Recommendations/Resources

Texts:
The China Study by T. Colin Campbell
Whole by T. Colin Campbell
Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Preventing and Reversing Diabetes by Dr. Neal Barnard (includes some great recipes)
21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart by Dr. Neal Barnard (last third of the book is recipes)
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn (also includes great recipes)
Diet for a New America by John Robbins
Food Revolution by John Robbins
Healthy at 100 by John Robbins
The Starch Solution by Dr. John McDougall
Food Over Medicine by Dr. Pam Popper & Glen Merzer
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition by Julieanna Hever, M.S., R.D., C.P.T.
The Engine 2 Diet by Rip Esselstyn
My Beef with Meat by Rip Esselstyn
Cookbooks (oil-free unless otherwise noted):
Everyday Happy Herbivore by Lindsay Nixon
Appetite for Reduction by Isa Chandra Moscowitz (not oil-free; adjustments need to be made)
Eat, Drink and Be Vegan by Dreena Burton (not oil-free; adjustments need to be made)
Let them Eat Vegan by Dreena Burton (not oil-free; adjustments need to be made)
The Vegan Slow Cooker by Kathy Hester (not oil-free; adjustments need to be made)
The Great Vegan Bean Book by Kathy Hester (low-oil but not oil-free)
Better Than Vegan by Del Sroufe
The New Fast Food by Jill Nussinow (practically oil-free)
The Oh She Glows Cookbook by Angela Liddon (low-oil but not oil-free.  The photos are enough to make you drool).
Websites/Blogs:
http://www.Drmcdougall.com (an invaluable resource)
http://www.heartattackproof.com/ (Dr. Esselstyn’s website)
http://happyherbivore.com (great blog with recipes and info)
http://PCRM.org (this is Dr. Neal Barnard’s organization.  They do amazing things and the website is a great resource, especially the Health and Nutrition section.  Recipes, articles, research, etc).
http://www.livevegan.org/index.php/welcome2 (great resource for everything you ever wanted to know about plant-based way of life).