Autoimmune Nutrition Plan

Introduction

The AndHealth Autoimmune Nutrition Plan focuses on increasing the intake of foods and nutrients that support healing, enhance overall health, and most significantly, address the root causes that may contribute to your chronic disease symptoms.

It also focuses on limiting or removing foods, such as highly processed foods, food dyes, and inflammatory compounds, that often promote autoimmune symptoms and flares.

The purpose is to help you evaluate how your body responds to the nutritional intake of nutrient-dense whole foods while eliminating or reducing the intake of potentially triggering foods – especially if you experience symptom reduction when giving your body foods and nutrients known to support digestive health and promote a healthy inflammatory response.

Key takeaways from this nutritional approach include:

1. Adequate hydration

2. Incorporating nutrient-dense whole foods

3. Protein

4. Fiber

*The above are general recommendations. Please be sure to follow any personalized recommendations from your clinical provider.

Jump to a section:

1. Self-Assessment

2. AndHealth Autoimmune Nutrition Plan

3. Recipe Collection

Self-Assessment

To begin determining which foods affect you and your chronic disease uniquely, we’ve included a symptom assessment. This questionnaire will provide you with a snapshot of your symptoms before you begin your nutritional plan.

Indicate which of the following symptoms have felt bothersome to you in the past year.

You will complete this survey again periodically as you work with your provider and health coach to see how your symptoms have improved.

Self-Assessment Ai Nutrition Plan

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AndHealth Autoimmune Nutrition Plan

This list highlights the foods and nutrients that have been shown to support healing, enhance overall health, and address the root causes of chronic disease symptoms.

Regardless of what is listed below, please remember to follow the personalized recommendations from your medical care team.

Food Group	Eat These	Nutritional Note
Fruit	Apples Apricots Avocados Cherries Coconut Blackberries Blueberries Cantalope Grapefruit Honeydew Kiwi Lemons/Limes Mango Olives Oranges Pears Nectarines Papaya Peaches Plums Raspberries Strawberries Tangerines Star Fruit Watermelon	Consume unlimited amounts of these foods, which are known to reduce inflammation, promote healthy nutrient levels, and support the immune system. Consider pairing fruits with protein (such as nuts, seeds, or nut butter) to support healthy blood sugar balance.
Non-Starchy Vegetables	Artichokes Arugula Asparagus Baby corn Bamboo shoots Bean sprouts Bell peppers Bok choy Broccoli Broccoflower Brussels sprouts Cabbage (all types) Cauliflower Celery Chives Collard greens Cucumber/dill pickles Eggplant Fennel Garlic Green onion Leafy greens (chicory, endive, escarole, lettuce, romaine, spinach, radicchio, watercress) Leeks Green beans Hearts of palm Jicama Kale Kimchi Leeks Mushrooms Okra Onion Peppers Radishes Rainbow chard Rutabaga Salsa Sauerkraut Shallot Snow peas Sea vegetables (kelp, etc.) Sprouts Squash (yellow, summer, or spaghetti) Swiss chart Tomatoes Water chestnuts Zucchini (Italian) Vegetable juice	Consume unlimited amounts of these foods, which are known to reduce inflammation, promote healthy nutrient levels, and support the immune system.
Starchy Vegetables	Beets Jackfruit Peas Plantains Potatoes Sweet potatoes Winter squash: acorn, pumpkin, butternut Yams	Consume unlimited amounts of these foods, which are known to reduce inflammation, promote healthy nutrient levels, and support the immune system.
Grains	Amaranth Buckwheat Millet Oats Quinoa Rice
Beans + Legumes	Adzuki Bean dip & hummus Black Black-eyed peas Edamame Kidney Lentil Lima Mung Navy Pinto Great norther Garbanzo/chickpeas Peas Lentils Tempeh Tofu	Consider choosing BPA-free cans for canned beans.
Nuts + Seeds	All nuts All seeds Nut butters (almond, cashew, mixed, sunflower)	Consider limiting the intake of peanuts and peanut butter due to their known inflammatory compounds.
Meat, Poultry, + Eggs	Beef Bison Chicken/chicken sausage Eggs Pork Lamb Turkey/turkey sausage/turkey bacon/turkey burger Venison	Consider limiting the intake of processed meats, especially lunch meats such as bologna, ham, salami, etc.)
Fish + Seafood	Alaskan pollock Anchovies Bass Cod Crab Flounder Halibut Herring Lobster Mackerel Mahi mahi Mussels Oysters Perch Rainbow trout Salmon Sardines Scallops Shrimp Snapper Tilapia Tuna	Consider limiting the intake of high-mercury fish such as bluefish, grouper, king mackerel, marlin, sea bass, shark, swordfish, tilefish, and tuna (ahi, yellowfin, bigeye, canned albacore).
Dairy + Dairy Alternatives	Non-dairy milks (almond, cashew, coconut, flax, hemp, rice) Non-dairy cheese
Fats + Oils	Avocado Almond Chia Coconut Flax Hemp Macadamia Olive Walnut
Beverages	Green Tea White Tea Black Tea Herbal Tea Coffee (or espresso) regular, decaf (Swiss water processed)	Consider limiting the intake of caffeinated beverages.
Herbs + Spices	Allspice Basil Bay leaves Cayenne Celery Chiles (peppers, powder, flakes) Chives Cilantro Cinnamon Cloves Coriander Cumin Curcumin Curry Dill Fennel Garlic Ginger Herbs de Provence Lemon pepper Marjoram Mint Mustard Nutmeg Onion Powder Oregano Paprika Parsey Poppy seeds Rosemary Saffron Sage Savory Tarragon Tea(s) Tulsi Turmeric Thyme Cacao Nibs Cacao Powder >65% cacao/cocoa
Sweeteners	Date syrup Fruit juices & purees Raw honey Molasses Monk fruit Sugars (cane, coconut) Stevia Syrups (agave, coconut, maple, yacon) Xylitol
Condiments + Spreads	Ketchup Hot sauce Mayonnaise Mustard Pesto Tapenade Ghee Non-dairy spreads made from nuts, seeds, coconut	Consider limiting the intake of condiments and spreads with little to no added sugar, including high fructose corn syrup.