Going Raw Vegan: Tragic Loss Leads to New Life | Samantha Salmon

What would inspire someone to give up all meat and dairy? Why give up cooked food altogether?
Samantha Salmon did just that after the tragic loss of beloved family member to a preventable disease. She and her mother share their heartbreaking and inspiring story behind their decision to begin eating a raw vegan diet.
Samantha is founder of Raw Food Meal Planner. It is her hope that people will hear their story and realize that it’s never too late to improve their health and to never give up the fight no matter what challenges they might be facing.
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[@The0Patt]

My mom was diabetic for over 40 years. When she moved in with us we put her on a vegan diet. It reduced her insulin intake by 70%. And she was able to come off some of her other medication. She lived another 5/6 years and died at 94. Her diabetes was never fully reversed, but her health sure did improve!

[@SamanthaSalmon]

That's great to hear! I have worked with folks who have high insulin resistance and have to cut out some foods that are vegan like avocado and oil just to get the A1C back into normal range. The Mastering Diabetes book talks about this.

[@knowledgeberakah1728]

U should of made most of her food life

[@knowledgeberakah1728]

Should of turned her raw

[@joyceobeys6818]

If you don’t eat bananas n jicama on the fully raw vegan 80-10-10 then it does reverse diabetes. I’m sorry that it didn’t help your family. ❤

[@michelebonansinga3165]

What lovely souls! I got choked up when Samantha was talking about her grandma. ❤ I think Samantha hit the “nail on the head” when she said her relative felt he should not go against the doctors orders concerning diet. Makes me think that’s where the work needs to be, getting nutrition to be a larger part of every physician’s curriculum.

[@SamanthaSalmon]

yes, which is why I love and support the work of PCRM. They are training the health professionals and this is crucial to create a culture of health.

[@happycook6737]

Your gramma didn't have to see you walk at graduation because she knew you would make it through all the way to graduation and beyond! God bless Mrs. Gramma. I look forward to meeting her healed in heaven. 🙏

[@SamanthaSalmon]

I am happy she is no longer in pain. The pain is ours since we miss her presence. And yes, I also look forward to meeting her in heaven. Thank you for the nice words you shared.

[@mkmstillstackin]

Hearing Samantha talk about her grandma was so incredibly moving! All the best to her, her family, and her mission!

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you💖

[@eileenwatt8283]

That's so true about Jamaica. My snacks were on the trees in our back yard. Nothing were package. We ate meat once per week on Sundays that's brown stew chicken with beans and rice and some vegetables. We ate curry goat on special occasions like weddings, birthday parties. Fish once per week usually on Thursdays Breakfast was banana porridge or cornmeal porridge with spices. We ate carbs, vegetables. Drink real coconut water not box ones. The most important thing we open our windows in the mornings for fresh air and we sit on our verandas after work for relaxation. We walk around the neighborhood after dinners and just chat with neighbors who are usually our cousins. In the country we are all related. People lived longer no obesity. Now American diet has infiltrated Jamaica. They are getting American diseases.

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Yes!

[@amberashley7559]

Love this

[@PlantBasedPrimary]

One of most powerful interviews I’ve heard on this show, and that is really saying something! 💚

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Wow! Thank you. I hope it helps inspire some folks.

[@sunnyshealthcoaching]

Chuck, you're such a compassionate interviewer. Samantha, it's a pleasure meeting you your kindness and compassion showing through and thank you for encouraging me with my health coaching aspirations😊

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you and yes, being in spaces of people of like mind is essential. I had so much fun at the Exam Room live event. The energy in the room was palpable.

[@benbrown8258]

Absolute truth. We asked a kidney specialist who was part of a group serving southwest Michigan about getting my brother on a diet before his kidneys failed. The specialist said no need to see a nutritionist until AFTER his kidneys failed and he was on dialysis! Things were getting worse. We travelled several hours to find a kidney specialist unrelated to the healthcare system where he had been seen. The doctor referred him to a nutritionist as part of his care and he is improving. Guess what? His diet includes fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grains, seeds and nuts which his wife had been religiously avoiding because it hadn't been advised by the regional kidney specialist.

[@purityandplants]

😮unreal

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Stories like this is why I have a sense of urgency about spreading the news. I have a cousin in a similar situation and I interviewed Dr Brooke Goldner on my podcast talking about how she is helping people reverse stage 4 kidney failure with a raw vegan diet. This info should be in every dialysis center which is all over Black and Brown communities.

