In Which Daniel Tries a Smoothie and Learns that GET was sold for $20,000:
Rachel Riggs, also known as the food phenom on Instagram, joins Daniel to discuss her journey living with ME and her passion for food and nutrition. Rachel shares how Jason Mraz came to endorse her upcoming book, All in Good Taste, and the challenges she faced in the publishing industry as a disabled cookbook author. She also talks about her misdiagnosis of MS and her experience with different treatments. Rachel emphasizes the importance of nutrition whilst living with chronic illness and shares her strategies for creating healthy meals despite limited energy. Rachel discusses the challenges of eating healthily with ME/CFS and how she developed a cookbook out of her own experiences with the condition. She talks about the difficulty of adapting her diet due to food intolerances and the importance of finding ways to enjoy food while still meeting nutritional needs. Rachel shares her experience of the lengthy process of creating the cookbook, from developing recipes to dealing with the book deal and photo shoots. She also mentions some of her favourite recipes from the book, including creamy soups, almond flour cakes, and a tahini dip.

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