Tag: plantpower

Veggin’ Out in Philly

A couple Saturday’s ago my wife and I were planning to make a trip down to IKEA in Conshohoken to get some new office furniture for my home office remodel. I happened to stumble across a Vegetarian Nutrition seminar being held in downtown Philly that day through the NoMeatAthlete Facebook page. So we decided to …

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Slick Willy Has Gone Vegan…

Came across this video clip while checking out the Blossom Vegan NY Restaurant site. Wild Willy is reversing his heart disease by going vegan. Check it out.. Bill Clintons Vegan Diet Inspiring Others? | Video – ABC News.

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 …

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My Plant-Based Diet Experiment Update-Blood Test Results

As I sit here writing this post, I am 4 months into what I thought would be a 1 month experiment. I am still going strong with my whole foods, plant-based diet. I have to admit that I was a bit skeptical that I would continue this after my “A” race of the year, Ironman …

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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.

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 …

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Vegetable Chili with Quinoa

This recipe has been a staple in my recent transition to a plant-based diet. I actually had been eating this well before becoming plant-based since it is such a great recipe for anyone. I had originally obtained the recipe from the March 2011 issue of Triathlete Magazine by Triathlete/Chef Jamie Gulden. The only thing I …

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Moon Over Keuka

My wife rousted me out of bed at 7:30AM to hit the lake for a swim while she kayaks beside me. We usually do that every year and she enjoys cruising along beside me. It was not in my training plan, but a OWS won’t kill me. We always try to get out there early …

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Revisiting My Goals for the 2012 Season…

I thought it would be a good time to review my goals for this season as I approach my  “B” and “A” races for the year. Although most of the work is behind me now and there isn’t a whole lot of time to do anything about these now, it is always good to see …

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Ironman Lake Placid 2012 Trip Report–Pre-Race Day

My eyes pried themselves open around 5:30AM for the first time after a good nights sleep. Something about being in the mountains that enables me to sleep so well. It must be the fresh air and the fact that I don’t have work on my mind. We headed into Lake Placid early for breakfast at …

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