[@clingdawg2229]

😮

[@carmaela2689]

You did the right thing. I know there is "new" info out there that says animal protein doesn't bother the kidneys but I don't believe this. A lot of new studies these days lack integrity. My grandfather had a rare kidney disease and the first thing he needed to do was reduce his consumption of animal protein. It was a world of difference!

[@joyceobeys6818]

Three diets that heal diabetes is fully raw vegan 80-10-10 or carnivore or keto. Any one of these! And try to stick to organic. ❤ Fully raw has more energy but carnivore n Keto takes more pain away. They all have pros and cons. My husband and I prefer 80-10-10. But you can start out carnivore or Keto then switch to 80-10-10 but no bananas n jicama if you have diabetes! These diets all heal. It’s a matter of preference n not that one is better than another. They all have pros n cons. But pick one n get off the American diet! And don’t eat a bunch of artificial sugars on the Keto or anything GMOed! Eat ALL organic non GMOed no matter which diet! Raw vegans will compromise n eat non organic n GMOed garbage! Keto has the worse GMOed n non organic junk food! Don’t do non organic n GMOed! We live in TN near Cleveland TN and have no fruit n vegy markets. We are in the country ! So why isn’t there markets on every corner? 🙏🕊🤍🙏🤍🕊🙏 We should repent of all unrighteousness including the food we eat. Do not eat toxins n unclean! ❤

[@Jrosepal]

This was a fantastic interview! Please have Samantha and her mom back again. As a Jamaican, I could relate to much of what she describes about growing up. Loved hearing about the airline vegan meal - earlier today I completed a survey for a different airline and answered the question about what they could do better by suggesting vegan options for snacks and drinks!

[@SamanthaSalmon]

That's awesome! Thank you. The more of us request it, they will see the need and demand is there.

[@amburkajama]

Yes, please!

[@eugeniapledger3822]

Wow ….she looks 15 until she opens her mouth to speak!!! Great interview and thank you for sharing this with us!❤

[@carolinesterling9307]

As a high raw WFPB vegan it is so wonderful to finally hear more interviews about the benefits of eating raw. Please bring them back! Thank you for a great interview Chuck!

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you for watching ❣

[@anitaggooden8641]

Lovely interview Chuck, Thank you.

[@SamanthaSalmon]

@@anitaggooden8641 Thank you for watching ❣

[@davidsthoughts60]

This is probably the best interview I've seen/heard with someone who is predominantly raw vegan.

[@RiDankulous]

It is very nice to hear these two ladies speak about a healthy diet and the tragedy of diabetes. It's too bad fresh vegetables aren't available in some neighborhoods. I personally use Walmart for my food and the quality has been very good to excellent, but the stores aren't in every area. I looked at all my dry and canned goods, and about 95% of them are the Walmart brand called great value. I know a lot of people want to go with other brands but they suit me.

[@makeapennycry]

I have a hysterectomy scheduled in about a month and taking it all out and I’m petrified. Your videos however have made such a difference in my being able to be brave enough to go through with it. Thank you.

[@betzib8021]

Finally....you are covering raw food diets.

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Yay!

[@Pandaefication]

I was feeling the same way!!!

[@runnerolive3759]

Raw Kristina is also good. She had diabetes at age 18 & has been eating raw for 18 yesrs now. She is on youtube. She has books, & advice for beginners.

[@SamanthaSalmon]

She is awesome!

[@researchbear4074]

When I was a child, i was very sick. I moved back to my country in Mexico at 5 maybe and within a year my grandmother in the country, was healing me with foods we grew end her herbs, rarely we ate meat, and I meant like once a year... she killed a chicken once because I had the flu, she never killed a chicken again. She was the village healer or " curandera"... then I moved back in the states and while I stayed mostly healthy, but my anemia, and I became vegetarian but was eating vegetarian junk food for too long, then I became vegan but not raw, i am going to try going back to vegan but raw.

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Amazing testimony. My mom has one similar. Our ancestors knew how to heal with herbs, prayer and plants for food. Good luck on your raw journey💕

[@Miechoman]

Greetings from Poland! We are watching you here ;)

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Love Poland. Which part are you?

