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Success StoriesSee articleDoctors Could Not Heal My Stomach Pain, Plant-Based Diet Did
For over seven years, I saw gastroenterologists to try to diagnose a digestive condition but never had any luck. I was so sick that, one year in high school, I missed 45 out of 180 school days from severe stomach pain. Nothing I tried worked and all my test results came back clean. It got to […] -
Success StoriesSee articleForks Over Knives Helped Me Lose 100 Pounds and Reduce Medications
Five months ago, my life was extremely different. After having had two heart attacks and two stents inserted, I was on high doses of blood pressure medicine and struggling with daily tasks. For example, I would go to the grocery or retail store and look for the closest parking spot to ensure the shortest walk […] -
Success StoriesSee articleHow a Plant-Based Diet Helped Make Me an Ultra-Runner
I sat in my college nutrition class listening to my professor talk about nutrition. He mentioned that you could be a vegan or vegetarian and meet all your requirements to be healthy. I thought to myself, “Oh this guy is crazy! You need to eat meat, I mean, where would you get your protein from?” […] -
Success StoriesSee articleMy Experience Going Vegetarian, Then Vegan
I love food. I love to talk about it, shop for it, make it, and I really love to eat it. This did not always make for a very healthy lifestyle, but I’ve made significant changes over the years. I became active, lost weight, and moved to a vegan diet. Since becoming a vegetarian in […] -
Success StoriesSee articleRethinking My Health After September 11 Exposure
I have been a New York City firefighter for the past sixteen years. During this time I have been exposed to toxins and carcinogens as a result of operating at fires and emergencies. Some calls-to-action are extreme such as the events of 911, but most are routine operations that happen on a daily basis throughout […] -
Success StoriesSee articlePlant-Based Diet Made Me Healthier While I Saved Thousands on Insurance
I have always been an athlete. From a young age, my mother would place my two brothers and me in any sports activity that was available. I grew up playing baseball, football, basketball, soccer, and running track. In high school, I was recruited to play football as a linebacker and told to gain weight. During […] -
Success StoriesSee articleConstant Headaches, Fatigue, and Health Problems Gone in One Year on a Plant-Based Diet
One year ago today, my life changed forever. I feel blessed to have stumbled upon Forks Over Knives. It completely changed my perception of food and what it does to the body. It became clear to me why I had constant headaches, constipation, fatigue, and a general feeling of sickness. Here are some of the […] -
Success StoriesSee articlePlant-Based Diet Has Me Winning My Long, Hard Battle with Ulcerative Colitis
Seven years ago I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, an autoimmune disease that causes severe abdominal pain, thousands of tiny sores in the colon, and bloody watery stools. My gastroenterologist also removed several pre-cancerous tubular adenomas at the time of my diagnosis. Sometimes I would have to go to the bathroom 30 times a day. At times […] -
Success StoriesSee articleForks Over Knives, Plant-Based Lifestyle Ended Years of Yo-Yo Dieting and Poor Health
For the past three years, I have been battling several health issues and trying to control my weight. I have been overweight my entire life and up until college, did not bother to notice or change anything about myself. Once I got to college, I tried The Atkins Diet, Weight Watchers, and even diet pills with […] -
Success StoriesSee articleFrank Medrano: Powered by Plants
This story was updated in April 2015 to correct outdated links. Have you heard of Frank Medrano? He’s a body builder, and he does stuff like this. And his strength comes from plants. That’s right: Frank Medrano is vegan. Frank, like most people, wasn’t born vegan. He ate meat for 30 years. And though he’s […] -
Success StoriesSee articleChanging My Diet Saved Me from an Early Grave
To say I had a rough childhood is an understatement. My father was a maniac, alcoholic prizefighter who constantly beat my mom and two brothers while I lived on the run from his violent assaults. Finally, after a severe beating he gave my mom one night, my brothers and I were removed from the house […] -
Success StoriesSee articleInspired by “Forks Over Knives” and “The Engine 2 Diet,” I Lowered My Cholesterol and Cleared My Skin
I’m 38 years-old, and my father had his first heart attack at 40. I’ve been taking beta-blockers since the age of 20 and my cholesterol has never been below 230. I am married with a four-year-old autistic child and work full-time. It is very important to me to break through this family gene that has […]
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