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03/14/13: Mark's Interview w/ Dr. Don Wagner (stream/audio download)

"This is our second interview with Mark Sutton, author of Heart Healthy Pizza “Over 100 Plant-based Recipes for the Most Nutritious Pizza in the World”.  Dr. Don and Mark discuss many of the healthy alternatives to eliminating animal fats from your pizza and still making great tasting pizza.  The combination are almost endless. Treat yourself to a copy of this book direct from the author here."

How cool!  Dr. Don Wagner (who's interviewed close to 500 people over the past two years, on radio, such as Dr. Esselstyn, Dr. Goldhammer, Chef AJ, Dr. Fuhrman, Chloe, Dr. Pam Popper, Dr. Neal Barnard, Victoria Moran, Kathy Fisher, and the list is just too long to be complete here), asked me back for a another interview!  Am honored.  We had a great time, much more relaxed this time (we chatted for a long bit the night before).  As usual, Dr. Don asked some insightful questions and forced me to be serious for a few minutes...

They've built a new website (looks marvelous) and here's the page where you can listen to the audio stream or download the audio MP3:

http://www.drdonshow.info/2013/03/14/heart-healthy-pizza-cookbook-with-guest-mark-sutton/

Enjoy!  And, ahem, remember you can order autographed copies of the 1st Vegan Pizza Cookbook here.

 

Mad Cowboy Newsletter, Discounts for Holiday Vegan Pizza Cookbook

The latest issue of the Mad Cowboy Newsletter is now available online with a Holiday Discounts for purchased copies (autographed) of the 1st Vegan Pizza Cookbook, "Heart Healthy Pizza." Check out the discounts for 1 to 4 copies of the book at this link.

Here's the Introduction and Table of Contents to this edition:

"In this edition we are proud to announce the winners of last issue's Vegan Mind-Bender Contest and the Heart Healthy Pizza Cookbook Giveaway. There's also a gift-link for readers who want to purchase autographed copies of "Heart Healthy Pizza" at a Special Holiday discount. You'll also find a scathing and detailed rebuke of the "Paleo Diet" by Dr. John McDougall, disturbing historical statistics on soda and food serving sizes, and learn about internal concerns about outside food corporation's influence on Registered Dieticians.

Francis Moore Lappe weighs in with a fine rebuttal on the recent Stanford study that disses organics, Paul Shapiro on why meat consumption in the US is falling, what several vegan nutritional experts think about specific food products, and how a vegan first ran a 100 mile brutal ultramarathon. Further down you'll marvel at a recent Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness that essentially equates humans and animals, how SHARK is using drones to video illegal pigeon shoots, Hurricane Sandy's impact on companion animals, and about the "microflora" inside you. And don't miss our Vegan Digital Media Theater where there's a plethora of interesting media links.

 ... as always, a tip of the hat to our new subscribers: y'all can browse/search through past issues at the Mad Cowboy Newsletter Archives at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mad_Cowboy/

Best regards, Mark MC editor/webmaster

 

Table of Contents:

00: Quote(s) from Howard

01: The Vegan Mind-Bender Contest Winner/Challenge!

02: Heart Healthy Pizza Cookbook Winner & a Special Holiday Discount!

03: Mad Cow Info Round-Up

04: Paleo Diet Cruel, Soda & Food Serving Sizes, Dietician Dilemma

05: 15,000 Weather Records, Reckless Organics Study, Seasonal Food Map

06: Vegan Digital Media Theater

07: Giving Up Meat, Meat Sales Fall, Veg. Nutrition Experts, Run 100 Miles

08: Human=Animals, Animal Rights Drones, Sandy & Pets, Bugs Inside U

09: Quick Bytes

10: Closing Thoughts

 

My 1st Radio Interview Audio is Now Available Online!

My interview on the Dr. Don Wagner Show (09/27/12) is now availble as a streaming and downloadable mp3 audio file (http://bullheadurgentcare.com/archives/playfiles/09262012p.html).

It's about 50 min. in length.  Dr. Don was great. The audio quality deteriorates a bit due to Skype issues, so I had to live with audio artifacts (echo/reverb) in my ears most of the time and my vocal level gets a bit uneven as a result in 2nd half).

Definitely check out his mp3 Archives of previous interviews (http://bullheadurgentcare.com/archives/). Some very interesting people! Honored to have been asked, and my appreciation to Dr. Don for the opportunity and experience.

A REAL Plant-Based & Plant-Strong Pizza!

I have an adversion to what I call "foo-foo" pizza.  Oh sure, I'll tolerate it (usually requires good company and a glass of fine wine), but sprinkling a few greens, cherry tomato and olive slices, on a hummus base, slapped a wheat flour crust might look pretty, but it doesn't do it for me.  Might as well sub out the crust and use a wrap or nori instead. IMHO, it's not much of a pizza and admittedly, I'm very biased!  In my cookbook, I show that a pizza can be much more --- a greater nutritional sum of it's parts than what I've just described. It can incorporate a wide swath of antioxidant and phytochemical full vegetables, legumes, and rich textures.

