To most of us, Canadian pair skater Meagan Duhamel is living the dream. An Olympic gold, silver and bronze medalist, two-time World Champion Figure Skater, and seven-time Canadian National Skating Champion, Duhamel and partner Eric Radford are currently skating…
Fitness
Plant-Based Heart Health for Endurance Athletes and Everyone Else
There’s a common perception out there about fitness —the longer and harder you exercise, the better your health – right? Not so fast. Read on to learn about the little-known risks of high-intensity endurance athletics and how a vegan plant-based diet can help protect…
The Science of Plant-Based Athletic Advantage
Have you noticed? Plant-based eating is a red-hot trend these days for elite professional athletes. From tennis pro Venus Williams to Olympic skating medalist Meaghan Duhamel, ultramarathoner Scot Jurek and numerous NFL players, the list of plant-based athletes grows longer by the day. Is…
Five Ways to Improve Weight Loss on a Plant-Based Diet
This post was last updated on January 25, 2025. If you’ve been unsuccessful losing weight, you may be interested to know that science increasingly supports the connection between high-fiber plant-based foods and weight loss. While there are many reasons people are attracted to a…
Dan King: Whole Food Plant-Based Champion Runner
Expert Interview: Vegan Athlete, Dan King When Boulder, Colorado-based international champion runner Dan King turned the big “Five-O,” making the switch to a whole food plant-based diet was a no-brainer for a man who’s been running competitively since high school but has really hit…
Plant-Based Runners Rick and Laura Bruess
There’s a myth that competitive athletes need meat and dairy to succeed, but according to long-time plant-based, vegan runners Rick and Laura Bruess of Boulder, Colorado, nothing could be further from the truth. Rick, 58, and Laura, 57, told Plant-Based Cooking recently that they’re…