🔗 Ankylosing Spondylitis Resources
More help, support and information
There are lots wonderful online resources which offer help and support for people with ankylosing spondylitis. I’ve tried to include a few of my favourite free resources here.
Charities and non-for-profits who focus on Ankylosing Spondylitis
🔗 The National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society
NASS is a UK based charity who offer great free help, advice and resources on Axial Spondyloarthritis (a subset of Ankylosing Spondylitis).
🔗 Creaky Joints
Creaky Joints are a US non for profit. They offer clear, accessible support and information for a range of arthritic conditions including Ankylosing Spondylitis.
🔗 Versus Arthritis
Formerly Arthritis Research UK. Versus Arthritis is a British charity that supports people with arthritis, including AS. They fund research, provide information and resources, and offer support services.
Essential resources that focus on tackling ‘root cause’ and natural treatments for autoimmune disorders (such as AS)
🔗 KickAS
Fantastic resource and home of the ‘London Diet’. This is a diet which provides relief for thousands of Ankylosing Spondylitis sufferers and one that I’m a big advocate of.
🔗 Paleo Mom’s Autoimmune Protocol
Dr. Sarah Ballantyne’s AIP diet is a stricter version of the paleo diet and is designed to help people with autoimmune diseases identify and eliminate their food triggers. The website includes meal plans, recipes, and success stories.
🔗 Autoimmune Wellness
A beautifully put together website set up by Mickey Trescott and Angie Alt. They both have very personal experiences with autoimmune disease and set up the site to provide information on the AIP diet.
Friendly and supportive community groups for AS
The KickAS Forum
Over, 13k members, half a million posts and some of the best information on the AS diet I’ve come across online. This is the place that started me – and thousands of others -on a journey to 90%+ pain free with AS. Well worth a deep dive
Ankylosing Spondylitis Reddit
Reddit can be a fantastically useful community channel because valuable posts are upvoted and given priority. This is the subreddit for AS
The Low/No Starch Lifestyle for Ankylosing Spondylitis Facebook ⭐
A wonderfully supportive group run by extremely caring and knowledge moderators. And a fantastic hive mind. This is one of THE support networks to tap into if you follow the Starch Free diet for AS
Standing Strong Together Against Ankylosing Spondylitis Facebook
A small but friendly, kind and supportive group for people with AS to chat and share
Fantastic AS Blogs and Starch Free Recipe Sites
🔗 Starch Free Feasting
This is a wonderful free resource filled with delicious recipes and positive stories. Janneke is a star advocate of managing AS through diet