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Success StoriesSee articleMeet Vegan Bodybuilder Jim Morris, Former Mr. Universe
Jim Morris: Lifelong Fitness, a documentary short by director Ryan Vance, features the story of vegan bodybuilder Jim Morris, the former Mr. America, Mr. USA, Mr. Universe, and Mr. International. This is a beautifully shot film of an inspirational competitor and all-around barrier breaker. Jim won the Mr. America competition by the widest margin in […] -
Success StoriesSee articleBefore Forks Over Knives, I Thought Obesity and Misery Were My Destiny
Until recently, I thought it was my destiny to live a life of obesity, rushing headlong toward misery and premature death. I had tried in vain since age sixteen to change that path. I played sports in an attempt to keep my weight in check, but I was still obese and growing in size each […] -
Success StoriesSee articleBarely Survived a Massive Heart Attack … I Never Want Another One!
It was a normal Friday afternoon at work on the 28th day of March, 2014. While walking out of a meeting I felt a strange tingling sensation throughout my body. I was lightheaded, and I started to perspire a little bit, which was not common for me. I asked our Human Resources manager to call […] -
Success StoriesSee articleFrom Hefty to HEALTHY: How Our Seven Year Old Went Veggie and Changed Our Lives!
Our family’s journey started about eight years ago, when my youngest daughter asked me at age seven if she could be a vegetarian. Growing up in cattle country where a meal just wasn’t square unless it had a big portion of meat in it, I was certain it was a phase. My next thought, as […] -
Success StoriesSee articleMy Life Was Controlled by Doctors and Meds … But No Longer!
After years of being overweight, at age 52 my health began to fail. In the first six months of 2012, I had several trips to the emergency room, followed by doctor visits and many tests. I was diagnosed with high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, and fibromyalgia. I underwent a heart catheterization and […] -
Success StoriesSee articleHow I Lost 120 Pounds and Transformed My Life
After a lifetime of health issues since the age of 3, my life took a turn for the worse. At age 40, I went from being an active trumpet player with a full schedule to a 300-pound zombie. I began experiencing severe health symptoms including nerve pain, chronic fatigue, severe body aches, and overwhelming anxiety. […] -
Success StoriesSee articleHow Plant-Based Eating Made Me Healthier and a Better Athlete
In the early stages of my former competitive bodybuilding career, I didn’t think twice about throwing down steaks, chicken, eggs, turkey, and fish for my source of protein. After all, that was (and still is) the protein prescription followed by a large majority of amateur and professional bodybuilders. It wasn’t until later in my bodybuilding […] -
Success StoriesSee articleHow We Shed Nearly 300 Pounds, Multiple Symptoms, and All of Our Meds … in Just Two Years!
In January of 2010, my husband Ed decided it was time to make some healthy changes in his life. He began walking daily and centering his food choices around a lot of fresh vegetables, fruit, whole grains, and lean protein. I watched the changes he was making and decided that I would join him. Up […] -
Success StoriesSee articleI Changed My Diet at Age 67 and Never Looked Back!
Six years ago, my doctor discovered that I had a blockage in one of my carotid arteries. That night, at age 67, I started on a vegetarian diet. After the blockage was measured and found to be significant, I read The China Study and other books about plant-based eating. Gradually, my way of eating became […] -
Success StoriesSee articleHow a Plant-Based Diet Helped Me Become an Endurance Athlete
I’ve lived most of my adult life on a roller-coaster weight cycle of chubby to fat back to chubby. Although I was an avid ice hockey player, getting to a normal weight was very difficult. In early 2000 I almost lost my life to a perforated peptic ulcer. After recovering, I never took eating for […] -
Success StoriesSee articleOverweight Since Childhood, I Now Run Circles Around People Half My Age!
At the ripe old age of 11, I came to the realization that I could no longer eat animals. I simply would not do it any more. My poor Nonna (Italian grandmother) thought I’d truly lost my mind. I can still hear her asking me: “You crazy, o what? Why you wanna do dis kinda […] -
Success StoriesSee articleMy Favorite Success Story: A Sedentary Surgeon who Transformed his Life
When asked to consider writing a piece on a patient success story, I immediately began to mentally sort through the countless experiences I’ve been so privileged to share over my many years in practice. Numerous stories came to mind, but one in particular ― actually, he’s a colleague, not a patient ― is my personal […]
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