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by Allison Melody
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 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, turning your passion into your career, choosing the best natural health and beauty products, the benefits of a plant-based diet and so much more!Past notable Food Heals Podcast guests include NutritionFacts.org's Michael Greger, The Universe Has Your Back Author Gabby Bernstein, The Miracle Morning Author Hal Elrod, NBA Champion & Vegan Activist John Salley, The McDougall Program Author D
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- 2 weeks ago45 min
This Scientist Studied Eyesight for 25 Years. The Breakthrough Came From a Flower. With Professor John Nolan
What if you woke up one day and couldn’t read the words on your phone screen? That’s what happened to Food Heals host Allison Melody recently when her vision suddenly became blurry and garbled. Although her vision returned to normal, the experience sparked a question: What can we do now to protect our eyesight for the future? An estimated 19.8 million Americans age 40 and older were living with age-related macular degeneration in 2019. But one scientist says a key to protecting our vision lies in nature. Professor John Nolan has spent more than 25 years researching carotenoids—plant pigments that help protect our eyes and support brain health. His message goes beyond “eat your vegetables.” It’s about understanding which nutrients we need, how our bodies absorb them, and why targeted nutrition can offer something a healthy diet alone doesn’t always deliver. In this episode, Allison sits down with Professor Nolan, the scientist featured in the documentary A Vision for Vision, to explore what his research reveals about nutrition, eyesight, and healthy aging. Recorded at The London West Hollywood before the film’s screening, this conversation takes us from marigold fields in Mexico to the research lab—and into the personal story of Nolan’s mother, whose experience with macular degeneration made his scientific mission deeply personal. As founder and director of the Nutrition Research Centre Ireland, Nolan explains the protective pigments in our eyes, why seeing clearly means more than reading an eye chart, and how his research expanded from vision into brain health and Alzheimer’s disease. In this episode, discover: • The three carotenoids that make up macular pigment: lutein, zeaxanthin, and meso-zeaxanthin• Why getting nutrients into your body—and into the tissues that need them—are different parts of the puzzle• The role of marigold-derived carotenoids in targeted nutritional supplementation• Why 20/20 vision doesn’t tell the whole story about how well you see• What contrast sensitivity reveals about the quality of your vision• How macular pigment functions as a light filter and provides antioxidant protection• Why Nolan’s mother became “Patient Zero” in the documentary• The connection between his eye research and his work on cognition and Alzheimer’s disease• How two-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Wayne Chesler brought this scientific journey to the screen Learn more about Professor Nolan and where to watch A Vision for Vision:https://profjohnnolan.com Love this episode? Follow Food Heals and share it with someone who wants to learn more about protecting their vision and brain health through the power of nature and nutrition.
- 4 weeks ago53 min
Doing Everything “Right” and Still Feeling Sick? Become the CEO of Your Health with Amanda Soukoulis
What do you do when your labs look “normal,” but you feel anything but? Amanda Soukoulis was a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader finalist with a thriving career in private equity. From the outside, she looked like the picture of health. But in her mid-20s, her energy crashed, brain fog stole her focus, and she gained 35 pounds despite no changes to her diet or workouts. After spending $70,000 searching for answers, Amanda discovered gut dysfunction, mold exposure, and postmenopausal estrogen levels. Being dismissed by doctors became the turning point that led her into functional medicine and nutrition, first to understand her own body, then to help others. In this episode of Food Heals, Allison Melody sits down with Amanda to explore her recovery journey, the connections between gut health and hormones, and the role peptides played in her experience. In this episode, we cover: • Why “normal” labs don’t always explain persistent symptoms• Amanda’s journey through fatigue, brain fog, bloating, and hormonal imbalance• How stress, nervous system regulation, and sleep fit into the bigger health picture• What Amanda discovered about mold exposure and her gut health• Her experience with peptides and why testing, sourcing, and individualized guidance matter• Her U3 framework: Uncover, Uproot, Unleash• What it means to become the CEO of your own health If you’ve ever been told everything is fine while knowing something feels wrong, this conversation will remind you that your experience deserves to be heard, and that asking more questions can be the beginning of a new chapter. Connect with Amanda: Instagram: @amandasouksWebsite: amandasoukoulis.com DM Amanda “FOODHEALS” on Instagram to learn about her Peptide Playbook and the custom health blueprint session discussed in this episode.
