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Food Heals501: The Truth About Healing Crohn’s & Colitis Naturally with Dane Johnson (Reversing IBD Without Meds Part 1)Have you been told that there's no cure for Crohn’s or Colitis? That your only option is a life full of medications, surgeries, or giving up the foods you love? Think again. In Part 1 of this powerful two-part series, host Allison Melody sits down with Dane Johnson, CEO of Crohn’s Colitis Lifestyle and creator of the groundbreaking S.H.I.E.L.D. Program, a holistic healing method that has helped over 500 people around the world reverse the symptoms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. After nearly losing his life to Crohn’s in 201...2025-04-3043 minFood Heals500: What The Media Got Wrong: The Netflix Narrative, Censorship, and Standing Up for Alternative Medicine (Gurus Who Grift Part 2)In this fiery follow-up to Part 1, Allison Melody is back with more truth bombs about the Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar and the real-world consequences of media narratives that equate wellness fraudsters with wellness itself. Belle Gibson lied about curing cancer with Gerson Therapy, but that doesn’t mean Gerson Therapy is a lie. Allison breaks down what Apple Cider Vinegar got so wrong about alternative medicine, shares her personal censorship story (yes, YouTube is at it again), and reads some of the shocking and heartbreaking responses she received after posting her thoughts online. From per...2025-04-1930 minFood Heals499: Apple Cider Vinegar And Breath Of Fire: Scams, Grifters And The Truth Is Somewhere In Between (Gurus Who Grift Part 1)In today's episode of Food Heals, Allison Melody dives into the recent media portrayals of alternative healing practices and their connection to scam artists. Inspired by HBO’s Breath of Fire and Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar, Allison shares her personal experiences with Kundalini Yoga, alternative medicine, and the dangers of blindly following self-proclaimed “gurus.” What You’ll Learn: 🔹 The fine line between healing modalities and the people who exploit them 🔹 How Breath of Fire exposed the dark side of Kundalini Yoga and its leaders 🔹 The truth behind Apple Cider Vinegar and its misleading portrayal of natural...2025-03-2638 minFood Heals497: The 5-Step Peace Process to Curb Cravings and Transform Your Relationship With Food with Ella MagersIf you’ve ever felt powerless in the face of cravings, you’re not alone. But what if you could break the cycle of emotional eating, self-sabotage, and guilt—for good? In this episode of Food Heals, Allison Melody and Sexy Fit Vegan founder Ella Magers dive deep into The Peace Process—a 5-step framework designed to help you pause, reflect, and make empowered choices around food. Ella walks Alli through the process in real-time, leading to a massive aha moment that could change the way you think about food forever. Plus, Allison and Ella share per...2025-02-1431 minFood Heals496: Ditch Dieting Forever: Heal Your Relationship With Food and Finally Feel Free, Fit & Empowered with Ella MagersAre you ready to finally heal your relationship with food and your body? In this powerful episode of Food Heals, host Allison Melody sits down with Ella Magers, founder of Sexy Fit Vegan, to dive deep into food freedom, body confidence, and breaking the cycle of restriction, cravings, and guilt. Ella, a dedicated vegan since the age of 15, has spent her life helping people transform their health from the inside out. Having overcome her own struggles with disordered eating and body image, she now empowers others to break free from diet culture and build a healthy, sustainable...2025-02-1350 minFood Heals494: Rewiring Your Brain and Body After the LA Wildfires: Proven Tools For Healing Trauma with JJ FlizanesHave you ever wondered how trauma impacts your mind and body? Or how you can truly heal from life’s most challenging moments—whether you’ve faced a wildfire, a loss, or another form of pain? In this episode of The Food Heals Podcast, host Allison Melody and guest JJ Flizanes come together to share their experiences with the devastating California wildfires and explore the healing tools that can help us overcome trauma—whether we’ve been directly affected by fires or not. First, Allison and JJ reflect on their own wildfire stories, discussing the emotional...2025-01-2540 minFood Heals465: Healing Ulcerative Colitis with Plants, Discovering Breast Implant Illness, Putting Health Before Vanity and Soul HealthToday it's time for another edition of the Food Heals book Club. It's been awhile since have done one of these so to remind you this is where I read chapters from my book, Food Heals: Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Stories to Nourish Your Soul and Transform Your Health. And if you haven't read the book, it's like an anthology of Food Heals stories similar to Chicken Soup For The Soul. I put together a collection of healing stories with the intention to inspire readers that the body is designed to heal itself if given t...2024-03-0651 min
Food Heals437: Create Your Own Miracle, Go Vegan Effortlessly, How Germany Treats Cancer, and A Pharmacists' Awakening (Book Club Chapters 14-17)What if I told you that healing miracle is always possible? In today's episode you'll hear from four people with incredible healing miracles to share! Get ready for part 4 of our Food Heals Book Club series, where we'll be delving into the chapters of my book, Food Heals: Physical, Emotional & Spiritual Stories to Nourish Your Soul and Transform Your Health. Imagine an anthology akin to the heartwarming "Chicken Soup For The Soul," but with a fascinating twist - each story in this book is a testament to the miraculous healing potential that lies within us...2023-08-2550 min
Food Heals436: How to Thrive As An Athlete, Learn to Love Yourself, Live Gorgeously Green, Heal Depression, and Love Your Body (Book Club Chapters 6-13)"The body is designed to heal itself when given the tools it needs to do so!" Yes, you have heard me say this countless times over the last 8 years of recording the Food Heals Podcast. In today's episode you'll hear from five people with incredible healing stories to share! Get ready for part 3 of our Food Heals Book Club series, where we'll be delving into the captivating chapters of my book, Food Heals: Physical, Emotional & Spiritual Stories to Nourish Your Soul and Transform Your Health. Imagine an anthology akin to the heartwarming "Chicken Soup For...2023-08-201h 06
Food Heals433: Juicing For Weight-Loss, Carrot Juice for Cancer, Healing Body Image Issues, and Putting the Law of Attraction into Action (Book Club Chapters 5-8)What if I told you that the human body possesses an incredible power to heal itself? In today's stories you'll hear from four people who did just that! Get ready for part 2 of our Food Heals Book Club series, where we'll be delving into the captivating chapters of my book, Food Heals: Physical, Emotional & Spiritual Stories to Nourish Your Soul and Transform Your Health. Imagine an anthology akin to the heartwarming "Chicken Soup For The Soul," but with a fascinating twist - each story in this book is a testament to the miraculous healing potential...2023-07-2646 min
Food Heals432: Food Heals Book Club: Physical, Emotional & Spiritual Stories to Nourish Your Soul and Transform Your Health (Book Club Chapters 1-4)You probably remember that I released my book, "Food Heals: Physical, Emotional & Spiritual Stories to Nourish Your Soul and Transform Your Health" back in December 2019. It was an anthology filled with inspiring healing stories from amazing people, designed to show readers how our bodies can heal themselves when provided with the right tools. The plan was to kick off a book tour in March 2020 to connect with all of you, but as you can guess, fate had other plans. Just after my first book signing in Orlando, the world went into lockdown mode, and my entire book tour was...2023-07-211h 01
Food Heals420: Ask Alli: Peptide Updates, Ozempic, Covert Vs. Overt Narcissist, #Scandoval & Vanderpump RulesGet your green juice and buckle up! It's time for another episode of Ask Alli on Food Heals! This week, Allison Melody is back with a solo show that is sure to leave you feeling empowered and informed. In Part 1, Allison is spilling the tea on peptides and the latest updates on her wellness & weight-loss journey. She'll be sharing her thoughts on semaglutide and Ozempic and what the differences are, plus her thoughts on the media hype. Plus, Allison shares how although the peptides did help her lose 25 pounds, she doesn't believe they are...2023-04-231h 05
