In this episode I'm chatting with Andrew Taylor, creator of The Spud Fit Challenge! Andrew was a former junior Australian champion marathon kayaker and high school P.E. teacher who sought to overcome food addiction, anxiety, and depression by eating only potatoes for an entire year! Andrew shares the story of why he decided to only eat potatoes for a year, the guidelines of the Spud Fit challenge, and how it affected his overall health. We discuss moderation versus abstienance, food addiction versus alcoholism, and using food to avoid emotions. We also discuss the social aspect of eating, the unexpected effects of his potato diet, and how Andrew eats now. You can find more from Andrew at https://spudfit.com/ or on Instagram (@spudfit). 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 Sweaty Betty, a women's activewear brand on a mission to empower women through fitness and beyond. As one of the few activewear brands focused solely on women, Sweaty Betty's design team spends 100% of their time making sure women look and feel incredible. With beautiful and high-performance activewear, from bum-sculpting leggings to supportive sports bras, Sweaty Betty has you covered for every single sport. Visit https://www.sweatybetty.com/podcast and use my code "wellness" to receive 20% off your purchase of full priced items! 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, sleep, stress management, balancing hormones, self love, cooking and grocery shopping, and more. You can sign up at bit.ly/paleowomenlifestyle. If you're finally ready to reach your fitness goals, check out the MAPS programs from Mind Pump Media at www.mindpumpmedia.com/christinaricewellness. You can use the code "WELLNESS" for 10% off! I recommend MAPS Anabolic to anyone who goes to the gym and wants something that will increase their strength and fitness levels while also reducing body f