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Recommended Books
Vegetarians in Paradise has compiled an annotated list of veg-relevant books they highly recommend. The mission of VIP, based in Los Angeles, is to "offer our friends in the vegetarian community a nesting place to roost awhile and share information about a lifestyle that may keep us flying around a few years longer than our non-vegetarian friends."
The China Study
This exhaustive presentation of the findings from The China Study conclusively demonstrates the link between nutrition and heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Referred to as the "Grand Prix of epidemiology" by The New York Times, this study examines more than 350 variables of health and nutrition with surveys from 6,500 adults in 65 counties, representing 2,500 counties across rural China and Taiwan. While revealing that proper nutrition can have a dramatic effect on reducing and reversing these ailments as well as obesity, this text calls into question the practices of many of the current dietary programs, such as the Atkins diet, that enjoy widespread popularity in the West.
Mad Cowboy
In this shocking and powerful book, Howard Lyman uncovers the dangerous and potentially deadly practices of the cattle and dairy industry. Mad Cowboy is a passionate manifesto for change from an industry insider whose firsthand experiences will alter the way you think about your food, and the people who produce it, forever.
Becoming Vegan
Becoming Vegan represents the very cutting edge of vegan nutritional research, a currently fast-paced field. The authors methodically discuss all the various aspects of good nutrition (including phytochemicals and functional foods) from a vegan perspective. Once they have built a solid understanding of the issues, they conclude the book with systematic plans for working toward optimal health, offering tips, shortcuts, and a few recipes.
The World Peace Diet
Incorporating systems theory, teachings from mythology and religions, and the human sciences, The World Peace Diet (by Will Tuttle, Ph.D.) presents the outlines of a more empowering understanding of our world, based on a comprehension of the far-reaching implications of our food choices and the worldview those choices reflect and mandate. The author offers a set of universal principles for all people of conscience, from any religious tradition, that they can follow to reconnect with what we are eating and what was required to get it on our plate.
Vegan World Fusion Cuisine
Specifically designed as a culinary manual for sustainable, nonviolent living with recipes drawn from the food preparation traditions of diverse world cultures, the award-winning Vegan World Fusion Cuisine is the joint project of Mark Reinfeld and Bo Rinaldi. "There is much here that will ...help you discover the sense of well-being...that results from a vegetarian diet," said Jane Goodall in her forward to the book.
The Peaceful Palate
The Peaceful Palate contains more than 130 pages of tasty recipes designed for optimum health, plus sections on protein myths and facts, calcium cutting the fat, equipping your kitchen, and more. First published in 1992, this revised edition incorporates the latest nutritional findings of the last few years to give you the very best recipes from Jennifer Raymond's kitchen.
Vegan Vittles
Renowned vegan cookbook author Joanne Stepaniak presents a plethora of delicious dishes for you to enjoy without meat, eggs or dairy products. If you crave comfort foods, Vegan Vittles Second Helping is a must-have for your cookbook collection.
The Fast Food Craze
Ever wonder where the food comes from at McDonalds or Burger King (or any of those other places that serve food fast and cheap)? Do you want to know what's IN it? Or, what it does to your body? Or what goes on behind the doors of the concrete slaughterhouses that supply these restaurants with their beef, pork and chicken? The Fast Food Craze will help you discover what the fast food giants don't want you to know, what the agribusinesses raising the food don't want you to know, just so they can keep the "fast food craze" fueled and continue to line their pockets at the expense of your health.
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