Brendan Brazier
Brazier in Venice Beach, CA | |
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Nationality | Canadian |
Born | (1975-03-01) March 1, 1975 (age 49) Vancouver |
Brendan Brazier (born March 1, 1975) is a Canadian former endurance athlete, author, advocate of a vegan diet, and creator of the Vega line of food products and supplements. Brazier is a former Ironman triathlete (1998 – 2004). He is the author of The Thrive Diet (2007), Thrive Fitness (2009), and Thrive Foods: 200 Plant-Based Recipes for Peak Health (2011).
Brazier was the winner of the Canadian 50k division of the Harriers Elk/Beaver National Ultramarathon Championships in 2003[1] and the 50 km division of the Toronto Ultra Race in 2006.[2]
Brazier has promoted a vegan diet known as The Thrive Diet which promotes plant-based whole foods and recommends that foods be consumed raw or cooked at using only low temperatures.
Selected publications
- The Thrive Diet: The Whole Food Way to Lose Weight, Reduce Stress, and Stay Healthy for Life (17 December 2007) Da Capo Lifelong Books.
- Thrive: The Vegan Nutrition Guide to Optimal Performance in Sports and Life (23 December 2008) Da Capo Lifelong Books.
- Thrive Fitness: The Vegan-Based Training Program for Maximum Strength, Health, and Fitness (8 December 2009) Da Capo Lifelong Books.
- Thrive Foods: 200 Plant-Based Recipes for Peak Health (6 September 2011) Da Capo Lifelong Books. Also, published as-
- Whole Foods to Thrive: Nutrient-Dense, Plant-Based Recipes for Peak Health (May 10, 2011) Penguin Canada.
- Thrive Energy Cookbook: 150 Plant-Based Whole Food Recipes (4 March 2014) Da Capo Lifelong Books.
- Thrive Fitness, 2nd Edition: The Program for Peak Mental and Physical Strength—Fueled by Clean, Plant-based, Whole Food Recipes (29 December 2015) Da Capo Lifelong Books.
- Thrive, 10th Anniversary Edition: The Plant-Based Whole Foods Way to Staying Healthy for Life (14 February 2017) Da Capo Lifelong Books.
See also
- Vegan nutrition
References
Further reading
- Kaminer, Michael. (May/June 2009). "One-on-One with Brendan Brazier". Vegetarian Times. 368, p. 32-33. ISSN 0164-8497
External links
- Official website
- Vega home page
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- Flexitarian
- Fruitarian
- Lacto vegetarian
- Lacto-ovo vegetarian
- Low-carbon diet
- Mediterranean diet
- Ovo vegetarian
- Pescetarian
- Planetary health diet
- Pollotarian
- Portfolio diet
- Raw vegan
- Sattvic diet
- Sustainable diet
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Forks Over Knives (2011)
- PlantPure Nation (2015)
- What the Health (2017)
- The Game Changers (2018)
studies
- Adventist Health Studies
- The China Study (2005)
- How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease (2015)
- The Longevity Diet (2018)
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