What is our Autoimmune Protocol Diet Menu?We call it AIP for short. The AIP diet follows specific guidelines for people struggling with autoimmune conditions and the food sensitives and inflammation associated with them. All of our meals are prepared with our consumers' health as top priority. Instead of merely eliminating foods, the autoimmune protocol encourages you to eat more nutrient dense, real foods that better support healing your body. If you find that your current diet isn't addressing all of your health concerns, adding our new AIP items might be a good place to start.
It begins in the gut. A healthy gut equals a healthy immune system, so the AIP approach works with gut friendly foods, stimulating digestive enzymes, using lacto-fermented foods and eliminating nightshades.
Sarah Ballantyne is a great resource for all of your AIP questions. She is a renowned author, medical researcher and founder of  Her website is full of information for anyone wishing to research this topic more in depth.
According to Sarah Ballantyne, if you have an autoimmune condition, you should completely avoid:
- Eggs (especially the whites)
- Seeds (including cocoa, coffee and seed-based spices)
- Nightshades (potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, sweet and hot peppers, cayenne, red pepper, tomatillos, ashwagandha, pimentos, goji berries etc. and spices derived from peppers, including paprika)
- Potential Gluten Cross-Reactive Foods
- Fructose consumption in excess of 20g per day
- NSAIDS (like aspirin or ibuprofen)
- Non-nutritive sweeteners (yes, all of them, even stevia)
- Emulsifiers, thickeners, and other food additives
- Increase intake of oily cold-water fish and seafood, which are great for breakfast.
Trout, Salmon, Mackerel, Sardines, Herring, Kipper, Anchovies, Tuna, Carp.
EASY TO MAKE PALEO FERMENTED FOODSHealthy Gut = Healthy Immune System
Fermentation & Lacto-Fermentation = probiotics which are important for healthy digestive function.
It's important to note the difference between 'fermented' and 'pickled'. Pickled foods are basically just foods that have had a vinegar solution added to them but contain few, if any of the benefits of live-cultured 'fermented' foods.