Forks Over Knives (36 page)

Dr. John McDougall’s Immersion Program:
www.drmcdougall.com

Dr. Pam Popper’s Wellness Forum Institute for Health Studies:
www.wellnessforuminstitute.org

Dr. Alona Pulde and Dr. Matt Lederman’s Exsalus Health and Wellness Center:
www.exsalus.com

Some essential books for the plant-based bibliophile:

21-Day Weight-Loss Kickstart
by Neal D. Barnard, MD, Grand Central, 2011.

Breaking the Food Seduction
by Neal D. Barnard, MD, St. Martin’s Press, 2003.

The China Study
by T. Colin Campbell, PhD, and Thomas M. Campbell II, BenBella Books, 2006.

Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes
by Neal D. Barnard, MD, Rodale, 2007.

The Engine 2 Diet
by Rip Esselstyn, Grand Central Books, 2009.

Farm Sanctuary
by Gene Baur, Touchstone, 2008.

Foods That Fight Pain
by Neal D. Barnard, MD, Harmony/Random House, 1998.

Keep It Simple, Keep It Whole
by Alona Pulde, MD, and Matthew Lederman, MD, Exsalus Health & Wellness Center, 2009.

The McDougall Plan for Maximum Weight Loss
by John A. McDougall, MD, Plume, 1995.

The McDougall Program for a Healthy Heart
by John A. McDougall, MD, Plume 1998.

The McDougall Program: 12 Days to Dynamic Health
by John A. McDougall, MD, Plume, 1991.

The McDougall Quick & Easy Cookbook
by John A. McDougall, MD, and Mary McDougall, Plume, 1999.

The Pleasure Trap
by Douglas J. Lisle, PhD, and Alan Goldhamer, DC, Book Publishing Company, 2006.

Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease
by Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr., MD, Avery Books, 2007.

Solving America’s Health Care Crisis
by Pam Popper, ND, PB Industries, 2010.

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CHEF AJ
is the author of the cookbook
Unprocessed
and a culinary instructor and pastry chef at Santé La Brea restaurant in Los Angeles. She has followed a plant-based diet for over thirty-three years.

YOANNAH BROWN
is one of the faces behind the delicious menu at Chicago restaurant Soul Vegetarian East, one of Dr. Terry Mason’s favorite venues. She follows a vegan lifestyle.

KAREN CAMPBELL
was instrumental in inspiring her husband, Dr. Colin Campbell, to write
The China Study
and collaborate on the film
Forks Over Knives
. She has developed hundreds of nourishing, plant-based meals for the Campbell family.

KRIS CARR
is the
New York Times
best-selling author of
Crazy Sexy Diet
and the founder of
crazysexylife.com
. Also a motivational speaker and wellness coach, she wrote and directed the documentary
Crazy Sexy Cancer
.

LEANNE CAMPBELL DISLA, P
H
D
, is the author of the
Whole Plants Cookbook
(
www.wholeplantscookbook.com
). The daughter of Dr. Colin Campbell, she follows a plant-based diet, along with her sons Steven and Nelson.

MICAELA COOK
is the director of the T. Colin Campbell Foundation and a graduate student in nutrition at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. She enjoys gardening, plant-based cooking, and spending time outdoors with her enthusiastic dog, Chester.

ANN CRILE ESSELSTYN
has followed a plant-based diet for more than twenty years, creating original plant-based recipes for herself and her family. She
works together with her husband, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, to counsel patients at the Cleveland Clinic, and is the author of the recipes in
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease
.

LEWIS FREEDMAN,
a registered dietitian, is an instructor with Dr. Colin Campbell’s online certificate program in Plant-Based Nutrition, offered through eCornell. He also teaches yoga and stress management at Cornell.
PRISCILLA TIMBERLAKE
is a whole-foods cook and wellness instructor at Cornell. For over 15 years, they have offered cooking classes and hosted a weekly plant-based dinner in their home. They are currently writing a cookbook,
Community Dinners Served with Love
. They have four children and one daughter-in-law.

RORY FREEDMAN
is the coauthor of the nationally bestselling
Skinny Bitch
series of diet books. A former modeling agent with Ford Models, she is out to inspire others to choose healthy foods—and enjoy them!

