DFW Vegetarian

Reviews of books, audios, and videos for vegetarians and vegans.

Diet for a New America: How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Happiness and the Future of Life on Earth by John Robbins

Robbin looks at our dependence on animals for food and the inhumane conditions under which these animals are raised and concludes the animal suffering is so extreme and needless that it disrupts our very place in the web of life. John Robbins then challenges the belief that consuming meat is a requirement for health and causes a high health risk to all of us. Finally, Robbins looks at the global implications of a meat-based diet and concludes that the consumption of the resources necessary to produce meat is a major factor in our ecological crisis.

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Food for Life: How the New Four Food Groups Can Save Your Life by Neal D. Barnard, MD

Dr. Bernard writes, "Certain foods slow the effects of time, while others speed them up. In addition, foods can change the amounts of hormones in the body." Citing overwhelming medical evidence previously downplayed by powerful lobby groups, Dr.Barnard reveals why a diet based on the four food groups (grains, legumes, vegetables, and fruits) will sharply decrease the risk of cancer and heart disease while increasing life expectancy. And, most important, he shows how the quality of your later years can be vital rather than full of chronic disease. An unexpected plus for this program is weight loss by most who make the transition to this new way of healthy eating. Dr. Barnards books are very well documented with extensive footnotes to research.

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Garden Cuisine Heal Yourself and the Planet Through Low-Fat Meatless Eating by Paul Wenner, the creator of the GardenBurger, and John Robbins, author of Diet for a New America

The veggie burger has swept the United States. The garden burger's inventor, Paul Wenner, gives his ultimate goal as the meatless society. This book is three parts health and healthy cooking information and one part recipes. The recipes are dedicated to a clean planet, good health, a lean body, and high energy. Recipes cover everything from beverages to soups to desserts to main courses. Trying a few of the 150 recipes might make a believer out of the staunchest of carnivores. The food is delicious! Also touches on walking, mediation, and fasting.

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The McDougal Program: 12 Days to Dynamic Health by John A. McDougall, MD

Dr. McDougall writes, " The prevailing misconceptions about health and nutrition do not only cause illness; they promote it." McDougall presents his proven program for optimal health. The McDougall Program is not an all-or-nothing diet/nutrition plan. Quite simply, the more you do of this program, the more you will benefit. This book is the first of several books you should read by John McDougall. It includes recipes, medical advice, histories, and details of the revolutionary 12-day McDougall nutritional program that has helped thousands lose weight and maintain or gain health through proper nutrition

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Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease: The Only System Scientifically Proven to Reverse Heart Disease Without Drugs or Surgery by Dean Ornish, MD

Once a voice in the wilderness, Dean Ornish is now an accepted authority, if not the accepted authority, in medical schools throughout the country. His program is scientifically validated to begin reversing even severe coronary heart disease without using cholesterol-lowering drugs or surgery. This book is a new understanding of heart disease in terms of diet and lifestyle. It is the first book you should buy if you are concerned about your heart. Complete with recipes for your new life!

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Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating by Erik Marcus. This well-researched, factually-based book outlines the health, ethical, and ecological reasons for adopting a vegan lifestyle. Writing in a compassionate style and from personal experience, the author outlines many practical reasons for making this conscious, although not always easy-to-follow, health decision, among them the fact that 70% of all Americans are dying from illnesses related to diet. If you have never been exposed to these vegan concepts, this book is sure to be an eye-opener and could change your life. If you are seeking well-documented information on nutrition and the potential and probable links of nutrition to disease, this is the book to buy.

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Vegan Sourcebook Everything You Need to Know About... by Joanne Stepaniak, M.S.Ed.

This resource book needs to be in the home of every vegetarian/vegan household. It is THE guidebook to a vegan lifestyle.

Covers what you need to know about

Vegan ethics and lifestyle choices.
Social, environmental, and psychological perspectives.
Households and personal care products.

Also covers a lot you need to know about

Resources, organizations, and publications
Nutritional guidelines,ingredient substitution.

And it has some good recipes.

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