How to Live Well with Chronic Illness

Chris here, writing the show notes for this episode presented by my wife and food scientist Julia Kelly where she interviews Mickey Trescott, and Angie Alt. I’ve talked a lot about ketogenic diets on the podcast, but the truth is ketosis is a hack to improve my cognition and athletic performance. Autoimmune Paleo (AIP) is the diet that enabled me to recover my health, and since then, we’ve coached hundreds of other athletes in our practice using a very similar approach.

With the diet cornerstone in place, I became curious about what else I could do to improve my health and athletic performance. Shortly after came my discovery of functional medicine and the hundreds, if not thousands, of other lifestyle factors that needed to be in place in order for me to have what I enjoy today.   The Autoimmune Wellness Handbook addresses the most important of those other lifestyle factors. Authors Mickey and Angie introduce a complementary solution that focuses on seven key steps to recovery: inform, collaborate, nourish, rest, breathe, move, and connect. Here’s the outline of this interview with Julia Kelly, Mickey Trescott, and Angie Alt:

[00:01:43] The Paleo Mom.

[00:04:26] autoimmune-paleo.com

[00:07:22] The athlete's gut.

[00:08:46] Inform - be your own expert.

[00:09:24] Collaborate - build your team.

[00:13:15] Hashimoto's.

[00:16:10] Nourish - choosing what to eat.

[00:20:17] Movement - should you back off?

[00:24:33] Rest.

[00:26:37] Breath - managing stress.

[00:27:48] Spending time in nature.

[00:29:02] Social isolation.

[00:34:13] Recipes and meal planning.

[00:41:09] The Autoimmune Wellness Handbook: A DIY Guide to Living Well with Chronic Illness.

[00:41:16] Autoimmune Paleo podcast.