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Back to EpisodesWhy 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
Description
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.
SHOW NOTES:
0:38 Welcome to the podcast!
2:17 About Luis Mojica
3:58 Welcome him to the show!
6:58 Using a CGM for feedback
8:34 Relationship between cortisol & glucose
10:35 Getting out of food addiction
14:45 Hyper-vigilance & co-regulation
17:30 The biology of trauma
19:33 What is “co-regulation” & how to do it
23:43 Somatic Therapy
29:48 LIVE somatic experiencing
33:13 Using food to regulate stress
35:35 Categorizing food (a healthier way)
41:26 Beans, greens & proteins
43:01 Debunking the myth of beans
51:15 Where to find him
52:54 His final piece of advice
54:23 Thanks for tuning in!
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