CH Blog
"from bio-chemistry and beans to protein and poop"
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I'm thrilled you'd like to learn more! Each month, I'll write on a plethora of plant-powered topics from marketing tactics, farming, public policy, and research... to fitness and wellness, behavior change, kitchen hacks, and fun food factoids. Included are useful links focused on Real Food Recipes, In the News, and Feeding Families. If you'd like to subscribe, check YES, please on the contact form, and you'll be added to the CH Blog monthly mailing list. Thank you for visiting and enjoy! So... what's for supper tonight?
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CH Blog - 2023
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JAN Priorities: What's the relative value of health?
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FEB Branding: A love letter to advocates (and everyone).
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MAR Food Pushers: How to navigate people we love but...
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APR Flavor Hacks 1: How to make kale (kinda) delicious.
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MAY Mental Health: Can plants help balance our brain?
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JUN Fitness 1: About habits and the myth of motivation.
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JUL Beverages: What's ideal for all living creatures?
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AUG Vegetarianism: A healthy option or gateway to WPF?
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SEP Sleep 1: Complex carbs and our circadian rhythms.
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OCT Falsehoods 1: Interview with a marketing vampire.
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NOV Celebrations: Tips and tricks for surviving holidays.
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DEC Medical Schools: Why is food science being ignored?
Priorities: What's the relative value of health?
January 2023 / by Cookhouse Hero
Before finding the WPF diet and lifestyle, my previous life was filled with excuses and I thought some were rather valid, too. However, what I finally understood was this: it's ALL about daily choices and these choices don't have a chance of actually happening if our life priorities are cocky-wobbly-upside-down. READ ON
Branding: A love letter to advocates (and everyone).
February 2023 / by Cookhouse Hero
Although vegan, plant-based, and WPF approaches are rapidly increasing around the world, there seems to be a branding problem within plant-powered messaging. Fiercely debated data, media focus on sound-bite activism, and people's tendency to avoid reality and intelligent change are a few obstacles. READ ON
Food Pushers: How to navigate people we love but...
March 2023 / by Cookhouse Hero
There are different ways people show love and appreciation. Because food is a common love language, eating primarily plants can become more of a challenge when faced with spoken and unspoken pressure to say yes to food pushers. Daily battles can diminish with a few communication and mind-set tips. READ ON
Flavor Hacks 1: How to make kale (kinda) delicious.
April 2023 / by Cookhouse Hero
Dr Greger of Nutrition Facts has an accessible system called the Daily Dozen. One category is devoted to charismatic cruciferous veggies ("crew-sif-er-us"). These include broccoli, arugula (aka rocket), bok choy, and yes, the ever popular kale. Don't love their pungent flavors? Me, neither. Let CH Help. READ ON
Mental Health: Can plants help balance our brain?
May 2023 / by Cookhouse Hero
Since going 95% WPF-based and shifting gears in my lifestyle, career, and exercise habits, I've noticed that my brain is more focused. One reason is after eating an abundance of brain foods like dark cacao (72%+), blueberries, raw walnuts, green leafies, and fiber-foods, my mood and memory improved. READ ON
Fitness 1: About habits and the myth of motivation.
June 2023 / by Cookhouse Hero
Although I was an athlete as a child and have been active most of my life (climbed Annapurna, hiked New Zealand treks, skied the German Alps), I also let myself go in my mid-forties via reverse culture shock and getting divorced. Now, I'm aware of how VITAL movement is for a healthy brain and longevity. READ ON
Beverages: What's ideal for all living creatures?
July 2023 / by Cookhouse Hero
My family used orange juice as a way to say sorry. Kids are given sugary juice boxes as a "healthy" option. And high-fructose corn syrup (from subsidized GMO corn) is used in Big Beverage and Fast Food so that soft drinks can be sold cheaply at a high profit. What's ideal? Water and tea. Simple as that. READ ON
Vegetarianism: A healthy choice or gateway to WPF?
August 2023 / by Cookhouse Hero
Like many people who bought a ticket on the WPF train, starting a plant-powered diet often began with a transition from omnivore to pescatarian (fish) to vegetarian, including CH. Egg yolks, dairy, and processed foods are included in a vegetarian diet, so re-examining this approach might be beneficial. READ ON
Sleep 1: Complex carbs and our circadian rhythms.
September 2023 / by Cookhouse Hero
Studies consistently show that many people just aren't getting enough shut-eye. Along with old wisdom like sleeping in an uncluttered, cool, and dark space for 7+ hours, it's also important to connect the dots between what/when we eat and drink, as well as what our natural body clock is trying to teach us. READ ON
Falsehoods 1: Interview with a marketing vampire.
October 2023 / by Cookhouse Hero
I watched Moby's Punk Rock Vegan Movie (2023) and got inspired by his "what if" approach to stories. If Dark Forces were interviewed on how to create human, food animal, and global destruction, what would Big Marketing ask Big Food, Beverage, Policy, Law, Media, Education, and Medicine? READ ON
Celebrations: Tips and tricks for surviving holidays.
November 2023 / by Cookhouse Hero
This is a tricky one. For me, I'm a 95% WPF advocate who might include either processed foods like faux-vegan sausage and cheese or an occasional slice of pizza margherita. But for vegans or 100% compliant whole food, plant-based eaters, well... yeah, it's a tricky one. Check out seven smart suggestions. NOV 2023
Medical Schools: Why is food science being ignored?
December 2023 / by Cookhouse Hero
Admittedly, I have trust issues with conventional doctors and modern healthcare (or rather disease care). Here's one reason why plant-based advocates have negative experiences: only 25% of medical schools offer nutrition courses, and for those that do, require only 8 to 20 hours of instruction. Why-oh-why?! DEC 2023