Thought For Food Podcast

Unsure or intimidated by changing your diet and lifestyle to something healthy and sustainable? Feeling overwhelmed by the amount of information, documentaries, and conflicting research on nutrition? Thinking about switching to more plants? You’ve come to the right place. In today’s episode, Aaron and Jackson offer their best advice for transitioning to a plant-based lifestyle in an easily approachable manner. We answer a lot of common questions and concerns, and hope to have created a comprehensive yet basic guide to making this lifestyle change. Topics covered include: How to approach the transition The best books, documentaries, websites, and podcasts to refer to in your research Brief tips on how to shop and approach nutrition Some of our own struggles and how to deal with setbacks There is so much information on this area, and there’s no way we could go into the detail we wanted on each topic. We will do many future episodes focused on a specific point. If we missed something, send us a ques

New father, ultrarunner, decade-long plant based eater, entrepreneur, and cardiovascular nurse, Aaron is truly a well-rounded and intelligent steward of healthy living. With a passion for learning about how to be healthy, fit, and productive, Aaron has decided to forge his own path to educating and inspiring others to optimal well being through his health coaching business The Plant Based RN. In this conversation we discuss: What it's like raising a vegan newborn His experience in nursing school The daily grind as a cardiovascular nurse His philosophy on ultrarunning training, racing, and injury prevention Goals for the future of his brand and the podcast   Hope you enjoy the show, thanks for listening!   SHOW NOTES Jackson's site and social media: www.JLendurance.com Instagram: @jacksonlong Twitter: @jacksonlong Aaron's site and social media: www.theplantbasedrn.com Instagram: @theplantbasedrn Twitter: @theplantbasedrn Contact us: thoughtforfoodpodcast@gmail.com Fol

The first true episode of the Thought For Food Podcast, in episode 1 we launch into the life of the young co-host of the show, Jackson Long. An Integrative Physiology and public health student graduating from CU Boulder in the spring, an avid endurance cyclist and runner, and passionate advocate of a plant-based lifestyle, Jackson gets excited to talk about his life as a college student. We cover topics like: Exercise physiology Suffering the effects of poor nutrition on cycling performance Traveling and racing bikes What a typical day looks like Future goals and what motivates him It's a fun conversation that should give you guys a bit of a background on Jackson. Thanks for listening! SHOW NOTES Jackson's site and social media: www.JLendurance.com Instagram: @jacksonlong Twitter: @jacksonlong   Aaron's site and social media: www.theplantbasedrn.com Instagram: @theplantbasedrn Twitter: @theplantbasedrn Documentaries: Forks Over Knives, Cowspiracy, Racing Extinction C

Here we go. The maiden voyage of the Thought For Food Podcast, a show about educating and inspiring the public on the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle to improve the health of humans, animals, and the planet. TFF is hosted by Jackson Long and Aaron Stuber, two plant-based endurance athletes. In today's episode we introduce the show by discussing our mission, vision, and goals. We couldn't be more excited to finally get this project off the ground, and look forward to growing in 2016. Hope you enjoy! SHOW NOTES Jackson's site and social media: www.JLendurance.com Instagram: @jacksonlong Twitter: @jacksonlong Aaron's site and social media: www.theplantbasedrn.com Instagram: @theplantbasedrn Twitter: @theplantbasedrn Contact us: thoughtforfoodpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Snapchat! @TFFlifestyle Music by Peter Kuli: www.soundcloud.com/peterkuli