Sherra Aguirre founded and led a successful business for thirty-five years, during which time she won national awards for entrepreneurship, innovation, and service excellence. She sold the business in 2016 to focus on her passion for healthy diet and lifestyle. Now in her seventies, Aguirre has practiced meditation and yoga daily for more than twenty-five years. As a health enthusiast, environmentalist, and “foodie,” she writes about the healing qualities of compassion, simplicity, and gratitude and the ripple effect vegan eating can have on individuals, families, and communities. Sherra is married and has two daughters: Attica Locke, a multiple-award-winning novelist and screenwriter/producer and Tembi Locke, an actor, speaker, and New York Times best-selling author. She currently lives in Houston, TX.

We can all learn how to enjoy good health naturally at any age—and it starts in our kitchens by changing how we eat. In Joyful, Delicious, Vegan, Sherra Aguirre equips readers with the simplest, most effective way to prevent or reverse heart disease, our number one killer here in the US—especially for African American women, who are on the front lines of the fight against heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses.

In this empowering guide to healthy eating, Aguirre shares her own story of reversing hypertension and other heart disease symptoms, despite a long family history; she presents current knowledge about the effectiveness of a plant-based diet in reversing disease; and she offers up recommendations from two world-renowned cardiologists who have demonstrated results with patients for many years. Joyful, Delicious, Vegan guides readers in building a simple food plan around their particular needs with delicious anti-inflammatory foods and provides support for developing the habit of mindful eating. Aguirre explores ways in which choosing a vegan diet and eating consciously are compassionate acts that can positively impact many areas of our lives—and includes tips to help readers sustain results. Full of tips for success based on Aguirre’s personal experience and the experience of others, Joyful, Delicious, Vegan is a source of inspiration, encouragement, and staying power for all readers.