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A happy Katie Behnke sitting in front of a field of yellow flowers
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Doctors Could Not Heal My Stomach Pain, Plant-Based Diet Did

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

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Freddie Schmidtke before and after losing 100 pounds on a whole-food, plant-based diet
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Forks Over Knives Helped Me Lose 100 Pounds and Reduce Medications

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

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Two images. On the left, Kathleen Leonard breaks the ribbon at Ironman Canada. On the right, the Forks Over Knives logo.
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How a Plant-Based Diet Helped Make Me an Ultra-Runner

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

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Food-loving Patrick McGilvray before he went on a healthy, vegan diet and after. In the after shot, McGilvray looks very fit and stands bare-chested on a beach.
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My Experience Going Vegetarian, Then Vegan

I love food. I love to talk about it, shop for it, make it, and I really love to eat it. This…

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New York firefighter James Lopez switches to a plant-based diet after September 11 exposure
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Rethinking My Health After September 11 Exposure

I have been a New York City firefighter for the past sixteen years. During this time I have been exposed to toxins…

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Two photos of Bill Patterson. On the left wearing a suit and on the right, look fit and healthy wearing cycle great with a road bike
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Plant-Based Diet Made Me Healthier While I Saved Thousands on Insurance

I have always been an athlete. From a young age, my mother would place my two brothers and me in any sports…

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Two photos of Laura Black on the beach in a swim suit. In the photo on the right Black has lost considerable amount of weight stands arm in arm with her husband.
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Constant Headaches, Fatigue, and Health Problems Gone in One Year on a Plant-Based Diet

One year ago today, my life changed forever. I feel blessed to have stumbled upon Forks Over Knives. It completely changed my…

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Somer McCowan running in a marathon after losing weigh and reversing crippling ulcerative collitis
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Plant-Based Diet Has Me Winning My Long, Hard Battle with Ulcerative Colitis

Seven years ago I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, an autoimmune disease that causes severe abdominal pain, thousands of tiny sores in…

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Before and after pictures of Sarah Huggins, who lost weight and kept it off after going plant-based
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Forks Over Knives, Plant-Based Lifestyle Ended Years of Yo-Yo Dieting and Poor Health

For the past three years, I have been battling several health issues and trying to control my weight. I have been overweight my…

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Frank Medrano bare-chested on exercise equipment in the park
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Frank Medrano: Powered by Plants

This story was updated in April 2015 to correct outdated links.  Have you heard of Frank Medrano? He’s a body builder, and…

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Black and white photo of John Joseph of the Cro-Mags on stage reaching down to audience
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Changing My Diet Saved Me from an Early Grave

To say I had a rough childhood is an understatement. My father was a maniac, alcoholic prizefighter who constantly beat my mom…

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Shelly Vincent sits on the lawn with her young boy on her lap
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Inspired by “Forks Over Knives” and “The Engine 2 Diet,” I Lowered My Cholesterol and Cleared My Skin

I’m 38 years-old, and my father had his first heart attack at 40. I’ve been taking beta-blockers since the age of 20…

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