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Food Therapy is officially a bestseller.It's  #94 on USA Today's Bestseller's list.That means that thousands of people b...
05/07/2026

Food Therapy is officially a bestseller.

It's #94 on USA Today's Bestseller's list.

That means that thousands of people bought my book in this last week, enough to propel it to the spotlight.

That means the conversation of food + somatics is one people have been wanting to have.

That means more people have access to the simple practices of getting to know themselves, and love themselves, better through their food habits.

That means the unseen hand of God is moving things perfectly because I am honestly not showing up to any of this with urgency, but pure contentment and curiosity.

Writing the book felt like an amazing accomplishment for me because I now have a direct, curated resource for people to learn what formerly took me years to teach to groups and in 1:1 therapy.

Everything from here on out is just a bonus.

I'm holding the last copy at  in  and it was just bought by  - so now it's sold out!I've tried going to stores to sign c...
05/04/2026

I'm holding the last copy at in and it was just bought by - so now it's sold out!

I've tried going to stores to sign copies on the shelf, but their sold out.

I'm getting DMs from people saying they grabbed the last copy on their local bookstore shelf, too.

This is so satisfying. I can't even begin to explain.

To think so many people would be interested in my Food Therapy philosophy, and way of life, surprises and comforts me.

I have my last event tonight at and then back to the mountains of NY to hibernate with my family, friends, cats, and hammock.

xo

05/03/2026

Michaeleen Doucleff joins Luis for an effervescent meeting of minds in this joyful podcast. A reporter and an author with a Ph.D. in biochemistry, Michaeleen’s knowledge base is vast and fascinating. In 2021 she published Hunt Gather Parent, and in March 2026 she published Dopamine Kids. Luis credits her work as changing his family’s life because of fundamental parenting shifts she shares that they implemented.

Michaeleen learned from indigenous families to include kids into the family ecosystem happenings instead of building a family schedule ladened with play dates and extracurriculars.

At the center of the dopamine discussion are screens and processed foods that crank up our dopamine, but not our pleasure. Kids and adults actually get addicted to the WANTING. Limiting our kids, and our own, time with dopamine magnets does not deprive us of pleasure, instead it allows us to reclaim pleasure.

Can we feel the difference between wanting and pleasure in our own bodies? Can we teach that difference to the next generation?

Listen to the podcast:
https://holisticlifenavigation.buzzsprout.com/

Watch on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/

Do these shoulder pads make me look like a le***an? I sure hope so.Sometimes, after all the teaching and processing and ...
05/03/2026

Do these shoulder pads make me look like a le***an?

I sure hope so.

Sometimes, after all the teaching and processing and holding and crying and wisdom sharing I do with people I don't even know all over the world, I just need to ask a question like this out loud to ground myself.

It's the first thing I heard when I looked into the mirror today.

Shout out to all the d***s, butch, & lipstick le***ans who shepherded me throughout my life - and those who still do.

Y'all know who you are.

From riding me around in your car listening to "Rid of Me" to following Ani DiFranco from one state to the next. I appreciate you.

I hope you can all enjoy your strange thoughts today and not take any of them too seriously.

Do these shoulder pads make me look like a le***an? ⁠⁠I sure hope so.⁠⁠Sometimes, after all the teaching and processing ...
05/03/2026

Do these shoulder pads make me look like a le***an? ⁠

I sure hope so.⁠

Sometimes, after all the teaching and processing and holding and crying and wisdom sharing I do with people I don’t even know all over the world, I just need to ask a question like this out loud to ground myself.⁠

It’s the first thing I heard when I looked into the mirror today.⁠

Shout out to all the d***s, butch, & lipstick le***ans who shepherded me throughout my life - and those who still do.⁠

Y’all know who you are.⁠

From riding me around in your car listening to “Rid of Me” to following Ani DiFranco (listening to “Shy” right now) from one state to the next. I appreciate you.⁠

I hope you can all enjoy your strange thoughts today and not take any of them too seriously.

Thank you  for coming out of the paradise you've been building with your dear Nathan to support me and my book.But even ...
05/02/2026

Thank you for coming out of the paradise you've been building with your dear Nathan to support me and my book.

But even more importantly, to shed light on such an overlooked topic of how we can relate to food differently.

Eating for peace is different than health.

How do we dominate and colonize our own bodies through judgement and food choices?

What does life look like after we stop suppressing our pain with food?

Thank you for hosting us and putting on such a beautiful event with really special, tapped in people.

