Forks Over Knives

Forks Over Knives gives a comprehensive overview of how diet relates to disease. Studies and research over the years have proven vegan and vegetarian diets to be beneficial in every way to ones general health. Adopting a plant-based diet can reverse the effects of diabetes, heart problems, nerve damage, stroke and many other physical ailments. It goes without saying, avoiding animal foods is far gentler on the environment, as well as the animals themselves.

The progress of alternative medicine in fighting these problems is recaptured by the investigative powers of the authors and filmmakers, who went back to the early days of the movement and diagrammed its progress over the years. The medical establishment has long lost sight of the dictum, "Let Food be Your Medicine"—an idea first promulgated by Hippocrates. Allopathic doctors look to pills, potions and often unnecessary surgeries for answers. Their "no hope" diagnoses for problems that can often be corrected with simple lifestyle adjustments is disheartening, especially in the light of proven alternative ideas that are rejected by the "status quo" group.

Studies show that adopting a low-fat diet with no animal products or added oils ensure that individuals can lower their cholesterol, reduce their blood pressure and lose weight. These simple dietary changes can help fight disease, attain better health and reverse the aging process. Forks Over Knives will show you the way to become the person you want to be in a simple and easy to understand format, using tried and true methods backed by years of investigative research.

In addition to learning about health and lifestyle principles, readers and viewers will witness the history of the alternative health movement, which has grown from a few "oddballs" to a an ever-growing sector of the population who aim to fight disease, regain health and secure a vibrant future.

Forks Over Knives is available in book format and as a newly-released documentary film (available on DVD).