A Life-Threatening Stroke Spurred Me to Try a Plant-Based Diet, and I’ve Never Looked Back
Growing up in Southeastern Pennsylvania, I was a pretty active kid. I lived for playing outdoors with my brothers, Bryan and Bobby,…
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A Healthy Vegan Diet Took Me from Rosacea-Prone to Radiant
While growing up on the standard American diet, I considered myself healthy. Although I dealt with acne and painful menstrual cramps, I…
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Conquering Addiction to Processed Foods on a Plant-Based Diet
I struggled with being overweight for most of my adult life. At my heaviest, I was 250 pounds. I managed to shed…
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My Journey from Junk-Food Vegan to Whole-Food, Plant-Based
I began dabbling in a raw vegan diet for my health in 2005, but I could never fully commit to it and…
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I Conquered Chronic Fatigue with Plant Foods
For years, I suffered from chronic fatigue. The exhaustion was so severe that it interfered with my life. My physicians ran blood…
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My Pandemic Transformation: Losing 100 Pounds in a Year on a Plant-Based Diet
Growing up, I never had a problem with excess weight, and in fact, I tended toward being underweight. I ate meat, but…
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I Thought Weightlifting Could Offset an Unhealthy Diet. I Was Wrong
I started lifting weights as a freshman in high school in 1974. I was a decent high school and college athlete, and…
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Ankylosing Spondylitis Held Me Back for Years. Today I’m Pain-Free on a Plant-Based Diet
When I was just 13 years old, I developed pain in my elbow. The doctor diagnosed me with tennis elbow, though I…
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I Put High Cholesterol and Severe Arthritis Behind Me on a Plant-Based Diet
I’ve always loved exercise, but after I began having meniscus tears in my knees that required surgery, I didn’t exercise much, if…
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Post–Liver Transplant, I’m Running Marathons and Climbing Mountains on a Plant-Based Diet
Sixteen years of poor lifestyle choices had left my life in ruins. My marriage had dissolved. My connection to friends and family…
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A Carb-Centric Diet Helped Me Recover from Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes has plagued my family for generations. I have early childhood memories of my grandma eating chocolate cake and saying, “I’ll just…
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How Changing My Diet Healed My Gut and Made Me a Better Doctor
I grew up on a standard American diet. I was raised to eat lots of meat and dairy (which I thought I…
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