Nutrition
JaneUnChained LIVE with the one and only Patrik Baboumian, star of the hit film The Game Changers! As one of the world’s strongest men, Patrik makes perhaps the most convincing case of anyone on the planet that one can be strong and powerful and fit on a vegan diet!
As athletes, we spend time regularly dealing with inflammation. It may be an ice pack on a sore muscle or a bruised limb or wearing compression clothing after a game, race or workout to enhance the recovery process. Inflammation comes with the territory and each athlete learns to manage it.
LunchBreakLIVE making 1st Klass Vegetable Medley and Couscous with the powerful and motivational vegan coach Spencer Small, a dedicated, inspiring, authentic leader motivating others to be extraordinary! With his 1st Klass Lifestyle methods, people learn how to take control of their life, through strategic exercises, while gaining good nutritional lifetime habits!
Perhaps one of the most misunderstood and maligned plant proteins is soy. I hear it in the locker room all the time. Men are refusing to eat soy in any form because they fear growing breasts or limit their intake of soy milk, tofu, edamame and tempeh thinking they need to restrict their “consumption of estrogen.” Women fear that soy products will mess with their hormone balance, thinking that it may lead to breast cancer.
Making a major lifestyle change like ditching dairy and adopting a plant-based diet can be a challenging process. In last month’s column, I wrote about two hockey players who tried unsuccessfully to go vegan. The male athlete gave up because he felt ravenously hungry all the time while the female athlete gained weight.
When I’m at the rink, people know that I’m a vegan hockey player and many approach to ask what I eat and drink while training and recovering. A couple players–one male and one female–tried ditching dairy and eating vegan but encountered unexpected results that led to abandoning their diet change.
Lacing up my skates in the locker room, I’m asked questions daily about how I eat, what I drink on the ice, and how I recover. The guys know that I am vegan, that I take meticulous care of my body when it comes to conditioning and recovery, and that I am knowledgeable about nutrition.
Dr. Terry Mason! Chief Operating Officer of Illinois’ Cook County Department of Public Health, Dr. Terry Mason, sits down with Awesome Vegans Podcast Host and #JaneUnchained Correspondent Elysabeth Alfanoto explain what our bodies need. Comparing our bodies to machines that need care and upkeep, just like with a car, Dr.
One of the most famous cycling coaches in the world – the coach who literally wrote the bible for cyclists – was in town for a weekend seminar that I was attending. Prior to the Sunday session, we got to ride together.