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23: The Beverly Hills Farmgirl, Dana Slatkin and our favorite Fall recipes

10/10/2015
Tagged as: Allison Melody, beverly hills farm girl, dana slatkin, Food Heals film, Food Heals Nation, Food Heals Podcast, Holistic Voice, how to go vegan, planning organic meals, The Food Heals Podcast, vegan podcast, vegan recipes, vitaforce super greens

Today’s episode celebrates the change of season, so we wanted to bring you our favorite Fall recipes. Something just feels different in the Fall and we love to use those flavors that we associate with Fall to create variety in meals. We also had a chance to talk with The Beverly Hills Farmgirl, Dana Slatkin about her favorite recipes for this time of year. She was a wealth of information and she also gives us the best idea we have ever heard. You have to listen to the episode to get it, but I’ll give you a hint – it’s the best way ever to keep your kids from eating so much candy at Halloween! You are going to love this tip. If you use this tip this year, please let us know how it goes! We would love to hear how your children respond and all the good that ca come out of this one great idea!

Here’s an excerpt from Dana’s website:

DANA SLATKIN is a Culinary Institute of America-trained chef, cookbook author, food blogger and cooking class instructor in Los Angeles. She trained in France with Michelin Three-Star chefs Georges Blanc and Michel Guèrard and with renowned patissier Pierre Hermé at Fauchon. After cooking in New York City at Bouley, Dana moved to Los Angeles to become General Manager at L’Orangerie, one of the city’s most highly regarded formal restaurants. In 1994, seeing a need to engage her local community, she launched the Beverly Hills Farmers Market, which became the name and inspiration for her own line of award-winning food products, sold to airlines and supermarkets for a decade.

Dana’s first cookbook, Summertime Anytime: Recipes From Shutters On The Beach, was published in 2008 by Clarkson Potter. Dana’s appearances include The Today Show, ABC News, Extra!, Martha Stewart Radio, Maria Shriver’s Women’s Conference in Long Beach, UCLA Festival of Books, and NAPTE. In addition to writing for The Huffington Post, Dana has been featured in Food + Wine Magazine, C Magazine, House & Garden, Town + Country, and many other publications. Dana has been an online spokeschef for Crisco, Smuckers, Little Black Dress Vodka, Gardein and 360 Cookware. As the Beverly Hills Farmgirl, Dana teaches a popular series of cooking classes in her home, runs a pop-up shop and online store, and writes a weekly blog, 90210farmgirl.com. She is currently at work on a food-related television show.

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Our Favorite Moments:

@4:30 – A review that really gets to us!

@10:55 -why you should be slowing down in fall

@13:00 – East coast Fall memories

@16:34 – vegan crab cakes – you won’t believe the main ingredient!

@19:31 – why conscious food matters

@20:00 – how the Beverly Hills Farmgirl came to be

@21:20 – Dana’ ballsy move

@23:16 – The Candy Witch

Allison’s Vegan Pumpkin Pie Smoothie:

15 oz pumpkin – fresh if possible, preferred organic local

1/2 banana

1/4 c. raw cashews

1/2 c. non dairy milk – coconut, rice or almond, hemp

2 T maple syrup

2 T coconut milk creamer

2 dashes of cinnamon

1 dash cayenne

pinch of sea salt

******1 1/2 cups of ice

1 scoop of Vitaforce Citrus – Best Superfood Multivitamin Antioxidant Probiotic & Prebiotic Supplement – Gluten Free – Non GMO – Vegan

****or freeze coconut water in your ice cube trays

Blend all ingredients until it is a smoothie consistency.

Suzy’s Cinnamon Squash Soup:

4-5 c. roasted squash – can be any in season (acorn, butternut pumpkin, etc)

1 c. non dairy milk – hemp or almond are best

1/2 c. cinnamon applesauce

2 T apple cider vinegar

2 T vegan butter spread – Earth Balance or similar

1T coconut oli

1 t cayenne pepper

garnish with cinnamon, salt and pepper to taste

Heat all ingredients and combine with an emulsion blender until it is a creamy consistency.

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Tweet: @90210farmgrl knows what gives u joy-Test ur passion-Make sure its something u enjoy doing all day #FoodHealsPodcast http://ctt.ec/cxgf9+

Tweet: “The only impossible goal is the one you don’t set for yourself.” Thanks @90210farmgrl #FoodHealsPodcast http://ctt.ec/mU6s6+

Tweet: @90210farmgrl In cooking you have to have a “what the hell” attitude! #JuliaChild #FoodHealsPodcast #Vegan #Health http://bit.ly/DanaSlatkin

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Global Healing Center – Global Healing Center is the premier source for organic living and natural health. They offer a wide variety of high quality, green living lifestyle products to help you maintain a clean body and live a healthy lifestyle. Their mission to bring back good health, positive thinking, happiness, and love. They want to help their clients and customers help themselves and realize their body has self-healing mechanisms. Use the coupon code foodheals for 20% off your purchase of any GHC product such as Parfait Visage moisturizer, OxyPowder Colon Cleansers, Aquaspirit facial spray and more!

