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the kind diet a simple guide to feeling great losing weight and saving the planet
p in the kind diet actress activist and committed conservationist alicia silverstone shares the insights that encouraged her to swear off meat and dairy forever and outlines the spectacular benefits of adopting a plant based diet from effortless weight loss to clear skin off the chart energy and smooth digestion . she explains how meat fish milk and cheese the very foods weve been taught to regard as the cornerstone of good nutrition are actually the culprits behind escalating rates of disease and the cause of dire potentially permanent damage to our ecology . p yet going meat and dairy free doesnt mean suffering deprivation ; to the contrary the kind diet introduces irresistibly delicious food that satisfies on every level it even includes amazing desserts to keep the most stubborn sweet tooth happy . alicia also addresses the nutritional concerns faced by many who are new to a plant based diet and shows how to cover every nutritional base from protein to calcium and beyond . p alicia knows that changing life long dietary habits is a process and that each person progresses at a different pace . for that reason the kind diet encompasses 3 separate levels from flirting to superhero . flirts learn to dip a toe into the vegan pool reducing their meat eating and swapping out a few key foods for plant based substitutes to see quickly how even small changes can reap big results . vegans get to experience the life altering effects of forgoing animal products entirely while still enjoying many convenience foods and meat substitutes in addition to the wonderful grains vegetables and fruits that form the core of that diet . true enlightenment comes with the superhero program based on the principles of macrobiotics and built on a foundation of whole grains vegetables and other yummy foods that alicia describes in detail . p whether your goal is to drop a few pounds boost your energy and metabolism or simply save the world alicia provides the encouragement the information and the tools you need to make the transition to a plant based diet deliciously empowering . p