AUTOIMMUNE LIFESTYLE

This is Part 2 of our "Total Wellness Pyramid" series, where we discuss my philosophy for achieving total wellness through Physical and Lifestyle, Mental and Emotional, and Spiritual wellbeing tips. In this post, we'll be discussing the second "level" of the pyramid:...

One thing that I think it’s important to understand, and that I try to talk about throughout all of my posts here on Instinctual Wellbeing, is that wellness isn’t just one thing. It’s not just following the AIP diet, or just taking your supplements, getting an...

If you’re looking for AIP or paleo-friendly restaurants in Kansas City, you’ve come to the right place. While my wife and I now live in Chicago, I lived in Kansas City for about 15 years and my wife was actually born there, so most of our “Paleo upbringing” was spent...

Recently we hear all the time about this concept of "self-love." Heck, I even have an entire downloadable dedicated to it! But when it comes down to it: Do we really understand fully what self-love is? Or is it simply a buzz term that we are getting mildly tired of...

I'm so excited to announce my brand-new website and updated brand here at Instinctual Wellbeing! This has been a project long in the making, so it's an accomplishment that I'm proud to share with you all. Before I get into the giveaway details, I wanted to just...

One thing people may not realize about me is that I’m an avid journaler. I literally have 10+ journals filled to the brim with thoughts from childhood to yesterday, plus (much to my wife’s dismay) a few extra journals and notebooks lying around that I just take random...

Oh, boy - what a week. I just finished participating in a challenge from Tim Ferris’s book, The 4-hour Workweek, which was to go on a “Low Information Diet” / Media Detox for 5 straight days. This book has been around for more than a decade, but I just got around to...

As I sat there on a cold February morning, drinking my tea and scrolling through Instagram and Facebook, I found myself feeling angry. My inner self was restless, unaccommodating and irritated. Yet, I couldn’t put my finger on it. Overall I just felt this weight...

Being AIP and managing an autoimmune condition can be…well, interesting You never know where a secret allergen may be hiding via GIPHY   Or what enlightening conversations you may have about your diet with your second cousin, Jerry via GIPHY   Sometimes it seems like...