June 2011 Blog Posts (36)

Hello Vega Community! With the arrival of summer, what better way to refresh than with a fast and on-the-go smoothie? From now until July 5th when you shop online, take 15% off all flavors of Shake & Go Smoothie 300g pouches!…

We love when our Vega Ambassadors take time out of their busy lives to fill us in on what they’ve been up to and their achievements. Chris Ritchie, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter, filled us in on his road to recovery, adapting a vegan Thrive lifestyle and achieving personal triathlon success.

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"Plant-based whole foods are the TRUE future of optimal health." I wanted to dedicate part of this post to highlight Vega's Guiding Principles because they really are, great... and sometimes, we all need a little reminder and inspiration to continue making healthy nutritional choices each day. You can find all 5 of them…

Here are 3 things I love:

1. Chocolate VEGA Whole Food Optimizer

Formulated by Brendan Brazier, vegan, professional Ironman triathlete and best-selling…

I learned and developed the speed cross crawl as an exercise for sprinters. However, when the speed cross crawl is done in the right interval format, it is a great exercise to bring out definition in the abdominal region

The speed cross crawl is a part of our soon to be released “Ground Based Abs” program, that can be yours FOR F.R.E.E

To Your Success,

Karsten

PS: Our Ground Based Abs…

Vega Ambassador Chris Lemos has been keeping busy having recently completed the Ironman Eagleman Triathlon (70.3 mile distance race: 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and 13.1 mile run) for the 5th year in a row in Cambridge, MD. Chris recently shared his training and race day story with Vega... now we are sharing it with you!…

Living in harmony

The harmony of yoga is not one of the many forms of yoga, but it is a lifestyle, which includes the five principles of yoga. While the Harmony can learn different styles of yoga centers, yoga is the practice of natural medicine techniques of relaxation and meditation, combined…

This easy to make summer smoothie is the crossroads between refreshing tropical flavor and whole food goodness. It's great for relaxing and cooling down on a hot day or for a quick and tasty snack between meals. Full of natural sugars, this fresh and plant-based smoothie beats a sugar packed Slurpee any day!

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If you want to achieve enhancement of body and mind, then practicing yoga is a good option. It helps you achieve body flexibility, strength, regular breathing, muscular co-ordination and relaxation. By practicing yoga regularly you can even prevent certain disease. If you have regular vegetarian diet, along with practicing yoga and meditation for at least an hour every day, health problems such as blockage of arteries can be stopped and even reversed.

Combination of…

I'm sure you are all aware but just as a reminder, this Sunday is Father's Day!

Don't yet know what you are going to get for your dad? How about something healthy or something to improve his athletic and mental performance, safely and naturally?

Until June 19th, 2011 at midnight, buy a large tub of Sport Performance Protein ONLINE and receive Brendan Brazier's “debut” Thrive book and a Vega…

• Before eating take a few minutes to breathe long deep. This will activate the…

  Shakti Yoga Lisa Schwarz founded in 2003. Shakti is a Sanskrit word meaning energy. Shakti Yoga is to control the styles of powerful techniques. Most elements are similar to Yoga Shakti Vinyasa Yoga

However, Shakti Yoga is the name of the powerful, complete…

From now until June 30, 2011, when you buy any two bottles of Maca online, you will receive The Wonders of Maca Book and a MacaSure Chocolate bar... all for FREE!

Don't know much about Maca?

Maca is a very hardy root that grows in extreme temperatures at high altitudes in the mountains of…

On June 8^th, Brendan Brazier had his official Canadian Book Launch Party for his new book, Whole Foods to Thrive. The book launch took place at the Octopus Garden Holistic Yoga Centre in Toronto, Ontario. There were speeches, book signing and of course... delicious vegan food.

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Dear Athlete,

Here is a combination exercise to build mass and strength endurance in the triceps.

Begin with 45-60 seconds of these push ups:

Finish with 45-60 seconds of these push ups:…

What all people share in common is that we eat food and we eat it for different reasons.  We eat for joy and pleasure, for ceremonious celebrations, for athletic performance, weight loss or weight gain.  There are many reasons why people choose to eat or refrain from eating certain foods. But regardless of whether you are an omnivore or vegan, food places a necessary and vital role in our ability to stay alert, healthy and most of all…