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Getting your feet, rather, palate whet with plant-based eating

3 (highly recommended) books to get you started on the healthy, plant-based lifestyle path of feeling alive, well and living fully

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The benefits of plant-based eating

Besides being adequately researched, studied and scientifically proven to prevent (and even reverse) cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity and other life threatening diseases, plant-based eating can and will provide rather immediate results in terms of weight loss and management; digestion and assimilation (and excretion); boosts in energy levels; enhanced quality of sleep; alleviation of back pains and body aches; mood swings and anger management; feelings of satiety and satisfaction with eating; peace and clarity of mind; the texture and condition of head hair; and the clearness of skin, to name just a few.

And, if the proven benefits don't convince you to make the switch fully to a plant-based diet and/or lifestyle, you can always start by trying for just a few days to see for yourself just how good you feel (and how truly delicious plant-based recipes taste).  Literally and truthfully.  For some additional motivation, see the three recommended books below that go into further detail about the benefits associated with a plant based lifestyle with regards to your own health as well as the health of our fellow animals and the health of our beloved Mother Earth. 

Three plant-based lifestyle books to buy and read (with factual proof and real-life example success stories)

1. The China Study

At the top of the book list is still an all-time personal favorite of mine and few other million people, The China Study.  This book, perhaps one of the first most comprehensive studies to be conducted about human dietary nutrition and health, literally provides startling implications regarding human diet and weight loss as well as other long-term health characteristics.

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2. How Not to Die

If the title of this book alone doesn't make the hairs on the back of your neck rise while providing that ecstasy like feeling of goosebumps, then maybe a blurb quoted from the book's description will, "From the physician behind the wildly popular website NutritionFacts.org, How Not to Die reveals the groundbreaking scientific evidence behind the only diet that can prevent and reverse many of the causes of disease-related death.

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3. Forks Over Knives

Whenever I recommend books to read regarding plant-based living (and all of the health benefits achieved there from), I usually start with this Forks Over Knives book because it is honestly the fastest and most informative (and easy to) read for those that are not yet familiar with the idea of plant based living.  Plus, this version of Forks Over Knives comes with packed with (delicious) recipes to make it even easier to get started.

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Need some more help getting started?

If you feel like you may need some more help and/or convincing with making the (logical) switch to a plant-based lifestyle so that you can begin to live your life to the fullest and as healthy as humanly possible, contact me and we can schedule a best time for you to talk.  Previously coming from the meat-eating lifestyle, I know all about the objections, obstacles and otherwise obstructions that can make the switch harder than it truly needs to be.  Once you do make the switch you will fully feel the benefits both from the inside of your body (in terms of how you feel; your energy levels; your level of focus; your hunger cravings; your back pains; your body aches; your ongoing illnesses; your quality of sleep; your mood swings; et al) and from the outside of your body (in terms of how fit you will become as you naturally lose excess weight; your skin tone and clearness; the skeletal structure of your face and cheeks; the texture and feel of your hair; et al).


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My weight loss story →

"This is for everyone who knows what it’s like to struggle with weight loss, heartburn, back pains, skin care, sleep and even mood swings."

-Scott Schroeder, How I Lost 20lbs in 7 Days

 

Adding a little more vitality to your plate with David Wolfe's Superfoods

Adding a little more vitality to your plate with David Wolfe's Superfoods

Learn how to establish superior health and well-being with Superfoods: The Food and Medicine of the Future

Superfoods by David Wolfe: Review

Similar to Life-Changing Foods, How Not To Die, Forks Over Knives, The China Study and all other self-health books that are highlighting and prescribing the factual (and true) benefits of wholefood plant-based diets, this Superfoods book by David "Avocado" Wolfe is another recommended read full of nutritional information and dietary insights for establishing and maintaining a life of optimal health and well-being.  With this self health book Superfoods: The Food and Medicine of the Future, David reveals the healing powers of certain, nutrient-rich foods (aka super foods) that we can utilize as both our food and our medicine.  Learn more about what set superfoods would be best to eat for you and your health with this easy-to-read (and quite hard-to-put-down) self health book about superfoods specifically.

This smoothie list is bananas, B•A•N•A•N•A•S !! 🍌 🍌🍌

This smoothie list is bananas, B•A•N•A•N•A•S !!  🍌 🍌🍌

Featuring 10 banana based smoothie recipes hand-picked from the Green Blenders' compilation of 73 banana-friendly smoothies

Bananas are nutrition powerhouses

In addition to providing for the perfect texture of any smoothie and supporting those of us on set diets to either lose weight or gain weight, bananas are an excellent source of numerous amounts of healing nutrients like minerals (such as potassium, copper, selenium, magnesium, molybdenum and boron), vitamins, amino acids, antioxidants and other phytonutrients.  Bananas are also full of fiber, water and pulp, too, aiding us in suppressing and satisfying our appetites.  And, as Anthony William of Medical Medium alludes to in his book Life-Changing Foods, bananas are one of Nature's gifts for our digestive system, even known to reverse bodily conditions like IBS, Crohn's Disease and Colitis.  Whether eaten raw from the peel, blended up in a smoothie, chopped with your kale or what-have-you, enjoy your bananas and the healing powers they pass along with their pleasurably unique taste and conveniently soothing digestive benefits.

