Welcome.Brendan Brazier is one of only a few professional athletes in the world whose diet is 100 percent plant-based. He’s a professional Ironman triathlete, bestselling author on performance nutrition, and the creator of an award-winning line of whole food nutritional products called Vega. He is also a two-time Canadian 50km Ultra Marathon Champion.
Nominated in 2006 for the Manning Innovation Award, Canada’s most prestigious award for innovation, Brendan was shortlisted for the formulation of Vega. In 2006, Brendan also was invited to address US Congress on Capitol Hill, where he spoke of the significant social and economic benefits that could be achieved by improving personal health through better diet. The focus of his speech was to draw attention to the role that food plays in the prevention of most chronic diseases currently plaguing North Americans.
In 2007 Brendan returned to Capital Hill to lobby against the Farm Bill and was also named one of the most 25 Fascinating Vegetarians by VegNews magazine
Having appeared on CTV and CBC in Canada and on NBC, ABC and FOX in the United States, Brendan has become a renowned speaker.Brendan’s latest book, Thrive Fitness: Mental and Physical Strength for Life, will be published by Penguin in January, 2008
