The Vegan Lifestyle: Why It’s Healthier Not To Eat Animals

Changing The Game

In 2018, millions watched the Netflix documentary The Game Changers. It’s about the benefits of a plant-based diet for athletes. It covered many stories of very successful athletes who are vegans and referred to scientific studies as proof. The documentary follows James Wilks, who is a former UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) fighter, who researches nutrition and travels internationally to talk about his findings with elite athletes who also follow a vegan lifestyle. 

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Wilks interviews Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dotsie Bausch (an American cyclist) and Patrik Baboumian (a German-Armenian strongman and former bodybuilder), among others. Schwarzenegger explained that meat consumerism is all about marketing, and he thrives on a plant-based diet. Baboumian said, “when I stopped eating meat (in 2005), I got stronger and bigger.” With regards to changing her diet to a plant-based one, Bausch said, “I became like a machine. Anything I asked my body, at any time, it was able to deliver.” A plant-based diet also leads to this wonderful side-effect…