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Heal Squad x Maria Menounos

1266. The “Healthy” Foods Maria Had to Quit + Is Sharing Too Much Healing or Hurting?

Heal Squad x Maria Menounos

Maria Menounos, Heal Squad

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement

4.72K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Hey Heal Squad! This week’s What Worked This Week is part life update, part wellness experiment, and part deeper convo that might hit closer than you expect. Maria’s coming to you from El Salvador, fully unplugged, makeup-free, and feeling the shift that comes with simplifying everything…which leads to some really honest reflections about vulnerability, sharing, and protecting your peace. Of course, we kick things off with what’s actually working. The sleep mask and pillow setup? Still delivering! But wait until you hear what’s been happening in her dreams lately, LOL. Then she shares her latest obsession (and her favorite recipe from her mom!) a healthy sweet treat that’s basically an upgraded granola. Then things get interesting… Maria breaks down the food sensitivity test she just took, and let’s just say, the results were not what she expected. We’re talking major staples (olive oil, cucumbers…say it isn’t so for a Greek girl!) now on the “maybe not” list, and it’s completely changing how she’s thinking about what she eats and how she fuels her body.And then… we go deeper. A powerful audiobook—Strangers by Belle Burden—sparks a bigger conversation about sharing our lives in a world where everyone has an opinion. When is sharing healing? When is it too much? And are we always strong enough to handle what comes with being that open? It’s real, it’s reflective, and it’s a conversation we’re all navigating right now.We’d love to hear what’s working for YOU this week too. Hope you enjoy this one! Join Us at Day of Reset: https://www.healsquad.com/reset HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website: https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com My Curated Macy’s Page: https://stylecrew.macys.com/@mariamenounos EMR-Tek Red Light: https://emr-tek.com/discount/Maria30 for 30% off Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/host AG1:  https://drinkag1.com/healsquad  More Recent Finds: https://shopmy.us/shop/collections/3873481 Book: Strangers by Belle Burden: https://www.amazon.com/Strangers-Memoir-Marriage-Belle-Burden/dp/0593733312 Maria’s Every Gilr’s Guide To Cooking: https://www.amazon.com/EveryGirls-Guide-Cooking-Maria-Menounos/dp/0804177147 ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS: Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life. ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS: A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life. DISCLAIMER: This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.

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0:00.0

I'm on a journey to heal and get better in all areas of life, and I want to do it with you.

0:07.6

Welcome to Heal Squad by Maria Menounos, where we improve and heal all parts of our lives, most importantly, our health.

0:15.2

Heel Squad by Maria Menuno's, your life improvement series starts now.

0:20.5

Hello, hello, Hill Squad.

0:22.1

Welcome back to another episode of what worked this week.

0:26.6

New octave change.

0:28.1

That worked.

0:30.5

Back in the saddle with Patty.

0:32.7

I am coming to you from El Salvador with my little sunburn, well, tiny, tiny. I overdid it in the sun the other day.

0:44.1

I was like, I'm not getting any color. Did you fall asleep? Did you fall asleep? Maybe it was that

0:50.3

comforting. No, that happened on the first day and I've been chasing that feeling.

0:57.3

But I just was out there and I was looking at my skin and it didn't look like it was changing.

1:03.0

So I just kept staying and staying. And then it took, it was weird. It took time for it to develop and for me to be like, oh, we got a little sun kissed here.

1:12.8

Yeah, yeah.

1:13.8

But it's funny, I forgot to bring any makeup.

1:18.1

I didn't bring any mascara.

1:20.3

I didn't bring anything.

1:21.1

Like normally if I did an episode, I'm like, all right, I'll at least throw on some mascara.

1:24.8

I got nothing.

1:26.9

And it just kind of spoke to the whole feeling of what I

1:31.1

love about this place is that I don't need anything. Yeah. And you, well, you can't tell if you guys

1:37.3

are watching, like you cannot tell that you have no makeup on. I mean, your skin looks beautiful.

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