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Success StoriesSee articleHow My Cardiologist and Forks Over Knives Changed My Destiny
In 2008, three weeks before my forty-fourth birthday, I had a heart attack. I was not really surprised, because of my family history and my lifestyle. My father died in his fifties from a massive heart attack; as did his parents. My mother suffered from heart problems as well and finally died from heart failure. […] -
Success StoriesSee articleRunning for “Health” Wasn’t Enough … Eating Plants Made All the Difference!
I immigrated to the United States seven years ago from Russia. Right away the pleasures of American cuisine turned out to be irresistible to me. Going out to eat two to three times a week with my new American friends? Sure! All of the temptations at supermarkets and fast food places? Bring them on! To […] -
Success StoriesSee articleI Lost 180 Pounds in a Year … Along with High Cholesterol, Pre-Diabetes, and Sleep Apnea!
A little over a year ago, I decided I wanted to lose weight and get healthy, because I was dangerously overweight and always felt tired and depressed. I started by buying a scale with a 400-pound limit. Seeing 395 pounds was a real eye-opener! I joined a gym and started working out three hours a […] -
Success StoriesSee articleTwo Heart Attacks at Age 29: a Story That Ends Well
This post was updated May 1, 2015. On July 9th of 2013, I had a heart attack at age 29. It hit me at the Walgreens pharmacy, after a couple of bouts of intense anxiety had plagued me over the prior week. BAM!!! The pain was excruciating. My only thought was that I was going […] -
Success StoriesSee articleHeart Attack at 67 Led to Diet Changes … Now Off Multiple Meds and Feeling Better Each Day!
In 2008, at 67, I had a heart attack and two stents were inserted. Although I appeared in good health, fit, and not overweight, in hindsight I’m not surprised by the heart attack. My uncle and a nephew died from heart disease in their 40s; my younger brother died suddenly in his late 50s; and […] -
Success StoriesSee articleNineteen Medications … GONE in Six Months!
I’m 49 years old and have been on about nineteen different medications for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes for more than ten years. And because of frequent insomnia, I was also using a prescription sleep aid. Last year, I lost about 30 pounds and figured I’d be able to eliminate some medications. […] -
Success StoriesSee articleCancer-Free without Chemo … Thanks to Dr. McDougall and Forks Over Knives
In January of 2012, I was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma, triple negative. My surgery was scheduled for January 30th. Not knowing any better, I planned to follow surgery with the recommended conventional aggressive chemo and radiation. Two days before my surgery (left breast lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy), my husband and I happened to […] -
Success StoriesSee articlePlant-Based Diet Helped Me Become Pregnant
I credit the whole-food, plant-based diet described in Forks Over Knives for helping me overcome infertility. I always believed that I ate a healthy diet with very little processed food and lots of fruits and vegetables, but I still did eat meat and dairy. I hadn’t had monthly cycles in almost ten years, though no […] -
Success StoriesSee articleFOK Helped Me Lose 100 Pounds and Enjoy 85-Mile Hike with My Son
I am a scout leader from the Ft. Worth/Keller area in Texas. I have been overweight for most of my adult life. A friend posted a link to the Forks Over Knives documentary on my Facebook page back in February of 2012. I watched it one night, then asked my wife to watch it with […] -
Success StoriesSee articlePaying It Forward Is the Greatest Joy!
It’s somewhat hard to believe that just four months ago I was devouring red meat, chicken, and cheese with almost every meal. After hurting my back when I was 17, my weight topped out at 225 lbs., the highest it had ever been. I decided to do whatever it took to change that, so I […] -
Success StoriesSee articleGoodbye to Disordered Eating, High Cholesterol, and Excess Weight!
I found Forks Over Knives online while looking for ways to naturally drop my “hereditary” high cholesterol, a diagnosis I received at age 25. My doctor told me that once I was done having kids, I needed to go on statin drugs. I had tried lots of diet changes, but nothing seemed to help. I […] -
Success StoriesSee articleRunning on Plants: Lean, Energized, and Injury-Free
During the summer of 2011, I became very serious about working out and staying in shape. I spent countless hours at the gym, and even more time hitting the pavement in an attempt to burn off excess fat. From what I knew, the calories in fat and carbs/sugar were all bad, and the culprit to […]
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