She was cooking with her mom by age 3, and thus was born a delicious obsession! Meet Jessica Espinoza, the blogger behind Delicious Obsessions and the eBook Keeping It Real. From cooking as a child, to coconut everything (she loves it), to healing with food from auto-immune thyroid disease… you’ll be inspired by Jessica’s story and today’s podcast.
Get to know Jessica through the links and information below, and of course through this podcast. Plus… the tip of the week!
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About Jessica Espinoza and Delicious Obsessions
“Jessica, blogger at Delicious Obsessions and author of Keeping It Real, is a real food nut, coconut everything enthusiast, avid reader and researcher, blossoming yogi, and animal lover. She has had a life-long passion for food and being in the kitchen is where she is the happiest. She began helping her mother cook and bake around the age of three and she’s been in the kitchen ever since, including working in a restaurant in her hometown for almost a decade, where she worked every position before finally becoming the lead chef. She loves to show people how making even small changes in their diet and food selections can make a huge difference in their lives, especially as she chronicles her own personal health journey and healing from real food.”
About Keeping It Real — Jessica’s eBook
“Keeping It Real features 85 delicious real food recipes (Paleo / Primal friendly), including the most popular recipes from the Delicious Obsessions website. In addition, the book contains 25 brand new recipes, never published before!
All of the recipes featured in this book are gluten and grain free, but regardless of whether you follow a gluten free diet or not, the recipes in this book will help you put nutritious meals on the table. These are recipes that I make in my home regularly and will save you time and headaches when trying to figure out what you can make that is healthy AND something your family will love.
This book is written for those who want to take charge of their health by nourishing their bodies with real food. Food is the number one way we can create health and wellness both in and out of our bodies.”
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Links Mentioned
- Delicious Obsessions
- Keeping It Real
- Health Consult with Lydia Shatney
- Delicious Obsessions on Facebook
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Can she recommend her neurologist-chiropractor or a list where i might find one? Also, what if you cannot eat so much/any coconut oil? Thank you!
Hi Paula – Thanks for listening to the podcast! I stumbled across my chiro by doing a Google search for “Thyroid Chiropractor Denver CO”. I’d recommend doing the same for your city and see what you can find.
Regarding the coconut oil, everyone is different, so I can’t say that what worked for me will work for everyone. Each body is so unique and there is so much that goes into weight loss. If you are looking to lose weight, there are a number of things you have to look at:
1. Thyroid, adrenal, and blood sugar health – Like I mentioned in the podcast, these three go hand-in-hand.
2. Food allergies — most people don’t realize that hidden food allergies can cause weight gain and prevent weight loss.
3. Diet – Finding the right balance with protein, carbs, and fat that work for your body.
4. Stress management – Stress (even if you don’t feel stressed) can lead to weight gain and prevent weight loss.
5. Proper sleep – People who do not get enough quality sleep tend to weigh more than those who do.
Hope that helps!
I have a thyroid and autoimmune disease, psoriasis, psoriasis arthritis, and I’m 74 yrs old, I try to eat right but it’s hard. I was glad to see your article. Do you have any suggestions for me.
I’m so glad I stumbled on this podcast! Thanks Wardeh & Jessica!
I loved hearing more about Jessica’s story, some things I didn’t know yet 😉
Thanks for sharing about my health consultations too -it was such a pleasure to work with Jessica!