What do you get when you combine the best of paleo with the best of vegan? Pegan! For decades, the diet wars have pitted advocates for the low-carb, high-fat paleo diet against advocates of the exclusively plant-based vegan diet and dozens of other diets leaving most of us bewildered and confused. For those of us on the sidelines, trying to figure out which approach is best has been nearly impossible--both extreme diets have unique benefits and drawbacks. With The Pegan Diet's food-is-medicine approach, Mark Hyman explains how to combine the best aspects of the paleo diet (good fats, limited refined carbs, limited sugar) with the vegan diet (lots and lots of fresh, healthy veggies), create a delicious diet that is not only good for your brain and your body, but also good for the planet, and take your cooking up to the next level, with 30 mouthwatering recipes. -- adapted from Amazon.com. The UltraWellness Center director combines approaches from paleo and vegan lifestyles to outline a balanced, healthful diet that is both satisfying and environmentally responsible, and includes meal plans, recipes, and shopping lists.

"Paleo + vegan = pegan" -- Cover.

Use food as your farmacy -- Eat the rainbow -- Follow the 75 percent rule -- Eat the right beans, whole grains, nuts, and seeds -- Eat your meat as medicine -- Be picky about poultry, eggs, and fish -- Have fats with every meal -- Avoid dairy (mostly) -- Eat like a regenetarian -- Treat sugar like a recreational drug -- Don't rely on coffee and alcohol -- Leverage personalized nutrition for optimal health -- Cleanse, detox, and reset wisely -- Assess the risks and benefits of a vegan diet -- Eat for gut health -- Eat for longevity -- Eat to boost mood -- Make healthy eating affordable -- Feed your kids what you eat -- Make healthy habits stick -- Start the pegan diet today -- Cooking the pegan way -- Breakfast -- Soups and salads -- Entrées -- Sides -- Snacks -- Desserts.