Thanks to Stacy who posted a fleet of questions in a response right here on the plant-based fitness blog. They made for a great, simple article so that’s exactly where it went – to the posts! Ive been trying to find the answer to this question, and can’t find a clear-cut answer, so maybe u …
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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 bars, oatmeal cookies with frozen yogurt, cheddar goldfish….I’m still trying to find a ‘healthy’ snack and how dare they …
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The Food Revolution Summit hosted by my friend John Robbins launched and continues for several days. Did you hear about it? Online, listen in for FREE, dirt cheap to order recordings and transcripts of the presentations if you want to hang onto materials for future reference. I’m including the event message from John below so …
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I’ve been dying to tell you about this – it’s been so dang busy around here that I haven’t had time to take a minute but enough is enough! A publisher approached me regarding doing a book and, long short, they want the manuscript for Fit Quickies: 5 Minute Body-Shaping Workouts from The Plant-Based Fitness …
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Today I came across a reference to me on a discussion forum. It went something like this: “I see Lani has gotten somewhat diety.” Earlier, if you had peeped inside my kitchen you would have seen the following: Sweet onions, bok choy, brussels srpouts, chick peas and cauliflower were being sauteed in veggie broth on …
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If you follow a plant-based diet, or eat in a way that is even remotely vegetarian, I’m betting that the question, ‘Where do you get your protein?’ is nothing new to you. Let alone if you eat card-carrying vegan-style. Advertising and lobbying by the big boys of beef, chicken, fish, eggs and dairy products are to …
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This just in! A video vignette of the February McDougall Health and Medical Center Advanced Nutrition Study Weekend. I took pages of notes during the event so that I could report directly back in to you, and this 7 minutes of video clips gives you a tantalizing overview. As a matter of fact, this event …
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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, plant-based diet. It has been the cornerstone of my own personal …
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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 wrestle in a sporty green -shirt with …
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What? The Plant-Based Fitness Expert for the McDougall Health and Medical Center is putting the words ‘failure’ and ‘McDougall Diet’ in the same sentence? Settle down. And now that I’ve got your attention, let me explain. Because what I’m about to tell you may well change your life. I now weigh 50 lbs less than …
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It may be too late to snag a seat at the upcoming McDougall Advanced Study Weekend, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a ringside cyber-seat at the long-anticipated great debate between these 2 plant-based diet heavyweights: Should You Eat Vegetables (Dr. Fuhrman) or Starch (Dr. McDougall)? Simply sign up for the internet broadcast. Not …
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Look. If I can do it in a 3rd world country, you can do it anywhere. Europe and the U.S. are easy. Not to belittle your efforts. But when you travel to far-flung off-the-beaten-path places and still make your plant-based diet work AND squeeze in your body-shapers (thank goddess for Fit Quickies) priorities, well, that’s …
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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 step on the scale and the numbers are …
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To smoothie or not to smoothie? It’s the plant-based fitness expert’s blog. Of course I’m going to tell you to cram as many greens and fruits in as you can, right? Not so fast. With an upsurge in ‘smoothies’ and ‘cleanses’ all over the web this time of year, for health, ‘detox’, or weight loss, …
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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 upon us to take a look at the studies and the data, …
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The Disappearing Migraine – What You Need To Know To Cure Yourself Of Headaches Guest blogger Dustin Rudolph According to the National Headache Foundation 29.5 million Americans suffer from migraine headaches, with women being affected three times more then men[1]. Migraines can be debilitating and often lead to the inability to perform normal everyday activities …
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