Francisco Polizzi before after
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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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Body builder Torre Washington
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How I Fuel Myself With a Plant-Based Diet as a Competitive Bodybuilder

I did not grow up eating meat because my mother was a Seventh Day Adventist and health and vegetarianism are part of…

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Matt Bass before-after
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In the Best Shape of My Life After Losing 67 Pounds on a Plant-Based Diet

I was never a fat kid, but I was big, bordering on chubby. I was active. I played sports, I rode my…

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Ken Thomas
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For 26 Years, I’ve Managed Type 1 Diabetes With a Plant-Based Diet

Until age 35, my health was very typical for an American. Then in November of 1988, all that changed: my immune system…

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Schoolgirl holding plate of vegan lunch in school cafeteria
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Students at First Vegetarian School Find Better Health and Academic Success

PS244Q, a public school in Flushing, Queens (New York), was the first public non-charter school in America to offer students an all-vegetarian…

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Two photos of Eric O Grey. In the before shot O Grey is overweight, standing in front of kitchen appliances, In the right image, O'Grey is happy at the finish line of a half marathon
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How I Lost 140 Pounds, Cured My Type 2 Diabetes, and Saved Thousands in Medications

In 2010, my doctor suggested that I purchase a funeral plot, because I would most likely need one within five years unless…

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Steve Lawenda
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How This Family Doctor Lost 75 Pounds Easily Without Portion Control

As a family medicine physician, I treat patients all day long for conditions related to poor nutrition and obesity: diabetes, high blood…

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Benji Kurtz
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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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Marc Ramirez before and after he reversed his diabetes and stopped all medications with a plant-based diet
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How I Reversed My Diabetes and Stopped All Medications with a Plant-Based Diet

I grew up at the tip of southern Texas with four brothers and three sisters. When I was eight years old, my…

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jim morris
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Meet Vegan Bodybuilder Jim Morris, Former Mr. Universe

Jim Morris: Lifelong Fitness, a documentary short by director Ryan Vance, features the story of vegan bodybuilder Jim Morris, the former Mr….

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Jake Stevanja before and after: in the first photo Jake is over weight, standing at a restaurant, in the second photo Jake is wearing running gear, holding a medal after a race
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Before Forks Over Knives, I Thought Obesity and Misery Were My Destiny

Until recently, I thought it was my destiny to live a life of obesity, rushing headlong toward misery and premature death. I…

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Dave Willits standing outside with is arm around a snowman. the snowman has apples for eyes, a carrot for a nose and kale for hair.
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Barely Survived a Massive Heart Attack … I Never Want Another One!

It was a normal Friday afternoon at work on the 28th day of March, 2014. While walking out of a meeting I…

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