Turning to a vegan diet to regain his health after several near-death experiences, and learning the hard way that standard medical care can be anything but health-infusing, John McCabe began writing books about how a plant-based diet can prevent and reverse a wide variety of diseases while also protecting the environment. Becoming an advocate for plant-based nutrition free of disease-inducing animal protein, synthetic chemicals, and heat-generated toxins, McCabe coined the term "raw vegan." It is now an internationally recognized definition of what is becoming an increasingly popular dietary...

In Sunfood Traveler, John McCabe, a leading authority on the plant-based diet, ghost co-author of some of the most popular raw food books, and author of "Sunfood Living," "Sunfood Diet Infusion," and "Igniting Your Life," offers a state-by-state and country-by-country guide for those seeking information on raw food restaurants, chefs, retreats, businesses, and Web sites, and on natural food stores and farmers' markets. In addition to a variety of recipes, this excellent reference contains chapters covering brain and deep cell nutrition, yoga, living a green lifestyle, organic gardening, slow...

"Both timeless and timely, I believe Igniting Your Life holds the promise of being a limitless resource of hope and inspiration." - Cherie Soria, founder and director Living Light International, RawChef.com "Igniting Your Life is a book written by an independent thinker for independent thinkers. Or, chances are, you will certainly be one by the time you have finished reading it. John has a penetrating and comprehensive view of the numerous ways in which we can all safeguard not only our own health but also, by extension, the health of the environment and the other people and life forms we...

In "Marijuana & Hemp: History, Uses, Laws, and Controversy," John McCabe details the history of the human relationship with the cannabis plant, including as a crop grown for its fiber, oil, and seed, and as a plant bred for use as a recreational drug. Throughout history the plant has been used for food, fabric, paper, cordage, fuel, insulation, building materials, resin, and a slew of other uses. McCabe clarifies the difference between the non-drug plant known as "industrial hemp" and the relative plant that gets people "high" and which is commonly known as "marijuana." Hemp fabric sails and...

Hemp: What The World Needs Now details the history and uses of the world's most versatile plant. It tells how hemp can be used to create a more sustainable economy, reduce fossil fuel use, save our forests, absorb greenhouse gasses, improve farmland, and help struggling family farmers survive. It debunks the myths, rumors, and lies surrounding the plant, and covers issues relating to poliitcal and corporate corruption keeping industial hemp farming illegal in the U.S. since the 1930s.

John McCabe is the author of Sunfood Living: Resource Guide for Global Health, Sunfood Traveler: Guide to Raw Food Culture, and Igniting Your Life: Pathways to the Zenith of Health and Success. He has been a ghost co-author on other popular books about raw food. In this book McCabe covers a variety of issues to explain why so many people are turning to a diet consisting of raw, organic fruits, vegetables, sprouts, nuts, seeds, and sea vegetables. Sunfood Diet Infusion details a variety of reasons why a diet that is vegan and all - or nearly all - raw is vastly more healthful than what has...

In Vegan Myth Vegan Truth author McCabe tackles the myths, rumors, and lies surrounding the vegan diet. While hundreds of thousands of Americans undergo surgeries relating to cardiovascular disease, organ diseases, and cancer largely because they have eaten a diet heavy in meat, dairy, and eggs, some people consider the vegan diet to be extreme. What should be considered extreme is a populace consuming mass quantities of foods known to cause disease. Those foods include meat, dairy, and eggs, and those containing processed sugars and salts, synthetic chemicals, and damaging fats. What should...