Food Heals375: Ask Alli: Losing Both Parents to Cancer by the Time I Was 25 Years OldWitnessing her mother and father — in short succession — lose their lives to cancer, Allison Melody endured significant trauma in her 20s. Why did their bodies fail them? Why did the doctors have no answers? This tragic loss instilled in Allison an unwavering passion for nutrition and propelled her into the world of holistic health and healing. She vowed to honor her parents’ memory by dedicating her life to finding a way to heal the body naturally. After interviewing hundreds who have healed themselves of chronic and degenerative diseases for her film Powered By Plants and podcas...2022-06-2852 min
Food Heals366: Feng Shui for Health & Wealth: Magnetize Abundance with The Wealth Alchemist, Keri NorleyWhat is Wealth Consciousness and why is it important for us to cultivate it? What does your home, your possessions and even your clutter have to do with your wealth attraction factor? I explore these questions and more with my guest, host of The Wealth Alchemist Podcast, Keri Norley. Keri believes the more money you have, the more ability you have to make a bigger impact on this planet. After running away from everything she knew to live in Australia and experience a whole different way of living while concurrently spending yea...2022-04-131h 16
Food Heals359: Ask an Attorney: Censorship, Cancellation vs Conversation, Free Speech, Narcissism & Emotional EatingIn this episode of Ask Alli, Allison sits down with former Big Law Attorney, Ashley Filingjim, to get her take on censorship versus cancellation, when free speech applies, de-platforming, how to spot a narcissist, and tools for emotional eating. Tune in to learn: The story of how Alli got censored by her own software How cancel culture is robbing us of the opportunity for more curiosity and deeper conversations How de-platforming is the new cancellation What free speech is and when the first amendment actually applies How to spot a narcissist Our favorite books an...2022-02-211h 17
Food Heals329: Health Hacks, Natural Beauty Tips, and DIY Recipes with Ashley FillingimJoin Allison Melody and Ashley Fillingim to talk about their latest health hacks, natural beauty tips, and DIY recipes to heal yourself from the inside out. Tune in to learn: - Alli's Natural Bruise Healing Protocol - What Really Happened in Tulum - The Sexy Truth About Pineapple - Ashley's Anti-Aging Coffee Scrub Recipe - Supplements We're Obsessed with - How to Make a Healing Skin Salve for $1 - How to Manifest Your Ideal Body Through Tapping - And mo...2021-04-291h 09
Food HealsThe PlantBasedG’s Dramatic Weight-Loss Story Plus the Secret to King Oyster MushroomsBeing hailed as “Sex and the City for Food,” The Food Heals Podcast brings together experts in the field of nutrition, health and healing to teach you the best-kept natural secrets to being a hotter, healthier, happier YOU! The Food Heals Podcast is hosted by Allison Melody and Suzy Hardy – two self-proclaimed natural chicks who will rock your world and change your beliefs about health! This sexy, savvy duo provides eco-friendly advice on a variety of issues including the healing power of nutrition, living authentically, turning your passion into your career, choosing the best natural health...2020-09-0259 min
Food HealsHow To Lose the #Quarantine15 and the Latest Science with Dr. CabralBeing hailed as “Sex and the City for Food,” The Food Heals Podcast brings together experts in the field of nutrition, health and healing to teach you the best-kept natural secrets to being a hotter, healthier, happier YOU! The Food Heals Podcast is hosted by Allison Melody and Suzy Hardy – two self-proclaimed natural chicks who will rock your world and change your beliefs about health! This sexy, savvy duo provides eco-friendly advice on a variety of issues including the healing power of nutrition, living authentically, turning your passion into your career, choosing the best natural health...2020-08-1953 minFood Heals303: How Meditation Can Help You Combat Fear and Cope with Anxiety with Katie KrimitsosIn episode 303, Allison Melody cover the latest positive news to come out of the pandemic, and Katie Krimitsos joins Food Heals to talk about the benefits of meditation and how to calm your mind and combat anxiety during this difficult time. Tune in to find out: The promise of plasma as a virus treatment The Happiness Class Yale is offering for free online How meditation rewires the brain and calms the nervous system What compelled Katie compelled to create CoronavirusMeditations.com How Meditation can be a tool to overcome trauma And more! PLUS! All the F...2020-03-2941 min
Food Heals302: Dr. Neal Barnard on What to Eat While Self Isolating to Keep Your Body In BalanceIn episode 302, Allison Melody invited Dr. Neal Barnard, author of Your Body in Balance and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, to break down the best foods to eat to boost your immunity! Tune in to find out: Doctors orders on what to eat to stay healthy while self-isolating How to use social media while social distancing to spread the broader message of health to those in need What doctors in China and New York are doing to treat disease successfully Being hailed as “Sex and the City for Food,” The Food He...2020-03-2550 min
Food Heals288: How Warrior Mom JJ Virgin Helped Her Son Thrive When Doctors Left Him For DeadIn 2012, JJ Virgin was in a hospital room next to her sixteen-year-old son who was struck by a hit-and-run driver and left for dead. She was told by doctors that he wouldn’t last through the night and to let him go. With every reason to give up, JJ chose instead to invest her energy into the hope that her son would not just survive, but thrive. In the latest episode of Food Heals, she shares the journey of overcoming the worst moment of her life. It’s a sto...2020-01-0859 min
Food HealsParenting, Hollywood and Wellness with Justified & Heroes Actor James KysonJustified & Heroes Actor James Kyson joins Allison Melody and co-host Recovering "big law"Attorney Ashley Fillingim to talk healthy parenting hacks for the modern parent. James is passionate about creating media that promotes wellness, fitness, and consciousness. Ashley is passionate about helping wellness entrepreneurs build their dreams. As a new parent, James is balancing a demanding Hollywood career while also being a dedicated hubby and brand new dad. In this episode, James offers advice on work/life balance, healthy parenting hacks and more! ABOUT JAMES: One of to...2019-12-061h 03
Food HealsHealth Hacks: CBD Fountain, Cryotherapy, Saunas, Parasite Cleansing & moreThe holidays are here! We’ll help you get through them with holiday health hacks from Suzy Hardy, Laura Powers and Allison Melody! Have you tried CBD? Suzy’s company, CBD Fountain, makes quality Hemp CBD products to help you and your family achieve optimal health and well being. CBD Fountain was born when founder, Suzy Hardy created the body lotion for her own back pain. After trying another CBD topical that was expensive, smelled bad and didn’t work very well, Suzy got some Hemp CBD oil and created a body lotion that she would...2019-11-2859 min
Food HealsA Virgo, a Vegan and a Paleo Walk Into a Bar Today we’re coming to you from Pura Vita restaurant! We’re chatting about good food, the delicious world of eating gluten free, and going vegan with JJ Flizanes and chef Tara Punzone. Tara has strong Italian roots. Her parents had a sandwich shop in Brooklyn, and both of them were amazing cooks. She’s always been into the food aspect of her culture, and as she grew up, she began to develop a stronger passion for it. She started cooking at age 10 and found she was really interested in it. Ar...2019-11-131h 18
Food HealsHalloween Shenanigans and Spooky Theories on Celebrity Deaths, Ghosts, Demonic Forces and Angels'Tis the season to get spooky, and there's no better way to do it than by talking to a psychic who truly does see dead people! From to celebrity deaths to the truth about ghosts, there is no creepy topic off-limits in today’s Halloween episode of Food Heals! So pour yourself a pumpkin spice latte, lower the shades and prepare to be spooked and entertained as we discuss theories about dark energies, demonic forces, psychic protection and more with Celebrity Psychic Laura Powers Our Favorite Moments: What Laur...2019-10-3029 min
