This is so, so, so helpful Dr. Brad! You always offer the absolute best tips! You're also super close to 1k!! You'll get there in no time - your success is well deserved! :)
Aw, thanks Marina! It's pretty crazy really, I was getting one or two subs a day for a long time, which was amazing, but things have accelerated lately. It's been a lot of fun! Appreciate you and thanks as always for stopping by 😊
@@DrBradBodle You deserve more than a million subscribers, you always reply to every query and I hope that everyone who receives a reply is grateful for the effort you put in.
Thank you for the video - it was very informative and offers a bunch of points that I hadn’t considered before. Personally, I have finished my elimination phase and I have seen significant improvement, which is great obviously, but also makes me worried about backsliding to where I was. It’s made me a bit paranoid about my reintroductions - and it doesn’t help that I am confused on some points. In the case of reintroduction for food groups as a whole, like legumes or spices, do I need to test each individual item in that family or will testing only one do? If I am testing fruit/berry based spices, can I just reintroduce black pepper to ‘clear’ the entire group, or do I also need to spend a couple weeks testing cardamom, juniper, caraway etc on their own? I’ve tried reading up on the subject but none of the literature I’ve looked specifies anything beyond the group itself.
Hi Gabby, you're welcome and thank you for your comment! Glad to hear you're feeling better, but it can be a little tricky trying to figure out what the next best step is. For my patients, if we're seeing improvement like you're describing, then I think it's fine to start reintroducing. I certainly understand the concern over backsliding, but if we start to see an increase in symptoms, then we simply put a pause on the reintroduction. All the good work you've done so far doesn't go away over night and that should help you to bounce back quickly. Plus, now you know where you're at and that more of a "food break" is necessary. In terms of the actual nuts and bolts of reintroduction, although I wish you could introduce things as "categories," it's not always that easy. Different foods have specific proteins that are unique to that food. For example, I've seen people react to pistachios, but not almonds. Or struggle with tomatoes, but not bell peppers. So if you're really sensitive, then it would be worth your time to go though each food as methodically as possible, with an eye on the big picture and how this will set you up for years of success. Hope this helps to clear things up for you! Let me know if there's anything else I can help to answer :)
Having Hashimoto flair 😖, pretty sure I have leaky gut 🙁. Have gone gluten and dairy free, it's been tough and sugar free. Feeling better, but still getting hives🙁😖
Hi Danielle, I'm glad you liked the video 🙂 Sounds like you're making some great changes so far! If you're already feeling better, the hives might just be taking a little longer to respond. If not, it might be helpful to journal your food intake and see if you notice any patterns. Thanks again for watching and feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
@@daniellegibson316 Hi Danielle, avoiding nightshades can certainly have a positive effect for people dealing with leaky gut, but I wanted to clarify, are you referring to black pepper when you say "pepper is in almost everything"? Black pepper is actually a fruit called peppercorn, which is dried to make black pepper. It is not a nightshade and comes from a different family of plants. Hopefully this helps you out and makes things a little easier for you!
Thanks for letting me know, still trying to figure out why I'm getting hives really bad at this time. Decided to see a functional nutritionist in a few weeks, hope she can help me out. I'm at my witt's end with my body 🙁😔
Thank you so much Dr. Bodle. I'm on AIP for 9 months and just started re-introduction. Unfortunately every new food gives me a problem. Should I continue to try another new food or stop trying and continue elimination phase? and for how long? I appreciate your help very much.
What would a person do if they had been on a very restrictive diet for only five different vegetable items for three years I got histamine intolerance so bad I could not eat any other foods, and I still have no oral tolerance. I’ve Tried gaps low histamine diet. I tried autoimmune Paleo diet, low histamine, keto, diet, and my food just kept smaller and smaller. I also have a Akathisia and I have developed severe depression and anxiety from this.
Hi there, thanks for reaching out! While our dietary choices can certainly help us to manage gut symptoms and oral tolerance, if making those changes hasn't helped you to improve, then I would wonder if there are other factors that aren't being addressed. As a general rule, I want to see my patients be able to increase the amount of dietary choices available to them, which I find to be a good sign of healing. It's possible that that there could be other physiological reasons for your gut symptoms, but it's also possible that it's lifestyle related. For example, I had some very challenging situations where a patient's gut health was almost entirely driven by high stress at work. So unfortunately, I don't have a great answer for you and I'm sorry I can't be more helpful, but I would try to expand the thinking beyond just food selection and see if there are additional areas that need support.
