Why Carbs Are GOOD For You!
During Q&A after speaking engagements someone always incredulously asks, “You eat carbs?!?!” To which we respond, “Yes, whole-food carbs make up 80-85% of our calorie intake.” (the rest is protein and fat split about evenly). And the follow-up question is often, “Did you gain weight before you starting losing?” “No. We both started dropping weight right away.”
Is Juicing Good Enough?
Juicing or taking juice supplements is seen as an easy way to get the recommended daily allowance of fruits and veggies. But is that really a shortcut way to not have to eat whole food plants? The short answer is no. But we don’t expect you to believe it just because we said so (we aren’t your parents after all). Let’s look at the reasons that juicing is not going help you as much as you think it will.
Cravings: Why They Happen And What To Do About Them
Have you ever noticed that cravings for broccoli are pretty rare? But SOS food (salt, oil sugar), we are all over that! Whoever invented salted-caramel-chocolate clearly understands how to engineer “food” to hit ALL the pleasure centers in the brain. Did I just make you crave salted-caramel-chocolate? Sorry. My bad.
Fish – Not The Source Of Omega-3 You Think It Is
“I eat fish to make sure I get my Omega-3s” someone proudly announced the other day. My brain clicked open the “folders” on Omega-3s, Omega-6s, and fish. “It’s great that you know your body needs Omega-3s” I started. “Would you like a little more information about why Omega-3s are important and why fish isn’t a great source?”
Are Children Being Done A Disservice?
Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn from the Cleveland Clinic is one of the whole-food plant-based (WFPB) advocates we follow. We were not surprised but were quite disappointed to learn that other cardiac physicians at the clinic won’t refer their patients to him; using the excuse, “They (the patients) will never go on that strict diet.
Family History vs Personal Destiny
“Melanoma runs in my family.” If I (Robyn) said that once I said it a thousand times. When I was diagnosed with melanoma almost ten years ago, I wasn’t surprised. Fortunately, I have had regular skin checks my entire adult life. “Curing” my melanoma was a matter of a simple outpatient surgery and a few stitches. The only real impact on my life was not being able to bike ride for several weeks. I barely even have a scar. But since then I have been certain that I would get it again. Does science bear that out?
My Doctor Wants Me To Go WFPB. Help!
Medical professionals are starting to understand and recommend the whole-food plant-based lifestyle to their patients. But when Google says, WFPB eliminates or severely limits all animal products, (including beef, pork, chicken, turkey, fish, dairy and eggs) and all processed foods (including all packaged foods, oils and sugars) most people reply, “What’s left to eat?!?!”
What We Eat When We Didn’t Plan Ahead
Meal prepping is such a “thing” these days and you know that I (Robyn) usually cook two big recipes over the weekend and that’s what we eat all week. But what if I don’t cook, there isn’t enough or we just don’t feel like eating what I made? Then what?
You Can’t Trick the Human Body
Somewhere in the last 30 or so years we’ve let Big Food and Big Pharma with the nod from Big Government convince us that the human body doesn’t know how to be healthy on its own and we need them to tell us what is best for us.
Losing Weight At Any Cost Shouldn’t Be The Goal
There are lots of ways to lose weight; heroin, cocaine, chemo, getting really sick, diet pills from the 70s. No one (at least we hope no one) is going to choose any of those options on purpose because we know the damage to our health isn’t worth it.
What Is Sugar Alcohol?
This week a client sent us a picture of a box of “High Protein Bars” that said “Plant Based,” “vegan,” “gluten free,” “5g Sugar” and “naturally flavored” on the front. But the nutrition facts had “Sugar Alcohol 18g.” Our client had circled it in red and put a big question mark next to it.
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Dr Robyn is a former competitive volleyball player turned psychologist with continuing education in nutrition. Russ is a former competitive bodybuilder and trainer on the Mr. Olympia Tour. They are the co-founders of Whole Food Muscle and the authors of How to Feed a Human The Whole Food Muscle Way. To work with them one on one to improve your health and fitness or to have them speak at your event or organization email them at Health@RnRJourney.com.