Healthy Heart, Healthy Planet: Delicious Plant-Based Recipes and Tips to Reduce Heart Disease, Lose Weight, and Preserve the Environment

This is an outstanding, easy to read book of recipes and advice for anyone who is looking to live a healthier lifestyle by adopting a more plant based diet. I like one of the authors am also a physician, and personally became a vegetarian a little over a decade ago, motivated not only by the health benefits of a vegetarian diet (and the toll of a high fat high protein meat/animal protein based diet I observed on my patient's health) but moral objection to the inhumane factory farming of animals in our country, and the extraordinary toll of meat and livestock production on finite water and other environmental resources. But even if you are not willing to give up meat altogether, the easy to read and follow and simple recipes will have you going meatless several days a week in no time. I am not much of a cook, so was relieved that most of the recipe instructions were only a few sentences long, and written in straightforward english (no fancy french cooking terms thank God!) And the ingredients are readily available at most grocery stores. For me this book may allow me to make the leap from vegetarianism to veganism-but even if you just want to take some baby steps towards a healthier lifestyle and include some variety and new healthy additions to your kitchen, you will enjoy this book. I have served several of these recipes to my non vegetarian friends who have really enjoyed them. The author was apparently motivated by his own personal experience with heart disease at a relatively early age. Don't wait for your own wake up call, and buy this excellent easy to use and very reasonably priced (especially the Kindle edition) cookbook today!

This book is more than just a cookbook. As someone who has heart disease in the family, this really resonated. Four things that stand out: (1) The author actually experienced heart disease prior to this book. (2) The book was inspired by real research on reversing and preventing heart disease. (3) The diet was implemented by the author, who is also a medical doctor, and his father, both heart patients, and they saw dramatic changes, reversal of heart disease, and overall excellent health (4) The recipes are actually fast, easy to cook, and are savory, yes, savory, especially for being healthy!The authors also provide a shopping list and a calendar to organize meal preparation. I was pleasantly surprised to see the diverse recipes which I found quick to prepare. I love the hummus recipe which has quickly become my family favorite. The butternut squash soup was also impossibly creamy and delicious. The Cauliflower Curry has also become one of my favorites.I bought this book for everyone I know who is suffering from heart disease. But I also went one step further. I bought this book as a gift for the ones I care about the most so they can prevent heart disease for the ones they love.

This book is a must read for anyone considering eating a truly heart healthy diet (and lifestyle) or helping others do so. Dr. Rajiv Misquitta had an experience that unfortunately too many Americans have or will go through – he had a heart attack and ultimately a bypass surgery. It’s so inspiring to read how he and his wife Dr. Cathi Misquitta changed their lifestyle to reverse his heart disease and achieve their best health possible. The book is very well written and easy to follow. It has many excellent tips and is full of many enticing recipes that anyone can prepare and enjoy. The recipes cover many different types of cuisine to satisfy many different preferences.I am a physician myself who has personally made this dietary lifestyle change for two years now and I have lost 75 pounds. Reading this book has inspired me to keep going and to further my skills in the kitchen. It has also further inspired me to help others make this change for themselves and their families. I will definitely recommend this book to anyone who is interested in preventing or reversing heart disease and/or attaining his or her best health possible. Great job, Drs. Misquitta!

As someone who is looking to change my lifestyle to incorporate exercise and healthier eating (who isn’t thinking this?!?), this book is easy to read as it gave me simple easy to understand information on how I can easily substitute foods I currently eat with healthier options and provides a nice shopping list with what is in-season. The backstory on how this cookbook evolved is very honest and eye opening as well!My favorite recipes so far are the Banh Mi with Seasoned Tofu and the Tamale Casserole. I also found a recipe on their website (www.healthyhearthealthyplanet.com) that is simply delicious (Pasta with Sundried Tomatoes, Swiss Chard, and White Beans!!). These are simple and easy to make recipes that are tasty!Overall, this is a well laid out cookbook that you can certainly use every day. This is going to be a great gift for my friends who are looking for healthier food options!

Changing habits is never easy and anything that breaks that change down into manageable bite sized steps is indispensable to success. What I like about this book is that it is so user friendly. The prose is clear and the narrative style engages both the heart and mind. The authors speak directly and authentically in plain and simple language about the rationale for eating healthier.The recipes in this book are practical and convenient, yet taken as a whole, the collection of recipes represent a colorful tapestry made up of enticing dishes from around the world. After reading this book, I was left with the feeling that I would not be bored with eating healthier and that yes- I can do this!This is the perfect book to give to loved ones, folks just starting their journey towards healthier eating, and busier people looking to spice up their meals while healing their heart and the planet….