471: Breaking Free from Functional Freeze: A Deep Dive into a Core Wound Mapping Process

Diabetes, autoimmune disease, cancer, digestion, thyroid, and hormone imbalances are just a few of the conditions that today's guest treats with whole foods and a holistic approach. Risa Groux, CN  is a Functional Nutritionist and Certified Autoimmune Coach who works with professional athletes, adults, and kids and was featured on the Biggest Loser Season Four. Risa firmly believes that the body can heal itself with whole foods we obtain from the earth and sees living proof of that in her office each day. She looks at root causes using functional nutrition guidelines, blood and stool tests, and knows that weight loss is a side effect of wellness. Thank You to Our Sponsors! Kion Aminos Kion offers premium, clean, research-backed supplements and foods—with a focus on AMINOS as the building blocks of health—that support a long and active life. Drink Kion Aminos every day for energy, muscle, and recovery to help you look good, feel young, and be strong. Save 20% off your Kion aminos at getkion.com/foodheals. Fresh-Pressed Olive Oil Club Get fresh-pressed olive oil shipped straight to your door! For just $1, you can receive a full-size $39 bottle of one of the world's finest artisanal olive oils—fresh from the new harvest. This offer isn't tied to any commitment to purchase anything, now or ever. Visit GetFresh323.com to claim your free $39 bottle and pay only $1 for shipping. YA-MAN Beauty Are you ready to revolutionize your beauty routine? Look no further than YA-MAN, the leading Japanese beauty brand that seamlessly blends modern technology with traditional beauty rituals. YA-MAN, where tradition meets innovation for your most beautiful self. Visit YA-MANUSA.com and use code FOODHEALS for an exclusive 20% discount. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kimmy Seltzer is a Confidence Therapist, Authentic Dating Strategist and Image Expert.  With vast knowledge and experience as a therapist, certified style coach, dating coach, and matchmaker, she has helped people find lasting love and connection, attract success and build valuable relationships using her unique “confidence makeover” process. Using an outside-in approach, Kimmy implements targeted style, emotional and social intelligence in people’s lives using her signature formula, “The Charisma Quotient,” working on body language, first impressions, image/wardrobe and flirting and how it impacts attraction. Kimmy joins the Food Heals Podcast to cover The Top 5 “F” Tips For Sexy Confidence: FASHION–Put on a “dating costume” that makes you look and feel your best FLIRT–Flirt and have fun with everyone FEMININITY–Exude feminine energy with compassion, nurturance and the ability to receive FUN–Turn your cab light on by sending body signals that you are “open for business” FRIENDSHIP–Get a good set of wing gals to combat loneliness and practice with This Los Angeles-based expert travels the country helping people discover confidence, charisma and connection as a speaker at TEDx, National Matchmaking Conferences, eHarmony, Neutrogena, The Guild at Universal and UCLA and media appearances in Tamron Hall Show, ABC News, Fox News, Daily Blast Live. Kimmy is also a regular contributor to the Huffington Post with appearances in Cosmopolitan, Oprah Magazine, Redbook, Reader’s Digest, AskMen, Fox News Magazine, Yahoo and the Washington Examiner, among a myriad of other publications. Kimmy has been the leading love expert on the traveling live dating show The Great Love Debate, the cable reality series, The Romance.  You can also listen to her on her podcast, The Charisma Quotient and regular Ask Kimmy segments on the Chaz and AJ Morning Show on 99.1 PLR and 95.9 The Fox.  Join Kimmy at Spark Your Sexy Vegas June 21-23 and build your sexy confidence! Learn more at www.askkimmy.com. 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. ORGANIFI SPECIALS: 4/26 -4/29 -- Buy 2 pouches get a free Organifi Harmony 5/3- Free shaker bottle with any 2 pouches 5/10-5/12 - Mother's Day Weekend - Buy 1 Get 1 Free Organifi Harmony Plus Free Shipping 5/17 - Buy 2 Red Juice Get Free 15ct OGJ 5/24 - Free frother with any 2 pouches 5/31 - Free Crisp Apple w/ 2 Complete Proteins Fresh-Pressed Olive Oil Club Get fresh-pressed olive oil shipped straight to your door! For just $1, you can receive a full-size $39 bottle of one of the world's finest artisanal olive oils—fresh from the new harvest. This offer isn't tied to any commitment to purchase anything, now or ever. Visit GetFresh323.com to claim your free $39 bottle and pay only $1 for shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever tasted something so good, so fresh that you can never go back to your