- Oct 3, 202657 min
At 22, He Couldn’t Feed Himself. Then One Doctor Changed Everything: Miguel’s Chronic Fatigue Recovery Story
At 22, Miguel Bautista was so sick that his 75-year-old grandmother had to feed him and help him bathe. He experienced debilitating fatigue, brain fog, heart palpitations, and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. After seeing dozens of specialists, his tests kept coming back normal. He was a medical mystery, and no one seemed to have answers. Eventually, he landed in the ICU and was ready to give up. Then a psychiatrist reviewing his records identified something the tests hadn’t revealed: his nervous system was stuck in survival mode. Learning to regulate it became the turning point. Within a month of working with that doctor, Miguel went from bedridden to walking on his own and leaving the hospital. Today, he exercises, travels, and helps others navigate their own recovery journeys. So what did that doctor see that everyone else had missed? In this episode of Food Heals, Allison Melody sits down with Miguel, founder of CFS Recovery, to explore his experience with chronic fatigue and the turning point that helped him rebuild his life: understanding his nervous system and learning to move out of survival mode. Miguel shares the three pillars he teaches, why constantly pushing harder can backfire, and how he approached symptoms with less fear. Allison opens up about her own experience with functional freeze after losing her parents, financial security, and sense of safety. She also shares how her rescue beagle Dolly is learning to feel safe, one small experience at a time. In this conversation, we explore: • Miguel’s journey from being bedridden to reclaiming his independence.• The frustration of feeling seriously unwell while tests show nothing abnormal.• Fight, flight, freeze, and what it can feel like to stay in survival mode.• Miguel’s three pillars: understanding what’s happening, responding to symptoms, and gradually building capacity.• Neuroplasticity, repetition, and the practice of creating a sense of safety.• Why community and support matter when recovery feels lonely.• The resources Miguel offers people navigating chronic fatigue, long COVID, and related symptoms. Plus, Miguel shares a free Recovery Roadmap Protocol for Food Heals listeners, including his Recovery Stage Identifier and a personalized recovery report. Access Miguel’s gift for Food Heals listeners:https://cfsrecovery.co/foodheals
- Aug 6, 20261h 0m
Why a Lifelong Vegan Believes Eating Real Meat Could End Factory Farming with Bruce Friedrich
Could we see the end of factory farming within our lifetime? What if the answer is not convincing everyone to stop eating meat, but completely changing how meat is made? In this episode of Food Heals, Allison Melody sits down with Bruce Friedrich, president of the Good Food Institute and author of Meat: How the Next Agricultural Revolution Will Transform Humanity’s Favorite Food and Our Future. Bruce is vegan. Allison is vegan. And they both support cultivated meat, which is real meat grown directly from animal cells instead of raising and slaughtering animals for food. Cultivated meat has the potential to give meat eaters the same product they already want without factory farming, animal slaughter or animal suffering. It will also reduce the environmental destruction, food contamination, antibiotic resistance and pandemic risks connected to conventional animal agriculture. Bruce explains the difference between plant-based and cultivated meat, why cultivated meat could eventually become more affordable than conventional meat and why some of the world’s largest food and meat companies are investing in this technology. They also discuss why global meat consumption continues to rise, the surprising enthusiasm cultivated meat receives from heavy meat eaters and whether this agricultural revolution could end factory farming within our lifetime. • What cultivated meat is and how it is made• The difference between plant-based and cultivated meat• Why cultivated meat does not require animal slaughter• How factory farming affects animals, human health and the environment• The connection between animal agriculture and antibiotic resistance• Why cultivated meat may reduce bacterial contamination• Why governments and major food companies are investing• What needs to happen before cultivated meat becomes widely available• Whether factory farming could end within our lifetime The Good Food Institute:https://gfi.org Get Bruce’s new book, Meat:https://meatbook.org
- Jul 22, 202659 min
How Dr. Anna Cabeca Reversed Early Menopause and Got Pregnant at 41
You’ve been lied to about menopause. Hot flashes, brain fog, weight gain, low libido, mood swings, and exhaustion are not symptoms you simply have to accept. Dr. Anna Cabeca is here to bust the biggest myths about women’s hormones, reveal what may really be driving your symptoms, and explain why healing is possible. Your body is not broken, and suffering is not inevitable. The triple-board-certified OB-GYN, bestselling author, hormone expert, and woman known as The Girlfriend Doctor has lived this transformation herself. After being diagnosed with early menopause and infertility at 39, she traveled the world searching for answers. At 41, after more than two years without a period, she naturally conceived the child she had been told she could never have. Dr. Anna shares why menopause may be natural and mandatory, but suffering through it does not have to be. She explains how stress, cortisol, insulin resistance, nutrition, sleep, trauma, and emotional health can all influence the way women experience perimenopause and menopause. In this episode, you’ll discover: • Why oxytocin-building practices like laughter, gratitude, pleasure, connection, and playing with your pets may help counter chronic stress• The two hormones Dr. Anna says women need to pay special attention to in midlife• Why women may need to approach intermittent fasting differently than men• How morning sunlight, sleep hygiene, hydration, greens, healthy fats, and adaptogens can support the body• The connection between trauma, functional freeze, the nervous system, and hormonal health• Why emotional healing may be an important part of physical healing• How EMDR, tapping, somatic movement, and community support may help women process trauma• What women should know about vaginal dryness, painful sex, bladder health, incontinence, and pelvic pain• Why you are the CEO of your health and how to build a supportive healthcare team Dr. Anna’s message is one every woman needs to hear: Menopause is mandatory. Suffering is optional. Explore Dr. Anna Cabeca’s hormone-support, wellness, and intimate-care products at DrAnnaCabeca.com and use code FOODHEALS to save 20%.
- Jun 9, 202658 min
Hello Dolly! The Ridglan Rescue Beagle Who Changed My Life
Today’s episode is a full-circle moment. After months of covering the fight to save the beagles from Ridglan Farms, Allison is sharing the behind-the-scenes story of what happened in Wisconsin, what it was like to be tear-gassed during the attempted rescue, how the media narrative unfolded, and why this mission has become one of the most meaningful animal rights stories she has ever been part of. And now, the story has become even more personal. Allison has officially adopted one of the Ridglan rescue beagles. Meet Dolly. Dolly spent her entire life in a cage. She was used as a breeding dog. She did not have a name, only a number. She had never known the simple joys that every dog deserves, like walking on a leash, playing in the grass, feeling safe in a home, or being loved as someone’s family. Now, Dolly is home with Allison and big sister Lily, learning how to be a dog one tiny brave step at a time. In this episode, Allison shares what Dolly’s first days have been like, how Lily is helping teach her, the sweet story behind her name, and why watching these rescued beagles discover freedom is both heartbreaking and deeply healing. Allison also shares updates on the remaining Ridglan beagles, how rescuers are continuing to put pressure on companies connected to animal testing, and what you can do right now to help. This is a story about rescue, resilience, animal liberation, and the power of people refusing to look away. In this episode: How Allison became part of the Ridglan Farms rescue mission What really happened during the attempted rescue in Wisconsin Why the media narrative around the rescue mattered The emotional news that 1,500 beagles were being released How Dolly came into Allison’s life through Beagle Freedom Project What it’s like helping a former breeding beagle adjust to home life How Dolly got her nameWhy these beagles are so resilient, forgiving, and brave How you can help the remaining dogs and future rescue missions Links mentioned in this episode: Watch Food Heals on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1xUvFm2zn5ebgfsKnCBnK8 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/food-heals/id1031143256 Follow Allison Melody TV on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allisonmelodytv/ Follow Food Heals on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foodhealsnation/ Follow Ella Magers / Sexy Fit Vegan: https://www.instagram.com/sexyfitvegan/ Beagle Freedom Project Ridglan rescue updates: https://bfp.org/ridglan/ Take action for the Ridglan beagles: https://stopridglan.netlify.app/ Save the Dogs campaign: https://savethedogs.io/ Watch UNCHAINEDTV: https://unchainedtv.com/ If this story moved you, please subscribe, leave a rating and review, and share this episode with someone who loves dogs, believes in animal rescue, or needs to know what is still happening to beagles in laboratories. We will not stop speaking for the animals.
