From Sick and Tired to Happy and Healthy: My Whole-Food, Plant-Based Journey
At 5-foot-2, I once weighed 340 pounds. I used food as a tool to numb a painful and traumatic childhood. I also…
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It’s Never Too Late: How I Improved My Health at Age 80 with a WFPB Diet
I didn’t expect to improve my health at age 80, but that’s what happened. It started in 2018, when my daughter became…
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Goodbye, GERD and Arthritis Pain: I’m Thriving in My 50s on a Plant-Based Diet
As a kid growing up in the ’70s, I typically had sugary cereal or bacon and eggs for breakfast. Lunch was usually…
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Living Proof: How a WFPB Diet Has Kept Me Healthy and Energetic Well Into My 60s
From a young age, I was drawn to anything involving natural health. In high school, I began training in martial arts several…
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Oil-Free and Thriving: Restored to Health on a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet
Throughout my adult life, I’ve experimented with different diets in an effort to lose weight. A few years ago, I gave up…
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After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Spurred Me to Go Plant-Based, I Feel Like the Energizer Bunny
For most of my life, I didn’t struggle with any health issues at all. I exercised, drank in moderation, and ate what…
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Breaking the Cycle of Deprivation: I Lost Weight and Resolved Several Health Issues on a WFPB Diet
I hail from Kansas City, Missouri (a town known for its barbecue), and grew up on the standard American diet, with lots…
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On a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet, I’m Staying Fit Without Counting Calories
In high school I was an athlete. I was used to consuming lots of calories; I was burning them off just as…
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I Went Vegan for the Animals. I Cut Out Highly Processed Foods for My Health
My father ran a slaughterhouse, so my family ate a lot of meat when I was growing up. I couldn’t wait to…
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How I Transformed My Health in My 60s on a Plant-Based Diet
As a young man I was very athletic, playing high school and college football as a wide receiver. That position required a…
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I Beat Heart Disease and Lost 44 Pounds in 9 Months Without Portion Control
For much of my adult life, I carried 50 to 60 pounds excess weight. I’m 5-foot-3, and at my heaviest, I weighed…
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I Switched to a Plant-Based Diet and Resolved My Chronic Pain, MS Symptoms, and Kidney Disease
As a child, I had a lot of odd symptoms and ailments—tics, shingles, and intractable migraines. From the time I was 12…
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