It's time for the WELLNESS REALNESS RETREAT 2019! This year's retreat will be in sunny San Diego, CA from July 26th-July 28th. The weekend will be filled with health and body image workshops, delicious food, nutrient drips, acupuncture, hiking, yoga, and more. You can find more information and get your tickets at bit.ly/wellnessrealness2019! Today I'm chatting with Vivica Menegaz, a certified whole-food nutritionist, blogger, author and one of the leading voices in the wellness community advocating for a “keto-paleo” food-based approach to healing. Vivica is the founder of the popular blog The Nourished Caveman, which is read by millions across the world. She is also the author of Keto Paleo Kitchen, The Everything BIG Book of Fat Bombs, and co-author of The Ultimate Paleo Cookbook. In this episode, Vivica and I discuss the root cause of gallbladder issues, the connection between the gallbladder and hormonal dysfunction, becoming prediabetic on a paleo diet, and why she started eating keto-paleo. Vivica explains the problem with dairy, the role of fiber in the diet, and how constipation relates to fiber. We also discuss the connection between hormone issues and trauma, why women need to support women, understanding female identity, taking responsibility for our fear and anger, and much more. For more from Vivica, head to thenourishedcaveman.com/podcast and find her on Instagram (@thenourishedcaveman). For more from Christina, head to her website, christinaricewellness.com, to find her services, blog, programs, and ebooks. If there's a question you'd like answered or a topic you'd like discussed on the podcast, send it in to podcast@christinaricewellness.com! Don’t forget to join the Facebook group, Wellness Realness Podcast Tribe, to meet other podcast listeners! This podcast is sponsored by LIVELY, a company that delivers bras and underwear that blur the aesthetic lines of lingerie, active, and swim, taking the best elements of high-style and comfort from each category. For a limited time, get $10 off your first LIVELY order by visiting https://www.wearlively.com/wellness and enter "wellness" at checkout! Only available in the U.S. This podcast episode is sponsored by Ned, a wellness brand that offers a range of full-spectrum hemp products including hemp oil, lip balms, and body butter. CBD oil can help with inflammation, anxiety, insomnia, depression, chronic pain, and more, and Ned full-spectrum hemp oil is my favorite CBD. You can order hemp oil from helloned.com and use the discount code "WELLNESS" for 15% off! Want in on all of the health benefits of mushrooms?! Functional mushrooms like Reishi, Chaga, Cordyceps, and Lion's Mane have been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. With Four Sigmatic products, we can now easily take advantage of mushrooms' many health benefits for immunity, energy, longevity, and more. Four Sigmatic makes drinking mushrooms and superfoods delicious and easy with their Mushroom Coffees, Mushroom Superfood Blends, and Mushroom Elixirs! Head to foursigmatic.com/crw to check out all of their products, and use the code "CRW" for 15% off all purchases on their site! If you love desserts but want to avoid the sugar and sweeteners, pick up a copy of Christina's new ebook, #NoSugarNoProblems Part 2! This ebook contains over 30 paleo dessert recipes (most are also vegan) that contain absolutely no sugar or sweeteners - no stevia, xylitol, erythritol, maple syrup, honey, dates, bananas, or other sugar substitutes. Perfect if you're keto, low-carb, on a gut-healing diet, looking to balance your hormones, or trying to break your sugar addiction! Grab your copy at bit.ly/nsnp2 and use the code "wellnessrealness" for 20% off! If you're a woman looking to learn everything about using the Paleo lifestyle to reach your health goals , sign up for Christina's online course, The Paleo Women Lifestyle Program! This course has hours of video lectures, audio lectures, and PDFs that cover nutrition, fitness, sle