Episode 85: Brendan Brazier, the Paleo Vegan Triathlete (it IS possible!)

Brendan Brazier, the Paleo Vegan Triathlete (it IS possible!) – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 085 Brendan Brazier Brendan Brazier is the co-founder of Vega, Pulp Culture, and Fire Road, bestselling author of the Thrive book series, Editor-in-Chief of alive magazine, and an Executive Producer of The Game Changers film. He's also a former professional Ironman triathlete and a two-time Canadian 50km Ultra Marathon Champion. Brendan is regarded as one of the world's leading authorities on plant-based performance nutrition, and now invests in and works with socially responsible food & tech companies whose mandate is to fix our food system and reduce the environmental strain of food production. Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Brendan Brazier about how it is possible to be a paleo vegan triathlete. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: - How a paleo diet is more specific than a vegan diet alone. - Why people should be eating high net gain foods. - How our ancestors thought of food as synonymous with nutrition. - How having high cortisol levels makes it hard to gain muscle and lose weight. - Why eating a whole unrefined diet increases people's protein intake. Connect with Brendan: Guest Contact Info: Twitter @brendan_brazier Instagram @brendanbrazier Facebook facebook.com/brendanbrazier LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/brendan-brazier-9508921b Connect with Steven: Website xeroshoes.com jointhemovementmovement.com Twitter  @XeroShoes Instagram  @xeroshoes Facebook  facebook.com/xeroshoes