The Raw Food Health Empowerment Podcast

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley recently came out to the public that she is wearing the bald look these days and no longer wants to wear wigs, which she’s been having to wear due to alopecia.

There are a variety of causes for hair loss and we cover them all on today’s episode.

In this podcast episode, you’ll learn:

🗣️ The causes of hair loss

Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/why-hair-loss-occurs

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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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Making a great salad is more than the dressing. While I will show you some great dressings using tahini, I will also show you how to make a salad so good and satisfying, it’s your main meal (and not a side dish) you crave. The easiest way to lose weight and overcome arthritis and diabetic symptoms is with a whole foods vegan, anti-inflammatory diet full of meals that taste delicious.

Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/my-top-5-salad-tahini-based-salad-dressings

🧘🏿‍ Schedule a free consultation

// 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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While gastrectomy and gastric bypass does improve type 2 diabetes, this is not a long term solution nor a safe solution for most people. Type 2 diabetes does not need improvement. It needs reversal. A whole foods vegan diet can do that for you. If you’re just getting started, an easy way to incorporate more fruits and vegetables in your day is via snacks.

Here are 10 raw vegan snacks you can enjoy at work and at home:

Bonus snack that could also be lunch:

Listen to this week’s podcast for recipes for some of the snacks mentioned above. You can also find some of these in any of the books recommended on the blog..

In this podcast episode, you’ll learn:

🗣️ A new tea recipe to try for Hot Tea Month

Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/top-10-healthy-raw-vegan-snacks-to-enjoy-in-2020

🥑 Raw Vegan Challenge

// 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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My mother has always said happiness is a choice. Sometimes it feels hard to make that choice, especially if you are surrounded by unhappy people. I think that’s why I have always rejected negative people from my circle of friends. It sounds harsh but I knew I did not have the capacity to help them so I focused on making sure the bubble I lived in was a positive one. It helped me see possibilities and potential in life. It made (and continues to make) for a joyful life of promise and potential.

To be happy, you have to focus on self-care. This may mean getting a massage, practicing emotional freedom technique (EFT), practicing daily meditation, yoga, tai chi, etc. Pick something that resonates with you.

Research has shown that tai chi has tons of beneficial psychological impacts, ranging from increased self-esteem to reduced stress, anxiety, and mood disturbances (including depression).

Yoga, laughter, dance, gardening and even music can be fun and effective at lifting your mood. Research has also shown that gardening also decreases the severity of depression and disrupts negative rumination that can keep us in a dark place emotionally.

Finding personal peace is foundational. Then, to maintain that peace while in a union is the advanced level of spiritual growth. This episode we talk about how to maintain your personal happiness while in a marriage.

ALERT! There is a spoiler in here on the show Greanleaf Season 4 so if you have not seen it yet, do not listen. [It’s now on Netflix btw.]

Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/how-to-maintain-happiness-in-a-marriage

🥭 I get Imperfect Produce delivered to my door. Here’s $10 to shop and create your imperfect box of organic fruits and veggies.

// 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 © 2019

To keep your hair healthy, strong and vibrant, you want to avoid the following:

However, when it comes to avoiding illness and surgeries, you may even need to watch the products you apply on your hair.

In this podcast episode, you’ll learn:

🗣️ The hair care product that could be causing fibroids in black women

Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/healthy-hair-styles

🥭 I get Imperfect Produce delivered to my door. Here’s $10 to shop and create your imperfect box of organic fruits and veggies.

// 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 © 2019

In this podcast episode, you’ll learn:

🗣️ How youth should determine their fields of study for optimal health

🗣️ Where harmful chemicals may be lurking that you may not be aware of

🗣️ Why I mention race on the podcast

Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/money-health

🥭 I get Imperfect Produce delivered to my door. Here’s $10 to shop and create your imperfect box of organic fruits and veggies.

// 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 © 2019

Thanksgiving is coming up and I am remembering the massacre of Native Americans. I would rant about this every Thanksgiving as a youth at the table with my family. While the holiday is a family one for me because traditionally we’ve always gathered, cooked and ate together, I could not eat without acknowledging the lives lost and the fact that we celebrate the killers. In our world today, we are still abusing living beings for sport in this country. Not just humans but animals that also deserve the right to live out their lives in peace. We grant it to our pets but not other animals we cannot domesticate and cuddle up with on the couch. It’s quite interesting to me.

In this podcast episode, you’ll learn:

🗣️ How some folks are making shirts from milk

🗣️ Where we will be getting human milk from soon other than humans thanks to genetic modification

🗣️ Why it is ok to have income/wealth goals in your 60s and 70s

Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/raping-cows-for-shirts

🥭 I get Imperfect Produce delivered to my door. Here’s $10 to shop and create your imperfect box of organic fruits and veggies.

// 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 © 2019

Did you know that up to 33% of women who have surgery to remove fibroids will need a repeat procedure to remove new fibroids? It’s not enough to remove tumors, which is what fibroids are. We need to go to the root of the issue and make sure they never come back.

In this podcast episode, you’ll learn:

🗣️ Why fibroids grow

Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-fibroids

🥭 I get Imperfect Produce delivered to my door. Here’s $10 to shop and create your imperfect box of organic fruits and veggies.

// 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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Hi, I'm Christine McDonald. 4 years ago I was really sick and couldn't lose the 65 lbs I gained from my 3rd son. I was a half marathon runner with arthritis, gout, IBS-D, hereditary high blood pressure, high cholesterol, migraines, anxiety and more. One day, I was running and asked God for the truth about health. He told me to go back to the beginning. The beginning meant the Garden of Eden. That is where the healing is. God's first intentions for us. 

So I began doing research and began to baby step at changing my diet. I started with 21 days of alkaline eating cutting out the acid foods. Then I reintroduced the acid foods one by one so I could see which ones triggered me. Sure enough meat, eggs and dairy brought back my pains from arthritis, gout and migraines and also brought back anxiety. The wheat products brought back IBS-D. Etc etc. As I continued to baby step, I finally got to doing raw challenges and juice fasts. 

I have wanted to be fully raw, but I find it easier to sustain on raw till dinner. Then have an alkaline cooked dinner meal. I consider myself still baby stepping and hope to one day be fully raw. But I never beat myself up. I love myself to health.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

🗣️ Dealing with your spouse when you’re on a high-raw regimen

🗣️ How to give your children healthy roots to grow on

🗣️ How to make eating clean easy, especially raw food prep

More Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/christine-mcdonald-healed-ibs-gout-arthritis-anxiety-high-blood-pressure-and-high-cholesterol-and-got-off-all-of-her-meds-not-fully-raw-she-eats-alkaline-vegan-and-80-raw

// HOST Samantha Salmon

Certified Holistic Health Coach

// GUEST Christine McDonald

Social Media Influencer, Wife and Mother

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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Poor digestion can manifest in different ways, like excessive gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, acid reflux and fatigue. Proper food combining can alleviate these symptoms.

On this episode of the RawFood Health Empowerment Podcast, we talk about food combining and how to do it properly. I have to make a clarification about something I said on the episode. I said have fruit for breakfast only but this is only if you’re eating cooked food. The main point is to not do fruit after cooked food. Cooked food takes longer to digest so eating fruit after cooked food will create gas. If you are 100% raw throughout the day, you will not have this issue.

In this podcast episode, you’ll learn:

🗣️ Why you may want to keep a food diary

🗣️ What could be causing your excessive gas issues

🗣️ How food combining works for optimal digestion

Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/how-to-do-proper-food-combining

🥭 I get Imperfect Produce delivered to my door. Here’s $10 to shop and create your imperfect box of organic fruits and veggies.

// 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 © 2019