Food HealsForensic Psychiatry, Psychics, Psychology with Samir Srivastava and Laura PowersToday we’ve got Power Couple Samir and Laura in the house to chat all about Psychiatry, Psychics, and Psychology in the latest episode of Food Heals. Samir Srivastava is a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist who works for the National Health Service in London. He assesses and treats mentally disordered offenders at the oldest psychiatric hospital in Europe, the Bethlehem Royal Hospital. Additionally, he works and assists external agencies like the Courts and the police and acts as an expert witness in cases where mental health concerns are raised. Samir is passionate about...2019-10-2349 min
Food HealsThe Gut as a Powerful Tool to Beat Infertility and Chronic Disease with Katherine MaslenWhat do cancer, autoimmune diseases, allergies, mental health and fertility all have in common? The gut. Your microbiome does everything from digesting food to absorbing minerals to regulating your immune system and your hormones. All disease begins in the gut… and that’s where healing begins as well. So in this week’s episode we couldn’t wait to interview an international expert on the topic of gut health, Katherine Maslen. Katherine got into nutrition after witnessing a close friend’s journey through lupus, an autoimmune disease. As she got sicker, her medicine cabinet grew, yet none of...2019-10-091h 03
Food HealsHypnobirthing Confessions: These Women Tried it - Here is the Truth!Hypnobirthing? What’s that? Basically, it is a natural birthing technique without any medication, that uses self-hypnosis techniques to combat fear and pain during labor. The result: you’re not screaming in agony (like the typical birthing scene in films!), you’re not linked up to all those bleeping machines in a brightly lit room with doctors and nurses running around you, and you’re not pumped full of painkiller meds. Instead, birthing becomes a connective, intensely powerful female experience. That’s why more and more women are opting out of the traditional hospital birth, and going f...2019-10-021h 18
Food HealsHack Your Health with John Lee Dumas: Physical, Emotional, Spiritual & Financial Game-Changing PracticesIn order to be healthy we have to take a WHOLISTIC approach to health- this means looking at our health as a whole and not taking a band-aid approach. In this episode Allison Melody and John Lee Dumas discuss tools and tactics to hack your health like mindful eating, intermittent fasting, breathwork, exercise, food allergies, fat-burning, blue-light blocking, infrared saunas and so much more. We’re throwing back to last year where Allison had the honor of being interviewed on Entrepreneurs on Fire by John Lee Dumas. So the format is a little different today bec...2019-08-131h 02
Food HealsThe Magic of Manifestation Using Future Boards with Master Coach Sarah CentrellaSarah’s story starts with a text message. It was 2008. She was living a sheltered life - married to her childhood sweetheart, children, a family home. And one day she saw a text on her husband’s phone that revealed he had been having an affair. Her world blew up instantaneously. The life she knew ended in 5 minutes. One minute they were sitting down to dinner, the next minute she’d thrown him out. Three days later they filed for divorce. She hit rock bottom. But often the toughest times are those we need the most, e...2019-07-0937 min
Food HealsTransformational Tools to Design Your Dream Life with Gabby Bernstein, Laura Powers and Adam SchaeubleBeing hailed as “Sex and the City for Food,” The Food Heals Podcast brings together experts in the field of nutrition, health and healing to teach you the best-kept natural secrets to being a hotter, healthier, happier YOU! The Food Heals Podcast is hosted by Allison Melody with guest co-hosts like Suzy Hardy, Leslie Durso, Whitney Lauritsen, Sophie Uliano and more – all self-proclaimed natural chicks who will rock your world and change your beliefs about health! This sexy, savvy show provides eco-friendly advice on a variety of issues including the healing power of nutrition, living authentically...2019-06-081h 42
Food HealsHealing Toxic Emotions, Losing 60 Pounds and The Power of Intuition with Celebrity Psychic Laura PowersLaura Powers was born in the same part of France as one of the world’s most famous psychics: Joan of Arc. In a sense, it was her destiny to become a clairvoyant. But just like all journeys, Laura had to overcome many obstacles before finding her true path. Having been thin all her life, at 30 years old Laura was on the edge of obesity. She had gained a ton of weight, and nothing she did was helping her lose it. She had bad skin, sleep problems, leaky gut, and PCOS. She was also unemployed and...2019-05-2840 min
Food HealsHealing Before You’re Cured: The Link Between Unresolved Emotions & Cancer With Dr. Roy VongtamaVery few guests get us as excited as Dr. Roy Vongtama. He’s doing the kind of work Alli wishes she’d known about when her parents were diagnosed with cancer. But back then, she lived in a small town with no access to green juices, no meditation studios, and no understanding of the emotional component in disease or the power of the body to heal itself. The connection between trauma and cancer is not spiritual la la land. It is scientifically proven. Take ACES, the Adverse Childhood Experience Study. Scientists found that people who had e...2019-04-2355 min
Food HealsHealing Lyme Disease Naturally and Transforming the Health System With Adrienne Nolan-SmithSometimes it takes a traumatic experience to make us wake up to the power of food and take our health into our own hands. That’s what happened to Adrienne. She was diagnosed with Lyme disease at just 11 years old. Back then, doctors didn’t know much about it, or even how to recognize it. Antibiotics weren’t working. But they rarely do, because Lyme disease is a spiral-shaped bacterium that acts like a virus, which confuses the body and makes it complex to heal. Adrienne’s mum did not give up. After two years, thanks to...2019-03-0556 min
Food HealsHow To Lose Weight Successfully & Effortlessly with Celebrity Health Coach Christine LusitaMost of us fail at dieting. Maybe we’re doing it wrong. We’re so busy following the latest fitness and diet trends that we completely forget to consider the most important factor in successful weight loss: who we are. It’s time to forget what you think you know about dieting. Almost every diet and fitness trend can be a path to weight loss…. But is it YOUR path? If you’re struggling to lose weight, you may simply be following the wrong method for you. Because let’s face it: there is no one-size-fits...2019-02-2657 min
Food HealsVeganize Your Wardrobe: The Future of Fashion is Cruelty-free, Sustainable and EthicalWe all love a good outfit. But fashion is cruel to animals, cruel to people and cruel to the planet. Especially luxury fashion, which is synonymous with fur, cashmere, leather, angora and silk. Can fashion ever be compassionate? It can now. Meg and Komie were raised vegetarian. From a very young age they understood that animals are not here for food. Also from a young age, they loved nothing more than customizing their outfits. As they started shopping, they found it nearly impossible to find clothes they liked that were also cruelty-free. That’s why the...2019-02-1954 min
Food HealsThe Secrets to a Healthy Microbiome - How to Heal Your Gut and Heal Your Life with the Gut Health MD, Dr. BYou’re only 10% human. Yes, really. Just over a decade ago, doctors believed there were around 200 species of bacteria living on and in the human body. We now know there are over 30,000 species. We have a community of 100 trillion microorganisms in our gut. That is 10 times the number of human cells in the body. This basically means we’re 10% human, 90% bacteria! The microbiome was an unknown entity, but now science has shown it to be a game changer. It’s an integral part of our health, and if we can support it, we c...2019-01-221h 21