Anyway, I've been working on refining some new recipes at request for some exciting new projects I can't write about yet.  Here's the latest experiment:  it's an extension and modification of a recipe from said cookbook.  This puppy (at its 3rd test here) has an oat flour, cannelini beans, and flaxseed crust.  This makes the crust gluten-free (flour made from rolled oats as part of the recipe), low glycemic, and only 2 TBS of flaxseeds are used.

The vegetable filling has a green curry sauce base and a nice mix of cauliflowerettes, tomatoes, diced mushrooms, broccoli, two types of hot and semi-hot peppers, and sliced onions.  The "cheese-like" topping sauce is made of millet, sunflower seeds, spices, dijon mustard+, then sprinkled with italian seasonings.  Woof! Here's a before and after 2-photo collage:

 

Click to see larger image!

Now THAT'S what I call a real plant-based pizza!  Guess I'm a devout, ahem, "Foo Fighter..."  I'll be publishing the recipes online in the near future and will make note of where (if not here) on this blog when I do.

Note:  here's my article published on the Engine2Diet Blog on "Plant-Strong Pizza."  There are three cheese-like topping recipes and my gluten-free oat crust recipe (a favorite of many, judging from my e-mails!).  Enjoy.

Go "Plant-Strong" at the "Engine2Diet Extra" Community

"The Engine2 Diet" is former firefighter Rip Esselstyn's best-selling book about a plant-strong lifestyle.  As the son of Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Rip incorporated not only his Dad's research on heart disease and diet into the book's program, but recipes and a complete exercise plan as well.  The comprehensive Engine2 Diet website builds and expands upon this seminal work and is an excellent source of information on Engine2 Diet activites, articles, research, recipes, and several other useful resources (in fact, I've written two articles for them:  "Plant-Strong Pizza" and "Plant-Strong by the Numbers").

Snapshot of Engine2 Extra "My Page" (Site ©2012 Engine2Extra, photos by Mark Sutton)

The Engine2 Team has recently developed, announced and released access to the "Engine 2 Extra" private online social community.  This unique website is a real go-to place for advice, support, research, interaction with nutritional experts, and just plain great socializaing, regarding achieving and maintaining a heart-healthy and plant-strong lifestyle. Here's but a short list of some of the many things you'll find on the site:

• Individual and Community Support
• Specialized Groups
• Recipes
• Live Support and Chat
• Recipes
• Member Blogs
• Forums
• Special "members-only" Activities
• Webcasts and Telecasts with some of the best in plant-strong education, such as:  the Esselstyns, Dr. McDougall, Dr. Barnard, Dr. Esselstyn, Dr. Lisle, Jeff Novick, as well as plant-strong chefs and success stories.

"I Dropped Dead..." A Surprising Book Review on Amazon

I just read this review of my book while getting info from Amazon for a website wanting to sell it.  The first few words stunned me and I thought it was a gag or slam review.  It's legit, and I'm very gratified.  One of my key goals in writing "Heart Healthy Pizza" was to help people be/eat healthier.  How cool that it's been so useful to him! 

"I dropped dead on a tennis court (and was lucky enough to be playing against a team with a cardiologist who did world class cpr for 12 minutes until a rescue squad arrived to shock me back to life). It took me about 30 seconds post-op from my bypass to adopt Caldwell Esselstyn's vegan cardiac disease reversal program. Though I ate a "good" diet most of the time, I was addicted to cheese pizzas for my whole (almost foreshortened) life. This book is a treasure. The visuals of the pizza are appetizing and valid relative to the finished product. The taste of the recipes I have undertaken is great. The nutrition is miraculous for a so-called comfort food. Thank you, Mark Sutton, for your tour de force collection of no oil vegan gourmet pizza. Incidentally, I run 10 k's, complete duathlons, and play USTA team tennis at the age of 64 on the Esselstyn diet." --- R.S.

 

Mad Cowboy Newsletter, Official Pizza, & Free Cookbook Giveaway

The latest Mad Cowboy Newsletter was posted shortly before Memorial Day weekend.  You can read the entire issue at this address:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mad_Cowboy/message/96

Note:  I've posted the Official Mad Cowboy Pizza recipes (& photos) and there's a free giveway of my cookbook, "Heart Healthy Pizza" detailed in this edition of the newsletter.

Here's the Intro & Table of Contents:

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Howdy! Welcome to the 73rd issue of the Mad Cowboy Newsletter!

In this special issue, we have two contests! The periodic Vegan Mind-Bender Contest (for a year's subscription of VegNews), and today, a free giveaway of the very 1st vegan pizza cookbook: "Heart Healthy Pizza." There's also a link to where you can view the Official Mad Cowboy Pizza recipe, obtain more information about this book, and order an autographed copy of same.

Reading further, learn about some new and very large studies indicating that consumption of red meat not only increases mortality from degenerative diseases, but from strokes as well. There's information on a unique court case where the judge is assessing liability for potential damage to the Earth's atmosphere for future generations, the environmental impact of eating shrimp vs. beef, the brewing eco-storm, continued warnings about too much salt, and take action against the collective evils of Monsanto.

