I started gradually picking up weight in my 20s and 30s, reaching around 250 pounds by the time I was 35. At…

For much of my life, my diet mainly consisted of sweets, sodas, fast food, and other ultra-processed foods. But after I was…

I’m a disabled combat veteran, retired from the United States Air Force. Several years ago, I found myself grappling with post-traumatic stress…

Growing up with divorced parents who were often locked in court battles, my earliest childhood memories were stressful and tumultuous, and these…

As far back as I can remember, my father instilled in me the value of a healthy lifestyle. Though I know now…

Prior to going plant-based, my diet consisted mostly of fatty, fried fast food I could quickly grab on my lunch breaks. Dinner…

I grew up eating an omnivorous diet with a lot of dairy products. I drank a few glasses of milk a day,…

I grew up eating home-cooked meals that my mother prepared for us every day in our small kitchen after she got home…

I first developed a weight problem when I went on my first diet at just 12 years old. After depriving myself of…

Before discovering the whole-food, plant-based lifestyle, I spent many years as a truck driver, and I didn’t eat well on the road—a…

Growing up, I ate a lot of standard American fare. My mother, who was Japanese, was a fantastic cook, gardener, and artist,…

There’s no shortage of scientific research illustrating the benefits of whole-food, plant-based diets, but there’s something even more compelling about hearing directly…