After Decades of Failed Diets, I Went Plant-Based and Lost 140 Pounds in 2 Years
I was a sensitive child who turned to food as a coping mechanism. I developed a strong dependence on salty and sugary…
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After 40 Years in the Pizza Business, I Went Plant-Based and Transformed My Health
Feb. 28, 2018, started out like an ordinary day. In the morning, I went to my doctor’s office for my quarterly blood…
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After a Cancer Diagnosis, I Went Plant-Based and Transformed My Health
Before beginning this journey, I’d tried every dieting fad under the sun: Paleo, protein shakes… the list is endless. Nothing was helpful…
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A Plant-Based Diet Resolved My Arthritis, Blood Pressure, Insomnia
About nine years ago, I was hit with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), an inflammatory disease that causes intense muscle aches and stiffness. I…
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From 3 Percent Kidney Function to Dialysis-Free on a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet
In November 2016 I went into an emergency room, and within just a few hours I was informed that I had stage…
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I Went Plant-Based for Glaucoma. Losing 110 Pounds Was a Surprise Bonus
I’ve had a complicated relationship with food my whole life. I grew up in a Sicilian family. One of the few ways…
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Our Most-Shared Success Stories of 2019
Positivity is contagious. That’s probably why Success Stories—first-hand accounts from people who have conquered diabetes, kidney disease, heart disease, obesity, and other…
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I Overcame Chronic Fatigue After Going Plant-Based
Severe fatigue, high cholesterol, chronic pain, and constant migraines left Edith with a low quality of life—until her sister inspired her to…
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At 73, I Went Plant-Based and Said Goodbye to Obesity, Heart Disease, Kidney Disease, and Arthritis
Rick McKeon shares his journey from obesity, heart disease, and stage 3 kidney disease back to health on a plant-based diet. Eight…
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From Exhausted to Energized: I Beat Hypothyroidism with a Plant-Based Diet
Hypothyroidism saddled Ashley Sharples with chronic fatigue for a decade—until she changed up her diet. In 2009, not long after suffering a…
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Peak Fitness After Switching from a Mediterranean Diet to a Plant-Based Diet
Tony’s Mediterranean diet helped him lose weight, but he had joint pain, heartburn, constipation, and more health troubles—until he went fully plant-based….
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I Reversed Cirrhosis in 1 Year on a Plant-Based Diet
Otis Price weighed 326 pounds when a cirrhosis diagnosis motivated him to go all-in on a whole-food, plant-based diet. The first time…
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