Never Too Late to Go Vegan: The Over-50 Guide to Adopting and Thriving on a Plant-Based Diet

by Carol J. Adams, Patti Breitman, Virginia Messina MPH, RD

Overview

The first-ever guide for everyone over 50 who is thinking about—or already committed to—eating and living vegan

Until now, no book has addressed the unique concerns of those over 50 who are exploring or adopting a vegan diet. Never Too Late to Go Vegan fills that void. It explains the specific health benefits of a plant-rich vegan diet for those over 50, and how best to embark upon and maintain this way of eating. And it includes 75 delicious, easy vegan recipes to meet the changing nutritional needs that come with aging.

The authors bring close to 75 years of vegan life experience to this book—and help readers prepare for and solve the many thorny issues that affect vegans over 50 (and that younger people do not face), including: how to manage the stress on relationships when lifelong patterns are changed; how your vegan lifestyle can affect socializing and retirement choices; how to handle friends and family who may expect to find favorite, familiar foods when visiting; and how to care for aging friends and family who are not vegan.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781615191857
Publisher:	The Experiment
Publication date:	01/28/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Carol J. Adams, M. Div., is the author of the pioneering The Sexual Politics of Meat, now in a 20th anniversary edition, as well as more than 100 articles in journals, books, and magazines on the issues of vegetarianism and veganism, animal advocacy, domestic violence and sexual abuse.

Patti Breitman is an advocate for health and animals, a writer and an expert public speaker. She teaches vegetarian cooking classes in Marin County, Calif., where she also lives. Patti is the director of the Marin Vegetarian Education Group and a former food columnist for VegNews Magazine. Her writing is often published on VegSource.com. Patti is the coauthor (with Connie Hatch) of How to Say No Without Feeling Guilty and (with Carol J.Adams) of How To Eat Like a Vegetarian, Even If You Never Want to Be One.

Virginia Messina, MPH, RD, is a dietitian and public health nutritionist specializing in vegan nutrition and the author or coauthor of several books, including Vegan for Life. She publishes widely on topics related to vegan diets for both health professionals and the public. She has twice coauthored the American Dietetic Association’s Position on Vegetarian Diets, and is coauthor of a textbook on vegetarianism written for health professionals and nutrition students. She has worked as a dietitian for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), taught nutrition to dietetics students at the university level, and was the director of nutrition services for a medical clinic serving 50,000 patients at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Ginny serves on advisory boards to PCRM and the Vegetarian Resource Group. A long-time vegan herself, she lives and works in Port Townsend, Wash.

Editorial Reviews

03/01/2014
Making a major life change can be difficult; having the right resource is essential. Authors Adams, Patti Breitman (coauthors How To Eat Like a Vegetarian Even If You Never Want To Be One), and Virginia Messina (Vegan for Life; The Vegan Sourcebook), possess decades of experience in vegan/vegetarian education, advocacy, and cooking. They cheer readers forward, encouraging dietary change at a comfortable pace and are mindful that a desire to eat healthy foods does not equal a desire to cook. Meal options address experienced, novice, and noncooks. The recipes are not overly complicated and will appeal to a variety of tastes, making the book a good primer for those dipping their toes into a vegan diet. The target audience is addressed with attention to aging and nutrition, diseases, and overall vitality. Inclusive of the intended reader, too, are discussions of how transitioning to a vegan diet affects long-term relationships and caregiving. Testimonials from Messina's blog (theveganrd.com) reinforce the message that "it's never too late" to make "positive aging" transformations. VERDICT Readers seeking practical, well-researched information will benefit from the authors' combined experience and expertise. The book's back-to-basics approach, too, comes at a good time, when many current vegan cookbooks focus on specific cuisines.—Meagan Storey, Virginia Beach

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