Brendan Brazier - Whole Foods to Thrive

Praise for Thrive Books

Brendans knowledge is second to none.

Simon Whitfield, Olympic gold medalist

(triathlon, Sydney 2000)

Thrive is an eye-opening and a life-changing book.

It should replace bibles in hotels.

Dave Zabriskie, professional cyclist,

Tour de France stage winner, and record holder of the fastest time trial in Tour de France history

Brendan Brazier knows how to eat and train for wicked performance In his latest book, Thrive Fitness the B.C.-based athlete goes further, sharing a wealth of fitness information designed to get you into top shape.

Calgary Herald

The Thrive Diet has revolutionized the way I go about fueling my body and helped push me to a higher level of performance and workout recovery. Theres no other resource like it out there.

Mac Danzig, Ultimate Fighter 6 champion

During my fifteen years in the strength and conditioning industry Ive read just about every nutrition book thats come down the pike. Not too many of them, however, have had the lasting impact that Thrive has. Because of what I learned from Brendan I have completely revamped my own nutritional program and in my mid-thirties, Im feeling and performing better than ever. More importantly, Ive started using his recommendations with all of my high-level athletes, and they are setting new personal bests and recovering faster than ever before. I cant say enough good things about Thrive and honestly believe that every athlete, trainer, or coach owes it to themselves to read it.

Jason Ferruggia, chief training advisor to Mens Fitness magazine, author of Fit to Fight

The Thrive Diet is a life-changing book!

Jon Hinds, former LA Clippers strength-training coach

and advisor to MLB and NFL teams

The Thrive Diet is an authoritative guide to outstanding performance, not just in top-level athletics but in day-to-day life.

Neal D. Barnard, M.D., president, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Brendan Braziers Thrive Diet will increase the micronutrient density of your eating style and enable you to live longer, live healthier, and thrive.

Joel Fuhrman, M.D., bestselling author of Eat to Live and Eat for Health

The Thrive Diet is a must read.

T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., author of the bestselling The China Study

Quite possibly the most life-changing book youll ever read. For maximizing fitness and vitality, The Thrive Diet has no equal.

Erik Marcus, publisher of Vegan.com

Filled with powerful information that will forever change the way you address lifes daily speed bumps. You owe it to yourself to listen carefully to Braziers advice for controlling the negative stresses of 21st century living.

Joseph Connelly, founder and publisher, VegNews magazine

Braziers Thrive Diet is one of the most accessible and easily incorporated guides to plant-based health.

Alive magazine

The Thrive Diet [is] complete with recipes that will get you through race season, or life in general, with flying colours.

Ottawa Citizen

The Thrive Diet is packed with invaluable information that can assist anyone at any level.

Bruny Surin, Olympic gold medalist

(mens 4 100 meter relay, Atlanta 1996), third-fastest human ever

Quite simply, The Thrive Diet is the most comprehensive nutrition and lifestyle program weve ever seen.

The G Living Network

PENGUIN CANADA

WHOLE FOODS TO THRIVE

A former professional Ironman triathlete, and a two-time Canadian 50 km Ultra Marathon champion, BRENDAN BRAZIER is the bestselling author of The Thrive Diet (Penguin, 2007) and Thrive Fitness (Penguin, 2009), as well as the creator of an award-winning line of whole food nutritional products called Vega.

Recognized as one of the worlds foremost authorities on plant-based nutrition, Brendan is a guest lecturer at Cornell University and presents an eCornell module entitled The Plant-Based Diet and Elite Athleticism.

Brendan was chosen as one of the 25 Most Fascinating Vegetarians by VegNews Magazine and named one of the Top 40 Under 40 most influential people in the health industry by Natural Food Merchandiser. He has been nominated three times for the prestigious Manning Innovation Award for the creation of the Vega formula.

Also by Brendan Brazier

Thrive Fitness

The Thrive Diet

WHOLE FOODS TO

THRIVE

NUTRIENT-DENSE, PLANT-BASED RECIPES FOR PEAK HEALTH

BRENDAN BRAZIER

PENGUIN CANADA

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First published 2011

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Brazier, Brendan

Whole foods to thrive : nutrient-dense, plant-based recipes for peak health / Brendan Brazier.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-14-317690-9

1. Vegan cooking. 2. Cooking (Natural foods). 3. Food allergyDiet therapyRecipes. 4. Nutrition. I. Title.

TX837.B725 2011 641.5'636 C2011-901486-6

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