Healthy at Last: A Plant-Based Approach to Preventing and Reversing Diabetes and Other Chronic Illnesses
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- Author：Eric Adams
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Summary
Prominent NYC-based public servant shares his incredible story of reversing type-2 diabetes by adopting a plant-based diet， and offers a guide for people of color to advocate for themselves and improve their health。
Brooklyn Borough President and mayoral hopeful Eric Adams is on a mission to tackle one of the most stubborn health problems in the country: diabetes in the African-American community。
African-Americans are heavier and sicker than any other group in America， but this doesn't have to be the case。 Armed with the hard science and real-life stories of those who have revolutionized their health by changing their diet， Adams shares the key steps for a healthy， active life。 With this book， he shows readers how to avoid processed foods， cut down on salt， get more fiber， and substitute chicken and pork with plant-based alternatives， all while staying true to the roots of soul food。
Adams knows firsthand how life-changing a plant-based diet can be。 Within weeks of adopting this diet， he lost 35 pounds， lowered his cholesterol by 30 points， and completely cured his diabetes--all by adjusting what he ate。
Features recipes from celebrities and health experts， including Paul McCartney， Alan Cumming， Queen Afua， Moby， Dr。 Michael Greger， Jenn� Claiborne， and more！
The journey to good health begins in the kitchen--not the hospital bed！
Brooklyn Borough President and mayoral hopeful Eric Adams is on a mission to tackle one of the most stubborn health problems in the country: diabetes in the African-American community。
African-Americans are heavier and sicker than any other group in America， but this doesn't have to be the case。 Armed with the hard science and real-life stories of those who have revolutionized their health by changing their diet， Adams shares the key steps for a healthy， active life。 With this book， he shows readers how to avoid processed foods， cut down on salt， get more fiber， and substitute chicken and pork with plant-based alternatives， all while staying true to the roots of soul food。
Adams knows firsthand how life-changing a plant-based diet can be。 Within weeks of adopting this diet， he lost 35 pounds， lowered his cholesterol by 30 points， and completely cured his diabetes--all by adjusting what he ate。
Features recipes from celebrities and health experts， including Paul McCartney， Alan Cumming， Queen Afua， Moby， Dr。 Michael Greger， Jenn� Claiborne， and more！
The journey to good health begins in the kitchen--not the hospital bed！
Reviews
Martina
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This book by Eric Adams （Yes， THAT Eric Adams， presumptive next mayor of New York City） is amazing。 At first， I was disappointed it lacked the glossy food porn photos common in today's "diet" books--but what it lacks in flashiness it more than makes up in substance。 Everyone at risk of diabetes， living with diabetes， or having loved ones who do， should read--and join Adams in--his empowering and well documented， authentic， journey。 This book by Eric Adams （Yes， THAT Eric Adams， presumptive next mayor of New York City） is amazing。 At first， I was disappointed it lacked the glossy food porn photos common in today's "diet" books--but what it lacks in flashiness it more than makes up in substance。 Everyone at risk of diabetes， living with diabetes， or having loved ones who do， should read--and join Adams in--his empowering and well documented， authentic， journey。 。。。more
Karen Meinert
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This is a very good book to read if you’re starting a Plant Based diet， it gives you the many reasons why one should stop eating animal products， backed by research， the many health and environmental benefits in consuming plants fruits grains etc it also shows you the tools you’d need， the cookbooks to check out， the sites to research， overall: I love my body， I love nature & I love animals， so I choose Plant Based。
Anna
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I picked up this book while researching Adams as a mayoral candidate。 It was surprisingly enjoyable as a quick skim and gave me some helpful insights into him。 I haven't tried the recipes he included but I'll write some of them down and give them a try in due course。 I picked up this book while researching Adams as a mayoral candidate。 It was surprisingly enjoyable as a quick skim and gave me some helpful insights into him。 I haven't tried the recipes he included but I'll write some of them down and give them a try in due course。 。。。more
Valerie Sherman
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A manifesto on vegan eating while recognizing the importance of soul food in African American culture。 I absolutely loved: Eat What Elephants Eat Bowl， Overnight Chia Oats with Berries， and Sweet Potato & Collard Green "Saag Paneer。" Red Power Smoothie and Lemon-Infused Quinoa Breakfast Bowl were OK。 A manifesto on vegan eating while recognizing the importance of soul food in African American culture。 I absolutely loved: Eat What Elephants Eat Bowl， Overnight Chia Oats with Berries， and Sweet Potato & Collard Green "Saag Paneer。" Red Power Smoothie and Lemon-Infused Quinoa Breakfast Bowl were OK。 。。。more
SheAintGotNoShoes
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Christy Hild Noll
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So much good information but relatable & not so heavy on the details it gets you bogged down。 Simple steps with easy ways to make changes so it wouldn’t be overwhelming。 I really enjoyed this book & I have no ideas and recipes for my plant-based lifestyle！
Gigi
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Awesome and valuable reading。 I've read a lot of plant based and vegan books this by far has been the best。 Without spoiling it he gives good background info ， the history of how people of color started eating unhealthy foods and current step by step guide on how to reverse unhealthy eating and some of the illnesses that come with it。 Last he has easy and delicious recipes and lots of tips。 I highly recommend this book to everyone but especially to the communities that are getting hit hard with Awesome and valuable reading。 I've read a lot of plant based and vegan books this by far has been the best。 Without spoiling it he gives good background info ， the history of how people of color started eating unhealthy foods and current step by step guide on how to reverse unhealthy eating and some of the illnesses that come with it。 Last he has easy and delicious recipes and lots of tips。 I highly recommend this book to everyone but especially to the communities that are getting hit hard with high blood pressure ， diabetes ， high cholesterol。。。etc。 。。。more
