January 1st has come and gone, and if you’re anything like me, reality has set in that your big aspirations going into the new year are going to be a lot harder than you thought. This should really come as no surprise. Whenever I look back on the goals I set for myself during previous […]
Like everybody else, we’ve covered vegan Thanksgiving. How about the rest of the holiday season, though? While prepping for last week’s big Holiday Extravaganza podcast episode, Matt and I put out a call on social for holiday-themed questions. Dozens rolled in, and by far the biggest topic was around how to handle and cook for […]
I never realized how much stuff was involved in a typical holiday until I had a daughter. During her first real Christmas (she was born about a week before Christmas, so that one doesn’t count), she received more presents than the rest of my family combined. Easily. Toys, books, dolls, blocks, clothes, bikes… You name […]
About two months ago, a friend and I sat in one of six sold-out Asheville theaters to watch the new documentary The Game Changers. I had timidly invited him at the last minute — not because he’s anti-plant (he ate a veg-heavy diet already), but because I’m always anxious when inviting non-vegan friends to a […]
When I think of Matt Tullman, a partner at No Meat Athlete and the co-founder of Complement, “unhealthy” is not the word that comes to mind. The dude drinks an entire Vitamix of smoothie every morning, and literally does a kettlebell workout during many of our phone calls. And he has a “30×30” goal — […]
I remember the exact day I went vegan. It was the day after my wife and I moved from Washington, DC, to the mountains of North Carolina. Big move, big diet decision. And my guess is that most people have no problem remembering their veganiversary either. Even if it doesn’t feel like a huge day […]
