Tag: weight loss
Once 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…
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How 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…
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My 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…
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Cooking 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…
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I 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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How I Went From an Obese Couch Potato to Healthy and Fit at Age 57
Lorraine Zenge shares her plant-based success story of how she lost 80 pounds, lowered her cholesterol, and ditched prediabetes by “crowding out…
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What Giving Up Meat, Dairy, and Processed Foods Did for My BMI, Blood Pressure, and Cholesterol
Brittany Jaroudi was struggling with high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and obesity at only 25 years old. Then she saw Forks Over Knives and…
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Loose Skin After Weight Loss: What You Should Know
If you’ve been struggling to lose weight, adopting a whole-food, plant-based diet can be particularly rewarding. You’ll shed excess weight while enjoying…
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119 Pounds in 18 Months: My Plant-Based Journey
Kassoum Doumbia had been overweight since childhood—until life-changing news motivated him to adopt a plant-based diet. Growing up, I played in so…
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For My Family’s Sake, I Lost 200 Pounds by Eating Plants
At 420 pounds Josh had high blood pressure, prediabetes, and a serious junk food habit. When he went plant-based for the sake…
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I Ditched Meat, Dairy, and 30 Pounds of Extra Weight
Up until a year ago, my eating habits were bad. Having grown up in a Hispanic household, I’d been eating animal products…
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I’m a Weight-Loss Therapist Who Struggled with Obesity—Until I Went Plant-Based
Armando “Dr. Mondo” Gonzalez could lose the weight but couldn’t keep it off. Last year, he finally found a diet for sustainable…
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