by Lani Muelrath | Jun 25, 2015 | All Posts, Plant-Based Journey, Travel, Video
If we’ve been on this journey together for any time at all, you know this about me: I travel. A lot. I figure someone’s got to demonstrate how you can eat and live plant-based – in glorious fashion – and stay active anywhere in the world. So...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 21, 2015 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
Which Plant-Based Food Plan is Right For You? Have you noticed that the more popular whole food plant-based eating becomes, the more it can seem that ‘plant-based diet’ can mean one thing to one person, another thing to someone else? It might...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 13, 2015 | All Posts, Appearances, Plant-Based Nutrition, Video
This video recording of my presentation delivered at the World Vegetarian Festival in San Francisco – How to amp down your fat genes with plant-based nutrition and carve your figure with your fork – recently came across my radar. I...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 6, 2015 | All Posts, Plant-Based Journey
If I could induce labor on this one, I would. Though The Plant-Based Journey has an official due date of September 15, this mama is eager for delivery. The good news is that, with the good graces of my publisher and the fine folks at BenBella Books, we’ve...
by Lani Muelrath | May 24, 2015 | All Posts, All Setup, Recipes
Cherry Pie for breakfast? That has been the state of affairs around here lately. I recently combined my love for a morning bowl of sweet steamy whole grains with a longtime adoration of dark cherries. And believe it or not, this comes out tasting like cherry pie. As a...
by Lani Muelrath | May 10, 2015 | All Posts, All Setup, Animals, Travel, Video
We just returned from three weeks of travel adventure in Indonesia, where we journeyed for scuba diving, rainforest hiking, and doing what we always do on our travels – trek to wildlife sanctuaries and preserves to give support, bear witness, and bring back...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 8, 2015 | All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
According to a new meta-analysis – that means a review of mountains of research studies – published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, adopting a vegetarian diet causes weight loss, even in the absence of...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 7, 2015 | All Posts, All Setup, Animals, Video
In case you missed it last night, Gene Baur, cofounder and president of Farm Sanctuary, was Jon Stewart’s guest on The Daily Show. In precious few minutes, Gene eloquently nailed all of the reasons to go plant-based. And Stewart was the perfect host....
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 7, 2015 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition, Recipes
For decades now, my diet has been plant-based. You can tell by taking a peek inside my refrigerator. So when someone complains they can’t think of ways to get more vegetables in their diets, as you can imagine I have plenty to say. For me, I’ve been...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 5, 2015 | All Setup, Appearances
When five-term mayor of Marshall, Texas, Ed Smith, received a diagnosis of prostate cancer in 2008, he decided to treat it with aggressive dietary changes under a doctor’s supervision. Mayor Smith began eating only whole grains, vegetables and legume, nuts, and...
by Lani Muelrath | Mar 15, 2015 | Plant-Based Journey
She now has a face! The Plant-Based Journey: A Step-by-Step Guide for Transitioning to a Healthy Lifestyle and Achieving Your Ideal Weight now officially has a front cover, six months to the day from release. This week also marks the last few days that I can...
by Lani Muelrath | Mar 6, 2015 | Recipes, Reviews
My friend Jill Nussinow, aka The Veggie Queen, has recently created a wonderful cookbook with a unique theme. And she’s giving a copy of the downloadable electronic book for one of my lucky readers. Nutrition CHAMPS – 200 recipes True to form – as...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 22, 2015 | Plant-Based Nutrition
This week the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee pulled back the curtain on its official advisory for what Americans ‘should’ be eating. Due out every five years, the last Guidelines were revealed in 2010. That means this is the year for an update....
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 17, 2015 | All Posts, All Setup, Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation, Plant-Based Journey
If traffic to my inbox is any indication, last week’s podcast at Howard Jacobson’s Plant Yourself resonated with many hearts. Some readers responded right here – on the blog – in replies, some on facebook or twitter, but most responses came...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 15, 2015 | Plant-Based Nutrition
I have heard Dr. John McDougall emphasize on several occasions that the “numbers” – cholesterol, triglycerides – don’t tell you everything. They don’t necessarily tell you exactly the condition of your arteries or your heart, for...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 9, 2015 | Move Your Body
Nancy gets stars all over the chart for what she has done this year to take charge of her health, fitness, and body shape. Actually, last year too, when she made major headway in a 40 lb weight loss and made a solid shift into a whole-foods, plant-based diet. One of...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 8, 2015 | Appearances, Media
One of the best ways to advance your mission to becoming the healthiest, happiest person you can be is to assemble support. Whether to get you moving your body, keep you eating better, make you more comfortable and skilled at eating whole foods plant based...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 18, 2015 | All Posts, All Setup, Move Your Body
It’s happened again. No sooner had I clicked send on my last email to you – demonstrating the strong link between eating whole grains and longevity – when this gem popped up in my news feed. It seems that just when I submit my book manuscript,...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 11, 2015 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
If you were to ask me the biggest challenges in writing The Plant-Based Journey, I would have to say one of them is this: Keeping up with the daily flood of information about the benefits of plant-based eating. News about easy weight management, longevity,...
