![Katie Floyd before and after adopting a plant-based diet for Ankylosing Spondylitis](https://www.forksoverknives.com/uploads/katie-floyd-before-after.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
Ankylosing Spondylitis Held Me Back for Years. Today I’m Pain-Free on a Plant-Based Diet
When I was just 13 years old, I developed pain in my elbow. The doctor diagnosed me with tennis elbow, though I…
![Bill McGrail Before and After Adopting a Plant-Based Diet for His Arthritis - On the left, a photo of him heavier set, standing in the kitchen next to a turkey; on the right, a photo of him crossing the finish line of a race](https://www.forksoverknives.com/uploads/bill-mcgrail-before-after.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
I Put High Cholesterol and Severe Arthritis Behind Me on a Plant-Based Diet
I’ve always loved exercise, but after I began having meniscus tears in my knees that required surgery, I didn’t exercise much, if…
![Kelly Thrush before and after a liver transplant and plant-based diet](https://www.forksoverknives.com/uploads/kelly-thrush-before-after.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
Post–Liver Transplant, I’m Running Marathons and Climbing Mountains on a Plant-Based Diet
Sixteen years of poor lifestyle choices had left my life in ruins. My marriage had dissolved. My connection to friends and family…
![Two side by side photos showing couple Amy and Rod Horn before and after adopting a plant-based diet for diabetes and heart health](https://www.forksoverknives.com/uploads/amy-rod-horn-before-and-after.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
A Carb-Centric Diet Helped Me Recover from Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes has plagued my family for generations. I have early childhood memories of my grandma eating chocolate cake and saying, “I’ll just…
![Melissa Mondala, MD](https://www.forksoverknives.com/uploads/Melissa-mondala-success-story.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
How Changing My Diet Healed My Gut and Made Me a Better Doctor
I grew up on a standard American diet. I was raised to eat lots of meat and dairy (which I thought I…
![Two photos side by side showing a young man before and after he adopted a plant-based diet for ulcerative colitis: On the left, in a hospital bed; on the right, at the finish line of a competitive athletic event, wearing a shirt that says vegan](https://www.forksoverknives.com/uploads/Shamiz-photo-2.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
Hospitalized with Ulcerative Colitis, I Turned to a Plant-Based Diet to Help Heal Myself
In 2012, I was teaching English in Japan when one day I found myself having to make a lot of urgent bathroom…
![Side by side photo shows a man before and after a heart attack inspired him to adopt a plant-based diet. On the left, he is heavier; on the right, he is thinner and smiling](https://www.forksoverknives.com/uploads/Shane-Brooks-SS.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
I Suffered a Widowmaker Heart Attack at 45. Today I’m Thriving on a Plant-Based Diet
I’ve lived in Texas my whole life, raised by parents who liked to fry stuff. I played high school football and ate…
![Two photos side by side of a young man before and after transitioning from junk-food vegetarian to whole-food vegan, demonstrating a 200-pound weight loss](https://www.forksoverknives.com/uploads/justin-weber-before-after-weight-loss.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
From Obese Vegetarian to Fitter Than Ever on a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet
I’ve struggled with weight for most of my life. I was the big kid who got teased on the playground and then…
![Two photos show woman's hand before and after adopting a plant-based diet. In the before photo, the hand has a rash. In the after photo, the skin is clear.](https://www.forksoverknives.com/uploads/Emery-replacement-photo.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
On a Plant-Based Diet, I’m Finally Finding Relief from Severe Eczema
I first went whole-food, plant-based in mid-2018, because a few friends had adopted the diet and seemed to have way more energy…
![Brianna Eckler - Young woman who has improved her gastrointestinal health and digestive issues with a plant-based diet](https://www.forksoverknives.com/uploads/Brianna-eckler-success-story.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
A Plant-Based Diet Freed Me After Decades of Digestive Distress and Gastrointestinal Issues
I’ve been plagued by gastrointestinal issues since infancy. As a child I went through extensive allergy testing and discovered I had a…
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I Dropped 100 Pounds in One Year by Ditching Animal Products, Processed Foods
I’ve been big for most of my life. I wasn’t an obese child, but I was tall and overweight, and I knew…