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Breaking vegan, one woman's journey from veganism, extreme dieting, and orthorexia to a more balanced life, Jordan Younger

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Breaking vegan

Jordan Younger

one woman's journey from veganism, extreme dieting, and orthorexia to a more balanced life

In Breaking Vegan, Jordan reveals how veganism and obsessive "healthy" dieting eventually led her to a diagnosis of orthorexia, or a focus on healthy food that involves other emotional factors and ultimately becomes dysfunctional, even dangerous. In candid detail, Jordan shares what it was like to leave veganism (and experience a vicious backlash from the vegan community that once embraced her) and how she ultimately found her way to recovery. In addition to this, Jordan outlines an "anti-diet," whole-foods-based eating plan featuring more than 25 recipes to help inspire others to find similar balance in their own lives

Foreword by Steven Bratman, M.D., M.P.H. -- My Story: Veganism, Orthorexia & Everything in Between -- 1: Diaries of an Extreme-a-holic -- 2: My Vegan Love Affair -- 3: No One Pland to Develop an Eating Disorder -- 4: Serrated Knives & the Birth of the Blonde Vegan -- 5: Making NYC My Home (a.k.a. NYC Whole Foods Tour) -- 6: The Holidays: An Orthorexic's Worst Nightmare -- 7: Juice Cleansing & The Raw Vegan Life -- 8: Down the Rabbit Hole -- 9: What Is the Point? -- 10: The Wake-Up Calls -- 11: Getting Help & Coming Clean -- 12: What's Going On with Me? -- 13: REAL Sugar, What?! -- 14: Living with My Extremes & Moving Forward -- The Balance Guide: Living & Eating Well -- 15: The Balanced Lifestyle Guide -- 16: The Balanced Recipe Guide -- 17: The Balanced Wrap-Up -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author