(Part 2) Top products from r/AutoImmuneProtocol

If you’re not taking it already, try

Natural Vitality Natural Calm Diet Supplement, Raspberry Lemon, 16 Ounce https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BPUY3W0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Y1X-AbRET8SY7

I have bad constipation too, and if I take 2.5 - 3 teaspoons in 8oz of water 2x a day it helps. Added bonus is it tastes great and you’re getting magnesium.

I also find eating cooked spinach regularly helps loosen stool.

I love the essential aip cookbook. Super simple, quick, and delicious!

The Essential AIP Cookbook: 115+ Recipes For The Paleo Autoimmune Protocol Diet https://www.amazon.com/dp/1941169082/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_5NUCCb62H2CJQ

My husband and I wanted one guide to stick to and we used this one.

We ended up buying it, but our local library had it. I checked out lots of aip books/cookbooks and chose the one that seemed the most straightforward and simplest to follow.

The Autoimmune Protocol Made Simple Cookbook: Start Healing Your Body and Reversing Chronic Illness Today with 100 Delicious Recipes https://www.amazon.com/dp/1592338178/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_KEGRDbW6WZESG

This is my other go to Cookbook:
The Healing Kitchen: 175+ Quick & Easy Paleo Recipes to Help You Thrive https://www.amazon.com/dp/1628600942/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_YFGRDb4FCRERD

Some probiotics have PRE-biotics in them (bacteria food) and can feed the good bacteria (and yeast) in the probiotics or the bad bacteria (and yeast) possibly already in your gut. There are different types of pre-biotics, some that are more likely to be fermented (form gas) than others and some that are more likely to feed the good guys or the bad guys.

I've been sensitive to pre-biotics for awhile now, but recently found the probiotic Seed to actually have non-fermentable pre-biotics and I don't get any reaction from them, while still feeding the good bacteria.

So pay attention to the type of probiotics your taking and also the type of prebiotics in there. And you can find some without any prebiotics as well.

Edit:

Some probiotics I've found w/o probiotics:

Saccharomyces Boulardii (good yeast)

A blend of hearty spore-forming beneficial bacteria

Powders & capsules of more traditional prebiotics (Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus species)

I've been in a similar situation so I'll share my two cents. I'd been pescatarian for 4 years and then vegan for ~3 months for moral + environmental reasons before I switched to AIP.

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When I was vegan, I ate *a lot* of carbs (lots of gluten), nuts, and beans / soy. This is pretty typical for a vegan diet. But these are some of the biggest no-no's in AIP and it showed -- I had my *worst* symptoms in 4 years and nothing much had changed besides my diet. That's when I started to realize that just as a (typical) vegan diet can be really bad for autoimmune disorders, maybe AIP would actually work to make it better. So in a weird way, my terrible experience as a vegan fixed my skepticism about AIP. I've been on AIP for 4 months now and my symptoms are at their *best* in 4 years! Seeing these results is my motivation to never cheat.

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These results are also my reason I stopped being vegan. For the first week of AIP, I tried to go vegan. But as far as I know, ***THERE IS NO VEGAN OR VEGETARIAN AIP PROTEIN***. Pea protein is not AIP (first Google search result returns this, which says so in the first paragraph). This is because peas are legumes, and legumes are not allowed in AIP.

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So sorry to break this to you, but it's not enough to get your 2000 calories a day. You need proper nutrition and vegan AIP can't provide that. I know because I tried.

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This was really, really hard for me to accept at first because going vegan just felt... right. But at the end of the day, it became a question about my health or my beliefs. And I want both. So I made a compromise. I would go back to pescatarianism and stop using other animal products (e.g. no more leather boots and bags!). When my symptoms look better, I'll start the reintroduction process and legumes will be the first on my list so I can replace seafood.

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I guess I can't have everything but I can try my best!

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PS. If you want to hear other stories about former vegetarians, check out the book The Autoimmune Solution. This is how I learned about AIP in the first place. The author, Dr. Myers, was vegetarian her whole life before going AIP (she eats meat now). She said that at first it was really hard to eat meat, but eventually it was worth it.

This bread mix is AIP by itself. The cooking instructions call for eggs and cheese for the original bread recipe. You could omit the cheese and substitute gelatin eggs. It might be a good mix to start sourdough experimenting. I can usually find individual boxes at my local grocery store near the alternative flours section in the baking isle. I’m in the US.

https://www.amazon.com/Chebe-Bread-All-Purpose-Gluten-7-5-Ounce/dp/B001ACNWY8/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?adgrpid=51533787970&gclid=CjwKCAjw5_DsBRBPEiwAIEDRWxijy1d_arinK2NpmLT_1EWvDxWL2MrAgbYriE13QjTyV1Vwt6mNIRoCKVMQAvD_BwE&hvadid=274681024257&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=9029024&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t2&hvqmt=e&hvrand=17709104770499681797&hvtargid=aud-646675773986%3Akwd-521910791712&hydadcr=16526_9865939&keywords=chebe+bread&qid=1570518698&sr=8-3

I use Himalaya Neem & Pomegranate toothpaste, and really like it.

I use this freezer bag: pack it freezer bag and this for reheating: lunch crock.

The freezer bag keeps my lunch cold with no refrigerator. The lunch crock just needs to be plugged in about 30 mins before lunch. It’s a great system for me because I’m sometimes at a location where appliances are not available. It also keeps my fears to a minimum, since I’ve had people go through/tamper with my lunch in shared fridges in the past.

I'm reading this book at the moment, and she reversed her thyroid disease, as have many people who did her protocol apparently.

https://www.amazon.com/Hashimotos-Protocol-Reversing-Thyroid-Symptoms/dp/006257129X

I read a review a few days ago from a woman whose thyroid grew back by 30% after about a year of living by this book and she was able to get off hormones.