by Lani Muelrath | Nov 16, 2014 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Reviews
If you haven’t already tasted or at least heard the wildly enthusiastic buzz about the famous non-dairy cheeses from Miyoko’s Kitchen, then you’ve come to the right place. Not only that, you have a chance to win a free gift collection of one of her...
by Lani Muelrath | May 25, 2011 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition
When Sabrina Nelson was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease called “relapsing polychondritis”, things only got worse for her by taking powerful steroids and other drugs. Then one day she read Dr. John McDougall’s work. She learned the...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 5, 2011 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition
Look, let’s face it. We’ve been marketed a bill of goods with the Diary Council’s milk and dairy campaigns. Remember these? “Milk – it does a body good” celebrity white-mustache campaign (still alive and kicking?) the...
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 24, 2010 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition
Long the victims of intense marketing campaigns by the Four Food Lobbies, we’ve been sold a gallon of milk and a bill of goods by the dairy industry one time to many. Warning! This revealing presentation by Dr. John McDougall, M.D., will tilt the milk cart on...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 5, 2020 | All Posts, Recipes
Just as I experienced post-trauma after the Camp fire that I shared with you in my article title After the Camp fire here, the turbulent times of Covid-19 have inspired a resurgence in these same ways of supporting family and community: with shared sustenance and...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 2, 2018 | All Posts, Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation
Dear Oprah, It has just come to my attention that you have recently released a new book Life-Changing Insights from Super Soul Conversations Wisdom of Sundays:, on just about the same day as my new book The Mindful Vegan: A 30-Day Plan for Finding Health, Balance,...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 20, 2016 | All Posts, Plant-Based Journey, Plant-Based Nutrition, Reviews
Now Dietitian Recommended: The Plant-Based Journey Book The Plant-Based Journey has now been dietitian recommended as the definitive guide to transition to a plant-based diet Timaree Hagenburger, R.D., is another in a growing number of doctors and health...
by Lani Muelrath | Dec 14, 2015 | All Posts, Plant-Based Journey, Plant-Based Nutrition, Reviews
Now Doctor Recommended for Your Health: The Plant-Based Journey Book! We know that a plant-based diet has been increasing extolled by doctors and the medical community as the diet for optimal health: I am excited to announce that The Plant-Based Journey is now...
by Lani Muelrath | Dec 8, 2015 | All Posts, Appearances, Holidays, Media, Plant-Based Journey, Recipes, Video
This week I was back on the set at CBS TV to show multiple examples of plant-based party snacks so you can lighten up the holiday parties with plant-based hors d’oeuvres. Double click on the video to enjoy this four minute presentation including taste tests and...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 22, 2015 | All Posts, Holidays, Recipes
6 Plant-Based Pumpkin Pie Recipes Having made many a plant-based pumpkin pie in my time, at this time of year I find myself again on the lookout for a new variation on the pumpkin pie theme. Oddly enough, as a kid I couldn’t stand pumpkin pie – go figure!...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 15, 2015 | All Posts, Plant-Based Journey, Recipes
Recipe Photos from The Plant-Based Journey If I had a wish list… …for The Plant-Based Journey, it would be that she (1) go into second printing quite quickly, (2) be reviewed by a major publication such as VegNews, and (3) that she have marvelous photos of...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 29, 2015
Resources page for The Plant-Based Journey: A Step-by-Step Guide for Transition to a Healthy Lifestyle and Achieving Your Ideal Weight In The Plant-Based Journey, you were invited to navigate to the Resources page for books, trusted online resources, more...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 28, 2015 | All Posts, Plant-Based Journey
The official Plant-Based Journey blog tour launches September 1! You’ll find the complete list – including links added each day when that day’s tour stop goes ‘live’ – at the end of this article. More about the tour in a minute, but...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 26, 2015 | All Posts, Plant-Based Journey, Plant-Based Nutrition, Transformations
Naomi’s Plant-Based Transformation Naomi Prioleau is a busy, active reporter with the Marshall New Messenger in Marshall, Texas. She is the first to tell you that as a journalist she is on call all the time. And that her work demands lots of available energy....
by qualiant | Jul 16, 2015
Your Pre-Order Bonus Gifts for The Plant-Based Journey! When you pre-order The Plant-Based Journey: A Step-by-Step Guide to Transition to a Health Lifestyle and Achieve Your Ideal Weight, we want to say thanks by giving you bonus gifts. After all,...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 14, 2015 | All Posts, Recipes, Reviews
All of us have, at one time or another, fantasized about what it would be like to have a personal chef. If I could have my way about the matter, the person I would choose to be mine is Miyoko Schinner. Direct to you from the Homemade Vegan Pantry Book Launch Party...
