Diet and Lifestyle Helped Me Become a Champion Again
I had been at the top of women’s canoe. I was undefeated in the U.S. since 2000 and ranked with the world’s…
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Doctors Could Not Heal My Stomach Pain, Plant-Based Diet Did
For over seven years, I saw gastroenterologists to try to diagnose a digestive condition but never had any luck. I was so…
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Forks Over Knives Helped Me Lose 100 Pounds and Reduce Medications
Five months ago, my life was extremely different. After having had two heart attacks and two stents inserted, I was on high…
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How a Plant-Based Diet Helped Make Me an Ultra-Runner
I sat in my college nutrition class listening to my professor talk about nutrition. He mentioned that you could be a vegan…
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My Experience Going Vegetarian, Then Vegan
I love food. I love to talk about it, shop for it, make it, and I really love to eat it. This…
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Rethinking My Health After September 11 Exposure
I have been a New York City firefighter for the past sixteen years. During this time I have been exposed to toxins…
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Plant-Based Diet Made Me Healthier While I Saved Thousands on Insurance
I have always been an athlete. From a young age, my mother would place my two brothers and me in any sports…
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Constant Headaches, Fatigue, and Health Problems Gone in One Year on a Plant-Based Diet
One year ago today, my life changed forever. I feel blessed to have stumbled upon Forks Over Knives. It completely changed my…
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Plant-Based Diet Has Me Winning My Long, Hard Battle with Ulcerative Colitis
Seven years ago I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, an autoimmune disease that causes severe abdominal pain, thousands of tiny sores in…
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Forks Over Knives, Plant-Based Lifestyle Ended Years of Yo-Yo Dieting and Poor Health
For the past three years, I have been battling several health issues and trying to control my weight. I have been overweight my…
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Frank Medrano: Powered by Plants
This story was updated in April 2015 to correct outdated links. Have you heard of Frank Medrano? He’s a body builder, and…
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Changing My Diet Saved Me from an Early Grave
To say I had a rough childhood is an understatement. My father was a maniac, alcoholic prizefighter who constantly beat my mom…
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