Saturdays have been my “personal post” days recently, as opposed to the more useful, entertaining info that isn’t about me that I try to post during the week. That’s been working well, so I’m sticking with it. Let’s get personal! Helping people An email I got from a reader named Bridget this week: I just […]
Beans and rice. Health gurus tell us it’s a match made in nutritional heaven, since each provides the essential amino acids the other lacks. If beans and rice could talk, they might in a moment of unguarded honesty simultaneously declare, “You complete me.” Or, perhaps more ethnically accurate, “Me completas.” I’ve heard that’s a load […]
Everyone loves the post-workout meal. It serves as a reward, a celebration of having worked your ass off, and it’s a fantastic excuse to eat some of the sugars and simple carbs that we avoid most other times. But many athletes are mistaken or unsure about what to eat after a workout. People are fond […]
As you know if you’ve been reading over the past few months, almost all of my recent cooking has been from Robin Robertson’s newest cookbook, 1,000 Vegan Recipes. Though I’m not a vegan, I recognize that vegan food represents a diet upgrade for me: I don’t like eggs, so the only non-vegan part of my […]
Or, really, to quit drinking caffeine. The “why’s”: Making lasting change starts with having strong enough “why’s.” Here are mine. Caffeine is an incongruous part of my otherwise healthy way of life. I try hard to stay away from acid-forming foods and to eat by the principles of Thrive, where energy comes not from stimulation […]
Before I get to what Brendan Brazier’s Thrive Fitness is, let me start with what it isn’t. It’s not a diet plan: Thrive, Brendan’s first book, already went there. And while I consider Thrive to be somewhat revolutionary in its comprehensive treatment of the vegan diet for athletes, Thrive Fitness isn’t going to change the […]
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