Dr. Reshma Shah is a board-certified pediatrician and an
affiliate clinical instructor at Stanford University School of
Medicine where she teaches nutrition to pediatric residents. As the
nutrition director for the Pediatric Integrative Medicine
Fellowship at Stanford, Dr. Shah created nutrition modules that
emphasize a plant-based approach to optimizing health and is an
active member of the core Integrative Medicine faculty.
She has nearly two decades of experience in primary care pediatrics
and has served as an assistant clinical professor at Rainbow Babies
and Children's Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. She currently cares for
patients at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and has additional
training and certification in plant-based nutrition and
cooking.
Dr. Shah speaks to parent audiences in her local community,
including at Stanford University's Health Improvement Program, part
of the Stanford Prevention Research Center. She has been an invited
guest to speak about plant-based nutrition, nutrition for children,
and the importance of family meals.
In addition to her teaching and speaking engagements, Dr. Shah
maintains a professional website at reshmashahmd.com and continues
to grow her platform on Instagram @reshmashah. She has been a
featured guest on the Plant Trainers Podcast, Rouxbe Culinary
School, and has written for Forks Over Knives. She is a fellow of
the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the American
College of Lifestyle Medicine and the True Health Initiative.
Dr. Shah obtained her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the
Johns Hopkins University and her medical degree from Drexel
University College of Medicine. She has received teaching awards at
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital as well as Stanford
University School of Medicine.
Brenda Davis, registered dietitian, is widely regarded as a
rock star of plant-based nutrition. Veg News called her “The
Godmother of vegan dietitians” and the Complete Health Improvement
Program founder referred to her as “The High Priestess of Vegan
Nutrition.”
Davis has been a featured speaker at medical and nutrition
conferences in over twenty countries on five continents. Among the
most exciting adventures include a personal consult and lecture for
a member of the royal family and his staff in Saudi Arabia (with
colleague, Dr. Michael Greger), a lifestyle intervention
demonstration project for the medical community in Lithuania (with
colleague, Dr. John Kelly), a keynote lecture to the Tzu Chi
Medical Association in Taiwan, lectures for dietitians at national
nutrition conferences in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Spain, Taiwan,
the United States, and the United Kingdom, and ongoing diabetes
intervention research and education in the Marshall Islands. Davis
has served as the lead dietitian for this project since 2006. On
her last trip to the Marshall Islands (November 2017), she
developed a nutrition education curriculum for kindergarten through
grade six and trained teachers in all public schools.
Davis is a prolific author with eleven vegetarian and vegan
nutrition classics with close to eight hundred thousand copies
sold, in fourteen languages. Her most recent works include Kick
Diabetes Essentials: The Diet and Lifestyle Guide (Davis, 2019 – in
press), The Kick Diabetes Cookbook (Davis and Melina, 2018),
Becoming Vegan: Comprehensive Edition (Davis and Melina, 2014) and
Becoming Vegan: Express Edition (Davis and Melina, 2013). Becoming
Vegan: Comprehensive Edition won the REAL Best of 2014 Book Award,
and Becoming Vegan: Express Edition won the Canada Book Award and
was a finalist and received honorable mention in the Foreward Book
of the Year Award. Becoming Vegan: Comprehensive and Express
Editions have also received a star rating by the American Library
Association as the “go-to books” on plant-based nutrition.
Davis has co-authored numerous professional and lay articles. She
is a past chair of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group
of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Davis has been promoting
plant-based diets since making the transition herself in 1989. Her
personal and professional life goals are one and the same – to make
this world a kinder, more compassionate place. Davis's work focuses
on ensuring that everyone who wishes to be vegetarian or vegan can
succeed brilliantly. In 2007, Brenda Davis was inducted into the
Vegetarian Hall of Fame.
“Nourish: The Definitive Plant-Based Nutrition Guide for Families
is the book plant-based and plant-curious families have been
waiting for. It is meticulously researched, clear, and insightful.
If you have questions about raising plant-based children, this is
the book you can trust for the answers.”
—Michael Greger, MD, New York Times bestselling author, founder of
Nutritionfacts.org
“If you want to know what kind of food is healthiest for you and
your kids, this is your book. In Nourish, you will finally get all
the answers to every question you’ve ever had regarding any member
of your family, and every bit of it is incredibly well-researched
and backed up by peer-reviewed science. Get ready, because you’re
about to feel empowered to lift your family to a whole new level of
wellness—and it will be delicious!”
—Kathy Freston, New York Times bestselling author of Quantum
Wellness, The Lean, and Clean Protein
“As a father of four, there are few things as important as the
well-being of our family. The food we eat has a profound effect on
overall health, yet more than ever, people are confused and in
search of guidance. Nourish is the roadmap to optimum wellness you
and your family have been looking for. Expert advice backed by
science is coupled with tips and easy-to-follow recipes. Brenda and
Reshma are as brilliant as they are passionate and make it
incredibly easy for you and your family to live your best life.
—Marco Borges, exercise physiologist and New York Times bestselling
author
“Nourish is the perfect guide for the very best of nutrition. It
starts with the why—giving you a solid understanding of why food
matters—and then provides the how—showing you easy ways to turn
your knowledge into meals that can revolutionize your health and
your family’s health, too. The authors are world-class leaders in
nutrition sciences, and they are also experts in making
meal-planning approachable, fun, and delicious.”
