Healing in the Kitchen: HS Nutrition Made Real

In Season 2, Episode 2 of The Brotherhood Podcast, hosts Parrish and Joey step into the kitchen with special guest Cristina, a nutritionist, chef, cookbook author, and HS warrior who brings her full story — and a full meal — to the table.This episode blends cooking, conversation, and real-world education as Cristina teaches the guys how to make a creamy, dairy-free, HS-friendly creamy crab chicken served over garlic cauliflower mash. Along the way, she breaks down the science of anti-inflammatory eating, digestive health, trigger foods, and how nutrition can be used as a powerful tool in managing HS flares.Cristina opens up about her own HS journey, diagnosed at just 13, navigating years of flares, postpartum challenges, and failed medications before discovering the role nutrition could play in healing. She shares how she went from struggling teen to professional chef, to now being in eight years of remission — all by understanding her body and building a personalized, sustainable nutrition lifestyle.The episode covers:• How to cook flavorful, anti-inflammatory meals without restriction• The truth about blood sugar regulation, metabolic issues, and HS• Intermittent fasting — how it affects men vs. women• Understanding digestion, hunger cues, and how stress impacts flares• Why food can make you tired, bloated, foggy… or energized• How to build a realistic, non-stressful nutritional plan• Healthy dessert ideas (yes, even a chocolate mug cake!)Cristina also shares practical strategies for:• Finding trigger foods• Balancing carbs with protein, fiber, and healthy fats• Supporting wound healing with nutrients like vitamin C, collagen, and zinc• Making nutrition a tool, not a punishmentThis episode is uplifting, educational, hilarious, and packed with actionable insight for HS warriors, caregivers, and anyone trying to understand how food and inflammation shape daily life.For more Hidradenitis Suppurativa resources visit: hsconnect.orgThis podcast was made possible by Moonlake.