4.8 • 635 Ratings
🗓️ 31 August 2023
⏱️ 36 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
"Fascist, out of touch, crass, privileged, dumb" – just some of the names I was called online yesterday when a very prominent newspaper posted an extremely fear-mongering article about a COVID comeback, basically insinuating we should stay inside over Labor Day weekend.
As you well know, being outside is one of the best things you can do for your mental, emotional, and physical health. So, I posted that maybe, just maybe, we could take into consideration the health benefits of vitamins, vegetables, exercise, and sunshine. The comment section went berserk. My little comment set the internet ablaze. I literally wrote that comment and didn't think twice about it. I went about my day and forgot about it.
So, I'm at the gym this morning, doing the leg machine, listening to a podcast, and the podcast mentioned how the news was starting to fear-monger about staying inside again. I thought, 'Oh yeah, I wonder if anyone responded to my comment.' That's when I saw it. People were going nuts, fighting each other in the comment section under my comment. Some supported what I said, while others attacked me and each other, calling names left and right.
My question is, when the heck did being healthy become so polarizing, and why does it trigger so many people? When did it become normal for the news to act as a medium of fear-mongering rather than as a medium of truth and facts?
Now, I choose not to live in fear. I choose to live in empowerment. I know the body is designed to heal itself when given the tools it needs to do so. Don't let your government, your politicians, or your doctors tell you otherwise. Don't buy into the fear. Don't buy into the politicization of health. Politics today just want to define us and divide us.
My goal is to live a long, strong, healthy, joyful life free from chronic degenerative disease. So many people are living in fear and in the expectation that they are going to get sick, that being in a chronic disease state is inevitable or genetic. No, it's not. Nothing is inevitable. You are in control. You have the power to choose health every day.
I have never had COVID. I rarely ever get sick. I've talked to some other people like me who have avoided getting sick this whole time, and I wondered if I knew what my healing protocol is. I have shared it on this show before. I know what works for me, but I was curious – what are the commonalities between me and others who have not gotten sick? So, I wanted to share those with you today.
Tune in to find out my favorite healing must-haves!
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
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.
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.
Makeup artist and product developer, Karissa Bodnar, lost her dear friend Kristy to cancer at just 24 years old. Kristy’s compassionate and vivacious spirit inspired Karissa to establish Thrive Causemetics, a beauty brand and philosophy that goes beyond skin deep by empowering women. No parabens, sulfates, or phthalates. Certified 100% vegan and cruelty-free. Go to ThriveCausemetics.com/FOODHEALS and use code foodheals for 15% off.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
0:00.0 | You're listening to the Food Heels podcast. |
0:08.1 | Warning, side effects of this podcast may include increased health and vitality, thoughts of living longer, developing a more positive outlook on life, an increase in sexual activity, feelings of joy, cravings for kale and keelaw, and a spike in Tinder matches. |
0:18.8 | In rare cases, people have experienced a strong desire to put down the Ben and Jerry's, get off the couch, and take a walk outside. If you experience any of these symptoms, tell your Facebook friends immediately. |
0:27.6 | All right, welcome, Food Heels Nation. Thanks for joining me. I'm Alison Melody. Fascist, out of touch, crass, privileged, dumb. Just some of the names that I was called online yesterday |
0:40.9 | when a very prominent newspaper posted an extremely fear-mongering article about a COVID comeback, |
0:48.7 | basically insinuating that we should stay inside over Labor Day weekend. |
0:58.3 | Well, as you all know, being outside is one of the best things that you can do for your mental, emotional, and physical health. |
1:01.7 | So I posted a comment that maybe, just maybe, we could take into consideration the health |
1:07.4 | benefits of vitamins, vegetables, exercise, and sunshine. And the comment section |
1:14.1 | went berserk. My little comment set the internet ablaze. I literally wrote that comment |
1:20.5 | and I didn't think twice about it. I went about my day, forgot all about it. Then today, |
1:26.4 | I'm at the gym this morning, doing the leg machine, |
1:28.8 | listening to a podcast, and the podcast mentioned how the news was starting to fearmonger |
1:34.6 | about staying inside again. And I was like, oh yeah, I wonder if anyone, like, responded to my |
1:40.1 | comment. That's when I saw it. People were going nuts, fighting each other in the comment |
1:46.5 | section under my comments. Some supported what I said while others attacked me and attacked |
1:52.4 | each other, calling people names left and right. And my question is, when did being healthy |
2:00.1 | become so polarizing? And why does it trigger so many people? |
2:06.4 | When did it become normal for the news to act as a medium of fearmongering rather than as a medium |
2:13.0 | of truth and facts? Now, I don't know about you, but I choose not to live in fear. I choose to live |
2:20.5 | in empowerment. I know that the body is designed to heal itself when given the tools that it |
2:26.7 | needs to do so. So don't let your government, your politicians, your news organizations, |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Allison Melody, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Allison Melody and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.