- May 14, 20261h 1m
From Tear Gas to Touching Grass: Mansi Goel Had Just Met Her Team. Minutes Later, They Were on the Front Lines of the Largest Beagle Rescue in History
Mansi Goel and Allison Melody had just met. They were on their way to what they thought was a beagle rescue training session when the call came in: “It’s happening now.” In a shocking turn, they were suddenly headed straight into the historic Ridglan Farms rescue, where more than a thousand people showed up to stand for beagles who had spent their lives inside a breeding facility. In this episode of Food Heals, Allison Melody sits down with animal rescuer, executive coach, and fellow Ridglan Farms rescuer Mansi Goel to talk about what really happened that day, how quickly everything changed, and why neither of them will ever forget it. What started as a trip to Wisconsin to help rescue beagles turned into hours of fear, heartbreak, courage, pepper spray, rubber bullets, and the kind of devotion that only comes from people who refuse to look away. Mansi shares what it felt like to arrive at Ridglan Farms, see the first hay bale rolled into the trench, make the choice to stay, and realize she was capable of more than she ever imagined. She also opens up about why she did not walk away feeling traumatized, but empowered. For Mansi, this was the moment she discovered what it meant to put her whole being on the line for animals. This conversation goes beyond one rescue. It’s about the moment ordinary people become rescuers.The moment outrage becomes action.The moment fear gives way to purpose.And the question so many of us are asking now: If we would never allow this to happen to beagles, why do we allow it to happen to any animal? Allison and Mansi also talk about the emotional days after the rescue, when they learned the beagles were finally coming out, and the videos began showing them touching grass, receiving care, and being given names for the first time. For Mansi, that moment was sacred. These beagles had been treated like products. Naming them was not just a formality. It was a recognition of who they had always been: living beings, individuals, fellow earthlings. They also explore the connection between animal rescue, healing, compassion, and the systems that keep suffering hidden from public view. This is an episode about rescue, resilience, and the day thousands of people refused to walk away. Follow Mansi Goel:Instagram: @manstermagic Follow Allison Melody:Instagram: @allisonmelodytv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 30, 202655 min
Undercover Hero Tells All: Whistleblower Scotty Gilbertson on the Beagles He Couldn’t Forget and the Freedom They Finally Deserve
Most people will never see what really happens behind closed doors inside a place like Ridglan Farms. Scotty Gilbertson did. Scotty is an undercover whistleblower who went inside the beagle breeding facility and witnessed cruelty most people could not imagine. He saw the cages. He saw the suffering. He bonded with the dogs. And instead of walking away, he exposed the truth. In this episode of Food Heals, Allison Melody is joined by co-host Ella Magers for an emotional conversation with Scotty Gilbertson, whose undercover footage and testimony helped ignite the movement to free the Ridglan Farms beagles. And the timing could not be more unbelievable. Minutes before this interview, the breaking news came in: the beagles are being released from Ridglan Farms. This is a massive full circle moment for Scotty. He has been exposing Ridglan, fighting for these dogs, and helping lead this rescue mission for years. He is the reason so many people finally saw what was happening behind those walls. For Allison and Ella, this news is also deeply personal. They were on the ground at Ridglan with Scotty. All three were tear-gassed. All three witnessed peaceful rescuers being met with violence. And all three refused to give up on the dogs still trapped inside. This episode captures the shock, the tears, the celebration, and the reality of what it took to get here. Scotty shares what he saw undercover, why he could not stay silent, and what it means to finally hear that the dogs he fought for may get the chance to feel the sun, touch the grass, and know love. This is a story about courage, whistleblowing, public pressure, animal rescue, and the power of people who refuse to look away. Because these beagles were never just part of a case. They were never just footage, headlines, or numbers. They are living, breathing souls who deserve the sun on their faces, grass beneath their paws, and a family to finally call their own. Follow: Scotty Gilberston: @scotty_gilby Ella Magers: @sexyfitvegan Allison Melody: @allisonmelodytv Links: Save the Dogs:https://www.savethedogs.io Born on Death Row documentary:https://www.bornondeathrow.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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About Food Heals
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 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, turning your passion into your career, choosing the best natural health and beauty products, the benefits of a plant-based diet and so much more!Past notable Food Heals Podcast guests include NutritionFacts.org's Michael Greger, The Universe Has Your Back Author Gabby Bernstein, The Miracle Morning Author Hal Elrod, NBA Champion & Vegan Activist John Salley, The McDougall Program Author D
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