Welcome to the Phoenix Helix podcast dedicated to maximizing autoimmune health 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 PhoenixHelix.com, and I reduced my rheumatoid arthritis pain by 95% which took me from a life of excruciating

pain and disability back to a full and beautiful life 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. Welcome to episode 117. Our topic today is eating AIP in a non-Palio home. The paleo

autoimmune protocol is a challenging diet under the best of circumstances. But when you're the

only one in your household following this diet and you're

surrounded by foods you cannot eat, how do you manage? Today, I've invited three people onto the

podcast to share their experience with us. They all have autoimmune disease. They all went

AIP to improve their symptoms and maximize their health, and they are all making

this work in non-Paleo households. So Julia Northrop has ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing

colangitis, and if I pronounce that wrong, Julia will correct me later. She's in college and we'll be

talking about what it's like to eat AIP in a community kitchen

where most of your peers eat a classic junk food diet. Sunrisa has Hashimoto's, ankylosing spondylitis,

and ocular rosacea. She'll share how she and her husband learned to cook and eat together

when her dietary needs

changed.

And then Erin Shearer has Hashimoto's and chronic Lyme disease, and she'll be sharing tips for

preparing meals for yourself alongside your non-Paleo family, including your kids.

So welcome to the podcast, everyone.

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