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I grew up on a standard American diet. I was raised to eat lots of meat and dairy (which I thought I…

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

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

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

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…

I’ve been plagued by gastrointestinal issues since infancy. As a child I went through extensive allergy testing and discovered I had a…

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My dad is a physician, and we kept fairly healthy habits at home growing up. In high school, I was an athlete…

For decades, I struggled with a range of health issues. In middle school, I was diagnosed with asthma. At college, where I…

Growing up, I ate a standard American diet. Fast food, French fries, steak, and pizza were the norm for me. When I…