I’m Losing Weight the Healthy Way on a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet
I have struggled with food addiction, obesity, and yo-yo dieting most of my adult life. I managed to lose weight for brief…
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After Decades of Dieting and Depression, I’m Healthy and Happy on a Plant-Based Diet
I started dieting at the age of 9. Every time I lost weight I swore to myself that I’d never regain it—but…
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Facing Prediabetes, I Ditched Fast Food for Plant Foods
I used to live off highly processed snacks and fast food, often eating entire pizzas and boxes of fried chicken. You name…
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I Lost 400 Pounds, Reversed 3 Chronic Diseases on a Whole-Food Vegan Diet
I come from a family who ate like most Americans eat, and got the diseases that many Americans get. I lost my…
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My Husband and I Lost 35 Pounds Each on a Plant-Based Diet, and We Never Felt Deprived
I struggled with my weight for nearly 30 years. First, it was from having children. Then, a few years ago, I began…
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How Working from Home Helped Me Lose 90 Pounds
I’ve always been athletic. In college, I played a few years of football and then joined the competitive cycling teams. But proper…
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I Resolved a Decade of Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain Within Months on a Plant-Based Diet
November 2010 was when my life began to change. I was 37 years old, and had just opened my own massage therapy…
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A Widowmaker Cardiac Event Was the Wake-Up Call I Needed to Change My Diet
Biking in the Colorado mountains can be challenging any day. But on Aug. 1, 2018, it was life-changing. My husband, Chris, and…
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I’m Keeping Lupus in Check with an Oil-Free Vegan Diet
My first of four autoimmune diagnoses came in 2007 after I fell off a horse and broke my leg in four places….
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My 30 Years of Joint Pain Lifted Within Months on a Plant-Based Diet
In 1988, I began developing recurring migratory abdominal, thoracic, and joint pain associated with recurring low-grade fevers. Essentially, my whole body felt…
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Meal Planning has Simplified My Life, Improved My Health
In a very short span of time, I lost my job of 15 years, I moved from a big modern home to…
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I Ditched Meat, Dairy, Highly Processed Foods… and Half of My Body Weight
I consider myself the Every Woman, the one who spent most of her life either planning to go on a diet, struggling…
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