A personalized approach to autoimmune conditions

Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP

November 30, 2021
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is just one of many autoimmune diseases on the rise today in Westernized countries. Patients with RA experience a dysregulated immune system and chronic inflammation, which leads to an increase in proinflammatory cytokines in the joint synovium resulting in progressive joint degeneration. But RA doesn’t just affect the joints. This disease wreaks havoc systemically and increases the risk of cardiometabolic, lung, and eye complications. Activities of daily living can…
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About the Author:

Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP

Kellie Blake

 Kellie Blake RDN, LD, IFNCP, is a registered dietitian specializing in functional nutrition. She graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2001 and is licensed to practice dietetics in West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky. Kellie was named a Top Ten Dietitian by Today’s Dietitian magazine in 2015. In addition to her work as both a psychiatric and enteral nutrition dietitian, Kellie co-owns a private practice, NutriSense Nutrition Consulting, LLC, where she uses a functional nutrition approach to help her clients regain their health and quality of life. Kellie is a functional medicine writer and is the social media coordinator for the Integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy. After a life-long battle with autoimmune disease, Kellie was introduced to functional medicine and nutrition and has been able to successfully reverse her own autoimmune disease symptoms. She has published two cookbooks:  The Psoriasis Diet Cookbook and Psoriasis Cookbook + Meal Plan.

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