Healing with Paleo

I’ll admit I rolled my eyes at yet another paleo book—until I realized *Healing with Paleo* isn’t trying to convert you. It’s for the person who’s already deep in the autoimmune weeds, googling ‘why does my joint hurt after eating eggs?’ at 2 a.m. Koonce’s strength is her *specificity*: She doesn’t just say ‘avoid nightshades’; she explains *how* to test them, what to replace them with, and why your body might rebel differently than your friend’s. The audiobook’s short runtime is both a pro and a con. On one hand, it respects your time—no 10-minute anecdotes about cavepeople. On the other, I wished for deeper dives into the *why* behind certain recommendations (the science feels light compared to, say, *The Paleo Approach*). Nicole Chriqui’s performance grows on you. Her delivery is conversational but precise, though her cadence sometimes clashes with the technical bits—like she’s reading a recipe mid-sprint. The production quality is solid, but the lack of chapter markers in the audio is a missed opportunity; flipping back to revisit the ‘safe spices’ section required awkward scrubbing. Still, this is one of the few autoimmune resources that doesn’t make you feel broken. It’s less about perfection and more about *progress*—a rarity in a genre obsessed with purity. If you’re exhausted by dietary guilt trips, this might be the reset you need.