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Scott Jurek

Scott Jurek sees a vegan diet not only as a way to power his 100+ mile runs when healthy, but also as a way to recover from the occasional injury.

He told Vegetarian Times one of his favorite ways to use “food as medicine” is adding the spice turmeric to a dish.

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Jamie Oliver

“Imagine a world where mothers would not feed bottles of Coca-Cola to babies, where the ingredients would not read like scientific equations, where children and parents gardened veggies together. My wish is that in the next three years, a real, real food revolution will happen. My uncompromised belief is that, whether we are British, American, or any dude on the planet, we can make great decisions if we are informed properly. That gives me hope.”

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“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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Jillian Michaels Women's Health

Jillian Michaels is on the cover of the June 2012 issue of Women’s Health magazine showing off what limiting dairy can do for your belly.

The former Biggest Loser coach who recently started a nutrition advice column says she recommends going easy on the moo.

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Christine Taylor

Christine Taylor and Ben Stiller are trying to raise their children on a plant-based diet, but Taylor admits it’s a little harder once they’ve been introduced to animal products.

“We have friends that are vegan and their kids came out vegan,” Taylor told People. “I’m so jealous that they had the information and they started the kids early because now to go back, it’s a little harder.”

The information on raising healthy, vegan kids is available from dozens of reputable sources, including Lisa Dorfman, board certified sports dietitian, registered dietitian, licensed mental health counselor, director of the Masters in Nutrition for Health & Human Performance Program in the Department of Kinesiology & Sport Sciences at University of Miami, and author of four books on nutrition including the The Vegetarian Sports Nutrition Guide.

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Aaron Simpson

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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Kathy Freston On Chicken And Obesity

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 in Authors, Food & Drink, Nutrition-Health-Fitness.

Kathy Freston

She’s already recommended skipping the chicken for environmental health.

Now vegan coach and author of The Lean Kathy Freston has written an article at the Huffington Post on how skipping chicken can also do wonders for human health, especially obesity.

Most chickens are bred with genes that make them grow bigger, faster.

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Kathy Freston, author of vegan diet and health book The Lean, appeared on HLN’s Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell to discuss how adopting a vegan lifestyle can help combat obesity, a disease one researcher has predicted will affect 32 more million people within two decades.

Although there’s no one cure for the disease, Freston suggests something as simple as an apple a day may keep the pounds away.

Of course, it helps if you eat it versus only balancing it on your head as Velez-Mitchell does in the segment.

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