Books

Quotes Relating to Reading, Learning and Truth

Whilst they maybe a few notiable exceptions, reading is essential to our growth.

Marcus Aurelius (121-180 BCE) was the Roman emperor from 161 to 180 at the time when the Roman empire was at its peak. He was a Stoic philosopher and a member of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty, the last of the rulers later known as the Five Good Emperors. There were not many good Roman Emporers.

He could read and write Greek. In his book Mediations which is still read by many as a guide to great leadership. This book was intended for his personal use only.
One memorable quote (of many) is:

Do what nature demands. Get a move on - if you have it within you - and do not worry whether anyone will give you credit for it. And do not go expecting Plato's Republic; be satisfied with even the smallest progress, and treat the outcome of it all as unimportant. Book 9-29
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11 May 2026
Dr Michael Greger – Nutrition Facts

Dr. Greger is a physician, author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues.

His website contains hundreds of short videos and many health and nutritional subjects.

A founding member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Greger is licensed as a general practitioner specializing in clinical nutrition. Currently he serves as the Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at the Humane Society of the United States. Dr. Greger is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Agriculture and the Tufts University School of Medicine.

View a video of Michael’s grandmother Frances, who at the age of 65, was transformed from a critically ill patient. Confined to a wheelchair with crippling pain from angina, she was sent home by her doctors to die. After three weeks, she was not only out of her wheelchair but walking ten miles a day. She lived another 31 years..
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4 March 2023
Additional Reading

Below is a list of excellent books that examine the advantages (and disadvantages - there are not any) of eating a whole-food, plant-based diet.

Read John Robbins’s incredible story about The Pig Farmer from Iowa that is moving and transforming.

An excellent getting started guide is below. It describes a gentle way of starting by committing to a whole-food, plant-based diet for three weeks. This will give you enough time to start to the health benefits by limiting the amount of changes required. Frequently the changes are so profound that fully embrancing the concept is not as difficult as it first appears.

Vegan Starter Kit
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15 September 2022
How to Survive a Pandemic by Michael Greger

How to Survive a Pandemic by Michael Greger is essential reading for those who wish to understand the history of pandemics and how to minimise their impact on ourselves and our society. The book describes the causes of these diseases and most importantly, how to prevent these events from occurring.

The majority of infectious diseases (and all viral diseases) result from our interaction with animals. This book, with thousands of references, gives detailed descriptions of our greatest diseases from bubonic plague, smallpox, the deadly influenza of 1918 and the deadly viral diseases SARS, MERS and COVID-19.
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13 January 2022
Quotes Relating to Health

Authors including Plato, Plutarch, Charles Darwin, George Bernard Shaw and Albert Einstein had a say about health. Given that the state of our health has such an impact on our lives it is really not a surprise.
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29 June 2016
John Robbins

John Robbins is dedicated to creating an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just human presence on this planet. He serves on the Boards of many non-profit groups working toward a thriving, just, and sustainable way of life.

He now works with his son, Ocean Robbins, in developing the Food Revolution Network.
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1 July 2013
Dr John McDougall

Dr John McDougall - Physician and nutrition expert who teaches better health through vegetarian cuisine. John A. McDougall, MD. has been studying, writing and "speaking out" about the effects of nutrition on disease for over 30 years. He teaches that degenerative disease can be prevented and treated with a plant-based diet of whole, unprocessed, low-fat foods.
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1 July 2013