In this interview with Danielle Walker from Against All Grain, we chat through her story on overcoming an autoimmune disease through healing with food, small changes we can all be making for a healthier lifestyle, how to eat what you love, and the important role that food and stress plays in our overall health.
Danielle Walker is the author and photographer of the New York Times best selling cookbook “Against All Grain,” along with having three other cook books out there that are absolutely amazing and filled with delicious foods. Her story starts after being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. That’s when she realized that she needed to make dietary changes to end her suffering and begin healing with food.
She removed grains, lactose, legumes, and started her blog to help others suffering from similar ailments to continue to enjoy food. With her acquired culinary skills, love for food, and equal love for journalism, she has become a hope for others suffering from all types of different diseases or allergies through her series of published cookbooks.
Listen to this episode and learn more about Danielle, what she has learned about diet and her illness, and how healing with food and eating what you love is possible.
In this episode of Real SOULutions on Healing with Food with Danielle Walker
04:30 – What is Danielle Walker’s story?
06:30 – What did the doctors say about Danielle’s condition? What did they say when she decided to control it using diet and nutrition?
10:00 – How does stress affect autoimmune diseases? How about the things we use and put on our bodies? How can we begin healing with food?
12:00 – What was the process that Danielle used to make changes to her lifestyle and begin healing with food herself?
16:30 – What if you do not have an autoimmune disease and just want to be healthy?
22:00 – How does a day in Danielle’s life look like? Is it realistic? Is it convenient and time-friendly?
29:00 – How do you get your family onboard in eating healthy meals? Does Danielle make separate meals for her kids?
33:30 – What is something that you don’t know about Danielle?
35:30 – How does Danielle balance personal life and having a presence on social media?
41:00 – What’s a topic that Danielle would love to talk more about?
43:00 – What’s a great life solution that has helped Danielle that you can start implementing today?
46:00 – How does Danielle manage stress?
You can reach Danielle Walker at:
- Againstallgrain.com
- Instagram – @daniellewalker
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