KATHY FRESTON
is the bestselling author of
Quantum Wellness
and
Veganist
. She promotes a body/mind/spirit approach to health and happiness. She has been featured on
Oprah, Ellen
,
The Dr. Oz Show
,
Good Morning America
, and
Extra
and is a regular contributor to
The Huffington Post
.

DR. ALAN GOLDHAMER
is a graduate of Western States Chiropractic College in Portland, Oregon, and a licensed chiropractic physician. He is the director of the TrueNorth Health Center, author of
The Health Promoting Cookbook
, and coauthor of
The Pleasure Trap
.

JULIEANNA HEVER, MS, RD, CPT,
is known as the Plant-Based Dietitian. She is the executive director of EarthSave, International, the author of the forthcoming
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition
, and
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Gluten-Free Vegan Cooking
, a nutrition columnist at
VegNews
, and the coproducer and star of the infotainment documentary
To Your Health
. Visit her at
www.toyourhealthnutrition.com.

MARY MCDOUGALL,
a nurse and educator, has coauthored nine nationally bestselling books with her husband, Dr. John McDougall, including
The McDougall Program
. She oversees the dining component of the McDougall live-in programs and lectures nationwide on practical ways to cook healthy food for the whole family.

ISA CHANDRA MOSKOWITZ
is an award-winning vegan chef and author of several best-selling cookbooks, including
Appetite for Reduction
and
Veganomicon
. A Brooklyn native, she began her vegan cooking journey more than twenty years ago. You can find her cooking and writing at The Post Punk Kitchen (
theppk.com
).

CHRISTY MORGAN
is a “green chick,” holistic nutritionist, cooking instructor, and vegan macrobiotic chef in Dallas, Texas. Better known as “The Blissful Chef,” she’ll show you how to cook food that will make you feel radiant inside and out. Look for her first cookbook,
Blissful Bites
, and more recipes at
www.theblissfulchef.com.

ELISE MURPHY
works as Creative Director at the T. Colin Campbell Foundation. She lives in Ithaca, NY, with her husband Jack and daughter Sasha. They all eat a plant-based diet.

MOIRA NORDHOLT
is the author of the
Feel Good Fast
ebook series, which guides readers through a plant-powered cleanse that will help them lose weight, get back in touch with real food, and feel great. She shares her recipes at
www.feelgoodguru.com.

CHEF TAL RONNEN
is the author of
The Conscious Cook
. A graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute, Chef Tal has worked at many major vegan restaurants and prepared the meals for Oprah Winfrey’s 21-day vegan cleanse. He conducts master vegetarian workshops at Le Cordon Bleu College campuses nationwide.

CHEF DEL SROUFE
of Wellness Forum Foods is known for creating delicious dishes that are not only plant-based, but also low-fat and oil-free. His diverse repertoire guarantees that plant-based diners need never become bored with their food!

ANASTASIA ST. JOHN,
based in Ithaca, NY, has over a decade of experience in vegan food preparation. She enjoys creating healthy and delicious fare, to the delight of her friends and family.

JO STEPANIAK,
MSEd, the author of
The Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook
and the author or coauthor of fifteen more books, developed the recipes in
Breaking the Food Seduction
by Neal Barnard, MD. Her award-winning column Ask Jo! appears on her Web site, Grassroots Veganism (
www.vegsource.com
).

DARSHANA THACKER
teaches traditional Ayurvedic food preparation at Vapika Spirit in Los Angeles (
www.vapikaspirit.com
). Her intimate, kitchen-based classes illustrate the simple preparation of well-balanced meals planned according to the season.

BRIAN WENDEL
set out to bring the message of plant-based nutrition and health to a broader audience by creating a documentary. He recruited an award-winning production team and spent nearly two years making
Forks Over Knives
, his first feature film.

Grateful acknowledgment is made for permission to include (and in some cases to reprint) recipes:

The recipe on
page 71
(top) is reproduced by permission of Joey Aucoin.

Recipes on
pages 64
,
78
,
94
,
152
,
174
(top),
183
, and
186
from
Breaking the Food Seduction
by Neal D. Barnard, MD, with recipes from Jo Stepaniak, are copyright © 2003 by the author and reprinted by permission of St. Martin’s Press, LLC.