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I Use Less Insulin, Got off Statins, and Lost 50 Pounds on a Plant-Based Diet

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 […]

I Conquered My Diabetes and Lost Over 150 Pounds by Going Plant-Based

James William Booth had given up on dieting and given in to sugar and cheese addiction. But when weight gain and diabetes threatened his life, he decided to again try changing his lifestyle. I never had problems with my weight or health in general as a young adult in my 20s, even though I smoked, […]