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OMD Introduction The Simple, Elegant Solution
This book is a movement and a hopeful call to action. It is also a road map, a Swiss Army knife, and an emotional support system. It has to be all of these things-because that's what most of us need to make the real, sustained changes that save our health and protect our planet. We see the evidence of climate change all around us: wildfires, catastrophic hurricanes, flooding, mudslides. We sense that we've reached a tipping point, that we have to make changes now if we hope to leave a habitable world to our children.

I'm particularly passionate about this because I'm a mom. Like most moms, I have wiped many a tear, runny nose, and dirty bottom. I've been peed on and barfed on, and I would take down anyone who tried to hurt my children. This fierce, mama-bear, protective love is locked into my DNA. It's an instinct, a drive in all moms and dads. All humans! How would we have survived otherwise? Even if we don't have kids, we feel this protective drive about our family, our pets, our friends. This fierce love drives me, every single day, to make the world a better place for all of our children to grow up in.

I'm also a multitasker, like so many of us in this fast world. I have five kids. I'm an entrepreneur, educator, and wrangler of dogs; a former model and actress; and a current daughter, sister, aunt, and mission-driven juggler of way too many things. I've spent many years channeling my fierce protective love into creating initiatives to help save the planet: Red Carpet Green Dress, an organization that challenges and helps the fashion industry to become more environmentally responsible; Plant Power Task Force, an advocacy organization focused on raising awareness and funding highly respected research into the effects of animal agriculture on the environment; MUSE School, an environmental educational organization spanning early childhood to twelfth grade that taps into the passions within each child and awakens their thirst for learning as well as their sense of deep responsibility for protecting the earth and all of its inhabitants, which is also the first plant-based school in the nation (and where OMD first began!); Food Forest Organics, the first completely plant-based market and café in New Zealand; and our newest endeavor, Cameron Family Farms, an exciting chance for us to bring all our philosophies about plant-based eating and environmentalism to life, giving people high-quality, widely available options that will make eating whole-food, plant-based meals more convenient and affordable for all. And for eighteen years, I've been married to an amazing father, husband, and partner, a turbo-charged filmmaker, deep-sea explorer, and Renaissance man, James Cameron. My Jim.

Now, I know my limitations. I'm most definitely not a doctor. And I'm not a scientist. Yet I'm a research and information junkie, and I spend a lot of my time trying to get the most credible, up-to-date information out there from real scientists, climatologists, doctors, and researchers. Every ounce of my being that's not devoted to my family is in service to environmental advocacy, caring for our planet, and creating a better, healthier world.

I am fully aware that in so many ways, I've lived a charmed life. I still pinch myself every day, and I know that the big suffering and pain so pervasive in the world isn't often part of my direct experience. Yet I still put my pants on one leg at a time. This year, my father died, my aunt Betsy died, and my mother broke her hip-all in one week. No amount of magic or money in the world can take away grieving and loss.

Along with extreme love and gratitude, I feel a great responsibility to make the world

Autorenprofil

Cameron, Suzy Amis Suzy Amis Cameron is an environmental advocate and mom of five. A former actor and model, she founded MUSE School in California, the first school in the country to offer a plant-based lunch program, with her sister Rebecca Amis. Suzy has founded several plant-based organizations, including Plant Power Task Force, Cameron Family Farms, and Verdient, with her husband, filmmaker James Cameron, as well as Red Carpet Green Dress, showcasing environmentally responsible fashion. As an actor, Suzy was featured in more than twenty-five films, including The Usual Suspects andTitanic. To learn more about the book and upcoming food products, please visit OMDForThePlanet.com.

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Change the World by Changing One Meal a Day

Suzy Amis Cameron-environmental advocate, former actor, and mom of five-presents a clear-eyed and accessible guide for you to improve your health and shrink your personal carbon footprint simply by swapping one meat- and dairy-based meal for a plant-based one every day.

The research is clear that a plant-based diet is the healthiest diet on Earth. But what many people don't realize is that nothing else we do comes close to the environmental impact of what we eat.

Now Suzy Amis Cameron explains how we can boost energy, feel better, live healthier, and heal the Earth, starting with just one meal a day. Developed at MUSE School, the school she founded with her sister Rebecca Amis, Suzy's program makes it possible for anyone and everyone to reverse climate change while they embrace a healthier lifestyle. This one simple step will begin to help you lose weight and stay naturally thin, reverse chronic health concerns, improve overall wellbeing, enjoy newfound energy, and slash your carbon footprint in half.

In OMD, Suzy shares her field-tested plan, outlining the latest science and research on why a plant-based diet is better for one's health and the environment. Featuring fifty delicious, nourishing recipes and complete with inspiring success stories, shopping lists, meal plans, and pantry tips, OMD is an all-in-one resource for anyone who wants to take care of their body and our beautiful planet at the same time.

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"My top priority in life is to ensure that my children live happy, healthy lives. And I feel an incredible responsibility to teach them the importance of protecting and respecting themselves, others and the world around them. We now know that incorporating more plant-based foods into our diets is better for overall health...and the planet. But it can be difficult to throw together quick, easy, healthful meals that also taste great. In this book Suzy makes it all that much easier, providing all the small things you can do to make a big impact. Filled with wholesome (and super-delicious) recipes, OMD is the solution that every health-minded mama can benefit from." Jessica Alba