The Raw Food Health Empowerment Podcast

The vagus nerve is your body's longest nerve. It links your brain to a number of vital organs throughout your body, including your gut, heart, and lungs. In fact, the Latin word "vagus" means "wanderer," which aptly describes how the nerve travels throughout the body and connects to various organs. The vagus nerve is also an important part of your parasympathetic nervous system, which helps you re...

If you follow health trends, you may have noticed that skinimalism is a new trend that has emerged. I find it funny since it is something I've been talking about forever although I did not coin the term. The trend is all about less is more when it comes to skin care products - buying less, wearing less and using less. The trend is all about loving yourself as you are and using only the necessary p...

Today, we are showing you how my mom made vegan oxtails from the SisterWoman Vegan Recipe book. It was a hit at the Thanksgiving table but a lot of work. I am warming up this Winter with hot cocoa and eating a delicious salt and vinegar seasoned salad. Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/healthy-winter-meals // HOST Samantha Salmon Certified Integrative Nutrition Coach...

Today, we are showing you how my mom made zucchini fritters with a raw vegan sweet and sour dip and vegan saltfish inspired by The Mindful Plate on YouTube. But before we get there, I will take you in the kitchen with me as I make a salad using nori. Nori was what helped make the heart of palms in the vegan saltfish taste fishy. Nori is a seaweed that comes from the ocean. It is high in prebiotic...

I have heard husbands are working to sabotage their spouses' healthy eating with cookies around the house. Now, you can reinforce your healthy habits with healthy cookies of your own. When folks bring out their cookies, you can bring out yours. Here’s a couple you can try. My mom made a Jamaican treat called gizzada , which we had for Thanksgiving. I made raw vegan gingerbread cookies . If you wan...

I spent the Thanksgiving holiday with my mom and she is not a fan of cold soup during the cold months. Instead, we had a delicious soup and a salad to get in our fill of enzymes. I made the kale salad from the 30 Day Raw Vegan Challenge . This is the last month the 30 Day Raw Vegan Challenge will be available for free. The program is getting an upgrade in the new year! Join the challenge here http...

We are all different. We think and behave differently. Our gut bacteria is distinct and our gut bacteria affects our brain and mood so it makes sense that our brains would be distinct as well. This is my understanding of neurodiversity. According to Wikipedia, “neurodiversity refers to variation in the human brain regarding sociability, learning, attention, mood and other mental functions in a non...

My mom laughs whenever I say she will live to 120. I am convinced it's possible due to the Blue Zones study and how my mom lives but what the book left out was racism and how it affects the Black community and our longevity potential. A study of 55 Black women in the U.S. found that those with more racial discrimination experiences showed proportionally greater response in brain regions associated...

On this episode of the Raw Food Health Empowerment Podcast, Jamila Alfred explains how she and two other Black women vegan activists saw a need in the vegan space and decided to pool their resources together to fill it. Now, they are hosting a conference to discuss this very issue of creating a just society. Make sure to register for AfroVegan Society’s NAVCON happening Saturday, November 13th. Ep...

I had my biz bestie, Brianna Wilkerson, come on the show to talk about essential oils that can give you the energetic boost you need without the crash and damaging effect of energy drinks and other sugary beverages. I understand that essential oils may not help you pull an all-nighter but all-nighters are the worst. They rob you of brain cells and decrease cognitive function. Lack of sleep robs yo...

Today, I’m giving you a sneak peak of my interview with the dynamic duo of Blend of Soul in North Carolina. Margo and Ki are guest speakers on the Raw Food Health Empowerment Summit talking about how they handle running a juice bar and manage such an amazing social media presence. In this clip, they mentioned the idea for the business came while driving on the interstate listening to Boss by the C...

Today, I’m talking to the author of The 10 Reasons People Fail on a Raw Vegan Diet, Jade Tornquist. If you struggled maintaining clean eating due to your social situation, this episode may be really helpful. Jade is also one of our guest speakers in the 2021 Raw Food Health Empowerment Summit . Make sure to register today for this event. You are not going to want to miss this epic event bringing t...

