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BY ANY GREENS NECESSARY
By: YVELETTE STINES
Tracye McQuirter, M.P.H
Tracye is on a mission to keep the world healthy. As a pubic health nutritionist, speaker, and 20-year vegan who leads worldwide seminars, she helps people achieve extraordinary health through better food choices. Her new book is titled By Any Greens Necessary: A Revolutionary Guide for Black Women Who Want to Eat Great, Get Healthy, Lose Weight, and Look Phat.
“I know what it’s like to experience vibrant health. But I also know this makes me rare among U.S. women, where up to 80% of us are overweight and up to 50% are obese. As a result, we experience the highest rates of death and disability from heart attack, cancers, stroke, and diabetes,” says McQuirter.
I “By Any Greens Necessary makes a vegan lifestyle accessible to all and is especially inspirational to African American women.
I have found myself referring to her wonderful recipe section as well as to the rest of the book frequently as I transition to the vegan path.
I recommend this book highly to those who are struggling with their weight, health issues and the moral ethics of eating meat.
Moreover, it is very helpful in particular to African Americans who might find this transition socially, culturally and economically daunting.”
She is hopeful that her message can change others. “The good news is that these chronic diseases can be prevented and often reversed by eating plenty of plant-based foods that we all know are good for us.
Foods like fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and legumes (or, beans, nuts, lentils, and split peas),” she continues.
McQuirter’s passion is empowering people to experience vibrant health-by any greens necessary. “I’m living proof that you can be healthy, hippy, and happy by eating a wealth of plant-based foods.”
McQuirter has appeared in numerous media outlets, including The Washington Post, Essence, Ebony, Fox 5, NBC 4, The Tavis Smiley Show, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Afro, Heart and Soul, Pacifica Radio, and VegTV.
New data released today by Health and Human Services shows that the Affordable Care Act has extended health insurance to a substantial number of racial and ethnic minorities nationwide. The health care reform law allows young adults to stay on their parents' insurance plans through age 26.
The data, based on combined estimates from the National Health Interview Survey and the Current Population Survey, indicate that approximately 736,000 Latinos, 410, 000 Blacks, 97,000 Asian Americans, and 29,000 American Indian/Alaska Natives have gained coverage because of the law.
Highlighted in an HHS issue brief, the data coincides with a research letter also published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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Health care reform law helps 1.3 million minority young adults obtain health insurance
"As a result of the Affordable Care Act, we are making strides in giving every American regardless of race or ethnicity a fair shot at quality, affordable health coverage," said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. "Because of the law, more and more young adults can breathe a little easier knowing they have health coverage."
The studies released today provide the first estimates of the law's effects on young adults in minority groups.
"These results show that the Affordable Care Act has already made a real difference in the lives of young adults, and that the benefits have occurred for Americans across racial and ethnic lines," said Richard Kronick, Ph.D., HHS deputy assistant secretary for planning and evaluation, and one of the study's authors. "The Affordable Care Act has helped give millions of young adults – white and black, Latino and Asian – the security of health insurance as they begin to build their careers and their families."
More info: www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov
