Why You're Addicted to Food, and What Your Nervous System Needs You to Know to Feel Safe with Luis Mojica l The Hidden Connection between Trauma, Cortisol, Glucose, Cravings & True Healing

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What if your cravings, blood sugar, and relationship with food are telling you something deeper about your nervous system? In this fascinating conversation, Luis Mojica—somatic therapist, trauma nutritionist, and USA Today bestselling author of Food Therapy—reveals how stress, trauma, cortisol, and glucose are intricately connected, and why healing may require more than simply changing what’s on your plate. We dive into hypervigilance, co-regulation, and somatic experiencing, including a powerful LIVE somatic exercise to help you connect with your body and create a greater sense of safety within. Plus, Luis challenges conventional ideas about “healthy” foods, explains how food can become a tool for regulating stress, and even debunks some surprising myths about beans. Luis Mojica is a somatic therapist, trauma nutritionist, and founder of Holistic Life Navigation, where he teaches thousands of people around the world how to recover from stress and trauma. He uses whole foods, self-inquiry, and Somatic Experiencing as tools to find safety within yourself. Through Holistic Life Navigation, Luis offers online courses and webinars, in-person workshops and retreats, trauma-informed support groups, a monthly membership and newsletter, a weekly podcast, and a popular YouTube channel filled with insights and interviews. Luis’ first book, Food Therapy, was released in April of 2026, and is a USA Today bestseller. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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