Learn how the simplest change to what’s on your fork can profoundly impact your mental health. In 2012, Adam Sud’s life was completely out of control. He was seriously overweight and struggling with multiple addictions and mental health disorders, type 2 diabetes, and other chronic diseases. His life nearly came to an end when he […]
Sixteen years of poor lifestyle choices had left my life in ruins. My marriage had dissolved. My connection to friends and family members had been almost completely severed. I had bounced between jobs for a few years. My health was getting worse by the day. The root of it all: alcohol and poor diet. I […]
Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2020. Scroll to the end for an inspiring 2025 update from Aaron on how his health and life have continued to improve. In 2011 I found myself partying and drinking every day. It had started off as binge-drinking to boost my confidence. Then it became drinking to […]
Rick McKeon shares his journey from obesity, heart disease, and stage 3 kidney disease back to health on a plant-based diet. Eight years ago, I had a heart attack and triple-bypass open-heart surgery. Even that wasn’t enough to scare me into changing my lifestyle permanently. Sure, I made some short-term changes, but after a few […]
On any night between the years of 2003 and 2011, you would have found me bunkered down in a random New Jersey bar. As early as 9pm, you would have seen me finish my 10th Coors Light. Between the glasses of light beer (which I drank in a futile attempt to control my calorie intake), […]
I grew up in a small town just outside East London in the early 1970s. My family was a mix of English and Irish ancestry with the diet and lifestyle to prove it. From a young age, I was used to seeing days full of bad food and nights full of too much alcohol. I […]
Editor’s Note: David Clark passed away on May 21, 2020, after suffering from complications due to herniated disc surgery. David was a beloved husband and father, a three-time author, and an accomplished ultra athlete. In 2016, we published Dave’s inspiring account of his journey to plant-based eating, which you can read below. In 2005, I was […]
