Tag: #wholefoodplantbased. #WFPB
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Plant-Fueled Performance: Feeding Your Athlete (or yourself) for Success
Plant-based diets have become increasingly popular among athletes and fitness enthusiasts, as they offer health and performance benefits. Adequate protein intake is crucial for athletes. Plant-based diets add phytonutrients as well as protein to fuel energy and strength while minimizing oxidative stress, aiding in recovery, boosting nitric oxide and other cardiovascular benefits, and minimizing stress on…
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What Does It Mean to Cleanse?
Cleansing means different things to different people. I used the word cleanse interchangeably with detox and reset. It’s not just physically cleaning off the dirt and dust, scraping off the gunk, and getting rid of unwanted things. It’s clearing the mind, reevaluating what’s wrong and what’s not, what needs to be fixed or replaced. My…
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Your Mysterious Microbiome
You have a whopping 39 trillion microbes in your body! Let that sink in. I can’t even imagine that many. These microbes break down your food, support your immune system, create vitamins, assemble amino acids, produce neurotransmitters like serotonin, dopamine, GABA, and norepinephrine, maintain your intestinal lining, and so much more. When these microbes are out of…
Wholistic Jen 