Commentary
- Refined Foods and Refined 'tudes
While on a boot run in the George D. Aiken Wilderness in Woodford, Vermont, I had some thoughts about the current squabbles in the raw world. Click here to check out Tim Van Orden's race results - https://timvanorden.com/results.html Click here…
- Response to Matt Monarch - The Elephant in the Room
A few days ago Matt Monarch posted a video on his TheRawFoodWorld channel on YouTube, asking the leaders of the 'Raw Movement' to come together. These are my thoughts on the matter. This is Matt's video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGMQtlRblno Here is…
- Never Get Sick Again on a Raw Vegan Diet!
Anyone who's ever read a book on raw veganism or listened to a raw 'guru' give a lecture has heard this statement - "you will never get sick again as long as you eat a raw vegan diet." There was…
- 12/12/12 12:12:12 and the Meaning of Life
The clock strikes 12:12:12 on 12/12/12. What is the significance of this? Objectively - none. But if you want to have some fun with it, go ahead and give it some meaning. Human beings are meaning making machines. Our brains…
- FAQ - Should you eat a Raw Vegan diet?
Tim Van Orden discusses whether or not to 'go raw' This is the first in my new FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) video series, where I'll be answering many of the questions that fill up my various inboxes. Today's question -…
- Don't Let Insecurity Hold You Back
Tim Van Orden musing about the benefits of insecurity. While on a road trip to the Seacoast of New Hampshire, I stumbled upon some insights into my past and it's effect on my current behavior. I'll admit it, I'm an…
- Falling in Love... With Running
Tim Van Orden talking about falling in love with running... again. Do you love doing the things that you are committed to? Or do you simply feel pressured and obligated to do them because of a commitment you've made? Many…
- The Little Death - How To Get Through Fall Without Falling
A brilliant display of Fall color. After a wonderful trip to Los Angeles I find myself back in Vermont, where I'm greeted by a brilliant display of Fall color. While the vast majority of the tourists clogging the arteries of…
- The Belly Fat Myth
There is so much misinformation on television and the net about fat loss, diet, exercise, stress and specifically on belly fat loss, that I decided to put out my two cents on the subject. • Like the Running Raw Facebook…
- The One Truth
There seem to be a whole lot of 'gurus' out there in the alternative health world that have THE truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. But many of them disagree. So how could they all have THE…
- Tim VanOrden's Running Raw Times August 3rd, 2011
Tim VanOrden’s Running Raw Times - August 3rd, 2011 A big hello to all my friends and supporters of the Running Raw Project! In This Update: Only One Hill The Road to Italy The Woodstock Fruit Festival Southeastern U.S. Tour…
- Over Their Dead Bodies
How often do you consider the effects of your dietary choices on others? Maybe it's time you started.
- Mike Tyson goes Vegan?
You read that title correctly - Mike Tyson, the man who has been known to eat the flesh of fellow competitors in the ring has foregone animal products and adopted a vegan diet. More and more high profile Americans are…
- Meat Meets Science
As most of you know, meat is not the healthiest thing you can eat. Yes, it's got plenty of protein, vitamin B12, iron and a few other trace minerals, but it also come packed with a host of health comprising…
- Do Cows Need Protein?
The dairy industry has discovered that cows don't need that much protein and in fact, they fare much better with less in their diets. Oh, if only there was a "human industry" to get to the bottom of how to…
- Is Television Bad For Your Diet?
This "research" looks a little sketchy to me. It appears that special interest groups are hard at work trying to get people to believe that being healthy is a good thing and that TV is a bad thing. I'm not…
- Is Organic Produce Better For You?
In order to be a good secret agent you have to know how to create an effective smoke screen. Apparently, such agents are hard at work creating such a distraction in their fight against organic foods. The main reason to…
- Fruits and Vegetables Might Be Good For You - Reports New Study
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables have many benefits. After 12 years of being vegan, it never never once occurred to me that fruits and vegetables might improve my health. It just seems too radical an idea to stomach. There's no way…
- Tim VanOrden's Running Raw Times - March 5th, 2010
A Huge hello to all my friends and supporters of the Running Raw Project . In This Issue: • The Year in Review • 2010 To Do List • The Race Report • Running Raw Apparel & Lecture DVDs •…
- Tim VanOrden's Running Raw Times - November 9th 2009
A Huge hello to all my friends and supporters of the Running Raw Project . In This Issue: • Four More Years? • Turning Fall into Rise • Running Raw Apparel & Lecture DVDs • 105º is HOT • Grazing…
- Tim VanOrden's Running Raw Times September 16th, 2008
A Huge hello to all my friends and supporters of the Running Raw Project . In This Issue: • All's Quiet on the Eastern Front • Forté at Forty • Olympic Trials and Tribulations • Food Networking • The Running…
- Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving Day
All too often we lump the words thanks and giving together into one word - Thanksgiving. It has come to mean turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and family. The word does little more than house the name of a…
- Feeling The Burn - Malibu Creek State Park
Two days before the presently raging Malibu wild fires , I decided to get in a long hard run in Malibu Creek State Park. Of all the traveling that I've done in this country, and of all the beautiful places…