
← What Are You Made Of?7 Sept · 32 min
Your Body Is Talking: Nutrition, Nervous System Regulation, and Taking Back Your Health with Ali Miller
<p>In this episode of <em>What Are You Made Of?</em>, show Mike “C-Roc” sits down with Ali Miller, RD, functional medicine nutritionist, author, entrepreneur, and founder of Naturally Nourished, for a powerful conversation about food, health, energy, and the importance of staying curious enough to change your mind. </p><p><br></p><p>Ali shares her deeply personal journey from being a ballerina and passionate vegan and animal-rights activist to experiencing severe anxiety, anemia, leaky gut, and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Her health struggles ultimately challenged everything she thought she knew about nutrition and led her toward traditional foods, functional medicine, and a food-as-medicine approach.</p><p><br></p><p>Ali and Mike explore how chronic stress and nervous-system dysregulation can become major obstacles to healing, along with practical ways to help regulate the body through breathwork, somatic practices, grounding, and reconnecting with yourself. Ali also explains why health isn't about blindly following one diet, protocol, or metric, and why numbers from a scale, wearable, or health device should be viewed as data points rather than the ultimate measure of wellness. The conversation dives into the dangers of dietary dogma, the importance of listening to your body, and the value of remaining adaptable as your health needs change throughout different seasons of life.</p><p><br></p><p>Ali also opens up about her evolving views on energy, frequency, grounding, and EMFs, sharing why she believes we should take greater ownership of our health rather than outsourcing every decision to technology or external measurements. From her transformation through traditional nutrition to her work helping others use food as medicine, Ali’s story is a powerful reminder that sometimes healing requires us to question what we believe, pay attention to what our bodies are telling us, and have the courage to change course. </p><p><br></p><p>If you're looking to better understand the connection between nutrition, stress, the nervous system, and overall wellness, this conversation offers an insightful and thought-provoking perspective on taking back sovereignty over your health.</p><p>Website: www.alimillerRD.com </p><p><br></p><p>https://www.instagram.com/alimillerrd/?hl=en</p>