The Problem with Chocolate Milk
I remember a feeling of elation when the chocolate-milk-as-exercise-recovery news broke several years ago and happily guzzled the advice. I was a huge fan of organic dairy products—Vermont cow and goat yogurt and cheese especially—as part of my supposedly healthful...
10 Best Post-Workout Recovery Beverages
Looking for a healthy, tasty, nondairy alternative to chocolate milk? These awesome recipes are not only easy to whip up at home, they’ll actually support your athletic recovery….unlike chocolate cow milk. Note: for the recipes, use unsweetened cocoa (cacao)...
A Marathoner’s Secret Recipe for Anti-Inflammation
Mary Schneider is training to compete in the 2020 Olympic Trials for the marathon, and she is putting her body to the test in the process. Long runs, speed work, hills…all of this intense exercise leads to inflammation, the body’s natural response to...
Anti-Inflammation Recovery Smoothie
Green Body Recovery SmoothieThe single best thing you can do for your health is to have a smoothie for breakfast every day. A smoothie with the right combination of green leafy vegetables and fruits packed with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants is the single best...
Dairy Industry Creates ‘Calcium Crisis’ to Sell Cows’ Milk
In an attempt to offer sound advice, the Duchess of Cornwall warned the younger generations against “ridiculous” fad diets—specifically those eliminating dairy—as a precaution to the onset of osteoporosis. This well-intentioned yet misled comment was given at a press...
Plant Strong: Cycling Through Protein Myths
Guest post by Rick Scott (#veganhockeyplayer) 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. I was...
4 Questions With Mary Schneider, Marathoner
1. Describe your dairy-free journey. I was diagnosed at 6 years old as lactose intolerant. The solution was to take a Lactaid pill with every meal and so I did until my late 20’s when I started trying to avoid most dairy products because my intolerance was...