122: Cristina Curp on Healing an Autoimmune Disease with Keto-Paleo

This week I'm chatting with Cristina Curp, creator of The Castaway Kitchenblog and author of Made Whole: More Than 145 Anti-Inflammatory Keto-Paleo Recipes to Nourish You from the Inside Out! Cristina is a recipe developer, author, military spouse, and dedicated mother who used nourishing food to overcome an autoimmune disease and leaky gut.

In this episode, Cristina shares more about her battle with hidradenitis suppurativa, a rare autoimmune disease that creates a painful skin condition. She talks about how her skin condition affected her self-confidence and relationships growing up, and what she wishes she knew when she was younger. Cristina talks about finding the autoimmune protocol and the paleo diet to help heal herself, and how eventually she transitioned fully to the ketogenic diet as a path to healing. Cristina discusses how her relationship with fitness has changed over the years and the benefits of lifting heavy weights. We also discuss protein on keto, total versus net carbs, and adjusting macronutrients based on your body. Cristina shares her favorite quick and easy meals, her response to excuses for eating healthy, and some of her favorite meals from her new book. We also discuss the importance of self-care for healing, as well as her thoughts about people on social media.

For more from Cristina, follow her on Instagram (@thecastawaykitchen), find her on thecastawaykitchen.com,and check out her book - Made Whole: More Than 145 Anti-Inflammatory Keto-Paleo Recipes to Nourish You from the Inside Out!

For more from Christina, head to her website, christinaricewellness.com, to find her services, blog, programs, and ebooks. If there's a question you'd like answered or a topic you'd like discussed on the podcast, send it in to podcast@christinaricewellness.com! Don’t forget to join the Facebook group, Wellness Realness Podcast Tribe, to meet other podcast listeners!

If you're a woman looking to learn everything about using the Paleo lifestyle to reach your health goals , sign up for Christina's online course, The Paleo Women Lifestyle Program! This course has hours of video lectures, audio lectures, and PDFs that cover nutrition, fitness, sleep, stress management, balancing hormones, self love, cooking and grocery shopping, and more. You can sign up at bit.ly/paleowomenlifestyle.

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Christina's latest ebook, #NoSugarNoProblems: A Lovely Collection of Paleo Sweetener-Free Desserts, is now available! This ebook is filled with 30 paleo desserts (with plenty of vegan options) that are free of all sugar and sugar substitutes - cookies, brownies, cupcakes, puddings, milkshakes, cheesecake, cream pie, and more! No sugar, no stevia, no xylitol, no maple syrup, no honey, no erythritol, no bananas, and no dates! This is perfect for anyone who is on the Candida diet, ketogenic, low-carb, diabetic, low-FODMAP, paleo, primal, vegetarian, vegan, or just looking to limit their sugar intake! You can get your copy at christinaricewellness.com under "ebooks" or at bit.ly/nosugarnoproblems. Use the code "wellnessrealness" for 20% off!

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