Tag: Success Stories
In Eight Months, I Lost 80 Pounds, Got Off Meds, and Took Back My Life
My life has changed! Just last year, I weighed 282 pounds at 57 years old. I’ve been sober for 22 years and…
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World Champion Freerunner Tim Shieff Leaps Buildings, Dangles from Bridges, and Is Powered By Plants
(Editor’s Note: Tim Shieff is a two-time world champion freerunner who goes by the name Livewire in competition. He has appeared on…
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How I Lost 220 Pounds, Became an Ultra-Runner, and Transformed My Life
As you may be able to tell by my very French-sounding last name, I am proudly from South Louisiana, where we “live…
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When the Love of My Life Was Given One Month to Live, a WFPB Diet Gave Us More Time
In 2011, the course of my life changed forever. My boyfriend Tom and I were creating music for films, had a band,…
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After a Heart Attack, I Changed My Diet, Shocked My Cardiologist, and Avoided Bypass Surgery
On June 14, 2014, while on a fishing and camping trip with my son, I had a heart attack. I was 53…
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How I Got Rid of Extra Weight, Prediabetes, and Depression … and Inspired My Patients to Do the Same
The Day I Started Questioning My Medical Training I must confess that when I watched the Forks Over Knives (FOK) documentary a few years…
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In One Year, I Dropped 103 Lbs, Lost 12 Inches off My Waist, and Transformed My Life
I struggled with my weight my entire life, trying every diet you could imagine from the age of 13. In the last few…
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Meet LA Galaxy’s Baggio Hušidić, a High-Performance Plant-Powered Athlete
Twenty-eight-year-old Adis “Baggio” Hušidić is a starting midfielder for major-league soccer team the LA Galaxy. He’s also a passionate whole-food, plant-based (WFPB)…
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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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“Plant-Fueled Trucker” Got Healthy and Lost 70 Lbs on the Road
Just a year and a half ago, I was over 300 pounds and was on antidepressants and blood pressure meds. I’m a…
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Breaking the Family Cycle of Heart Disease With Diet, Not Drugs
Many Fork Over Knives success stories describe stopping dozens of daily medicines after having endured massively invasive surgeries … then going on…
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Multiple Medications, 40 Pounds, and Health Problems Gone in Four Months
My story began in 2007, when I visited my doctor because of a number of troubling symptoms, including acid reflux and chronic…
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