Food HealsChange Your Wardrobe, Change Your Life! Transform Yourself From The Outside In With Makeover & Dating Expert Kimberly SeltzerNew year, new you! We always feel like a makeover is needed in January. So what better way to begin 2019 than with style coach Kimberly Seltzer? You might not realize it, but your outfits are more than just clothes. They say a lot about you. They can keep you feeling down, block love, and give away your power. Yes, really. Wearing muted colors, going for the bigger size, wrapping up in layers all send a strong message, both to the outside world and to yourself: that you are not confident and are not comfortable in y...2019-01-081h 02
Food HealsChris Beat Cancer and You Can Too! A Comprehensive Plan for Healing NaturallyImagine being just 26 years old and being told you have stage 3 colon cancer. Just before Christmas. That’s what happened to Chris Wark. What began as intermittent abdominal pain was actually a tumor the size of a golf ball. He was rushed into surgery, but woke up to the news that the cancer had spread to his lymph nodes. His options? He only had one: chemotherapy for 9 to 12 months. But poisoning himself back to health didn’t make sense to Chris. He wanted to build his body back up, not tear it down. He began resea...2018-12-221h 09
Food HealsThe Truth About Keto, Reversing Diabetes and Going Vegan with Dr. Neal BarnardCan you reverse diabetes? Conventional science says no. Our favorite plant-based doctor says YES. And this is backed up by science. Dr. Neal Barnard grew up on a ranch in North Dakota, cattle county. He wanted to be a psychiatrist. But while working as an autopsy assistant, he made the connection between meat and a dead animal. The seed was planted. As time went on, he began thinking about veganism from the standpoint of both health and animal welfare. Dr. Barnard believes compassion should be the foundation of medicine - this means medical research has t...2018-12-1146 min
Food HealsReversing Diabetes and Building Healthy Communities With Plant-Powered Senator Eric L. AdamsHealth is the cornerstone of prosperity. If our body isn’t functioning properly, we can’t do anything, we can’t lead joyful lives. We normalize aches and pains, bloating, exhaustion, headaches, ill-health - all the things caused by our lifestyle. We come to believe that to be human means to get progressively sicker every year. That simply isn’t true. There’s no reason we can’t be vibrant and active well into our 90’s. Today’s guest is a perfect example. Eric L. Adams is a former Democratic State Senator and police officer, and current Borou...2018-11-2733 min
Food HealsHalloween Special: Ghost Stories and How to Clear Inherited DNAIt’s Halloween, so what better time to talk about ghosts and why they visit us? Some are our guardian angels. Some are stuck here. Some are malevolent, locked in this dimension by negative patterns. But ghosts aren’t the only thing that affect our present. Many of our core beliefs, emotional traumas and even illness are passed down from our ancestors in our DNA. Three years ago Roxy had a chance meeting with a clairvoyant who told her there’s a curse on the women’s side of her family. A curse on...2018-10-3137 min
Food HealsA Tribe Called Bliss: Break Through Superficial Friendships, Create Real Connections, Reach Your Highest Potential with Lori HarderLife is more than just about hustle. It’s about community. Finding your tribe. The people with keys that open up parts of yourself you never knew were there. Without community, life is empty. Lori Harder grew up without community - in a small town, in an overweight family who believed they were victims of their genes, home schooled, with no friends outside her religion. She was lonely, repressed and depressed. It was fitness that sent her on the path to health and spiritual awakening. But it was a long journey, full of obstacles. ...2018-10-231h 00
Food HealsThe Truth About Healing Cancer and Creating the Life You Want with Extra Correspondent Tracey EdmondsShe’s one of the most inspiring businesswomen I know. Tracey Edmonds is an award-winning Hollywood producer, TV presenter and CEO of Edmonds Entertainment Group. And now she’s helping people live their dream life through her new website Alright Now. Sometimes in life, situations happen that make you completely rethink your lifestyle. For Tracey, this moment came when her dad had a quadruple bypass. As he was fighting for his life, she made a vow to get healthy. At the time, she was eating a lot of junk food and was taking prescription meds for d...2018-10-161h 08
Food HealsRunning For Good: Making An Impact For The Animals With Keegan Kuhn and Fiona OakesFiona Oakes is one of the most humble, incredible, inspiring people we’ve ever met. At just 3 years old, she went vegetarian. When she was 6 she opted out of all animal products, at a time when being vegan was considered an eating disorder. Her love for animals motivated her to open up an animal sanctuary. But that wasn’t enough, she wanted to do more. In 2004, tired of vegan bashing, Fiona launched a running club to show you can be strong on a vegan diet, and to bring the word “vegan” to the masses. Since then, she...2018-10-111h 17Food HealsHave Your Skinny Jeans AND Your Cake - How to Eat Sweet Without Damaging Your BodyDid you know sugar is the new smoking? Or that the molecular structure of sugar is nearly identical to cocaine’s? That’s what makes it so addictive - and it’s literally everywhere! Over 80% of items in the supermarket contain added sugar - even foods you wouldn’t expect, like crackers, salad dressing, and soup! In the 80’s, we decided fat was the enemy. We removed the fat from our foods but replaced it with sugar. The result? We got fatter! And sicker. That’s because sugar causes inflammation in the body, and inflammation is the root c...2018-10-0936 min
Food HealsCBD and Swag, Baby! Latest Winners Announced PLUS The Truth About CBDThank you, Food Heals Nation, for spreading the love! The reviews you write mean the world to us. The more reviews we have, the more people we reach and help! Our gorgeous winners are….. you’ll have to listen to find out! If you’re on the list, email us and let us know your address so we can send you an amazing swag bag full of natural products! Drumroll please…. Suzy has officially launched her CBD oil company: CBD Fountain! Alli is obsessed with her products! Vegan, organic, hemp, CBD-infused beauty pro...2018-10-0526 min
Food HealsMinimalism & Veganism: Transform Your Inner and Outer Health with a Plant-Based Minimalist LifestyleMasa and Michael Osei - Founder of The Minimalist Vegan Do you suffer from the More Virus? Most of us do, to some degree or other. The symptoms? Always wanting more - more stuff, more success, more money, more cars, more clothes, more friends. Anyone who’s seen Hoarders knows that you can literally get trapped by your stuff. Always wanting more leaves us less time to actually enjoy life and be content with what we have right now. Pursuing LESS rather than more gives you the opportunity to discover what really matters to you, an...2018-09-251h 15
Food HealsBanish Acne, Reveal Beautiful Skin, Let Go of Perfectionism and Be Authentically You“Why don’t you put a bag over your face?” is the kind of comment Daisy grew up with. She suffered with terrible cystic acne from 3rd grade. Despite trying every anti-acne product on the market - oral antibiotics, silicic acid, benzoyl peroxide, sulfur, etc. nothing worked. In fact, these conventional treatments even made her skin worse. She felt massively insecure, ugly, and believed she would never belong. She was even bullied because of her skin, which really affected her self-esteem. But it also shaped her. Tired of trying products that didn’t work, she began rev...2018-09-1846 minFood HealsVegan Wine You Can Drink Guilt-Free and Success Tips From a Fierce Female EntrepreneurThere’s nothing like getting home after a hard day and pouring yourself a glass of wine. But did you know most wines aren’t vegan? Crazy right? Traditional alcohol production uses ingredients such as egg whites, gelatin or dried fish bladders to filter the grapes - suddenly that vino doesn’t look as appealing does it! Thankfully, some brands have stepped up with delicious vegan options. Our favorite is Le Grand Courtage, founded by Tawnya Falkner, a fierce female entrepreneur who didn’t let anything hold her back from following her passion. During her many tra...2018-09-1153 min
