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Eat Right, Live Longer: Using the Natural Power of Foods to Age Proof Your Body
Now in paperback, after selling more than 35,000 copies in hardcover, Ear Rivht, Live Longer is an 8-step program that shows readers how to use specific vegetarian food choices to prevent disease, while promoting longevity and a lifelong feeling of vitality. Includes recipes and menus by Jennifer Raymond.
388 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1995
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About the author
Neal D. Barnard
72 books405 followersNeal Barnard, MD, FACC, is an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, and President of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
Dr. Barnard has led numerous research studies investigating the effects of diet on diabetes, body weight, hormonal symptoms, and chronic pain, including a groundbreaking study of dietary interventions in type 2 diabetes, funded by the National Institutes of Health, that paved the way for viewing type 2 diabetes as a potentially reversible condition for many patients. Dr. Barnard has authored more than 100 scientific publications and 20 books for medical and lay readers, and is the editor in chief of the Nutrition Guide for Clinicians, a textbook made available to all U.S. medical students.
As president of the Physicians Committee, Dr. Barnard leads programs advocating for preventive medicine, good nutrition, and higher ethical standards in research. His research contributed to the acceptance of plant-based diets in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In 2015, he was named a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. In 2016, he founded the Barnard Medical Center in Washington, DC, as a model for making nutrition a routine part of all medical care.
Working with the Medical Society of the District of Columbia and the American Medical Association, Dr. Barnard has authored key resolutions, now part of AMA policy, calling for a new focus on prevention and nutrition in federal policies and in medical practice. In 2018, he received the Medical Society of the District of Columbia’s Distinguished Service Award. He has hosted four PBS television programs on nutrition and health.
Originally from Fargo, North Dakota, Dr. Barnard received his M.D. degree at the George Washington University School of Medicine and completed his residency at the same institution. He practiced at St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York before returning to Washington to found the Physicians Committee.
His latest book is The Power Foods Diet: The Breakthrough Plan that Traps, Tames, and Burns Calories for Easy and Permanent Weight Loss. With more than 120 recipes and beautiful food photography, it shows the surprising ability that certain foods have to cause weight loss.
Dr. Barnard has led numerous research studies investigating the effects of diet on diabetes, body weight, hormonal symptoms, and chronic pain, including a groundbreaking study of dietary interventions in type 2 diabetes, funded by the National Institutes of Health, that paved the way for viewing type 2 diabetes as a potentially reversible condition for many patients. Dr. Barnard has authored more than 100 scientific publications and 20 books for medical and lay readers, and is the editor in chief of the Nutrition Guide for Clinicians, a textbook made available to all U.S. medical students.
As president of the Physicians Committee, Dr. Barnard leads programs advocating for preventive medicine, good nutrition, and higher ethical standards in research. His research contributed to the acceptance of plant-based diets in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In 2015, he was named a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. In 2016, he founded the Barnard Medical Center in Washington, DC, as a model for making nutrition a routine part of all medical care.
Working with the Medical Society of the District of Columbia and the American Medical Association, Dr. Barnard has authored key resolutions, now part of AMA policy, calling for a new focus on prevention and nutrition in federal policies and in medical practice. In 2018, he received the Medical Society of the District of Columbia’s Distinguished Service Award. He has hosted four PBS television programs on nutrition and health.
Originally from Fargo, North Dakota, Dr. Barnard received his M.D. degree at the George Washington University School of Medicine and completed his residency at the same institution. He practiced at St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York before returning to Washington to found the Physicians Committee.
His latest book is The Power Foods Diet: The Breakthrough Plan that Traps, Tames, and Burns Calories for Easy and Permanent Weight Loss. With more than 120 recipes and beautiful food photography, it shows the surprising ability that certain foods have to cause weight loss.
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December 20, 2011
Neal Barnard's book, "Eat Right, Live Longer" has been on my bookshelf since it was first published in 1995. I remember skimming through it at the time and thinking that it was filled with useful information, but that it read almost as a cultist approach to veganism at the time.
