Reading time: 8 minutes, or less than half the time than it takes the entire grit-eating world to make grits. WE ALL KNOW THAT HEAVY DRINKING is not good for us. But, while we don’t want liver disease, we’d like to hold onto some of the benefits: fun, liquid courage, a good excuse to go streaking through the quad. The … Read More
‘Everything in Moderation?’ Wait, how much is that again?
[Reading Time: 9 minutes, or less time than it takes to milk two cows] MICHAEL JORDAN IS FAMOUS for his work ethic and practice routine. If you study Jordan’s career and attitude towards work and practice, you come to an obvious conclusion: to be the best, you really only need to work hard occasionally. “You don’t want to push it,” … Read More
Five “Stories” For By-The-Fire Reading
For the most part, I dread packing to go home for the holidays. Often, I put it off until the last minute, forcing upon myself tasks that I all of a sudden must get done before I leave. And even when I finally face the drudgery of deciding which things to take and start stuffing them in my suitcase, I … Read More
Why a Vegan Resisted Watching ‘The Game Changers’ (A Pro-Vegan Documentary) For So Long
Reading Time: ~13 minutes, or about 68% of the time the average American reads per day. OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, many of my family members and friends, all of whom aware of my blog and my plant diet, urged me to watch a pro-vegan documentary called, The Game Changers. “You haven’t seen it yet? Oh my god, Justin— … Read More
Scenes from Paris IV: Jim Morrison’s Grave, the Orsay, and my British Guest
[READING TIME: ~25 minutes, or about one episode of Saved by The Bell} I’d done it once again. The fact that I’d pulled it off is one thing, but under such a time crunch?! In a rush to meet a friend? That takes poise. Standing there as the warm water beat the back of my head, I glanced down at … Read More
How To Prevent Mindless Eating
Want to eat less? Sometimes, it’s just about where, not what, you are eating. Here’s the science and the strategies.
Video: How Oprah’s Advice Can Improve Your Health.
TRANSCRIPT (~ 4 minutes) Oprah hardly needs an introduction. (But I’ll give her one anyway). We all know her as the billionaire media mogul. What most people don’t know is that the principles she used to get where she is can be used to improve our own diet and health. This makes Oprah one spectacular, if unlikely, nutritionist. What? Oprah? … Read More
My Meat Experiment Results: Before and After Blood Report From a Plant-Eater Turned Carnivore
What happens when a vegan adds back meat for over two months? Bad blood…
Scenes From Paris III: French in the Tuileries, A Drug Deal, and My French Connection
I learn French in the Tuileries, make a drug transaction, and meet some new French friends.
How To Get Full On Less Food
Reading Time: ~4 minutes (or less time than it takes to boil an egg, if you know how…) “We are always looking at the things around us in relation to others.” The Situation Growing up, one of the dietary staples for my brother and me was eating bowls of cereal. Pretty typical. But the problem was that, from ages 8-22, … Read More
