John McCabe

John McCabe's first book was Surgery Electives: What to Know Before the Doctor Operates. First published in 1994, and now out of print, it was an exposé of the financial ties of the medical school, hospital, pharmaceutical, and health insurance industries whose unethical business practices result in the deaths of tens of thousands of people in the U.S. every year. The book was endorsed by some congresspersons and by all of the patients' rights groups in North America.

McCabe also wrote a similar book specific for those considering cosmetic surgery. Plastic Surgery Hopscotch was published in 1995 and detailed many of the risks involved with the various surgeries, and in dealing with the medical industry in general.

In 2007 McCabe's Sunfood Living: Resource Guide to Global Health was published as a companion book to David Wolfe's The Sunfood Diet Success System. (The term "sunfood" was used by raw foodists living in Scotland in the early 20th century.) McCabe did research for and had helped compose the first edition of The Sunfood Diet Success System. He worked as a content and research editor and ghost co-author to overhaul the manuscript for the succeeding five revised editions. He did the same on the first two editions of Wolfe's book Eating for Beauty. The books are Wolfe's and do not necessarily represent the views of McCabe.

In the 1990s, McCabe overhauled the manuscript of a book titled Nature's First Law: The Raw Food Diet, for its second edition. Wolfe and two co-authors were presenting this irreverent book as an original work. However, McCabe did not know until 2007 that the material in Nature's First Law was largely plagiarized from a book titled Raw Eating, which was written by an Armenian man, "Aterhov" Arshavir Ter Hovannissian, living in Iran in the 1960s. McCabe ended his association with Wolfe after finding out about the plagiarism.

McCabe was the ghost co-author on Frederic Patenaude's recipe book, Sunfood Cuisine, which is out of print. The book is Patenaude's and does not necessarily represent the views of McCabe. McCabe also helped Patenaude with an early raw food magazine called Just Eat an Apple.

McCabe is also the author of the 2010 book Sunfood Traveler: Global Guide to Raw Food Culture. That book was updated in 2011 and 2013. It details the growth of and businesses serving the international raw vegan movement. (It was McCabe who had coined the term "raw vegan," which is now used internationally to describe a diet free of animal products [meat, dairy, eggs] and cooked foods, but rich in raw fruits and vegetables. McCabe wanted to clarity the difference between raw foodists who may consume raw meat, dairy, and eggs, and vegans who follow a raw food diet.).

Also, in 2010, McCabe's book Igniting Your Life: Pathways to the Zenith of Health and Success was published. It has been described as a success guide for a New Age. The foreword was written by Cherie Soria, proprietor of Living Light Culinary Institute and director of Living Light International.

In the summer of 2010, McCabe's book Sunfood Diet Infusion: Transforming Health Through Raw Veganism was published as a companion to his other books. It details various aspects and benefits of the raw vegan diet. A revised edition was published in 2011.

McCabe is also the author of the 2011 book Marijuana & Hemp: History, Uses, Laws, and Controversy. It which details the history and uses of the world's most useful plant (for paper, fabric, paint, fuel, food, insulation, plywood, fiberboard, biodegradable plastics, and many other uses), and how corrupt politicians worked with corporate leaders to outlaw industrial hemp farming. The book was first published as Hemp: What the world needs now. The manuscript was overhauled, updated, expanded, and had photos and graphics added to it.

In 2011, McCabe's book Extinction: The Death of Waterlife on Planet Earth, was published. It details what is causing the 6th Great Extinction. It hit #1 in the UK for most popular environmental book.

In 2013, McCabe's book Raw Vegan Easy Healthy Recipes: Simple, Low-Fat, Health Infusing Cuisine was published. A new cover design and 50 additional pages were added in 2014.

In 2014, McCabe's book Hollywood Crew Health Revival Plan was published. It is compilation of McCabe's writings, old and new relating to diet and health. It is McCabe's answer to encouragement from his friends in the film and TV industry who were concerned about the health of those working in the industry.

McCabe has been a content and research editor, and a ghost co-writer of books by other authors, including books on environmental issues, sustainable living, animal rights, health, food, medicine, surgery, the medical industry, the health insurance industry, the life insurance industry, and the publishing industry, and on novels.