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WellnessSee article5 Reasons Why We Should Eat More Beans
Why should we eat beans? There are so many reasons! For Longevity Beans and other legumes (lentils, peas, etc.) are the most important dietary predictor of longevity in people of different ethnicities. Among 785 older adults in several countries, each 20-gram increase in daily legume intake resulted in a 7 to 8 percent lower risk […] -
Success StoriesSee articleWatching “Forks Over Knives” Changed This Doctor’s Life—and Career
I fell into two traps. First, I fell into the trap of the Standard American Diet and was well on my way to Standard American Diseases. Second, training at a major university that didn’t emphasize nutrition and lifestyle changes, I found myself practicing standard Western medicine. Fortunately, I was able to work my way out […] -
Success StoriesSee articleAs a Young Dad I Lost 160 Pounds by Eating More—Lots More!
Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2017. Scroll to the end for an inspiring 2025 update from Anthony! In October of 2005, I felt the pain that got me started on this journey. I came home from work and looked through the stack of mail on the counter. I found a letter from an insurance […] -
Success StoriesSee articleMy Family With 6 Kids: How We Regained Our Health and Lost 115 Pounds
In November 2015, my husband and I decided to start homeschooling our six children, aged 8 to 16. Our transformation began with the tough decision to pull our kids from the public school system. We thought our kids deserved better than what they were getting, so the week before Thanksgiving we made the switch. While […] -
WellnessSee articleHow My Patient Beat Prediabetes and Won a Decade-Long Weight-Loss Battle
Have you ever tried something, invested nearly everything you had—time, energy, and resources—into a project, and failed? What would happen if you fell short every time? Chances are you would quit. The goal wouldn’t seem realistic. Tammy, a 33-year-old woman, walked into my office on a Tuesday afternoon in November. She had recently been diagnosed […] -
Success StoriesSee articleLife Insurance Insures Your Death. I Decided to Start Insuring My Life
Three years ago, I weighed 284 pounds. I had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, and a stated policy of avoiding physical activity. Let’s just say that sweating intentionally was not on my bucket list. Here’s a picture of me in September 2013 with my two daughters and my great-niece, stepping up for a […] -
Success StoriesSee articleIn Just One Year, From Almost Morbidly Obese to Happy, Healthy, and Fit!
From the time I was a teenager up until last year, I struggled constantly with my weight. I was stuck in a vicious, depressing cycle of weight loss and weight gain for over 15 years. December of 2015 was my breaking point at my doctor’s office, where I had gone in for a routine physical. […] -
Success StoriesSee articleMy Son Made Us Watch Forks Over Knives, and It Changed Our Family Forever
In May of 2012, our oldest son returned from college for his summer break. One afternoon, he decided to watch a couple of documentaries on Netflix. He happened upon Forks Over Knives and was shocked by the information presented in it. Partway through, my husband returned from work. My son urged him to sit and […] -
Success StoriesSee articleJosh LaJaunie: From 400 Pounds and Unhealthy to Cover Model Ultramarathoner
For most of his life, Josh LaJaunie believed that being big came with being a LaJaunie. The Louisiana native grew up in a food culture that consisted of buckets of crawfish, jambalaya, and deep-fried Cajun dishes. By 2009, he topped the scale at 420 pounds. When a friend asked him to join the gym, he […] -
Success StoriesSee articlePlant-Powered Transformation: From Self-Destructive Alcoholic to Healthy and Happy Yogi
On any night between the years of 2003 and 2011, you would have found me bunkered down in a random New Jersey bar. As early as 9pm, you would have seen me finish my 10th Coors Light. Between the glasses of light beer (which I drank in a futile attempt to control my calorie intake), […] -
Success StoriesSee articleAfter a Failed LapBand Surgery, I Went On a Plant-Based Diet and Got Off All My Meds
For most of my life, I was a real meat lover. I loved bacon cheeseburgers and had a meat-laden diet which took its toll on me. At my heaviest, I was over 300 pounds. I was morbidly obese and on five medications: prescriptions for reflux and allergies, an antidepressant, thyroid medication, and an estrogen pill for perimenopause. […] -
Success StoriesSee articleIn 8 Months, I Lost 65 Pounds and Regained My Energy and Health on a WFPB Diet
My father passed away from cancer at the young age of 53. It happened ten days after I graduated from college, and it turned my entire world upside down. Twenty years later, my father-in-law passed away suddenly of a similar type of non-smoking related lung cancer at the young age of 66. After my father-in-law’s […]