Naturally Nourished Episode 181: Love the Food That Loves You Back with Cristina Curp
Are you looking to switch it up in the kitchen with some new recipe inspiration? Want insight on ancestral eating and how you can apply this concept in your own kitchen? In need of tips and tricks to sneak sardines into your family (and yourself)? Tune in to hear Ali and Becki interview dear friend and amazing chef Cristina Curp on her new book, Made Whole Made Simple. Learn what Cristina has been up to since she was last on the podcast and get a sneak peek into the mouthwatering recipes her new book has to offer.
Beyond her creative and nourishing recipes, Cristina’s new book is a wealth of knowledge on topics from dehydration and balancing electrolytes with food to ancestral eating and whether carnivore is truly the optimal diet for all. Plus learn why Cristina has moved away from using non-caloric sweeteners, micronutrients for balancing blood sugar and get some flavor profile and kitchen hack inspiration!
Also in This Episode:
- Episode 94: Made Whole with Cristina Curp
- Cristina’s Life Updates
- Defining Food Freedom
- Supporting Your System Under Stress
- Tricks for Sneaking in Sardines
- Cristina’s New Book: Whole Made Simple
- Ancestral Eating and Is Carnivore Really the Optimal Diet?
- Maintaining Hydration on a Real Food Diet
- Blood Sugar Balancing Nutrients
- Why Made Whole Made Simple Does Not Have Any Sugar Alcohols
- Favorite Recipes from the New Book!
- Roasted Cabbage
- Smoked Oyster Chowder
- Salmon Noodle Soup
- Chicken Chips
- Legit Fried Chicken Tenders
More About Cristina:
Cristina Curp is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and former restaurant chef with a BA in Anthropology. Her love of food, and particularly using real food to heal inspired her popular food blog and wellness site, TheCastawayKitchen.com. Author of Made Whole cookbook, co-host of Body Wise Podcast and food as medicine advocate. She is a Miami native with Cuban roots who is currently living in Virginia, or wherever her husband's Navy career takes them. At 29 years old and 2 years postpartum, Cristina hit rock bottom with her health. On top of an inflammatory skin condition she had lived with for years, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, she began to experience many mystery symptoms and inflammation, Cristina took to the kitchen to find wellness. Using her culinary prowess and love of research, she began to discover the connection between her symptoms and the food she ate. This ongoing experiment birthed her blog, which is a collection of inventive, allergen-friendly, low carb, whole-food recipes that have helped her reverse autoimmune disease, lose weight, and take control of her own health and well-being. Empowering people to heal from the inside out is her life's work! With a mix of grit, sass and a lot of love, she continues to do just that through her books, her social media platform, and her nutritional coaching as well.
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