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How a Plant-Based Diet Helped Me Restore Kidney Functioning

For more than 20 years, I have been a kidney patient with little to no hope. For many years, my nephrology team…

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Eczema, Arthritis, Asthma, Migraines—All Gone After Going Plant-Based

Jennifer Sinyerd suffered from a host of chronic health issues, including eczema and asthma, but she thought that she was fairly healthy—until…

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I Kicked Hypertension in a Matter of Weeks with a Plant-Based Diet

Lauren Melton looked healthy, but her blood pressure told a different story. She shares what adopting a plant-based diet did for her…

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How I Beat IBS and Acid Reflux with a Plant-Based Diet

Growing up in a Jewish household, food was central to every occasion. Lox and bagels with cream cheese, chicken soup, brisket, and…

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I Reversed My Diabetes in 5 Months on a Plant-Based Diet

When his diabetes took a turn for the worse, longtime chef and self-professed cheese addict David Rivest challenged himself to go plant-based…

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Brittany Jaroudi
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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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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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How a Plant-Based Diet Restored My Husband’s Health and Forks Meal Planner Renewed My Joy for Cooking

Hashimoto’s disease had rendered life miserable for Rick Avrett. His wife, Rebecca, shares their journey toward better health on a whole-food, plant-based…

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Keto Diet to Plant-Based
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Why I Quit The Keto Diet

Exercise physiologist and diabetes educator Drew Harrisberg has been amazed at the improvements to his health within a month of going from…

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The 10 Most Popular Plant-Based Success Stories of 2018

One of the best parts of working at Forks Over Knives is hearing from people who have transformed their health by adopting…

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From 8 Pills a Day to 0: How a Plant-Based Diet Treated My Chronic Pain and Sleep Apnea

Gary Walker suffered from sleep apnea along with other chronic health issues. Tired of taking medications, he and his wife decided to…

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Josh Byrd's Plant-Based Weight Loss
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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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