Brenda Carey will be one of our guest speakers at our Newcastle upon Tyne Vegan festival.Brenda Carey is the Editor in Chief of and founder of Vegan Health & Fitness Magazine.
As a lifelong athlete and 24-year vegan, she Brenda Carey founded this magazine in 2012 to provide accurate information on vegan health and nutrition as well as inspirational stories about the many great vegan athletes around the world who are doing so many great things. A skilled researcher and a fan of hard evidence, Brenda is a licensed attorney. Brenda works closely with top vegan athletes and nutritional experts in the world on a daily basis and, as in the magazine she founded, you can expect her talks to provide you with information on how optimum nutrition can provide you with optimum performance, as an athlete and beyond!
the Natural: A Health Manifesto,” host of the Approaching the Natural Podcast, and host of his YouTube Channel. He graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Philosophy, and is a speaker, certified nutritionist, and Health Coach, working with private clients all over the world. He is also the Nutritionist and Programs Director at the Stanford Inn’s Wellness Center. Sid lives on California’s Mendocino Coast with his wife and three children, and recently completed both 50K and 50-mile ultramarathons. 
o sustain my strength and fitness (indeed, improve them!) by adopting a 100% plant based diet, which he did after reading ‘Eat and Run’ by the US ultramarathon runner, Scott Jurek. His only regret is that he didn’t do so much earlier! This year, he completed many cycling sportives in very respectable times, including The Fred Whitton Challenge, The Etape du Dales and The Monster. In recent years, he has been following and studying the evidence being put forward (mostly in the US) in favour of a ‘Whole Food Plant Based Diet’ as exemplified by athletes including Scott Jurek, Rich Roll, Brendan Brazier and others. He is now promoting this via (www.vegancyclist.co.uk) – as well as advising people who might be finding it difficult changing to a vegan diet.
d national vegan outreach events for the Vegan Approach. This year the Vegan Approach joined forces with the Vegan Lifestyle Association (VLA), to help the UK’s growing number of people who are interested in a vegan lifestyle. The VLA was launched last year and has attracted over 8000 associates and over 60,000 social media followers. Membership is free, and open to anyone and everyone interested in a vegan lifestyle. So, are you thinking about going vegan? Have you tried being vegan before but come across some challenges? Are you a new vegan? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, then please join us at our Vegan Lifestyle Association workshop. During the workshop we outline our 10 simple steps to start you on your vegan journey including what to buy, where to eat, and how to deal with family and friends. We’ll also answer any questions you have about going vegan.
. In 2013, she won both the Antarctic Ice Marathon and the North Pole Marathon. She runs despite losing a knee cap from an illness when she was 17. Fiona has been vegan since 6 years old. She runs Tower Hill Stables Animal Sanctuary and is a patron of the Captive Animals Protection Society.
