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How Sudden Weather Changes Can Trigger Autoimmune Pain
It hit me - almost literally - like a thunderbolt. More direct evidence that sudden changes in atmospheric pressure can have a profound effect on inflammatory and autoimmune conditions, such as arthritis. If you're interested in why you sometimes experience pain,...
The Great Karoo Experiment
This is perhaps the most dramatic autoimmune experiment I've conducted to date. We're moving to the Great Karoo in South Africa for 3 months. As you probably know by now I have ankylosing spondylitis, an autoimmune disease that affects the spine and large joints in...
Podcast Episode 21: 126 Days Flare-Free: My Longest EVER Without Ankylosing Spondylitis Pain (And How I Did It)
Welcome to another episode of Gut Heroes! This feels like a milestone. It's been 126 days since my last ankylosing spondylitis (AS) flare! That's the longest I have EVER gone as an adult without any debilitating sacroiliac joint pain whatsoever (that includes other AS...
“I’m in pain right now, what can I do?”
🔬 Discovery Lab
I’ve been running different tests on myself in the quest to get 100% pain free with ankylosing spondylitis. These range from diet to supplements to weird and wacky therapies. See my human guinea pig findings here:
Year 1 Results
The Starch Free Diet for Ankylosing Spondylitis
⭐ Year 2 Results
The Starch Free Diet for Ankylosing Spondylitis
Then vs Now
Before and After Using Diet to Manage AS
🕑 Everything You Need to Know About Ankylosing Spondylitis (2 Minute Explainers)
👨🚀 Blog: Diary of an AStronaut
Living with AS can be tiring and overwhelming… but there are some incredible (sometimes life changing) discoveries to be made.
Reading someone else’s first hand experiences ‘in the moment’, the good and the bad, can sometimes help.
You are not alone, you can do this.
To the moon, fellow AStronauts!
Autoimmune issues, the power of the social network and air moisture
SI Pain: 1/100 | Rib or Shoulder Pain: 0/100 | Concrete Back: 7/100 The ankylosing spondylitis has largely been great, with no SI joint pain and just a few fringe symptoms in the rib and shoulder. Nothing severe, more just an 'awareness' of those body parts than...
Some ‘fringe’ AS symptoms PLUS a disappointing start to the infrared sauna blanket test
SI Pain: 1/100 | Rib or Shoulder Pain: 9/100 | Concrete Back: 7/100 It was quite an interesting weekend because I experienced an explosion of fringe ankylosing spondylitis an autoimmune symptoms. These included... • A constant runny rose whenever I was outside • The...
FAST: Heightened senses on day 3 of the fast
SI Pain: 1/100 | Rib Pain: 0/100 | Knee Pain: 3/100 Concrete Back: 7/100 Today was the last day of my fast. I felt pretty good but definitely the mood takes a hit on day two... and today is day 3. I'm kind of fine but also not. I'll unpack that a little... Physically...
Create an Ankylosing Spondylitis Wellness Plan That Works For You
We’ll build it using 3 core principles of the AS autoimmune diet (and then tailor it)
Many, including me, have experienced a 90% – 95% reduction in pain
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Diet and Ankylosing Spondylitis
⭐ Ankylosing Spondylitis Success Stories
How Sudden Weather Changes Can Trigger Autoimmune Pain
It hit me - almost literally - like a thunderbolt. More direct evidence that sudden changes in atmospheric pressure can have a profound effect on inflammatory and autoimmune conditions, such as arthritis. If you're interested in why you sometimes experience pain,...
Melinda’s AS Success Story
Melinda lives in the South of England, UK. It was 5 years before they received their ‘official’ ankylosing spondylitis diagnosis. They use a low starch diet to manage their AS and most days they are 95% pain free. ⚙️ See Melinda's Wellness Plan here "I'm able...
Sabrina’s AS Success Story
Sabrina Carlson lives in Flagstaff, AZ USA. It was 10 years before they received their ‘official’ ankylosing spondylitis diagnosis. They use animal based starch free diet and lifestyle to manage their AS and most days they are 80-90% pain free. ⚙️ See Sabrina's...