Sir are you there ??? Please help. I took 2 spoons of honey at empty stomach due to some cough issues early morning (as it always relieves my cough) . But i am tensed that how much time should i wait for taking Thyroxine tablet now after 2 spoons of honey ?
Hi Abhishek, doctors typically recommend taking your thyroid medication on an empty stomach. Depending on your situation, some doctors will want you to wait 30 minutes and others recommend waiting 60 minutes. If you don't do it exactly right one time it shouldn't throw off your care plan.
I jumped into AIP not knowing whether it’s for me or not. I’m 33 yo and diagnosed with alopecia areata after my husband discovered a lemon sized bald spot on the back of my head. Can I start reintroducing in 3 weeks?
Hi Supriya, not everyone needs to follow AIP and I usually introduce nutrition plans based on a gradient or spectrum. Essentially, the more severe the symptoms, the more aggressive we are with our approach. If AIP is working well for you, I typically like to see changes and progress within the first 3-4 weeks. You can introduce at that time if you'd like, but even though healing is occurring, it usually takes longer to see more stability in the system. I prefer to do reintroduction around 2 months, but as long as you're tracking the reintroduction and you're feeling better, follow any plan that feels good to you. Hope this helps! Let me know if I can answer anything else :)
@@DrBradBodle apart from the bald spot (which is now filling), there has really been no symptoms. Can I do an elimination diet without following a strict AIP. Just eliminating Dairy, Gluten and Sugar? It’s very difficult to follow a strict AIP in India.
@@supstar90 Yes, you can definitely follow a less strict elimination diet. I will often remind patients that we can always add or remove foods depending on how you respond, but starting with dairy, gluten, and sugar seems like a great option. I know you only have the alopecia symptoms, but at the same time, I would try to track if there are any changes or improvements in thinks like energy, sleep, or exercise capacity. This might help you to track your progress by giving you other areas to look at, since the hair regrowth might be slow.
Hi Rachita! Yes, it definitely could be! The same principles apply with any autoimmune condition. We want to minimize anything that could be triggering to our immune system, no matter whether the immune system is attacking our thyroid or our adrenal glands. We do need to use some caution with Addisons though because people with Addisons can be more prone to hypoglycemia, so it's important you're eating enough while on AIP, otherwise it has the potential to make you feel worse. Hope this helps!
Thank you so much Dr. Bodle. I appreciate this video very much. I am getting close to the reintroduction and I'm trying not to get too excited. I have more than one autoimmune disorder, and this diet is a butt kicker, but this is how I feel my best. Plus loosing over 7 lbs in the last 24 days doesn't hurt either.
Hi K.C., you're welcome! It sounds like you're on the right path and doing great! I'd just recommend taking your time and really listening to how your body responds. There's no need to rush! :) Feel free to let me know if you have any questions!
Hi! Thank you so so much for this video, and for all of your informative and enlightening content. I was absolutely panicking about my Hashimoto’s diagnosis because I received very little guidance from my doctor, but then I found your videos and feel much better! I just have a quick question involving diet! After being told I had both anti-thyroid antibodies present in my bloodstream, I immediately went gluten-free, despite never having any gut issues from gluten. While I saw an initial, but relatively small, decrease in the antibodies at first, I thought it was the right move. However, three months later, I tested again to find that my antibodies are the same as when I was diagnosed. Could this imply gluten isn’t my problem? I’ve only ever seen some gut issues after eating light ice cream, and have since limited dairy as well. I just want to know if I can start reintroducing gluten, because I very much miss croissants. 😅 I’ve also been supplementing with a multivitamin (without iodine) and vitamin D, because my vitamin D was very low during the time of my diagnosis, and I had been enduring chronic stress for some time. I’m hoping to add some more supplements, and looking forward to more improvement in the future! I’d be so grateful for any advice you can offer! 🤍
Has using an elimination diet like AIP helped you to identify food sensitivities? -Dr. Brad
This is so, so, so helpful Dr. Brad! You always offer the absolute best tips! You're also super close to 1k!! You'll get there in no time - your success is well deserved! :)
Aw, thanks Marina! It's pretty crazy really, I was getting one or two subs a day for a long time, which was amazing, but things have accelerated lately. It's been a lot of fun! Appreciate you and thanks as always for stopping by 😊
@@DrBradBodle You deserve more than a million subscribers, you always reply to every query and I hope that everyone who receives a reply is grateful for the effort you put in.
