Athletics
The United Nations is the single greatest tangible commitment to peace in the modern world. There is another, much older institution of peace dating back to ancient times – the Olympics. There are more countries participating in the Olympics then there are affiliated with the United Nations. Nowhere else do combatant nations spend two weeks living together, competing, learning about each other, developing friendships, and thereby promoting world peace.
Because of this, the Olympics deserve to be recognized for their value and relevance, and as one of the greatest institutions of peace of all time. In a very real sense, athletes can make a significant contribution to world peace. The Vegan lifestyle has more to offer in terms of competitive advantage than illegal performance-enhancing drugs. Why? Typically, when vegan athletes compete, they are the minority of participants, but win the majority of competitions. In one competition, vegan athletes were 10% of the participants, and yet they won 60% of the competitions.
Neal Barnard, M.D. says in ‘Why Athletes Are Racing to a Vegan Diet’, the secret of vegan athletes amazing success is their reduced blood viscosity and improved tissue oxygenation. In the course of athletic activity, blood viscosity – thickness – often increases, causing a progressive loss of tissue oxygenation. This can potentially degrading athletic performance. A plant-based diet can reduce viscosity, improve tissue oxygenation, reduce heart rate during exercise, and reduce dehydration.
Budjargal Byambaa, Mongolia, Vegan International Advisory Board member, is a raw vegan, and an ultradistance runner who runs extreme distance events over several days. Budjargal covers enormous distances at impressive speeds. He has several course records and was 2022 World Champion for the 48-hour event. He is a two-time winner of the 10-day Sri Chinmoy race, set the course record at the Icarus Florida 6-day race, holds the National record for 24 hour running, is the winner of the World Championship, 48 hour running, and the Winner of the Xiamen 6 day race.
Mac Danzig, UFC Fighter, “I realized how absurd the notion of ‘needing’ meat in the diet was. I never looked back…View it as a positive change and look forward to all of the new amazing, healthy, and delicious foods you can eat.”
Austin Aries, Professional Wrestler, “There was always something off-putting to me about eating animals. I remember petting a chicken on my Grandparents’ farm and realizing that she was another living creature with feelings and emotions. Like most people, I grew up with dogs and cats I loved and cherished. While holding this chicken I thought, ‘How is she any different from them?’ Once I made that connection, there wasn’t any difference to me. I couldn’t bury my head in the sand any longer.”
Ed Bauer, Champion Bodybuilder, “Other bodybuilders eat steak, chicken, eggs, whey protein. I just eat vegan versions of that; tempeh, tofu, seitan, rice and pea protein, some nuts and seeds, spinach and broccoli.” Ed Bauer, Champion Bodybuilder.
Wilson Chandler, Professional Player, Denver Nuggets, National Basketball Association “Eating a vegan diet has changed my everyday living. I sleep better. I wake up in a better mood. I recover faster. I’m not so inflamed, not so achy. I feel better overall in everything that I do. I can take in more information easier. My mind is just open.”
Seba Johnson, Olympic Skier, “You can build the fastest, strongest, and most powerful body without contributing to needless animal suffering”.
Bianca Taylor, Bodybuilder and Model, “Eating meat for so long, I was scared to make the change. After learning more about farmed animal abuse, I went vegan. My diet changes with my goals and competition prep, but always stays easy and delicious.”
Tennis Great Venus Williams, “Once I started, I fell in love with the concept of fueling your body in the best way possible. Not only does it help me on the court, but I feel like I am doing the right thing for me.”
Mike Zigomanis, Champion Hockey Player, “I changed my diet about four years ago because I wanted to cut out red meat for health reasons. From there, I stopped eating other meat products and then dairy. Finally, I went vegan.”
Robert Cheeke
USA, Vegan International Advisory Board member, outstanding vegan bodybuilder, and best-selling Author says, “I became vegan when I was a skinny teenager. Over the next decade following a vegan diet, I gained 75 pounds and became a 2-time natural bodybuilding champion. Clearly, no meat was no problem for me. Reflecting on more than twenty years that I have lived a vegan lifestyle is something I do throughout the year, especially around my December 8th vegan anniversary.
Budjargal Byambaa
Mongolia, Vegan International Advisory Board member, is a raw vegan, and an ultradistance runner who runs extreme distance events over several days. Budjargal covers enormous distances at impressive speeds. He has several course records and was 2022 World Champion for the 48-hour event. He is a two-time winner of the 10-day Sri Chinmoy race, set the course record at the Icarus Florida 6-day race, holds the National record for 24 hour running, is the winner of the World Championship, 48 hour running, and the Winner of the Xiamen 6 day race.
Mac Danzig
UFC Fighter, “I realized how absurd the notion of ‘needing’ meat in the diet was. I never looked back…View it as a positive change and look forward to all of the new amazing, healthy, and delicious foods you can eat.”
Austin Aries
Professional Wrestler, “There was always something off-putting to me about eating animals. I remember petting a chicken on my Grandparents’ farm and realizing that she was another living creature with feelings and emotions. Like most people, I grew up with dogs and cats I loved and cherished. While holding this chicken I thought, ‘How is she any different from them?’ Once I made that connection, there wasn’t any difference to me. I couldn’t bury my head in the sand any longer.”
Ed Bauer
Champion Bodybuilder, “Other bodybuilders eat steak, chicken, eggs, whey protein. I just eat vegan versions of that; tempeh, tofu, seitan, rice and pea protein, some nuts and seeds, spinach and broccoli.” Ed Bauer, Champion Bodybuilder.
Wilson Chandler
Professional Player, Denver Nuggets, National Basketball Association “Eating a vegan diet has changed my everyday living. I sleep better. I wake up in a better mood. I recover faster. I’m not so inflamed, not so achy. I feel better overall in everything that I do. I can take in more information easier. My mind is just open.”
Seba Johnson
Olympic Skier, “You can build the fastest, strongest, and most powerful body without contributing to needless animal suffering”.
Bianca Taylor
Bodybuilder and Model, “Eating meat for so long, I was scared to make the change. After learning more about farmed animal abuse, I went vegan. My diet changes with my goals and competition prep, but always stays easy and delicious.”
Tennis Great Venus Williams
“Once I started, I fell in love with the concept of fueling your body in the best way possible. Not only does it help me on the court, but I feel like I am doing the right thing for me.”
Mike Zigomanis
Champion Hockey Player, “I changed my diet about four years ago because I wanted to cut out red meat for health reasons. From there, I stopped eating other meat products and then dairy. Finally, I went vegan.”