Life-Changing Foods for your book reading (and grocery) list

Life-Changing Foods for your book reading (and grocery) list

Lots of love and appreciation for Medical Medium Life-Changing Foods: Save Yourself and the Ones You Love with the Hidden Healing Powers of Fruits & Vegetables

Life-Changing Foods: Book Review

Featuring another life-changing book for you to add to your reading list, Life-Changing Foods: Save Yourself and the Ones You Love with the Hidden Healing Powers of Fruits & Vegetables, written by the New York Time's bestseller author Anthony William of Medical Medium.  This self-health book is chock-full of highly informative (and especially insightful) material about a handful of healing fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices that a majority of us have readily available at our local neighborhood grocery stores and farmer's markets. I am completely in love with the knowledge that is relayed in Life-Changing Foods, reconfirming my belief in the true healing powers of our food as our natural medicine.

The Liver and Gallbladder Cleanse by Andreas Moritz

The Liver and Gallbladder Cleanse by Andreas Moritz

A glimpse of healthy eating (and living) with, The Liver and Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse: An All-Natural, At-Home Flush to Purify and Rejuvenate Your Body

Liver & Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse

One of the first self-health books that I read, The Liver and Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse was an easy to follow, eye-opening book that drove me to dig deeper and learn more about natural, self-health lifestyle practices (and even Ayurveda, too).  I still continue to recommend this book to my loved ones, always telling them that even if they don't want to try and do the cleanse, they should still consider reading it for the plethora of knowledge and/or insights that this book provides. The author of the book, Andreas Moritz, has since passed on from this this life but he continues to be well known and revered as a self health maven that inspired (and still inspires) change in many lives of those who have the chance to learn from him.  If you're looking for something new to read about natural health and healthy eating, this book is a wonderful choice for you to pick up and learn from.

Pears, like apples, are also great for losing weight

Pears, like apples, are also great for losing weight

Full of flavor and packed with phytochemicals, trace minerals and amino acids, pears are one of the world's healthiest foods that you can eat for weight loss

Pears suppress our appetite and prevent overeating

A close kin to the apple, pears are another must-have food to include in your diet.  Pears are known to be high in dietary fiber, offering us that feeling of being full and satisfied with hunger levels to the point that we don't overeat during meals or in between meals either (similar to eating bananas for losing weight).  The sweet flavor that a pear brings satisfies our hunger (and/or suppresses our appetite) and their electrolyte makeup serves to stabilize our blood sugar, giving us natural boosts in energy without the crash afterward.

Mashed pOpaya!

Mashed pOpaya!

Organic papaya cut, sliced, scooped then mashed and sprinkled with a few papaya seeds on top

The Basics

  • Prep time 2 minutes 
  • Mash Time 2 minutes 
  • Servings 2-3

Ingredients

1 whole papaya (organic if available)

Curbing your appetite (and losing weight) with cranberries 

Curbing your appetite (and losing weight) with cranberries 

Reach for the cranberry to help you lose weight while you naturally suppress your appetite

First things first: If it ain't working, fix it!

Whether the summer months are on the distant horizon or not, we're talking weight loss and health goals big time these days.  With an estimated 1-in-3 Americans now considered medically obese, the world is clearly in need of some proper education about healthy eating habits and lifestyle practices in general. The diet pills, fad diets and bogus workout plans are evidently still not working (nor will they ever work as is).  This is a call to consciousness, if you are tired of being overweight and are ready to make a true change in your lifestyle, you and only you can take the first step!

The Miracle of Fasting, another life-changing book to buy (and read)

The Miracle of Fasting, another life-changing book to buy (and read)

Praises for The Miracle of Fasting: Proven Throughout History for Physical, Mental, & Spiritual Rejuvenation

The Miracle of Fasting: Review

Yet another book that will change (and also likely save) your life, "The Miracle of Fasting: Proven Throughout History for Physical, Mental, & Spiritual Rejuvenation." Lifestyle Extension Specialist and Health Crusader, Dr. Paul Bragg, N.D., Ph.D. and his daughter, Dr. Patricia Bragg, N.D., Ph.D. co-author this masterpiece of a book, explaining the history, basics and fundamental practice of fasting.  From the very first few words of this book, you will feel drawn in and connected to the knowledge that the Bragg duo are sharing with the world.