The Autoimmune Wellness Podcast

About The Autoimmune Wellness Podcast

The Autoimmune Wellness Podcast is brought to you by Mickey Trescott, MSc., a functional nutritionist, chef, and author of three best-selling books: The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook, The Autoimmune Wellness Handbook, and The Nutrient-Dense Kitchen. After personally navigating life with Hashimoto’s disease and celiac disease, Mickey is passionate about empowering others to take charge of their health. She is the creator of the AIP Certified Coach Practitioner Training Program and co-founder of Autoimmune Wellness, a platform dedicated to helping people find a path to healing using the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP). Her approach blends evidence-based principles from both natural and conventional medicine to give those with autoimmune disease their best chance at a vibrant, healthy life. This podcast was originally co-hosted with Angie Alt, NTC, CHC, who helped launch the show and contributed significantly to its early success through her advocacy and personal story of living with endometriosis, lichen sclerosis, and celiac disease. For more information on the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP), visit autoimmunewellness.com.

Publisher

Mickey Trescott of Autoimmune Wellness

Category

education · health & fitness · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Aug 2016

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

101 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Navigating Health Information Online with Dr. Guillermo Ruiz (Ep 101)

   Episode 101: Navigating Health Information Online with Dr. Guillermo Ruiz Health information has never been easier to access—and somehow, it’s never felt harder to know what to trust. Between new research, expert opinions, personal stories, social media, supplement claims, and the latest wellness trends, it can be difficult to separate what’s plausible, what’s promising, and what’s actually been demonstrated. In this episode of the Autoimmune Wellness Podcast, Mickey Trescott is joined by Dr. Guillermo Ruiz, a naturopathic physician who practices naturopathic endocrinology with a focus on metabolic health. His work centers on bringing an evidence-based approach to naturopathic and integrative medicine while remaining curious about emerging ideas. Together, they explore how to navigate the gray areas of health information without becoming either overly skeptical or too quick to embrace the latest trend. They discuss how to evaluate health claims, why individual context matters, the difference between anecdotes and evidence, and how to think about risk when experimenting with diets, supplements, medications, and emerging therapies. In this episode, you'll learn: Why having access to more health information doesn’t necessarily make health decisions easier Why individual biology and context can make one-size-fits-all health advice misleading How social media can turn useful health strategies into universal recommendations Why layering multiple restrictive diets or wellness strategies can create more problems How to look beyond a compelling headline to understand what a study actually found Why emerging treatments and supplements require weighing potential benefits against potential risks How personal stories can provide useful clues without being the same as scientific evidence Why “natural” doesn’t automatically mean safe—and prescription medications aren’t automatically more dangerous Red flags to watch for in online health content, including absolute claims, cure language, and lack of nuance How to approach personal health experiments with clearer guardrails Why food, movement, sleep, and other foundational habits should come before chasing the latest health trend Resources: Follow Dr. Guillermo Ruiz: @3030strong (https://www.instagram.com/3030strong) Contact Dr. Ruiz: guillermo@3030strong.com (mailto:guillermo@3030strong.com) Dr. Ruiz Practice: Go Health Episode Timeline: 00:00 – How do we know what health information to trust? 02:20 – Introducing Dr. Guillermo Ruiz 04:32 – Why navigating health information online is so challenging 17:56 – Evaluating health headlines, studies, and products 29:29 – How to navigate personal stories and anecdotes 34:12 – The hidden risks of supplements and herbal medicine 40:31 – Red flags in online health content 44:32 – How to approach personal experimentation with caution 50:39 – Wrap-up and where to follow Dr. Ruiz

2. 

   12 Oct 2026

   AIP Community Q4 Update: Events, Advocacy & Research (Ep 100)

