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"The China Study" revealed what we should eat and provided the powerful empirical support for this answer. "Whole" answers the question of why. Why does a whole-food, plant-based diet provide optimal nutrition? "Whole" demonstrates how far the scientific reductionism of the nutrition orthodoxy has gotten offtrack and reveals the elegant wonders of the true holistic workings of nutrition, from the cellular level to the operation of the entire organism....
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2011.
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For years, Dr. Barnard has been on the forefront of cutting-edge research concerning what it really takes to lose weight and restore the body to optimal health. He shows readers how in three short weeks they can drop pounds, lower cholesterol and blood pressure, improve blood sugar, and more. Includes more than 100 recipes and shopping tips.--
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2010.
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English
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A vegetarian cookbook everyone in the family can love! From the most trusted name in America comes an all-purpose vegetarian cookbook for families looking to change their diet, in need of midweek meatless alternatives, or dealing with the demands of one vegetarian in the household. There's hearty fare for breakfast and brunch (so no one will miss the bacon and sausage!); a chapter stuffed with tasty cold-cut-free wraps and sandwiches; and a wealth...
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2013.
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English
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"Completely revised, this seminal classic offers fresh insights into the implications of becoming vegan -- for individuals, for animals, and for our fragile planet. It includes new information on the health benefits of vegan diets and a blueprint for clean eating. This streamlined "express" version is extensive yet easily understandable for anyone who wants to construct an optimal plant-based diet."--Cover page 4. Subject Headings Veganism -- Health...
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[2012]
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English
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With "Food," photographer McCartney presents creative, comforting, uncomplicated, and tasty meat-free meals inspired by her mother's recipes. From soothing Roasted Butternut Squash and Rosemary Soup and a vegetarian twist on Shepherd's Pie to sweet treats, these delicious dishes are all presented in bold, beautiful photographs.--
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2014.
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Español
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"Vegetarianiza tu dieta. No hace falta ser 100 % vegetariano para poder beneficiarte de comer sano Flexivegetarianos nos invita a incorporar en nuestro día a día hábitos para disfrutar no sólo de una alimentación más sana sino de una vida más plena, y además lo hace apostando por la flexibilidad y el sentido común, sin dogma tismos. En esta obra aprenderemos a entender el porqué y el para qué de nuestras elecciones nutricionales, a flexivegetarianizar...
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Lose weight, lower cholesterol, significantly reduce the risk of disease, and become physically fit--in just 4 weeks. Professional athlete-turned-firefighter Rip Esselstyn is used to responding to emergencies. So, when he learned that some of his fellow Engine 2 firefighters in Austin, TX, were in dire physical condition-several had dangerously high cholesterol levels (the highest was 344!)-he sprang into action and created a life-saving plan for...
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2017.
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English
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"Meatless Mondays. Eat less meat for climate change. Trendy vegan bake shops. Cage-free chicken campaigns on Youtube. Happy meat vs. industrial beef. Flexitiarianism. Mark Bittman's Vegan before 6 pm. Across North America, people are talking a lot about meat. Whether to eat it, or not. Whether to go vegan. Or, if they're going to eat meat, they're talking about what kind is the best kind. This book takes a fresh look at the world of vegetarianism,...
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Thinking volume 13
Pub. Date
2014.
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中文(繁體)
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Traditional Chinese edition of Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition by T. Colin Campbell (The China Study). Dr. Campbell is making a convincing argument that plant based whole food eating is the way to health.
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The up-to-the minute latest news about meat-eating that our government and the meat lobby does not want us to know:
-How likely is it that mad cow disease could happen here?
-What are the latest additives being added to our livestock feed?
-Why are our children being bombarded with hours of meat advertisements a day?
-How can your family gradually cut down your meat consumption?
-What do some researchers think that some Alzheimer's patients really...
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[2015]
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English
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"In the 1980s, T. Colin Campbell, PhD, co-directed a study of more than 4 dozen diseases and 367 items of socio-economic, lifestyle, nutrition, and genetic information across a population of 6,500 adults in rural china, generating more that 8,000 statistically significant associations. Those groundbreaking results, along with many other research projects described in the bestselling book, The China Study, support the theory that a whole-food, plant-based...
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[2011]
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English
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Infused with Carr's signature sass, wit and advice-from-the-trenches style, "Crazy Sexy Diet" is a beautifully illustrated resource that puts readers on the fast track to vibrant health and happiness, laying out the fundamentals of a low-glycemic, vegetarian program that emphasizes balancing the pH of the body with lush whole and raw foods, nourishing organic green drinks, and scrumptious smoothies. The author of the book Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips takes...
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2015.
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English
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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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Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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"Throughout time, people have chosen to adopt a vegetarian or vegan diet for a variety of reasons, from ethics to economy to personal and planetary well-being. Experts now suggest a new reason for doing so: maximizing flavor - which is too often masked by meat-based stocks or butter and cream. The Vegetarian Flavor Bible is an essential guide to culinary creativity, based on insights from dozens of leading American chefs, representing such acclaimed...
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2008.
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English
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The thrive diet is a long-term eating plan to help all athletes (professional or not) develop a lean body, sharp mind, and everlasting energy. As one of the few professional athletes on a plant-based diet, Brendan Brazier researched and developed this easy-to-follow program to enhance his performance as an elite endurance competitor. Brazier clearly describes the benefits of nutrient-rich foods in their natural state versus processed foods, and how...
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"Discover how to shed old thinking patterns--and live more joyfully with food. Ready to get to the roots of your challenges around food--whether it's gratuitous snacking, compulsive or emotional eating, indulging cravings, overeating, or other disheartening habits? Be ready to get mindful. Mindfulness can be the deciding factor between your successful adoption of a healthy vegan diet and repeated frustrating attempts. This simple technique goes under...
20) Free the worms!
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2008.
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English
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While her class is studying reptiles, Katie, a vegetarian, refuses to feed worms to Slinky the snake, class 4A's pet, but when the magic wind turns her into Slinky, Katie learns that some animals cannot survive on vegetables alone.
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