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, …
Tag: nutrition
Oct 28
Why People on a Plant-Based Diet Live Longer…
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. …
Oct 12
My New & Improved, Plant-Based Breakfast Smoothie Recipe
Five months ago I made a decision to give this whole food, plant-based nutrition thing a whirl. Well, I am still whirling away with it. I honestly thought it would leave me tired and depleted, especially after going through the more intense part of my training as I am a week away from Ironman Muskoka …
Sep 27
Is Alzheimer’s Type 3 Diabetes? – NYTimes.com
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 19
2012 Ironman Muskoka 70.3 Race Report-T1 & Bike
T1 I bypassed the wetsuit strippers on the exit of the swim and started the long haul up the hill to the Deerhurst Lodge parking lot were the transition was. I can get out of my wetsuit pretty quickly and I thought the strippers would take longer than if I did it myself. I may …
Sep 08
Tour of Toronto…
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 …
Jul 20
Ironman Lake Placid: The City of Shaved Legs
My alarm went off this morning with NPR very clearly reporting the news about the theater shooting in Colorado that occurred during the night. It was one of those things that hits you hard and there is no chance that I could go back to sleep after hearing it. Kind of like when I heard …
Jul 13
More Reasons to Avoid Prepackaged, Frozen Foods…
Besides eating healthier, eating whole foods is cheaper than the prepackaged crap in the frozen food aisle. Avoid Frozen and Prepackaged MealsĀ Prepackaged foods require alot more resources to create, package and ship which raised the price and also wastes gas and contributes more CO2 into the sky. I have also noticed that we have …
Jul 03
Raw, Vegan Blueberry Ginger Ice Cream
Haven’t tried this on yet, but posting it for later use… http://www.choosingraw.com/raw-vegan-blueberry-ginger-ice-cream/ Sent from my iPad
Jun 30
Grilled Veggie Pizza
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/1749?sf4831525=1 Thanks, Brian Sent from iPhone 4S