After one year on a whole-food, plant-based diet: "I’m 58 years old & go in for a doctor appointment. The results? Hypertension: resolved! ADD: resolved! Cholesterol level: 167! No more meds needed!" Read Mary Beth's
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"On Oct 5th, I stopped eating beef, pork, and chicken; cut my dairy consumption by more than half; and stopped drinking soda. I also limited my refined carbohydrate intake. In 100 days, I lost 80 pounds."
"When I reached 436 pounds in my 40s, I vowed to lose the weight and, this time, to keep it off. That’s when I decided to try a whole-food, plant-based diet. And it worked!" Read Heather's plant-based success story and get inspired:
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"My doctor suggested that I purchase a funeral plot, because I would most likely need one within five years unless I lost weight and got my chronic health conditions under control."—Eric O.
"At my next appointment, my doctor laughed when I told him my plan to heal my body naturally and wean myself off the prednisone. He stated, 'You’ll be in pain.' That just made me try harder." —Emily B.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association served a 100% plant-based meal at last night's
#GoldenGlobes
, making it the first major awards show to go vegan!
Our new short film shows how Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams completely reversed his type 2 diabetes by adopting a plant-based diet. Watch the full film:
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"People always want to know how much weight I’ve lost. I’ve lost a ton—close to 200 pounds. I’ve also lost high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar, crutches, and many prescription medications." —Tim K.
Here's how to answer the next time someone asks "How do you get your protein on a plant-based diet?" Plus, check out how plant-powered ultra-endurance athlete
#RichRoll
slays the protein myth:
"I started this as a 30-day challenge, and now I’m hooked. There is no turning back. My taste buds have adapted. My body has responded. My overall health has peaked—and I’m on the edge of totally reversing my type 2 diabetes."
The New York State Legislature passed a bill last week that would ensure access to plant-based meals and snacks for hospital patients and nursing-home residents. The landmark legislation would apply to all private and public facilities in the state.
"Since going plant-based in July 2019, I’ve lost more than 100 pounds. My cholesterol has dropped 130 points. Even more significantly, I’ve cut my LDL cholesterol number in half."
"I saw my doctor many times. The answer was always to throw pills at me. The medications seemed to help a little, but they never fixed the issues. Even though I was a morbidly obese guy, I was never once talked to about my diet!" —Jeff
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"15 months later, my eyesight was fully restored, I was off the transplant list, I needed oxygen only at night, and I no longer required diabetic medications. My heart failure was gone and so were symptoms like neuropathy, dizzy spells, and fainting."
"15 months later, my eyesight was fully restored, I was off the lung-transplant monitoring list and I no longer required diabetic medications. My right-sided heart failure was gone, and so were symptoms like neuropathy, dizzy spells, and fainting."
At 420 pounds Josh had high blood pressure, prediabetes, and a serious junk food habit. He went plant-based for the sake of the health of his family and lost 200 pounds.
Got a ripe banana or two sitting around? You’re in luck. This collection of 22 vegan recipes includes banana bread, muffins, pancakes, brownies, carrot cake, oatmeal, French toast, a smoothie bowl, and more!