old ways of eating? That's how I feel about olive oil. And today, I'm excited to share this culinary revelation with you for just $1. But let me take you back to where it all began. The first time I went to Italy, I experienced fresh olive oil for the first time. It wasn't that I had never tasted olive oil before in the States, but the difference was profound. I was savoring olive oil made fresh from olives grown on the property we were staying at, in Ravello, off the Amalfi coast. It was an unforgettable experience, and I knew I couldn't go back to store-bought olive oil, so I ended up shipping six bottles of it home. The same thing happened to T. J. Robinson, also known as the Olive Oil Hunter. He also had a transformative encounter with olive oil in Italy. He discovered that olive oil packs the most flavor and health benefits when it's fresh from the farm. That's the issue with typical supermarket olive oils—they lack freshness, sitting on shelves for months and growing stale. Known for his “platinum palate,” T. J. is one of the few Americans invited to serve as a judge in prestigious Italian olive oil tasting competitions and he knew he was the one to solve this problem. And so he did! That's when Fresh-Pressed Olive Oil Club was born. And now you and I get to experience this olive oil from small, award-winning farms, thanks to T. J., our guest on today's Food Heals podcast. When I tasted T. J.'s farm-fresh oils, I fell in love with their vibrant, grassy flavors. They elevate salads, veggies, pasta, and make exquisite salad dressings. Today, T. J. is dedicated to importing rare fresh-pressed olive oil, the most flavorful and healthiest extra virgin olive oil available. Until now, obtaining such quality year-round in the U.S. has been nearly impossible. Rest assured, all of T. J.'s oils are independently lab-tested and certified for 100% purity. The freshness, flavor, and health benefits of this just-pressed oil will astonish you ... it will utterly blow away any olive oil you can find in the U.S. And that’s for one simple reason: This is fresh-pressed supreme extra virgin olive oil—raced here by jet straight from the olive harvest and it's independently certified to be 100% pure extra virgin. As an introduction to his Fresh-Pressed Olive Oil Club, T. J. offers a remarkable opportunity. For just $1, you can receive a full-size $39 bottle of one of the world's finest artisanal olive oils—fresh from the new harvest. This offer isn't tied to any commitment to purchase anything, now or ever. Ready to taste the difference freshness makes? Visit GetFresh323.com to claim your free $39 bottle and pay only $1 for shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weed killers like Roundup are literally killing us by poisoning our farmers and our food supply and the same company that makes the poison makes the cure. (I'll take things that make you go hmm for 500, Alex!) Luckily the filmmakers behind the new documentary Common Ground are exposing it all and you can watch it live on Earth Day April 22nd.  By fusing journalistic exposure with deeply personal stories from those on the front lines of the food movement, Common Ground unveils a dark web of money, power, and politics behind our broken food system. The film reveals how unjust practices forged our current farm system in which farmers of all colors are literally dying to feed us. I've got director Rebecca Tickell here today to tell us more about it. A hopeful and uplifting story of the pioneers of the “Regenerative Movement” who produce tremendous quantities of nutritionally dense food and are working to balance the climate – all while bringing our entire ecosystem back to life. The film explores how Americans from different walks of life, different political backgrounds, and different parts of the country share one thing in common –the very soil beneath their feet. The film investigates the power of “regenerative” farming systems –from large to small-scale farmers who are the champions of soil health as the key to unlocking more (and healthier) food to feed America and the world. Stars Laura Dern, Rosario Dawson, Ian Somerhalder, Jason Mamoa, Woody Harrelson, etc. Common Ground is the highly anticipated sequel to the juggernaut success documentary, Kiss the Ground, which touched over 1 billion people globally and inspired the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to put $20 billion toward soil health.The film profiles a hopeful and uplifting movement of white, black, and indigenous farmers who are using alternative “regenerative” models of agriculture that could balance the climate, save our health, and stabilize America’s economy – before it’s too late. Learn more at commongroundfilm.org. Thank You to Our Sponsors! Fresh-Pressed Olive Oil Club Get fresh-pressed olive oil shipped straight to your door! For just $1, you can receive a full-size $39 bottle of one of the world's finest artisanal olive oils—fresh from the new harvest. This offer isn't tied to any commitment to purchase anything, now or ever. Visit GetFresh323.com to claim your free $39 bottle and pay only $1 for shipping. 