by Annie Rubin | May 17, 2023 | Inflammation & Autoimmune Disease
Plants are powerful inflammation-fighting machines. They produce a number of these special compounds as a way to protect themselves from the surrounding environment. Flavonoids are one type of these naturally occurring compounds that reduce inflammation and oxidative...
by Annie Rubin | Apr 26, 2023 | Inflammation & Autoimmune Disease
Your circadian rhythm keeps your entire body in sync. It’s like your own master clock that connects your body with the environment and connects all of your body systems with your entire body. When your body is balanced and synchronized, it feels really good. Sleep is...
by Annie Rubin | Apr 12, 2023 | All
April is spring cleaning month! Whether or not you eat an autoimmune-friendly diet or not, it’s probably time to spring clean out your pantry and swap out some old with some new. I love using this month as an excuse to purge all of the excess stuff from my life and...
by Annie Rubin | Mar 29, 2023 | Inflammation & Autoimmune Disease
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a collection of autoimmune diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract. The 2 main types of IBD are Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). In CD, inflammation occurs throughout the entire GI tract, anywhere between...
by Annie Rubin | Mar 14, 2023 | Inflammation & Autoimmune Disease
March is Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month. Each week I will be highlighting a different autoimmune disease and this week it’s Rheumatoid Arthritis. RA is an autoimmune disease that is close to my heart because I’ve been living with it for almost 15 years. Today we...
