As a junk food vegan I was very excited to read this book. I have been trying to eat more whole foods for years for my health and I felt this book added a good amount of knowledge. The science was strong and the majority of the recipes that I tried were easy to follow and had ingredients that I had at home or were easy to find.

I read this after reading "How Not to Die" and becoming convinced a plant-based diet is the best for health through that read. This falls short compared to how thorough and well-written "How Not to Die" is, and I think I might have put it down if I hadn't read "How Not to Die" and appreciated new information about a plant-based lifestyle. Some of the author's tone and organization just didn't sit right for me. At times, rather than being informative, he rants (he admits to doing it, but it bugged me nonetheless) and does not site as much literature as in "How Not to Die" which is far more validating than emotional rants. Overall, however, I am glad I stuck with it as I think there were some good points and ideas for this lifestyle.

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A great book about the vegan culture by a physician perceptive. The book is well documented with the sources at the end of the book Also, Joel shares with us a 21 days Menu with recipes included. Marvelous!

The Plant-Based Solution A Vegan Cardiologist's Plan to Save Your Life and the Planet by Joel Kahn, MD from
Sounds True Publishing is an excellent book and great resource to help you determine if a Plant-Based Solution is for you. Joel Kahn explains how this diet benefits everyone and will lead to a healthier you. I recommend this book to everyone vegetarians, vegans, carnivores and omnivores. It will make you think twice before you bite into that steak. Thank you Joel Kahn, Sounds True Publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this very interesting, informative book.

I picked up this book because I wanted to add more plant-based foods to my diet. I didn’t expect to read such compelling reasons to completely change to that way of life. The information out there is at times completely baffling. I’ve read books that say adopting a diet loaded with fat is one the healthiest on the planet. Then there are the middle of the road diets that tell you eat everything you enjoy in moderation, and even ones that say we should give up all wheat products. There are some that say: eat more salt and others that tell us not to. I even came across a diet that said to eat dessert for breakfast. A person could go crazy trying to figure all this out.

From various science-based results that I have read over the years, the vegetarian diet does seem to be the one to provide the most health benefits. However,if you Google “healthiest diets” you will come up with lots of web sites promoting their own recommendations. One other thing I’ve noticed, no matter which way you decide to go, eating lots of vegetables and fruits seems to be a part of the many recommendations.

One thing this book does state is that people who have clogged arteries, have seen reversals in plaque with a diet of this kind. I knew that, but I didn’t know how many other health problems improve or go away completely with a plant-based diet. So I would definitely think they have something here. The author has also done a good job of backing up their recommendations with lots of studies. That is something I haven’t seen as much of in those trendy, latest craze diets. And I’ve noticed some of those “brilliant” trendy foods are proven to be not so good at later dates.

The author has a chapter on the horrible ways in which animals are treated on the way to our dinner plates. This was more than a little bit upsetting to me. And if you've never read this information before, there is information on how much better for our planet it is to raise vegetables and fruits than animals.

This is definitely worth reading if you want to be as healthy as you can be.

I loved this book. Not preachy, informative and baked up with science or facts. As a veggie, it's good to read a book that doesn't shame people into being 100% vegan but encourages you to make healthy choices. I liked the style of writing, the author's voice and the general layout of the book.

It is something I'd recommend to vegetarians, those with health problems and those considering going plant based. It has definitely made me make better choices.

I am vegan and I highly recommend this book. It is very comprehensive in the correlation between plant based eating and good health. Any non vegan can learn a wealth of information here. My entire family ate meat and died of stomach diseases. I am the only vegan and a example of how healthy plant based diets arel. I appreciate the detail here of the corresponding environment fact based information. Very well done. Thank you to the publisher.

Thinking of becoming a vegan or vegetarian? Read this book first. It gives a fantastic background for those seeking information. I've been a vegetarian for 34 years and I still learned a lot. And the recipes? I can't wait to try them and I've already make some. I have to agree with Dr Kahn about meat eaters. Both my mom and sister, meat eaters, had their gall bladders out and other illnesses while I haven't. I was dx as a type 2 diabetic in 2004. I believe that this is genetic due to 3 grandparents, my father, and sister had it..

This is by far the most comprehensive and detailed book regarding a plant based diet that I've read. Kahn gives example after example of research results and his own patients’ testimonies as to the positive effects of a vegan diet (he’s a cardiologist). It can be quite dense at times, but I appreciated all of the studies shown.

Kahn details how a plant based diet can lessen and even reverse many medical issues. I’ve seen first hand the proof of this through a few friends who are vegan (one had a problem with his heart/arteries and the other her thyroid). At times his examples seem exhaustive, but that may just be because there seem to be endless medical advantages to a vegan diet and Kahn wanted to touch on all of them.

Although the majority of the book focuses on the health benefits of such a diet, he also delves into the ethical and environmental benefits of switching to a plant-based lifestyle. I appreciated that he also backed this up with science, data, and research.

Near the end of the book he details a 21 day food plan with recipes for each meal. I definitely bookmarked a few to try as they all look amazingly healthy and tasty.

I love good books that promote healthy eating/vegetarianism, so I was pleased to receive The Plant-Based Solution by Joel Kahn, M.D. from Sounds True Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. As a non-carnivore for 30+ years, I have had some concern about whether or not I am getting enough protein in my diet, how much protein a woman my size actually needs, and whether I really need as much protein as my husband keeps reminding me I do.

I’m kind of a skeptic about books which claim to have “the answer” to every nutritional issue, and I went into the reading of this hoping that the book wasn’t just a load of what I think of as nutribabble—lots of words and advice about how to eat without anything to back it up.

But I was happy to see how well sourced the book is, and how readable it is. There are chapters dealing with heart issues, diabetes, weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, cancer, brain function, the immune system, GI and kidney systems, animal ethics, and more…even including sex. Looking at the TOC, I wondered whether this was a mile wide and an inch deep, but he gets into each of these topics including personal stories to increase the “relatability factor.” He’s been vegan, not just vegetarian, for many years, which sometimes can come across as a bit preachy and hard to relate to – but the stories really help here, and Dr. Kahn’s personal story is compelling as well.

The second half is really a handbook that includes a 21-day plan (with recipes) to help people get started. This book will be a good resource for those interested in eating well without meat and who don’t really need or want to wade through scientific literature. Four stars.

Very much enjoyed this. I thought the connections between food and mood, sex drive, health etc. were very enlightening and that the Doctor showed the reasons behind why this is instead of just listing things and not providing a scientific foundation like so many similar books in this genre.