Episode #104: Plant-Based Diets – What You Need To Know

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Brendan Brazier (pictured above) is interviewed in this podcast about his plant-based diet.

In this July 21, 2010 free audio episode: how to eat a plant-based diet, what causes weight gain after workouts, total immersion swimming style, how to cook for more than one, muscle adhesions, what to do about motion sickness while swimming, lead in your supplements, what to look for in a personal trainer, is a vitamin D test worth it, getting a broken bone to heal faster, do you need to gain muscle to lose fat, what is starvation mode, a supplement called sport legs, waist to height ratios, does sugar or fat make you fatter, a bracelet called C-prime, a supplement called Sport Legs, a bar called PR, what to pack on a picnic, training to run downhill.

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Featured Topic: Plant-Based Diets

If you've ever wondered if you can pull of a vegan or vegetarian diet, you won't want to miss this interview! Brendan Brazier is one of only a few professional athletes in the world whose diet is 100 percent plant-based. He’s a professional Ironman triathlete, bestselling author on performance nutrition, and the creator of an award-winning line of whole food nutritional products called VEGA. He is also a two-time Canadian 50km Ultra Marathon Champion.

-Brendan's story of how he came to implement his current diet while maintaining the life of a pro triathlete. -Brendan walks us through a sample day of eating vegan and answers... -Is this style of eating just for the general population, for athletes, or both? -What are the benefits of a plant-based diet? -Is there a big difference between "raw" vegan and regular vegetarian? -Can you use a plant-based diet and still shop at the average grocery store? -And much more!

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