A Plant-Based Life: Your Complete Guide to Great Food, Radiant Health, Boundless Energy, and a Better Body

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More people than ever are eating a whole-food, plant-based diet. Studies show that it is better for our bodies and better for the planet, but it isn't always easy.

Whether you're taking your first steps on this path to wellness or recommitting yourself to success, author Micaela Cook Karlsen clearly maps the way. Her program enables you to set your own pace and stay the course--without relying on willpower.

Drawing on personal experience and the latest research, A Plant-Based Life reveals how to:

• Find and sustain your motivation
• Gradually add more whole, plant foods into your diet
• Break old food addictions and establish new habits
• Translate favorite recipes to create delicious, nourishing meals
• Reshape your food environment (at home, at work, and on the go) to make healthy eating a no-brainer
• Cultivate relationships that celebrate and support your new lifestyle

Especially valuable are directions for navigating roadblocks. You'll find strategies for getting family members on board and for allaying friends' concerns about your food choices with evidence-based nutrition information. Take advantage of shopping tips, pantry lists, menu plans, and more than 100 mouth watering recipes, with contributions from plant-based leaders.

If your goal is a healthier, more energized life, make A Plant-Based Life your personal GPS. The journey will be more satisfying than you ever imagined.

Reviews

"You'll be fascinated by the benefits of leading a plant-based life...pick up a copy of her new book to learn more." Urban Suburban Mommy
"If you're looking to make healthy changes, let A Plant-Based Life be your guide...with recipes like these the journey will be more satisfying than you ever imagine." --Wander, Travel, Wellness Magazine
..".provides a comprehensive roadmap to that success, including dozens of recipes that cover everything from quick meals to main courses." --Energy Times
..".everything you need for starting - or continuing - a plant-based lifestyle: strategies for changing up the way you eat, shopping and menu suggestions, recipes, and more." --My Raw Blog
"Before completely cutting out or drastically reducing meat intake from your diet, you need to go in with a strategy...We turned to A Plant-Based Life..." --Medical Daily
..".offers you a complete guide to switching your diet. Simple recipes that are full of all of the right nutrition you need and easy to read." --Kelly's Thoughts on Things
"If you want to start and don't know how I strongly recommend A Plant-Based Life. Eating healthy doesn't have to be boring or restrictive." --OnixJ Healthy Living
..".nutritionist Micaela Cook Karlsen shares success strategies and recipes that make plant-based eating delicious and easy." --Closer Weekly
..".packed with fascinating research on the many benefits of eating plants, and peppered with stories of people who have transformed their lives by changing what's on their plates." --Lighter Culture
..".[Karlsen's] practical approach offers equal amounts of motivational coaching and uncomplicated nutritional advice...strategies in this book will appeal to many readers." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
"An indispensable resource for any organization concerned with retaining the accumulated wisdom of its most valued employees." --Coaching Tips, The Leadership Blog
"Hungering for change Then consider a diet of whole foods that are plant based...A Plant-Based Life will take you there, step by step...wealth of information." --Retailing Insight

Author Bio

Dr. Micaela Karlsen serves as Director of the Lifestyle Medicine Economic Research Consortium from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and the Lifestyle Medicine Institute, as well as co-investigator on the Adhering to Dietary Approaches for Personal Taste (ADAPT) Study from Tufts University. She is also Adjunct Faculty for the University of New England Master Programsin Applied Nutrition and Global Public Health. Dr. Karlsen is the author of A Plant-Based Life and a contributor to the New York Times bestseller Forks Over Knives: The Plant-Based Way to Health. She created and maintains PlantBasedResearch.org, an online library of original, peer-reviewed research studies relevant to plant-based nutrition, as well as SustainableDiet.com, a 3-month transition program for supporting successful and permanent transitionsto plant-based diets. Her expertise is in dietary patterns, plant-based nutrition and nutritional adequacy, and predictors of successful behavior change. She holds a PhD in Nutritional Epidemiology from the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and a Masters degree in Human Nutrition from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.