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Success StoriesSee articleA WFPB Diet Helped Send My Prostate Cancer Into Remission
In September 2013, six months shy of my 50th birthday, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Two urologists, including a surgeon from one of the leading cancer centers in the world (my “second opinion” doctor), recommended surgery. Instead, I decided to adopt a comprehensive, doctor-supervised program of lifestyle interventions—diet, exercise, supplements, and stress management—that have […] -
Success StoriesSee articleWatching “Forks Over Knives” Changed This Doctor’s Life—and Career
I fell into two traps. First, I fell into the trap of the Standard American Diet and was well on my way to Standard American Diseases. Second, training at a major university that didn’t emphasize nutrition and lifestyle changes, I found myself practicing standard Western medicine. Fortunately, I was able to work my way out […] -
Success StoriesSee articleAs a Young Dad I Lost 160 Pounds by Eating More—Lots More!
Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2017. Scroll to the end for an inspiring 2025 update from Anthony! In October of 2005, I felt the pain that got me started on this journey. I came home from work and looked through the stack of mail on the counter. I found a letter from an insurance […] -
Success StoriesSee articleHow I Conquered Severe Depression with a Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet
Less than two years ago, I remember driving home from work and repeatedly thinking, “I should just go home and hang myself.” By all measures, I should have been happy. I had a good, well-paying job, a beautiful wife who loved and cared for me and whom I loved, and a wonderful home. This didn’t […] -
Success StoriesSee articleFrom Crippling Lupus to Living Pain-Free on a Plant-Based Diet
In my Facebook memories today, there was a picture from a vacation two years ago. It was a picture of pulled pork tacos with melted Cheddar cheese and a Bloody Mary with bacon-infused vodka. That picture was the end of one era and the beginning of another. That was my last meal with meat. I […] -
Success StoriesSee articleA Plant-Based Diet Got Me Off the Lung Transplant List and Helped Restore My Eyesight
Editor’s note: Kate McGoey-Smith passed away in October 2022. Learn more about Kate’s life and read remembrances of her by friends and family here. In 2007, busy had become my norm. As a wife, mother of three school-age kids, and clinical supervisor, I had little time to spare. Still, I loved every minute of my hectic […] -
Success StoriesSee articleThe Heart Attack That Could Have Killed Me Made Me Stronger When I Turned to a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet
It was Memorial Day 2008. The pain in my chest took me to the ground. I rolled over on my back and hoped it would subside. After a few minutes it did, and I resumed walking around the yard. Seconds later I doubled over with pain in my chest and back. What was going on? […] -
Success StoriesSee articleHow My Rheumatoid Arthritis (and a Plant-Based Diet) Made Me a Better Cardiologist
When I was little, I used to think that I didn’t bleed. I never got injured and rarely got cut. I think we have a concept when we are young that we are invincible. I carried that feeling of invincibility into my 30s. I was a powerhouse. I worked hard, long hours and then came […] -
Success StoriesSee articleOne Teen’s Journey From Crippling Arthritis to Competing in Olympic-Style Weightlifting
There’s been a lot of drama in my life, but very little of it has to do with being a teenager. My 16 years of life have not been easy. I was around 2 when my parents first noticed something wasn’t right. I would cry through the night and scream in pain every morning when […] -
Success StoriesSee articleMy Family With 6 Kids: How We Regained Our Health and Lost 115 Pounds
In November 2015, my husband and I decided to start homeschooling our six children, aged 8 to 16. Our transformation began with the tough decision to pull our kids from the public school system. We thought our kids deserved better than what they were getting, so the week before Thanksgiving we made the switch. While […] -
Success StoriesSee articleLife Insurance Insures Your Death. I Decided to Start Insuring My Life
Three years ago, I weighed 284 pounds. I had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, and a stated policy of avoiding physical activity. Let’s just say that sweating intentionally was not on my bucket list. Here’s a picture of me in September 2013 with my two daughters and my great-niece, stepping up for a […] -
Success StoriesSee articleIn Just One Year, From Almost Morbidly Obese to Happy, Healthy, and Fit!
From the time I was a teenager up until last year, I struggled constantly with my weight. I was stuck in a vicious, depressing cycle of weight loss and weight gain for over 15 years. December of 2015 was my breaking point at my doctor’s office, where I had gone in for a routine physical. […]
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