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Pharmacist Dustin Rudolph’s The Empty Medicine Cabinet is a straightforward, fact-based book which explains the positive benefits a plant-based diet can have on our health. Dustin discusses the medical studies which show that a plant-based diet can prevent and reverse illness more effectively than pills. Cases include heart disease, type 2 diabetes, autoimmune diseases, obesity, and even [...]
by Aurelia d’Andrea If you’re new to the world of plant-based eating, you may not have heard the good news yet: When you go vegan, you definitely don’t have to say goodbye to chewy chocolate-chip cookies, decadent fudge, or even gooey brownies. Just ask Allison Rivers Samson, the maven behind the Allison’s Gourmet [...]
Reviewed by Shandel Gilbert Whether you want a little spicy tidbit to go with your eggnog now or some delightful, creative (and often exotic) recipes for later, Chef Alan Roettinger’s Extraordinary Vegan Cookbook offers a cornucopia of delights. The gluten-free cookbook offers tips on stocking an extraordinary pantry and fridge. The recipes are [...]
Kitchen Divided is a must-have cookbook for plant-based people living with family members/ roommates who may not be vegan. With super yummy recipes like “Quiche Your Troubles Good-Bye,” “Mushrooms and Lentils in Phyllo,” and “Quinoa Paella,” Ellen Jaffe Jones creates delicious meal ideas that work for any occasion. Aside from the regular breakfast, [...]
What a read! Healthy Eating, Healthy World by J. Morris Hicks makes the case for a startling revelation: by sustaining ourselves on a plant-based diet we are also sustaining the Earth. “To feed a person the typical Western diet (heavy with animal products) for a year requires 3.25 acres of arable land. To feed one vegan requires about one-sixth of an acre. Thus, with a vegan diet, you can feed about twenty people with the same amount of land that is required to feed one person with the typical Western diet.”
Meet Christy Morgan, The Blissful Chef and author of Blissful Bites, a cookbook for novice, experimental and skilled vegans. Christy’s mission is to help people find their own sense of connectedness and bliss through food. We love it!
The path to a vegan lifestyle is not always a straight line! Read about Master Chef Alan Roettinger’s discoveries as he explored the wondrous world of food and the joys of a plant-based lifestyle.