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Weighing in on the Weight Debate

Obesity is a worldwide health disaster; it's catching up to tobacco as the top preventable cause of death in the United States.

With almost 70% of Americans overweight and/or obese, Americans are suffering, and confused on how best to lose the weight.

With so much conflicting information out there (High Fat! Low Fat! High Protein! Zones! Blood Types!), it's no wonder people are so baffled.

Which diet is really effective, safe and healthy?

There are pricier, more powerful blenders than the Oster available, such as the VitaMix and the BlendTec, but why pay 4 times as much?.

The handy Pro Classic Food Processor slices whole fruits and vegetables, kneads bread dough and minces garlic with amazing ease.

The 7-cup work bowl is heat-resistant, cold-resistant and shatterproof.

Features regular and extra-large feed tubes, stainless steel medium (4 mm) slicing disc and shredding disc.

Cuisinart makes it quick, clean and easy to blend, prep and whip a variety of ingredients. The SmartStick Hand Blender includes Whisk and Chopper attachments to extend this blender's performance. You can blend or whip right in the bowl, pitcher or pot, to eliminate extra dishes, and with the Chopper attached, it turns into a handy mini food prep tool. The look is commercial, the performance is professional, and the ease of use is pure Cuisinart!

"The fifteen leading causes of death claim the lives of 1.6 million Americans annually. This doesn't have to be the case," writes Michael Greger MD, in his new book entitled, "How Not to Die."

Who doesn't want to be smarter?

Dr. Neal Barnard's three step plan is simple: put power foods to work, strengthen your brain, and defeat memory threats.

Most Americans are overweight AND malnourished.

Packed with scientific studies to lend credibility to their arguments as well as many tasty recipes by Del Sroufe, author of the bestselling Forks Over Knives—The Cookbook, Food Over Medicine is a great resource for any healthy plant based eater's library.

The Empty Medicine Cabinet is recommended by such Plant-Based experts as John Robbins, Rip Esselstyn, Brenda Davis RD, and Neal Barnard, MD, founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

Dustin Rudolph has over a decade of experience working as a Pharmacist and currently practices in a hospital setting in Florida. He became a vegetarian in 2009 and later became a whole-foods, plant-based vegan.

This is one of the best nutrition books EVER!

T. Colin Campbell has spent over 40 years researching and educating people on the benefits of a plant-based diet.

He has paid dearly for standing up for what his studies have determined to be true.

Join Rip Esselstyn, former firefighter and author of the national best-selling The Engine 2 Diet, as he guides the White and Wally families through an Engine 2 Kitchen Rescue.

Watch Rip teach these families how to take control of their health.

This DVD serves as an introduction to a world of great taste and superior health.

Only through making the world's healthiest foods in your own kitchen can you really experience all the pleasure that the Eat to Live diet-style has to offer.

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock makes himself a test subject in this documentary about the commercial food industry.

After eating a diet of McDonald's fast food three times a day for a month straight Spurlock proves the physical and mental effects of consuming fast food.