Tag: diabetes
Beating Diabetes with Diet: Sharon Palmer’s New Guide Provides an Approachable Plant-Based Plan
Sharon Palmer (aka The Plant-Powered Dietitian) is beloved for her engaging plant-based cookbooks and blog, which are backed up by several decades…
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Webinar: What Causes Type 2 Diabetes (It’s Not Sugar!) and How to Reverse It, With Neal Barnard, MD, FACC
1 in 3 Americans have prediabetes. Most don’t know they have it. According to CDC estimates, more than 37 million Americans are…
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I Beat Heart Disease and Lost 44 Pounds in 9 Months Without Portion Control
For much of my adult life, I carried 50 to 60 pounds excess weight. I’m 5-foot-3, and at my heaviest, I weighed…
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7 Things That Happen When You Stop Eating Meat
People go plant-based for lots of reasons: Weight loss, a desire to feel more energetic, reducing the risk of heart disease, and…
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On a Healthy Plant-Based Diet, I’ve Reversed Type 2 Diabetes and Sky-High Cholesterol
Before going whole-food, plant-based (WFPB), I ate a standard American diet—lots of processed breads, pasta, pizza, and salads with fat-laden dressings. I…
see articleMetabolic Syndrome and Diet: Here’s What You Need To Know
Affecting 1 in 3 adults, metabolic syndrome is fairly common in the United States. A constellation of conditions, it puts people at…
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I Went Plant-Based, Said Goodbye to 100 Pounds, Prediabetes, and My CPAP Machine
Prior to starting my plant-based diet journey, I didn’t think that a meal was truly a meal unless it contained meat. It…
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Are Potatoes Good For You? Everything You Need to Know About Starchy Vegetables
The average American consumes nearly 50 pounds of potatoes per year, making it the most popular vegetable in the United States. So…
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Facing Prediabetes, I Ditched Fast Food for Plant Foods
I used to live off highly processed snacks and fast food, often eating entire pizzas and boxes of fried chicken. You name…
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Major Medical Association Endorses Plant-Based Diet as Primary Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes
A diet rich in whole plant foods can serve as the primary tool for achieving remission of Type 2 diabetes in adults,…
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I Lost 400 Pounds, Reversed 3 Chronic Diseases on a Whole-Food Vegan Diet
I come from a family who ate like most Americans eat, and got the diseases that many Americans get. I lost my…
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New Report: Prediabetes Rates in American Teens Doubled in the Last 20 Years
Rates of prediabetes in American teenagers have more than doubled in the last two decades, according to a new study published in…
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