I\’m a movie junkie, and if you\’re trying to eat right, you know what a horrible trap this can be. It\’s difficult to think of relaxing on the couch, remote in hand, without pizza and popcorn and chocolate and butter and oil and fat, OH MY! Figuring out an appropriate snack for movie nights can […]
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After receiving the first two of my six cardiac stents, my doctor told me about the copious amounts of plaque in my arteries. \”What can we do about that?\” I asked. \”Nothing,\” he replied. \”You\’ll have that the rest of your life.\” I\’ll never forget how helpless I felt at that moment. It was truly
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I\’m going to tell you with some amount of pride that a \”mess o\’ ribs\” just doesn\’t DO it for me anymore. Not long ago — only a few months, truthfully — I was a connoisseur of all things meat. I low carb\’d it, often living on bacon-wrapped chicken and salad (with cheese and lots
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There is nothing requiring more patience than when you\’re losing weight. It is a slow and tedious process that can easily leave you feeling defeated, deflated and ready to quit. I had to decide from the outset that weight wasn\’t my true goal. It\’s a great by-product and is a fantastic way to see my
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I\’ve been following a plant-based whole foods lifestyle for over four months now. I have eschewed all dairy without complaint. I have kicked all meat to the curb and haven\’t winced in the process. I have turned my nose up at all processed foods as if it were tripe in my nostrils. The one thing
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I don\’t know about you, but the minute somebody starts talking about goals, I start looking for a door. Don\’t get me wrong, I LOVE to dream big and have idea sessions and talk about what could be — I\’m a creative type, you see — but what goal-setting inevitably means is that work is
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Someone told me 41 is lots of fun. I said 41 is when your health\’s undone. But I was probably just being pessimistic. You see, it was my birthday yesterday. This is one of those weeks where food and weight and health and everything just feels like drudgery. I would imagine all the pollen-related crud
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I\’ll say at the outset that I\’m a little embarrassed to share this with you. A real website curator would have something more substantial with which to reward his four faithful readers for their loyalty. As it is…you have me. All that said, however, I really find this helpful and hope you do, too. If
Rice and Beans: A Quick Fix for Strict Vegans Read More »
This is NOT really the place for innovative vegan cooking. Lindsay Nixon over at The Happy Herbivore does that better than most, I think. However, I will share something that I eat…OFTEN. It\’s one of my \”foundational foods\” and I use it for EVERYTHING. Well…except for soap. And toothpaste…I don\’t use it for that. And
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One of the most important lessons of eating a strict plant-based whole foods diet is being prepared. Preparation is what gets you through the trap of, \”Oh, man…I don\’t have anything here at the HOUSE to eat, and I don\’t want to go to the store NOW and so I guess I just have to
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