The Plantiful Life Blog
Plant-based eating, real science, and one regular middle-aged person’s road to Ironman.
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GLP-1 Muscle Loss Is Real. Here’s How to Protect Muscle on a Plant-Based Diet
GLP-1 medications shrink your appetite, and some lost weight is lean tissue. Here’s what the research shows and how plant-based eaters can protect their muscle.
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How to Actually Hit Your Protein on a Plant-Based Diet
“Where do you get your protein?” It’s the question every plant-based eater has heard roughly ten thousand times. And while the panic behind it is overblown, the underlying question is…
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The 4 Nutrients Every Plant-Based Eater Should Actually Plan For
A well-planned plant-based diet is one of the healthiest ways a person can eat. It tends to be higher in fiber, richer in phytonutrients, and lower in the things most…
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Week 0: The Adventure Begins…
I’ve gained 20 lbs, I’ve been talking the talk without walking it, and I’m 50. So I’m training for an Ironman on a plant-based diet — starting now.
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Complete vs. Incomplete Protein: The Myth That Won’t Die
You don’t need to combine rice and beans at every meal. That advice has been wrong for about forty years — here’s what actually happens with plant protein.
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Fibermaxxing? Plant-Based Eaters Have Been Doing It for Years
Another month, another nutrition buzzword. But this one describes something whole-food plant eaters have quietly been doing all along, long before it had a hashtag.
Hi, I’m Matt. I’ve been studying health and nutrition since I was 18. I write about getting fit and eating well on plants — what the research actually says, and what’s worth ignoring.