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Myriam Masihy takes you to two community gardens that are inspiring the new generation to connect with the land and their food.

Myriam Masihy’s sister Paola says that her health began to deteriorate. After several blood tests, doctors found she had high levels of a popular synthetic herbicide. Myriam also takes a deep dive into food deserts.

See how local initiatives are helping underserved south Floridians afford fresh local produce.

Myriam Masihy investigates the relationship between soil health, plant health, and human health. And why, according to studies, we are running out of fertile land at a rate much faster than can be generated.

Learn how to fill your plate with foods that promote health in the third edition of Myriam Masihy’s Healing Through Food documentary series.

Dr. Eddie Ramírez is a medical doctor, research scientist, published author and international speaker. He has 27 years of experience working in lifestyle centers worldwide applying therapeutic modalities to different medical problems. He has more than 120 published studies in the scientific literature documenting the effects of lifestyle changes on different pathologies and the effects of Dr. Neil Nedley’s depression…

Karla Salinari is a Holistic Health Coach. After gaining 82 pounds when she was pregnant with her daughter, she learned the importance of nutrition. On this new path, she began to explore how to better nourish herself and her family. As a Puerto Rican woman born and raised in Miami (now living in Brooklyn), she began to “flip” recipes.  By…

Dr. Vanessa Méndez is a triple board-certified gastroenterologist, internist, and lifestyle medicine physician. She specializes in digestive disorders, which include liver diseases, inflammatory bowel diseases, and nutrition based-disorders, such as obesity and constipation. Her approach to patients and their diseases is holistic and comprehensive — she does not just want to treat symptoms, but to get to the root cause…

Born and raised in Mexico, Katya Galbis is passionate about all things nutrition, especially plant-based nutrition, which is the reason she studied nutrition in Mexico. She is a licensed nutritionist in Florida, where she currently resides, and is dedicated to promoting a plant-based diet through different social networks and classes on her website Veggisima. Galbis is certified in plant-based nutrition…

Learn how to fill your plate with foods that promote health in the second edition of Myriam Masihy’s Healing Through Food documentary series.

Evelisse Capó shows us an easy recipe for how to make vegan paella.

Holistic Health Coach Karla Salinari shows us an easy recipe for how to make vegan Cuban ropa vieja.

In episode 4, you’ll learn how, by combining different ingredients in your meals, you’ll not only increase the variety of nutrients, but also your ability to absorb them.

In episode 2, you’ll learn about the benefits of filling your grocery basket with fresh foods of different colors, each with different nutrients, vitamins, and minerals.

In episode 1, Myriam Masihy investigates the harm of the standard American diet, which is low in fiber, fruits and vegetables and high in saturated fat, animal products, salt and sugar.

In episode 3, Myriam Masihy investigates the best way to prepare a complete plate by including the four food groups.

In episode 5, Myriam Masihy addresses the importance of using food as a cure by removing foods that promote inflammation and disease from our plates

Nutritionist Kayta Galbis shows us an easy recipe for how to make vegan chocolate pudding with raspberry jam.

In the documentary series Healing Through Food, NBC 6 Investigative Reporter Myriam Masihy shows how she and others have managed to regain their health by implementing diet and lifestyle changes. Here’s a preview.