Welcome back to another episode of Cut the BS: Your Health, Your Choice. In this episode, "EightFold Farms DC: Vertical Vitality," we are diving deep into the future of clean eating and local agriculture. Join host Marcia Lee as she sits down with Calvin Hines, Jr., CEO of EightFold Farms DC, to explore how vertical farming is redefining freshness, maximizing nutrient density, and reclaiming community health right from the root. Tune in to discover how sustainable technology meets real food.

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• 📩 info@eightfoldfarms.com
• 📸 Instagram | @eightfold_farmsdc
• 👤 Facebook | @eightfold farmsdc
• 🎵 TikTok | @eightfoldfarmsdc

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• 📩 marcia@marciablee.com

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• 💼 LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/in/marciablee

Today's guest is my yoga Instructor, Adrienne Shaw.

She is a Health and Wellness Advocate for life. She is certified to teach Yoga, Shallow Water Aerobics and

Pilates. She has been formally teaching since 2015. She currently serve as the Health and Wellness

Coordinator for Region XI, BIGDOL. She regularly teaches at Women’s Retreats, Conferences and DC/MD

recreation centers. She has a heart for seniors and others who are beginning to explore physical fitness.

Her motto is “Food is Not Your Friend” and “you must move your feet”. She always have fun during class

and the response has been positively phenomenal. She believe in inclusivity and teach in a way that’s

inviting for all participants. The flow of her class depends largely on who is present. She teaches you how to

move and breathe, one step and breathe at a time.

Welcome back to the relaunch of Cut the BS: Your Health, Your Choice. I am your host, Marcia Lee. This show is about reclaiming our power through real food and real choices. But health is not just about what is on your food—it is about the systems we live in and the communities that hold us up.

Today, I am honored to introduce a voice that embodies the 'brave space' we talk about so often on this show, K'La Jackson, founder of Obatala's Children.

K'la is a mother, birth worker, and brave space curator dedicated to the intersection of reproductive justice and disability advocacy. Over the past decade, she has walked alongside families navigating the complexities of the NICU and social service systems.

In 2021, she founded Obatala’s Children to empower Black families with disabilities to thrive through collective care and storytelling. This mission is deeply personal, born from the life and legacy of her son, Kweli. Through this podcast and her work, La honors his memory by fostering the connectivity of love and grief for families similar to hers.

About K'La Connect & Support Obatala's Children

• 🎥 YouTube | https://youtube.com/@obatala's children

• 📸 Instagram | https//www.instagram/com/obatalaschildren

• 👤 Facebook | https://facebook.com/obatalas.children

• 🎵 TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@obatalaschildren

• 📩 Email | kla@obatalaschildren.org

This episode focuses on health disparities in communities of color, which include: mortality, life expectancy, burden of disease, mental health, uninsured/underinsured, lack of access to care and mistrust of the health care system.

Today's guest is Bayo Curry-Winchell, MD is a board certified family and urgent care physician Dr. Curry-Winchell is Medical Director of Community Engagement and Health Equity, Co-Lead of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, and Medical Director of Urgent Care Clinics, Carbon Health and Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center, Reno, NV.

Deeply involved with her community, Dr. Curry-Winchell is also the founder, Beyond Clinical Walls, medical director, Washoe County Sexual Assault Response Team, and volunteers as an assistant medical examiner, Washoe County Child Protective Services. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Curry-Winchell joined the Reno Mayor's Task Force and Governors Medical Advisory Team.

She has received many awards, including the 2022 Healthcare Heroes Award from Nevada Business Magazine, the Community Service Award from Washoe County Medical Society, the 2021 Young Physician Award from Washoe County Medical Society, the 2020 PBS Reno Spotlight Extraordinary Neighbor award, Sierra Nevada's Top 20 Most Powerful Women award in 2019 and recently named one of 75 Black health care leaders to know by Becker's Hospital Review and was a TEDx presenter in 2022. She participates in national media interviews and regularly contributes to several publications. She and her husband enjoy life in Reno-Tahoe with their two young girls.

Should you wish to reach out or book her for speaking engagements, she can be reached on TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter @DR_BCW or through her website https://drbcw.com.

Marcia's platforms:

Facebook and Instagram: mbmarshalllee

A candid conversation on health topics affecting people of color with health care professionals who look like the population they serve.

Guests for this segment are registered nurses: Louise Lee, RN (retired), Stephanie Lee Radler, The George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC and Cherrell Christian, United Medical Center, Washington, DC

Today's guest is Mary Blackford, Founder of Market 7 DC, which is a soon to be open food hall and lifestyle area. This is being started because she along with the community recognized that this area is a food apartheid.

The title, bring back the 16 years comes from average death rate of these underserved areas. Residents tend to live 16 years less than their counterparts in the more affluent areas of the city. Market 7 is looking to reverse this trend.

Mary's contact information:

IG/Twitter: @market7dc

Website: www.market7dc.com

Marcia's contact information:

Facebook/IG: mbmarshalllee

This is a special edition episode on more personal level. I'm speaking about my sister in law who is in very critical condition. She refused to seek medical treatment.

I would like this episode to be a wake up all for every one regarding their fear of seeking medical care and to seek care and treatment when one is not feeling well.