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,…
My Journey From Doctor to MS Patient and How I’m Healing Myself with a Plant-Based Diet
Life can change in a moment. It did for me. October 11, 1995 started out like any other grueling 24-hour shift at the…
Sick and Declining at 23 … Radiant and Soaring at 25!
My name is Kimberly Allison, and I am 25 years old. I was raised on the standard American diet and ate that…
Fit Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Healthy … Now at 50, I’m Both!
I am a former Ms. Natural Olympia drug-free bodybuilding champion. My mantra used to be “protein, protein, protein!” Six times a day, I ate…
How My Cardiologist and Forks Over Knives Changed My Destiny
In 2008, three weeks before my forty-fourth birthday, I had a heart attack. I was not really surprised, because of my family…