I started gradually picking up weight in my 20s and 30s, reaching around 250 pounds by the time I was 35. At five-foot-eight, this put my BMI in the “obese” range. I tried different diets, favoring low-carb ones that allowed me to eat steak. My weight continued fluctuating through my 40s, peaking at 270 pounds. […]
Before discovering the whole-food, plant-based lifestyle, I spent many years as a truck driver, and I didn’t eat well on the road—a lot of breakfast burritos, McDonald’s and other fast food, and truck-stop junk food. After years of eating this way, I ended up with high cholesterol and high blood pressure. The doctor put me […]
Gary Walker suffered from sleep apnea along with other chronic health issues. Tired of taking medications, he and his wife decided to try improving their health by changing their way of eating. They didn’t anticipate how swift and significant the improvements would be. Two years ago you could not have convinced me that changing to […]
Three months ago, I transitioned to a whole food, plant-based diet. The switch happened after a diabetes diagnosis that shook me to my core. I went from a pretty good medical report the year before to diabetes. Potential side effects of diabetes are blindness, stroke, and limbs being cut off. Knowing that became a huge […]
When my husband, Justin Greener, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer three years ago, it was a wake-up call for our family to reevaluate our lifestyle and diet. We suffered from many illnesses related to the Standard American Diet, like morbid obesity, sleep apnea, chronic pain, eczema, and migraines. After Justin’s successful thyroid removal and radiation […]
My relationship with food has never been easy. My first diet was when I was 11 years old. In my teens, my weight in pounds was in the 100s. In my 20s, it was in the 200s. In my 30s, it was in the 300s. And in my 40s, it was in the 400s, which […]
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 […]