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22: #TBT2 Khalil Rafati – Healing childhood trauma through spirituality and nutrition

10/08/2015
Tagged as: Allison Melody, Food Heals film, Food Heals Nation, Food Heals Podcast, how to go vegan, Khalil Rafati, Sun Life Organics, sunlife organics, The Food Heals Podcast, vegan podcast, vegan recipes

Khalil Rafati is the owner of Malibu Beach Yoga as well as SunLife Organics, a series of popular juice and smoothie bars. After many years of drug addiction and severe depression, Khalil discovered juicing, yoga and meditation. He began to experience miraculous changes in his physical and emotional well-being. It became his personal mission to love, heal and inspire. Khalil remains a mentor to recovering addicts and he previously owned and operated Riviera Recovery, a transitional living center. At the invitation of Khen Rinpoche Geshe Kachen Lobzang Tsetan, a Tibetan Buddhist monk from Ladakh, India, Khalil joined the board of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery. He also serves on the board of the Siddhartha School, which seeks to preserve the Tibetan Buddhist culture and language and provide children in the remote Himalayas with a well-rounded education.

In this episode, Khalil talks about his decent into addiction and how his childhood trauma played a role in it. Khalil shares the dark times he went through, but he gives us all hope. He ended up choosing a different path for his life, and now he lives in recovery. Khalil also credits his spirituality with helping him overcome his addictions. Coming from such a low place, Khalil shares his empathy for all who struggle with trauma, abuse and addictions. He’s found a path of healing, and now his life is spent helping others heal. You won’t want to miss a moment of this episode!

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Our Favorite Moments:

@4:15 – What led to Khalil’s drug addiction

@4:30 – The things in Khalil’s childhood that he feels led to his addictions

@9:50 – How mercury fillings played a role Khalil’s crisis

@11:30 – Why Khalil said, “I forgot to die”

@12:00 – Khalil’s rock bottom

@15:35 – The was no god for me

@16:15 – Yoga brought Khalil back

@21:00 – What provided the biggest relief from trauma for Khalil

@23:05 – What made Khalil realize he almost missed all of life

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Tweet: You can either become your parents or the opposite of them. I chose to become the opposite. http://ctt.ec/721mR+ @sunlifeorganics

Tweet: Never stop. Never stop trying. If you fall down, get back up. Never lose sight of the goal. http://ctt.ec/UJvTl+ #FoodHealsPodcast

Tweet: Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food. http://ctt.ec/cv9Jh+ #FoodHealsPodcast @SunLifeOrganics

This episode is sponsored by:

Global Healing Center – Global Healing Center is the premier source for organic living and natural health. They offer a wide variety of high quality, green living lifestyle products to help you maintain a clean body and live a healthy lifestyle. Their mission to bring back good health, positive thinking, happiness, and love. They want to help their clients and customers help themselves and realize their body has self-healing mechanisms. Use the coupon code foodheals for 20% off your purchase of any GHC product such as Parfait Visage moisturizer, OxyPowder Colon Cleansers, Aquaspirit facial spray and more!

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Being hailed as “Sex and the City for Food,” The Food Heals Podcast brings together experts in the field of nutrition, health and healing to teach you the best-kept natural secrets to being a hotter, healthier, happier YOU!

The Food Heals Podcast is hosted by Allison Melody and Suzy Hardy – two self-proclaimed natural chicks who will rock your world and change your beliefs about health! This sexy, savvy duo provides eco-friendly advice on a variety of issues including the healing power of nutrition, living authentically, turning your passion into your career, choosing the best natural health and beauty products, the benefits of a plant-based diet and so much more!

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21: Business, Belief & Spirituality with Eco-Vegan Gal Whitney Lauritsen

Today we take on business, belief & spirituality on the Food Heals Podcast. Eco-Vegan Gal, Whitney Lauritsen is back to talk about how to turn your passion into your paycheck.

Just like you heard as a child, “You can be anything you want when you grow up.” It is never too late to change your life. In fact, today is the first day of the rest of your life! We want to give you the encouragement you may need to take the next step to do what you love and create your dream job and your dream life.

One of the keys to living a healthy, happy life is getting up every day and doing something you feel passionate about! We teamed up with Whitney Lauritsen for today’s podcast because she is living proof that you can turn your passion into a thriving career and wake up every day doing what you love!

Whitney shares some secrets & strategies to implement if you are wanting to walk away from your day job and do something that matters to you. Even if your ideal work isn’t fully formulated yet, or maybe it changes from time to time, we give you some practical things to consider to get you on the journey to doing it! There are so many value bombs in this episode!

