Guiding Patients on an Autoimmune Protocol, an Anti-Inflammatory Paleo Diet for the AIP Lifestyle

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Autoimmune disease is a disease in which the body’s immune system attacks healthy cells. At BodySite, we are all about developing creative, digital solutions for health. For those who struggle with autoimmune disease, flareups, or inflammation, we have built a plan that offers creative solutions to preparing, cooking, and succeeding on the Autoimmune Paleo (AIP) protocol.

For Katrina, the Vice President of Operations at BodySite, an allergen-free diet hits close to home. “With my mom being both gluten-intolerant and diagnosed with Stage 3 Chronic Kidney disease over 2 years ago, I had to learn about restrictive diets and foods that prevented inflammation. We, as a family, chose that food would not be the boss of her, or us”, stated Katrina. Building the AIP diet gave us a glimpse into the lives of those that struggle with autoimmune disease. We don’t want FOOD to be the boss of those with autoimmune disease, either.

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Autoimmune disease affects an estimated 50 million Americans. There are more than 100 confirmed autoimmune diseases, including Celiac, Crohn’s, Lyme, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and MS. Although autoimmune disease cannot be cured, it can go into remission. An AIP protocol helps to heal the intestines and reduce inflammation, by prescribing foods that are anti-inflammatory. Our 28-day plan includes 35+ entrees and 15+ breakfast recipes combined with 28 healthy living tips.

Missy Beavers, M.S. in Nutrition and owner of Health Habit stated, “BodySite’s autoimmune paleo diet template is a great starting point for people who are new to the diet. It provides recipes, menus, tips and tools to help my clients follow the diet. I used the recipes provided and added my own education and videos to help explain the steps of my protocol, then added my own daily education to walk clients through 12 weeks of healing. The app is so versatile that is has replaced several of the other platforms I was using. It is my one-stop-shop!”

We want to support the AIP journey as best as possible. Included on the plan are AIP tips, FAQ’s, a dining out guide, “yes” and “no” food cheat sheets, pantry staples, shopping lists and more! This plan is turn-key and ready-to-use right now inside of the BodySite Plans Library.

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“Self care is not self indulgence. Self care is self respect.”

The best thing one can do is plan ahead. Here are some gadgets that will help your patients succeed with meal prepping on the AIP Protocol. Having high-powered tools in the kitchen will make recipes and meal prep a little simpler:

The BodySite AIP protocol is meant to be used in conjunction with the advice of a provider. If you’re in practice and looking for an effective program to help your AI patients, you’ll find this template an indispensable resource as part of the BodySite Digital Health Guidance system. Once you enroll patients into the AIP protocol, patients will receive a comprehensive DAILY guide to following the AIP lifestyle with recipes for each day, daily affirmations, answers to specific questions, shopping lists, and more. Patients can log on to your secure, private-labeled portal to access all of the materials and track their progress, food intake, activities, body metrics, keep a journal, send messages to you and more. And it’s all available in our native iPhone app, so patients can access it conveniently anywhere they go.

Missy Beavers, M.S. in Nutrition and owner of Health Habit

Beavers went on to state the following about BodySite’s app and AIP program, “Following an autoimmune paleo diet is an essential part of healing the gut and shutting off inflammation and immune flares. The BodySite software and app make it easy for clients to adhere to this diet that is often seen as restrictive and hard to follow. I teach my clients that this diet is not about deprivation or punishment, but about providing the body with an abundance of foods to help heal and support a healthy immune system. The recipes provided by the app are nourishing and delicious and many of my clients report how happy they are with the food options and flavors provided in the recipes. Healing the body while eating delicious foods is FUN!”

If you’re not using BodySite to guide your patients, try it free today and see how you can deliver better care, effortlessly and make your practice more profitable at the same time.