Anna Vocino is an actress, standup comedian and co-host on America’s Angriest Trainer Podcast with Vinnie Tortorich. She has a fabulous cookbook called Eat Happy, with gluten-free, grain-free and low-carb recipes, which was largely inspired by the diet changes she made after being diagnosed with Celiac Disease.

On this show we discuss:

* Anna’s story of finding out she had celiac disease and how it changed her life and how she ate.

* Taking a more functional approach to her condition and making diet changes to get her health back.

* Transitioning to gluten-free.

* Making gluten-free healthy not just another processed-food junk diet.

* It’s not just gluten, but dairy that is a big offender in athletes and those with autoimmune conditions.

* Dairy-free cheese options.

* Vinnie’s Fitness Confidential book.

* When Anna hooked up with Vinnie on the podcast she was inspired to go a step further and adopt a “no sugar no grains” (NSNG) diet, and discusses how this helped her further, especially in managing autoimmune flareups.

* Making healthy, clean eating enjoyable for the whole family.

* The recipes in Eat Happy are a great resource for athletes looking to clean up their diets or those who have gut issues like you.

* The inspiration to write a cookbook and why it’s no easy feat.

* Including desserts with low amounts of natural sugars – moderation!

* Real sugars vs sugar substitutes.

* And much more!