Thank you for the video - it was very informative and offers a bunch of points that I hadn’t considered before. Personally, I have finished my elimination phase and I have seen significant improvement, which is great obviously, but also makes me worried about backsliding to where I was. It’s made me a bit paranoid about my reintroductions - and it doesn’t help that I am confused on some points. In the case of reintroduction for food groups as a whole, like legumes or spices, do I need to test each individual item in that family or will testing only one do? If I am testing fruit/berry based spices, can I just reintroduce black pepper to ‘clear’ the entire group, or do I also need to spend a couple weeks testing cardamom, juniper, caraway etc on their own? I’ve tried reading up on the subject but none of the literature I’ve looked specifies anything beyond the group itself.
Hi Gabby, you're welcome and thank you for your comment! Glad to hear you're feeling better, but it can be a little tricky trying to figure out what the next best step is.
For my patients, if we're seeing improvement like you're describing, then I think it's fine to start reintroducing. I certainly understand the concern over backsliding, but if we start to see an increase in symptoms, then we simply put a pause on the reintroduction. All the good work you've done so far doesn't go away over night and that should help you to bounce back quickly. Plus, now you know where you're at and that more of a "food break" is necessary.
In terms of the actual nuts and bolts of reintroduction, although I wish you could introduce things as "categories," it's not always that easy. Different foods have specific proteins that are unique to that food. For example, I've seen people react to pistachios, but not almonds. Or struggle with tomatoes, but not bell peppers.
So if you're really sensitive, then it would be worth your time to go though each food as methodically as possible, with an eye on the big picture and how this will set you up for years of success.
Hope this helps to clear things up for you! Let me know if there's anything else I can help to answer :)
Very helpful, thank you ☺️
Having Hashimoto flair 😖, pretty sure I have leaky gut 🙁. Have gone gluten and dairy free, it's been tough and sugar free. Feeling better, but still getting hives🙁😖
Hi Danielle, I'm glad you liked the video 🙂 Sounds like you're making some great changes so far! If you're already feeling better, the hives might just be taking a little longer to respond. If not, it might be helpful to journal your food intake and see if you notice any patterns. Thanks again for watching and feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
I also have tried to stay away from nightshade vegetables for now, that I think is hardest, because the pepper is in almost everything 😬
@@daniellegibson316 Hi Danielle, avoiding nightshades can certainly have a positive effect for people dealing with leaky gut, but I wanted to clarify, are you referring to black pepper when you say "pepper is in almost everything"? Black pepper is actually a fruit called peppercorn, which is dried to make black pepper. It is not a nightshade and comes from a different family of plants. Hopefully this helps you out and makes things a little easier for you!
Thanks for letting me know, still trying to figure out why I'm getting hives really bad at this time. Decided to see a functional nutritionist in a few weeks, hope she can help me out. I'm at my witt's end with my body 🙁😔
Thank you so much Dr. Bodle. I'm on AIP for 9 months and just started re-introduction. Unfortunately every new food gives me a problem. Should I continue to try another new food or stop trying and continue elimination phase? and for how long? I appreciate your help very much.
9 months is too long
What would a person do if they had been on a very restrictive diet for only five different vegetable items for three years I got histamine intolerance so bad I could not eat any other foods, and I still have no oral tolerance. I’ve Tried gaps low histamine diet.
I tried autoimmune Paleo diet, low histamine, keto, diet, and my food just kept smaller and smaller. I also have a Akathisia and I have developed severe depression and anxiety from this.
Hi there, thanks for reaching out! While our dietary choices can certainly help us to manage gut symptoms and oral tolerance, if making those changes hasn't helped you to improve, then I would wonder if there are other factors that aren't being addressed. As a general rule, I want to see my patients be able to increase the amount of dietary choices available to them, which I find to be a good sign of healing. It's possible that that there could be other physiological reasons for your gut symptoms, but it's also possible that it's lifestyle related. For example, I had some very challenging situations where a patient's gut health was almost entirely driven by high stress at work. So unfortunately, I don't have a great answer for you and I'm sorry I can't be more helpful, but I would try to expand the thinking beyond just food selection and see if there are additional areas that need support.
