"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 The Soul," but with a fascinating twist - each story in this book is a testament to the miraculous healing potential that lies within us. Curated with love, these chapters are filled with awe-inspiring accounts that will leave you marveling at the resilience of the human spirit and the transformative force of nutrition. On today's episode we've got chapters 9-13: Chapter 9: How to Thrive As An Athlete and Be A Super Sexy Vegan By John Salley Chapter 10: My Dearest One By Jacqui Letran Chapter 11: Living Gorgeously Green By Sophie Uliano Chapter 12: Out of the Darkness: My Journey to Healing Clinical Depression By Jason Wrobel Chapter 13: Thank you body, I Love You By Nicole Dersweh About Food Heals: Witnessing 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 podcast Food Heals, Allison now firmly believes that the body has the ability to heal itself when given the tools it needs to do so. The intimate and uplifting true stories in this book are a must-read for anyone who is dealing with disease, stress, or any health imbalance and is looking for motivation, education, and inspiration to take their physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being into their own hands. If you are enjoying listening to these stories and you'd like to get a physical copy of the book into your hands, or as a gift for a loved one who may be struggling with their health right now, you can get the book on Amazon or at www.foodhealsnation.com/book. And when I am done recording these stories for you, Food Heals Nation, then the book will be available on Audible as well! Thank you for being a part of this beautiful journey with me! Thank You to Our Sponsors! Just Thrive Health Probiotics A Proven, Potent and Effective Spore Probiotic to Help You Be Your Healthier You. Just Thrive's breakthrough, award-winning probiotic contains the proprietary strain, Bacillus Indicus HU36®, which produces antioxidants directly in the digestive system where they can be best absorbed by your body. Go to www.justthrivehealth.com, use the coupon code foodheals, get 20% off your dummies for a limited time. As always, save 15% off using code foodheals15. 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. CURED Nutrition You deserve to take control of your mental and physical health. CURED Nutrition is trying to make it easier for you to do exactly that. Formulated with their trinity of ingredients – a blend of full-spectrum cannabinoids, functional mushrooms, and adaptogens – Cure is your answer to finding the calm in every storm. Go to Curednutrition.com/foodheals and use code foodheals for 20% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices