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by Debra Costner (Author)
Do you or someone you know, have diabetes? If so, you know how crippling a disease it can be. People have been told that all you can do is "control" your type 2 diabetes. But it turns out in fact, that you can CURE your diabetes. That's right. By switching to a vegan, whole foods diet, you can change your life and cure your diabetes. But how do you begin? This book will teach you why eating vegan works, and how to incorporate this lifestyle change into your life. It contains lots of helpful information and useful tips on how to stock your kitchen and maintain a vegan diet, even while traveling. Most importantly The Delicious Diabetes Cure includes more than 100 delicious recipes that will enable you to enjoy meals and satisfy even the most discerning palate. We begin with the basics, teaching you how to use foods in a whole new way to enhance the taste, without using any animal products. Included are recipes from a large variety of ethnic cuisines: Italian, Chinese, Mexican, Greek, Thai, Morrocan and many more! What's for breakfast? Well it's not just a bowl of fruit. In addition to recipes for fruit and vegetable smoothies, there are 11 recipes featuring steel-cut oats, grits, sweet potatoes, acorn squash, quinoa and even a recipe for homemade muesli. Yum! Diabetics who have switched to eating a vegan, whole-foods diet have found that not only will they lose weight, but many have been able to come off medication completely! Sounds too good to be true, but it is. There is no need to suffer through the horrible consequences of diabetes: lost vision, kidney disease, heart problems or nerve damage that can result in amputations. Change your life by changing your diet, and live a long, happy and healthy life!
Author Biography
Debra Costner was born in Staten Island, New York to an Irish Catholic mother, and a German father. She discovered a love of great food early in life, learning to make dishes like Italian sausage lasagna, biscuits with sausage gravy, and fried catfish with corn bread by the time she was 11 years old. Growing up in the age of television, Debra discovered the cooking shows. Beginning with the original French chef, Julia Childs, and graduating to Yan Can Cook and the Frugal Gourmet, she loved watching the cooking shows and learning techniques for food preparation to enhance her skills. In 1981 Debra moved to San Francisco where she has since lived her life. Over the years she developed a sophisticated palate, enjoying the amazing array of gourmet restaurants and variety of ethnic cuisines available in the Bay Area. Debra developed a reputation with friends as a fabulous chef, and some even encouraged her to open a restaurant. From 1988 through 1997, Debra guided white-water rafting trips throughout northern California. She loved the thrill of running the perfect rapid. But even in the wilderness, her cooking skills became legendary. Debra was known for making vegetable lasagna and stuffed baked apples over a campfire. Upon switching to a vegan diet, Debra reignited her love of cooking and inventing new recipes! Unable to find recipes that could satisfy both her dietary requirements and sophisticated palate, she began experimenting and learning a whole new way of cooking. Today Debra continues to develop new recipes to keep her daily menu fresh and interesting.
