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

by Micaela Cook Karlsen Narrated by Marguerite Gavin

Overview

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. Let "A Plant-Based Life "be your guide. 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, she reveals how to:

• Find and sustain your motivation
• Gradually add more whole, plant foods into your diet, crowding out less nutritious fare
• 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. Here you'll find strategies for getting family members on board and for allaying friends' concerns about your food choices with evidence-based nutrition information. Shopping tips, pantry lists, menu plans, and more than 100 mouth watering recipes are all included. If your goal is a healthier, more energized, exuberant life, make this audiobook your personal GPS. The journey will be more satisfying than you ever imagined.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

06/06/2016
Karlsen, a public health and nutrition expert, here advocates what she calls a whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) lifestyle for optimal health. Her practical approach offers equal amounts of motivational coaching and uncomplicated nutritional advice. Her three-part plan is simple: increase the amount of WFPB foods you eat, decrease the amount of animal-based and processed foods, and create an environment to support your success. To that end, the book prescribes not only what to eat and what to avoid, but how to sustain this lifestyle. By addressing common questions and concerns, dispelling myths, and taking on naysayers, she clearly explains how to make beneficial changes. Part One outlines five steps: making the commitment, becoming educated, abandoning unhealthy habits, matching environment to diet, and “making your diet socially sustainable.” Part Two is centered on maintaining the momentum and features 100 recipes from other contributors along with a three-week meal plan and a list of resources including websites, social media, and books to consult. Despite major competition from perennial and vegan lifestyle cookbooks, the strategies in this book will appeal to many readers. Agent: Linda Konner, Linda Konner Agency. (July)

From the Publisher

"...nutritionist Micaela Cook Karlsen shares success strategies and recipes that make plant-based eating delicious and easy." —Closer Weekly

“…[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

“…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

"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

“An indispensable resource for any organization concerned with retaining the accumulated wisdom of its most valued employees.” —Coaching Tips, The Leadership Blog

"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

“…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

"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

“…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

“…provides a comprehensive roadmap to that success, including dozens of recipes that cover everything from quick meals to main courses.” —Energy Times

"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

“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

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169999136
Publisher:	Ascent Audio
Publication date:	07/01/2016
Edition description:	Unabridged

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