by qualiant | May 31, 2015
Welcome to the resources page for The Plant-Based Journey: A Step-by-step Guide for Transitioning to a Healthy Lifestyle and Achieving Your Ideal Weight. To download a free 40-page preview of The Plant-Based Journey, click here. The Plant-Based Journey is Doctor...
by qualiant | May 29, 2015
The Plant-Based Journey is now officially released! ORDER YOUR COPIES TODAY Pre-order bonuses are no longer available. Your Pre-Order Bonus Gifts for The Plant-Based Journey! When you pre-order The Plant-Based Journey: A Step-by-Step Guide to...
by Lani Muelrath | May 24, 2015 | All Posts, All Setup, Recipes
Cherry Pie for breakfast? That has been the state of affairs around here lately. I recently combined my love for a morning bowl of sweet steamy whole grains with a longtime adoration of dark cherries. And believe it or not, this comes out tasting like cherry pie. As a...
by Lani Muelrath | May 10, 2015 | All Posts, All Setup, Animals, Travel, Video
We just returned from three weeks of travel adventure in Indonesia, where we journeyed for scuba diving, rainforest hiking, and doing what we always do on our travels – trek to wildlife sanctuaries and preserves to give support, bear witness, and bring back...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 8, 2015 | All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
According to a new meta-analysis – that means a review of mountains of research studies – published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, adopting a vegetarian diet causes weight loss, even in the absence of...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 5, 2015 | All Setup, Appearances
When five-term mayor of Marshall, Texas, Ed Smith, received a diagnosis of prostate cancer in 2008, he decided to treat it with aggressive dietary changes under a doctor’s supervision. Mayor Smith began eating only whole grains, vegetables and legume, nuts, and...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 22, 2015 | Plant-Based Nutrition
This week the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee pulled back the curtain on its official advisory for what Americans ‘should’ be eating. Due out every five years, the last Guidelines were revealed in 2010. That means this is the year for an update....
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 30, 2014 | All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition
This event took place on December 4, 2014. If you missed it LIVE, not to worry – I’ve got the recording of the call available for you! Simply fill out the form lower on this page, click on the link in the confirmation email you will be sent, and the...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 25, 2014 | All Setup, Animals, Holidays, Video
My first vegetarian Thanksgiving was in 1972. That was the same year that I met my husband, Dick Gregory came to campus to speak on his peace tour, I started teaching yoga, and I took up a meditation practice inspired by a sign posted at the local natty foods store,...
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 14, 2014 | Animals, Plant-Based Journey, Travel, Video
Safari Africa touches something deep inside you. Maybe it’s in our DNA. Our limbic memory, reaching back to our ancient ancestors. Picture this At 6,500 feet above sea level, we watch as a large family of elephants – from giant towering mothers to infants...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 11, 2014 | Plant-Based Journey, Plant-Based Nutrition, Recipes
I guess it all started with the book recipe testing project. On schedule for the August first deadline at Ben BellaBooks – my publisher- for the full manuscript of The Plant-Based Journey meant testing the recipes as they are to be published in the book. Once,...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 8, 2014 | All Posts, Appearances, Plant-Based Journey
Everyone should have this much fun in one summer week. Just returned from the annual Vegetarian Summerfest in Johnstown, Pennsylvania where I’ve been for the last week. I had been asked to give four different presentations, including Five Minute...
by Lani Muelrath | Mar 11, 2014 | All Setup, Plant-Based Journey
I flew out of my author’s nest last week to be a guest at February’s McDougall Advanced Study Weekend. An unprecedented affair, the headliners was a fleet of all-stars – one after another. And catching up with plant-based buddies from all over the...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 28, 2013 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition
The mammogram results alert letter arrived in my mail late on a Friday afternoon. I tore into the envelope, looking for the usual ‘normal’ results report to which I had become accustomed. Instead, I found a formally worded letter with references to...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 29, 2013 | Fasting, Plant-Based Nutrition, Recipes, Travel
If the names Lisle and Goldhamer sound almost as familiar to you as Rogers and Hammerstein, it may be because they are co-authors of the brilliant and popular The Pleasure Trap. This visionary book could be considered the foundation of the practices and principles...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 23, 2013 | Plant-Based Nutrition
This Teleclass/webcast has already taken place. Not to worry! You can still download the recording of the call; simply fill in the sign-up form further down the page, click the confirmation link, and the link to download the mp3 will be sent to you. ...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 21, 2013 | Plant-Based Nutrition
I had the great good fortune of meeting up with Sharon and her family earlier this summer at Vegetarian Summerfest in Pennsylvania where she first told me her story. I’m honored to share it with you today. Prevent Breast Cancer: Shifting the Focus from Treatment...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 9, 2013 | Transformations, Weight Loss
Janice, then Janice, now Are these the same person? When Janice sent me these pictures to post side-by-side as we reflected on our three month benchmark of working together in the Fast Start Program, these are the first words that came to mind: are these the same...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 21, 2013 | All Setup, Transformations, Weight Loss
Keturah was in one of my Body Transformation Booty Camps several months back. It sets my boat to floatin’ whenever someone writes to me months later, out of the blue, to tell me of their ongoing success. Keturah did just that. I asked her if I could share her...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 18, 2013 | Weight Loss
Note: Today’s guest author Dustin Rudolph, PharmD., is throwing a Fit Quickies book giveaway contest on the Pursue a Health You Blog. Click on the image below to enter. Weight Loss – The Recipe For Success by Guest Author Dustin Rudolph, PharmD ...