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. ORGANIFI SPECIALS: 4/19 - 4/22 -- Earth Day Weekend 🌎- Spend $100 and get a Free Organifi Green juice crisp apple and free shipping 4/26 -4/29 -- Buy 2 pouches get a free Organifi Harmony 5/3- Free shaker bottle with any 2 pouches 5/10-5/12 - Mother's Day Weekend - Buy 1 Get 1 Free Organifi Harmony Plus Free Shipping 5/17 - Buy 2 Red Juice Get Free 15ct OGJ 5/24 - Free frother with any 2 pouches 5/31 - Free Crisp Apple w/ 2 Complete Proteins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Media, commercials, medspas and advertisements would have us believe that we need the latest facials, skincare, botox, filler and skin tightening lasers to anti-age ourselves and while I am no stranger to a facial, I would argue that anti-aging starts from within and that we have a lot more control over the cellular age of our bodies and our abilities to live longer stronger lives than we think we do. Chronic diseases claim millions of lives prematurely each year, striking indiscriminately across the globe. The tragedy is compounded by the fact that many of these diseases are preventable, through changes in lifestyle, diet, detoxification, and fostering a positive mindset. And supplementing what we are losing - doing what the biohackers do One of these anti-aging bio hacks is NAD+. NAD+—the elusive molecule often hailed as "the aging molecule"—holds profound sway over the trajectory of our aging process. Its decline with age is believed to underpin several key mechanisms of aging, from mitochondrial function to genetic repair and stem cell renewal. By maintaining or augmenting NAD+ levels, we have the potential to fortify the cellular processes that dictate how we age. So for those of us who are intent on preventing chronic disease, healing our traumas and living long healthy lives well into our 90s and maybe even hundreds without regrets.. One of the solutions lies in bolstering our NAD+ levels. And that is what today's guest  Director of Product Development at Neurohacker Collective, and naturopath Dr. Gregory Kelly is here to discuss  Enter Qualia NAD+: a multi-dimensional approach to NAD+ optimization that represents a quantum leap in the quest for longevity and vitality. With a meticulously crafted blend of NAD+ precursors and supporting ingredients, Qualia NAD+ offers a comprehensive strategy to enhance NAD+ production and support cellular health. Three crucial precursors—NIAGEN® (NR), niacin, and niacinamide—form the backbone of Qualia NAD+, ensuring that your body has the necessary building blocks to synthesize NAD+ effectively. But it doesn't stop there. With an array of supporting ingredients—from organic coffeeberry to marine-derived magnesium and fermented B vitamins—Qualia NAD+ addresses the intricate web of factors that influence NAD+ metabolism and cellular energy production. The results speak for themselves. In a pilot study at Neurohacker, participants experienced marked improvements in their Healthy Aging Scores, indicating enhanced physical health, emotional well-being, and sexual function. With an overwhelming majority expressing a desire to continue using Qualia NAD+, coupled with high ratings for product experience, the efficacy of this formulation is undeniable. To boost YOUR NAD+ levels up to 50%, Go to neurohacker.com/FH for up to 50% off and use code FH at checkout for an additional 15% off.  That’s neurohacker.com/FH  for an extra 15% off your purchase. Thanks to Neurohacker for sponsoring today’s episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Part 2 of our series with JJ Flizanes, we delve deeper into the transformative process of Core Wound Mapping. Building upon the foundation laid in Part 1, we embark on a vulnerable journey of self-discovery and healing. Guided by JJ, I open up about my personal experiences and explore the core wounds that have shaped my life. Together, we navigate through layers of emotions and memories, uncovering patterns and triggers that have held me back. The process of Core Wound Mapping involves peeling back the layers of past traumas and childhood experiences to identify the roots of our emotional struggles. With JJ's guidance, I confront these core wounds head-on, recognizing their impact on my thoughts, behaviors, and relationships. Through this introspective journey, I gain valuable insights into my