by Lani Muelrath | Dec 7, 2014 | Move Your Body
Congratulations to the ten winners of the two-for-one giveaway! Cherie, Matt, Adrienne, Linda, Katherine, Dave, Sophia, Casey, and Jennifer – your copies of Fit Quickies are on the way! Exciting news! Fit Quickies: 5 Minute Targeted Body Shaping Workouts is...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 30, 2014 | All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition
This event took place on December 4, 2014. If you missed it LIVE, not to worry – I’ve got the recording of the call available for you! Simply fill out the form lower on this page, click on the link in the confirmation email you will be sent, and the...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 25, 2014 | All Setup, Animals, Holidays, Video
My first vegetarian Thanksgiving was in 1972. That was the same year that I met my husband, Dick Gregory came to campus to speak on his peace tour, I started teaching yoga, and I took up a meditation practice inspired by a sign posted at the local natty foods store,...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 16, 2014 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Reviews
If you haven’t already tasted or at least heard the wildly enthusiastic buzz about the famous non-dairy cheeses from Miyoko’s Kitchen, then you’ve come to the right place. Not only that, you have a chance to win a free gift collection of one of her...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 13, 2014 | Media, Move Your Body
Who’d have ever thought I’d get a call from USA Today to weigh in on how to get a back side like Kim Kardashian’s? And of course, my first thought was “who’d want a back side like that?” And also, of course, though not being...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 8, 2014 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Journey
I love it when you share your ideas. You have so many good ones! Based on number of reads and your replies in comments, Five Health Tips for Plant-Based Baby Boomers has emerged here as one of the most popular articles of 2014. I invited you to share your tips to...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 4, 2014 | Reviews
The winner of this giveaway – drawn randomly from the entries – is Rosemary Thompson. Thanks to all who entered! This week, BenBella, the publisher of my new book The Plant-Based Journey releases another title from their plant-based living collection. I...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 1, 2014 | Holidays, Recipes
Holy calendar whiplash. It’s November! This time of year is always a mix of good times, good eats, right along with challenges to healthy living, eating, and personal equanimity. Let me see if I can help a little bit on all fronts. Below, I’ve linked six...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 27, 2014 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Recipes, Reviews
Enter the YumUniverse book giveaway at bottom of this post… Guess what just came in the mail? One of the nice things about being in the publishing world is that not only do I get to rub shoulders with some of the best authors in the business, but I also receive...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 20, 2014 | All Setup, Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation, Move Your Body, Plant-Based Journey, Plant-Based Nutrition, Travel
I don’t care what any one says, when you become a ‘lady or gentleman of a certain age’, something shifts. Muscle maintenance can be harder, weight gain easier, and the inclination to simply not move as much can sneak up on you. When I jumped into my...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 2, 2014 | Plant-Based Journey, Plant-Based Nutrition, Recipes
It was my lucky day when the proposal for my new book The Plant-Based Journey landed on the editor’s desk at BenBella Publishing. From the very beginning, the team at BenBella has been enthusiastic, gracious, and collaborative in the best of ways. And now,...
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 27, 2014 | Plant-Based Nutrition
Finally – a pharmacist you can trust Like most healthcare professionals, Dustin Rudolph, PharmD, entered the field of medicine with one goal in mind—to help his patients get healthy. And like most pharmacists, Rudolph believed the best way to accomplish this...
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 22, 2014 | All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition, Reviews
The new Forks Over Knives book is like a visit with the kind plant-based doctor you wish you had. You know, the doctor who is keenly interested in your health and well-being, assumes you actually ARE interested in taking practical steps – instead of pills...
