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 | 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...
by Annie Rubin | Mar 1, 2023 | Inflammation & Autoimmune Disease
Nutrient dense eating is all the rage these days when it comes to healing your autoimmune disease. This means that the food you eat is full of vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, fiber and other beneficial nutritional chemicals. But how do you do it and what foods...
by Annie Rubin | Feb 8, 2023 | Inflammation & Autoimmune Disease
If I could name one area where people really struggle to eat balanced meals, it’s meal planning. Meal planning is such a mental hurdle for so many of my clients. And, it’s almost always the reason why my clients resort to eating foods that don’t make them feel good....
