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WellnessSee articleWould You Like a Burger With Your Bypass?
“Congratulations… You survived bypass surgery! Here, have a burger.” I often hear some version of the above from friends and acquaintances: during…
WellnessSee articleIs Fish Oil Just Snake Oil?
The following is an excerpt from How Not to Die, which was released by Flatiron Books. Thanks in part to the American Heart Association’s recommendation…
Success StoriesSee articleFrom Unhealthy to World-Champion Powerlifter on a Plant-Based Diet
As a strength coach, personal trainer, and powerlifter, I spent most of my adult life lifting weights and churning through thousands of…
WellnessSee articleWhy Olive Oil Isn’t a Health Food
Most people have heard and read that olive oil is healthy, and that they should be consuming it often. This common misconception…
WellnessSee articleGreenSpace Café: My Journey from the Cardiology Lab to the Kitchen
Over 25 years ago, I embarked on a career as an invasive cardiologist skilled in placing first balloons and then stents in…
Success StoriesSee articleMysterious Health Problems, Chronic Headaches, and 65 Pounds Gone in Six Months on a WFPB Diet
Like most Midwestern Americans, I grew up on meat, comfort foods, and sugar-laden desserts. Later while serving in the Marines, my food…
Success StoriesSee articleMeet Fiona Oakes, Ultrarunner for the Animals
For the Animals, a documentary short by Insightful Films, features the story of vegan runner Fiona Oakes, the fastest woman to run a…
Success StoriesSee articleIn Eight Months, I Lost 80 Pounds, Got Off Meds, and Took Back My Life
My life has changed! Just last year, I weighed 282 pounds at 57 years old. I’ve been sober for 22 years and…
WellnessSee articleFOOD NEWS: Restaurant Vegetarian Menus Grow by 66 Percent in Three Years
According to a new report: In the past three years, vegetarian menus saw a “66 percent growth at restaurants while 51 percent…
Success StoriesSee articleWorld Champion Freerunner Tim Shieff Leaps Buildings, Dangles from Bridges, and Is Powered By Plants
(Editor’s Note: Tim Shieff is a two-time world champion freerunner who goes by the name Livewire in competition. He has appeared on…
WellnessSee articleWhy College Is the Best Time to Go Vegan
This article is adapted from a column originally published in The Crimson White. Going vegan once sounded like a nearly impossible feat…
Success StoriesSee articleHow I Lost 220 Pounds, Became an Ultra-Runner, and Transformed My Life
As you may be able to tell by my very French-sounding last name, I am proudly from South Louisiana, where we “live…
