Hear Christina share with us:

1. After decades of relying on drugs to cure chronic illnesses, she jokes that the arrival of COVID-19 is like Mother Nature sending the human race to a “time out” to contemplate the importance of proper nutrition as a better way to heal our bodies
2. How our unwitting preference for processed foods, caffeine, sugar, and pharmaceuticals as the answer to all ailments, has eroded our collective health
3. How a simple foundation of drinking lots of water and eating whole foods can provide the basis for restoring physical and mental health
4. That both she and Debi recently experienced serious “mystery illnesses” that they share with us publicly for the first time!

About Christina Pirello

Christina Pirello, MFN, is one of America’s preeminent authorities on healthy living with natural and whole foods at its core.  This free-spirited, vivacious redhead with a radiant personality delivers her much-needed message to the world in an inspiring and engaging way.  She’s made it her purpose in life to show the world that everyone can look their best and feel great, too, by understanding the impact of food on a day to day wellness.

Christina’s love affair with food began at a young age when she spent many happy hours cooking with her mother, who centered the family life in her Italian kitchen. That joy of cooking prepared Christina to understand the healing power of food, an understanding she would put to its test at age 26 when she was diagnosed with terminal leukemia.   By the time her illness was identified, cancer had already advanced to an acute stage. Her doctors gave her little chance of recovery, and her options with conventional medical therapies were limited.  She was told she had only months to live and to prepare herself for the inevitable.

She was discouraged and uncertain.  A chance meeting with (her now husband) Robert Pirello would change her life forever.  Robert, a whole foods macrobiotic advocate, helped Christina change her lifestyle and diet based on healthy eating incorporating whole and unprocessed foods, which ultimately saved her life! Christina overcame the odds and, in the process, developed expertise in cooking with whole natural foods.

From that time, utterly convinced of the close relationship between diet and health, she found her life’s purpose was to help others discover the importance of this relationship in their own lives.  Christina studied and became an expert in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, acupuncture, macrobiotics, and earned a Masters Degree in Food Science and Nutrition. She has authored eight cookbooks on the subject of healthy eating and natural living. The latest, “Back to the Cutting Board,” is designed to inspire us to get back in the kitchen and nourish ourselves well with simple, easy, luscious recipes.

Today, almost 36 years after her illness, Christina is a glowing example of the power of food in creating health and well-being.

As Christina says, “It’s time to change the health of the world, even if it’s one meal at a time.”