Andersen Kip - What the Health: The Startling Truth Behind the Foods We Eat, Plus 50 Plant-Rich Recipes to Get You Feeling Your Best

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We would like to thank, first and foremost, Eunice Wong, for without her incredible talent, her dedication to truth, and her tireless work for justice on all levels, this book would not have been possible; and all the courageous physicians, scientists, health care professionals, lawyers, economists, and public health advocates who are exposing the truth and fighting back against the corporate and government hammerlock on our nations health.

K. A. & K. K.

Thanks to Lara Heimann, my ahimsa teacher; Kip and Keegan for their life-changing films; Lisa Bankoff, who believed in this book; Dr. Michael Greger, to whom we owe an enormous debt; Jenny Cabrera, Margaret Wright, Amelia Pang, and Sophie Schnitzlein, without whom this book could not have been written; Mom, Dad, and Eugene for my deepest roots; and as always, forever and ever, Marina, Konrad, and my darling Chris. They are the reason why.

E. W.

KIP ANDERSENs awakening as a filmmaker came as a result of An Inconvenient Truth. After seeing the film, he dramatically changed his lifestyle and believed he was doing everything he could to help the planet. But his life took a different direction when he found out animal agriculture is the leading cause of environmental destruction. Together with Keegan Kuhn he co-produced his first film, Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret, which became an overnight viral success and ignited the environmental movement. Following this success, he was invited to speak in front of the European Parliament and a new cut, executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, was exclusively released on Netflix in September 2015.

In 2017, Kip and Keegan released their follow up film What the Health, an investigative documentary exposing the link between chronic debilitating disease and diet, sparking an international viral response yet again with its Netflix release, executive produced by Joaquin Phoenix.

Andersen is the founder of A.U.M. Films and Media, a 501c3 nonprofit focused on creating films and media that promote thriveability, compassion, and harmony for all life. He is also a serial entrepreneur, as well as a certified Jivamukti and Kundalini yoga teacher. Andersen is a graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo school of business and has called San Francisco home for more than a decade.

KEEGAN KUHN is the award-winning co-director of the highly acclaimed documentary film Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret, executive produced for Netflix by Leonardo DiCaprio, and What the Heath, executive produced by Joaquin Phoenix. Kuhn is the owner and operator of First Spark Media, a digital film production company tailored to creating films for social justice.

Kuhns skills as a director, producer, cinematographer, editor, animator and composer have been utilized in film subjects as diverse as modern Alaskan homesteading, gender inequality, animal rescues, Buddhism, endurance sports and environmental destruction. He is motivated by a deep desire to shed light on untold stories of the most downtrodden in our society, and to raise awareness through greater visibility of social justice issues. Kuhn is the owner of the camera accessory company First Spark Gear and creator of the educational music project True Nature. He lives with his partner Shani in the East Bay of San Francisco, California.

EUNICE WONG is an award-winning actor, writer, and editor who wrote The Sustainability Secret with Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn. She trained at the The Juilliard Schools Drama Division and has performed extensively on professional stages nationwide, as well as appearing on television shows such as Law and Order and Sex and the City. She has received the Helen Hayes Award for Lead Actress, among other awards and nominations.

Wong is Chief Editor of the Truthdig Book Review and Truthdigs Countering Violence Against Women series, receiving a MAGGIE Award and two National Entertainment Journalism Awards. She has taught in New Jersey State Prison and is a certified yoga instructor in Princeton, New Jersey, where she lives with her husband, two children, and their rescued greyhounds. Her website is www.eunicewong.com.

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W hen I visited my dad in the hospital, the room was mostly dark. He was asleep. A monitor beeped and I heard laughter from the nurses station in the hall.

A wave of anxiety and helplessness washed over me.

How many years before its me lying in that bed?

I feel the same helplessness when I see my aunt or uncle, who both have diabetes. My aunt is becoming blind. Ive always been careful to keep my weight down and not eat too much sugar. But its in my genes.