21 Apr benefits of veganism. part 3
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24 Mar Benefits of veganism. Part 2
Hello! Welcome to 'Benefits of Veganism. Part 2'! In part 1 I briefly touched on the growing popularity of veganism and looked at the health benefits of adopting a plant-based diet. In part 2 I will focus on the benefits of a vegan diet in sport and exercise. On a global basis 1-17% of people identify as vegan which would mean that there would be 1-4 vegans in any group of about 20 people. It is then very likely that there is no longer any social group or sports team without a vegan person or athlete. Here are some athletes from various sporting disciplines that follow a vegan diet: Novack Djokovic (14-times Grand Slam winner) Serena Williams (23-times Grand Slam winner) Lewis Hamilton (7-times F1 World Champion) Fiona Oakes (5-times World Record holder, Ultra-Marathon running) Scott Jurek (Ultra-Maraton runner) Rich Roll (5-times Ultra Ironman triathlete) Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (Most successful female mountaineer) ...
01 Mar Benefits of veganism. Part 1
Now for those who suffer from food allergies or food-related illnesses they've not got much choice but for everyone else there is a clear conscious decision to adopt a plant-based way of life. In this post I will discuss the health benefits of going plant-based and give a list of foods that everyone should eat everyday so even if you'd never even consider going vegan, at least you know to eat more fruit & veg! CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE Fruit, vegetables, whole-grains, legumes, seeds, soy and nuts are considered cardio protective due to high levels of fibre, folic acid, antioxidants, and phytochemicals. As a result vegans show lower cholesterol concentrations, lower blood pressure, decreased incidence and mortality rates of stroke and lower risk of mortality from coronary heart disease. CANCER Again fruit, vegetables and legumes are considered cancer protective because of high levels of fibre, vitamin C, phytochemicals, carotenoids and flavonoids. Due to their protective nature...
06 Jan Managing your mental-wellbeing
So it’s been nearly a year now since we entered the very first lockdown in 2020! I’m sure many of you will agree with me that it has been an absolute rollercoaster of lockdowns, home schooling, daily one hour of exercise, zoom PT sessions, being free again, then into tiers and going full circle back to full lockdown again. I have always been very open about my experiences with mental health and I will admit that the last announcements of Tier 4 and this new lockdown hit me pretty hard and probably at some point, even people who would consider themselves strong minded, have been affected over this past year in one way or another. It aways gets mentioned that exercise can have a massively positive impact on your mental health but I get the feeling that it is never really taken seriously and is always an afterthought and the emphasis is...
23 Nov My first year as a Vegan
I'd just like to start this by saying you can eat what you like! Eating meat doesn't make you a bad person nor does being vegetarian or vegan make you a good person. I changed to a plant-based diet over a year ago and can honestly say it changed my life! I just wanted to share with you my journey over the past year and hopefully some helpful tips and tricks I have picked up so that whether you're thinking of becoming completely plant-based or just swapping for plant-based alternatives, your decision is a little bit easier. My first experience came from a client of mne. He had recently changed to a plant-based diet to help with his Triathlon training and as I didn't have much experience of working with anyone vegan I did my own research into this sort of diet. I wasn't in a great place mental health wise: I didn't...