by Sean Croxton
BREAKING NEWS: I’ve decided to stop eating meat and to embrace a plant-based diet.
Actually, that’s not really true. I just wanted to know how it felt to write that.
You see, after 12 years of being vegan — even writing 3 books advocating the virtues of going meatless as well as establishing a significant online following — Alexandra (Alex) Jamieson, did what few plant-based bloggers have the courage to do…
She announced that she was no longer vegan.
Ballsy.
If Alex’s name doesn’t ring a bell, you probably remember her from the Oscar nominated documentary Super Size Me — she was Morgan Spurlock’s worried-sick girlfriend, as she watched his weight balloon and his health decline from a 30-day McDonald’s diet. You may also recall that she helped him recover his health and shed the fast food pounds with a plant-based diet.
On this week’s episode of Underground Wellness Radio, Alex and I chatted about not only what it was like to make such a big announcement to her vegan followers, but we also covered how you can tweak your diet to align with your body’s seasonal needs.
To listen to the entire show, click the player at the bottom of this post.
Here are my notes:
7:13 – The Church of Cookies and Kool-Aid…
11:33 – The REAL reason McDonald’s got rid of Super-Sized meals
14:57 – Eating Eggs in the Dark: “It felt really good.”
16:02 – Coming Out: The Vegan Confessional Booth
23:17 – 7 cooling foods you should avoid in the winter
23:56 – 3 warming greens that heat up the body
28:54 – Do our organs change with the seasons?
30:42 – How to trick your body to burn fat in the winter
32:20 – Why breaking a sweat will help your skin
34:47 – Seasonal Sleep: Why you should be going the bed earlier this time of year
39:00 – Why self-care is just as important as diet
44:34 – Alex’s Top 5 Health Books
46:44 – Alex’s Winter Cleanse program
48:03 – Stay tuned for the Super Size Me anniversary summit
Links Mentioned in this Episode
* Alex’s Warming Foods for Winter List
* Alex’s Winter Cleanse Program
Click the PLAY button below to listen to the entire episode.
Happy Friday,
Sean