Nutrition Archives - Vegan Muscle and Fitness

What Foods Increase Longevity? These 3 Daily Essentials

With longevity research exploding and biohackers like Brian Johnson making headlines, everyone's searching for the fountain of youth. But while the wealthy experiment with $2 million anti-aging protocols, what can…

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5 super simple ways to add vegetables to your diet

One of the best things you can do to extend your healthspan (time spent not just alive, but healthy) is to increase produce. About 2/3 of our plate at any…

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Mushrooms: The Overlooked Superfood for Muscle Growth and Longevity

Mushrooms have been high on the nutrition trends list for a while now. I remember prior to 2015 it seemed like mushrooms were some kind of empty calorie topping you…

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Rising Cancer Rates in Younger Generations

There have been a few disturbing headlines recently that are worth looking into. Recent research published in The Lancet Public Health has unveiled a concerning trend: a significant increase in…

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Plant-Based Longevity: How Eating Green Keeps You Young

Forget expensive creams and risky surgeries – the secret to looking and feeling younger might be hiding in your produce aisle! It's my first post in ages, (but I haven't…

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Interview with Chef AJ!

I had a great time recently speaking all about my story, as well as my training and nutrition with the esteemed Chef AJ! We have crossed paths many times in…

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Plant-based Nutrition – BarBend Interview!

Want to know the nuts and bolts of how vegan strength athletes eat?? Nick over at BarBend was a pleasure to speak with about plant-based nutrition and did a phenomenal…

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Switch4Good Podcast – and Updates!

If you haven't seen any of their work, Switch4Good is a platform for athletes advocating against dairy for health and performance. They feature world class athletes, produce excellent, well…

Nutrition

Are Vitamins Dangerous?

This is a question that seems to keep coming up (at least in our news feed), so let's discuss! Headlines just last week were all over the internet about…

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All Plants Have Complete Protein

Just in case anyone wasn’t sure on this point, they do. This myth came from the 1971 book Diet For a Small Planet by Francis Moore Lappe, who stated that…

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Soy Won’t Kill You

Or give you cancer, or turn you into a woman (guys), or cause deficiencies, etc etc. Following up on last month’s meme (you gotta see it!) with this one. Unless…

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Where Does Protein Come From?

Hey y'all! Guess where protein comes from? I shot this off-the-cuff lecture about it, so have a look if you're curious! It's actually kind of embarrassing because I filmed this…

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Why Vegan Diets Fail

You decided to try out a vegan diet and see what all the hype is about, and for the first couple weeks it went fantastic. You were trying new…

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Muscle Tea

Muscle Tea - our daily recovery beverage! - Green Tea Hibiscus blend from Traditional Medicinals ✅✅ - Ginger ✅ - Cayenne ✅ - Juice from 1/4 lemon ✅ -…

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Are Plant-Based Protein Powders Contaminated with Heavy Metals?

A recent Consumer Reports article caused quite a stir regarding the safety of consuming plant-based proteins. The report cites research by The Clean Label Project and ranks protein powders based on different…

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Eating You Alive Screens Nationwide April 5th!

Big news! The newest plant-based nutrition documentary is about to hit theaters nationwide, and I'm proud to say that I have a small role in it, alongside many well…

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Plant Based Protein Super Shake

I've been perfecting the craft of whole-food vegan shakes for nearly a decade now. When I started, my goal was simply to pack the most possible calories and protein into…

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Plant-Based Breakfasts for Vegan Bodybuilders (and Everyone Else)

...or anyone who wants to eat simple whole foods that build and maintain a lean physique! The skyrocketing popularity of vegan foods (yay) means that there are more and more…

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Guilt Free TV

I recently had the pleasure of doing an interview with Jeff Morgan of Guilt Free TV alongside fellow vegan athletes Crissi Carvalho and Jon Venus. In it we went over some…

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I’ve Joined Team Clean Machine!

I'm happy to share that I've joined Team Clean Machine as a sponsored athlete! Up to this point I've intentionally avoided endorsing any supplement companies, but I've made the…