About Whitney:

Whitney Lauritsen is an online content creator, social media specialist and healthy living crusader. She dedicates her time and energies to spreading awareness about how to develop a lifestyle in harmony with the body and the planet.

Whitney graduated from Emerson College in 2004 with a degree in film production. After several years of working in the industry she discovered a passion for journalism and launched the Eco-Vegan Gal website in 2008. She combines these skills and enthusiasms to produce video content on wellness and sustainability, which has resulted in a wildly successful channel on YouTube, acceptance into an elite Ford Motors program called The Fiesta Movement and cover of Laika Magazine. In 2014 she received the Ed Begly Jr. Environmental Activist Award. Whitney has also been tagged in social media circles as a rising star: Mashable named her one of the Top 75 Environmentalists to Follow on Twitter, and she was included in NBC New York’s list of Top 10 Eco Hotties on Twitter.

She has contributed to various health and green outlets. Her articles are published in VegNews, Organic Authority, Women’s Conference and Healthy Bitch Daily. She is the former host of Ecorazzi’s Good Gossip YouTube series, and she has appeared on shows such as Huffington Post Live. Additionally, her film background led her to assist the filmmakers behind acclaimed documentaries Forks Over Knives, FUEL and The Big Fix, and you can find her photography, videography and post production projects on sites like Sunwarrior Protein and Elephant Journal.

Originally from Massachusetts, Whitney lives in Los Angeles with her eco-vegan dog Evie.

Whitney’s Business Page:
www.whitneylauritsen.com

Whitney’s Health Page:
www.ecovegangal.com

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Our Favorite Moments:

@7:10 – The elevator pitches for Whitney, Allison and Suzy…Crusaders, Business Strategists and more

@15:00 – Why Allison never got a full time job

@20:00 – Whitney’s turning point video

@22:15 – Credit card debt is freedom

@24:00 – Who put a movie on their credit card and made it big?

@28:30 – Misconceptions about money and fear of wanting

@30:00 – Manifestation and how it can help your fear.

@31:40 – Where to find your tribe

@33:15 – Accountability partners and how they can help

@38:15 – Down and dirty tips for getting what you want

@41:50 – Whitney’s advice for getting clear about what you want in life

@45:45 – Figuring out how to add value to other people’s lives through what you do

@47:00 – The Allegory of the Long Spoons

@51:23 – When you know who you are, you can add value

@52:30 – Playing small does not serve the world

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Tweet: What you want needs to be your priority because that is what becomes your goals. http://ctt.ec/UDhJf+ #FoodHealsPodcast @EcoVeganGal

Tweet: Get clear on what you really want. Take action. Trust the process. @EcoVeganGal http://ctt.ec/bFbqi+ #FoodHealsPodcast #Vegan

Tweet: If I am not forced to do something, I will constantly stay in the safe zone and nothing will change in my life. http://bit.ly/EcoVeganGal3

Our favorite quote, that is so appropriate for this episode, comes from Marianne Williamson:

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

20: Cure the common cold naturally

It’s that time of year! Cold and flu season! Even though these are normally thought of as winter time ailments, the truth is you can get them any time of year, for a variety of reasons. Although your first inclination may be to run to the Doctor to get some medication and an anti-biotic, we want to show you how you can treat these viral infections naturally, without subjecting your body to potentially harmful medications.

It is important to realize that both colds and the flu are viral infections, which means that they are completely unfazed by any sort of anti-biotic. The only thing prescriptions can do is treat the symptoms. So, we want to give you some ways to help heal yourself from these infections naturally. Your immune system can become stronger as it gets exposed to more germs. Giving your body the opportunity to fight off infection, actually strengthens your immune system. Your body really was designed to provide you with immunity to toxins, so letting it work the way it was intended is a good immune system “work-out”.

Even though you may have a cold, we don’t expect you to suffer! There are some natural ways to treat the symptoms and get fast relief from the duress your body is under. It can help to know why you got sick in the first place. There are so many “wives tales” and myths about how you actually catch a cold, and most of them are simply not true. It’s not because you went outside with wet hair, the weather changed, or you stayed outside in the cold too long.

The main cause of the common cold, is chronic stress. Making a regular practice of reducing your stress level, through meditation, yoga, massage, eliminating toxic environments, and eating healthy, goes a long way towards preventing colds!

Tune in to this episode to hear the best natural remedies for the common cold! We reveal our favorite vitamins, minerals and herbs that will shorten your cold, and relieve your symptoms. We also share some tips on getting healthy injections, when you need an extra immune system boost!

Our Favorite Moments:

@2:45 – Allison’s flash back to high school science class

@6:48 – Myths about how you catch a cold

@9:15 – Don’t take zinc on an empty stomach

@9:50 – What makes Suzy say “Don’t be ridiculous!”

