We are continuing our interview with Ultraman, Rich Roll and author of the upcoming book: Finding Ultra. To read part 1 & 2 of our interview with Rich, please see our post on  Monday and Tuesday.
Today, Rich is answering some of the questions you had for him!
*We just want to address briefly that when Rich is talking about his

We are continuing our interview with Ultraman, Rich Roll and author of the upcoming book: Finding Ultra. To read part 1 of our interview with Rich, please see our post yesterday.
E2: How does someone start the path to wellness?
Rich: Don’t overthink it.  Just begin.
It’s starts with a decision.  A willingness to change – not for others but

There are few stories like the story of Rich Roll. On the eve of his 40th birthday, Rich Roll found himself fifty pounds overweight, and out of breath after walking up just eight steps.  His decision at that moment overhaul his life, fueled by a plant-strong diet, marked a pivotal moment in his life.  And what unfolded

Dear Rip,
Your book was one of a number I purchased and read in my search for a weight loss program for my husband. But after I had abnormal results on a stress test, my cardiologist wanted to put me on statin drugsand recommended an angioplasty and stents to open possible blockages.  I asked my doctor to give me a two month grace

We hear it all the time, people telling us that they do not like some kind of plant-strong food. We get it, some of you don’t like certain foods. You don’t like kale or collard greens, you hate carrots, you don’t like tofu, you hate the site of lima beans, cilantro makes you run for

We have covered allergies to gluten and soy, today we look at nuts and seeds.
I (Natala if you weren’t sure) mentioned earlier this week that I almost killed my husband with nuts before we got married.. The thing is that I knew about his nut allergy, however I did NOT know about cross

(the soy bean)
Yesterday we learned all about gluten and how to shop if you are gluten intolerant. Today we are tackling soy and other beans.
First, let’s clear some stuff up about soy. The soy bean has been around for a long time. Most people think tofu when they think soy. Tofu is just is just curd

Natala here, reporting for allergy shopping duty!
Why am I writing about allergies? Because I once, almost killed my husband before we even started dating. You would think that almost killing someone would be some kind of warning sign, but my husband looked past that and married me anyway! My husband is severely allergic to nuts.

We are in week 3 of “The Pleasure Trap”. (if you haven’t picked it up yet, please feel free, it is a great book and we just noticed that Amazon dropped the price to 8.09!)
The questions this week are:
1. There is pleasure seeking and pain avoidance in producing hunger, but is there also a conservation