[@Miechoman]

@@SamanthaSalmon I live in Lower Silesia in the mountains near the border with the Czech Republic.

[@ajunthaanwari6177]

Thank you! A real eye view of why a raw plant presence is so important. A step a time, some cooked, but mostly raw.

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Yes! Absolutely. Thank you for watching ❣

[@DLFfitness1]

So many people are navigating food addictions. Doctors don’t educate people, because they know very few are willing to change course. 😢

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Yeah, which is unfortunate because people should have the option to make that choice. Thanks for watching!

[@Liz_Alfano]

So much wisdom from this young (looking) woman. I’ll be following her!

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you ❣

[@Inismoon]

I absolutely love this channel, and appreciate the life changing interviews.

[@nofirstnolast2059]

Nice! Adding more raw foods to my WFPB diet 😊

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Would love to hear about your fave recipes

[@YogaBlissDance]

I'm Jamaican too, and yes we adopt the SAD diet, once we move here much more meat, and less fresh veggies! But my mom cooked almost all our meals...we did get sucked into SUGAR...but I never got into soda thank goodness. Yep those NOODLE PACKETS OF DEATH (LOL) I ate those for a while...

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Yeah, my mom and I did a whole series on this. The Jamaican diet is healthy when the preparation is more intentional. My mom had to make a lot of tweaks to Jamaican recipes to make it cleaner. Thanks for watching❣

[@tamaraberg8908]

Chuck great job interviewing / very emotional Interview but you stayed on point and were sensitive during the questions

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Yes, and he asked a really tough question that my family and I are still discussing and debating.

[@odelyalevy]

Santana’s face looks sooo vibrant. Amazing beautiful story. Loves and Blessing to her.

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you so much❣

[@PAGodinez]

Samantha has truly answered her calling. How can I get involved?

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you ❣

[@ashwinjakharia9269]

There was The China Study. Now The Jamaica Study 👍

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Love this!

[@livingawesome9856]

Love her!!! Keep bringing her back on!!!

[@purityandplants]

I keep pausing the video to share the link 😅 Such an excellent interview! Thank you all 😍

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you for watching and sharing.

[@RiDankulous]

Sodium was mentioned being high in some vegan foods. Luckily wfpb eliminates foods with added salt. I purchased salt lite and it is noticeably different but fine for me. It will definitely reduce my sodium intake.

[@DelusionDispeller]

I ate raw for breakfast and a snack today. Then I ate a mixed green salad and barley lentil soup. Ate a crispbread cracker with PB 2 and a few dark chocolate chips. Not sure what dinner will be yet

[@SamanthaSalmon]

That's awesome!

[@eloisebush4595]

Your stomach wasnt used to the Sad diet.I worked with Asains in Mpls.& this young guy was getting sick from American food.i felt so bad for him.he was so nice.❤❤❤

[@breemsw]

Wow. What she said at the end about social workers is soooo true! We take care of everyone else and forget ourselves. Love that someone is thinking about us!

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you for watching ❣

[@rebecaaguilar244]

I would love to listen more from Samantha’s mom journey. I hope you can interview them soon again. 😊

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you. My mom and I hosted the Raw Food Health Empowerment Podcast together 2018-2023/2022. We go into depth on all of the health and wellness topics from a multinational multigenerational perspective.

[@rebecaaguilar244]

@@SamanthaSalmon Perfect!! Thank you for your answer and you wonderful work. 🥰

[@estellavasconcelos7282]

Congrats Samantha! I’m 70% raw vegan 🌱

[@SamanthaSalmon]

That's awesome!

[@homedogtwo8820]

two beautiful God blessed ladies, this was a wonderful, meaningful interview, thank you.

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you for watching ❤

[@eydiegarcelon8889]

Wow, I love the work she is doing! I am now following Samantha on all formats! Thank you for your continued work as well!!!

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you for watching and following!

[@beverleybrangman2191]

Great video, thank you. I consume 2 salads a day, and try to consume mostly unprocessed foods. So very helpful. May many people check in and be healed

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thanks for watching ❣

[@christinaquiroz2926]

Raw veganism ❤️!

[@bernadetteswanson3304]

Go, Lot Airlines! How amazing to get a raw vegan meal while flying!

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Was the best ever! They definitely have a customer for life because of it. Plus Poland is awesome. Warsaw has a ton of vegan restaurants.