Lexi Tavares was a regular smoker, overweight and dealing with generalized anxiety disorder and depression. All of that changed with one raw meal. On this episode of the Raw Food Health Empowerment Podcast, Lexi takes us through her journey to feeling better and finally quitting smoking for good. Lexi is also one of our guest speakers in the 2021 Raw Food Health Empowerment Summit . Make sure to r...

Dr. Brooke Goldner never intended to go raw vegan even after her lupus diagnosis and the doctor telling her she would never be able to have children, that she would become disabled and would live a very short life... Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/the-lupus-treatment-youre-not-hearing-about // HOST Samantha Salmon Certified Integrative Nutrition Coach and Ambassado...

The keys to longevity are stress reduction, finding purpose, and giving back to the community. Are you doing all the things for a long healthy life but don’t have the will to live beyond 70? We have research showing us the way to live to 120 and beyond but if you don’t want to live that long, all the healthy habits won’t make a difference. Our mind is super powerful. Yogis can decide when they lea...

Today on the podcast we’re discussing foods that help alleviate pain and inflammation in the body and here to discuss this with me is Dr. Lillie Rosenthal. An expert in personalized lifestyle management with a focus on injury prevention, pain management, health optimization and performance, Dr. Lillie Rosenthal is a physician with a private practice located in New York City. She is a specialist in...

Sustaining a healthy lifestyle can be difficult especially when you don’t have the support system around you or you have peer pressure to do the things that don’t make you feel like your best healthiest self. When I started my high raw vegan journey, I did it with a husband who had gone vegan a little bit before me, he knew how to make delicious tasting plant rich meals, and we lived on our own an...

Women have said many times to me that their work makes it difficult for them to find the time to meal prep and exercise but now the world of work has changed where major corporations have had to have their staff work from home during the pandemic and have realized it is more cost effective to keep people at home working as opposed to paying commercial rents. This is a positive thing, especially fo...

Today, I have on the show Lauren Ornelas, the founder and president of Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.) , a vegan food justice nonprofit that promotes veganism, fights for farm workers, works on lack of access to healthy foods in Black and Brown communities, and encourages people not to buy chocolate sourced from the worst forms of child labor, including slavery. In this episode, you’ll learn: Ho...

Today, I have on the show Matt Bennett, a Holistic Health Educator, certified Detoxification Specialist, and certified Raw Food Chef and Educator. In this episode, we discuss his latest ebook, The Art of Salad Mastery. In this episode, you’ll learn: How to prepare a salad that is satisfying What to eat for energy and weight loss Recipe recommendations for deliciously healthy salad dressings Episod...

Word on the street is that a baby's gut microbiota may forecast future obesity. We talk about this and more on today’s episode of the Raw Food Health Empowerment Podcast. Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/why-young-children-are-dealing-with-obesity // HOST Samantha Salmon Certified Integrative Nutrition Coach and Ambassador of Health and Happiness // CO-HOST Dorrell H...

My mom gave me the secret to making sure my plants don’t die and instead thrive and it worked. She told me to talk to my plants. Who knew communication was the key to a good relationship with your plants. Scientists must have picked up on this too because now they have taught spinach to send emails. We talk about this and more on today’s episode of the Raw Food Health Empowerment Podcast. Episode...

Today, I have on the show Olivier Mankondo, speaker, author, weight loss and wellness coach who teaches people how to thrive on plant-based nutrition. In this episode, we discuss his weight loss journey losing 77 pounds in just nine months by adopting a high raw vegan diet. He made the transition in 2016 and since then, he’s been able to reverse all the chronic illnesses he was suffering from and...

Kamut is the ancient wheat grain you probably have never heard of. It has gluten so if you’re on the elimination protocol due to gut dysbiosis issues, you will want to avoid. However, it’s an intact whole grain so it’s ok if you’re working to reverse type 2 diabetes. In this episode we discuss: how to prepare kamut how to use it how it tastes Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealpla...

We are the change the world is waiting for. Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/is-your-neighborhood-void-of-healthy-foods-listen-to-this // 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...