The Raw Food Health Empowerment Podcast

“Black women are three to four times more likely to die due to pregnancy-related causes than white women and often report experiencing mistreatment during care.” ~ Fast Company

We have a broken healthcare system, which I often refer to as a sick care system but it does not have to be this way. There was a time when black women got the care and support they needed from other black women and had healthy babies. It is still happening now on a small scale. My guest on today’s episode, Ameka Ali, is making this opportunity more accessible by creating an app to connect pregnant women with midwives and doulas to assist them in a healthy pregnancy and childbirth experience.

See what she had to say on the Raw Food Health Empowerment Podcast regarding the difference between a midwife and a doula and how to setup an amazing birth experience for you and your baby at home.

Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/opt-for-a-holistic-childbirth-experience

// HOST Samantha Salmon

// CO-HOST Dorrell Hylton Salmon

The information provided in this broadcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. These statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration, or the equivalent in your country. Any products/services mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.

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We are hitting up 3 more islands today in celebration of Caribbean American Month. Let’s head to Trinidad, Grenada and Guyana.

Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/soca-music-feeds-the-soul-and-the-hips

// HOST Samantha Salmon

// CO-HOST Dorrell Hylton Salmon

The information provided in this broadcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. These statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration, or the equivalent in your country. Any products/services mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.

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At this point, I think most of us have wised up to how sick this country is and we are in a healing phase at the moment, which will be painful for most of us who are conscious beings.

Many folks want to know how do we get through this and in my opinion, the answer is to have hard conversations with folks who do not look like you and may not think like you.

We are all in our silos and what that will do is breed more division. We only get to a place of having love and empathy for all when we can listen and sit in understanding on some level. You may not have understanding with lived experience but you can find points of commonality.

We also need to educate ourselves so we are having intelligent conversations. These are the weapons of change.

I’m joined today by Jonnah Baker, founder of Raw Christian Living, on this special bonus episode of the Raw Food Health Empowerment Show to discuss how we are dealing with all that’s happening in our country right now.

Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/the-way-forward

// HOST Samantha Salmon

Certified Integrative Nutrition Coach and Ambassador of Health and Happiness

// CO-HOST Dorrell Hylton Salmon

Mom, Wife, Hair Doctor, Beauty Parlor Counselor, and Prayer Warrior

The information provided in this broadcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. These statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration, or the equivalent in your country. Any products/services mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.

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This month we celebrate the 2 year anniversary of the Raw Food Health Empowerment Podcast! And, we are celebrating by taking a trip through the Caribbean islands.

Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/happy-anniversary

// HOST Samantha Salmon

Certified Integrative Nutrition Coach and Ambassador of Health and Happiness

// CO-HOST Dorrell Hylton Salmon

Mom, Wife, Hair Doctor, Beauty Parlor Counselor, and Prayer Warrior

The information provided in this broadcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. These statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration, or the equivalent in your country. Any products/services mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.

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I had the pleasure of having an awesome sistah in the fight against chronic disease plaguing our community, Dr Ruby Lathon, on the Raw Food Health Empowerment Show. Dr. Lathon is a certified holistic nutritionist, wellness coach and an advocate for the life-saving benefits of plant-based nutrition. She inspires with a powerful story of recovering from thyroid cancer through alternative treatment focused on a whole foods, plant-based diet and has worked as a researcher and an award winning engineer, and now teaches others how to re-engineer their health and live disease free.

I have been following her ever since I saw her on the documentary What the Health, which was a huge hit. Then, she was on the Roland Martin show. I actually saw the Roland Martin episode recently after COVID hit and was so disappointed and I had to talk to Dr Lathon about it.

See what she had to say on the Raw Food Health Empowerment Podcast.

Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/taking-a-stand-to-not-be-a-statistic

// HOST Samantha Salmon

Certified Integrative Nutrition Coach and Ambassador of Health and Happiness

// CO-HOST Dorrell Hylton Salmon

Mom, Wife, Hair Doctor, Beauty Parlor Counselor, and Prayer Warrior

The information provided in this broadcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. These statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration, or the equivalent in your country. Any products/services mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.

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If you’re using food for comfort, consider these self reflecting questions and journal on them, ponder them.  Relax in a comfy space and mull over them.

Think about the thing that is exhausting you, let’s say it’s work for example.

