Bill Clinton and I are eating a mostly vegan diet

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I liked this clip because Clinton is pragmatic and genuine about the process.  This was essentially the path I took as well. You want to get healthy and you quickly discover that there is a lot of evidence that the plant-based diet is the way to go.  I try to not be a bore about all this and figure people find their own way to what works for them. If you are interested I would recommend the following books:

The China Study by Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell, II
Compelling evidence from the most comprehensive large study ever undertaken of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease. Kind of blows your mind.

Anti-Cancer: A New Way of Life by David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD
That the book is part memoir makes it more powerful for me.  That he had a cancer recurrence and it was not until then that he made major dietary changes and focused on improving his "terrain"--that resonated with me. That second go round really gets a person motivated! His 20 Anti-cancer rules