Food HealsGet Loved Up with Yoga Superstar Koya Webb and Sexy Fit Vegan Ella MagersWith so many different types of yoga, you might not know where to start. The same goes for fitness. Do you go hard and fast, or slow and gentle? Thai kick-boxing or asana flow? Or maybe it doesn’t matter what you do, as long as you’re moving and appreciating your body. Koya Webb is a yoga superstar and celebrity holistic health coach, has appeared on NBC and was the main character on the reality show Yoga Girls. If you want to feel inspired, her Instagram is the most beautiful feed, full of motivational posts. But it w...2018-08-281h 13Food HealsUsing Mindfulness and Consciousness to Succeed in Business and Heal Your Relationships with Michael Neeley and JJ FlizanesWhat do relationships and business have in common? You can’t succeed in either without mindfulness. Think about what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. Drive, passion, organization, strength…. But also, belief in yourself, trust in your abilities, confidence in your knowledge. Without that, you just stand in your own way. So how can we stop blocking ourselves from following our dreams and setting up our businesses? It all starts with mindfulness. The same goes for our relationships. Our vibration, which is made up of all our habitual thoughts and our core beliefs about ours...2018-08-211h 21
Food HealsRelease Inherited Emotional Blocks, Heal Your Money Mindset and Manifest Your Desires With Transformational Energy Healer Lisa ThomasDo you ever feel like none of your inner work is getting you anywhere? What if your fears, limiting beliefs and negative patterns were not your own, but actually inherited from your ancestors? Are you holding something in your body that isn’t even yours? If your ancestors had any kind of emotional trauma, such as fear, phobias, depression, anxiety, abuse, the subconscious traps that energy in DNA. This gets passed down, generation to generation. So your phobia of spiders may be due to a great great aunt experiencing the trauma of getting bitten. For example, Whitney’s li...2018-08-141h 19Food HealsHow Not To Die PLUS All The Science with Dr. Michael GregerWe used to consider smoking healthy - everyone smoked, even doctors. It took over 20 years and 7000 studies before the first official report against smoking was published. How long will it take before the truth comes out about our diets? Well, if Dr. Michael Greger has anything to do with it, not long at all! Dr. Greger was inspired into the medical profession by his grandma’s healing story. She’d had so many bypass operations that doctors said there was nothing more to be done, and sent her home to die. She was only 65. But afte...2018-08-0751 min
Food HealsItaly, Sisterhood, Gelato and Wine - Let Us Take You On Our Vegan Italian Getaway!Let us take you on our vegan Italian getaway! We recorded this very special episode on the Amalfi Coast. Discover our favorite things about Italy, how to get more veggies into your kids, and the most powerful ingredient to put into your meals. Being hailed as “Sex and the City for Food,” The Food Heals Podcast brings together experts in the field of nutrition, health and healing to teach you the best-kept natural secrets to being a hotter, healthier, happier YOU! The Food Heals Podcast is hosted by Allison Melody and Suzy Hardy – two self-proclaimed natura...2018-07-111h 08
Food HealsKerri Kasem Shares Her Secrets for Ageless & Healthy Beauty PLUS How to Stop Sugar Cravings For GoodKerri went vegan at the age of 12. But she wasn’t a healthy vegan. Pasta, sugar, gluten, soy, and junk food all featured in her diet, causing drastic mood swings, low energy and skin issues. After 24 years of that kind of strict veganism, she felt like crap. She had constant sugar cravings, was tired all the time, was anemic, started losing her hair, and her brain didn’t work. And all the doctor did was… prescribe medicine. He didn’t even ask Kerri about her diet. He just diagnosed her with ADD and handed her some pills. At that...2018-06-261h 02
Food HealsHealing Rheumatoid Arthritis and Transforming Your Health with Founder of Seed Food and Wine LA Alison BurgosAlison Burgos wasn’t always into plant-based food. In fact, she didn’t enjoy vegan food at all! It took a severe health condition to get her to completely re-think her lifestyle. At just forty years old, Alison was morbidly obese and confined to a wheelchair. Rheumatoid arthritis had attacked her joints to such a degree that she couldn’t move without excruciating pain. The best doctors in the world prescribed steroids and drugs, but did nothing to combat the inflammation. At her wit’s end, Alison decided to take matters into her own hands and, with her wife...2018-05-2044 minFood HealsThe Secrets to Revolutionizing Your Workouts and Losing Weight NaturallyWe all want to be fit. But who wants to go to a gym ever day? And what if lifting weights actually bulks you up rather than slim you down? With all the conflicting information out there, you can’t get your head around the right foods to eat before and after a workout. It’s exhausting trying to figure out the best fitness strategies to lose weight and feel great. That’s where today’s guests can offer you some invaluable advice: what they don’t know about fitness is not worth knowing. Devon’s dive into w...2018-05-011h 02
Food HealsGlam Up With Our Favorite Vegan Cruelty Free Organic Make-Up TipsWe all want to be beautiful. But at what cost? A conventional lipstick might make us pretty for the day, but the buildup of toxic ingredients can have devastating long-term effects on our health. And what about the cost to animals? Each year, up to a million dogs, rabbits and mice are tortured and die because of our self-care products. Ericka Rodriguez had worn the same mascara for 10 years before she read the ingredients label and discovered the dark side of her make-up. But finding fun, colorful, organic, vegan and cruelty free alternatives was tough. So she...2018-04-2444 min
Food HealsTaking the Vegan Movement by Storm & Creating Social Change through TV shows, Instagram and EventsAsher Brown stopped eating meat when he was just 9 years old. He realized if could ask what the cow might want, it would not want to be eaten. It wasn’t easy being the only vegetarian in his family; his mom worried he might never grow up big and strong without meat. But his parents supported him and at 20, he went from vegetarian to vegan. However, like many of us, he was an apologetic vegan. He didn’t want to make others uncomfortable, didn’t want to be the odd one out or the “awkward” guy at the...2018-04-1756 min
Food HealsThe Japanese Art of Nourishing Mind, Body, and Spirit with Wellness Goddess Candice KumaiWhen it comes to health, golden girl of the wellness world Candice Kumai knows her stuff! A classically trained chef, model, journalist, TV host and best-selling author, she bridges the gap between the West and traditional Japanese culture. Brought up in a Japanese-Polish household, Candice was always fascinated by cooking and loved bringing people together with food. She paid her way through culinary school with modelling, before appearing on Top Chef. A decade later, she’s an internationally acclaimed author, wellness influencer, and a living example of how to live and be well while running a business in...2018-04-101h 00
Food HealsThe Proven Process to Cultivate a Life of Purpose, Conviction, and Contribution with Steve OlsherSteve Olsher is a bad-ass entrepreneur who’s done nearly everything, even selling speakers out of a van. Motivated by the deep desire to stop simply chasing dollars and start creating positive change, he’s become a best-selling author, podcaster, radio host, and speaker, appearing on many media channels including CNN and Huffington Post. His book What is Your What uncovers the strategies to find your soul’s true calling. Your “why” is often something you choose – you want to provide for your family, help the homeless, support the environment, etc. But your “what” is internal, a part of who you...2018-04-031h 11
Food HealsWhy You May Not Know If You Are in an Abusive Relationship (And How To Find Out)Nearly 60 percent of women aged 18 to 35 have experienced abuse in their relationships and 24 percent of women in abusive relationships have not told anyone they’re being harmed. These types of toxic relationships take a rigorous toll on our health; often causing PTSD & depression and can become extremely dangerous. In today’s episode we will tell the story of survivor and brave soul Rosie Aiello, the abuse she endured, and how she eventually made “the great escape.” Rosie Aiello moved to the Middle East to be with her new husband. On the outside, they had the...2018-03-271h 01
