Mar 16
It’s hard to believe it has been 9 months already since I started this whole foods, plant-based diet. I have completed an entire triathlon training season consisting of a sprint, olympic and half-ironman distance events. I ran my first marathon and am currently more than 2 months into my training for Ironman Lake Placid 2013. …
Mar 03
The weather report for this Saturday indicated a day clear of any precipitation and a high of around 40 deg F. Armed with my new Pearl Izumi Thermal cycling jacket and Craft windproof gloves, I thought I could finally get a long ride outdoors instead of hunkering down in the basement on the trainer. Unfortunately, …
Feb 24
Great article describing deception that “Big Food” corporations are playing on the human “guinea pig” population which is ultimately leading to the obesity epidemic. This pays back twice because we buy the crap food which makes us sick and then all pharmaceutical companies a cut because the Doctors push the meds down your throat to …
Feb 05
Looks like the whole vegan thing is going mainstream. Even Kathy Lee is enjoying some plant-based goodness with her glass of wine… Vegan Cooking is Featured on NBC’s Today Show.
Jan 15
Looks like Plant-based is going mainstream. See it popping up all over the place even in Business sites. I can think of a few more reasons than they listed, but glad to see this… 7 Reasons to Choose a Plant-Based Diet – Business Insider. 8. Because it makes you feel great. 9. Faster recovery time …
Nov 14
Article about WGME-13 news anchor Jeff Peterson. ANother success story about a guy that made the switch to a whole foods, plant-based diet. via Natural Foodie: Making the vegan switch proved to be a win-win-win | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.
Oct 28
Here is a great article from Kathy Freston of the Huffington Post’s Healthy Living section that summarizes all the benefits of going plant-based. She has managed to put in a page what many books I have read took volumes to explain. Albeit, they did go into more detail but she has nailed the key points. …
Sep 27
Great article from NY Times’ Mark Bittman on how our unhealthy “America Diet” is contributing to Alzheimers or Type 3 Diabetes… Is Alzheimer’s Type 3 Diabetes? – NYTimes.com.
Sep 08
I got up early on Friday morning and headed out for half hour run around the neighborhood near our hotel. We then got cleaned up and headed down for our complimentary hotel breakfast. I had some waffles with syrup and it ended up wiping me out. I got back to the room and had to …
Aug 28
I am surprised how many people are still in the dark about the benefits of coconut oil these days. It is a plant-based oil and not one a hydrogenated vegetable oil. Just because it has saturated fat people think it will raise your cholesterol. Here is a good article about it and some good references …