—Neal D. Barnard, MD, FACC, adjunct professor, George Washington
University School of Medicine and president, Physicians Committee
for Responsible Medicine
“Nourish is simply the book for any family wanting to raise healthy
children. At a time when companies marketing junk foods are
spending billions to get our children hooked for life, and
confusion reigns about the pros and cons of various diets, you have
cause for gratitude. This wonderful book will fortify you and your
whole family against the predatory practices of industrial food
companies, and it is also jam-packed with useful and practical
guidance that is 100 percent supported by science. Get it, read it,
and heed it—and it will guide you and your family on a delicious,
convenient, and exquisitely health-promoting food journey. If you
want your children to thank you for the rest of their lives, get
this book.”
—John Robbins, bestselling author and president of 650,000+ member
Food Revolution Network
“Nourish takes the mystery out of eating for optimal wellness—not
only for yourself but for those you love and nurture. Plan on
keeping this book nearby as a trusted resource and constant
companion. No one makes healthful, compassionate eating as clear
and concise as Brenda and Reshma.”
—Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, author of The 30-Day Vegan Challenge and
The Joyful Vegan
"Just when you think a comprehensive guide to adopting plant-based
eating could not be made fun and family friendly, along comes
Nourish by seasoned pediatrician Dr. Reshma Shah and renowned
registered dietitian Brenda Davis. This book tenderly introduces us
to arguably the most important concepts in health, ecology, and
ethics today with a tone that is clear, enlightening, and
empowering. The authors—who are both parents and working
professionals—courageously explore the aspects of making
plant-based diets work in the real world, from shopping on tight
food budgets with unforgiving time crunches, to feeding picky
eaters and growing toddlers. Nourish provides a sane, reassuring,
and practical path to evolving your food choices to those that will
deliciously transform your life, the lives of those you love,
and all of our futures. It will be my go-to book that I
suggest for my patients who need to make the plant-based
transition. Savor the life-affirming journey that Nourish
offers—you are in good hands.”
—Michael Klaper, MD, program director of Moving Medicine Forward
Initiative
“Nourish is the definitive resource we’ve been waiting for. Brenda
and Reshma couple research and experience with a practical,
welcoming approach so that nutritious plant-based meals can be on
every family’s table. From nutritional specifics to practical
concerns, Nourish delivers with expert support and
guidance.”
—Dreena Burton, author of Plant-Powered Families
“Reassuring and packed with essential information, this is the book
all parents need to ease their family’s transition to a plant-based
diet. Writing with warmth and enthusiasm, Reshma and Brenda provide
the tools and the knowledge that will allow anyone to confidently
choose a more compassionate and healthy way of eating.”
—Virginia Messina, MPH, RD, author of Vegan for Life
“Nourish, by Reshmah Shah, MD, MPH, and Brenda Davis, RD, is an
outstanding guide for families adopting plant-based diets and for
health professionals who want accurate, up-to-date, and
reader-friendly nutrition information. This book is exceptionally
well written and provides carefully researched scientific material
plus a wealth of practical tips. Nourish guides readers expertly
through the potential challenges of pregnancy, lactation,
childhood, and adolescence. It includes helpful information on meal
planning along with recipes that the whole family will enjoy.
—Vesanto Melina, MS, RD, lead author of the current position paper
on vegetarian diets of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
“What we eat in our childhood has far-reaching and powerful effects
on our health throughout our entire life. Nourish is a
well-researched and authoritative work that gives parents the most
accurate information to assure their child’s well-being. But more
than that, this book can help anyone at any age understand and
apply the foundational principles of nutritional excellence to
prevent health problems, support our emotional well-being, and even
protect our planet.
—Joel Fuhrman, MD, New York Times bestselling author and president
of Nutritional Research Foundation
“Evidence continuously supports the myriad advantages that a plant
palate proffers. Dr. Reshma Shah and Brenda Davis have gifted the
world with this comprehensive, conscientious, and caring guide to
help families navigate a plant-based diet safely, healthfully, and
effectively. Nourish is an informationally dense tome that belongs
in every family’s library."
—Julieanna Hever, MS, RD, CPT, author of The Healthspan Solution
and Plant-Based Nutrition (Idiots Guides)
“In Nourish, parents will finally find what they have been looking
for—the complete guide to a plant-based lifestyle for the whole
family from experts they can trust. Beautifully written and
relatable, this book is the perfect nutrition guide for kids.
Parents, this is the book you’ve been waiting for.”
—Dr. Gemma Newman
“Nourish will give you and your family the info, answers, recipes,
and umph to maximize your plant-based lifestyle with 100 percent
confidence. With Brenda and Reshma at the helm, you can rest
assured that no stone will be left unturned as you and your loved
ones set sail to the plant-strong promised land!”
—Rip Esselstyn, founder of Plant-Strong by Engine 2
“This year, if you had only one book to help you and your family
reach optimal health, it would be Nourish. Based on science and
written to be easily applied to your life, we assure you this book
will be a life-changing gift.”
—Ayesha Sherzai MD, and Dean Sherzai, MD, co-directors of the
Alzheimer’s Prevention Program at Loma Linda University Medical
Center and authors of The Alzheimer's Solution
“This book is a complete nutrition guide for families that would
like to eat more plant-based food. It’s evidence-based, practical
and loaded with the information and tools you need to raise a
healthy vegan family. It covers nutrition specifics across all the
stages of childhood—from pregnancy and breastfeeding all the way
through to adolescence. It also features delicious recipes,
including quick meals that can fit around a busy schedule.”
—Veganuary.com, “10 Books to Help You Through Veganuary”
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