[@nomad9338]

Heartbreaking 😢

[@agriffin5308]

The whole family changed their diet after grandmother was discovered with diabetes. That family is very powerful in love! ❤❤❤

[@SamanthaSalmon]

💞

[@thepoemdances]

Fantastic interview. Samantha is a force!

[@alisonbamford6723]

And you go abroad to Europe, or Asia, or Africa - to the so-called ‘poorer’ countries & yet they have fresh, locally grown food markets & stalls everywhere! It’s the highly commercially-controlled so-called ‘civilised’ countries that have taken that beautiful provision away from us.

[@SamanthaSalmon]

The grassroots effort now is to reclaim our agency in this.

[@DanEMO592]

She’s 36?? I would have guessed mid-late 20s 😅

[@nancyhunt8029]

Awesome interview!!! Thanks Samantha and mom for sharing your story. Samantha you are blessed and a blessings.

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you so much ❣Thanks for watching and the kind, supportive words💖

[@guillermob.irizarrydiazphd5]

Thank you for your generosity. What a moving interview. Loved the triangulation. Great guests. Chuck was great host, as usual.

[@jackiesibblis3793]

Chick is such a good listener

[@alwayslearning8365]

This was a great conversation. Thank you. 👍

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thanks for watching 💕

[@0000asdfasdf0000]

Liked, commented, subscribed! Spreading the word! Loved this episode as she is raw vegan! Love that! ethical vegan for life! love dr. caldwell esselstyn and dr. barnard for sure!

[@SamanthaSalmon]

All my faves as well. Thank you for watching ❣

[@dmaxi3816]

We need to learn gardening and urban gardening.

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Yes, people are seeing healing of inflammation putting their hands in soil. It is amazing.

[@deva190]

People who have Type II knew or were told how to eat as far back as I remember. I'm going back 60 plus years. I know many diabetics who, knowing what they SHOULD do, eat what they want. There is no excuse today given the wide range of off and online resources. Also, the Jamaican, diet the mother talks about is close to the same diet many, not most, Americans ate prior to the 70s, perhaps before she came here.

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Yeah, my grandma's diet was pretty controlled since her mobility was not there and she was on the top level of the house. All her meals were prepared and served to her. She did have maybe a couple children sneak her sweets once in a while but it was not a daily thing for her.

[@nlsportsmed2186]

This Podcast was excellent! It brought sight to demographic challenges to health, whether through being able to access healthy food to cultural norms for diet. I applaud this channel and hope we can hear more from a variety of diverse groups on challenges and success stories on eating plant based

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you for watching ❣

[@nomad9338]

She doesn't need to be raw or be concerned about protein. She should listen to Dr Mcdougall and Dr Lisle. Still, her diet is far healthier than the standard American diet.

[@SamanthaSalmon]

I am aware of both of those doctors and being raw helped me lose the weight that cooked veganism easily puts on for me. I love to eat and overeat. Raw foods are easier on my body and digestive system. This is why I coach folks to find what works for them. Also, concerns about protein are wise to avoid sarcopenia later. I don’t have a history of this in my family but I don’t have too many of us that I can look back and say they were high raw vegans. I would rather be safe than sorry. Looking forward to Dr Gregor’s book coming out on this topic.

[@nomad9338]

@@SamanthaSalmon Cooked vegan foods don't make people put on weight, as long as they are unprocessed. If you listen to Dr Lisle he talks about the concept of 'wet vs dry starches', so if you’re concerned about putting on weight, you should eat mostly wet, unprocessed starch. Being raw is not consistent with the natural history of humans and is unsustainable long term. Regarding protein, we need minimal amounts, and you will get more than enough from plant foods. Best of luck with your endeavours. I am sorry to hear about your grandmother.

[@SugarGotAlongway2catchme]

⁠@@SamanthaSalmon I’ve always felt my best on raw foods! Loving this interview . I used to work at cafe gratitude back in the day

[@SamanthaSalmon]

@@SugarGotAlongway2catchme Awesome! Happy to be connected. That place has been really special to me and was a huge part of my raw vegan beginnings ❣

[@innerview6298]

I feel mucus coming up and mornings feels like hangover with cooked whole plant foods after being raw on and off several years.

[@mathieuguillet4036]

This was very touching. God bless this family. 🙏🏼

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you. God bless you and thank you for watching.

