The closest you can get to perfection is constant improvement.

Since a calorie is a measure of food energy, you may understandably assume that the more calories you consume, the more energy you'll have. I certainly believed that. Conventional sports nutrition books had me convinced of it. Yet, in practice, we see that clearly isn't the case.

What do we actually seek from food? It's not calories, nor is it volume or mass. It is, in fact, nutrition: micronutrients, which include vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytochemicals. These are components by which food can be assessed a value, and therefore, a decision can be objectively made as to whether it's worth eating.

Many people put up with things that are unpleasant but tolerable, rather than changing them; their situation needs to become unbearable before they take action

Being vegan doesn't make you a stronger, better athlete. But it allows you to make yourself a stronger, better athlete.

Once I learned how to be a healthy vegan by eating the right foods my performance improved dramatically.

In fact, the number one reason for obesity in North America is simple: over consumption. And we over consume because we're hungry.