I got my first official review!
I was 1 of 4 books reviewed by The Vegetarian Society in their quarterly magazine, (if you are a member, you can find the full review in the Summer 2010 issue on page 27).
The review was positive and informative saying things like, “The Green Diet appears to be aimed mainly at people who are making the transition from an omnivorous diet, but that is not to say fledgling vegetarians won’t find this book interesting, too.”
“The Green Diet is a lifestyle plan focusing on healthy eating, encouraging the reader to adopt a plant-based diet for optimum well-being.”
I also appreciate all the reviews I get from all of you as you share your experiences of going Green with me.
new york times
Scott Jurek, 36 is an accomplished ultramarathoner and disciplined vegan. There are other professional athletes who do not eat meat: Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder, a vegetarian, may be the best known, and the hockey player Georges Laraque is also a vegan. But it is difficult for some to comprehend how this lifestyle is compatible with training weeks of 140 miles and more, “easy” runs of 40 miles and interval training that includes uphill three-mile repeats, all culminating in races that are often 100 miles or more, sometimes through deserts or frozen wastelands or up and down mountains.
new york times
Jurek is certainly not small or rail- thin, his whole issue is getting enough calories. He eats 5,000-8,000 calories a day and “I get that all from plant sources,” he says.
He didn’t grow up vegan, but in college his diet began to improve and he saw how much disease is lifestyle related. He says he began to eat “real food, the way people have been eating for thousands of years.”
“None of this is weird,” he says. “If you go back 300 or 400 years, meat was reserved for special occasions, and those people were working hard. Remember, almost every long-distance runner turns into a vegan while they’re racing, anyway — you can’t digest fat or protein very well.”
In 1999, Jurek ran his first Western States 100, this is an up-and-down course in the Sierra Nevada with a cutoff time of 30 hours. He set the course record in 2004, 15 hours 36 minutes; won the race seven consecutive times; and in 2005, two weeks after finishing, ran and won the Badwater Ultramarathon, a 135-mile race that begins in Death Valley and ends halfway up Mount Whitney.
Clearly, his diet isn’t slowing him down.
For the full New York Times article, click here.
Longtime vegetarian and animal lover Carrie Underwood
took home the ACM’s biggest prize – Entertainer of the Year- for the second straight year.
The 27-year-old singer often credits her vegetarian lifestyle for her high energy performances.
Underwood has been vegetarian since age 13 because of her great love of animals.
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Thanks for all the positive feedback and support!
Hannah Teter (Todd Korol/Reuters/Landov PEOPLE)
Last week in Vancouver, Hannah Teter won Silver in the Women’s Halfpipe snowboarding event, adding to her gold medal win in 2006.
Teter became a vegetarian a year ago after viewing the award-winning documentary “Earthlings
.”
“I had no idea how intense and how horrible factory farms are. I have such a love for animals that I can’t justify having their heads cut off for me,” said the Olympian. “And the slavery of the dairy industry motivates me to go more vegan.”
Teter says after going vegetarian she feels “stronger mentally, physically and emotionally.”
I really liked what she told People about her meals. She said she is careful not to overcook food, “because you lose what’s good in the food.”
Before the big snowboarding competition, Teter went out and bought $200 worth of flowers and put them in her room by her bed – “roses, lilies and lilacs,” Teter, told People. I agree with her statement-
“When you surround yourself with nature, it’s really powerful. Everything makes a difference.”
At only 23 she has her own charity, Hannah’s Gold, that helps the needy in Kenya and Haiti.
I am proud to have Hannah Teter as an Olympian representing the United States.
