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How Sleep (and the Right Foods) Can Help You With Autoimmune Disease

By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP When you’re dealing with an autoimmune disease, sleep is a lifeline. Chronic sleep deprivation creates inflammation, disrupts immune function, and slows healing. On the other side, deep, restorative sleep can calm an overactive immune system, repair damaged tissues, and even help regulate the gut microbiome — all…
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All the Things: What Do I Really Have To Do?

By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP Living with an autoimmune disease can feel like a full-time job—between flare-ups, fatigue, figuring out YOUR food triggers, and searching for answers, it’s hard to actually take care of YOU. There is always HOPE! It doesn’t matter if you’re newly diagnosed, or you’ve been walking this road for years.…
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Do Stem Cell Activation Patches Help In Autoimmune Disease? (What Is This Miracle Patch?)

By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP On my trip to Costa Rica, I did not sleep for the first 5 or 6 nights. No sleep. None! (I arrived 5 days before the other retreaters). Someone mentioned that I needed to tell Dr Allie that I wasn’t sleeping when she got there. She was handing out these…
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What Foods Aggravate Autoantibodies?

By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP If you’re experiencing the world of autoimmune disease, you’ve probably heard the term autoantibodies. Simply put, autoantibodies are immune system proteins that mistakenly target and attack your body’s own tissues. They’re a hallmark of autoimmune conditions like Hashimoto’s, rheumatoid arthritis, MS, lupus, and many others. While many factors can influence the…
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The Secret to Blood Sugar Balance While Gluten-Free (Or Grain Free) Vegan?

By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP If you’ve ever had energy crashes, sugar cravings, or a drop in your blood sugar, you know how blood sugar swings can really make you feel. And, your diet could be playing a bigger role than you think. While so many people focus on reducing sugar or…
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What Supplements Should I Take for Autoimmune Thyroid?

By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP If you’ve been diagnosed with an autoimmune thyroid condition like Hashimoto’s or Graves’ disease, you might be wondering what supplements can help. Supplements can play an important role by addressing nutrient insufficiencies and deficiencies, reducing inflammation, and regulating the immune response. If the autoimmune condition is active,…
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Why Do We Tell All Of Our Clients To Go Gluten Free?

By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP If you have a diagnosis of autoimmune thyroid disease—whether it’s Hashimoto’s or Graves’—you’ve probably heard mixed messages about gluten. Some doctors don’t mention it at all, while others insist it’s a major trigger. So, why do we strongly recommend a gluten-free diet for our clients with thyroid…
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Autoimmune Thyroid Healing Starts in the Kitchen: What to Eat & Why

By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP You may be experiencing symptoms like feeling drained, foggy, and struggling with weight changes, hair loss, and inflammation. Maybe your doctor told you food has nothing to do with it, mine sure did. You may need medical intervention to get symptoms under control while you make changes, but…
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What’s On Your Plate? Is It Helping You Beat Fatigue, Brain Fog, and Slow Metabolism?

By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP When it comes to reversing autoimmune thyroid disease, food is one of the most powerful tools you can use. Eating a wide range of colorful, whole plant-based foods provides the body with the essential nutrients that balance the immune system, the gut, and hormones. Eating a rainbow…
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The Complications of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease: What Can Go Wrong, What You Can Do To Take Control of Your Health

By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP If you’re dealing with autoimmune thyroid disease, you know that the struggle can often feel invisible, leaving you feeling isolated, frustrated, and powerless. It doesn’t matter if it’s Hashimoto’s, Graves’, or another autoimmune thyroid condition, your body can feel like it’s betraying you. The fatigue, unexplained weight…
