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Vegan vs. Paleo for Autoimmune Disease. Green smoothie, parsley, green apple, and cucumber on a wood cutting board.

Vegan vs. Paleo for Autoimmune Disease – Which One Works Better?

October 26, 2023

The population of people with chronic illness and autoimmune disease do not always have expected reactions to healthy lifestyle choices that benefit the average person or population as whole. One person might experience near remission of their symptoms by following an Autoimmune Paleo (AIP) pattern of eating. Another person might feel severely ill on AIP, but thrive eating a vegan diet with a daily green smoothie. This can be extremely frustrating and confusing when you’re trying to figure out a way of eating that works for you. The goal of this post is to help work through the confusion.

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How to support a loved one with a chronic illness

How to Support a Loved One with a Chronic Illness

September 3, 2022

When navigating how to support a loved one with a chronic illness, your gut instinct is probably going to be a strong desire to “fix” the problem. Especially if you’re in a caregiver position. I mean, who wants to helplessly watch their loved one suffer? Because “fixing” chronic illness is not really possible in the traditional sense and treating it is nowhere near straightforward, things get complicated.

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