Tag: Heart Disease
Breaking the Cycle of Deprivation: I Lost Weight and Resolved Several Health Issues on a WFPB Diet
I hail from Kansas City, Missouri (a town known for its barbecue), and grew up on the standard American diet, with lots…
see articleWhat Is Cholesterol? How It Works, Foods to Avoid, and the Truth About HDL
Cholesterol is a little molecule with huge implications for human health. Read on for a breakdown of how cholesterol works—including why HDL…
see recipeGot High Blood Pressure? Here’s How to Bring It Down Naturally
As scary as it sounds, half of U.S. adults now have high blood pressure, and more will have it as they age….
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How I Transformed My Health in My 60s on a Plant-Based Diet
As a young man I was very athletic, playing high school and college football as a wide receiver. That position required a…
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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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On an Oil-Free Plant-Based Diet, I’ve Normalized My Cholesterol and Improved My Eyesight
Before finding the whole-food, plant-based way of eating, I had high cholesterol (280 total), and my husband, Jim, had to have quadruple…
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Eating “All Things in Moderation” Ravaged My Athletic Husband’s Arteries
In July 2021, we were at mile 700-ish of a 1,000-mile bike trip from Indianapolis, Indiana, to Washington, D.C., staying at a…
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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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4 out of 5 Americans Have ‘Suboptimal’ Heart Health, American Heart Association Says in New Report
Just 1 in 5 people in the United States have optimal cardiovascular health, while 4 out of 5 have suboptimal (“low” or…
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Don’t Overlook These 5 Sneaky Signs of Heart Disease
Heart disease kills more than 659,000 Americans each year and one person every 36 seconds in the United States, making it the…
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