@13:20 – Can you overdose on vitamin C?

@14:22 – Live to 99 years old with no wrinkles

@15:39 – If you only take one thing for a cold……take this!

@17:17 – The #1 thing to avoid when you are trying to heal a cold

@18:00 – Are you shopping at a store with good supplements or bad supplements?

@21:00 – Your typical MD isn’t trained in nutrition

@21:30 – Tootsie flashback

@23:30 – Why you shouldn’t eat dairy when you are sick

@31:00 – Why your pee is really yellow

@32:00 – This stinky food can help you heal

@34:20 – Doing this type of fast will help you heal

@35:52 – Drink this tea when you are sick

@37:27 – Elderberry liquid and a childhood memory

@38:15 – They have a vitamin C shot?

@41:00 – Aloe Vera and the unsavory side effect

@42:45 – We hit the daily quote for the word “ingest”

@43:00 – Your body is telling you that you are doing too much

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Tweetables:
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Tweet: Colds are an opportunity to find out what isn’t working in your life and make the mind/body/spirit connection! http://bit.ly/CureColds

Tweet: #Sugar is the #1 thing to avoid when you are trying to heal a #cold. http://ctt.ec/bjpsm+ #FoodHealsPodcast #FoodHealsPodcast

Tweet: Do not eat dairy when you are sick. It promotes inflammation and can worsen your cold. http://ctt.ec/h1jcN+ #FoodHealsPodcast #Vegan

Tweet: Your body will heal itself if it is fed only the foods that it needs to #heal.
http://bit.ly/CureColds #FoodHealsPodcast #Vegan

Resources:
Natural Calm Magnesium Supplement

Liquid Black Elderberry

This episode is sponsored by:

Will Travel for Vegan Food – by Kristin Lajeunesse is a lovely memoir about living a vegan lifestyle. Kristin spent 2 years, 48 states, more than 39,000 miles traveling the country, trying to eat at every vegan restaurant. This book is a great read about Kristin’s vegan adventures. Kristin has generously offered Food Heals Nation a 50% discount off her book. There’s never been a better time to grab this book, and there’s never been a better price. To get the book, click here and enter the code EATCLN at checkout to claim your 50% discount.

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19: #TBT1 Khalil Rafati – Healing addiction through natural living

10/01/2015
Tagged as: drug addiction, juice fasting for drug addiction, Juicing, Khalil Rafati, Malibu, meditation, natural healing for addiction, Sun Life Organics, vegan athlete, vegan podcast

In this episode Khalil talks about what he did to break his heroin addiction. His path to healthy living started with juicing, and even though his first juice tasted nasty, he said he could feel the difference in his body. From that point, he was hooked. As he was in recovery, he shared juicing with everyone he came in contact with and saw each one change in a positive way. His results are nothing short of amazing. Khalil also graciously shares tips for doing a complete lifestyle change, so that you are actually reversing the aging affects of your bad habits. You won’t want to miss one minute of this amazing episode!

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Our Favorite Moments:

@2:30 – How Khalil got into recovery

@3:20 – The inspiration for Sun Life Organics

@7:15 – The one element in recovery that changed his life

@15:30 – How Khalil looks younger everyday

@17:57 – Connecting to your food in a different way

@19:20 – Why sugar, meat, and bread is terrible for you

Tweetables!
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Tweet: If you want to put cheeseburgers in your mouth everyday, you’re going to look like a cheeseburger http://bit.ly/KhalilRafati #FoodHealsPodcast

Tweet: The one missing element in recovery programs is unconditional love. Once we have it we can heal. http://ctt.ec/LPS18+ #FoodHealsPodcast

Tweet: Nutrition is 70% and exercise is 30% responsible for my recovery. @sunlifeorganics http://ctt.ec/62I2h+ #FoodHealsPodcast #Health

Tweet: You’re not supposed to keep drinking milk after infancy, yet we force children to keep drinking it. http://ctt.ec/0eDl2+ #FoodHealsPodcast #Vegan

Swag bag Giveaway!

Did you hear about celebrity swag bag giveaway? Of course you did! We’re giving away 10 Swag Bags full of our favorite health & beauty products: all organic, all vegan, and all healthy. Would you expect anything less? Each bag has over $300 worth of awesomeness. To enter, subscribe, rate, and review the Food Heals Podcast on iTunes. Then, send us a screenshot of your accomplishment to info@foodhealsnation.com; or, tweet us; or post to our Facebook page. And you may as well follow us and like us while you’re at it!

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The Food Heals Podcast is hosted by Allison Melody and Suzy Hardy – two self-proclaimed natural chicks who will rock your world and change your beliefs about health! This sexy, savvy duo provides eco-friendly advice on a variety of issues including the healing power of nutrition, living authentically, turning your passion into your career, choosing the best natural health and beauty products, the benefits of a plant-based diet and so much more!

