• Diabetes and Nutrition Support Services Newsletter and Recipes »

• Carbohydrate Factors; A Precise for Method for Meal Planning  » an incisive article by a leader in nutrition therapy, Dana Armstrong, RD, CDCES.  Dana describes an easy and accurate method for determining carbohydrate content of food beyond label reading.

• Diabetes and Diet » Food can be powerful in preventing and reversing diabetes. However, dietary approaches have changed as we have learned more about the disease. Published by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

• Low Fat Vegan Diet Improves Glycemia and CV Risk in Type 2 Diabetes » Diabetes Care 2006

• Plant Based Cooking Demo – Recipes »

• Plant-based diet may benefit patients with diabetes – Smart Brief

• Nutritional Update for Physicians: Plant-Based Diets » Philip J Tuso, MD; Mohamed h Ismail, MD; Benjamin P ha, MD; Carole Bartolotto, Ma, RD Perm J 2013 Spring;17(2):61-66

• Preparing to Prescribe Plant-Based Diets for Diabetes Prevention and Treatment » Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Plant-based eating patterns combined with exercise have been found to improve diabetes control and reduce the need for medication in intervention trials as far back as 1976.

• Vegetarian Starter Kit » an easy to read and colorful handout for patients interested in learning more about a vegetarian diet. Published by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

• Vegan Cooking – Lose the Eggs, Milk and Butter>> This article outlines vegan cooking using flax seed, tofu, soy yogurt, Ener-g egg replacer and bananas.

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Videos

• Dr. Michael Greger’s:  Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death »
• Forks Over Knives » feature film which examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods (available on Netflix).
• Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn:  Treating the Cause to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease  »

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Reading

• Reversing Diabetes » by Neal Barnard
• The China Study » The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted And the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, And Long-term Health by T. Colin Campbell
• Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition » by T. Colin Campbell
• Breaking the Food Seduction » by Neal Barnard
• Engine 2 Diet » by Rip Esselstyn
• The Pleasure Trap: Mastering the Hidden Force that Undermines Health & Happiness » by Doug Lisle
• The Cancer Survivor’s Guide  » a comprehensive text on the scientific link between diet and cancer, the benefits of a plant-based diet, including nutrition information, and more than 130 easy and delicious recipes.  (free)
• Veggie Nice Recipe Book >> Veggie Nice gives you a month’s worth of meatless main-dish recipes.

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Website Resources

• Food for Life, a community based nutrition education and cooking class program »
• Dr. John McDougall based in Santa Rosa, California » (has a great newsletter)
• Vegetarian Starter Kit (English and Spanish) » whys and how’s of a healthier diet, the New Four Food Groups guidelines, practical tips for beginning a vegetarian diet, and delicious low-fat, no-cholesterol recipes.
• Nutrition MD – Recipes, resources and nutrition tips »
• Plant Based Plate Method » Physicians for Responsible Medicine version of the USDA “Plate Method” which includes low fat, plant-based foods.

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Take Education Courses

• Nutrition Therapy and Exercise
• PCRM Nutrition CME (free CMEs)
• Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition, provided by eCornell.

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Menus and Recipes

Menu Planning – 

• 21 Days of Menus »
• Recipes:  Week 1 »
• Recipes:  Week 2 »
• Recipes: Week 3 >>
• Lainey’s Best Black Bean and Corn Salad »

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