Welcome to the Phoenix Helix podcast dedicated to reversing autoimmune disease through the paleo,

diet, and lifestyle. While there is no cure for autoimmune disease, the choices we make every day

can have a powerful impact on how we feel. I'm Eileen Laird, your host from phoenixhulix.com,

and I've reduced my rheumatoid arthritis symptoms by 95% without any steroid or immunosuppressant medication.

A short disclaimer.

I'm neither a doctor nor a nutritionist and the opinions expressed here are personal.

Always consult with your health care team before making medical decisions.

Now let's get on to the show.

Music Now let's get on to the show. Well, welcome to episode. Today our topic is Getting Help Part 2.

What is Functional Medicine?

On our last episode, we spoke with a nutritional therapist and a health coach about the ways they

help you get started on a healing diet and start troubleshooting when you hit a healing plateau.

Today, we're going to take it to the next level of help when your autoimmune

condition is more complex and the things you've tried haven't been working and you need to delve

a little bit deeper. Anne Angelone is an acupuncturist, herbalist, and functional medicine

practitioner specializing in reversing autoimmune disease. She has a clinic-based practice

in San Francisco and consults with patients

worldwide via Skype through the Paleo Mom Consulting. And I will link to all of that in the show

notes. She's also the author of a series of e-books called the Paleo Breakthrough Kit, which includes

meal plans as well as an overview of the functional medicine approach.

Now, Anne herself knows what this journey is like from the inside as well because she has

ankylozine spondylitis, which she has reversed through the paleo diet and lifestyle

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