100 Books: Thrive by Brendan Brazier

Thrive: The Vegan Nutrition Guide to Optimal Performance in Sports and Life by Brendan Brazier

When people find out that I am vegan, they usually ask where I get protein. I then launch into a tirade about the "Protein Myth" that humans need far less protein than they currently consume. I read in one source that the average American consumes 170 grams of protein daily and only needs 20 grams to replace what they lose. People are usually skeptical about this fact. I then describe how world class professional athletes like triathlete Brendan Brazier and bodybuilder Kenneth Williams thrive not only on vegetarian diets, but vegan diets consisting of only raw fruits, seeds and vegetables.

Read this book by Brendan Brazier if you want to learn how he thrives on a raw vegan diet. I eat basically the same way as Brendan. I have never felt better or been healthier in all my life than right now on my raw vegan diet while cycling up to 100 miles in one day and competing in amateur triathlons. I have been overweight, stressed, out of shape and have gorged myself on junk food in the past, and I will never go back.