Here are some ideas:

These are all examples of self care practices that will help you overcome food addiction or using food not to nourish your body but to comfort or quell an emotion. They are also ways in which you can infuse play in your day.

Listen as we go into detail on this on the Raw Food Health Empowerment Podcast.

Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/balancing-work-with-play

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// HOST Samantha Salmon

Certified Integrative Nutrition Coach and Ambassador of Health and Happiness

// CO-HOST Dorrell Hylton Salmon

Mom, Wife, Hair Doctor, Beauty Parlor Counselor, and Prayer Warrior

The information provided in this broadcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. These statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration, or the equivalent in your country. Any products/services mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.

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Dieters experience strong cravings for the foods they are trying to restrict, which is why diet is not the answer to sustainable weight loss. The moment you are forcing yourself, you have lost the battle.

A better and easier way is to focus on crowding out unhealthy foods and eating more healthy foods. Even healthy foods can work against you if they are not prepared in a healthy manner.

Take irish moss for example, which is a staple food of Jamaicans. It has so many health benefits yet Jamaicans and Jamaican Americans are not uplifted as the healthiest group. It’s because of how the food is prepared.

Listen as we go into detail on this on the Raw Food Health Empowerment Podcast.

Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/food-preparation-for-weight-loss

🧘🏿‍ Schedule a free consultation

🧘🏿‍ 30 Day Raw Energy Jump Start program

// HOST Samantha Salmon

Certified Integrative Nutrition Coach and Ambassador of Health and Happiness

// CO-HOST Dorrell Hylton Salmon

Mom, Wife, Hair Doctor, Beauty Parlor Counselor, and Prayer Warrior

The information provided in this broadcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. These statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration, or the equivalent in your country. Any products/services mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that around 700 women die from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth every year. Black mothers are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than White women. Currently, we are seeing similar trends with the effects of COVID-19 on the Black community, with Black counties having infection rates nearly three times higher and death rates that are about six times higher than majority white counties.

Disparities around maternal mortality and COVID-19 death rates are impacted by pre-existing conditions that, per the reports, Black people are more likely to experience, like hypertension and cardiovascular issues, due to social and structural inequalities and food choices.

There is a food fix to these pre-existing conditions of which Dr Greger goes into detail in his book How Not to Die.

Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/the-book-black-mothers-need-to-read

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// HOST Samantha Salmon

Certified Integrative Nutrition Coach and Ambassador of Health and Happiness

// CO-HOST Dorrell Hylton Salmon

Mom, Wife, Hair Doctor, Beauty Parlor Counselor, and Prayer Warrior

The information provided in this broadcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. These statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration, or the equivalent in your country. Any products/services mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.

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Today’s guest, Gwendolyn Juleus is the Host of the Manage Money Build Wealth God’s Way podcast. She is a retired military veteran who used her career in the military to achieve her goal of FIRE by the age of 40! One thing you’ll notice in this interview is her pressing the use of a budget. It’s the swiss army knife of financial success.

Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/from-the-army-to-retired-at-40

💸 Gwen’s Manage Money Build Wealth God's Way podcast 

💸 Gwen on IG

// HOST Samantha Salmon

Certified Integrative Nutrition Coach and Ambassador of Health and Happiness

// CO-HOST Dorrell Hylton Salmon

Mom, Wife, Hair Doctor, Beauty Parlor Counselor, and Prayer Warrior

The information provided in this broadcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. These statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration, or the equivalent in your country. Any products/services mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.

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I had a special guest on the show today, Adrienne Wilson, President and founder of Feed Our Soul, a nonprofit that teaches young people about wellness through workshops, like gardening, environmental learning, nutritional literacy, culinary skills and restorative justice initiatives.

She talked about her journey to creating her nonprofit and mentioned that Black women have a history of sharing love through food and inspiring people. I hope the meal plans here are serving you and doing just that.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/how-a-food-blog-turned-into-a-health-equity-movement

🧘🏿‍ Get a health consultation and help bring gardening and culinary classes to a school for a year!

🥬 Adrienne and Feed Our Soul on IG  and on FB

// HOST Samantha Salmon

Certified Integrative Nutrition Coach and Ambassador of Health and Happiness

// CO-HOST Dorrell Hylton Salmon

Mom, Wife, Hair Doctor, Beauty Parlor Counselor, and Prayer Warrior

The information provided in this broadcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. These statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration, or the equivalent in your country. Any products/services mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.

RawFoodMealPlanner.com © 2020