Sound evidence for a plant-based diet in easy-to-absorb conversational language, and wonderfully narrated by Atlanta actor Daniel May. ( )

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http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/10527332

Rip Esselstyn and 2 firefighting buddies made a bet as to who had the lowest cholesterol. To Rip's surprise, his wasn't the lowest! But even worse, one of his buddies had a cholesterol of 344!

Rip's father is well known for his research on plant based diets healing the damage from heart disease. Rip proposed the three start a plant strong diet and support each other in doing this. As a result, the 344 cholesterol score dropped. These results were further borne out when Rip asked for volunteers in Austin to follow plant strong diets for 1 month.

In this book, Rip presents some of the evidence for using a plant strong diet, tips for implementing it, and recipes to use--recipes tested at the firehouse! ( )

I got this book mostly for the recipes (which I haven't tried yet - I'm a plant-strong recipe hoarder). The book part itself is pretty decent, but there wasn't any new information for me there. Recommended for those who are just starting, or starting to consider, a plant-strong (vegan) diet. It's geared toward being twenty-eight days long, but I would hope that once one is on a vegan diet for almost a month, they'll be less inclined to go back to the SAD (Standard American Diet). ( )

I enjoyed the narrative about how this diet got started, as well as personal stories of success. Some of the recipes look really good, to boot. This book has inspired me to incorporate more fruits and veggies into my diet. ( )