Tag: Success Stories
From Meds to Marathons: How a Plant-Based Diet Reversed My Asthma and Eczema
Imagine an active eight-year-old boy playing baseball, basketball, and tennis … going nonstop. Now, imagine that same boy hindered with difficulty breathing…
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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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I Overcame a Life of Meat, Junk Food and Sickness by Adopting a Plant-Based Diet
For years, I lived the fat life … big rare T-bones, grilled lamb chops, dirty martinis, fried calamari appetizers, large pieces of…
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A year ago I visited my doctor for a checkup, in order to get a prescription filled. My weight had ballooned to…
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I Lost 155 Pounds, Normalized My Blood Sugar & Blood Pressure … and Feel Absolutely Amazing!
Since I was young, I struggled with my weight. Growing up, I experienced judgments from my peers and had difficulty keeping up with…
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Together, We Lost 200 Pounds in 2 Years!
I recently celebrated my anniversary of being 100% plant based. My journey began in March of 2012. I was determined to lose…
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After a Bypass and a Grim Diagnosis, a WFPB Diet Reversed My Husband’s Heart Disease
In the middle of March 2012, my husband Dale and I watched Forks Over Knives, and halfway through he said to me,…
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My Journey From Doctor to MS Patient and How I’m Healing Myself with a Plant-Based Diet
Life can change in a moment. It did for me. October 11, 1995 started out like any other grueling 24-hour shift at the…
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Sick and Declining at 23 … Radiant and Soaring at 25!
My name is Kimberly Allison, and I am 25 years old. I was raised on the standard American diet and ate that…
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Fit Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Healthy … Now at 50, I’m Both!
I am a former Ms. Natural Olympia drug-free bodybuilding champion. My mantra used to be “protein, protein, protein!” Six times a day, I ate…
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Running for “Health” Wasn’t Enough … Eating Plants Made All the Difference!
I immigrated to the United States seven years ago from Russia. Right away the pleasures of American cuisine turned out to be…
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The Plant-Based Lifestyle Is the Best Medicine I’ve Ever Prescribed
As a cardiologist, I am delighted to share the many ways Forks Over Knives has been an incredible resource for my patients,…
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