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1 Year!! OP:HEALTHBOD
Today, March 5th 2026, is 1 Year since I began my journey back into a fitness since my 2024 groin/abdominal injury. That injury kept me on the couch for majority of 2024 so, let me tell you, March 5th 2025 was a gift from the gods as I returned to the gym! 1 Year. In May, it'll be 1 year since returning to a whole foods plant-based diet. I am incredibly fascinated by our body's ability to work in harmony with plants along with nourishing our Body with Good Thoughts! Good Food

Jake James Vanek
Mar 51 min read


PSI, Sylvia, & Food!
Yesterday, my mother’s birthday who-is-up-in-heaven, was day full of delicious food, Sylvia Browne, and PSI. The day started off with a bowl of oatmeal and fruit…my favorite breakfast! I decided to not make my daily-breakfast-smoothie, but I crafted that morning potion today to drink as I write this entry. I was off from my day-job so I was inspired to pull my favorite Sylvia Browne book off of my bookshelf to read as I took a break from “How Not To Die”. I wrote about

Jake James Vanek
Jan 94 min read


Participate in Active Change
Sunday morning, dishes are cleaned, laundry is whirling around the washer machine, and I’m inspired to write a new entry as I digest my delicious morning smoothie! 2026 is encoded with my word-of-the-year which is REVOLUTION. What would create a Revolution? Active Change and Participating in the Change. Bold Decisions and Intrinsic Motivation. Its been officially 7 days since I quite nicotine and sucking on the metal, robot nipple aka vape. I am surprised at how different

Jake James Vanek
Jan 43 min read


OP:HEALTHBOD Progress! Day 168
Today is day 168 of OP:HEALTHBOD! I can't believe it. The Inspiration for OP:HEALTHBOD came after my April 2025 trip to Disney/Universal which started with removing dairy from my life then translated into plant-based living. Eat a primarily whole foods plant-based diet is very easy for me since I was plant-based from 2017 to 2021. The fact that my toes no longer burn after a meal, my body feels light, there's very minimal inflammation in my body, and I enjoy the taste of plan

Jake James Vanek
Oct 17, 20253 min read


Food Over Medicine | 39 Days of OP HEALTHBOD
A beautiful June Tuesday morning and I'm on my second read through of a book that I received on 5/7/21..."Food Over Medicine" by Pamela...

Jake James Vanek
Jun 10, 20253 min read
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