Fast-forward 16 years, and in the intervening time, after learning more and more about nutrition, vitamins and minerals, and by observing my own body's reactions to various foods and influences, I decided to pick this book up again and really read it to see if the information I'd remembered from back then matched what I'd learned.
I found myself more than pleasantly surprised.
Dr. Barnard has put together a comprehensive thesis on his particular views of how the human body processes foods and why he feels a vegan diet is not only preferable, but necessary, for people of all ages and health conditions to improve their quality of life. He supports his claims with copious references from a great number of studies on health and nutrition (the bibiliography in the book runs for nearly 40 pages) and has compiled a complete understanding of why he believes 'eating right' equates with a vegan diet.
One of the things I particularly enjoyed about this book was that he explains his reasoning on each major body system and why he believes a vegan diet improves each of these systems. The language he uses is straightforward and easily accessible to non-scientific types, even though he delves into the science behind body systems and their functions. I found myself reading this book for enjoyment as much as I did for information, which is not a simple task for someone writing a treatise. Most people will be able to understand his line of reasoning and be able to view it was more than just a "crusade" on nutritional change from the typical Western diet, whether they agree with his beliefs or not.
For my part, my personal journey has led me to approach a nearly-vegetarian diet through all that I've learned about myself and about eating more efficiently. I find that many of the things I have learned about myself and my eating have mirrored Dr. Barnard's medical findings, and I am seriously considering attempting a vegan diet myself after reading this book. I feel that I have learned valuable information from this text.
The one thing I would have liked to see was more presented on why other medical experts feel that animal proteins are acceptable food sources for health. He discusses it throughout the book, but the idea is not given the same amount of research background as his beliefs on veganism. It's understandable, since this book is about promoting his viewpoint, but the book does come across as one-sided in its approach.
Regardless of beliefs, the information found within on the body's systems and how major organs metabolize the foods we intake is accessible and valuable. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about nutrition, especially if one wishes to learn more about 'alternative' nutritional lifestyles such as vegetarianism.
Fast-forward 16 years, and in the intervening time, after learning more and more about nutrition, vitamins and minerals, and by observing my own body's reactions to various foods and influences, I decided to pick this book up again and really read it to see if the information I'd remembered from back then matched what I'd learned.
I found myself more than pleasantly surprised.
Dr. Barnard has put together a comprehensive thesis on his particular views of how the human body processes foods and why he feels a vegan diet is not only preferable, but necessary, for people of all ages and health conditions to improve their quality of life. He supports his claims with copious references from a great number of studies on health and nutrition (the bibiliography in the book runs for nearly 40 pages) and has compiled a complete understanding of why he believes 'eating right' equates with a vegan diet.
One of the things I particularly enjoyed about this book was that he explains his reasoning on each major body system and why he believes a vegan diet improves each of these systems. The language he uses is straightforward and easily accessible to non-scientific types, even though he delves into the science behind body systems and their functions. I found myself reading this book for enjoyment as much as I did for information, which is not a simple task for someone writing a treatise. Most people will be able to understand his line of reasoning and be able to view it was more than just a "crusade" on nutritional change from the typical Western diet, whether they agree with his beliefs or not.
For my part, my personal journey has led me to approach a nearly-vegetarian diet through all that I've learned about myself and about eating more efficiently. I find that many of the things I have learned about myself and my eating have mirrored Dr. Barnard's medical findings, and I am seriously considering attempting a vegan diet myself after reading this book. I feel that I have learned valuable information from this text.
The one thing I would have liked to see was more presented on why other medical experts feel that animal proteins are acceptable food sources for health. He discusses it throughout the book, but the idea is not given the same amount of research background as his beliefs on veganism. It's understandable, since this book is about promoting his viewpoint, but the book does come across as one-sided in its approach.
Regardless of beliefs, the information found within on the body's systems and how major organs metabolize the foods we intake is accessible and valuable. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about nutrition, especially if one wishes to learn more about 'alternative' nutritional lifestyles such as vegetarianism.
June 27, 2011
Sensible advice.
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