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Plant Based Eating Resources
Checkout these websites with more information:
- 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. (do we use this anymore?)
- 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.
- Plant-based nutrition for healthcare professionals: implementing diet as a primary modality in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease.
- Low Fat Vegan Diet Improves Glycemia and CV Risk in Type 2 Diabetes » Diabetes Care 2006
- Plant-based diet may benefit patients with diabetes – Smart Brief: Plant-based food articles (update title)
- 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.
- Meatless Monday Campaign – https://www.mondaycampaigns.org/meatless-monday
- VegWeb: https://vegweb.com/recipes/
Videos
- 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 »
- Reversing Diabetes » by Neal Barnard (move this up to here, it is a video)
- Engine 2 Diet » by Rip Esselstyn (this is also a video)
Reading
- 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
- 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.
- Nourish: The Definitive Plant-Based Guide for Families by Reshmah Shah, MD MPH and Brenda Davis, RD
Website Resources
- 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. This has been updated per above.
- Plant Based Plate Method » Physicians for Responsible Medicine version of the USDA “Plate Method” which includes low fat, plant-based foods.
- The Vegetarian Resource Group: https://www.vrg.org
- Food and Plant: Planetary Diet Resources https://foodandplanet.org/
- Plant-based prevention of disease organization: https://www.preventionofdisease.org/
Take Education Courses
- PCRM Nutrition CME (free CMEs)
- Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition, provided by eCornell.
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Plant-based Therapy:
Articles and Resources
Checkout these websites with more information:
- 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. (do we use this anymore?)
- 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.
- Plant-based nutrition for healthcare professionals: implementing diet as a primary modality in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease.
- Low Fat Vegan Diet Improves Glycemia and CV Risk in Type 2 Diabetes » Diabetes Care 2006
- Plant-based diet may benefit patients with diabetes – Smart Brief: Plant-based food articles (update title)
- 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.
- Meatless Monday Campaign – https://www.mondaycampaigns.org/meatless-monday
- VegWeb: https://vegweb.com/recipes/
Videos
- 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 »
- Reversing Diabetes » by Neal Barnard (move this up to here, it is a video)
- Engine 2 Diet » by Rip Esselstyn (this is also a video)
Reading
- 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
- 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.
- Nourish: The Definitive Plant-Based Guide for Families by Reshmah Shah, MD MPH and Brenda Davis, RD
Website Resources
- 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. This has been updated per above.
- Plant Based Plate Method » Physicians for Responsible Medicine version of the USDA “Plate Method” which includes low fat, plant-based foods.
- The Vegetarian Resource Group: https://www.vrg.org
- Food and Plant: Planetary Diet Resources https://foodandplanet.org/
- Plant-based prevention of disease organization: https://www.preventionofdisease.org/
Take Education Courses
- PCRM Nutrition CME (free CMEs)
- Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition, provided by eCornell.
Menus and Recipes
Menu Planning –
