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Jamie Brinck before and after adopting a plant-based diet and losing weight. In the after photo, he's completing a race
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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…

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Running for “Health” Wasn’t Enough … Eating Plants Made All the Difference!

I immigrated to the United States seven years ago from Russia. Right away the pleasures of American cuisine turned out to be…

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Jon Bergman before and after transforming from morbidly obese to fit and healthy
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I Lost 180 Pounds in a Year … Along with High Cholesterol, Pre-Diabetes, and Sleep Apnea!

A little over a year ago, I decided I wanted to lose weight and get healthy, because I was dangerously overweight and…

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Ivan Mejia shown before and after adopting a plant-based diet after two heart attacks in his 20s
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Two Heart Attacks at Age 29: a Story That Ends Well

This post was updated May 1, 2015. On July 9th of 2013, I had a heart attack at age 29. It hit…

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Patrick Greenaway standing on a dock, with the Forks Over Knives movie poster shown on the right side
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Heart Attack at 67 Led to Diet Changes … Now Off Multiple Meds and Feeling Better Each Day!

In 2008, at 67, I had a heart attack and two stents were inserted. Although I appeared in good health, fit, and…

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Mark Pro standing out front of his house holding a bag of medications that he was able to discontinue after adopting a plant-based diet
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Nineteen Medications … GONE in Six Months!

I’m 49 years old and have been on about nineteen different medications for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes for…

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Kelly Pinkoski and her husband are shown in two photos, one before she adopted a plant-based diet to help beat cancer, one after
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Cancer-Free without Chemo … Thanks to Dr. McDougall and Forks Over Knives

In January of 2012, I was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma, triple negative. My surgery was scheduled for January 30th. Not knowing…

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Lisa Silvius and her two children with a white background space
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Plant-Based Diet Helped Me Become Pregnant

I credit the whole-food, plant-based diet described in Forks Over Knives for helping me overcome infertility. I always believed that I ate…

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GW Bell before and after losing 100 pounds on a whole-food, plant-based diet. In the right picture, Bell is on top of a mountain on an 85-mile hike, which he did with his son
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FOK Helped Me Lose 100 Pounds and Enjoy 85-Mile Hike with My Son

I am a scout leader from the Ft. Worth/Keller area in Texas. I have been overweight for most of my adult life….

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Christopher Garrison before and after adopting a plant-based diet and losing weight
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Paying It Forward Is the Greatest Joy!

It’s somewhat hard to believe that just four months ago I was devouring red meat, chicken, and cheese with almost every meal….

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Crystal Burman before and after adopting a plant-based diet and losing weight
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Goodbye to Disordered Eating, High Cholesterol, and Excess Weight!

I found Forks Over Knives online while looking for ways to naturally drop my “hereditary” high cholesterol, a diagnosis I received at…

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Runner Brandon Frye stands on a rocky overlook on a sunny day
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Running on Plants: Lean, Energized, and Injury-Free

During the summer of 2011, I became very serious about working out and staying in shape. I spent countless hours at the…

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