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18: Do what you love with Vince Lia, The Healthy Vegan Guy

Do you wake up every day doing what you love or dreading what you do? At The Food Heals Podcast we believe that living your passion is a key component to good health.

If we’re not happy then we’re not healthy. If we are stressed out working long hours, stuck in traffic and then have no outlet, no joy in our day than what is the point? To get a bigger house, bigger car and nicer clothes? Those things do not bring true happiness. What will bring true happiness is doing what you love on a regular basis.

So ask yourself, are you truly doing things you are passionate about on a regular basis? Are you giving an outlet to your creativity or are you stifling it and saying, “I’ll take that painting class next month” or I’ll write my novel in a few years when I have more time.” I have news for you. It will never be the right time and you will never have more time. The time is now. Start today!

In this episode, I welcome Vince Lia to the co-host chair to help me talk about doing what we love to do. We just both happen to be passionate about a healthy vegan life, but it doesn’t matter what it is you are passionate about, the same principles apply. If you haven’t listened to Vince’s episode on The Food Heals Podcast where he shares how becoming a vegan helped his ulcerative colitis, then be sure to check that out here.

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Our Favorite Moments:

@4:30 – Allison breaks out in song
@6:45 – Find a way to do what you love
@7:38 – Vince gets stuck in traffic, but doesn’t mind
@8:40 – Find your passion – it’s not work
@9:40 – Allison channels Gary V
@12:50 – Restriction is not what we are preaching
@13:57 – How you can hear Vince’s back story
@15:40 – Vegan Beerfest? Yes please!
@17:50 – Operation Slim Sharky
@19:00 – Charlotte’s secret food habits revealed
@23:55 – Who wouldn’t want to do something they love?
@24:45 – Pick ONE thing and just do it
@27:45 – Allison’s biggest challenges
@29:00 – The awakening that changed Allison’s life
@30:15 – Vince’s biggest challenge and how it still gets him
@31:43 – Letting go of perfectionism can change your life
@34:10 – You can’t be an imposter of your authentic self
@38:30 – Using food to heal the body
@41:10 – Getting over the hardest hurdle to healing
@44:45 – Spice it up!
@50:00 – Making your passions your paycheck
@57:50 – Allison’s take aways from the Hay House Writer’s Conference

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Did you hear about our contest? Of course you did! We’re giving away 10 Swag Bags full of our favorite health & beauty products: all organic, all vegan, and all healthy. Would you expect anything less? Each bag has over $300 worth of awesomeness. To enter, subscribe, rate, and review the Food Heals Podcast on iTunes. Then, send us a screenshot of your accomplishment to info@foodhealsnation.com; or, tweet us; or post to our Facebook page. And you may as well follow us and like us while you’re at it!

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Tweet: You can’t be an imposter of your authentic self! http://ctt.ec/uIafo+ #FoodHealsPodcast #HealthyVeganGuy #Passion #VeganLife #Vegan

Tweet: Living your passion is a key component to good health. http://ctt.ec/Fuk98+ #PassionPaycheck #VeganPassion #VegLife #FoodHealsPodcast

Tweet: Restriction is not what we are preaching here-It’s about healthier options.
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17: Quit your job. Live in a van. Eat vegan. WTF Vegan Food

If you’ve ever thought of quitting your job and traveling around the country in a van, you will want to hear this week’s episode. No, we aren’t talking to a Grateful Dead follower! We are talking to Kristin LaJeunesse, who quit her job to travel around the country to visit vegan restaurants! She has a new book coming out called Will Travel for Vegan Food, and she’s here today to talk about her crazy adventure! There’s even a special deal for Food Heals Nation to get the book at a discount!

Check out the book trailer:

Kristin has a special deal for Food Heal Nation. She is giving a 50% discount on her book if you go to veganpublishers.com and use code EATCLN. This is a great deal, so go ahead and snag the book for yourself!

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Our Favorite Moments:

5:25 – Why Kristen became vegan

6:15 – How Kristen’s brother paved the way for her adventure..living in a van!

7:25 – Her parents influence on her Vegan-ism

8:00 – The “trifecta” of reasons to become Vegan

9:45 – Kristen’s road trip play list…..songs are different in the van!

13:00 – Deciding to go solo…..again

14:11 – The turning point in the trip and why it was significant

15:45 – How safe is sleeping in a van?

