in the United States. A bacterial infection, it’s primarily transmitted by deer ticks (Ixodes ticks) as well as black-legged ticks….Continue reading
21 Symptoms of Histamine Intolerance and Foods to Avoid
Histamine intolerance is not an allergy to histamine itself, but a sign that the body has too much histamine. Histamine, a chemical messenger in the body that works as a neurotransmitter….Continue reading
9 Leaky Gut Symptoms and How to Start Healing Now
The term “leaky gut” has become a popular buzzword phrase, but what most people don’t realize is that poor gut health may very well be underlying their mysterious health issues….Continue reading
Could Your Acne Be Caused By Gut Problems?
In recent years, gut health has become synonymous with helping maintain not only good digestion, but also enhancing immune health, mood support, weight management, and even skin health…Continue reading
Why Fructose Is a Bigger Problem Than You Think
While fructose was initially thought to be healthy due to its low glycemic index, newer research has found that chronically high consumption of fructose had led to many health issues including insulin resistance, obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular issues, to name a few….Continue reading
6 Ways to Balance Your Thyroid Problems
Thyroid problems are seemingly everywhere. While women suffer from them in a ratio of seven out of eight times, it can affect men, too. So while thyroid health gets written off as a women’s health issue, it’s actually a significant human health problem…..Continue reading
Paleo & High Blood Pressure
Hypertension represents a real threat to public health since it is now the greatest mortality risk factor in both men and women and its prevalence is increasing….Continue reading
Paleo and Hashimoto’s Thyroid Disease
Millions of people are walking around with impaired metabolisms, carrying extra weight that won’t budge, suffering from depressive tendencies, inflammation, chronic pain, dry skin, brittle hair, persistent insomnia, and debilitating fatigue….Continue reading
Paleo Superfoods for Adrenal Health
The adrenal glands are two small organs that sit around the middle of the back, above the kidneys. They produce hormones, including reproductive hormones and stress hormones that help you produce life, grow life, and survive life….Continue reading
The Best Paleo Foods for Kidney Health
The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs that sit around the middle of the back. Most people don’t give their kidneys much thought unless there’s an issue, but by that point, the pain can be excruciating. There are specific nutrients and foods that can keep these little organs working effectively and efficiently, and we want you to know about the best Paleo foods for kidney health (complete with recipes to get you started)….Continue reading
4 Paleo Foods to Support A Healthy Heart
The Paleo diet is a heart-healthy food plan in most cases, especially when it is rich in vegetables and protective fats, like salmon and sardines. Recent research has indicated that saturated fat isn’t damaging to the heart as was once suspected, but rather, processed carbohydrates and refined sweeteners are more to blame….Continue reading
5 Paleo Foods To Support Your Liver Naturally
Your liver is your largest internal organ, and while most associate it with things like metabolizing alcohol, did you know that it performs tasks that are associated with a wide variety of body systems like: collecting toxins for removal from the body, clearing old hormones from circulation, producing necessary cholesterol, and making proteins that help your blood properly clot?…Continue reading
How a Paleo Diet Can Help Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a chronic condition that can be extremely uncomfortable, so many who suffer with are turning to diet and lifestyle factors to help. But what is really effective, and what foods make it better or worse?…Continue reading
6 Ways to Naturally Beat Anxiety (Plus the 7 Best Foods to Eat)
An expected rush of energy or tension that manifests from a future or potentially looming situation can be a good thing—your body is telling you to focus and pay attention. But it can also be extremely stressful for people who are prone to regular anxiety problems….Continue reading
Osteoporosis and the Paleo Diet
Osteoporosis is a progressive skeletal disease characterized by demineralized porous bones full of holes and a weakened support matrix prone to fracturing. In America, one in two women and one in four men will break a bone due to osteoporosis….Continue reading
The Definitive Guide to Paleo and PMS
Perhaps nothing is more complex and infuriating than hormones who aren’t playing nice. Women are subject to the cyclical tug of war that happens between the two dominant reproductive hormones, estrogen and progesterone, with others stepping in at various times of the menstrual cycle….Continue reading
Paleo vs. Alzheimer’s & Type 3 Diabetes
Sixty to eighty percent of dementia cases are Alzheimer’s, a disease characterized by the emergence of beta-amyloid plaques and tangles called Tau in the hippocampus region of the brain that controls memory….Continue reading
Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) and You
Advanced Glycation End-products, or AGEs are products of normal dietary metabolism in all animals and to a much lesser extent, plants as well. There are hundreds of different types of AGEs and although this rowdy gang behaves like oxidants with the potential to damage…Continue reading
Top 7 Foods for Thyroid Health
One of the more common autoimmune disorders is Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, a condition where the body attacks the thyroid by producing antibodies against it….Continue reading
From Stress to Inflammation to Chronic Disease..?
