by Lani Muelrath | Aug 31, 2011 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
Read Dr. Gupta’s post-production notes here. Dr. Sanjay Gupta is on a personal mission to never have a heart attack. And in the process, he embarked on a year-long investigation to find out what actions he could take to offset his family history of heart...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 30, 2011 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
Craving carbs? Eat them! OK, have I got your attention? Today on the phone with my client Sandra (not her real name), the subject again reared its ugly (and hungry) head. Fear of carbs. Otherwise known as carbophobia. I bring this up today because Sandra is not...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 22, 2011 | Plant-Based Nutrition
We knew it – the antioxidants, phytonutrients, and all their health-promoting and disease-protective buddies are found in the plants, the basis of a plant-strong diet. As a matter of fact, plant foods have 64 more times the antioxidant content than animal-based...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 22, 2011 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition
What does ‘vegan’ mean, anyway? And what does a vegan eat? The answer may seem obvious to readers at the Plant-Strong Fitness Blog, yet it’s one of those questions that is never too silly to ask and begs a specific spot for an answer and an easy...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 19, 2011 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition
If you have been hovering anywhere near the plant-based diet and plant-based nutrition world, then the name Esselstyn is no news to you. And if you’re looking for one perfect primer to switching up to a whole foods plant-strong diet, then Rip Esselstyn’s...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 17, 2011 | Weight Loss
Between you and me, we don’t really need anyone to tell us if we’re too fat or too thin, right? Yet if we need a kick in the hmmhmm to face the fitness or fat loss music, then some tools of measure can help us do just that. Besides how your clothes are...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 14, 2011 | Animals
Oh yeah! 2 days ago -Rocky’s been with us for over 48 hours now – we spotted a tiny, tiny squirrel crawling through the woods as we wound down the driveway. No fear on his part – he went all Jurrasic Park on us and charged us with open arms! ...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 14, 2011 | Weight Loss
I promised a follow up to my Diet Rules Rant: Part 1. For what good is a rant without some positive suggestions to counter the rant-worthy? 😉 The interview that I reported on in Part 1 was with Dr. Judith Beck, clinical Associate Professor of Psychology in...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 10, 2011 | All Posts, All Setup, Video, Weight Loss
How do you know how much to eat to stay in your skinny jeans? What would it be like if you could eat to satisfaction every day, at every meal, and not have it shadowed by worrying about your weight? If you have never had a weight problem, then you are probably baffled...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 8, 2011 | All Posts, All Setup
Sometimes a girl’s just gotta have a good rant. First, if any of these diet strategies (“tips” or “rules”) is working for you, then far be it for me to question. One woman’s diet rules rant is another’s bible. But let me...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 6, 2011 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition, Video
This short rap was just too adorable for me not to share with you right away. Calcium, protein, zinc, vitmin B12 -it’s all in there. Thanks to Jonathan Mann and Ivory King for this charming little song that’s got a powerful message debunking vegan myths...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 4, 2011 | Recipes
As hummus is the new mayo, a girl who wants her sammy NOW shouldn’t be without it primed and ready to go on the refrigerator shelf. But sometimes it happens. To the best of us. Like today. Not easily daunted by this obstacle between me and my oil-free sandwich...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 3, 2011 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition
I promised in Part 1 of the “Plant-based Nutrition Certification via Cornell University” report to address the juiciest question of them all: Q. “Lani, what was the single biggest thing you learned from the Plant-based Nutrition course? Honestly?...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 2, 2011 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition
Do you need to supplement vitamin b12 on a plant-based diet that includes no animal products? The short answer? Yes. But does that make a diet without animal products somehow flawed? Not when you understand where the b12 comes from. Where does vitamin b12 come from,...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 2, 2011 | All Posts, All Setup
Yes, she’s here kids! A new look for lanimuelrath.com. Now, you’ve gotta tell me what YOU think. And let me know if everything is working from your end, OK? Can you navigate OK? Find what you need? I promise to do your workout for you today when you leave...
