Jun 23
While whole foods are a great source of nutrition, but they are not always easy to carry along for a long workout or race. I think a more convenient option is to have a combination of whole foods in an easier to carry package. A great example of this would be Amrita Bars. Amrita Bars are …
Oct 10
David Hirsch has been involved with the famed Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca, New York, since 1976. An avid gardener as well as a cook, David is the author of Moosewood Restaurant Kitchen Garden and coauthor of 12 Moosewood Collective cookbooks. via Pocket http://bit.ly/1wdG1w6
Sep 07
In functional medicine, we believe that every system in the body is connected. Your digestive and hormonal systems, for example, aren’t independent of one another. At the center of it all is a Read via Pocket http://bit.ly/1q3jFyj
Feb 25
The Journal of American Medical Association recently published a study that appears to support what I have also seen with my own blood pressure since adopting a plant-based diet. Unfortunately I am not able to read the entire article($140 for a subscription), but I have enough personal proof that this is true. I have dealt …
Jun 04
Pre-Race My eyes peeled open around 4:15am. 15 minutes before my alarm went off. I was happy to have gotten a full nights sleep and feeling pretty fresh. I rolled out of bed and started preparing my pre-race breakfast in the little microwave in our hotel room. Granola with coconut milk, a banana and a …
Jun 03
I got up around 7-7:30am on Saturday morning as the sun beamed in the open shades of room #329 of the Comfort Suites. My wife had been stirring for awhile by that time and I eventually acknowledged it. We had a quick breakfast in the room while checking emails, updating our social media and researching …
May 18
Thad Beaty great story of transformation to plant-based and Ironman finisher… Thad Beaty’s Plant-Based Road to IRONMAN Hawaii.
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 …
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. …
Oct 17
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 …
