Contents

                      Foreword by John Mackey, CEO, Whole Foods Market

                      Preface

                      Introduction

              1      The Six Pillars of Support for the Plant-Based Solution

              2      The Heart of the Matter

              3      The Sweet News about Diabetes

              4      Slim and Trim

              5      High on Plants for Low Blood Pressure

              6      Hello Plants, Goodbye Cholesterol

              7      Grow Plants Not Cancer Cells

              8      Beans Not Butter for Better Brains

              9      Grow Plants Not Autoimmune Diseases

            10      Plant-Powered GI and Kidney Systems

            11      Fifty Shades of Green with Plants and Sex

            12      The Garden of Youth

            13      Plants, the Plight of Animals, and World Religions

            14      The Earthen Plate and the Environment

            15      A Twenty-One-Day Menu with Recipes (and Bonus Recipes)

EPILOGUE     Time to Grow Your Plant-Based Health

                      Acknowledgments

                      Notes

                      Resources

                      List of Recipes

                      Index

                      About the Author

                      Also by Joel K. Kahn, MD

                      About Sounds True

                      Copyright

                      Praise for The Plant-Based Solution