In January of 2009, at the age of 32, I weighed 400 lbs. — a result of years of addictive eating, fueled…

Thanks to discovering Forks Over Knives and The Engine 2 Diet, I have dropped 12 pounds in ten weeks, and my cholesterol…

In February of 2012 I was morbidly obese, weighing in at 370 pounds. At 25 years old, I was already experiencing chest pains…

On race day for the 50-mile Mt. Si Ultra, I woke up at 4 a.m. and began getting ready. I ate a…

[Editor’s Note: This post was updated in November 2015.] 2012 was a terrible year for my health. Already suffering from high blood…

I had struggled with my weight for many years. While cruising Netflix for documentaries I came across Forks Over Knives. I’m not…

I was flipping through Netflix one night and came across an interesting movie titled Forks Over Knives. At this point in my life,…

In March of 2012, I returned home from a Caribbean cruise to find myself at the heaviest weight I have been in…

I had been at the top of women’s canoe. I was undefeated in the U.S. since 2000 and ranked with the world’s…

For over seven years, I saw gastroenterologists to try to diagnose a digestive condition but never had any luck. I was so…

Five months ago, my life was extremely different. After having had two heart attacks and two stents inserted, I was on high…

I sat in my college nutrition class listening to my professor talk about nutrition. He mentioned that you could be a vegan…