Alicia Silverstone's new vegetarian diet book hits the bookshelves

October 18, 3:14 PMSF Healthy Living ExaminerLani Muelrath

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Alicia Silverstone's new book on healthy living, focusing on a  vegetarian. or more specifically a vegan, diet, has finally hit the bookshelves.

Reviews are mixed, yet they all seem to agree on one thing:  this is a refreshing new read, a great read for those just venturing into eating vegetarian, and a perfect choice for those already eating vegetarian to give to friends and family as a friendly "let this help explain why I do what I do" book.

When did "Cher" from Clueless become clued in about diet?

If Silverstone's dietary plan is news to you, you must have missed her publicity via PETA, her appearance last week on Joy Behar, and a variety of other precursors to publication of as well as promotions for the new release. 

Titled The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet, you'll find Silverstone informed in the tradition of McDougall, Ornish, and T. Colin Campbell, among other well-researched plant-based diet resources. 

How did you go about vetting the medical information for the book. Earlier you mentioned John McDougall and Dean Ornish. How did their research or opinions guide you?

There are so many sites for each issue, so many amazing studies. There's so much information out there and it's undeniable, but the only reason it's not getting to you is that there are huge forces against us, not wanting us to know because they benefit from us being unhealthy. I don't like to think that they want it that way, but in a roundabout way that's what it ends up being. We just have to take our power into our own hands. What I love about Dr. John McDougall is that he has been proving over and over that you can prevent and reverse heart disease, diabetes and even cancer. And the same with Dr. Dean Ornish. They have programs, long studies and so much experience. So many people are going in ill and coming out well. I believe, even insurance companies are giving breaks to people who follow these programs so it's pretty amazing.

See more in an extended interview of Silverstone in Living at Huffington Post

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/18/alicia-silverstone-on-liv_n_324649.html

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