Episode 294: Luis Mojica | Stimulants, Depressants & Balancers – A New Way to Understand Food Cravings

Luis Mojica, a somatic practitioner and nutritionist, explains how trauma and a dysregulated nervous system can sit underneath food cravings and binge eating. He shares his own history of using food to cope and introduces his framework of stimulants, depressants, and balancers, which looks at what a food does to your state rather than labeling it good or bad. The conversation covers volume eating of whole foods in recovery, the role of shame, and a simple one-minute nervous system practice. Content includes discussion of sexual assault, bullying, and disordered eating.