Lynn Plourde
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So inspirational and informative on how to turn one's health around by eating whole-food-plant-based。 Eric Adams knows his stuff and made remarkable changes in his own life and inspired others to do the same。 I dinged one star because of the recipes。 Adams talks about the importance of going SOS （salt-oil-sugar） free， but then some of the recipes include those things。 The recipes are not his， but ones collected from vegan celebrities so that likely explains the discrepancy。 Still， I didn't find So inspirational and informative on how to turn one's health around by eating whole-food-plant-based。 Eric Adams knows his stuff and made remarkable changes in his own life and inspired others to do the same。 I dinged one star because of the recipes。 Adams talks about the importance of going SOS （salt-oil-sugar） free， but then some of the recipes include those things。 The recipes are not his， but ones collected from vegan celebrities so that likely explains the discrepancy。 Still， I didn't find any recipes I would make compared to all the WFPB recipes I've collected lately; for example， some say so-easy-to-make and then list 25 ingredients （that's not easy in my book）。 I DID want to know the recipe for Adams daily luncheon soup or other meals he mentioned eating--I would have loved to see those recipes in sidebars on the pages where he mentioned them。 Still， bottom-line a book I'm glad I read and plan on recommending to others。 。。。more
pennyg
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Informative and inspiring for anyone considering a plant based eating plan to recover their health。 His enthusiasm comes through on the page in this fact- filled but easy to read primer on plant based eating。 He relates his history of illness and then his success at reversing his debilitating type 2 diabetic symptoms。The book also includes recipes in the back that look good but several contain oil which should be a no-no if you have diabetes or heart disease。
Bernadette
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Inspiring， enlightening， enjoyable account of Adams' recovery from lifestyle diseases， including diabetes & hypertension， through transitioning to a whole foods plant based diet， and becoming a vegan activist and author。 Good discussion of injustices in the food distribution system in USA， racial disparities in the availability of fresh， nutritious foods， health， ethical & environmental benefits of veganism。 Suggestions on making the change for oneself & family， dealing with criticisms & finding Inspiring， enlightening， enjoyable account of Adams' recovery from lifestyle diseases， including diabetes & hypertension， through transitioning to a whole foods plant based diet， and becoming a vegan activist and author。 Good discussion of injustices in the food distribution system in USA， racial disparities in the availability of fresh， nutritious foods， health， ethical & environmental benefits of veganism。 Suggestions on making the change for oneself & family， dealing with criticisms & finding community support。 The last part of the book is filled with delicious， easy recipes from vegan chefs， cooks & cookbooks。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Karen
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Easy reading book。 I find the authors definition of soul food very interesting what he’s is defining about soul food is for poor people and for people who were enslaved。
Rogier
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This book is a great contribution to the conversation about the Whole Foods， Plant-Based lifestyle。Just the personal journey of transformation should inspire anyone that it can be done。 Eric had some seriously bad food habits at one time， and he paid the price。。。 but he got back up and then some。 It is an inspiration to see how he is using his position for good。 Also and in particular， he speaks to the specific issues， the ingrained and dysfunctional food traditions in the black community in a w This book is a great contribution to the conversation about the Whole Foods， Plant-Based lifestyle。Just the personal journey of transformation should inspire anyone that it can be done。 Eric had some seriously bad food habits at one time， and he paid the price。。。 but he got back up and then some。 It is an inspiration to see how he is using his position for good。 Also and in particular， he speaks to the specific issues， the ingrained and dysfunctional food traditions in the black community in a way that will get people's attention。 This is highly needed since the health disparities start with taking care of yourself。 There's a lot we can do and unquestionably， Eric is a leader。 。。。more
Kristy Berry
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Good information。 I like his style of writing and his favorite recipes chosen from multiple cookbooks etc。
Marie
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Ok， didn’t actually read the entire thing。 He’s pretty extreme vegan， I just wanted a few of the recipes。 I skimmed。
Kim Veach
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This book was a delight to read。 The author's conversational style makes his story interesting and the health facts easy to understand。 The chapter on the history of soul food was fascinating。 And sad that the legacy of eating this way can cause so much damage。 While it appears that his diet is whole food plant-based， he doesn't insist that you have to follow him exactly （although he recommends it。） His recipes are all vegan， but some might have oil or meat substitutes。 His goal is to encourage This book was a delight to read。 The author's conversational style makes his story interesting and the health facts easy to understand。 The chapter on the history of soul food was fascinating。 And sad that the legacy of eating this way can cause so much damage。 While it appears that his diet is whole food plant-based， he doesn't insist that you have to follow him exactly （although he recommends it。） His recipes are all vegan， but some might have oil or meat substitutes。 His goal is to encourage everyone， especially the Black community， to eat healthier。 。。。more
Leesa
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