Food HealsChange Your Thoughts, Change Your Life: How to Release Limiting Beliefs and Step Into the Life You Are Dreaming ofWhat are you telling yourself day in, day out? Your thoughts shape your reality, and most of us think critical, negative, painful thoughts on a regular basis. It’s time to change that; time to release the emotions that keep us stuck in a cycle of pain; time to step into the life we’ve always dreamed of. Mindset expert Jolen Philbrook is a survivor. She overcame cancer TWICE. First a rare type of breast cancer, then kidney cancer. And at the same time, she was fighting a custody battle with no income. How did she keep going...2018-03-201h 06
Food HealsThe Truth About Toxins in Your Skincare, Tips For Glowing Skin, & How Worms Can Heal Your HealthGrowing up in Romania, Andrea was surrounded by Europe’s most gorgeous women who taught her the secret to perfect skin: oils! She gained expert understanding of what makes skin glow thanks to her 8 years as a cosmetic surgical intern. Paired with her philosophy of simplicity and good health, she created an ethical, raw, organic and unprocessed skincare range with her husband Cameron: Apothecary 90291 was born! Our skin is our biggest organ. And yet every day the average American woman comes into contact with over 500 different chemicals: from make-up, shower gel, laundry liquids, clothes, moisturizer, etc. Heavy me...2018-03-131h 13
Food HealsCancer Can Be Killed: New Film Exposes the Truth with Director Jeff WitzemanThree years ago, Jeff’s wife was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer. She was told her life would change forever: surgery, chemo, radiation, a life without an essential organ. They decided not to take the doctor’s word for it, and travelled to Germany to treat the cancer naturally. Juicing, plant-based meals, hypothermia (targeted heat therapy), oxygen therapy, intravenous vitamins, minerals and amino acids, colonics—it was like a spa, with a difference. Within 30 days, she was completely cancer free. She’s not an isolated case. Natural cancer therapies have an 80 to 90% success rate. And yet...2018-02-201h 05
Food HealsSecrets to Attracting Your Soulmate & Tapping Into Your Sacred SexualityToday’s guest is Emunah Malinovitz, a relationship coach, intuitive healer, and founder of the Sacred Love Academy. We couldn’t think of anyone better to celebrate Valentine’s Day with us! She believes everyone has the right to feel true, soulful, juicy, connective love, and is on a mission to help us attract that into our lives. Emunah knew that there had to be more to relationships than what she had previously experienced. She spent 20 years researching, studying and traveling the world to learn the secrets to long-lasting love. She discovered the key to falling in love w...2018-02-131h 14
Food HealsThe Truth About Intermittent Fasting, Ayurvedic Medicine, Detoxing & Weight-loss with Dr. Stephen CabralThere are over 77,000 manmade chemicals in the environment right now. The average woman wears 26-28 cancer causing chemicals, just from cosmetics. We’re facing an onslaught of toxins every single day and this doesn’t just affect your overall health. It also causes weight gain because the body stores toxins in adipose (fat) tissue. If you want to lose weight and improve your health, detoxing is the number one thing you can do. But with so much conflicting advice, it can be hard to know where to start. Wherever we are, emotionally, health-wise, we are the s...2018-01-091h 16
Food HealsUnsung Heroes Who Risk Their Lives to Make the Planet a Healthier, Happier PlaceEvery second, 300 animals are killed for food. These animals are the ghosts of our food machine. Tortured, exploited, abused and murdered, farm animals are voiceless and unable to defend themselves which is why we need to stand up for them. That’s exactly what today’s guest, Nathan Runkle, has dedicated his life to doing. No one would stand by and watch a puppy or kitten get slammed head first into the ground yet that’s exactly what happens to piglets. It’s considered a standard agricultural practice and as such, is exempt from animal cruelty charges. The law...2017-11-0759 min
Food HealsDecoding The Blue Zones: Health Hacks to Help You Live to 100Welcome to Episode 3 of our 4-part Wellness Warrior series! This week, our plant-powered team includes How to Live to 100 host Jason Wrobel, vegan chef and unicorn brunch specialist Nicole Derseweh, and YouTube personality Eco-Vegan Gal Whitney Lauritsen who share their health hacks for longevity Have you heard of the blue zones? These are 5 cities across the world where people live the longest. What are their secrets? Pretty simple things, actually: movement, nourishing food, community, and spirituality. But it gets better! A longevity lifestyle includes wine (enjoyed responsibly), chocolate (the right kind) and sex (the good kind). Yay!2017-10-1746 min
Food HealsHow to Jump-Start Your Fat-Burning Efforts, Boost Your Metabolism and Get Fit FastWe're thrilled to be talking to two fitness experts, Sexy Fit Vegan Ella Magers and Fit2Love’s JJ Flizanes about how to jump-start your fat-burning efforts, boost your metabolism and get fit fast! Voted one of the 50 hottest trainers in America by Shape Magazine, and motivated by her love of animals to make a positive difference in the world, Ella Magers is dedicated to helping people reach their health goals. You might think that crunches and sit ups are the best thing for your abs, but you’d be wrong. In fact, those exercises might even be da...2017-09-1258 min
Food HealsOvercoming Panic Attacks and Getting to a Place of Peace with Finding Vegan’s Kathy PatalskyWe’ve admired her for a long time and we’re so glad to have her on the show! Kathy Patalsky was inspired by her love of animals and her struggles with an eating disorder to start the vegan food blog HealthyHappyLife over a decade ago. But as we know, being a successful eco-entrepreneur isn’t always easy. Too much work, no socializing, no time to process emotions. Invariably this affects our physical health. For Kathy, this manifested as asthma flare-ups, exhaustion, depression, and panic attacks. Doctors and naturopaths couldn’t diagnose anything specific. The cause: repressing emotions...2017-09-0647 min
Food HealsHow to Finally Lose Weight, Change Addictive Behaviors & End Body ShameAre you addicted? Probably. Addiction is simply a movement away from feeling something. Most of us don’t want to feel—we seek to distract ourselves. And most of us are addicted—to coffee, to control, to sugar, to approval, to people pleasing, to social media, etc. These addictions are simply the strategies we’ve found to keep ourselves from experiencing, and expressing, unpleasant feelings and emotions. Feelings don’t just appear out of nowhere. They are an energy born of your mental chatter. First you have a thought. From that comes an interpretation (depending on your life exper...2017-09-0257 min
Food HealsAwaken Your Immunity: Six Action Steps for Wellness and Weight-LossDiscover the secrets to using water to heal, a fitness regime that burns hundreds of calories in ten minutes, which oil is a more powerful antioxidant than vitamin C, and how to eat to live longer. We share six tips to supercharge your immune system, wake up your healing potential and take yourself to the next level of health. Being hailed as “Sex and the City for Food,” The Food Heals Podcast brings together experts in the field of nutrition, health and healing to teach you the best-kept natural secrets to being a hotter, healthier, happier YOU! 2017-08-0451 min
Food HealsHow to Take Your Wellness Brand to the Next Level with Eco Vegan Gal Whitney LauritsenWhitney Lauritsen is an online content creator, social media specialist and healthy living crusader. She dedicates her time and energies to spreading awareness about how to develop a lifestyle in harmony with the body and the planet. Being hailed as “Sex and the City for Food,” The Food Heals Podcast brings together experts in the field of nutrition, health and healing to teach you the best-kept natural secrets to being a hotter, healthier, happier YOU! The Food Heals Podcast is hosted by Allison Melody and Suzy Hardy – two self-proclaimed natural chicks who will rock your world...2017-07-281h 01