25:29 – How a vegan dinner with Oprah plays into Kristen’s plans

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Tweetables:
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Tweet: Go vegan for animal rights, health reasons and environmental concerns – the trifecta of reasons! #FoodhealsPodcast http://bit.ly/WTFVeganFood

Tweet: Start before you are ready. Things will never be perfect. @KristinLaj #FoodHealsPodcast http://foodhealsnation.com/17 #veganlife #healthy

Tweet: When you are vegan you want to eat good food & we eat good food! http://bit.ly/WTFVeganFood #FoodHealsPodcast #WTFVeganFood #healthy #veganlife

This episode is sponsored by:

Global Healing Center – Global Healing Center is the premier source for organic living and natural health. They offer a wide variety of high quality, green living lifestyle products to help you maintain a clean body and live a healthy lifestyle. Their mission to bring back good health, positive thinking, happiness, and love. They want to help their clients and customers help themselves and realize their body has self-healing mechanisms. Use the coupon code foodheals for 20% off your purchase of any GHC product such as Parfait Visage moisturizer, OxyPowder Colon Cleansers, Aquaspirit facial spray and more!

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16: #TBT John Salley on lowering cholesterol & how to detox

We’re back with Part 2 of John Salley’s interview from the film, Food Heals! Actor, NBA Star and Wellness Advocate John Salley talks about nutrition and why he believes in a plant-based diet, vegan diet.

In 1991 John was diagnosed with high cholesterol at only 26 years old. His doctor said, “If you stay on this path, you will be dead.” John chose to forgo his doctors’ cholesterol lowering medications and instead adopted a plant-based diet. “When I changed my diet, I no longer had a cholesterol problem.”

“Eat a plant-based diet, or don’t. A plant-based diet keeps you alive, the other diet keeps you in the hospital.” John Salley

John shares so many tidbits of information about eating healthy and living a healthy lifestyle. He also shares some little known information about other famous athletes and the steps they are taking to eat healthy and stave off injury. You won’t want to miss a minute of this interview!

John Salley takes Allison Melody shopping at WHole Foods

This episode contains a bonus snippet from Allison’s shopping excursion to Whole Foods with John Salley! John shares practical advice for fueling your body with food, even if you are busy!

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Our Favorite Moments:

@3:27 – What is a detox? The answer may surprise you!

@6:37 – John gives a list of all the products he uses for a detox

@7:05 – The secret to getting rid of wrinkles

@9:11 – Best. Quote. Ever.

@ 11:19 – The healing power of tea!

@12:15 – Insider info on celebrity athletes

@15:31 – Taking care of Mustang Salley

@16:08 – Arachnophobia – it’s too funny to miss!

@17:30 – Bonus clip!

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Here’s a preview of one item from the bag: Parfait Visage, an organic face lotion for anti-wrinkles and pro-beautification. It smells fresh and glorious, and is a $60 value that you can get FOR FREE.

Tweetables:
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Tweet: Eat a plant based diet or don’t. A plant based diet keeps you alive, the other diet keeps you in the hospital! http://bit.ly/TBT2JohnSalley

Tweet: Many #CelebrityAthletes are #Vegan. Their bodies recover faster and they will play longer. http://ctt.ec/OvfbB+ #VeganAthlete

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The Global Healing Center – The Global Healing Center is the premier source for organic living and natural health. They offer a wide variety of high quality, green living lifestyle products to help you maintain a clean body and live a healthy lifestyle. Their mission to bring back good health, positive thinking, happiness, and love. They want to help their clients and customers help themselves and realize their body has self-healing mechanisms. Use the coupon code foodheals for 20% off your purchase of any GHC product such as Parfait Visage moisturizer, OxyPowder Colon Cleansers, Aquaspirit facial spray and more!

About John:

Most can achieve a goal and be pleasantly satisfied with their results but to continually create new tasks to accomplish and to reinvent yourself is the mark of a versatile and motivated individual. It is the definition of father, athlete, actor, entrepreneur, talk show host, philanthropist, wellness advocate, vegan and champion: John Salley.

NBA star and vegan athlete John Salley on this week's Throwback Thursday episode of The Food Heals podcast. Check it out at http://bit.ly/TBT2JohnSalley

John Salley was the first NBA player to win four championships with three different teams.

A proud native of Brooklyn, New York, John found a love for basketball at an early age. He accepted a Basketball Scholarship to Georgia Tech to play for legendary head coach Bobby Cremins. From there Salley went on to become a 15-year NBA veteran and was the first NBA player to win four championships with three different teams. During the 80’s, Salley was a member of the Detroit Piston “Bad Boys” squad. Salley went on to Chicago playing with Michael Jordan as part of the Bulls 1996 championship team. In 1999, Phil Jackson invited Salley to come to Los Angeles to provide experience and leadership to the 1999-2000 Lakers’ championship team.

After his retirement from the NBA in 2000, Salley explored several opportunities in both television and film. John’s film credits include Bad Boys 1 & 2, Eddie and Jerry Bruckheimer’s Confession of a Shopaholic. John has served as host for numerous award shows and was also the host of The John Salley Block Party on 100.3 The Beat Morning Show in Los Angeles. John recently hosted the Reunion Shows of VH-1’s #1 rated show, Basketball Wives.