own psyche and begin to understand the underlying beliefs that have been limiting my growth. JJ's expertise in helping individuals transmute struggle into joy shines through as she offers compassionate support and practical advice. As we unravel the complexities of my core wounds, I am reminded of the power of neuroplasticity and somatic healing practices. By rewiring our brains and releasing stored trauma from our bodies, we can break free from the cycle of functional freeze and step into our full potential. Sharing this vulnerable experience with our listeners, I hope to inspire others to embark on their own journey of self-discovery and healing. By confronting our core wounds and embracing the process of rewiring our brains, we can transform our lives and create a future filled with joy, abundance, and fulfillment. Food Heals Nation, I invite you to join JJ in exploring the transformative power of Core Wound Mapping and experience a consciousness upgrade for yourselves.  Mark your calendars for the Consciousness Upgrade Summit, April 17th and 18th. Go to theconsciousnessupgrade.com for your free ticket or use code ALLI to save $200 on the All Exclusive Pass, or ALLIVIP to save $350 off the VIP pass. Thank You to Our Sponsors! Neurohacker Have you heard about NAD+? It’s one of the most important molecules in the human body to age well. NAD+ helps promote cellular energy, maintain healthy DNA, detect nutrients efficiently, supports detoxification, and supports your cellular health. Simply put, keeping your NAD+ levels high is VITAL to helping the body feel youthful.  But did you know NAD+ levels plummet with age? By age 50, most people’s NAD+ levels are only HALF of what they were at age 20. Luckily, science has discovered a way to boost your NAD+ levels up to 50%!†* It’s called Qualia NAD+, a groundbreaking supplement from Neurohacker Collective. The reason so many health experts are partnering with Neurohacker and the reason I’m proud to have them sponsor this podcast is you’re simply not going to find more carefully researched, life-changing nutritional formulas, especially for aging well. To boost YOUR NAD+ levels up to 50%, Go to neurohacker.com/FH for up to 50% off and use code FH at checkout for an additional 15% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you heard of neuroplasticity? In simple terms, it's the brain's ability to change and adapt due to experience. In more complex terms, it's the ability of neural networks in the brain to change through growth and reorganization. These changes range from individual neuron pathways making new connections to systematic adjustments like cortical remapping or neural oscillation. What it means for us is that when we feel stuck, we can break free by challenging ourselves to do something different, which in turn rewires our brains. Cool, right? My guest today helps people rewire their brains through a process she calls Core Wound Mapping. JJ Flizanes works with conscious, spiritual truth-seekers who want to remove emotional blocks to success. She helps people identify sabotaging patterns and transmute struggle into joy. In this episode, JJ shares that by discovering our core wounds, which usually occur in childhood, we can rewire our brains as adults and break free of old wounds and patterns that are holding us prisoner. This is a two-part episode. Part One is my interview with JJ, and in part two, I am volunteering as tribute! That's right, I'm getting vulnerable. You'll hear JJ take me through a process of uncovering my core wounds and give me some advice on how to let go of the past and move forward with grace and ease and show up better in the world for myself and others. If you like this content, JJ does have a free event where you can learn more. It's an online summit - mark your calendars for April 17th and 18th for her Consciousness Upgrade Summit. Go to theconsciousnessupgrade.com for your free ticket or use code ALLI to save $200 on the All Exclusive Pass, which means you'll get access to the recordings forever. 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. APRIL ORGANIFI SPECIALS: 4/5 - 4/8 -- Subscribe to any product & get free magnesium 4/12 - 4/15 -- Buy 2 pouches, get a free tote (everyone loves the totes!) 