Recommended Resources

Let me recommend some books, cookbooks, and websites for further reading. When it comes to my own titles, here are a few that focus on special topics and may be helpful to you:

21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2011).

Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes (Emmaus, PA: Rodale, 2018).

Foods That Fight Pain (New York: Harmony/Random House, 1998).

Power Foods for the Brain (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2013).

The Cancer Survivor’s Guide, co-authored with Jennifer K. Reilly (Summertown, TN: Healthy Living Publications, 2008).

The Cheese Trap (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2017).

And here are two cookbooks:

Dr. Neal Barnard’s Cookbook for Reversing Diabetes (Emmaus, PA: Rodale, 2018).

The Get Healthy, Go Vegan Cookbook, co-authored with Robyn Webb (Boston: Da Capo, 2010).

There are great books by other authors as well—more than I can list here. But here are several that have inspired and informed many people:

Health and Nutrition Books

T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study (Dallas, TX: BenBella Books, 2006).

Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina, Becoming Vegan (Summertown, TN: Book Publishing Company, 2014).

Caldwell Esselstyn, Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (New York: Avery, 2007).

Rip Esselstyn, The Engine 2 Diet (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2009).

Kathy Freston and Bruce Friedrich, Clean Protein (New York: Hachette, 2018).

Michael Greger, How Not to Die (New York: Flatiron Books, 2015).

Micaela Cook Karlsen, A Plant-Based Life (New York: AMACOM, 2016).

Reed Mangels, The Everything Vegan Pregnancy Book (Avon, MA: Adams Media, 2011).

John A. McDougall and Mary McDougall, The Starch Solution (Emmaus, PA: Rodale, 2012).

Victoria Moran and Adair Moran, Main Street Vegan (New York: TarcherPerigee, 2012).

Lani Muelrath, The Mindful Vegan (Dallas, TX: BenBella Books, 2017).

Dean Ornish, Dr. Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease (New York: Ivy Books, 1995).

Alona Pulde and Matthew Lederman, Forks Over Knives Family (New York: Touchstone, 2016).

Will Tuttle, The World Peace Diet (Brooklyn, NY: Lantern Books, 2016).

Cookbooks

Dreena Burton, Plant-Powered Families (Dallas, TX: BenBella Books, 2015).

Rip Esselstyn and Jane Esselstyn, The Engine 2 Cookbook (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2017).

Cathy Fisher, Straight Up Food (Santa Rosa, CA: Green Bite Publishing, 2016).

Michael Greger, The How Not to Die Cookbook (New York: Flatiron Books, 2017).

Richa Hingle, Vegan Richa’s Everyday Kitchen (Woodstock, VA: Vegan Heritage Press, 2017).

Angela Liddon, The Oh She Glows Cookbook (New York: Avery, 2014).

Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Isa Does It (New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2013).

Lindsay Nixon, The Happy Herbivore Cookbook (Dallas, TX: BenBella Books, 2011).

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, The Vegan Table (Beverly, MA: Fair Winds Press, 2009).

Rich Roll and Julie Piatt, The Plantpower Way (New York: Avery, 2015).

Del Sroufe, Forks Over Knives—The Cookbook (New York: Experiment, 2012).

Christine Waltermyer, The Natural Vegan Kitchen (Summertown, TN: Book Publishing Company, 2011).

Jason Wyrick, Vegan Mexico (Woodstock, VA: Vegan Heritage Press, 2016).

Websites

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (pcrm.org) features a 21-Day Vegan Kickstart program, abundant nutrition information, and a great many free recipes.

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau (colleenpatrickgoudreau.com) has a popular podcast and many practical resources.

Fatfree Vegan Recipes (fatfreevegan.com) is just what it sounds like.

Finding Vegan (findingvegan.com), established by Kathy Patalsky, is a quick and fun way to find recipes from your favorite bloggers all in one place.

Forks Over Knives (forksoverknives.com) has great recipes, meal-planning tools, success stories, and more.

Isa Chandra (isachandra.com), created by Isa Chandra Moskowitz, has a super-practical ingredient-based recipe finder.

Lighter (lighter.world) shows you which foods to buy and how to throw great meals together, based on the recommendations of food leaders.

NutritionFacts.org brings you Dr. Michael Greger’s vast nutrition knowledge in clever, easy-to-understand videos.

Oh She Glows (ohsheglows.com) is a practical recipe blog created by Angela Liddon.

Our Hen House (ourhenhouse.org) has inspiring podcasts with an ethical focus.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (peta.org) has great information on vegan diets for companion animals, motivating information on ethical food choices, and tips on going vegan.

Pinterest (pinterest.com) lets you search for and save vegan recipes and offers you new ones the next time you visit.

Plant-Based on a Budget (plantbasedonabudget.com) shows how to make healthy eating economical.

Rich Roll (richroll.com) has an enormously popular podcast and plenty of inspiration and information.

The Vegan Corner (thevegancorner.com) is a source of unique oil-free vegan dishes presented with a sense of humor.

Vegan Richa (veganricha.com) is a great recipe resource from Richa Hingle.

Vegetarian Resource Group (vrg.org) has expert writers and great information for going vegan throughout the life cycle.

VegNews (vegnews.com) is the source for the latest in vegan culture, including great recipes.