Thrive: Building Vitality on a Whole Food, Plant-based Diet

A presentation by Brendan Brazier. Based on his bestselling book, The Thrive Diet, Brendan Brazier will explain how to seamlessly incorporate a whole food, plant-based diet into your busy lifestyle, thereby reducing nutritional stress. The reduction of nutritional stress will help you: raise energy and vitality without stimulants improve productivity and enhance mood increase lean muscle and reduce body fat reduce the visible signs of aging eliminate junk food cravings strengthen immune function boost muscle efficiency, strength, and bone density relieve inflammation and increase joint mobility Brendan Brazier is one of only a few professional athletes in the world whose diet is 100 percent plantbased. He${q}s a professional Ironman triathlete, bestselling author on performance nutrition, and the creator of an award-winning line of whole food nutritional products called Vega. He is also a twotime Canadian 50 km Ultra Marathon Champion. In 2006, Brendan was invited to address the U.S. Congress, where he spoke of the significant social and economic benefits that could be achieved by improving personal health through better diet. In 2007 Brendan returned to Capital Hill to lobby against the Farm Bill and was also named one of the most 25 Fascinating Vegetarians by VegNews magazine. Filming and editing by Dr William Harris M.D. on June 10, 2008 at Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse, Honolulu, Hawaii Sponsored by: Vegetarian Society of Hawaii http://www.vsh.org