Elissa Goodman sharing clean eating and immune-boosting detox food tips

Clean Eating for Busy People: Immune-Boosting Detox Tips from Nutritionist & Cancer Survivor Elissa Goodman

May 06, 2025

If you’ve ever felt like eating clean and boosting your immune system is impossible with your packed schedule—you’re not alone. In this episode of the Practical Nontoxic Living podcast, I speak with Elissa Goodman, a celebrated holistic nutritionist, bestselling author, and cancer survivor, about how to make clean eating realistic, even for the busiest among us.

Elissa’s powerful health journey—from being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in her 30s to thriving today—offers practical tips for detoxing your diet and using food as medicine.

🎧 Listen to Episode 92: Clean Eating for Busy People: Immune-Boosting Detox Tips from Nutritionist & Cancer Survivor Elissa Goodman

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and RuanLiving.com

Why This Episode Matters

Clean eating isn’t just about “eating healthy.” It’s minimizing your consumption of toxic compounds and eating nourishing foods that facilitate detoxification and promotes immune resilience, energy, and long-term healing.

Inside the 40-Day Home Detox

This podcast features a clip from Elissa’s exclusive masterclass inside Ruan Living’s 40-Day Home Detox. Her full session includes:

  • Her daily eating habits

  • A curated list of non-toxic brands she uses and trusts

  • Actionable ways to support your immune system with food

🌿 Join the 40-Day Home Detox and receive:

  • Lifetime access to the program

  • A cheat sheet of Elissa’s favorite products

  • 3-month complimentary access to Ruan Living’s D-Tox Academy, including Ruan Living's Shopping Guide for detoxing key pillars of your home and lifestyle 

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About Ruan Living

Ruan Living simplifies a nontoxic lifestyle through its Practical Nontoxic Living podcast, free detox workshops, online D-Tox Academy, and transformative 40-Day Home Detox. It aims to help you avoid toxic chemicals, heavy metals, and electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from what you buy, own, and do— without compromising your joy and convenience. Ruan was founded by Sophia Ruan Gushée, author of the bestselling critically acclaimed book A to Z of D-Toxing: The Ultimate Guide to Reducing Your Toxic Exposures and several detox workbooks. A graduate of Brown University and Columbia Business School, Sophia has served on the Brown University School of Public Health Advisory Council and Well+Good Council. A popular nontoxic living speaker, consultant, and teacher, Sophia lives in New York City with her husband and three daughters. Her passion for empowering others to enjoy nontoxic living began with the birth of her first daughter in 2007. Everything she creates is a love letter to her children and for the healthiest, brightest future possible. You can learn more here: Sophia’s Impact.

Disclaimer

This article is for informational purposes only. This information is provided “as is” without warranty.

It is not, nor is it intended to be, a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment and should never be relied upon for specific medical advice. We do not offer medical advice, course of treatment, diagnosis, or any other opinion on your conditions or treatment options. To the extent that this article features the advice of physicians or medical practitioners, the views expressed are the views of the cited expert and do not necessarily represent the views of Ruan Living.

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