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 14, 2014 | Animals, Plant-Based Journey, Travel, Video
Safari Africa touches something deep inside you. Maybe it’s in our DNA. Our limbic memory, reaching back to our ancient ancestors. Picture this At 6,500 feet above sea level, we watch as a large family of elephants – from giant towering mothers to infants...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 28, 2014 | Appearances
Picking up the phone to answer a call from Brian Wendel, creator of the world-famous Forks Over Knives movie and book of the same title, is always an exciting event. Brian was calling to talk with me about the NEW Forks Over Knives book, The Forks Over Knives...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 23, 2014 | All Posts, All Setup, Move Your Body
The FDA called Holy health in high places! A staff member from the FDA in attendance at the recent PCRM International Conference on Diabetes – that I recently reported in to you about here – in apparent enthusiasm, shared her copy of my book Fit...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 16, 2014 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Recipes, Reviews
Holy healthy head of the table. My breakfast companions at the recent McDougall Advanced Nutrition Studies weekend were Ann and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn. This means I not only found out that Dr. Esselstyn prefers oatmeal and wheat biscuits to potatoes at breakfast (me...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 11, 2014 | Plant-Based Journey, Plant-Based Nutrition, Recipes
I guess it all started with the book recipe testing project. On schedule for the August first deadline at Ben BellaBooks – my publisher- for the full manuscript of The Plant-Based Journey meant testing the recipes as they are to be published in the book. Once,...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 5, 2014 | Appearances
The trail to D.C. was decorated with three good omens. First, getting onto the plane in San Francisco for the flight across country – as lines snaked past each other to board – I overheard a short conversation, catching it midstream – “…I used to be...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 15, 2014 | All Posts
Snapshots from Summerfest! (click to enlarge) Double trouble – with Dr. Michael Greger At the author’s signing table in the bookstore! With Fran Costigan, Miyoko Schinner, and Jill Nussinow Lucky me – Victoria Moran and I planned a special session...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 9, 2014 | Appearances
This breakthrough healthy living event is just one week away! Here is a promotional flyer the fine folks at PCRM put together for the event, where I’ve been asked to present re: physical activity for healthy living, with an early morning Fit Quickies session...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 8, 2014 | All Posts, Appearances, Plant-Based Journey
Everyone should have this much fun in one summer week. Just returned from the annual Vegetarian Summerfest in Johnstown, Pennsylvania where I’ve been for the last week. I had been asked to give four different presentations, including Five Minute...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 12, 2014 | All Posts, All Setup, Move Your Body, Plant-Based Journey, Plant-Based Nutrition
How exactly is it that taking a brisk walk not only improves your mood, it also elevates your ability to make better choices when it comes to what you put on your plate? A little bit of exercise quite literally is the quickest and easiest way to get a jump on the...
by Lani Muelrath | May 30, 2014 | All Setup, Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation, Weight Loss
What I’m about to tell you breaks the number one rule of marketing. In case you haven’t heard it, the number one rule of marketing is this: Don’t tell people what they need to hear. Tell them what they want to hear. In all the marketing courses of...
by Lani Muelrath | May 14, 2014 | Plant-Based Journey, Plant-Based Nutrition
This JUST came across my radar. And as my book The Plant-Based Journey: a A Step-By-Step Guide for Transitioning to a Healthy Lifestyle and Achieving Your Ideal Weight is still in production with Ben Bella Publishing – meaning I can’t get it into your...
by Lani Muelrath | May 5, 2014 | Plant-Based Nutrition
“Paleo Vegan” may sound like an oxymoron to you. After all,on one hand we have the carnivore camp – in the other, plants rule the plate. Which is exactly what makes my friend Ellen Jaffe Jones’ new book Paleo Vegan so interesting. Join us...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 16, 2014 | Plant-Based Nutrition
I don’t recall if I ever told you about the first time I met John Robbins. It was at a large event and he was scheduled as one of the headline speakers, along with Dr. Dean Ornish and a list of other plant-based diet dignitaries. But between you and me, everyone...
by Lani Muelrath | Mar 11, 2014 | All Setup, Plant-Based Journey
I flew out of my author’s nest last week to be a guest at February’s McDougall Advanced Study Weekend. An unprecedented affair, the headliners was a fleet of all-stars – one after another. And catching up with plant-based buddies from all over the...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 2, 2014 | All Setup, Animals, Video
We’re watchful – and hopeful – for what Rockie’s third winter will bring. Prepare to smile and perhaps shed a few tears as you view the latest Rockie video update. In case you’ve missed the Rockie chronicles – a series of 11 films, including...
by Lani Muelrath | Dec 19, 2013 | Recipes
With my new silicone baking trays having just arrived – in the same box with a copy of LeAnne Campbell’s The China Study Cookbook – and three cans of pumpkin perched expectantly on the pantry shelf – well, you put it together! I don’t...
by Lani Muelrath | Dec 11, 2013 | Plant-Based Nutrition
I’ve just signed the contract for my next book! The Plant-Based Journey from BenBella Books – by yours truly – is now a work in progress for release in 2015. This is the exciting news I’ve been absolutely dying to tell you about. I told you in...