John spent 7 years serving as the co-host of the Emmy nominated, critically acclaimed “The Best Damn Sports Show Period” on Fox Sports Net. He was also the host of the sports talk show “Ballers” on BET. John is also the head of his own production company, John Salley Presents, Inc., where John uses his uncanny ability to find unique and interesting people and projects for television, film and Internet. In April 2011 until recently, John hosted his own talk show Game On! airing on The Reelz Channel. In addition, John was also a co-host on The Car Show, which aired on Speed Channel.

John is actively involved with Operation Smile, PETA and the fight against Diabetes. In addition, John is involved with PCRM and visited Washington in Nov ’09 and May ’10, speaking to Congress about the Child Nutrition Act, asking Members to support legislation that would increase vegetarian options in meals served in public schools.

John has adopted a plant based (raw vegan) lifestyle, and is a frequent speaker at VegFest’s across the USA. As a Wellness Advocate, one of John’s main missions in life is to continue to educate people on the benefits of living a healthier lifestyle thru better eating habits. With a passion for real food, wine and spirits, John has contributed articles to Wine Spectator, Cigar Aficionado and LA Confidential. You can follow John on Facebook, Twitter @thejohnsalley.com and his website,www.johnsalley.com. John currently lives in Los Angeles with his family.

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Allison Melody and Suzy Hardy host The Food Heals Podcast. Being hailed as “Sex and the City for Food,” The Food Heals Podcast brings together experts in the field of nutrition, health and healing to teach you the best-kept natural secrets to being a hotter, healthier, happier YOU! For more information visit, http://bit.ly/FoodHeals. In this episode the ladies interview NBA star, John Salley

The Food Heals Podcast is hosted by Allison Melody and Suzy Hardy – two self-proclaimed natural chicks who will rock your world and change your beliefs about health! This sexy, savvy duo provides eco-friendly advice on a variety of issues including the healing power of nutrition, living authentically, turning your passion into your career, choosing the best natural health and beauty products, the benefits of a plant-based diet and so much more

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15: Vegan tips, celeb gossip & “the secret” with Jason Wrobel

09/22/2015
Tagged as: Allison Melody, Food Heals Podcast, Jason Wrobel, karaoke podcast, Suzy Hardy, vegan blogger, vegan chef Los Angeles, vegan podcast, vegetarian podcast

How do celebrities get their recipes and healthy food ideas? They ask Jason! Jason dives into a ton of experiences on this episode, including the relationship between a personal chef and a celebrity, manifesting your goals, and personal stories. And speaking of celebrities, what do Woody Harrelson and Ice Cube have in common? You’ll have to check out the full episode with Jason to learn more!

The title of our podcast is Food Heals, but it’s obviously not just about food. There are a lot of elements that come into our life that affect our health, environment, mindfulness, spirituality, and overall happiness. Jason dishes out some info and shares experiences with his manifestation of goals, why you are or aren’t worthy of achieving a specific goal, and the micro and macro details of opportunities. Failing at something is not always a negative experience. Discovering something that you’re doing wrong can be your huge “A-ha!” moment! Get ready for change!

Tune in to hear Jason’s answers to some of our more personal questions and even a lil karaoke!

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A snippet from Jason’s website:

Jason Wrobel is a world-renowned leader in organic raw vegan cuisine, culinary education and epicurean entertainment. With a focus on radical simplicity and artful presentation, he imbues his ecstatic raw food creations with the energy of fresh, local, organic produce and the healing properties of raw superfoods, which have rendered his dishes hands-down favorites among celebrity clients, and regular folk alike. J-Wro fans Woody Harrelson, Jeremy Piven, Robin Wright, Sigourney Weaver, John C. Reilly, Steve Buscemi, Isabelle Adjani, Oren Moverman and Russell Simmons, consistently (and effusively) rave about his healthy, innovative and delicious plant-based creations.

Allison Melody, Suzy Hardy and Jason Wrobel hangin out at the Food Heals Podcast studio in Los Angeles

Something borrowed, something purple

Our Favorite Moments:

@ 4:30 Find out what Woody Harrelson & Ice Cube have in common

@ 8: 37 “Life is too short to be around people that are negative”

@ 10:30 Allison thinks she’s Oprah

@ 14:07 The missing element of “The Secret” and how to manifest

@ 27:05 How to achieve world peace!

@ 27:45 What did Jason get in trouble for as a kid?

@ 30:43 What makes Suzy’s baby brother say “Asshole!”

@35:06 The happiest moment of Jason’s life

@ 38:39 How to get Oprah on Line 1

@ 38:49 Jason’s Cooking Channel show, “How to live to 100”

@ 43:43 Jason’s favorites!

