Joyful, Delicious, Vegan: Life Without Heart Disease

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Timeliness: Challenges like the Covid-19 pandemic underscore the collision course between the exponential growth of diet related illnesses like heart disease and diabetes, and the fragility of our medical system, heightening interest in self-care. Heart disease is nations number 1 killer: Heart disease is now the nations number one killer and affects 48% of the population overall and 49% of African American women. A guide for preventing or reversing heart disease, augmented with personal anecdotes from the author, guidelines from two leading cardiologists, recipes and information about the unexpected joys of a vegan life, Joyful, Delicious, Vegan Aguirre has a network of cardiology and nutritional health care leaders and influencers, plant-based diet advocates and environmental activists, as well as media contacts, including Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Dr. Baxter Montgomery, Carol Jenkins of the Womens Media Center NYC, Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Kristina Bucharam-Carrillo, Dr. Sailesh Rao, and authors Elisabet Sahtouris and Will Tuttle.

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2020 Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winner in Healthy Living

"Joyful, Delicious, Vegan: Life Without Heart Disease shows you how to use whole plant foods and mindful living to bring health and joy to every stage of your life."
--Brian Wendel, Founder and President of Forks Over Knives

"A great health resource for everyone concerned with our deteriorating health in a world of scientific advances that should be improving it, this book is a journey back to health by going back to basics--by recognizing, appreciating, and returning the love of our body's highly evolved 60-trillion cells, working hard 24/7 to keep us healthy. It shows us our own ability to heal disease by paying absolute attention to what we are feeding them, by changing our diets in ways that ensure their wellbeing."
--Elisabet Sahtouris, PhD, evolution biologist & futurist, author of Gaia's Dance: the Story of Earth & Us

"Sherra Aguirre has written a thoughtful, well-researched book combining nutrition science, medicine and her personal inner awareness, which will serve our community well in this era of rapid transformation. May her words resonate with you in your journey towards optimum health and global wellbeing."
--Sailesh Rao, PhD, systems specialist and founder of Climate Healers non-profit, author of Carbon Yoga: The Vegan Metamorphosis and executive producer of Cowspiracy, The Sustainability Secret, and What the Health

"Heart disease is the number one killer of all United States citizens, and Black women are its primary victims. In Joyful, Delicious, Vegan, Sherra Aguirre outlines a powerful, effective battle plan to defeat heart disease. This must-read book serves as both an inspiring health journey and a stepwise health guide for anyone battling heart disease or any other chronic illness. This book will enhance the health and life of anyone who reads it and follows its path!"
--Baxter Montgomery, MD, FACC, clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center and medical director of Montgomery Heart and Wellness

"Joyful, Delicious, Vegan is an inspiring guide to achieving the very best of health. The power of foods is surprising--even life-changing--and this immensely practical book will guide you to putting it to use."
--Neal D. Barnard, MD, FACC, adjunct professor at George Washington University School of Medicine and president of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Author Bio

SHERRA AGUIRRE, author of Joyful, Delicious, Vegan: Life Without Heart Disease, founded and led a successful business for three decades, winning national awards for entrepreneurship, innovation, and service excellence. She sold the company in 2016 to focus on her passion for healthy diet and lifestyle. Now in her seventies, Aguirre describes herself as high energy, in better overall health, and in many ways more fit than in her thirties or forties. She has practiced meditation and yoga daily for more than twenty-five years, and for many years has researched and read extensively about diet and lifestyle as the most important factors for achieving and maintaining good health. By adopting a whole plant-based diet, she improved overall heart health and eliminated symptoms of hypertension despite a significant family history of heart attack, stroke, and high blood pressure. She is passionate about empowering others to maintain vibrancy and good health throughout their lifetimes. As a health enthusiast, environmentalist, and food justice advocate, Aguirre writes about the healing qualities of compassion, simplicity and gratitude. She draws attention to the ripple effect vegan eating can have on individuals, families, and communities. Sherra is married with two daughtersTembi Locke, actor, speaker, screenwriter, and New York Times best-selling author; and Attica Locke, multiple award-winning novelist, New York Times best-selling author and screen writer/producer. Visit Sherra online: www.sherraaguirre.com www.facebook.com/AuthorSherraAguirre www.instagram.com/sherraaguirre www.linkedin.com/in/sherra-aguirre