Vegan and Raw vegan are popping up in all aspects of our daily lives. Upon reading the May/2008 issue of Muscle and Body Magazine, there was a very good article by Karen Oris titled “Meat-Free Muscle“. This article is about two elite vegan athletes, kettlebell expert Mike Mahler and UFC (Ulitmate Fighter Championship) star Mac Danzig. This further illustrates the idea of nutritionally rich foods and how they make us excel physically in addition to being the healthiest thing for us. (Meat-Free Muscle page1, Meat-Free Muscle page 2, Meat-Free Muscle page 3, Meat-Free Muscle page 4, Meat-Free Muscle page 5)
I am currently reading the book “The Thrive Diet” by Brendan Brazier, mentioned in this article. This book gives you a nutritional perspective when it comes to food consumption. This book is a definete read for anyone considering a vegan or raw vegan approach to health, happiness, and longevity. Here is but a quick excerpt from the book:
“A calorie is defined as a measure of food energy. It might seem
logical, then, to assume the the more calories consumed, the more
energy our body is supplied with. Of course, we know this is not the
case, otherwise people with the highest energy would be those who eat
at fast food restaurants. By simply consuming more calories, we are
not guaranteed more energy. Many convential nutrition books
would have us believe that if we expend a certain amount of energy, it
can be quantified and replaced. They suggest that by simply adhering
to calorie counts, with no consideration of other factors, we can accu-
rately gauge the amount of food we need to consume to maintain low
body weight and high energy. But it doesn’t work that way.“
