Marilyn J. Gray - The Autoimmune Protocol Diet Guide and Cookbook: 60+ Nourishing Allergen-Free Recipes

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Autoimmune drdr fft more nd more l vr year. These conditions arise when something causes th mmun tm t attack th body's wn ll instead f attacking frgn nvdr r thgn. Th causes dmg t th bd' tissues, producing inflammation, n nd ll dmg of ll sorts. Ovr tm, th constant dmg ld to full blwn ndtn r d. Rheumatoid rthrt a very common autoimmune d. Other utmmun drdr nlud llrg like h-fvr, kn ndtn such r nd eczema, gastrointestinal problems like IBS nd Crohns d, as well as mult-tm ndtn uh lupus.

Autmmun ndtn r tll nt wll undrtd. Th causes are ftn hrd to trk down nd trtmnt n be vr tricky. Medications n hl but rn't lw fftv (nd m come wth their wn problems). T tkl utmmun disorders, many l look toward lftl hng -- particularly special dt.

On such dt the autoimmune protocol r AIP dt. Th AIP diet is n lmntn diet tht ffr h t people suffering from vru utmmun drdr. Th dt involves uttng ut rtn fd, uh grains, legumes nd certain vgtbl. Whl th AIP is vr mlr to th l dt, t' mwht more rtrtv in rdr t determine which fd might b causing nflmmtr responses n th bd.

Th AIP ftn implemented t hl ddr altered nttnl permeability, l knwn a "lk gut". In this ndtn, the junctions r gaps btwn the cell walls of th nttnl lnng n u, causing various substances, vn compounds rnt n food to nt th bd, trggrng an nflmmtr r llrg rn.

The thr behind th AIP dt that th bd' mmun tm trggrd by these mund, whh u t t ttk ntv tu ntd f thgn. B allowing th gut t hl, t thrzd, th mmun tm wll no longer b rvkd t attack th body. In m , th AIP is nl implemented fr a temporary rd, wth fd being rntrdud once mtm improve. Sm l, however, choose t ntnu wth the dt ndfntl.

The AIP n help individuals wh uffr from utmmun conditions. The ur f th diet is t reduce and lm inflammation n th bd, rdung mtm nd ideally hftng d conditions into rmn.

Autoimmune-related d ur when your body mistakenly ttk and dtr hlth body tu. Your mmun system rt ntbd t dtr hrmful ubtn known as ntgn that find thr w into your tm.

Sm f these antigens nlud:

Th antigens can b gntll related, a product f ur nvrnmnt, or bd n current hlth r unhlth habits you m hv (diet, xr or lk thereof, alcohol numtn, drug u, mkng, t.)

Whn u dvl n utmmun disease, your mmun tm nnt tll the difference btwn th ntgn nd hlth bd tu.

Sm utmmun d r:

A u n from th list bv, utmmun d n affect your bld vl, connective tu, thrd, nr, muscles, kn, nd rd bld ll. They n also affect ur mood, energy, dgtn, nd a whole ht of other thng.

Some f u may already be xrnng autoimmune-related conditions, whl thr m now b frkd out and wondering f they hv n. For th mt rt, if youve been numng a mtl rd food diet tht nt f ndutrl d l nd glutn, thr a gd hn tht u m hv n utmmun-rltd ndtn.

Genetics, hv mtl (mrur), mtxn (r molds), nftn like candida, hrn inflammation du t fd ntvt (glutn, ffn, lhl), frunt numtn of NSAID r trd nd lh-blkr (Advl, etc.), nd ntbt n l ntrbut t utmmun-rltd conditions.

Look fr signs such :

To knw fr sure whether r not u have an utmmun-rltd d, u n take n of several tests:

The autoimmune rtl (AIP) diet a dietary rh tht m l blv rmt gut health nd reduces nflmmtn td wth autoimmune drdr like nflmmtr bwl d (IBD), rhn' disease, nd rhumtd rthrt.

Autoimmune rfr t n hlth condition or disease in which ur bd' wn immune tm attacks tlf because it is unable to distinguish btwn harmful nvdr nd substances nturll rnt n ur bd.

Protocol rfr to a rdur r tm for carrying ut a course of medical trtmnt r scientific xrmnt.

AIP nt ntndd to b a lifelong dt approach or lftl. It ntndd t b a mult-h approach t managing utmmun mtm thrugh th fd you t.

Fd w, AIP is mlr to a l dt with m ddd restrictions. Hwvr, many of th restricted foods n AIP may b ddd back nt ur dt ftr th lmntn h if u fnd u r able t tolerate them without symptoms.

Fd excluded n the AIP are: dairy, eggs, legumes, ugr and hgh-glm fd, nuts and nut l, d nd d oils, S derived from d, Nghthd vgtbl (tmt, potatoes, gglnt, r), lhl, coffee, nd hlt

Foods t include r: meat, fish, vgtbl (xt nightshades), bn broth, nut rdut (yogurt, oil nd buttr), lv & avocado oil, fermented foods (kimchi, urkrut, kombucha, l cider vngr), small portions f frut nd grn nd black tea

An AIP diet mght m vr rtrtv but wth a fw djutmnt, ml can be vrd, tasty nd exciting.

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Whl the AIP diet may hl u to fnd ut whh foods u rt t, the trt utmmun protocol is nt nrl meant t b fllwd fr lf.

Aftr rmvng m r all f th fd for three t fur wk, you can then start t rntrdu them vr lwl nd one at a tm.

On th frt d of rntrdutn, u m dd t nlud some dr, lk cheese. Aftr th first d f rntrdutn, ull wnt t wt two t thr d before rntrdung nthr food. Th because t n ftn take 24-72 hours fr ur body t hv a response to wht you hv tn.

Ad from some f th more bvu hl reactions, mk ur t pay ttntn to thng lk your mood, nrg, lng habits, dgtn, hdh nd sinuses, bloating, nd gntv function.

It a grt d to use a jurnl thrughut th r t rrd your rult, measure rgr, nd t refer t later on.

Servings: 5 Total Time: 48 Mn

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1. In a Duth vn, k hkn, hlf t a tm, n ht l jut untl brwnd. Drn ft. Rturn ll hkn t Duth vn. Add rrt, brth, wtr, vngr, u, gngr, nd r. Brng t blng; rdu ht nd mmr, vrd, 20 mnut.