   Episode 100: AIP Community Q4 Update — Research, Advocacy & Community Autoimmune wellness doesn’t happen in isolation. It’s shaped by the research being published, the advocacy happening on behalf of patients, and the communities that help turn information into something meaningful in everyday life. In this Q4 Community Update—and the 100th episode of the Autoimmune Wellness Podcast—Mickey Trescott catches up on some of the developments happening across the autoimmune landscape, with a focus on research, advocacy, and community. First, immunologist and AIP Certified Coach Sybil Cooper, PhD, joins Mickey to discuss a newly published qualitative study exploring the experiences of people with rheumatoid arthritis who participated in an AIP intervention. They look beyond symptom outcomes to explore what it was actually like to implement AIP, the challenges participants faced, what kinds of support helped, and what their diets looked like one year later. Next, Jaime Hartman joins Mickey to recap the Autoimmune Association’s Hope Journey Walk, where Team AIP participated in Washington, DC, Michigan, and virtually around the country. They discuss the importance of showing up as a community, raising awareness, and connecting AIP with the broader autoimmune research and advocacy landscape. Finally, Jamie-Nicole Martin, founder and CEO of the AIP BIPOC Network, shares updates on the organization’s work supporting people navigating changes to insurance, medication, and food benefits, along with community outreach, an autoimmune and menopause research project, and plans to expand access to resources in the year ahead. Together, these conversations show how research, advocacy, and community intersect—and why all three matter for people living with autoimmune disease. In this episode, you’ll learn: What qualitative research can teach us about the real-world experience of following AIP What participants in the rheumatoid arthritis AIP study found most challenging What happened when researchers followed the RA participants one year later How Team AIP participated in the Autoimmune Association’s Hope Journey Walk Why connecting the AIP community with broader autoimmune advocacy and research matters How the AIP BIPOC Network is helping people navigate changing insurance, pharmacy, and food benefits What Jamie-Nicole’s autoimmune and menopause research project is exploring Why community resources need to evolve as people move through different stages of life with autoimmune disease Resources: Exploring Participant Experiences With the Autoimmune Protocol Diet in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42559207/) Autoimmune Association (https://autoimmune.org/) – Hope Journey Walk, research, advocacy, and patient support AIP BIPOC Network (https://aipbipoc.org) AIP Certified Coach Program & Practitioner Directory (https://aipcertified.com) Episode Timeline: 00:00 – Introduction to the Q4 Community Update and Episode 100 01:56 – Research update with Sybil Cooper, PhD 03:00 – Understanding qualitative vs. quantitative research 05:20 – Challenges participants experienced implementing AIP 08:10 – The role of professional, household, and peer support 10:40 – What participants were eating one year later 13:15 – Reintroductions, long-term success, and lessons for the AIP community 15:50 – Jaime Hartman: Hope Journey Walk & Team AIP 17:20 – What the Hope Journey Walk was like 20:00 – Why Team AIP’s presence matters 22:40 – Community connection and the broader autoimmune movement 26:36 – Jamie-Nicole Martin: AIP BIPOC Network update 27:30 – Navigating changes to benefits and healthcare access 29:30 – Autoimmune disease and menopause research 31:00 – Community outreach and the Abilities Expo 33:00 – Connecting people with resources throughout the autoimmune journey 34:45 – What’s next for the AIP BIPOC Network 36:02 – Episode 100 reflections and wrap-up

3. 

   5 Oct 2026

   ADHD, Women’s Health, and Autoimmune Disease with Dr. Jolene Brighten (Ep 99)

   Episode 99: ADHD, Women’s Health, and Autoimmune Disease with Dr. Jolene Brighten What if the brain fog, overwhelm, forgetfulness, trouble focusing, or emotional intensity you’ve been blaming on hormones or autoimmune disease has another layer to it? In this episode of the Autoimmune Wellness Podcast, Mickey Trescott is joined by hormone expert, nutrition scientist, and bestselling author Dr. Jolene Brighten for a conversation about ADHD through the lens of women’s hormones, brain health, and autoimmune disease. Together, they explore why ADHD can look different in women and why so many women aren’t diagnosed until later in life. They discuss how ADHD symptoms can shift throughout the menstrual cycle and become especially challenging during perimenopause, as well as the complex relationship between hormones, inflammation, the gut, and the brain. Dr. Brighten also shares her perspective on hormone replacement therapy for women with ADHD, practical ways to support the microbiome, and simple strategies for making nutrition, movement, and daily life more ADHD-friendly. In this episode, you'll learn: Why ADHD often looks different in women and can go undiagnosed for decades What’s happening in the ADHD brain beyond problems with attention How estrogen, progesterone, and the menstrual cycle can influence ADHD symptoms Why perimenopause may reveal ADHD that was previously masked or well-compensated What women with ADHD should know about hormone replacement therapy What we know about the relationship between ADHD, inflammation, and autoimmune disease How gut health and food sensitivities may interact with ADHD symptoms Practical strategies for nutrition, movement, and reducing overwhelm with ADHD Resources: Book: ADHD and Women (https://amzn.to/46g3g1P) by Dr. Jolene Brighten ADHD and Women resources and bonuses: drbrighten.com/adhdinwomen (https://drbrighten.com/adhdinwomen) Podcast: The Dr. Brighten Show (https://drbrighten.com/podcast/) Follow Dr. Jolene Brighten: @drjolenebrighten (https://www.instagram.com/drjolenebrighten/?hl=en) Episode Timeline: 00:00 – ADHD, hormones, and autoimmune disease 01:59 – Introducing Dr. Jolene Brighten 04:10 – How ADHD presents in women 06:48 – What is going on in an ADHD brain? 11:19 – How ADHD symptoms change throughout the menstrual cycle 16:42 – How perimenopause affects ADHD 24:57 – How HRT can affect the ADHD brain 33:44 – The relationship between autoimmune disease and ADHD 37:58 – How to “microdose your microbiome” 43:12 – Food sensitivities and ADHD 45:54 – How to tackle overwhelm with ADHD 49:40 – Wrap-up and closing

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• VJ Hamilton
• Mickey
• Victoria Shanmugam
• Julianne Taylor
• Alaina Moore

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