Healing from the Inside Out
As I mentioned in part 1 of “my big, fat, dietary experiment, a specific way of eating had been popping up repeatedly in my face for quite a while as I was trying to work out why my gut was not healing and why I was stuck back in my carbohydrate weight gain cycle again. …
My Big, Fat, Dietary Experiment Part 2: The experiment begins.Read More
Over 5 years ago, I became physically and cognitively disabled from a probably decades long combination of damage from Hashimoto’s, Celiac and Antiphospholipid Syndrome. I could barely speak, think, stand, move or care for myself and I was told that this would be my new normal that I would need to learn to accept. I …
My Big, Fat, Dietary Experiment part 1: Why I stopped eating AIP.Read More
Melissa Bergstrom remembers being anxious since childhood. Her anxiety manifested with physical symptoms such as stomach aches and feeling shaky and sick and it was rare for Melissa to have a full week of school. She had always had dry skin but over time, it began to turn into something much more and gradually worsened. …
Episode 25: Melissa Bergstrom, living with anxiety and autoimmune diseaseRead More
Every now and then, someone sends me an article or refers me to posts that state that healing diets like the AIP (Autoimmune Paleo), or the Wahls’ protocol or SCD (Specific Carbohydrate Diet) cause an eating disorder called Orthorexia. The article is generally either an implication or an outright accusation that the diet is causing …
Healing diets, Orthorexia and the reality of chronic illness.Read More
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