Vegetarian Star

“Over the years I’ve learned that true health comes with an acceptance of the bumpy path, a skepticism of conventional wisdom and a willingness to explore the sidetrails.”

–Scott Jurek, ultra-marathoner who gave a presentation in the TEDMED speaker series where he discussed going from hunting down his food for dinner to hunting vegan bargains at the wholefoods store.

His story is proof of what diet can do for your health, as this former regular consumer of fast-food was urged by a physician to go on high-blood pressure medication before even graduating high school.

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Shaquille O’Neal has completed his doctorate degree in Education and is wasting no time utilizing his skills to inform the public on the endangered animals and habitats of Madagascar.

Shaq posed with a lemur at Zoo Miami, where he was accompanied by Mireya Mayor, an author and National Geographic explorer involved with lemur conservation.

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Scott Jurek‘s latest book, Eat and Run, is scheduled for release in June.

The vegan athlete who’s set records in ultra-distance runs like the Western States Endurance Run, a 100-mile course over the old Gold Rush trails of the California Sierra Nevada; the Badwater Ultramarathon, a 135-mile path through Death Valley and the 153-mile Spartathlon in Greece.

He accomplished this all on a plant-based diet.

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John Salley has partnered with vegan wine company The Vegan Vine Wines to help educate consumers on the animal products used in the wine filtration process.

The basketball legend will take part ownership and serve as an ambassador in the family-owned and operated Clos LaChance Wines brand.

As both a vegan and wine lover, I was very surprised to learn about the use of animal products in the vinification process,” said Mr. Salley. “I had no idea.”

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Aaron Simpson has been a vegetarian for over a decade that’s helped him create an impressive Mixed Martial Art record.

Now he’s thinking of taking his diet to the next level and nixing all animal products from it.

Simpson is transferring weight classes and he thinks the diet will help him shed a few pounds.

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NASCAR and IndyCar owners are being praised by PETA for teaming up with Levy Restaurants to offer vegan food to its fans at several racing tracks, including Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, Infineon Raceway, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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Deuce Lutui is opening up more about his vegan diet that helped him shed over 100 pounds.

Turns out, the Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman had to corroborate the rumor himself because some in the NFL world did not believe it.

“It’s beautiful, and it’s true,” Lutui said. “I’ve gone vegan.”

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Mike Tyson‘s wife has agreed to eat vegan for 30 days.

Tyson made the announcement on his Twitter account, @MikeTyson, just days ago.

This wouldn’t be the first time the Mrs. has taken after her husband and tried to give meat a total knock out.

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