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Success StoriesSee articleWithout Surgery, This New Father Got Off the Transplant List and Reversed His Heart Disease
David Foster was a new father and only 57 years old when his doctor told him he needed a heart transplant. He had 100 percent blockages in his heart. Without going under the knife, he was able to reverse his heart disease by participating in the Ornish Reversal Program at his local hospital. During this […] -
Success StoriesSee articlePlant-Based Athlete: What Happened When I Stopped Eating Two Pounds of Meat Per Day
Growing up in Singapore, I was one of the “fat” kids in class. My classmates called me a “double scoop ice cream with a cherry on top.” (The cherry was my head.) I was also plagued with chronic asthma, epilepsy, and kidney disease, and the medications I took for these ailments left me borderline obese. […] -
Success StoriesSee articleAfter a Heart Attack and Bypass at 40, This Doctor Changed His Lifestyle and Reversed His Heart Disease
Six years ago on my way to work at the hospital, I experienced crushing chest pain and shortness of breath. I’m a doctor, and feel lucky that I was able to stumble into the Emergency Room at my hospital before passing out. I was told I had experienced a heart attack, and two stents were […] -
Success StoriesSee articleEric & Peety: A Story of Mutual Rescue
In 2010, Eric O’Grey weighed over 300 pounds, had type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and took over $1,000 in medications per month. When his doctor told him he would be dead within five years unless he got his health under control, Eric found a naturopathic doctor (Dr. Preeti Kulkarni) to help him. She put him […] -
Success StoriesSee articleFrom Heart Attack to Healthy Heart in Two Years With No Meds
April 30th, 2012, was like any other Monday. I had just had a great weekend with my wife and toddler son. I am a psychologist in private practice and spend every day in my office working with people seeking relief from emotional suffering and pursuing personal growth. Life was good by most standards. I had […] -
Success StoriesSee articleHow We Cured Cystic Acne With One Simple Diet Change
We are identical twins, and were lucky to escape our teenage years mostly free from acne. We never realized how lucky we were until last year. In 2014, all hell broke loose on our faces. We were 20 years old, and all of sudden we found ourselves battling severe cystic acne. It was the worst […] -
Success StoriesSee articleVegan Ultra Athlete for the Animals: How I Became a Triple Guinness World Record Holder
My name is Fiona Oakes, an ethical vegan since age six and vegetarian since age three. I am vegan by instinct—a natural expression of my love for animals and my desire not to hurt those I care for. My veganism is, and always has been, the predominant force and influence in my life. Vegan is not what I […] -
Success StoriesSee articleFather-Daughter Team: Living Examples of Plant-Fueled Fitness and Success
Keera Clarke is a high school scholar-athlete who is preparing for one of the biggest decisions of her life, which is where to go after she graduates from high school. Her father, Kappel Leroy Clarke, a fitness expert who holds a kettle bell world record, has been there with her every step of the way. […] -
Success StoriesSee articleI Lost 300 Pounds and Regained My Life … And My Entire Family Joined Me!
In 2011, I hit rock bottom with my health. I was in an abusive relationship, and my self-esteem had steadily plummeted while my weight had steadily skyrocketed. I didn’t have a scale that went high enough to weigh myself and didn’t want to, but I’m pretty sure I weighed over 500 pounds at my heaviest. […] -
Success StoriesSee articleHow This Meat- and Cheese-Loving Chef Lost 100 Pounds and Saved His Health on a Plant-Based Diet
A little over three years ago at 36 years old, I was constantly sick and very overweight. My LDL (“bad”) cholesterol level was nearly 300, and I was prediabetic and on the verge of a heart attack. I was born and raised in the Italian restaurant that my grandparents opened on Lake Michigan in 1957. In […] -
Success StoriesSee articleHow I Got Rid of 100 Pounds, My Chronic Pain, and Helped My Whole Family Get Healthier
About 2½ years ago, when I found myself in excruciating, chronic pain, I couldn’t lie to myself any longer about my health and weight. With a BMI of 36.7, I was not just overweight but troublingly obese (a BMI of 30 or more is considered obese). I read Dr. Fuhrman’s Eat to Live and made […] -
Success StoriesSee articleFrom Unhealthy to World-Champion Powerlifter on a Plant-Based Diet
As a strength coach, personal trainer, and powerlifter, I spent most of my adult life lifting weights and churning through thousands of calories like a furnace, each and every day. My adult weight always fluctuated between 220 and 260 pounds, and I thought I was in the shape of my life. However, in October of […]
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