Food HealsHow Michael Quit the 9 to 5 Grind and Built a Healthy, Vegan Dessert ShopFrozen Fruit Co is all about soft serve fruit. Michael & Victoria originally came up with the concept whilst in London. They both suffer from a massive sweet tooth, but at the same time are conscious about what they eat - two things which don't always go together. So, they came up with their fruit swirl recipes. Not to be confused with frozen yogurt Frozen Fruit Co’s soft serve is made by taking fruits and mixing them together to create amazing layered tastes. They add some natural fruit extracts or dates for sweetness and then cool and wh...2017-07-2554 min
Food HealsHow to Connect with Spirit, Tap into Happiness and Trust to Your IntuitionKathleen Moore is a psychic medium with over 25 years’ experience. From very young, she had the ability to see things differently and reach out to the spirit world. She sees into her clients’ future, and helps them connect with passed loved ones. Death not the end, it is merely a transformation of energy. They’re still here, but in a different form. Death is not a permanent separation. They’re simply gone home, back to the spirit world—a world intrinsically connected with the physical one. This is why it is possible to reach out to them. Kathleen is also an in...2017-07-1855 minFood HealsHealing Multiple Sclerosis with Kundalini Yoga, Chinese Medicine & AcupunctureAt just 27 years old, Isabelle Shuman received a diagnosis that changed her life forever: Multiple Sclerosis. She was told to get ready for a wheelchair, and given long list of pharmaceuticals with an even longer list of side effects. But she’s a tough chick, and had experienced the benefits of holistic healing at a young age, when acupuncture had healed her migraines. She knew there was another way. She chose to embark on a different path: a holistic path towards health. Isabelle left New York and its stressed-out party scene, and came to LA where she studied yoga, med...2017-07-111h 07
Food HealsHow to Heal Chronic Pain and Improve Your Libido with Medical MarijuanaIt’s hard to believe today, but up until 1937, marijuana was available over the counter in every pharmacy in the country. But for various political and business reasons, this ancient remedy was vilified, demonized, and marginalized. It’s now classed by the government as a Schedule 1 substance, putting it in the same category as heroin. Thankfully, the tide is shifting once more to recognizing the marijuana’s medical potential. Working in ER, Dr. Rachna Patel would see many patients come in suffering as a result of accidental or intentional opioid overdose. She also witnessed patients become addicted to these pharma...2017-07-0450 min
Food HealsHow to Heal Post-Partum Depression and Connect with Your Spirit GuidesThis is the last episode in our Spirit Junkie Series – and today is the LAST day you can enroll in Gabby’s Spirit Junkie Masterclass Digital, so if you’ve been thinking about it, now is the time to take the plunge! The course will teach you everything you need to build your business, start living your true purpose and get paid for your great work. When you enroll, you won’t just get access to the masterclass, you’ll also get bonus tools and resources worth over $1,900 that will help you launch your business. Plus you’ll get two coaching...2017-06-291h 08
Food HealsTransforming Trauma into Purpose, The Incredible Power of Al-Anon & Using Social Media to Spread GoodnessTara grew up in an alcoholic household and was the victim of incest. She had always been an intuitive child, but her chaotic childhood didn’t allow her to connect with her gift. She overcame all of that—healing her trauma and repairing her relationship with her mom. She’s now a certified Angel Card Reader and Angel Intuitive, a Social Media Maven, is writing her healing memoir Came to Believe, and is just a few weeks away from becoming a certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher! SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!! Tomorrow is the last day you can enroll in Gabby Bernstein’s Spirit J...2017-06-2855 minFood HealsMedical Mysteries Solved! How to Reverse Auto-Immune Diseases & Detox Your Body NaturallyMillions of people struggle with autoimmune conditions – maybe you’re one of them. If you are, then listen up: You CAN heal yourself. You don’t have to go through a lifetime on prescription pills, just managing your symptoms, masking your pain. You can heal, and you can thrive. Today’s guest is living proof that the body can heal itself if given the tools it needs to do so. From the age of 12, Lauren Tatarchuk was a medical mystery. Diagnoses were proclaimed: fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, lupus, Lyme disease. She struggled with chronic pain, exhaustion, muscle weakness, severe migraines—she didn’t...2017-06-2756 minFood HealsHow to Empower Women & Girls in the Digital Age with Dr. Carla StokesWe live in a strange distorted time. A time of Instagram filters, airbrushing and plastic surgery. Remember that embarrassing incident in high school? Now imagine it had been Facebook Live’d. It’s a whole new ball game for today’s teenagers. They are under so much pressure to be flawless, to be popular, to be liked. Dr. Carla was an awkward teenager, she simply didn’t fit in. She struggled with body image issues and low self-esteem. But she knew that she wanted to become an adult that young girls could talk to. Now, Dr. Carla is a transfor...2017-06-251h 01Food HealsDon't Freak Out! How to Turn Your Anxiety into Your Greatest StrengthOCD, panic disorder, general anxiety disorder, depression. It was a dark time for Allison. On the outside she was a party animal. On the inside, she was a mess, suffering in silence. Until one day she realized this anxiety was separating her from everything she wanted to do. Allison found the Spirit Junkie community by chance, and it has been life-changing. She suddenly stopped seeing her anxiety as something that held her back. She began seeing it as her greatest feature. And then everything changed. Now she’s on a mission, to help women free themselves from anxiety and li...2017-06-061h 12
Food HealsOvercoming Ovarian Failure & Boosting Fertility PLUS We Answer Your Burning QuestionsWe want to answer some of our listener questions in this episode! Our first question is from Laura, who wants to know which entrepreneurs we follow. Here are some of our top favorites: • Tim Ferris. We love his books The Four Hour Work Week and The Four Hour Body. • We also love Tony Robbins. His podcast is so inspiring. • Marie Forleo – check out her YouTube channel MarieTV. • Kris Carr who is all about health and wellness and healed herself from cancer. • Gabrielle Bernstein. The Universe Has Your Back is a phenomenal book, as is Spirit Junkie. • Pat Flynn and John Lee Dumas are good podcaster...2017-05-091h 00
Food HealsLiving Your Dreams, The Secret to Eternal Youth and Empowering the Rebel HeartsKristie Reeves’s new show, Rebel Hearts, is all about empowering the rebels of this world to make a change. There’s so much negativity and wars and crime going on in the world today. But at the same time things are changing for the better. The change makers are stepping up. A wave of people making a positive difference. You can catch Kristie’s inspiring show on Universal Broadcasting Network. You go to the doctor because you think they have the answers, but these days doctors aren’t looking at what’s causing the illness. They’re much more interes...2017-05-0248 min
Food HealsThe Healing Power of CBD Oil, The Only Toothpaste You Will Ever Need Again and Our Favorite GreensOur first question is from Linda, who wants to know which green powders we recommend, and how to choose a high quality brand. Soils are over-farmed and the resulting fruits and vegetables don’t contain as many nutrients as they once did. Which means that, even if you eat a rainbow every day, you still need to supplement some essential nutrients. We would recommend Vitaforce. The founder and owner of the brand actually created this powder to heal her own body. Allison has been using it for years; it contains all the greens, vitamins and minerals you need, and it...2017-03-0744 min
