This episode of the ‘Gluten Free RN’ podcast outlines the benefits of adopting a Paleo diet in order to regain and then maintain your health. Patients with celiac disease or gluten intolerance can get better, faster by choosing the Paleo option.
Nadine shares how changing her eating habits had an incredibly positive impact on her health as she went from feeling better on a gluten-free diet to feeling fantastic on her own variation of a Paleo diet.
Nadine gets specific about the foods you can and cannot eat and the incredible health benefits of going Paleo. Listen in and learn how to get back the health you deserve by focusing on good food!
What’s Discussed:
The foods to avoid on a Paleo diet
The foods you can eat on a Paleo diet
Nadine’s story
The concept of food as medicine
- All disease starts in the gut
Where to locate organic fruits and vegetables and meat with no antibiotics/no hormones
The health benefits of a Paleo diet
- Clears up lingering gluten issues
- Helps achieve sustainable weight loss
- Affords clearer, smoother skin
- Improves the immune system
- Allows for better sleep
The importance of sleep hygiene
- Your body heals while you sleep
- Eight to ten hours is optimal
Why fat is essential in absorbing nutrients
- Vitamins A, D, E & K are fat soluble
The best sources of fat for nutrient absorption
- Avocados
- Grass fed meats
- Olive oil or coconut oil
- Nuts
- Nut butters
- Fish oil
- Eggs
Resources Mentioned:
The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet by Robb Wolf
Practical Paleo by Diane Sanfilippo
The Paleo Approach: Reverse Autoimmune Disease and Heal Your Body by Sarah Ballantyne
Midway Farms http://www.midwayfarmsoregon.com/
Connect with Nadine:
Books by Nadine:
Dough Nation: A Nurse’s Memoir of Celiac Disease from Missed Diagnosis to Food and Health Activism
