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Cover for Heart Healthy Pizza Posted & Status Update

Final Cover Graphic for "Heart Healthy Pizza" (which includes the endorsements from Dr. Neal Barnard and the Esselstyns) is posted at:

http://www.hearthealthypizza.com/

I'm awaiting a physical proof of the book (NLT 02/6/12, so I've been told).  Once I approve the proof, the book will immediately be available for ordering at my website (being re-structured right now) and at my Amazon e-Store (also being worked on).

This month's delay was horrendous.  Between two software packages that weren't playing together nicely (the Microsoft-mind-setted LibreOffice was particularly difficult for me, a Mac bigot), and a losing horizontal altercation with a metal ladder that someone left where they shouldn't have (probably not permanent damage, but exquisitely painful when you sit at a desk for 10+ hrs. a day battling said software).  Combined, these unforeseen issues cost a lot of time and focus.  I designed and implemented the book's layout, as well as cover.

That all being said, at the earliest, the book will most likely next week (unless I bounce the proof which is unlikely!).  There is a small chance it'll happen this week, depends upon shipping.

I hope my cookbook helps a lot of people get rid of their taste addiction to added fat and learn how to make, literally, the "most nutritious pizza in the world" and that the six years of research and 3 years of writing has paid off.  Hardest project I've ever undertaken.

Best to all, Mark

 

WebMD: "Plant-Based Diet for Heart Health"

Guess more mainstream folks are catching on about a plant-based diet being "heart healthy."

http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/plant-based-diet-for-heart-health

Decent and validating summary of studies pertinent to the topic, although the Med. Diet is often misunderstood.  As Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn has pointed out, it merely slowed down the progression of heart disease in subjects (many still had heart issues later), and doesn't reverse or prevent heart disease as his recommendations have been shown to do.

Athough the article misses the issue of NO ADDED OIL (proven to reverse heart disease), it's still a timely and current article that provides me with additional encouragement to get my book out.  Doing final layout and indexing (have two incredible endorsements I can't publish yet!).  So close...

FYI, Mark

http://www.hearthealthypizza.com

From the article above:

"In an analysis published in 2009 in the American Journal of Cardiology, researchers reviewed 27 studies on the heart benefits of four different types of plant-based diets:

• Vegan
• Lacto-ovo-vegetarian
• Primary plant-based (similar to the lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet, but allows small amounts of lean meat)
• Combination diet -- a traditional vegetarian or vegan diet combined with nuts, soy, and/or fiber

The researchers found that people who ate the combination diet decreased their total cholesterol and LDL "bad" cholesterol by 20% to 35%.

Those who ate the vegan diet had LDL decreases of 15% to 25%. People who ate the lacto-ovo-vegetarian and primary plant-based diets had significantly smaller decreases: 10% to 15%.

The researchers also noted that plant-based diets are associated with:

• Lower levels of triglycerides
• Lower concentrations of inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP)
• Lower blood pressure
• Decreased body weight and body mass index (BMI)
• Decreased risk of death from any cause, including heart disease
• Improved insulin sensitivity
• Better blood sugar control in patients with diabetes

The heart benefits of eating more plant foods are well-established by large-scale studies such as the Nurses' Health Study and the male Health Professionals Follow-up Study.

Studies show that people who eat the most fruits and vegetables have a 20% reduced risk of heart disease and a 27% reduced risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, especially stroke.

Further research shows that each 10-gram increase in daily fiber from sources such as whole grains is associated with a 27% decreased risk of dying from heart disease."