Nutrition

Maintaining your weight while “walking slowly” into a plant-based diet
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 [...]
July 25, 2019
How to maintain your weight when switching to a plant-based diet
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 [...]
July 3, 2019
The Three Omegas
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 [...]
June 11, 2019
Dr. Terry Mason Talks POOP and What You Need To Know with Elysabeth Alfano
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 [...]
June 5, 2019
Plant strong: Cycling through protein myths
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 [...]
May 25, 2019
Being Vegan Is Our Patriotic Duty!
HUGE THRILL! Correspondent Elysabeth Alfano brings another episode of Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth Alfano Podcast/Vlogs from Chicago interviewing Head of Cardiology of Rush Medical Center and former President of the American College of Cardiology, [...]
May 4, 2019
Chocolate and Mylk Anyone??
Just a few ingredients and this culinary masterpiece can be your dessert tonight! #JaneUnChained is LIVE with JNN Correspondent Jessica Steinberg’s new show “LIVE with Jess!” Meet Brittany and Nicole, the founders of [...]
April 2, 2019
Vegan Athlete Runs From LA to New York!
#JaneUnChained #LIVE as Robbie Balenger runs through the city of Fontana, outside of Los Angeles, California, on his 2nd day of his 75 days running across America PLANT-POWERED!! Sponsored by the brand NadaMoo and part [...]
March 24, 2019
Check Out These Juicy Ladies!
Check out this juicy feast! #LunchBreakLIVE at Juicy Ladies in Pacific Palisades, California where Sunset Boulevard meets Pacific Coast Highway! This fabulous, chic restaurant is very veganish, with a preponderance of vegan offerings [...]
December 13, 2018
Potato Tacos for your Health!
#LunchBreakLIVE! Elva Sandoval says she's reversing her kidney disease on a whole food, plant based diet by eating homemade organic Mexican food. Vegan potato tacos, raw red oregano salsa and a raw green tomatillo avocado [...]
November 19, 2018