The Sprout Book

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DOUG EVANS is a serial health food entrepreneur-selling to the stylish and chic as well as to the rest of us. He founded Juicero on the hardware side (and raised $120 million for the company that made the wifi-connected home cold-press juicer, "the Tesla of juicers") and co-founded Organic Avenue on the storefront/food production side.

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A National Bestseller, The Sprout Book is the book on the power of sprouts as an ultra-food for health, weight loss, and optimum nutrition.

Written by Doug Evans, a pioneer in the plant-based health movement for over 20 years, and with a foreword by Joel Fuhrman, M.D., The Sprout Book empowers readers to embark on a plant-based way of eating that's low-cost and accessible. The book shows us how easy it is to boost the nutrition of any snack, smoothie, or meal with sprouts.

Among the mind-blowing qualities of sprouts:
they have 20-30 times the phytonutrients of other vegetables and 100 times those of meat
they pack cancer-fighting properties and help to protect us from cardiovascular disease and environmental pollutants
they aid in digestion
they are a simple way to grow your own vegetables and are compatible with all diets
they are incredible for regulating insulin levels

The forty recipes inside feature sprouts on top of raw vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, spices, sea vegetables, and top-quality cold-pressed vegetable oils for the healthiest diet possible. The Sprout Book includes informative interviews with leaders in functional medicine and nutrition including Dr. Dean Ornish, Dr. Josh Axe, Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. Joel Kahn and more. Use this book to change your diet and super-charge your health with one of the most nutrient-dense, sustainable foods on earth!

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Contents

Foreword by Joel Fuhrman

Introduction: Back to the Seed
Super Sprouts: A Seismic Shift in Nutrition with the Healthiest Food on the Planet
A Sprout Primer: From Adzuki to Broccoli, Chia, Mung, Mustard, Onion, Radish, Sunflower, and More
Your Sprout Garden: A Radically Simple Setup to Eat Locally in Any Season on Any Budget
The Recipes: Sprouts as a Side Dish, Meal, and Supplement All in One Neat Little Package

Resources
Acknowledgments
References
Index