Harrison Ford just told the world (on the Ellen Show) that he was ditching meat and dairy for the sake of the climate. When that happens, we applaud him for
Source: What Difference Does One Person Giving Up Meat Make for the Sake
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Plant-Based Diet Can Help Manage Asthma in Patients – One Green Planet
A new review has looked at diets and how they affect people with asthma. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has released a new review on how plant-based diet can prevent or manage asthma in patients, where dairy and high fat foods have been found to raise the risk.
Source: Plant-Based Diet Can Help Manage Asthma in Patients – One Green Planet
How I Went from Being an Obese BBQ Chef to a Local Plant-Based Hero
I Went Plant-Based for Glaucoma. Losing 110 Pounds Was a Surprise Bonus
Sandra Krebs went plant-based to treat glaucoma, and was surprised to find excess weight easily falling off on her new diet. Read her story today!
Source: I Went Plant-Based for Glaucoma. Losing 110 Pounds Was a Surprise Bonus
Why It’s So Hard to Give Up Cheese
An excerpt from “The Cheese Trap: How Breaking a Surprising Addiction Will Help You Lose Weight, Gain Energy, and Get Healthy,” by Neal Barnard, MD, FACC.
How Erectile Dysfunction Can Save a Life (and Be Reversed)
Erectile dysfunction can be the first sign of cardiovascular disease. Learn more about what causes erectile dysfunction and how to reverse it.
Source: How Erectile Dysfunction Can Save a Life (and Be Reversed)
A Couple’s Plant-Based Path from Sick and Overweight To Healthy and Fit
As a firefighter and an outdoorsy person in general, my husband, Don, never had a problem with his weight. But his diet caught up with him in other ways. After he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, his health started to go downhill. He could barely go to the mailbox and back without being out of breath.
Source: A Couple’s Plant-Based Path from Sick and Overweight To Healthy and Fit
After a Cancer Diagnosis, I Went Plant-Based and Transformed My Health
In 2015, Lyn decided to try a plant-based diet after being diagnosed with high cholesterol, prediabetes, GERD, and breast cancer. Read what happened here!
Source: After a Cancer Diagnosis, I Went Plant-Based and Transformed My Health
A Plant-Based Diet Is Good Medicine for My Arthritis, Blood Pressure, Insomnia
Kellie Auld suffered from high blood pressure, arthritis, and other health issues until she changed her diet and changed her life. Read her story here.
Source: A Plant-Based Diet Is Good Medicine for My Arthritis, Blood Pressure, Insomnia
My Wife and I Shed a Combined 100 Pounds After Going Plant-Based
At 25, Sid weighed 375 pounds and had sky-high cholesterol. He and wife Nidhi decided to try a plant-based diet for weight loss together.
Source: My Wife and I Shed a Combined 100 Pounds After Going Plant-Based
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