Food HealsRadical Self-Care Routines, Stepping into Love, and Creating a Fundamental Consciousness ShiftWhen Allison met Heather at Gabrielle Bernstein’s Spirit Junkie Masterclass, she knew she had to come on the podcast! Heather Fantin is a transformational coach and intuitive healer, and founder of Soul on Fire retreats, where people can completely transform and heal their mind, body and being. Heather’s early life was filled with drama and despair: parents separating, getting into the wrong crowd, abusive relationships, rape, car crashes—life kept bringing her to her knees. At just 18, her inner guide voice shone through: “you are not living the life you are intended to live—you have a lot of wor...2017-01-031h 09
Food HealsEOFire's Kate Erickson on Building Systems in Your Business to Create the Life of Your DreamsCommuting for hours to a job you hate, doing repetitive tasks you are completely bored with, feeling unmotivated, unappreciated, and stuck. Does this sound like you? Sprinting on that hamster wheel, unable to jump off and start living life on your own terms? This is just how Kate Erickson felt. After years working in banking, HR, advertising and marketing, Kate realized she needed to do something different, needed to follow her own dreams. She ditched the corporate job to launch the 7-day-a-week podcast EO Fire with her partner John Lee Dumas (check out our interview with John...2016-10-2141 min
Food HealsQ&A Tuesday with Allison and Suzy and Healing Cancer with Carlos CaridadBy the time I was 26 years old, I was an orphan. I had lost both my parents to long, debilitating battles with cancer. When my parents were sick, I asked the doctor, “Does nutrition matter?” He said no. And thus my parents continued to eat a poor diet. Would this knowledge have saved my parent’s life? I’ll never know. But shouldn’t every single person have the tools, knowledge, and opportunity to make an informed & educated decision about their own health? Carlos Caridad is helping people make those informed decisions by showing the world what is possibl...2016-05-1042 min
Food HealsHow to do a Juice CleanseIn this episode we turn the tables and share Allison's recent interview on Fit2Love podcast with J.J. Flizanes. J.J. interviews Allison on the fundamentals of a juice cleanse and how to do it well. JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and Host of The Fit 2 Love Podcast Show. She is the Director of Invisible Fitness, an Amazon best-selling author of Fit 2 Love: How to Get Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually Fit to Attract the Love of Your Life, and author of Knack Absolute Abs: Routines for a Fit and Firm Core, and was named Best Per...2016-01-1634 min
Food HealsNBA Star John Salley on sex, spirituality & veganismNBA Champion & Vegan Activist John Salley joins Allison and Suzy in-studio to discuss the sexual and spiritual benefits of the vegan lifestyle on this episode of the #FoodHealsPodcast Warning: Explicit! http://bit.ly/JohnSalley-Part1 John was the first NBA player to win four championships with three different teams. After his retirement from the NBA in 2000, John spent 7 years serving as the co-host of the Emmy nominated, critically acclaimed “The Best Damn Sports Show Period” on Fox Sports Net. John has adopted a plant-based vegan lifestyle, and is a frequent speaker at VegFest’s across the USA. As a Well...2016-01-0958 min
Food HealsLittle changes that can heal your lifeOn this Q&A Saturday episode, Allison and Suzy answer YOUR burning questions like how to deal with anxiety & depression, the art of surrender and how changing your laundry detergent can change your life! Being hailed as “Sex and the City for Food,” The Food Heals Podcast brings together experts in the field of nutrition, health aand healing to teach you the best-kept natural secrets to being a hotter, healthier, happier YOU! The Food Heals Podcast is hosted by Allison Melody and Suzy Hardy – two self-proclaimed natural chicks who will rock your world and change your b...2015-12-0753 min
Food HealsHappy Thanksgiving! PLUS Q&A ThursdayHappy Thanksgiving! On this episode Allison and Suzy answer your burning questions on Q&A Thursday! Being hailed as “Sex and the City for Food,” The Food Heals Podcast brings together experts in the field of nutrition, health aand healing to teach you the best-kept natural secrets to being a hotter, healthier, happier YOU! The Food Heals Podcast is hosted by Allison Melody and Suzy Hardy – two self-proclaimed natural chicks who will rock your world and change your beliefs about health! This sexy, savvy duo provides eco-friendly advice on a variety of issues including the healin...2015-11-2636 min
Food HealsCowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret - Movie ReviewOn today's episode of The Food Heals Podcast, Allison Melody sits down with reality TV producer, Jessica Funk Sirikulbut & cancer survivor, Jill Tomback to do a movie review of the latest cut of the film, Cowspiracy. Executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, Cowspiracy follows filmmaker Kip Andersen as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today – and investigates why the world’s leading environmental organizations are too afraid to talk about it. To talk about the film we have breast cancer survivor Jill Tomback, who you know from previous episodes of the Food Heals podcas...2015-10-2755 min
Food HealsWhat no one tells you about healing griefIn this #TBT episode of The Food Heals Podcast we share an interview from the Fit2Love podcast with Empowerment Strategist J.J. Flizanes. J.J. interviews Allison for her "Wellness Wednesday" episode on lessons learned from losing her parents to cancer. For all the episode show notes go to www.FoodHealsNation.com/25 JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and Host of The Fit 2 Love Podcast Show. She is the Director of Invisible Fitness, an Amazon best-selling author of Fit 2 Love: How to Get Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually Fit to Attract the Love of Your Life, an...2015-10-1536 min
Food HealsHolistic Healing For Your Pet and the Story of Jackson, The Miracle DogToday, we have a packed studio at the Food Heals Podcast studio. Today’s topic of healing your pets through natural therapies, has compelled us to reveal the lurkers in our studio! Not only do we have special guest, Dan Masciarelli, but we also have Obie, Jackson and Charlotte. Charlotte is an 11 year old Beagle and Jackson is a 2 year old terrier mix, and they belong to Allison. Suzy has Obie, her 9 year old Bichon Frise that resembles an ewok. His name is a tip of the hat to none other than Star Wars. Our confession is that th...2015-09-1556 min
Food HealsDIY recipes for health & beauty plus EcoVeganGal Whitney Lauritsen's favorite resources for organic, eco-friendly livingAllison & Suzy share their favorite DIY recipes for health, home, and beauty. EcoVeganGal Whitney Lauritsen stops by with her tips to choose non-toxic health and home products as well as her favorite resources for organic, eco-friendly living. Being hailed as “Sex and the City for Food,” The Food Heals Podcast brings together experts in the field of nutrition, health and healing to teach you the best-kept natural secrets to being a hotter, healthier, happier YOU! The Food Heals Podcast is hosted by Allison Melody and Suzy Hardy – two self-proclaimed natural chicks who will rock your world a...2015-09-1252 minFood HealsOur Personal Stories: Allison and Suzy Dish on the Stories Behind the ShowBeing hailed as “Sex and the City for Food,” The Food Heals Podcast brings together experts in the field of nutrition, health and healing to teach you the best-kept natural secrets to being a hotter, healthier, happier YOU! In episode 3, hosts Allison and Suzy interview each other and discuss growing up, cancer, vitamins, alternative healing methods and how to never get a cavity again! The Food Heals Podcast is hosted by Allison Melody and Suzy Hardy – two self-proclaimed natural chicks who will rock your world and change your beliefs about health! This sexy, savvy duo provid...2015-08-2550 min
Food HealsAbout the Food Heals Podcast with Allison Melody and Suzy HardyBeing hailed as "Sex and the City for Food," The Food Heals Podcast brings together experts in the field of nutrition, health and healing to teach you the best-kept natural secrets to being a hotter, healthier, happier YOU! The Food Heals Podcast is hosted by Allison Melody and Suzy Hardy- two self proclaimed natural chicks who will rock your world and change your beliefs about health! This sexy, savvy duo provides eco-friendly advice on a variety of issues- from picking the best non-toxic makeup and getting rid of wrinkles naturally to learning about the benefits of a...2015-08-1716 min