How a Plant-Based Diet Helped Me Become an Endurance Athlete
I’ve lived most of my adult life on a roller-coaster weight cycle of chubby to fat back to chubby. Although I was…
Overweight Since Childhood, I Now Run Circles Around People Half My Age!
At the ripe old age of 11, I came to the realization that I could no longer eat animals. I simply would…
My Favorite Success Story: A Sedentary Surgeon who Transformed his Life
When asked to consider writing a piece on a patient success story, I immediately began to mentally sort through the countless experiences…
How I Lost 55 Pounds and Gained a Happy Life
As a Polish-American, I was raised in a culture in which meat was the staple cuisine and the plant-based lifestyle was never…
150 Pounds Ago, I Was One Chinese Buffet Away from a Health Crisis
On March 1st of 2012 I was 44 years old, weighed 380 pounds, and was on blood pressure and cholesterol medicine. I…
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…
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…
Post-Pregnancy Weight Gain, High Blood Pressure, and Acne are Now Gone!
For the two and a half years after having my daughter, I struggled every day with my weight, my body image, a…
Hyperglycemia Gone … and Getting Healthier at 52
A year ago I visited my doctor for a checkup, in order to get a prescription filled. My weight had ballooned to…
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…
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…
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,…