The Sonya Looney Show

Episode 2 with Brenda Davis RD   “Diet is the king pin, there is no debate about that. Diet is the king pin where chronic diseases are concerned. We see athletes who drop dead of a heart attack because they have severe atherosclerosis because they are eating garbage.”   Brenda Davis is a world class Registered Dietician and specialist in Plant-Based Nutrition. She is co-author of nine vegan and vegetarian nutrition books including Becoming Vegan as mentioned in this episode. She is the lead dietitian in a diabetes intervention research project in Majuro, Marshall Islands. Brenda is a past chair of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association. In 2007, she was inducted into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame. Becoming Vegan is an incredible resource with everything you need to know about vitamins, minerals, calories, what to eat as a vegan. In today's show, Brenda and I cover: How much protein do you need as a sedentary person, athlete, or senior How much protein is in plants