Wellness With Plants Episode 5 – Richard Hubbard
Rich was obese, hitting over 350 pounds, but lost more than 150 pounds on a healthy plant-based lifestyle. Here’s how he changed his life.
Sharme Ridley is a Rouxbe certified plant-based cooking enthusiast who specializes in creating Creole inspired dishes. Overcoming a host of health issues after adopting a plant-based diet, she now inspires others to follow a whole food, plant-based (WFPB) lifestyle through her efforts with Plant Based Atlanta, a PlantPure Communities pod, and Atlanta Creole YouTube channel, where she offers WFPB cooking demonstrations. She is also one of the hosts for CNS Kitchen, a T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies (CNS) plant-based support group. Sharme earned the CNS eCornell Plant Based Nutrition Certificate and is a Licensed Food for Life Instructor with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). She is a retired public school teacher with a B.S. in Secondary Education, a M.S. in Educational Administration, and an EdS in Curriculum and Instruction.
Rich was obese, hitting over 350 pounds, but lost more than 150 pounds on a healthy plant-based lifestyle. Here’s how he changed his life.
Tune in to see how committing to a WFPB lifestyle change affected Kelly’s weight loss and the management of her metastatic breast cancer.
Not everyone will be ready for change at the same time. Setting a good example and being patient, especially with loved ones, goes a long way toward nourishing healthy behaviors.
Al’s story proves that it’s never too late to make a dietary change. At 80, he overcame his crippling cardiac disease with WFPB nutrition, and he’s still going strong!
Watch this inspirational video to learn how two members of our WFPB community have not just lost nearly 300 pounds, but also gained a new lease on life.
The blend of spices in this dish produces bold, smoky flavors and mouth watering aromas. The robustness of the potatoes and cabbage pairs really well with the sweetness of the red bell pepper and carrot!
This stew is reminiscent of okra gumbo, a Southwest Louisiana favorite.
Food journaling is often a dreaded task for those trying to lose weight, but for Sharme it was key to her success.
It can feel like “nothing works” to regular blood pressure, including medication, but there is hope: Sharme Ridley talks about how medically supervised water-only fasting helped her get her blood pressure down and keep it down.