Food Heals

• Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn: How Survival States Block Our Manifestation Power and How to Move From Trauma to Transformation

  We’ve all heard the promises of The Secret. If you think positive thoughts and raise your frequency, you can have, be, and do anything you want. But what happens when your nervous system is stuck in trauma and doesn’t feel safe enough to receive? That’s when manifestation stops working and survival mode takes over. In this episode of Food Heals, Allison Melody chats with Empowerment Strategist JJ Flizanes to explore the 4 survival states, how they block our manifestation, and how to move from trauma to transformation. Fight is when your body gears up to defend at all costs. Think Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games or Will Smith at the Oscars yelling, “Keep my wife’s name out of your f--king mouth.” Flight is when your system tells you to run or avoid the situation entirely. Scooby-Doo and Shaggy bolting from monsters. Forrest Gump’s iconic “Run, Forrest, run.” Meredith Marks  disengaging. Freeze is when you shut down, dissociate, or feel paralyzed. Think Ophelia in Hamlet, frozen and silenced by grief. Harry Potter stunned into stillness when Voldemort reappears. Fawn is when you abandon your own needs in order to appease or please others. Kyle Richards feeling guilty when Kathy has to apologize to her, Sansa Stark pledging her loyalty to King Joffrey in Game of Thrones just to survive. In today's episode, you will learn: Why traditional Law of Attraction teachings stop at the mind and miss the body How trauma and unprocessed emotions can keep you stuck in survival states Tools to shift from survival into safety so you can finally align with your desires The exact steps JJ takes herself when she feels triggered and needs to reset Listen now to discover how to move from survival mode into flow so you can finally create the life you have been vision-boarding. Get tickets to JJ’s event October 17–19 and save $250 with the code FOODHEALS250 at jjflizanes.com/unleash.  

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• 506: Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn: How Survival States Block Our Manifestation Power and How to Move From Trauma to Transformation

  We’ve all heard the promises of The Secret. If you think positive thoughts and raise your frequency, you can have, be, and do anything you want. But what happens when your nervous system is stuck in trauma and doesn’t feel safe enough to receive? That’s when manifestation stops working and survival mode takes over. In this episode of Food Heals, Allison Melody chats with Empowerment Strategist JJ Flizanes to explore the 4 survival states, how they block our manifestation, and how to move from trauma to transformation. Fight is when your body gears up to defend at all costs. Think Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games or Will Smith at the Oscars yelling, “Keep my wife’s name out of your f--king mouth.” Flight is when your system tells you to run or avoid the situation entirely. Scooby-Doo and Shaggy bolting from monsters. Forrest Gump’s iconic “Run, Forrest, run.” Meredith Marks  disengaging. Freeze is when you shut down, dissociate, or feel paralyzed. Think Ophelia in Hamlet, frozen and silenced by grief. Harry Potter stunned into stillness when Voldemort reappears. Fawn is when you abandon your own needs in order to appease or please others. Kyle Richards feeling guilty when Kathy has to apologize to her, Sansa Stark pledging her loyalty to King Joffrey in Game of Thrones just to survive. In today's episode, you will learn: Why traditional Law of Attraction teachings stop at the mind and miss the body How trauma and unprocessed emotions can keep you stuck in survival states Tools to shift from survival into safety so you can finally align with your desires The exact steps JJ takes herself when she feels triggered and needs to reset Listen now to discover how to move from survival mode into flow so you can finally create the life you have been vision-boarding. Get tickets to JJ’s event October 17–19 and save $250 with the code FOODHEALS250 at jjflizanes.com/unleash.

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• 505: The Health of Our Nation Depends on More Than Food: Charlie Kirk’s Murder and the Threat to Free Speech

