Plant-based Therapy:

Articles and Resources

• • 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, CDE^®*.  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.
• Veggie Nice Recipe Book >> Veggie Nice gives you a month’s worth of meatless main-dish recipes.

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  »

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)

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. Diet and Diabetes: Recipes for Success (English, Spanish, Indian):
  • English (English language and food)
  • Spanish (Spanish language and food)
  • Indian (English language, East-Indian food)
• 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.

Take Education Courses

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

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 »

*Certified Diabetes Educator^® and CDE^® are registered marks owned by NCBDE. The use of DES products do not guarantee successful passage of the CDE^® exam. NCBDE does not endorse any preparatory or review materials for the CDE^® exam, except for those published by NCBDE.”