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My name is Pooja, and I am trying to keep my head above water while balancing disease, wellness, and graduate school. Continually learning and growing, with no end in sight. I hope you find something you can relate to here!
Category Archives: Healthy
Chimichurri (Paleo, AIP, Whole30)
Do you ever have one of those unexpected moments in which someone from your past walks back into your life at the perfect time? My best friend from elementary school recently reached out to me after reading my blog, and … Continue reading
Posted in AIP, Autoimmune Protocol, Food, Healthy, Paleo, Recipes, Whole30
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Baked Sweet Potatoes with Slow Cooker Carnitas and Lazy Guacamole (Paleo, AIP, Whole30)
It can be difficult to maintain a social life while on the autoimmune protocol. My friend Kelsi started a conversation on her Instagram post last night that reflected one of the major struggles many of us face who are on … Continue reading
Posted in AIP, Autoimmune Protocol, Food, Healthy, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Paleo, Recipes, Uncategorized, Whole30
Tagged AIP, aippaleo, autoimmunediet, autoimmunepaleo, autoimmuneprotocol, avocado, baked sweet potato, baked sweet potatoes, carnitas, crispycarnitas, crockpotcarnitas, crockpotpork, dairyfree, food, glutenfree, grainfree, guacamole, lazy guacamole, nightshadefree, nightshadefreecarnitas, nutfree, paleo, paleocrockpotrecipes, paleodiet, paleoslowcookerrecipes, pork, porkbutt, porkshoulder, recipe, recipes, slow cooker carnitas, slowcookerpork, soyfree, sweet potato, sweet potatoes, Whole30, whole30 recipe, whole30 recipes
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Chicken Green Bean Casserole (Paleo, AIP)
I started the autoimmune protocol recently, and I’ve realized that for me the biggest challenge is convenience. Cooking for yourself for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day is NOT convenient. It’s exhausting. I initially found myself skipping meals just because … Continue reading
Posted in AIP, Food, Healthy, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Paleo, Recipes
Tagged AIP, aip casserole, aip meal prep, autoimmunepaleo, autoimmuneprotocol, batch cook, casserole, chicken, chicken green bean casserole, coconut milk, dairy free, gluten free, grain free, green beans, meal prep, mushrooms, nightshade free, nut free, paleo, paleo casserole, paleo meal prep, paleodiet
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Fighting for Your Life Physically vs. Fighting Mentally/Emotionally
It just so happens that fighting for your life physically and fighting for your life mentally and emotionally are completely different. Continue reading
Posted in Healthy, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, mental health, Uncategorized
Tagged depression, family, friends, health, life, mental health, pain, share, suicidal ideation, truth
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How to: the Perfect Smoothie
Smoothies are a huge part of my life (seriously, ask any of my friends). As a graduate student, there is nothing better than a meal I can throw into a blender and then slurp down as I run out the … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Healthy, How To, Paleo, Uncategorized
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Seeking Wellness through Disease
When I go through difficult times (failures, breakups, bouts of loneliness, a bad flare, etc), I want ice cream. And pizza. And cookies. And cheese. And wine, beer, whiskey. Society has effectively trained me to crave these “comfort” items when … Continue reading
Posted in Anecdotes, Healthy, Paleo, Uncategorized
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Chicken Fried Cauliflower “Rice”
Remember when I posted at the beginning of the semester, terrified about whether I would be able to finish off the semester and actually graduate? Well graduation is 5 weeks away. Can you believe that? FIVE WEEKS. This semester has … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Healthy, Paleo, Recipes, Uncategorized
Tagged cauliflower, cauliflower fried rice, cauliflower rice, chicken, chicken fried rice, dinner, easy, fried rice, garlic, ginger, grain free rice, health, healthy, healthy dinner, nightshade free, recipe, recipes, soy sauce, statistics, vegetables
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Easy Chicken and Vegetable Skewers
Hope you had a splendid Fourth of July! Mine was fantastic. My brother is in town for the long weekend and we are all ecstatic to spend some quality family time together for the first time since the winter holidays! … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Healthy, Paleo, Recipes
Tagged chicken, chicken skewers, delicious, diet, dinner, easy, food, fourth of july recipes, grilled chicken, grilled chicken skewers, grilled vegetable skewers, health, healthy, july fourth recipe, mccormick seasoning, mushroom, olive oil, paleo, paleo diet, recipe, recipes, red onion, sea salt, simple, summer recipes, vegetable skewers, yellow squash, zucchini
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Chocolate Coconut Cashew Butter (Paleo-friendly!)
When I first tried out the Paleo Diet, I was desperate to find ways to satisfy my sweet tooth. I could give up bread and starches, but I wasn’t about to give up chocolate. Another difficult thing for me was … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Healthy, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Paleo, Recipes
Tagged butter, cashew butter, cashews, chocolate, chocolate cashew butter, chocolate coconut, chocolate coconut cashew butter, coconut, delicious, dessert, diet, easy, food, healthy, paleo, paleo diet, recipe, recipes, simple
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Borrowing Legs for 26.2 Miles
A question I’ve been asked several times is what exactly a person thinks about for 26.2 miles. Music is great and all, but it cannot possibly be enough to occupy your mind for that long. For my first marathon, I … Continue reading
AIPooja: Seeking Wellness through Disease 