Clean eating with autoimmune disease

I have been battling against chronic fatigue and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis for some time now and up until recently getting sick my chronic fatigue had mostly disappeared and I had been easily managing my autoimmune disease with supplements and diet. Several week ago I came down with what appeared to be the flu, after visiting the doctor for some medication I slowly overcame the sickness but for the last few weeks have constantly felt exhausted and sleepy all the time. I didn't look sick anymore but still felt very unwell and I had figured that the flu had triggered once again my chronic fatigue and I tried to rest as much as possible when I was not working. Although no matter how much I rested I just couldn't recover. As school holidays finally came around and I headed back home for the holidays and was able to schedule an appointment with my Naturopath. She ran a system check and noticed that my body had been exposed and had contracted the Epstein-Barr virus which had n

Oh how I have missed chocolate muffins. Since starting a specialised diet for my autoimmune disease I found it very hard to find baking recipes that I could use. There were always a few ingredients I couldn't have and was never one to bake much so I would only use recipes I didn't have substitute ingredients for. After realising that this made it very hard to actually bake. So every second weekend is now baking time for testing out new recipes. I must admit they don't always go to plan, not every creation ends up how I would like but these came very close to how I remembered chocolate muffins. These are a yummy healthy option that are free from gluten, dairy, grains and refined sugar. Ingredients   1 cup natural peanut butter 1 scoop vanilla protein powder 1/4 pure Canadian maple syrup  1/4 cup cacao  125gms apple sauce unsweetened  2 eggs Pinch of salt 1/2tsp baking soda Dairy free choc chips Blend all ingredients except choc chips in a food pro

Nothing more I love in winter time then hot meals, especially ones that only require one dish to cook. I absolutely love using my slow cooker, although I feel like I am always making curries so thought I would try something new. This beef stew is so simple and quick to prepare. This recipe was used for a 3.5L slow cooker and makes 6-8 meals depending on serving size. Cook on low for 5-6 hours or 3-4 hours on high. I also made so yummy garlic bread to go with the stew. Ingredients  800gm s of diced beef 3 carrots sliced 4 potatos chopped large handful of mushrooms sliced 2 tins of diced tomatoes 1 teaspoon of beef stock 1.5 cups of water 1 tub of tomato paste 3tsp mixed garlic 1tsp onion powder 4 bay leaves Rosemary  chopped parsley  Salt and pepper to taste Optional: I added a little bit of arrowroot flour in to thicken it at the end. Garlic bread 1 Gluten free bun cut in half 2 spoonfuls of Nuttelex coconut oil 1tsp minced garlic rosemary Melt nutte