[@stefaniehinton7719]

Sounds like Samantha initially became vegan after watching Gary Yourofsky. Very powerful information!!!

[@growingupjamaican8056]

This was rawsome! Good luck in all your endeavors Samantha. 🙏🏿

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you for watching ❣

[@caregiveandchill]

This was so moving. I needed this message. I appreciate your existence. Thank you ❤

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you for watching ❣

[@shannaredfeather]

I love your content and I want to say thank you for bringing up the native reservation. I am from one in south Dakota and it's very true we have two grocery stores and couple convenient gas stations that carry some food but not much produce. Prices are also high and we also have food tax unlike the state next to us.

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you for watching ❣ and thank you for sharing this. Policy work and community investment is definitely needed in this area.

[@ashleycbla]

From my experience primary care physicians do include or at least should with every patient refer them to the hospital dietician when diagnosed with these types of chronic diseases. I mean if they don’t want to teach the doctors how to follow the best diet for there health at least include a vegan diet into the dietician’s curriculum.

[@SamanthaSalmon]

I completely agree that primary care physicians play a vital role in guiding patients, especially those with chronic diseases, towards resources that can help manage their condition. Referring to a hospital dietician can indeed be invaluable. This is why it is awesome what PCRM does in training these health professionals because I have talked to dietitians in my community who are not aware of the dangers of feeding people meat and dairy. I went to a local event one nonprofit run by dietitians hosted and part of their food demo for the children was Cheerios and yogurt. When I suggested they attend a plant based training for dietitians, I was told they need to meet the community where they are. They were not interested in plant based education. I did a video about this but I don’t agree that is meeting the community where they are. People need to respect others enough to educate them and give them the option to choose differently but not assume that they won’t make the switch or can’t. We don’t know what people are capable of.

[@lulitmelake7534]

What an endearing story as well as valuable information. Thank you for this guests that put everything into perspective.

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you for watching ❤

[@yolandadunmore104]

Amazing interview, thank you!

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you for watching ❣

[@LettuceCookPlants]

I love having fruit in my diet. And a lot of it. ❤

[@RoRo-gm7ee]

Thank you for this interview

[@blueberry4082]

When you’re so good that your grand daughter suffers just remembering your dying! My grandmother was so ignorant and nasty that I was relieved when she died.

[@WisconsinWanderer]

This was such a great video do you have a book? Or how can I bring this into my life? Thanks 😊

[@eloisebush4595]

They were so interesting to talk to.😮😮😮

[@meliferra1913]

Great interview.

[@fernmcdonough8440]

Loved this, thank you!

[@traceykaminski7874]

What a lovely speaker! 🩷

[@joyceobeys6818]

At Montego Bay Sandals in Jamaica we had almost all fruits! It was amazing! ❤ Yum! N that coffee was so so good n can’t find it anywhere! I would love to find that coffee !

[@anitag6907]

Very very good talk love this young lady

[@gorickrealty]

Kilbasa recipe??? How can I get a copy of that???

[@SugarGotAlongway2catchme]

8mins in and I’m crying

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you for watching ❣ 🤗 I cry because I miss her and she deserved better than a long painful death but it was not in vain because I get to help so many from the experience.

[@vanihansen2136]

I'm on a raw diet hoping to cure my diabetes. I'm type 1 .. I have heard and seen people do it by eating melons. Unfortunately melons are not in season right now. When they were I could not only eat it because i was starving all the time. But after a year on only fruit and vegetables I think this next year I'll be able to do it.

[@ultmiddle4991]

About grandma’s needless suffering from ADA advice: “If only” are the most painful two words in the English language.

[@guillermob.irizarrydiazphd5]

Thank you for your generosity. What a moving interview. Loved the triangulation. Great guests.

[@milenaseymour446]

I love her ❤. She so knowledgable and intelligent ! And I’m full Polish so this is super cool to hear ! I am thinking of transitioning to raw vegan too . Eating way too much bread and pasta . Such a great video ! ❤❤❤

[@htinternational2474]

Great interview gives people hope that you can always improve your health 👍

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Yep, it is never too late and also the younger ones are watching. Thank you for watching ❣

[@kelele291]

Lovely!!!

[@marvariley]

Great talk

[@WellWithRoyal]

Good interview

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you for watching ❣

[@lisaquick1196]

Excellent!