@54:19 “If you come into something with love, leave with love.” Great advice from Jason!

@54:38 Allison and Jason start a band

@56:04 It’s karaoke time!

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Tweetables! (Click to tweet)

Tweet: “Let go and trust that something greater is waiting for you.” Thanks @JasonWrobel @FoodHealsNation #FoodHealsPodcast http://bit.ly/JasonWrobelLive

Tweet: #Vegan Chef Jason Wrobel sings #karaoke with Allison Melody on the #FoodHealsPodcast http://foodhealsnation.com/15 #veganlife #BestTimeEver

Tweet: “If you come into something with love, leave with love. It’s hard but the results are so worth it.” Thanks @JasonWrobel #FoodHealsPodcast

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14: Stay healthy and de-stress during the workday

09/19/2015
Tagged as: Allison Melody, de-stress, Food Heals film, Food Heals Podcast, healthy eating, healthy living, rebecca hamm, vegan podcast, vegan recipes

Rebecca is a lifelong friend, and by day she is a rockstar producer in Los Angeles, but by night she pursues her passion projects. If she’s not channeling her inner Britney at the karaoke bar then she is usually traveling across the US producing television shows and documentaries. It’s a busy life but she wouldn’t have it any other way. Today she is here to give her top tips to de-stress all throughout your work day.

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Rebecca’s Tips:

Morning – Do a run or some sort of exercise in the morning. Rebecca chooses an easy, 30 minute run and uses the Apple Watch to track her progress. Rebecca starts her day with a smoothie and she’s been adding Bulletproof Brain Octane Oil to her shake. She loves the coconut flavor.

Lunch – Do little things to stretch and stand. It may be just standing to eat your lunch. Rebecca has a few yoga stretches that she does at her desk. She has started using the timer on her Apple Watch Sport to prompt her to stand up.

Mid-afternoon slump – Eat a very healthy snack that is protein based. Nothing with carbs, sugar or gluten for this snack. Normally her snack of choice is almonds with a cup of green tea.

Evening – Save at least 30 minutes (preferably an hour) before bedtime to unplug, and unwind in an unplugged way, so that you can prepare your mind and body to sleep.

Allison’s Tips:

Morning – Write in your journal for the purpose of gratitude and starting your day in the right frame of mind; starting in a place of positivity and set your intentions for the day.

Lunch – Eat a healthy lunch. Don’t go for options that will make you feel badly later. Take Digestive Enzymes With Probiotics with your lunch to help your food digest properly.

Mid-afternoon slump – Drink an organic fresh-squeezed green juice to give you an energy boost.

Evening – Take a hot bath with meditation and music. Sitting and chilling in a hot bath is calming and again recite your gratitude affirmations.

Recipes from this episode:

Strawberry/Mango Smoothie:

1/2 cup strawberries

1/2 cup mango

1 banana

ice

2 T. brain octane

1 c. almond mik

Mango/Pineapple Smoothie:

1 cup mango

1 cup pineapple

2 T brain octane

1 cup almond milk

Healthy Sandwich:

Use Ezekiel Bread

Put olive oil and red vine vinegar on the bread for flavor. Stay away from Mayo.

Chop up an avocado and tomato and put it on the sandwich.

Then add some spinach and even some basil.

Craving cheese? Use the Daiya Mozzarella Style Shreds. It actually melts in case you want to do panini style.

Make a side dish of basil or spinach and avocado. Drizzle Bragg Liquid Aminos on top.

Juice Recipe:

Fiery Carrot Cooler:

3 small to medium Carrots

1 stalk of celery

1 beet

1 small handful of kale

1/2 to 1 apple for sweetness

1/2 inch to 1 inch long piece of ginger

Our Favorite Moments:

@2:40 – Will Britney come out?

@4:50 – Rebecca’s typical day

@6:30 – If we don’t work, nothing else happens

@8:40 – Rebecca’s Jumpstart routine

@9:00 – The tool Rebecca got that helps her work out and she loves it

@11:29 – The secret to great smoothies

@13:45 – Starting the day with gratitude

@15:14 – The power of writing it down

@19:45 – Allison gets sold on the Apple watch

@43:30 – Rebecca’s workout playlist

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Tweet: “You are the most important thing in your life. If you’re not healthy, the world around you can’t be healthy”.http://bit.ly/1P9MamM

Tweet: “What’s the job matter if you’re unhappy, or what’s the job matter if you are unhappy at home.” #FoodHealsPodcast http://bit.ly/1P9MamM

Tweet: Start ur day in a place of positivity & gratitude. Setting ur intention makes u have a better day #FoodHealsPodcast http://bit.ly/1P9MamM

Tweet: There is no job if there is no you. You have to be present aware and mentally healthy to perform. #FoodHealsPodcast http://bit.ly/1P9MamM

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