{"product_id":"food-over-medicine-isbn-9781940363752","title":"Food Over Medicine","description":"\u003cb\u003eIncludes recipes from Chef Del Sroufe, author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eForks Over Knives—The Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBetter Than Vegan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNearly half of Americans take at least one prescription medicine, with almost a quarter taking three or more, as diseases such as diabetes, obesity, and dementia grow more prevalent than ever. The problem with medicating common ailments, such as high blood pressure or elevated cholesterol, is that drugs treat symptoms—and may even improve test results—without addressing the cause: diet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOvermedicated, overfed, and malnourished, most Americans fail to realize the answer to lower disease rates doesn't lie in more pills but in the foods we eat.With so much misleading nutritional information regarded as common knowledge, from “everything in moderation\" to “avoid carbs,\" the average American is ill-equipped to recognize the deadly force of abundant, cheap, unhealthy food options that not only offer no nutritional benefits but actually bring on disease.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFood Over Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, Pamela A. Popper, PhD, ND, and Glen Merzer invite the reader into a conversation about the dire state of American health—the result of poor nutrition choices stemming from food politics and medical misinformation. But, more important, they share the key to getting and staying healthy for life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBacked by numerous scientific studies, \u003ci\u003eFood Over Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e details how dietary choices either build health or destroy it. \u003ci\u003eFood Over Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the power and practice of optimal nutrition in an accessible way.\"Very few people, and even very few doctors, really understand how powerful nutrition can be in preventing and in treating most of the illness that afflicts us today. \u003ci\u003eFood Over Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e is an outstanding resource for anyone wanting to maximize their health and minimize their dependence on western medicine.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJohn Robbins, author of \u003ci\u003eNo Happy Cows\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDiet for a New America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFood Over Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e explains nutrition in an original, highly compelling way. A totally digestible, accessible approach to learning how to maintain or regain your health.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRory Freedman, author of \u003ci\u003eSkinny Bitch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A unique, fresh approach that makes the book a fun and enjoyable read.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVegNews\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Reading \u003ci\u003eFood Over Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e is like having nutrition explained to you in a no-nonsense way by a dear friend. This is not some dry textbook; it's a jargon-free conversation—one that will change your life!\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eLindsay S. Nixon, author of the bestselling Happy Herbivore cookbook series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFood Over Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e is brimming with useful information that is both detailed and yet easy to understand. The question-and-answer format is very effective with excellent points. It's the sort of book that everyone who cares about their health should read.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eLee Fulkerson, director of \u003ci\u003eForks Over Knives\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFood Over Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e is a must for anyone remotely concerned about health. It is incredibly funny, totally engaging, and promotes a diet that just happens to be the best for the planet.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eEd Begley Jr., actor and environmental activist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Reading \u003ci\u003eFood Over Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e could be the best health insurance you ever had. This no-nonsense approach to solid health information may save your life!\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eHoward F. Lyman, author of \u003ci\u003eMad Cowboy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo More Bull!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFood Over Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent book that reveals the truth that health is more about dietary choices and plant-based nutrition than about doctors, diagnostic tests, surgeries, procedures, and medications. The book is easy-to-read, entertaining, and humorous. But, above all else, it is incredibly informative, enlightening, inspiring, and self-empowering. It will open your eyes. It will encourage you to take charge of your life.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eWalter E. Jacobson, M.D., author of \u003ci\u003eForgive to Win!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFood Over Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e cuts through every nutrition-related controversy to give you the information you need for a lifetime of health and trim weight.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJanice Stanger, Ph.D., author of \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Formula Diet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wellness Forum executive director and naturopath Popper and co-author Merzer (coauthor, Mad Cowboy) sit readers down for a long talk about \"eating [one's] way out of disease\" in this no-nonsense dialogue.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePamela A. Popper, PhD, ND\u003c\/b\u003e, is a naturopath, an internationally recognized expert on nutrition, medicine, and health, and the Executive Director of The Wellness Forum. Dr. Popper serves on the Physician's Steering Committee and the President's Board for the Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington, D.C. Dr. Popper is one of the health care professionals involved in the famed Sacramento Food Bank Project, in which economically disadvantaged people were shown how to reverse their diseases and eliminate medications with diet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Popper is part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell's teaching team at eCornell, teaching part of a certification course on plant-based nutrition. She has been featured in many widely distributed documentaries, including \u003ci\u003eProcessed People\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMaking a Killing\u003c\/i\u003e and appears in a new film, \u003ci\u003eForks Over Knives\u003c\/i\u003e, which played in major theaters throughout North America in 2011. She is one of the coauthors of the companion book which was on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list for several months.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlen Merzer\u003c\/b\u003e is coauthor with Howard Lyman of \u003ci\u003eMad Cowboy\u003c\/i\u003e, and with Howard Lyman and Joanna Samorow-Merzer of \u003ci\u003eNo More Bull!\u003c\/i\u003e, and with Chef AJ of \u003ci\u003eUnprocessed\u003c\/i\u003e. Merzer is also a playwright and screenwriter, having most recently completed a screenplay from \u003ci\u003eMad Cowboy\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been a vegetarian for 40 years and a vegan for the last 20.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDel Sroufe\u003c\/b\u003e's passion for cooking began at eight years old and never faded. In 1989 he went to work for one of Columbus' premier vegetarian restaurants, the King Avenue Coffeehouse, where he honed his craft as a baker and chef. Sroufe opened Del's Bread, a vegan bakery, before beginning vegan meal delivery service in 2001, serving eclectic plant-based cuisine to Columbus residents. During this time, he developed what became a very popular cooking class series, sharing many of the delicious recipes he had created over the years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2006, Sroufe joined Wellness Forum Foods as co-owner and chef, where he continued the tradition of delivering great tasting, plant-based meals to clients in Columbus as well as throughout the continental U.S. Sroufe also joined The Wellness Forum as a member where, after a lifetime of yo-yo dieting, he has lost over 200 pounds on a low fat, plant-based diet. He continues to teach cooking classes at local venues like Whole Foods, Community Recreation Centers, and The Wellness Forum. Sroufe is the author of \u003ci\u003eForks Over Knives—The Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e, a vegan cookbook companion to the acclaimed documentary \u003ci\u003eForks Over Knives\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"BenBella Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300153676005,"sku":"NP9781940363752","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781940363752.jpg?v=1742918926","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/food-over-medicine-isbn-9781940363752","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}