Tag: weight loss
I Went Plant-Based for Glaucoma. Losing 110 Pounds Was a Surprise Bonus
I’ve had a complicated relationship with food my whole life. I grew up in a Sicilian family. One of the few ways…
see articleOur Most-Shared Success Stories of 2019
Positivity is contagious. That’s probably why Success Stories—first-hand accounts from people who have conquered diabetes, kidney disease, heart disease, obesity, and other…
see articleI Overcame Chronic Fatigue After Going Plant-Based
Severe fatigue, high cholesterol, chronic pain, and constant migraines left Edith with a low quality of life—until her sister inspired her to…
see articleAt 73, I Went Plant-Based and Said Goodbye to Obesity, Heart Disease, Kidney Disease, and Arthritis
Rick McKeon shares his journey from obesity, heart disease, and stage 3 kidney disease back to health on a plant-based diet. Eight…
see articleAt 45, I’m Healthier and Happier Than I Was in My 20s
The time gap between the two pictures above is exactly seven years and seven days. In the first picture I was 164…
see articleGoing Plant-Based Gave Me Back My Energy and Reversed My Mom’s Diabetes
Plagued by a sleep disorder, Valarie Wyatt had been steadily gaining weight and losing energy for years—then she went plant-based, and the…
see articleSince Going Plant-Based, I’ve Lost 45 Pounds, Lowered My Cholesterol, and Stopped Getting Uterine Fibroids
Before adopting a plant-based diet, Aimee Ponce suffered from a heel spur, uterine fibroids, and other chronic ailments. In 2017 I was…
see articleOnce Bedridden with Chronic Inflammation, Now I’m Rock Climbing and Running 5Ks
I spent the majority of the summer of 2017 in bed. I had debilitating chronic inflammation, joint pain, and heartburn. I’d been…
see articleHow Going Plant-Based Helped Me Overcome Depression
I have seen and heard of a whole-food, plant-based diet saving lives in many ways: reversing heart disease, diabetes, and obesity, and…
see articleMy Wife and I Shed a Combined 100 Pounds After Going Plant-Based
Together since high school, Siddharth and Nidhi grew up eating rich foods. But by the time Siddharth was 25, he weighed 375…
see articleCooking My Way to Better Health with a Plant-Based Meal Planner
Chris Noel wanted to go vegan for his health, but he struggled to know what to cook. He had returned to eating…
see articleI Conquered My Diabetes and Lost Over 150 Pounds by Going Plant-Based
James William Booth had given up on dieting and given in to sugar and cheese addiction. But when weight gain and diabetes…
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