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            I Changed My Diet at Age 67 and Never Looked Back!
Six years ago, my doctor discovered that I had a blockage in one of my carotid arteries. That night, at age 67, I started on a vegetarian diet. After the...
Read MoreI Changed My Diet at Age 67 and Never Looked Back!
Six years ago, my doctor discovered that I had a blockage in one of my carotid arteries. That night, at age 67, I started on a vegetarian diet. After the...
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            How a Plant-Based Diet Helped Me Become an Endurance Athlete
I’ve lived most of my adult life on a roller-coaster weight cycle of chubby to fat back to chubby. Although I was an avid ice hockey player, getting to a...
Read MoreHow a Plant-Based Diet Helped Me Become an Endurance Athlete
I’ve lived most of my adult life on a roller-coaster weight cycle of chubby to fat back to chubby. Although I was an avid ice hockey player, getting to a...
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            Overweight Since Childhood, I Now Run Circles Around People Half My Age!
At the ripe old age of 11, I came to the realization that I could no longer eat animals. I simply would not do it any more. My poor Nonna...
Read MoreOverweight Since Childhood, I Now Run Circles Around People Half My Age!
At the ripe old age of 11, I came to the realization that I could no longer eat animals. I simply would not do it any more. My poor Nonna...
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            My Favorite Success Story: A Sedentary Surgeon who Transformed his Life
When asked to consider writing a piece on a patient success story, I immediately began to mentally sort through the countless experiences I’ve been so privileged to share over my...
Read MoreMy Favorite Success Story: A Sedentary Surgeon who Transformed his Life
When asked to consider writing a piece on a patient success story, I immediately began to mentally sort through the countless experiences I’ve been so privileged to share over my...
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            How I Lost 55 Pounds and Gained a Happy Life
As a Polish-American, I was raised in a culture in which meat was the staple cuisine and the plant-based lifestyle was never spoken about. By college age of 18, my...
Read MoreHow I Lost 55 Pounds and Gained a Happy Life
As a Polish-American, I was raised in a culture in which meat was the staple cuisine and the plant-based lifestyle was never spoken about. By college age of 18, my...
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            150 Pounds Ago, I Was One Chinese Buffet Away from a Health Crisis
On March 1st of 2012 I was 44 years old, weighed 380 pounds, and was on blood pressure and cholesterol medicine. I watchedForks Over Knives, then checked out some other...
Read More150 Pounds Ago, I Was One Chinese Buffet Away from a Health Crisis
On March 1st of 2012 I was 44 years old, weighed 380 pounds, and was on blood pressure and cholesterol medicine. I watchedForks Over Knives, then checked out some other...
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