Plant-Based Athletes

Tom Brady has proved to the world as he plays his 21st season as the oldest QB in the league that a plant-based diet is great for longevity, strength, and endurance. Some people can barely believe that Tom Brady has achieved six champion rings and is still going strong on a mostly plant-ba…

The prospect of getting on the phone with Rich Roll is intimidating. What could I possibly ask him to solicit insights that his 11 million listeners (who have downloaded his podcasts 26 million times) have not already heard, our soaked up, or leaned… from the modern master of self-help, …

Venus Williams is an inspiration to so many, for her stoic strength on and off the court, but some days, when she was in the middle of a stellar career, she barely felt like getting out of bed. In 2011, at age 31, she had to withdraw from the U...

"Where do you get your protein?" is a question that professional wrestler and 14-time champion Austin Aries hears every day. In a recent interview, Austin, best known for Total Non-Stop Action Wrestling where he won three world champion and s…

When Lisa Gawthorne took up running, she was dealing with major life stress, as a 22-year-old recent college grad who wasn't sure what the future would bring. Just out of school, she had never been much of an athlete but running helped her and she began a daily habit that she has kept up for 17…

Just a little over a month ago, power couple David and Victoria Beckham revealed to their combined 93 million followers that they are eating meat-free, and "enjoying it." The world-famous soccer superstar then appeared in a virtual call on IGTV with Sir David Attenborough to discuss the wa…

Adding to the list of vegan athletes is American football player Alaric Jackson, who is the offensive lineman for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes. The six-foot-six,  315-pound athlete discussed his healthy vegan diet at a media conference last week...

Every day it seems we read about a new athlete who has gone vegan or plant-based for performance and is singing its praises on social media. The latest is pro soccer star (aka footballer) Aaron Ñiguez Esclapez, who says 'I have improved my performance...

Now more than ever, athletes are reaching for lentils, edamame, and chickpeas instead of biting into steak dinner, to raise their strength, fitness, and overall performance levels. Here are twenty athletes who credit switching to a vegan or plant-based diet with improving their fitness and results--…

Now more than ever, athletes are reaching for lentils, edamame, and chickpeas instead of biting into steak dinner, to raise their strength, fitness, and overall performance levels. Here are twenty athletes who credit switching to a vegan or plant-based diet with improving their fitness and results--…