Moving onward, among other matters, you can contact the FDA about animal testing, see the difference between PR spending between the Meat Industry and Veg-related Organizations, know about the controversial "Vegan is Love" book, how to be vegan inexpensively, FARM's mobile activism, and how to be a hero by what you eat.

And don't miss our "Vegan Digital Media Theater" featuring video of Dr. Esselstyn, President Clinton, vegan ultra-marathoner Scott Jurek, and others of note.

... as always, a tip of the hat to our new subscribers: y'all can browse/search through past issues at the Mad Cowboy Newsletter Archives at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mad_Cowboy/

Best regards, Mark   MC editor/webmaster

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00: Quote(s) from Howard
01: The Vegan Mind-Bender Contest Winner/Challenge!
02: Mad Cowboy Pizza Recipe & Heart Healthy Pizza Book Giveaway Contest
03: Mad Cow Info Round-Up
04: Red Meat=Mortality=Strokes, Hold the Salt
05: Judging the Atmosphere, Shrimp vs. Beef, Eco-Storm, Evil Monsanto
06: Vegan Digital Media Theater
07: Tell FDA No Testing, Meat vs Veg Ad$$, Mobile Activist Video
08: "Vegan is Love," Cheaply Vegan, Be a Hero by What You Eat
09: Quick Bytes
10: Closing Thoughts

Est Arrive! Heart Healthy Pizza Available to Order Online

I'm proud to announce that Heart Healthy Pizza, probably the first-ever vegan pizza cookbook, is now available for ordering online.  Over 100 no-added oil/fat plant-based recipes for making the most nutritious pizza in the world:

http://www.hearthealthypizza.com

At the website you see the full front/back covers (and endorsements), the Forward by Howard Lyman, the Table of Contents, the Introduction, and the Recipes Index.

All recipes inspired by Dr. Esselstyn's research on preventing and reversing heart disease. After close to six years of research and 3 years of writing, I'm so excited to get it out. I hope it helps a lot of people eat better and also enjoy their pizza guilt-free.

MC Newsletter: Msg. from Howard, Heart Healthy Pizza, Pink Slime

The Intro and TOC:

"Howdy!  Welcome to the 72nd issue of the Mad Cowboy Newsletter.

Today we've got a special end-of-the-year letter from Howard, and an announcement about the new "Heart Healthy Pizza" cookbook (with a Foreward by Howard).

In this edition of the newsletter, you'll learn about the prolific and knowledgeable Dr. Greger's new website, "NutritionFacts" with superb short videos on scores of topics.  There's also information in this issue about which food companies are spending the most on lobbying Congress, a new report on the state of America's Heart Health, and how a very large study indicates that vegetables and fruits significantly lower your risk of strokes.

Reading further, find out about the world's "toughest woman" (hint: she's vegan), see a video of former President Clinton discussing his vegan diet, find out what vegan Ellen Degeneres is up to, and  the stats in a recent survey by the Vegetarian Resource Group on the number of vegans in the United States.  Monsanto has some serious problems, cows contribute much more to Global Climate Change than previously thought, the movie "Farmageddon" is screened on Capitol Hill, crows have a "danger" tool, and the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act is being legally challenged.

As usual, there's an abundance of new items in the Mad Cow Info Round-Up ("Pink Slime?") and lots to see and hear in the Vegan Digital Media Theater.

... as always, a tip of the hat to our new subscribers:  y'all can browse/search through past issues at the Mad Cowboy Newsletter Archives at:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mad_Cowboy/
Wishing all readers a bountiful, exciting, and rewarding New Year!

Best regards, Mark    MC editor/webmaster
[Note: have posted draft Table of Contents and Recipe Index for "Heart Healthy Pizza" at:

http://www.hearthealthypizza.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• 00: A Special Holiday Message from Howard
• 01: The Vegan Mind-Bender Contest Winner/Challenge!
• 02: Announcing the "Heart Healthy Pizza" Cookbook
• 03: Mad Cow Info Round-Up
• 04: NutritionFacts, Food Lobbying, US Heart Health, Lower Strokes
• 05: Toughest Woman, Vegan Clinton, Ellen's Site, No. of US Vegans
• 06: Vegan Digital Media Theater
• 07: Monsanto Bugged, New Cow Gas Stats, Food/2011, Farmageddon
• 08: Corp./Animal Rights, Swine Case, Crow Tools, AETA Challenged
• 09: Quick Bytes
• 10: Closing Thoughts

Direct Link to the New Issue:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mad_Cowboy/message/95

Video: Dr. Novick Contrasts Sugar, Oil, & Junk Food

Here's a neat short video of Dr. Novick contrasting Sugar, Oil, & Junk Food.  Interesting and thoughtful approach that I find most useful.  Sorry to have not blogged much recently, but I'm on the final laps of getting my own no-added oil plant-based cookbook out.  Working on 1st major edit, and when the 2nd major edit is done, I should be able to announce it (although it won't be available until late September or early October).  Dying to announce the title.  Best to all, Mark