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Raw Veganism, Cults and Emotional Health
While speaking in Highland Park, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) I gave a talk about how diet and emotional health. All the research that I’ve read leads me to believe that emotional health trumps diet and exercise in the quest for overall health. Continue reading
Posted in Diet Tips, Events, Health, Nutrition, Presentations, The Journey
Tagged Chicago, Diet, Emotional Health, Events, Health, Highland Park, Illness, Raw, Vegan
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Thanks giving Chicago style
There are many things that I am thankful for. But at this moment one opportunity stands out in my mind. It was November of 2006. I was in Chicago to coach the fledgling Run Raw Team in their first raw Chicago Marathon. As far as we knew at the time, no team of raw, vegan athletes had ever been assembled to compete in an event. Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Events, Health, Nutrition, Plant Powered Athletes, Presentations, Raw on The Road, The Journey
Tagged Athlete, Chicago, Community, Depression, Diet, Events, Health, Iron, Lectures, Marathon, Raw, Raw Food, Speaking, Thanksgiving, Vegan, Vitamin P
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Iron Absorption on a Vegan Diet – Part I
There are many who believe that plants lack iron and therefore vegans are likely to become anemic. While it is true that anemia seems to be more common in the vegan population, it is not for a lack of iron … Continue reading
Posted in Diet Tips, Nutrition
Tagged Absorption, Anemia, Chicago, Deficiency, Diet, Free Radicals, Greens, Heme, Iron, Nutrition, Smoothie, Supplementation, Vegan, Vegetarian, Vitamin C
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Reaching New Heights at Sears Tower
Racing up the stairwell of the tallest building in the North America sounds easy right? After 105 flights of pain, I discover otherwise. Perhaps I shouldn’t have spent the entire day before the race in the blistering cold winds of the Lake Michigan shoreline, as I ran with and supported the Run Raw Team in a 50K ultra-marathon – Note to self: rest in a warm place the day before a race. Continue reading
Posted in Race Reports, Racing
Tagged Chicago, Sears Tower, Skyscraper, Stairclimbing, Vertical, Video
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Over Their Dead Bodies
How often do you consider the effects of your dietary choices on others? Maybe it’s time you started. Continue reading →