Jan 23, 2012

How does vegan pizza and beer sound for the February meet up? We thought so too. Spoke with Art at Miller’s Pizza in Karwick plaza and he said he would have no problem accomodating us on Sunday, Feb 12th from 4-6pm. You may or may not know this, but on Sundays in the winter, they have half-price pizza’s and cheap beer. (score) So please RSVP so I...

Dec 22, 2011

Come warm your compassionate souls by the fire…The January meetup is going to take place at the Terrace Room in the Harbor Grand Hotel in New Buffalo, MI on Sunday January 8th, 4-6 pm IN time. We thought it would it would be fun to do a book exchange, so bring your favorite vegan friendly book. And as always, you can bring copies (15-20) of your favorite...

Nov 28, 2011

The December meetup is going to be on Sunday, December 11th between 4-6pm at Sahara’s restaurant. To keep with the holiday spirit, we thought it would be fun to do a “secret santa” wrapped gift exchange for under $10, and try and keep with a vegan theme (ie. favorite vegan wine, spice, candle, etc.). If a couple wants to bring just one wrapped...

Nov 18, 2011

There has been alot of buzz lately about the whole-food plant-based diet and alot of my friends have been witnessing my journey and now they have began to ask me more questions about my diet. What do you eat if you don’t eat chicken? Do you lose strength or even your libido? The libido guy must not have read my post “Vegan is the new Viagra”....

Nov 16, 2011

My first year P90X results have been nothing but amazing. When I look back at my “before” photo, I can’t remember being that skinny. I quess that’s what is so cool about this program. I got results quickly and it has really changed my body as well as my self image. Since I was new to the whole “working out at home thing”, I...

Nov 11, 2011

Three years ago when my first daughter, Lauren, was born, I did what every responsible father does and went out to purchase a life insurance policy. Before the insurance company would issue me a policy I had to submit bloodwork so they could get a better picture of my true health. I had nothing to hide. I was in pretty good shape except for being a little...

Oct 26, 2011

Join Live Longer Be Stronger in kicking off their first whole-food, plant-based vegan/vegetarian social. The event will take place on November 13th at Brewster’s Italian Cafe in New Buffalo, MI between 4-6pm Indiana Time. Vegan options are available, but not provided. Please bring enough copies of your favorite Thanksgiving recipes to share with the...

Oct 11, 2011

P90X2 | Inside Training For Outside Sports.  Last Thursday night, October 6th, Detroit Tiger’s left fielder, Delmon Young, powered the Tigers past the New York Yankees. No Tiger had ever hit three home runs in the same post season series before. Young connected for his third homerun in the first inning of Thursday night’s 3-2 victory over the...

Aug 26, 2011

Vegan is the new ViagraVegan is the new Viagra.  Erectile dysfunction, or ED, is the canary in the coal mine.  For the first time, researchers have shown that erectile dysfunction is a strong predictor of the likelihood that men will die of heart disease.  Men who suffer from this problem, which some consider more an emotional that physical issue, are twice...

Aug 24, 2011

What is nutritional excellence?  Nutritional excellence as described by a “Nutritarian” is eating liberal amounts of those foods that are the most nutrient-dense while limiting the consumption of the foods that contain the least amount of nutrients.  Well, you might ask what are the most nutrient-dense foods?  Here is a short list of the most...