4/19 - 4/22 -- Earth Day Weekend 🌎- Spend $100 and get a Free Organifi Green juice crisp apple and free shipping 4/26 -4/29 -- Buy 2 pouches get a free Organifi Harmony Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if there was an evidenced-based, food-as-medicine protocol for kick-starting weight-loss and keeping it off permanently? That's what my guest, Dr. Neal Barnard is back on the show to discuss! To remind you, Dr. Barnard is President of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and was featured in Forks Over Knives, What The Health, Plant Pure Nation, Supersize Me, and many more incredible films, and has been a guest on this podcast probably 4-5 times now. His brand new book, The Power Foods Diet: The Breakthrough Plan That Traps, Tames, and Burns Calories for Easy and Permanent Weight Loss just released Tuesday, I was honored to get a copy and I am just pouring over every single word. Weight loss is one of our top health concerns, so much so that we keep looking for good ways to lose weight, preferably a way that is easy, effective, and permanent. It turns out that, when properly  chosen, certain foods cause weight loss, with no need for the deprivation and planning that most weight-loss regimens require.  In the book, Dr. Barnard reveals three breakthroughs that are supported by research, revealing that certain foods: 1.  can reduce the appetite 2.  trap calories so they are flushed away and cannot be absorbed, and, 3.  increase the body’s ability to burn calories for about three hours after each meal.  These breakthroughs make weight loss incredibly easy, without calorie counting or deprivation. This diet encourages people to eat, not to stop eating. Dr. Barnard also reveals that some of the foods we think are good for us can actually be harmful, like salmon, goat cheese, and coconut oil, all of which pass easily into body fat...and often overstay their welcome.  To make it easy, Dr. Barnard includes a simple to follow meal plan that includes delicious, and even indulgent plant-based recipes which include foods we have often been told to avoid, like potatoes and pasta, so you can eat real food, and still lose real weight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How can we apply the principles of the Law of Attraction to enhance our health, wealth, and overall happiness? What practical steps can each of us take to align ourselves with our desired outcomes, regardless of our current circumstances? Are there specific techniques or exercises that we can incorporate into our daily lives to strengthen our ability to manifest our dreams? These questions and more answered on today's episode of Food Heals which is Part 2 of my conversation with P.J Papi Dinuzzo. In his new book, Manifest Anything You Can Imagine: How to Use the Law of Attraction to Achieve the Health, Wealth, and Happiness of Your Dreams, best-selling author and wealth manager P. J. DiNuzzo presents a transformative guide to using the Law of Attraction to shape a life of prosperity and joy. P. J. “Papi” DiNuzzo, is the Founder and President of P. J. MindsetCoach™ and DiNuzzo Private Wealth, Inc., which he founded in 1989, and which currently serves clients in over 30 states across the United States and manages $943 Million, as of December 31, 2023. He serves as leader and coach of the successful Self-Improvement and Personal Development business, P. J. MindsetCoach™, where he coaches people who desire to Manifest the Law of Attraction and their dream lives no matter what their current financial circumstances look like. This is a two-part series and in Part one, we went over what the law of attraction is and how to apply these principles to your life. Today, in Part 2 we deep dive into your burning questions. Work with PJ for FREE at: pjmindsetcoach.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if there were a set of principles that anyone, irrespective of their background or present predicament, could use to achieve optimal health, wealth, and happiness? Today's guest, P.J Papi Dinuzzo is here to share with us how to do just that. In his new book, Manifest Anything You Can Imagine: How to Use the Law of Attraction to Achieve the Health, Wealth, and Happiness of Your Dreams, best-selling author and wealth manager P. J. DiNuzzo presents a transformative guide to using the Law of Attraction to shape a life of prosperity and joy. P. J. “Papi” DiNuzzo, is the Founder and President of P. J. MindsetCoach™ and DiNuzzo Private Wealth, Inc., which he founded in 1989, and which currently serves clients in over 30 states across the United States and manages $943 Million, as of December 31, 2023. He serves as leader and coach of the successful Self-Improvement and Personal Development business, P. J. MindsetCoach™, where he coaches people who desire to Manifest the Law of Attraction and their dream lives no matter what their current financial circumstances look like. This is a two-part series and in Part one, we will go over what the law of attraction is and how to apply these principles to your life. Then, in Part 2 we will be doing listener Q&A and deep diving into your burning questions. Work with PJ for FREE at: pjmindsetcoach.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices