Genetics accounts for only about 10% of the risk of developing an autoimmune condition. 1 Inflammatory environmental factors (aka root causes or triggers), which lead to intestinal hyperpermeability (aka a leaky gut), account for 90% of the equation. The lion’s share of the equation are lifestyle factors we can control! I call them F.I.G.H.T.S.™ for Food, Infections, Gut health, Hormone balance, Toxins and Stress. Each category encompasses both the root cause and the solution.
Food
Top 10 Autoimmune Trigger Foods
To reverse autoimmune conditions it's important to remove foods that create leaky gut and over-burden the immune system. These are the top culprits that perpetuate autoimmunity.
Is Everyone Affected by Gluten?
"An estimated 99 percent of people who have a problem with eating gluten don’t even know it. They ascribe their ill health or symptoms to something else–not gluten sensitivity, which is 100 percent curable." -- Mark Hyman, MD
Top 6 Autoimmune Triggers: Start With Food
No doubt about it, food offers the biggest bang for your buck in terms of healing. Just removing your trigger foods and adding in nourishing ones can put you well on your way to healing, reversing and preventing autoimmune conditions. Learn which ones are the culprits and which ones are beneficial.
5-Ingredient Keto Cardamom Cookies
Keto and Paleo friendly, melt in your mouth keto cardamom cookies, without gluten, dairy, eggs or sugar. A healthy holiday or anytime treat.
Eat To Beat Autoimmune and Bolster Your Immunity
Food is the number one root cause category of autoimmune conditions. On the flip side, people with autoimmune issues often heal 60% to 100% just by changing what they eat! By eating your optimal foods, you also prevent COVID-19.
Infections
Top 6 Autoimmune Triggers You Control: Infections
Infections and autoimmune conditions go hand in hand. Learn about the common infection connection and what you can do to clear infections and beat autoimmune.
Simple Strategies to Strengthen Immune Function
This is arguably the best time to strengthen and optimize immune function. Learn simple strategies for modern times with roots in primal cultures.
Raise Your Metabolism to Clear Infections and Beat Autoimmune
A low and slow metabolism (hypometabolism) is associated with autoimmunity and greater risk of infections. Learn simple strategies to raise your metabolism to clear infections and beat autoimmune.
Rejuvenate Your Immune System to Beat Autoimmune
Infections like Lyme, Candida, and parasites are common with autoimmune disorders. Learn how to rejuvenate and unburden your immune system.
Gut
Top 6 Autoimmune Triggers You Can Control: Leaky Gut
Hippocrates was right: All disease begins in the gut, and so does health. Learn about the connection between leaky gut and autoimmune conditions; and then how to heal and seal your gut to reverse autoimmunity.
Hormones
Top 6 Autoimmune Triggers: Hormone Imbalances
To reverse and prevent autoimmune conditions you must address your root causes head on. Good news: hormones are downstream from the other F.I.G.H.T.S.™ factors! Learn how to balance your hormones naturally to beat autoimmune.
Toxins
Beat Autoimmune with Baby Steps: Detox Daily
Healing from autoimmune disorders is multidimensional and can seem overwhelming. To make it easy we're breaking it down into baby steps. The first step was all about mental preparation. This second step involves cleaning and clearing your body of environmental triggers so you can make room for the nourishing elements of step three.
10 Ways to Lighten Your Toxic Load
Toxins are The Big Reason autoimmune disorders are epidemic. Here are ten things you can do to lighten your toxic load right away.
Banish Belly Fat to Beat Autoimmune
Belly fat is a big risk factor for insulin resistance, diabetes, autoimmune conditions, and Alzheimer's. The combo of fasting and a keto diet works!
Top 6 Autoimmune Triggers You Control: Toxins
Stealthy but powerful toxins are driving the autoimmune epidemic. Learn how to clean up your own environment to get on and stay on the path to good health.
Stress
Seven Simple Stress-Reducing Strategies to Beat Autoimmune
Stress is perhaps the biggest driver of autoimmune disorders. To heal we must proactively engage the relaxation response. Here are seven of my personal favorite strategies.
Top 6 Triggers You Control to Beat Autoimmune: Stress
Stress is a major trigger and perpetuator of autoimmune conditions. Know the risks and learn what you can do to protect yourself from harm.
Get Into Nature to Heal Autoimmune
Getting into nature helps us actively engage the relaxation response, which is the healing state needed to beat autoimmune.
Love Yourself First
Self-love is essential for your health and wellbeing. Learn seven simple self-care strategies to fill yourself up. What will you do today?
Embrace a Growth Mindset to Beat Autoimmune
"Whether you believe you can or you can't, you're right." -- Henry Ford
Featured Posts
Busting 6 Autoimmune Myths and Misperceptions
Most conventional medical doctors have not been trained in treating autoimmune conditions. No wonder myths and misperceptions persist.
Top 6 Autoimmune Triggers: Start With Food
No doubt about it, food offers the biggest bang for your buck in terms of healing. Just removing your trigger foods and adding in nourishing ones can put you well on your way to healing, reversing and preventing autoimmune conditions. Learn which ones are the culprits and which ones are beneficial.
5 Giant Leaps Enable You to Beat Autoimmune
Exciting advances in autoimmune disease research and understanding over the past decade put the power of prevention and reversal into your hands.
Featured Podcasts
How to Beat Autoimmune with Palmer Kippola on the Dr. Hedberg...
Functional Medicine expert, Dr. Nik Hedberg interviewed me about how you can beat autoimmune conditions following the F.I.G.H.T.S.™ framework.
Overcome Autoimmune on Ann Louise Gittleman Podcast
I'm honored to be have been on The First Lady of Nutrition podcast with one of my health sheroes, Ann Louise Gittleman, to discuss how to beat autoimmune.
Beat Autoimmune on The Other Side of Weight Loss Podcast
Palmer Kippola and Karen Martel discuss the top ways that you can beat autoimmune conditions
