The ultimate guide for those suffering from celiac disease and other gluten intolerances!• With more than 200 recipes, this guide offers more delicious dishes than other cookbooks• Simplifies preparing delicious gluten-free meals

The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Vegan Slow Cooking provides more than 200 slow-cook vegan, plant-based recipes for every meal of the day, and includes not only soups and stews, but sandwiches, sides, snacks, appetizers, sauces, and even breads. Although most recipes are prepared with a slow cooker, some are simply prepared by slow cooking. The opening chapters introduce the reader to the world of slow cooking with the hows and whys of slow cooking, as well as intructions for adapti...

Delicious recipes for the growing vegan lifestyle.There are so many reasons to go vegan—health and nutrition, weight loss, green and sustainable living, and prevention of cruelty to animals. With over 200 mouth-watering recipes and tips for converting meat- and dairy-based dishes into vegan ones, The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Vegan Cooking will help readers enjoy a healthy vegan diet without sacrificing taste.In this Complete Idiot’s ...

The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Vegan Living, Second Edition, explains the many benefits and dispels the myths that stand between readers and a healthy vegan lifestyle, showing an easy way to adopt veganism as a lifestyle, including:Tips for transitioning your diet, body, and belongings to a vegan lifestyle in small steps.Easy ways to get the protein, calcium, and other nutrients the body needs without consuming meat or dairy.The benefits of raw fo...

Franklin is a popular firefly from Missouri that quickly becomes an outcast when he is moved to Alaska, where there are no fireflies. He allows his circumstances to dictate his actions and emotions. He finds himself with the wrong crowd, doing things he wouldn’t think of doing and living in shame and fear of being caught. One night, his world is turned upside down, and he is reminded how important family really is.

Often referred to as “King Kale” or the “Queen of Greens” by health aficionados and kale devotees, this cruciferous veggie is an excellent source of essential vitamins, rich in minerals, high in complete protein, and a phenomenal source of antioxidants. Author Beverly Lynn Bennett shows how incredibly easy it is to deliciously incorporate kale into your daily diet and reap its numerous health benefits. From breakfast smoothies and scrambles and luncheon burgers and soups to dinner stews or...

Maca—grown in the high plateaus of the Andes mountains in central Peru and Bolivia—has been cultivated for over three thousand years. Widely praised as a superfood and credited with boosting stamina, energy, libido, and fertility, maca also functions as an adaptogen, a natural substance that stimulates the body to heal whatever is out of balance. Maca has been recommended for decades by both conventional and alternative health care practitioners worldwide. Beverly Lynn Bennett reviews maca...

Grown as a staple crop for centuries in North, Central, and South America, chia seeds were highly prized by Aztec warriors and athletes for the sustained energy they provided. An excellent source of low-fat, plant-based protein and both soluble and insoluble fiber, chia seeds also contain eight times the amount of essential fatty acids (EFAs) found in salmon. Reported health benefits of eating chia seeds include decreased inflammation and joint pain, lowered cholesterol levels, increased e...

Almond flour has taken the culinary world by storm! Because it’s made from a nut, not a grain, almond flour is gluten-free and has become a popular alternative to wheat flour and other grain-based flours, particularly among followers of specialty eating plans, including paleo, gluten-free, grain-free, specific-carbohydrate, low-carbohydrate, and high-protein diets. Popular vegan cookbook author Beverly Lynn Bennett shares more than 80 recipes that feature almond flour, along with helpful t...

Inflammation is the body’s natural response to injury or illness, but long-term inflammation can silently turn on us, becoming a danger to our health. This guide explains how chronic inflammation damages cells and can lead to asthma, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and even Alzheimer’s disease. Fortunately, there are natural solutions to keep chronic inflammation in check. Our food choices can make a crucial difference. Learn how to design an anti-inflammatory diet b...

Sexual intimacy is an intrinsic part of a healthy lifestyle, but how does what we eat affect what happens between the sheets? Vegan fitness expert Ellen Jaffe Jones and cardiologist Joel Kahn join forces to spotlight the latest research on how a vegan diet can enhance sexual vigor and satisfaction and boost libido for men and women alike. Recent studies have drawn a direct connection between erectile dysfunction and heart disease. Dr. Kahn offers vital information for how to prevent or rev...

Inflammation is the body’s response to an injury, and it’s an essential part of the healing process. However, chronic inflammation caused by the effects of poor diet, smoking, obesity, stress, and environmental toxins can instigate or exacerbate a wide range of illnesses, including arthritis, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and even Alzheimer’s. Here is a science-based dietary approach that helps protect against this hidden danger to health. Vegan chef Beverly Lynn Bennett presents an ove...