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Addresses the nutritional concerns faced by many who are new to plant-based, vegetarian diets and shows how to cover every nutritional base, from protein to calcium and beyond. Features irresistibly delicious food that satisfies on every level --including amazing desserts to keep the most stubborn sweet tooth happy.
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Lowell House
Pub. Date
c2000
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English
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ncreasing numbers of people -- including actress Drew Barrymore, pop star Moby, and actor Alec Baldwin -- are embracing veganism, a lifestyle that entails avoiding all animal-based products and behaving ethically and conscientiously within our surroundings. In this new edition of her breakthrough bestseller, long-time activist Joanne Stepaniak further explores and illuminates the principles and practical aspects of compassionate living. Increasing...
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Little Boat Books
Pub. Date
2016
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English
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Science meets sensuality in this penetrating examination of veganism, its scant history, dazzling health claims, fiery proponents, and growing throngs of disillusioned drop-outs. If you've ever wondered whether a plants-only diet is right for you, your son, daughter or significant other, Vegan Betrayal answers all your questions.
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Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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Tom Pickering has never eaten meat and believes he's been doing right by the animals, his own health, and more recently the planet. Despite this, he still can't go a day without hearing from others why they could never go vegan. So, Tom sets out to investigate the many reasons he's heard over the years, and see if they're unjustified, or whether his upbringing was one big plant-based con.
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"The benefits of a vegan diet cannot be understated, as it has been proven to help prevent cancer, lower cholesterol levels, reduce the risk of heart disease, decrease blood pressure, and even reverse diabetes. As one of today's most sought-after health experts, exercise physiologist Marco Borges has spent years helping his exclusive list of high-profile clients permanently change their lives and bodies through his innovative methods. Celebrities...
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William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"Do you want to go vegan but have no idea where to start? BOSH!, the pioneers of simple, delicious plant-based cooking and the guys behind the biggest vegan video channel on the web, are here to help! BOSH!: How to Live Vegan covers all aspects of vegan living from plant-based food and wine to vegan toiletries, travel, and clothes. Henry and Ian address the benefits of veganism on our health and the planet and answer a variety of questions on living...
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Medinform
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Provides a full scientific description of how animal and plant foods are digested and used by the human body. Campbell-McBride presents information on how to feed our bodies to achieve optimal health and vitality. The subject of fasting is covered and will give the reader an understanding on how to use this method for healing and health. The author also answers questions on where our food comes from and how it is produced, how to eat in harmony with...
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Penguin Life
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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All the facts and advice for anyone curious about feeling and doing better through a plant-based diet. Our health is in crisis and so is our climate. What if there was a way of eating that may help us live healthier for longer and protect the future of our planet, too? The good news is that evidence now shows a plant-based diet may offer us exactly that - and straight-talking nutritionist Simon Hill has done the hard work translating the science into...
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Touchstone
Pub. Date
2016
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English
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From the authors of the New York Times bestselling Forks Over Knives Plan comes a complete guide to a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle for your entire family, with more than 125 delicious kid-friendly recipes and tips for raising a whole-foods-loving child in a junk-food-laden world.
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Deciding to improve your health, your consciousness, and the world can seem so overwhelming that you don't know where to begin. And when you head down one path, you might face criticism for "not doing it right" or "not following the rules." But sometimes, all you need to do is make a few small changes to chart your course to a healthier life that's authentically you. Author and actor Alicia Witt shows how adopting the "small changes philosophy" allows...
17) Vegucated
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Vegucated is an award-winning documentary that follows three meat- and cheese-loving New Yorkers who agree to adopt a vegan diet for six weeks. Lured by true tales of weight lost and health regained, they begin to uncover the hidden sides of animal agriculture that make them wonder whether solutions offered in films like Food, Inc. go far enough. Before long, they find themselves risking everything to expose an industry they supported just weeks before....
19) The Raw Truth
Publisher
Parallel Lines (Firm)
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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In a world full of sickness and death, can eating a completely raw vegan diet cure all? In this educational and entertaining documentary, raw vegans argue that health and youth start from within and eating only foods that are alive (raw) will prevent disease.
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"Though increasing numbers of people know that eating meat is detrimental to our own health and the planet's, many still can't be convinced to give up eating meat. But how can we change behavior when common arguments, scientific data, and information aren't working? Acclaimed anthropologist Roanne Van Voorst changes the dialogue. In Once Upon a Time We Ate Animals, she shifts the focus from the present looking forward to the future looking back-imagining...