  Ten years into Food Heals, Allison Melody broadens the lens: from food as medicine to the health of our culture. In this deeply personal episode, Allison processes the news of a public assasination, her visceral grief as a daughter who lost her father, and the chilling implications for public figures, creators, podcasters, and anyone who speaks publicly. She traces how social media outrage, algorithmic incentives, and political extremism erode empathy and makes the case that love (not hate, not fear) is the only path to individual and collective healing. Along the way, she shares her family’s story, why she started Food Heals, and how to protect your “information diet” the same way you protect your plate. Theme: Hate does not heal hate. Only love heals. Content note This episode contains discussion of murder, political violence, cancer, grief, social-media harassment, and deplatforming. In this episode you’ll hear Why “the health of our nation depends on more than food” and what that means for free speech Allison’s visceral reaction to the news and how it connects to losing both parents to cancer The attention economy: how algorithms reward outrage and dehumanization A practical “information diet” for your mind and nervous system Powerful messages from fellow creators about responding with active love (not more anger) A simple framework to shift your state: breath, music, gratitude, service A rallying call for creators: “A microphone is not a shield…the First Amendment does not make us bulletproof—but it should make us brave.” Key takeaways Your voice matters, even when it is inconvenient. Free speech is not about agreement, it is about human dignity and the right to speak without violence. Protect your mind like your body. Curate your inputs, fast from outrage, and refuse dehumanizing content, no matter the target. Gratitude is medicine. A daily “what’s good?” practice shifts your state and ripples outward. Love is an action. Compassion, curiosity, and disciplined, justice-honoring love are stronger than hate. Join the conversation If this episode resonated, please rate and review the show and share it with someone who needs a dose of hope, sanilty and logic.

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• 504: Soy Doesn't Cause Man-Boobs & Proof That Food Heals: This Episode Might Change Your Diet Overnight

  What if the most powerful medicine isn’t in your medicine cabinet but already in your fridge? In this episode of Food Heals, we’re revealing the unexpected healing powers of four everyday foods. One balances hormones and reduces hot flashes by 92 percent. Another helps eliminate chronic skin conditions. One supports cancer recovery. And the last? It’s over 1,000 times more nutrient-dense than your favorite leafy green. Think you know what’s on your plate? Think again. You’ll hear from healing heroes who ditched prescriptions and tapped into the potent power of plants with jaw-dropping results. (And yes, we’re busting that myth about a certain food giving men more curves than they bargained for.) Because healing doesn’t have to come from a prescription. Sometimes, it starts with what’s on your plate. Whether you’re balancing hormones, soothing skin, boosting your immunity, or beating the odds… You don’t need magic. You need plants. Your body is powerful. And when you feed it right, it knows exactly what to do. Your body was built to heal. When you give it the right food it remembers. You don’t need a miracle. You need a meal. Because food doesn’t just fuel us, food heals.   Thank You to Our Sponsors! Organifi Organifi, is a line of organic superfood blends that offers plant-based nutrition made with high-quality ingredients. Organifi takes pride in offering the best tasting superfood products on the market at a price that works out to less than $3 a day. Go to www.organifishop.com/foodheals and use code foodheals for 20% off. EnergyBits EnergyBits offers clean, green, plant-based nutrition made from 100% spirulina and chlorella algae. Packed with protein, antioxidants, and nutrients, they’re an easy way to boost energy, support immunity, and fuel your body—naturally. Go to www.energybits.com and use code foodheals for 20% off any product.

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• 503: Is AI the Answer to Chronic Disease - Or Just a Smooth-Talking Health Coach That Knows You Better Than Your Therapist?

  This started out as a totally normal interview about the future of health and wellness, and then something crazy happened that you will not see coming. Let’s just say… there’s a twist. A moment you’ll have to hear for yourself. So buckle up, Food Heals Nation. Because in today’s episode, we’re going way beyond green juice and into the tech-powered future of healing. I sat down with Marcus Spruce, a public health expert, to talk about how artificial intelligence is transforming everything from how we manage chronic disease to how we get reminded to go to bed. Sounds futuristic, right? Just wait until you find out what else happens. Tune in to hear: The unexpected moment that will have you questioning everything Can AI really help us live longer, reverse chronic disease, and remind us to get our mammograms? Is this the beginning of better healthcare—or the start of a Black Mirror episode? What AI gets so right… and dangerously wrong Why I’m low-key obsessed with AI (but not ready to marry it—yet) Plus, what happened when Food Heals favorite Michelle Miller and I asked ChatGPT to be our British relationship coach named Matthew 😆 We also cover: Personalized wellness: AI that knows your calendar and your cortisol The ethics, privacy questions, and yes—creepy clone voice possibilities Why the real root causes of chronic disease can’t be solved by an app, no matter how smart This episode is part experiment, part education, and full entertainment! Let’s talk about the good, the bad, and the “is this really happening?” of AI in our lives. Thank You to Our Sponsors! Organifi Organifi, is a line of organic superfood blends that offers plant-based nutrition made with high-quality ingredients. Organifi takes pride in offering the best tasting superfood products on the market at a price that works out to less than $3 a day. Go to www.organifi.com/foodheals and use code foodheals for 20% off.

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