Eating Vegan

Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina explore the health benefits of vegan diets compared to other dietary choices; explain protein and amino acid requirements at various stages of life; describe fats and essential fatty acids and their value in plant-based diets; investigate carbohydrate facts and fallacies; reveal the truth about wheat, gluten, and grains; pinpoint where to obtain calcium, iron, zinc, and other minerals without animal products; clarify the importance of obtaining vitamin B12; and show how to attain optimal nutrition during pregnancy and lactation.

Dive into this book to unlock the secrets to lasting health, all while enjoying the journey to a happier, healthier you. Learn how transitioning to a Whole-Foods, Plant-Based Vegan Lifestyle can dramatically improve your health and vitality.

Eating is about more than satisfying our hunger. It's also about the environment, social justice, personal development, and sustainable living. Many Americans already know this. We're eating less red meat and more organically produced foods, and most restaurants offer vegetarian options. But do we really know the truth about mechanized animal farming and slaughterhouses, herbicide and pesticide use, and labels that promise "Certified Humane"?

Physician and biochemist Cate Shanahan, MD, examined diets around the world known to help people live longer, healthier lives - diets like the Mediterranean, Okinawa, and Blue Zone - and identified the four common nutritional habits, developed over millennia, that unfailingly produce strong, healthy, intelligent children and active, vital elders generation after generation. These four nutritional strategies - fresh food, fermented and sprouted foods, meat cooked on the bone, and organ meats - form the basis of the Human Diet.

⚡Unlock Your Energy: Transform Your Health with ‘The Good Energy & Metabolic Meals’. Inspired by Dr. Casey Means's innovative work in metabolic health, this guide offers a practical roadmap to transform your well-being through the power of food. What Makes This Book Unique? 🌟 Personal & Practical Perspective: Embark on a life-changing journey with recipes that heal, inspired by personal triumph over chronic illness. The author’s personal experiences and actionable strategies to boost energy, combat chronic fatigue, and manage health through nutrition will resonate with you, ...

Our evolutionary ancestors once possessed the ability to intuit what food their bodies needed, in what proportions, and ate the right things in the proper amounts—effortlessly balanced. When and why did we lose this ability, and how can we get it back? David Raubenheimer and Stephen Simpson answer these questions in a compelling narrative, based upon five "eureka" moments they experienced in the course of their groundbreaking research.

Author and holistic health practitioner Victoria Moran started eating only plants nearly 30 years ago, raised her daughter, Adair, vegan from birth, and maintains a 60-pound weight loss. In Main Street Vegan, Moran offers a complete guide to making this dietary and lifestyle shift with an emphasis on practical "baby steps", proving you don't have to have a personal chef or lifestyle coach on speed dial to experience the physical and spiritual benefits of being a vegan.

Whether you're considering going vegan or just want to learn more about plant-based nutrition, Vegan for Life is your comprehensive, go-to guide for optimal healthy eating. Registered dietitians and long-time vegans Jack Norris and Virginia Messina debunk some of the most persistent myths about vegan nutrition and provide essential information about getting enough calcium and protein, finding the best supplements, and understanding the "real deal" about soy.

Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows offers an absorbing look at what social psychologist Melanie Joy calls carnism, the belief system that conditions us to eat certain animals when we would never dream of eating others. Carnism causes extensive animal suffering and global injustice, and it drives us to act against our own interests and the interests of others without fully realizing what we are doing.

A plant-based diet is gaining widespread recognition. The old paradigm of which eggs and meat are used for protein, while milk is utilized for calcium and vitamin D, has been refuted. Abiding by these antiquated beliefs does not generate health. In fact, animal-derived foods are linked to many of the chronic conditions and degenerative diseases afflicting man. We benefit by eating wholesome, vibrant foods such as fruits, nuts, seeds, and vegetables. These foods provide adequate nutrition, strengthen immunity, and are known to prevent and reverse disease. Using anecdotal evidence, medical ...

If you’re feeling frustrated or scared based on a PCOS diagnosis or symptoms you’re experiencing, take comfort in knowing that a change in the way you eat has been shown to significantly improve common symptoms associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome and has often helped restore fertility to those afflicted with the condition. Recent studies have found associations with a variety of macronutrients, supplements, and foods that can positively and negatively affect your PCOS symptoms.

As John Lewis, aka “The Badass Vegan,” says, when most people meet him, vegan isn’t the first word that comes to mind. He’s six-foot-six, African American, with the build of a guy who played Division I college basketball. Not bad for someone who hasn’t had any animal protein in 15 years.

How to Argue With a Meat Eater (and Win Every Time) is an essential companions for all vegans helping them to remain cool and calm (and win) even in the most heated debate. It comprehensively breaks down every argument used against veganism, providing listeners with impressive rebuttals to these arguments. Covering topics such as ethics, the environment, health and nutrition, as well as providing tips on how to have 'healthy' debates, this book will leave listeners feeling confident and empowered knowing that, not matter what the argument, they can win every time.

Ce livre est une porte d’entrée bienveillante, inspirante et accessible vers un mode de vie végane. Sans pression ni culpabilité, il t’accompagne pas à pas pour comprendre les raisons éthiques, écologiques et sanitaires de ce choix de vie, tout en t’offrant des conseils concrets pour l’adopter à ton rythme.

How Food Really Works shows how we misunderstand the essentials of where our food really comes from, how our dietary requirements shape us, and why this impacts our planet in drastic ways. Ultimately, this data-based, rigorously researched guide explains how we will survive and thrive long into the future.

Would you like to be able to effortlessly cook delicious Mediterranean recipes that will change your eating habits to healthier and more complete ones? If the answer is “YES”, then keep reading… What many people don’t know about the Mediterranean diet is that it’s more of an eating pattern than a calorie-restricted diet. The Mediterranean regimen emphasizes eating many fruits and vegetables, nuts, legumes, and fish, with liberal use of olive oil, and a medium use of dairy foods and red meat. Following this eating pattern doesn’t promote just a healthy weight loss, but it also ...

Feeling unwell and looking for a diet to cleanse your body and get your health back? If your answer is yes, the raw vegan diet may just be what you are looking for. A raw vegan diet basically means consuming a diet comprising fresh, whole, unrefined, and plant-based foods. You will be consuming the food in its natural state, that is, without any cooking or steaming. Even if you do cook your food, it will only be heated up to a low temperature.

Unlock the secret to getting your kids excited about healthy eating with Inspire Kids to Eat Salads! This fun and engaging guide is packed with delicious, kid-friendly salad recipes that turn mealtime into an adventure. Designed specifically for parents with picky eaters, this book is your go-to resource for introducing nutritious greens, fruits, and veggies into your child's diet. With easy-to-follow instructions and creative tips, you'll discover how to make salads that not only taste great but also capture your child's imagination. Whether you're dealing with a stubborn eater or simply ...

Are you afraid that your new vegan lifestyle will keep you away from your dream body? Do you worry about nutrition and not gaining enough protein for your bodybuilding goals? Not sure what exercises to do, or stressed about going to the gym for the first time? So even if you are a total beginner, you can be a successful vegan bodybuilder with the Fail-Proof Guide to Vegan Bodybuilding and Fitness.

Based on knowledge from the world's leading experts, you will have tips that you need to change your lifestyle and change your diet. You'll discover how to become raw vegan easily. This book will help you with practical tips that you can use no matter where you are dining. By the time you finish this book, you will know how to be raw vegan the easy and practical way.