Alona Pulde - The Forks Over Knives Plan

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More praise for The Forks Over Knives Plan

Doctors Pulde and Lederman have written an easy-to-follow, four-week prescription to better health. Get it, read it, do it. Terry Mason, MD, chief medical officer for the Cook County Health and Hospitals System, Chicago, Illinois

Comprehensive, pragmatic, and beautifully simple. A big, plant-strong thumbs-up. Rip Esselstyn, former professional triathlete and author of The Engine 2 Diet

[This] powerful and practical four-step method provides readers with a GPS to health. We simply cannot afford to continue harming our bodies with food. Robert Ostfeld, MD, director of the Cardiac Wellness Program at Montefiore Medical Center

Forks Over Knives changed our lives! Eating plant-based is the one simple elegant thing that everyone can do to help clean up the environment and create a better planet where our children and grandchildren can thrive. Suzy Amis Cameron and James Cameron, environmental activists

Eating plants revolutionized every aspect of my life for the better. It worked for me and I promise it will work for you, too. So do yourself and your loved ones a favor and get this book! Rich Roll, vegan ultra-endurance athlete and author of Finding Ultra

This life-changing book will empower you to feel better and live better. Gene Baur, founder of Farm Sanctuary

Yes, theres overwhelming scientific evidence that a whole-food, plant-based diet can save your life, but how do you actually do it? Thats what The Forks Over Knives Plan is for! Michael Greger, MD, founder of NutritionFacts.org

With The Forks Over Knives Plan, adopting a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle has never been easier or more delicious. Chef AJ, author of Unprocessed

This book is an absolute jewel! In just a few days, you can feel a growing confidence and excitement as you follow these stepping stones to the life you deserve. Doug Lisle, PhD, coauthor of The Pleasure Trap

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Pulde, Alona.

The forks over knives plan: how to transition to the life-saving, whole-food, plant-based diet / Alona Pulde, M.D. and Matthew Lederman, M.D.; with Marah Stets and Brian Wendel.

pagescm

A Touchstone book.

1.Natural foodsHealth aspects.2.VeganismHealth aspects.3.Cooking (Natural foods). 4.Vegan cooking.5.Menus.I.Lederman, Matt. II.Stets, Marah.III.Title.

RM237.55.P852014

641.5'636dc232014009582

ISBN 978-1-4767-5329-4

ISBN 978-1-4767-5331-7 (ebook)

We dedicate this book to the loves of our livesKylee and Jordanwho remind us every day why we do what we do and who make it all worthwhile

T he most influential trend in medicine today, growing exponentially, is the emerging field of what is known as Lifestyle Medicinelifestyle as treatment, not just prevention.