Multiple Medications, 40 Pounds, and Health Problems Gone in Four Months
My story began in 2007, when I visited my doctor because of a number of troubling symptoms, including acid reflux and chronic…
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How I Lost Half My Body Weight and Became a Health Advocate
[Editor’s Note: This post was updated January 2016.] My world changed on May 25th, 2013. A quiet Memorial Day weekend and the…
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Is It Possible to Eat Too Much Fruit?
We’ve talked before about how the sugar in whole foods (like fruits and vegetables) is necessary and healthy. The clarification that is…
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Top 5 Misconceptions About Food: A Doctor’s Daily Experience
As a primary care doctor, I spend my days taking care of patients with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease,…
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I Overcame a Life of Meat, Junk Food and Sickness by Adopting a Plant-Based Diet
For years, I lived the fat life … big rare T-bones, grilled lamb chops, dirty martinis, fried calamari appetizers, large pieces of…
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Sick and Declining at 23 … Radiant and Soaring at 25!
My name is Kimberly Allison, and I am 25 years old. I was raised on the standard American diet and ate that…
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After Hitting Rock Bottom, Forks Over Knives Helped Me Lose 100+ Pounds
I had struggled with my weight for many years. While cruising Netflix for documentaries I came across Forks Over Knives. I’m not…
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Inspired by Forks Over Knives, Dublin, Ohio Employees Adopt Plant-Based Diet with Success
The City of Dublin, Ohio is serious about health. City leaders have implemented programs to educate both its 40,000 residents and 370…
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Getting Well On Twenty Potatoes a Day
Chris Voigt is the executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission. In an effort to educate the public about the nutritional…
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When My Heart Surgeries Failed, Dr. Esselstyn’s Book Taught Me How to Take Back My Health
In 2008 I had double bypass surgery. Two years later, both grafts were completely blocked. One was stented and the other could…
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My Doctor Recommended a Plant-Based Diet; It Turned My Health Around
I am a 40-year-old male. In March of 2012, I was taken to a local emergency room with chest pain from a…
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