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Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2014
I recv'd my copy of The Vegiterranean Diet yesterday, and it's already had an impact. Ms Hever provides all of the components of veganism that matter to me: why this decision is of merit, how to involve yourself with others who share values of loving kindness and compassion towards all sentient beings, the REAL value of following a Mediterranean Diet - it's not about olive oil, it's about the time-tested (reaching back thousands of years) ways to health (activity, eating truly nourishing foods, finding support, giving back to the community). It's not about drinking red wine, eating fish. It's about packing your meals with fresh vegetables, fruits, nuts, beans - REAL food as opposed to trendy, highly-processed soy stuff, vegan cheese (I don't know HOW those companies get away with calling that orange stuff "cheese"), "meat replacements" - it's like a breath of heady, spicy Mediterranean air. Her writing draws you in from the first page. This book is so informative, so gentle in its approach, so well thought-out and put together.
I became a vegan earlier this year. I have read a cornucopia of books on diet and health, nutrition, veganism, vegetarianism, visited FB sites for vegans, animal rights activists/advocacy groups, etc. and found a LOT of mostly conflicting, even contradictory, reasoning and research, lots of inflammatory posts, lots of judgment and rhetoric and fear and misinformation - a glut of emotional flotsam and jetsam mixed in with a few sincere individuals who simply understand that what we eat has an effect on us, our planet, and everything that lives on it and are still a bit confused about how to eat healthfully. Ms Hever approaches this subject with a wealth of personal experience and skill. This book is packed in an easy-to-read format with research information, meal plans, everything. The recipes sound delicious, I finally have a meal plan I can follow as a newly diagnosed Type 2 Diabetic that fits in with my values/etchics. I plan to read her book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Plant-Based Eating, now. I have gone to Dr. Richard Oppenlander's Inspire Awareness Now site, and it's wonderful - she writes about his 40 years of research and books about his studies of how what we eat effects us and our planet. His books are also available on Amazon.
Overall, great book. No pictures for those who feel they're a must-have with recipes. Pleasant anecdotes, personal approach, you feel you want her to coach you along the path, or at least meet her in person. I've read McDougall, Esselstyne, Ornish, Fuhrman, on and on, and Ms Hever's book finally is the treasure chest I've been hoping to open.
I became a vegan earlier this year. I have read a cornucopia of books on diet and health, nutrition, veganism, vegetarianism, visited FB sites for vegans, animal rights activists/advocacy groups, etc. and found a LOT of mostly conflicting, even contradictory, reasoning and research, lots of inflammatory posts, lots of judgment and rhetoric and fear and misinformation - a glut of emotional flotsam and jetsam mixed in with a few sincere individuals who simply understand that what we eat has an effect on us, our planet, and everything that lives on it and are still a bit confused about how to eat healthfully. Ms Hever approaches this subject with a wealth of personal experience and skill. This book is packed in an easy-to-read format with research information, meal plans, everything. The recipes sound delicious, I finally have a meal plan I can follow as a newly diagnosed Type 2 Diabetic that fits in with my values/etchics. I plan to read her book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Plant-Based Eating, now. I have gone to Dr. Richard Oppenlander's Inspire Awareness Now site, and it's wonderful - she writes about his 40 years of research and books about his studies of how what we eat effects us and our planet. His books are also available on Amazon.
Overall, great book. No pictures for those who feel they're a must-have with recipes. Pleasant anecdotes, personal approach, you feel you want her to coach you along the path, or at least meet her in person. I've read McDougall, Esselstyne, Ornish, Fuhrman, on and on, and Ms Hever's book finally is the treasure chest I've been hoping to open.
