Comments Off on Scott Jurek’s Vegan 24 Hour Record Breaking Run Garners Praise In New York Times
Tickled pink that vegan Scott Jurek broke an American record in the IAU 24 hour running race?
You have plenty of company and a dietitian wrote to the New York Times sports editor to express just how exciting it was to see a man completely free of meat and dairy at the top of his athletic game.
“It’s clear that his diet isn’t slowing him down. In fact, it may explain why he is so fast and full of energy,” the letter writes.
“Athletes must get energy from food, but calories should come from healthy low-fat foods that have enough protein and are high in fiber. Because of its high-carbohydrate and low-fat content, a vegan diet is optimal for athletes.”
A new book by Dr. Katharina Wirnitzer, sports scientist and two time competitor in the TransAlp Challenge mountain-bike race, is meant to slam the claim that athletes who munch on nuts in between laps and weight training will collapse before the race even begins.
Wirnitzer also touches on the myth athletes need the protein of an entire cow during every meal.
“To maintain good health, a daily intake of 8–12 percent is more than enough and ideal for the highly strained metabolism of athletes,” Wirnitzer said, adding that vegan diets “are not only well suited for all phases of life, as well as for top athletes, but if adequately implemented and combined with a supporting lifestyle, also optimally suited for endurance sports.”
There were at least two publicly acknowledging vegans in the 2010 Miss USA pageant.
Neither won, but the fact that two of the ladies were open about their diet and lifestyle to the public still made a good impact on the movement.
MacKenzie Green, who represented as Miss District of Columbia, is a University of Miami senior that loves dining at Miami’s Lifefood Gourmet between her classes for her double major of sports administration and broadcast journalism.
“I love, love, love, love, love, love Lifefood Gourmet,” Green told NBC Miami. “It is an amazing place. It’s all raw vegan, and it’s right off of Calle Ocho. I love the raw vegan pizza. You never feel bad when all you’re eating is nuts, grains, avocado and diced tomatoes.”
“It’s my primo go-to place.”
Guess it’s safe to say Lifefood Gourmet is an option way before the dining hall or student commons.
For good old fashioned college junk food without the freshman 15, opt for the Mediterranean nachos, tortilla chips with Brazil Nut Hummus, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, cilantro, parsley, olives and onions.
Comments Off on Sarah Palin At NRA Convention–Bambi’s Mother: It’s What’s For Dinner
Sarah Palin gave a speech at the National Rifle Association (NRA) convention where she criticized animal rights activists, advocates of limiting hunting in Alaska and anyone she considered to be threatening the second amendment.
After all, they’re all shooting deer in Hollywood.
“I have bad news for those groups,” Palin said, according to the Charlotte Observer. “Bambi’s mother is dinner – even in L.A.”
“Where do those people think their venison comes from? The deer didn’t die of natural causes. It wasn’t road kill.”
Why aren’t Palin and fur wearing Kelis BFFs already?
Besides protection, Palin may feel guns are a key aspect of social gatherings.
She once had a baby shower at an Alaska gun range.
Makes you wonder how some really celebrate a “shotgun” wedding.
Comments Off on Gwyneth Paltrow Recommends Vegan Hair Line Rahua On Goop
Gwyneth Paltrowrecommends a vegan, organic hair care line in the latest edition in her online newsletter, Goop.
It’s hair week on Goop, and Paltrow’s got all the tips you need for styling, including combs, cutting, curling and conditioning.
Rahua, products developed from a nut found in the Amazon, is listed as a Goop favorite. The products are vegan, organic and free of parabens, using ingredients such as rahua nut oil, wheat germ protein, aloe vera and vegetable glycerin.
Judging from her description of the blend in the May/June 2010 issue of Vegetarian Times, the Twilight actress is not the measuring kind of veg cooking gal. But when it comes to spicy, taste is a subjective thing and you have to make your own adjustments.
“You can make your own salad dressing by mixing together some extra virgin olive oil with vinegar and a little sriracha hot chile sauce and a dash of pepper. It’s the best!”
Sriracha sauce is a Thai hot sauce made with chile peppers, vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt.
The sauce itself can go great on vegetarian sushi or pizza and may even be used as ketchup with a little extra kick on french fries.
Kelis sounds off on her PETA feud about that famous fur hat in this MTV video.
She says she thinks it was strange she got a letter from them, considering she’s worn “way more” fur than what she was wearing when the controversy ignited.
Kelis justifies her fashion choice with the fact the weather was “freezing” and she loves the hat.
Right.
Perfectly good excuses to buy something killed for the sake of vanity purposes.
Comments Off on Vegan Scott Jurek Breaks Record In IAU 24 Hour World Championship Run
Vegan athlete Scott Jurek has broke the U.S. record in the IAU 24-Hour World Championship run in Brive, France by running 165.7 miles in one day. Jurek finished second to Shingo Inoue of Japan, who set an Asian record of 170.0 miles.
The previous record breaker, Mark Godale, wrote an email to the editorial department of a publication in Jurek’s home town of Seattle, congratulating him on the achievement.
“Setting a new American 24-hour record is a great achievement,” Godale said. “Scott has a big heart and a lot of guts. I congratulate Scott and the entire US team for their great success in Brive. They have made all of us proud.”
And Jurek has made the vegetarians and vegans proud.
Jurek grew up in the midwest on a traditional meat and potatoes diet before learning in college about completely plant based diets, slowly transitioning from eating little amounts of fish to complete veganism.
He most recently interviewed withNew York Times columnist and advocate of a “vegan until 6” flexitarian eating approach Mark Bittman, after the two had been on a jog and eaten a vegan meal prepared by Jurek.
