The Power Foods Diet Author Visits Birmingham on Sept. 19

On Thursday, Sept. 19, nutrition expert and New York Times bestselling author Neal Barnard, MD, will speak at PBNSG Reunites Live: An Evening with Neal Barnard about his new book, The Power Foods Diet, a bestseller on Amazon. The book reveals the foods that act like the active ingredient in Wegovy and other weight-loss drugs, creating a powerful weight-loss prescription without medication.

What: Plant Based Nutrition Support Group’s An Evening with Neal Barnard

Who: Neal Barnard, MD, nutrition expert and New York Times bestselling author

When: Thursday, Sept. 19. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Dr. Barnard’s new book will be available for purchase at the event or attendees can preorder it at www.pbnsg.org

Where: Seaholm High School, 2436 West Lincoln St.

The Power Foods Diet’s weight-loss plan focuses on everyday ingredients, such as blueberries, cinnamon, and citrus fruits. These and other powerful foods are built into more than 120 mouthwatering recipes by master recipe developers Dustin Harder and Lindsay S. Nixon.

“Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic, which come with side effects and a prohibitive price tag, have received an extraordinary amount of media attention,” says Dr. Barnard. “In reality, the best solution for reaching and maintaining a healthy weight is a low-fat plant-based diet that excludes animal products. It’s effective, inexpensive, and side-effect free!”

Wegovy and Ozempic are synthetic drugs that stimulate the body’s receptors for GLP‑1, a compound the body produces that signals the brain to stop eating. But certain foods—like beans, whole grains, and starchy vegetables that are rich in fiber and complex carbohydrates—trigger the release of GLP‑1 without the risks or expense of prescription drugs.

Obesity and overweight are among today’s top health concerns. Individuals are constantly looking for easy, effective, and permanent ways to lose weight. It turns out, when properly chosen, certain foods cause weight loss, with no need for the deprivation and planning that most weight-loss regimens require.

THE POWER FOODS DIET reveals three weight-loss breakthroughs supported by research that:

1. Reduce the appetite

2. Trap calories so they are flushed away and cannot be absorbed

3. Increase the body’s ability to burn calories for hours after each meal

Dr. Barnard also reveals the surprising science behind some of the foods we think are good for us but can actually be harmful, like salmon, goat cheese, and coconut oil, all of which pass easily into body fat and often overstay their welcome.

THE POWER FOODS DIET encourages people to eat, not to stop eating. Dr. Barnard includes a simple-to-follow meal plan that includes delicious, and even indulgent recipes such as French Toast with Cinnamon Blueberry Syrup, Creamy Chipotle Butternut Soup, Southwest Chili and Cornbread, Lasagna Rolls, Penne Arrabbiata, Mango Dal, Blueberry Pops, Triple Berry Sorbet, and more. The recipes include foods we have often been told to avoid, like potatoes and pasta — so you can eat real food, and still lose real weight.

Neal D. Barnard, MD, FACC, is an adjunct faculty member of the George Washington University School of Medicine and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, where he heads a research team investigating scientific issues in nutrition and health. His work revolutionized the dietary approach to type 2 diabetes; he now does the same for weight loss. Dr. Barnard is editor-in-chief of the Nutrition Guide for Clinicians, a nutrition textbook made available to all U.S. medical students. He is also editor of Good Medicine, a magazine with a circulation of 150,000. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes, Power Foods for the Brain, The 21-Day Weight-Loss Kickstart, and most recently Your Body in Balance, among many others.

Plant Based Nutrition Support Group is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to evidence-based education and advocacy of plant-based whole food nutrition and an active lifestyle to prevent and reverse disease. The national organization, based in southeast Michigan, was established in 2014. It has grown rapidly and has tens of thousands of followers. Check out pbnsg.org for more.