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Thank you for watching ❣

[@JC-jr9hw]

Great story. One thought….If you’re really trying to stay raw, I would say to be very careful going back to eating the the cooked food. It can be an extremely slippery slope as I’ve learned from painful experience. I realize it’s very tempting to try and put it back into your life and still be healthy but unfortunately, it just doesn’t work that way. We’re simply not designed to eat cooked food. It denatures and deranges the food and in turn the food does the same to us. Do some research on the Heatox project in Israel to learn more about just how damaging it is to our bodies. Up to you of course, cooked Vegan is certainly better than a cheeseburger from McDonald’s. But if you really want to be as healthy as you can, you’ve got to cut it out of your life. I realize it’s not easy. I’ve been at this for many years and I still struggle with it at times..

[@greyhnd001]

Dont forget sprouts soo easy to grow

[@eloisebush4595]

I worked with about 7 different nationalities there .I loved working with them all.all so very nice.except one Chinese woman.everyone steered clear of her.she looked very mean.& never talked much.i dont know if she was shy or couldnt speak english.i guess I should have tried But even the other foreigners seemed afraid of her.😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@nutritionist2947]

Eating raw is good for health. Including type 2 diabetes.

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Yep! One of my fave books is the Mastering Diabetes book.

[@TOYACLIFESTYLE]

She looks so young I would not have thought that she was 36.

[@Verena101]

💜☀️🍀🥗🥑🌽👍

[@songmlf]

Raw is a waste of time cooking food is superior. Yes to 80 percent carbs 10 fat 10 protein and zero oil but so many failed on raw food movement.

[@petewhittle7651]

I think it might help to link to evidence to your claim. I haven't seen any that cooked food is superior, in relation to health anyway

[@genevieve-gh3lp]

Raw works great for me

[@deva190]

Raw seems to work short term Now, what is short term for some is not for all.

[@vonitaesse4307]

There is absolutely no benefit to eating a raw diet! 😂

[@SamanthaSalmon]

It is saving lives so I respectfully disagree.

[@vonitaesse4307]

@@SamanthaSalmon I certainly don’t dispute the fact that someone who switches over from the SAD diet into eating anything else, including plants, will have a certain temporary benefit. But you have to lack brain capacity to believe that a raw vegan diet from beginning to end of natural life is going to sustain health, strength, stamina, intellect and mental prowess. Eating raw vegetables and other plants make you waste 80 % of the possible nutrition in the plants. Cooking improves the vitamin and mineral assimilation by the human body. Best yet is to eat mainly animal products because it saves you the endless necessity of nutrient conversion required for assimilation of plant sourced vitamins and minerals. In the flesh of a steer all that is all done for you. And the fact that the steer has 4 stomach chambers allows for the dismantling of most dangerous plant and man-made chemicals. Not withstanding that there are numerous nutrients that are not even found in any plants and are essential for human life. I’ll let you discover through your own research which one they are, and definitely B12 is not the only one. To live as a raw foodie you will need to accept sickness and early death.

[@innerview6298]

Nowadays there are studies and researches for every diet, depends what are you looking for. On every diet people get sick, old and die. Because diet is not the only source of happiness and health. There are many Raw vegan doctors if you are open to this side of perspective and 30+ years raw vegan people who havent been sick. Ofc there are long lived, healthy meat eaters, to each their own. I can't be so self centered and push my knolwdge and diet to others. We resonate with different people because of our past experiences and consicousness. Most of us are eating emotions as comfort foods, like drug addicts and fight about that.

[@vonitaesse4307]

@@innerview6298 Maybe you are eating your emotions but since going carnivore, my emotions have normalized. I am calmer, more poised and focus is by far better. My cravings are completely gone. This is real peace of mind! As for yourself, I hope you have a good life, and if you don’t, I hope you will remember that you rejected sound advice. Each one makes his own bed and lies in it.

[@thefriendlypsychopath3894]

@2:06 Samantha Salmon is out of touch with reality, Theres no such thing as "Jamaican American", Jamaican is by nationalism. Jamaican is NOT a ethnicity, the Africans in Jamaican got there by the African diaspora. If her parents were born in Jamaica that would make her African Jamaican, her born in America makes her African American.

[@ultmiddle4991]

She’s spit in if she is referring to cultural background and influence rather than melanin content of her skin