Healthy at Last - by Eric Adams (Paperback)

About the Book

"Brooklyn Borough President and mayoral candidate Eric Adams is on a mission to tackle one of the most stubborn health problems in the country: chronic disease in the African American community. African Americans are heavier and sicker than any other group in the U.S., with nearly half of all black adults suffering from some form of cardiovascular disease. After Adams woke up with severe vision loss one day in 2016, he learned that he was one of the nearly 5 million black people living with diabetes-and, according to his doctor, he would have it for the rest of his life. A police officer for more than two decades, Adams was a connoisseur of the fast-food dollar menu. Like so many Americans with stressful jobs, the last thing he wanted to think about was eating healthfully. Fast food was easy, cheap, and comfortable. His diet followed him from the squad car to the state senate, and then to Brooklyn Borough Hall, where it finally caught up with him"--

Book Synopsis

Brooklyn Borough president and Democratic nominee for New York City mayor Eric Adams is on a mission to tackle one of the most stubborn health problems in the country: chronic disease in the African American community.

African Americans are heavier and sicker than any other group in the U.S., with nearly half of all Black adults
suffering from some form of cardiovascular disease. After Adams woke up with severe vision loss one day in 2016, he learned that he was one of the nearly 5 million Black people living with diabetes-and, according to his doctor, he would have it for the rest of his life.

A police officer for more than two decades, Adams was a connoisseur of the fast-food dollar menu. Like so
many Americans with stressful jobs, the last thing he wanted to think about was eating healthfully. Fast food
was easy, cheap, and comfortable. His diet followed him from the squad car to the state senate, and then to Brooklyn Borough Hall, where it finally caught up with him.

But Adams was not ready to become a statistic. There was a better option besides medication and shots
of insulin: food. Within three months of adopting a plant-based diet, he lost 35 pounds, lowered his cholesterol by 30 points, restored his vision, and reversed his diabetes. Now he is on a mission to revolutionize the health of not just the borough of Brooklyn, but of African Americans across the country.

Armed with the hard science and real-life stories of those who have transformed their bodies by changing
their diet, Adams shares the key steps for a healthy, active life. With this book, he shows readers how to
avoid processed foods, cut down on salt, get more fiber, and substitute beef, chicken, pork, and dairy with delicious plant-based alternatives. In the process he explores the origins of soul food-a cuisine deeply
important to the Black community, but also one rooted in the horrors of slavery-and how it can be reimagined with healthy alternatives.

Features more than 50 recipes from celebrities and health experts, including Paul McCartney, Queen Afua,
Jenné Claiborne, Bryant Jennings, Charity Morgan, Moby, and more!

The journey to good health begins in the kitchen-not the hospital bed!

Review Quotes

"I can personally attest to the truth Eric shares within the pages of Healthy at Last. . . . Eric's book will empower you to change your life and the lives of those around you."
- Rev. Al Sharpton

"Heart disease, type 2 diabetes, early-stage prostate cancer, hypertension, and other chronic diseases may often be reversed and prevented by changing diet and lifestyle. In this important and compelling book, Eric Adams describes how. Highly recommended."
- Dean Ornish, M.D., the father of lifestyle medicine and author of five New York Times bestsellers including UnDo It

"Eric Adams is living proof of the power that a plant-based diet has on the prevention, effective treatment and even the reversal of type 2 diabetes. In Healthy at Last he delivers practical, life-changing, life-saving recipes for good health."
- Dexter W. Shurney, M.D., M.P.H., president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine

"Healthy at Last will motivate you and give you the tools you need to transform your relationship with food into one that is healing. I full-heartedly recommend this book."
- Papoose, lyricist, entrepreneur, owner of Black Love clothing, and television star

"Healthy at Last furthered my appreciation of the power of plants and their ability to prevent and reverse chronic illnesses. The easy, healthy recipes included are amazing! Thank you, Eric, for this gift."
- Remy Ma, award-wining rapper

"To be healthy, we must educate ourselves on what's harming us and what's not harming us. Healthy at Last will educate and inspire you to take control of your health and change your life."
- Fat Joe, rapper and actor

About the Author

For the past three decades, Eric Adams has served the residents of Brooklyn as borough president, state senator, police officer, and coalition builder. In November of 2017, he was reelected for a second term to represent Brooklyn as borough president. In July of 2021, he won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, pledging to create positive change in the lives of all New Yorkers.