RESOURCES
Below you will find some of the best plant-based resources available. If you require further information on this lifestyle, you are bound to find it here.
BOOKS
FILMS & DOCUMENTARIES
WEBSITES
VEGANEASY.ORG
Vegan Easy is a grassroots campaign which promotes veganism as the ethical, rational, and earth friendly lifestyle that it is. Through their 30 Day Vegan Easy Challenge, social media channels and outreach they have helped hundreds of thousands of people open their hearts and minds to veganism as a simple and effective choice they can make to save the lives of animals, live healthily and lighten their eco-footprint.
CHALLENGE22+
Are you ready for the Challenge? Join thousands of participants for a 22-day vegan experience. You'll receive fabulous recipes and personal guidance from their mentors and clinical dietitians.
NUTRITIONFACTS.ORG
Find out what the latest science is saying about your favorite foods to help you make the healthiest choices for you and your family. Watch free videos on more than 2,000 health and nutrition topics
with new videos and articles uploaded everyday.
CENTER FOR NUTRITION STUDIES
Founded by T. Colin Campbell (author of the China Study - the most comprehensive study of health and nutrition ever conducted), the Center for Nutrition Studies aims to educate people on a whole-foods plant-based diet. Since 2009 their online Certificate in Plant Based Nutrition education program has empowered thousands of individuals to understand and implement the “live a whole life” philosophy in a broad variety of endeavors.
PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE (PCRM)
The Physicians Committee is leading a revolution in medicine—putting a new focus on health and compassion. The committee combines the clout and expertise of more than 12,000 physicians with the dedicated actions of more than 175,000 members across the United States and around the world.
DR. ESSELSTYN’S PREVENT & REVERSE HEART DISEASE PROGRAM
Dr. Esselstyn and his wife, Ann Crile Esselstyn, have followed a plant-based diet since 1984. Dr. Esselstyn presently directs the cardiovascular prevention and reversal program at The Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute.
DR. MCDOUGALL’S HEALTH & MEDICAL CENTER
A physician and nutrition expert who teaches better health through vegetarian cuisine, John A. McDougall, MD has been studying, writing, and speaking out about the effects of nutrition on disease for over 30 years. The McDougalls founded the nationally renowned McDougall Program in Santa Rosa, CA where medical miracles occur through diet and lifestyle changes.
FORKS OVER KNIVES
Forks Over Knives empowers people to live healthier lives by changing the way the world understands nutrition. As science has shown, chronic conditions like heart disease and type 2 diabetes can be prevented, halted, and often reversed by making one change that requires no prescription and is accessible to all: leaving animal-based and highly refined foods off the plate and adopting a whole-food, plant-based diet instead.
COWSPIRACY: THE FACTS
Read the scientific facts and statistics used in the film Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret.
ANIMALS DESERVE ABSOLUTE PROTECTION TODAY AND TOMORROW (ADAPTT)
ADAPTT is an ethical vegan organization that was established in 1996 as a nonprofit organization. They are unequivocally opposed to the meat, dairy, egg and honey/pollen industries in every way imaginable. ADAPTT's other goals are to assist in the abolition of vivisection, dissection, circuses, rodeos and other forms of enslavement, exploitation, abuse and murder.
PEOPLE FOR ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS (PETA)
PETA is the largest animal rights organization in the world, with more than 6.5 million members and supporters. PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: in the food industry, in the clothing trade, in laboratories, and in the entertainment industry.
VEGAN BODYBUILDING & FITNESS
A website created by Robert Cheeke - the best-selling author of the book Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness. Provides nutrition and exercise advice for bodybuilders and other athletes who want to reach their best potential on a plant-based diet.
HAPPYCOW
HappyCow is an online service that lists sources of vegan, vegetarian and healthy food. Access is free to users, who can also provide content. Also available as an app on your smartphone.