by Lani Muelrath | Dec 16, 2012
“I Am Thrilled With The Results From This Program!“ I am thrilled with the results I have gotten from taking this program. Early on, Lani told me, “Change your mind, change your body, change your life” and that is exactly what has happened for me. When I signed up for...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 5, 2012 | Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation
Imagine… • Walking into any restaurant, popping open the menu, and navigating to the plant-based diet items. And even better, vegan and vegetarian choices starred with ‘no added fats or oils’. And you don’t have to ask “Is there lard in the beans?” Heck,...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 30, 2012 | Recipes
Top o’ the spud! Fellow plant-based foodie Vikki Deedrick launched a potato pondering that turned into a gold mine of ideas. The minute I saw where it was going, I knew I had to get this into your hands. Somehow it only seems fitting as the special guest on...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 25, 2012 | Recipes
After posting yesterday a picture of my dinner plate here, Simple plant-based dinner solution: Quinoa, zucchini & cannellini beans, I found out that there’s a whole universe of readers who haven’t heard of red quinoa. The white variety, yes, but not...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 6, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition
Note: Though this Teleclass has already taken place, you can obtain a recording of the event by following the links to the signup page and filling out the instant access form. Be sure to click the link in the confirmation email that you will be sent upon form...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 27, 2012 | Move Your Body, Plant-Based Nutrition
It seems the more Scott shifted his diet away from the standard American and toward a whole-foods, plant-based diet, the better his performance at his true love: The world of ultra-running. Scott Jurek is one of my fellow coaches at the first annual VegRun via...
by Lani Muelrath | May 3, 2012 | Plant-Based Nutrition
Shame on Oprah. Today’s newsletter from the “O” camp features “healthy” snacks. Actually, it says ‘NO carrots – good for you snacks that taste amazing!” On the list? Pita chips with reduced fat sour cream, muskateers...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 10, 2012 | Travel
I hope the Easter bunny was good to you this year, as she sure was to us. We had the fine good fortune of having Larry Wheat’s famous ‘Larry’s pancakes’ and the pictures pretty much tell the story. Not only that, but this was on the heels of...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 9, 2012 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition
Where do you get your protein with a plant-based diet? Excerpted and adapted from The Plant-Based Journey: A Step-by-Step Guide To Transition To A Healthy Lifestyle and Achieving Your Ideal Weight If you follow a plant-based diet, or eat in a way that is even...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 26, 2012 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
Daily – no, several times a day actually – I receive email questions about how to get started on eating for plant-based health and fitness. People see the changes that I have gone through and note my unbridled enthusiasm for a whole-foods, low fat,...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 25, 2012 | Plant-Based Nutrition
The long awaited plant-based diet doctors debate has come and gone. I took pages of notes during the event so that I could report directly back in to you. Dr. McDougall arrived for the event dapper and distinguished in suit and tie, while Dr. Fuhrman looked ready to...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 15, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Journey, Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
Excerpted and adapted from Fit Quickies; 5 Minute Targeted Body Shaping Workouts, by Lani Muelrath, Penguin/Alpha, 2013. What? The Plant-Based Fitness Expert Advisor for the McDougall Health and Medical Center Discussion Boards is putting the words...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 21, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Journey, Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
It can be disheartening. You embrace a plant-based diet with the hopes of not only getting healthier, but shedding a few pounds and you are looking forward to slipping into your jeans a little more easily. xxxxxxx Yet for some inexplicable reason, a few days in you...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 16, 2012 | Plant-Based Nutrition
Yes, confusion about diet abounds in the media. In a free enterprise system it’s now wonder. Yet as I became acutely aware – and shared with you before – as a result of my Plant-Based Nutrition Certification at Cornell University, it is incumbent...
