I stopped eating meat back in 1994, primarily because I thought it might help me lose weight. But I ate a lot of junk food, and I was totally hooked on cheese. Whenever I did manage to lose a few pounds, I always put them right back on. In 2021, a year into the pandemic, […]
Yvonne McGill had type 1 diabetes and a host of other health issues, including hypertension, hypothyroidism, and rheumatoid arthritis. Going plant-based enabled her to use less insulin to manage her diabetes and get off blood pressure pills and statins completely. Plant-based eating was not a part of my family’s traditional culture. Growing up Dominican, all […]
Hashimoto’s disease had rendered life miserable for Rick Avrett. His wife, Rebecca, shares their journey toward better health on a whole-food, plant-based diet. My husband, Rick, had been taking a statin for over 10 years for high cholesterol and high blood pressure. His parents had serious heart disease, which he inherited. Because of this and […]
Three years ago, I weighed 284 pounds. I had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, and a stated policy of avoiding physical activity. Let’s just say that sweating intentionally was not on my bucket list. Here’s a picture of me in September 2013 with my two daughters and my great-niece, stepping up for a […]
One day in 2011, I found myself discussing a hysterectomy with my doctor. I was 54 years old and had been struggling unsuccessfully with health problems for some time. Suddenly a light went off inside me. I thought to myself, “This is not my story. I’m not going to be a victim to this thing […]
Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2016. Scroll to the end for an inspiring 2025 update from Tim on how his health and life have continued to improve. When I was 38 years old, my doctor told me that I was on my way to an early death. He also threatened to hospitalize […]
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 […]
