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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Hospitalized with Ulcerative Colitis, I Turned to a Plant-Based Diet to Help Heal Myself

In 2012, I was teaching English in Japan when one day I found myself having to make a lot of urgent bathroom…

I Suffered a Widowmaker Heart Attack at 45. Today I’m Thriving on a Plant-Based Diet

I’ve lived in Texas my whole life, raised by parents who liked to fry stuff. I played high school football and ate…

From Obese Vegetarian to Fitter Than Ever on a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet

I’ve struggled with weight for most of my life. I was the big kid who got teased on the playground and then…

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On a Plant-Based Diet, I’m Finally Finding Relief from Severe Eczema

I first went whole-food, plant-based in mid-2018, because a few friends had adopted the diet and seemed to have way more energy…