Angi Goodman

Hi! I’m Angi Goodman. My journey with autoimmunity began with my diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the fall of 2019.  My mother was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis when I was a young adult, and I remember watching her battle the disease and struggle with the pharmaceuticals that were supposed to be helping her. When I began to feel the pain and inflammation in the joints of my hands and wrists, I knew I had not escaped genetics and feared the diagnosis. I also knew that I did not want to follow in my mom’s footsteps and take the traditional allopathic medicine approach, so I began to research and found functional medicine.  By the time I saw a functional medicine provider the pain and inflammation had spread throughout most of my body and was so bad that I was unable to sleep in my own bed, drive myself to work, or be an active participant in my life. The functional medicine providers that I saw helped me to control the symptoms and provided basic information on the AIP diet. I experienced some improvement, but I felt that there had to be more that I could do.  This is when I discovered a podcast by a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP) and was drawn to work with her. She helped me to bring balance to the systems of my body and add in the lifestyle and mindset changes that are so important when living with an autoimmune disease. I also discovered a passion and desire within myself to help others like me and I became a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and a Certified AIP Coach.  Throughout my journey I discovered that my genetics alone do not determine health. There are so many things that we can do to “turn off” the genes that activate illness.  Nutritional Therapy, The Autoimmune Protocol, and lifestyle & mindset changes can help you on your journey with autoimmune disease and can be used alone or in conjunction with allopathic medicine.  It is possible to live a healthy and vibrant life and experience joy while you learn to live with autoimmunity!