Tag: plant strong athletes

  • Blogpost: What is Your Nutritional Story?

    I had a patient say to me years back, “never trust a skinny cook”. I guess that is partly why she is no longer my patient. Changing beliefs can be hard. We often construct our story around beliefs and hang on tight. We make justifications to suit our actions. Our words are powerful and our…

  • Podcast: with Patrick McKeown author of The Oxygen Advantage

    Welcome! and thank you for listening.  Today I have a special guest, Patrick Mckeown.  He is the author of The Oxygen Advantage and leads workshops throughout his native Ireland, North America, Europe, and Australia on the benefits of breathing “light”  We can go 40 days without eating, and several days without water, but only a…

  • Podcast: Takeaways for the Week

    Welcome! and thank you for listening.  It has been an exciting week launching our book-Plant-based wellness cookbook-three generations of cooking: with the Doctor, the Dietitian, and the Diva.  In this episode I will discuss how my week fit together with new studies about meat, new discussions about the microbiome, and new observations and successes from…

  • Podcast: The Doctor, the Dietitian, and the Diva Introduce the new Plant Based Wellness Cookbook

    Welcome! and thank you for listening.  It has arrived. I am joined today by my mom, the Diva, my daughter, the Dietitian to announce that our cookbook is finally available for purchase.  I could not be more pleased than to have created this cookbook with 2 of my favorite people.  My mother is a lighthouse…

  • Podcast: Sometimes You Just Have to Play

    Welcome! and thank you for listening.  I just got back from Houston, Texas where we celebrated Addie Majnaric, RDN and the Diva aka my Mother’s birthdays.  We celebrated by playing.  We ran, went to TopGolf, and to the University of Houston’s football training facility.  A family that play’s together stays healthy together.   The world…

  • Podcast: Sarasota Vegefest and More

    Welcome! and thank you for listening.  Addie Majnaric RDN and I attended the Sarasota Vegefest last weekend. We had an information tent, and I was on the physician’s speaker panel and 2 of our members were on the success story panel.  I discuss our day and the panel discussions on this podcast.  Who goes to…

  • Blogpost: How much weight can you exercise off?

    Most people blame the lack of exercise for weight gain. If only they had more time or discipline to exercise their weight would be better. Gym memberships are as common as Netflix accounts, but we still have an obesity problem in this country. I see the same 3 people walking on my morning runs. No…

  • Podcast: Mendocino 50K recap and more

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  The Mendocino 50K is in the books.  It was a great race with great support and great post race food.  It was great to do a vegan race and meet a lot of plant strong people.   Slowly more evidence is coming out to support plant based nutrition in…

  • Podcast: Asheville Marathon Recap and How Running is Like Life.

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  The Asheville Marathon Backyard to Vineyard Challenge is a half marathon on Saturday and a full Marathon on Sunday on the Biltmore estate grounds.  It is a great tour of the property with a lot of the race taking place on packed trails. I recount the adventure on this…

  • Podcast: What is on your NOT to DO list?

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  I am dedicating this episode to a favorite patient, Whinnie.  She will forever inspire me to be a better person each day by serving others, and to live each day to the fullest.  We all have to do lists.  What about what not to do lists.  What could we…