Sir are you there ??? Please help.
I took 2 spoons of honey at empty stomach due to some cough issues early morning (as it always relieves my cough) .
But i am tensed that how much time should i wait for taking Thyroxine tablet now after 2 spoons of honey ?
Hi Abhishek, doctors typically recommend taking your thyroid medication on an empty stomach. Depending on your situation, some doctors will want you to wait 30 minutes and others recommend waiting 60 minutes. If you don't do it exactly right one time it shouldn't throw off your care plan.
I jumped into AIP not knowing whether it’s for me or not. I’m 33 yo and diagnosed with alopecia areata after my husband discovered a lemon sized bald spot on the back of my head. Can I start reintroducing in 3 weeks?
Hi Supriya, not everyone needs to follow AIP and I usually introduce nutrition plans based on a gradient or spectrum. Essentially, the more severe the symptoms, the more aggressive we are with our approach. If AIP is working well for you, I typically like to see changes and progress within the first 3-4 weeks. You can introduce at that time if you'd like, but even though healing is occurring, it usually takes longer to see more stability in the system. I prefer to do reintroduction around 2 months, but as long as you're tracking the reintroduction and you're feeling better, follow any plan that feels good to you. Hope this helps! Let me know if I can answer anything else :)
@@DrBradBodle apart from the bald spot (which is now filling), there has really been no symptoms. Can I do an elimination diet without following a strict AIP. Just eliminating Dairy, Gluten and Sugar? It’s very difficult to follow a strict AIP in India.
@@supstar90 Yes, you can definitely follow a less strict elimination diet. I will often remind patients that we can always add or remove foods depending on how you respond, but starting with dairy, gluten, and sugar seems like a great option. I know you only have the alopecia symptoms, but at the same time, I would try to track if there are any changes or improvements in thinks like energy, sleep, or exercise capacity. This might help you to track your progress by giving you other areas to look at, since the hair regrowth might be slow.
@@DrBradBodle thanks for your response. Much appropriated and subscribed!
@@supstar90 You're welcome! Happy I could help and hope you start seeing some positive changes soon!
Hi Dr Brad, would AIP diet be helpful in autoimmune Addisons?
Hi Rachita! Yes, it definitely could be! The same principles apply with any autoimmune condition. We want to minimize anything that could be triggering to our immune system, no matter whether the immune system is attacking our thyroid or our adrenal glands. We do need to use some caution with Addisons though because people with Addisons can be more prone to hypoglycemia, so it's important you're eating enough while on AIP, otherwise it has the potential to make you feel worse. Hope this helps!
Thank you so much Dr. Bodle. I appreciate this video very much. I am getting close to the reintroduction and I'm trying not to get too excited. I have more than one autoimmune disorder, and this diet is a butt kicker, but this is how I feel my best. Plus loosing over 7 lbs in the last 24 days doesn't hurt either.
Hi K.C., you're welcome! It sounds like you're on the right path and doing great! I'd just recommend taking your time and really listening to how your body responds. There's no need to rush! :) Feel free to let me know if you have any questions!
Hi! Thank you so so much for this video, and for all of your informative and enlightening content. I was absolutely panicking about my Hashimoto’s diagnosis because I received very little guidance from my doctor, but then I found your videos and feel much better!
I just have a quick question involving diet! After being told I had both anti-thyroid antibodies present in my bloodstream, I immediately went gluten-free, despite never having any gut issues from gluten. While I saw an initial, but relatively small, decrease in the antibodies at first, I thought it was the right move. However, three months later, I tested again to find that my antibodies are the same as when I was diagnosed. Could this imply gluten isn’t my problem? I’ve only ever seen some gut issues after eating light ice cream, and have since limited dairy as well. I just want to know if I can start reintroducing gluten, because I very much miss croissants. 😅
I’ve also been supplementing with a multivitamin (without iodine) and vitamin D, because my vitamin D was very low during the time of my diagnosis, and I had been enduring chronic stress for some time. I’m hoping to add some more supplements, and looking forward to more improvement in the future! I’d be so grateful for any advice you can offer! 🤍