This is part 3 of a series of blog posts discussing the ins and outs of stress: what it is, when it’s helpful and when is it harmful, how to optimize your stress response, and some strategies for living with a caveman nervous system in a modern, stressed-out world…..Continue reading
What Is Stress
This is part 2 of a series of blog posts discussing the ins and outs of stress: what it is, when it’s helpful and when is it harmful, how to optimize your stress response, and some strategies for living with a caveman nervous system in a modern, stressed-out world…Continue reading
The Evolution of Stress
This is part 1 of a series of blog posts discussing the ins and outs of stress: its many forms, when it’s helpful and when it’s harmful, optimizing your stress response, and survival strategies for living in a modern world with a primal nervous system…Continue reading
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis & Paleo
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis is an autoimmune and chronic inflammatory disease that affects the thyroid gland. It is characterized by insufficient production of the thyroid hormone, thyroxine (T4)….Continue reading
Childhood Diabesity
Halloween is a challenging holiday for many of us who are working hard to “just say no” to the legal drug that we call sugar.….Continue reading
Can The Paleo Diet Banish Yeast Infections?
There are over 20 species of Candida that can cause a yeast infection with C. albicans the most common culprit by far. C. albicans is a normal resident of human microflora on our skin and mucus membranes. When conditions allow C. albicans to flourish….Continue reading
Candidiasis and Leaky Gut
Candidiasis is a fungal infection by the Candida albicans (C. albicans) yeast. C. albicans can be found on skin and is part of the normal flora of mucus membranes. Under certain conditions C. albicans can change its shape and become virulently pathogenic….Continue reading
Have a Change of Heart About Cholesterol
Apparently it’s safe to eat eggs again because cholesterol is no longer considered “a nutrient of concern”! Hooray! Did you just roll your eyes in annoyance?….Continue reading
The Autoimmune Epidemic: Part 3 Autoimmune Protocol
A growing body of evidence inspired by the discovery of zonulin suggests that a trio of factors underlies most, if not all autoimmune diseases.….Continue reading
The Autoimmune Epidemic: Part 2 Leaky Gut
Did you know that the average person swallows enough pathogenic (disease-causing) bacteria each day to make over 1,000 people sick?! ….Continue reading
The Autoimmune Epidemic: Part 1
Chances are that you’ve heard the terms “autoimmune disease”, “autoimmune disorder”, and “autoimmune condition” being thrown around, but if you’re like the majority of folks, you’re not entirely sure what they mean..….Continue reading
Demystifying Lupus: Part 3
I have experienced first-hand the frustrations and difficulties of being diagnosed with lupus, as I myself was diagnosed with SLE by two different rheumatologists….Continue reading
Demystifying Lupus: Part 2
To understand how the Paleo diet can help us to overcome autoimmune diseases including lupus, it’s important to have a basic understanding of how our immune systems work.….Continue reading
Demystifying Lupus: Part 1
Perhaps you’ve heard of, or know someone with the autoimmune disease lupus. Or maybe, like me, you’ve been diagnosed with lupus….Continue reading
How I Ate Away My RA (rheumatoid arthritis)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a type of autoimmune disease that causes pain and inflammation in the connective tissues of the body, most often in the joints of the hands and feet.….Continue reading
Paleo & Adrenal Fatigue
The adrenal glands are small endocrine (hormone-producing) glands that sit on top of the kidneys. The hormones produced by the adrenal glands help to control blood pressure, stress reactions, and potassium blood levels, to name a few.….Continue reading