Next and last stop (for now) is in Venice, LA on Monday May 4th.

If you haven't bought my book yet, please do so. You'll get access to my free 2-month book club with proof of your order.

Tomorrow at 10am EST, I will be interviewed by  and  on IG live.I'm looking forward to discussing my new book and hearin...
05/01/2026

Tomorrow at 10am EST, I will be interviewed by and on IG live.

I'm looking forward to discussing my new book and hearing their questions and insights around my philosophy.

I hope you'll join us.

I feel so content right now.It's a word I've been using to describe my practice around releasing my book.I notice the in...
04/30/2026

I feel so content right now.

It's a word I've been using to describe my practice around releasing my book.

I notice the internal tension wanting to rev up the gas and do dozens of events to sell my book - but I'm not following that.

I tend to that and remind that place that some greater, unseen hand is doing it all.

My job was to devote myself to nutrition and trauma healing for 20 years and then write this book.

Everything else is up to the unseen hand of the universe, of God, of Spirit to do what it wants with it.

For now, I'm enjoying hearing how the book is awakening parts of people's bodies and minds.

If you feel called, please leave a review wherever you purchased it. Just a sentence or two will do.

And thank you for all of the support via preorders, sweet messages, and photos.

Keep tagging me when you post them.

GOOSE eggs!A friend gave us a little crocheted nest of goose eggs from her homestead this morning.One egg has 20 grams o...
04/29/2026

GOOSE eggs!

A friend gave us a little crocheted nest of goose eggs from her homestead this morning.

One egg has 20 grams of protein. DAMN.

So I decided to get a quick 40 grams of it + an insane amount of choline (a potent brain nutrient) by slowing frying 2 of them in turmeric and black pepper.

I put the lid on, per the advice of another friend so as not to overcook the yolk.

I steamed some broccoli, heated up some mung beans, and shaved some raw goat cheese over the eggs for their last minute of cooking.

Then topped the eggs with dulse flakes and hot sauce.

And finished the meal with a lovely slice of buttered Ezekiel bread.

This meal is loaded in fiber, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, amino acids, and so much more.

But I'm not thinking of nutrients only here. I'm thinking of land relationship.

I imagine how slowly and peacefully the broccoli grew in organic pastures, allowing all the winged ones to flutter about and sing their song to the wildflowers.

I imagine the geese, well cared for by my friend happily laying eggs while being pet and sung to. All of that love going into each egg.

I imagined the dancing seaweed, alive with the ocean's own pendulating motions trapping muted sunlight, minerals, an unknown compounds beneath the cold Northeastern sea coast.

All of this lands in me when I break my morning fast.

All of this becomes my body.

RELEASE DAY!⁠⁠My book "Food Therapy" is here. It wants you to read it, write in it, highlight parts you love, complain a...
04/28/2026

RELEASE DAY!⁠

My book "Food Therapy" is here. It wants you to read it, write in it, highlight parts you love, complain about parts you don't, challenge it, test it, and give it away.⁠

I recorded the audio version myself as well, so if you want to curl up with a hot cup a tea and listen to my velvety vocals (Velveeta?) read it TO you, well, you have that option.⁠

This is the first book of its kind to highlight, in detail, how food is a major tool for nervous system regulation - and dysregulation.⁠

I made sure not to focus on organic, super foods, biohacking methods, or appliances.⁠

I wanted this book to be for everyone. ⁠

The wisdom, philosophies, and practices in this book were alive in me when I was poor and shopping with food stamps and it lives in my now as I navigate which farm-to-table restaurant I want to eat at.⁠

You can take the philosophy into a fast food restaurant, your family dinners, and on vacation.⁠

And that's because it's truly about how YOU relate to food and how your body experiences the food you're eating.⁠

Please order today if you haven't, because you can still get into my free book club with a purchase this week.⁠

Special thanks to the following people:⁠
⁠frost for helping me write my book proposal and personally handing it to who understood its message and pitched to who bought it.⁠

To my brother who helped me organize it and edit the first draft.⁠

To my team , .glenn.adams, and .leak who have supported me in this work for many years.⁠

To who got me a wonderful book agent.⁠

And to my gorgeous wife and life partner who hasn't been on IG for 2 years because she has devoted her capacity to homeschooling our daughter and giving me endless support to do things like write books.⁠

There are more people and I've thanked them all properly in the book.⁠

I'm off to NYC tonight and then spending the weekend outside of LA at for 2 events.⁠

Go read the book and tell me your thoughts.⁠

xo

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