Gather a group of friends around your typical South African braai, sow the seed of plant-based diets and watch the hot debate rise on whether the human body is in fact carnivorous, omnivorous or herbivorous. Many are adamant they feel healthier, fuller and fitter on a lean animal protein diet and that there’s no way their muscles and physically active lifestyle could be sustained on the likes of green, leafy salads. But the protein harnessing power of plants is becoming more and more evident and showing none of the bodily and environmental down sides, especially when we begin looking for them in ancient superfoods. We need only look at the gentle four-legged grazers of Africa to see how much strength can be supported and sustained by a plant-based diet. But to bring the proof of concept back to our own species, we touched base with renowned barefoot runner and voice behind the successful Superfood brand, Werner Daniel, to find out how his high performance, plant-based lifestyle\u00a0came about.<\/p>\n
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