What is the Autoimmune Protocol?
The Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) is a science-based elimination and reintroduction diet and lifestyle protocol. It focuses on repairing gut health, balancing hormones, and regulating the immune system. The dietary component includes removing food-driven sources of inflammation and restoring nutrient density, while the lifestyle component includes approaches to sleep, stress management, movement, and connection (both with humans and nature), in order to help best manage autoimmune disease. (If you’d like more details, be sure to check out What is AIP? The Definitive Guide).
AIP has been used successfully alone or in combination with conventional treatments, depending on a person’s needs. Medical research into the efficacy of AIP has been performed with patients having Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, eczema, and psoriasis, with more publications coming soon.
The Autoimmune Protocol has been refined and maintained by researchers studying its efficacy for various autoimmune conditions, and the practitioner community of AIP Certified Coaches who have been integrating the protocol into their work with their patients and clients. In 2024, a major update was announced and there are now two versions of the Elimination Phase, which are known as AIP Core Elimination and AIP Modified Elimination. All of the resources below have been updated to reflect these changes.
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How does the Autoimmune Protocol work?
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It removes foods that may trigger an immune response or can be harmful to the gut.
Autoimmune disease is all about an immune system that has gone awry. The Autoimmune Protocol provides a clean slate.
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It restores nutrients and flora that promote a healthy microbiome and well-regulated immune function.
Micronutrient deficiencies are common in autoimmune disease. The Autoimmune Protocol is restorative.
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It provides a framework for building an eating pattern exactly suited to you.
There is no one-size-fits-all way to eat for health with autoimmune disease. The Autoimmune Protocol provides individualization and empowerment.
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- Lists of the foods to eat and foods to avoid in elimination (including both Core and Modified AIP)
- Two-week meal plans including recipes and shopping lists (including both Core and Modified AIP)
- An AIP reintroduction guide including the detailed reintroduction procedure and a food reaction checklist for tracking
- Food reintroduction stages charts for both Core and Modified AIP
- A printable AIP medical research review to share with doctors, friends, or family members
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