Tag: diabetes
New Study: A Healthy Plant-Based Diet Can Cut Type 2 Diabetes Risk by a Third
A new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that a healthy plant-based diet significantly lowers the risk…
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How this “Junk Food Vegan” Reversed Type 2 Diabetes After Over 20 Years of Battling the Disease
I’ve struggled with my weight since childhood and was the “fat kid” growing up. At the age of 12, I decided to…
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Saying Goodbye to Type 2 Diabetes and Meds After Going on a Plant-Based Diet
When I started my plant-based journey almost two years ago, I did it to improve my health. The weight loss that everyone…
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Is White Rice to Blame for Skyrocketing Type 2 Diabetes in China?
Rice has been a staple food for 5,000 years, yet some new studies and news headlines suggest that each additional daily serving of…
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Everything You Need to Know About Insulin Resistance and Diet
Insulin resistance significantly increases your risk for the development of a collection of health conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, fatty…
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7 Things That Happen When You Stop Eating Meat
People go plant-based for lots of reasons. These include losing weight, feeling more energetic, reducing the risk of heart disease, decreasing the…
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Type 2 Diabetes, Angina, Exhaustion, and 50 Pounds Gone in 18 Months
I have had a love affair with food my entire life. Growing up, my dinners consisted of meat, potatoes, fried vegetables, white…
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For 26 Years, I’ve Managed Type 1 Diabetes With a Plant-Based Diet
Until age 35, my health was very typical for an American. Then in November of 1988, all that changed: my immune system…
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How I Lost 140 Pounds, Cured My Type 2 Diabetes, and Saved Thousands in Medications
In 2010, my doctor suggested that I purchase a funeral plot, because I would most likely need one within five years unless…
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How I Reversed My Diabetes and Stopped All Medications with a Plant-Based Diet
I grew up at the tip of southern Texas with four brothers and three sisters. When I was eight years old, my…
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How Does Fat Affect Insulin Resistance and Diabetes?
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 29 million people in America have diabetes and 86 million have prediabetes. Insulin resistance is…
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My Patient Didn’t Just Control His Diabetes, He Cured It!
Some of you may have read my story about how I came to embrace a whole-food, plant-based diet and the effects it…
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