Literary Las Vegas: Vanessa Chamberlin
In her book “The Fire Driven Life: How to Ignite the Fire of Self-Worth, Health, and Happiness with a Plant-Based Diet,” Las Vegas holistic health practitioner, lifestyle coach and boutique owner Vanessa Chamberlin encourages readers to embrace a PlantFire rainbow diet with Green-Fire go foods to eat whenever, Yellow-Fire caution foods to eat occasionally, Red-Fire stop foods to approach cautiously and No-Fire foods to avoid at all costs. Chamberlin insists that it is possible to enjoy a nutritious diet without forgoing enjoyment or convenience and without wasting “hard-earned dollars on overpriced health food that tastes like twigs and straw.” The book is packed with motivational messages, food substitution suggestions, exercise tips and recipes with color photos. Visit vanessachamberlin.com.
Excerpt:
At first glance, it might seem odd that good food and solid nutrition would be the impetus for a radical life reinvention. But consider this: If your life is built around a sandcastle foundation of destructive relationships, habits, or lifestyle choices, it’s time to replace that foundation. And what’s more foundational to our general mind/body well-being than what we feed ourselves every day?
Therein lies the secret: When you engage The Fire-Driven Life — and its key nutritional component we call the PlantFire diet — you are rebuilding your life on a new foundation that is impervious to the “slings and arrows” of the outside world. You are reinforcing your love of self multiple times per day, with every delicious meal or snack you enjoy.
