Which Came First: The Chicken, the Egg, or the Dystopian Nightmare?

The animal agriculture industry does not want you to know how the sausage gets made. Whenever possible, they attempt to hide their operations from the public. Some of those attempts are surprisingly brazen, their claims so obviously dubious. It’s as if they don’t expect us to do the most basic research.

Sonoran Sunshine Retreat Speaker, Dr. Robert Maurer, on Living Longer and Healthier

Robert Maurer, PhD, is a speaker at our upcoming Sonoran Sunshine Retreat. Here is a sneak peek into his research and findings on longevity and health as we age.

Find out how a jumpstart program can radically change people’s health

Have you ever wanted to bring people together to help them transform their health using a whole food, plant-based (WFPB) diet, but you’re not sure where to start? Dr. Ted Barnett talks about how to do just that.

Live Longer, Live Better! Understanding the Research on Longevity

With modern medical intervention, many are living longer just so that they can die longer. The good news is, we already know the key to healthy longevity. Scientific research shows us how to extend our lifespan and avoid the common diseases that plague so many Americans.

Sonoran Sunshine Retreat Keynote Speaker, Doctor Vanessa Méndez, Talks Gut Health

Have you heard of the gut microbiome? It’s one of the hottest topics in nutrition right now, but what is it? And how can you develop a healthy gut for yourself?

Addressing Health Inequity through Trauma Informed Lifestyle Medicine

Seeds to Inspire Foundation was founded to transmute privilege into service and bring my healing story—and the knowledge behind it—to communities challenged with health inequity and disparity.

How a Breast Cancer Diagnosis Led Me to a Plant-Based Diet

After a cancer diagnosis, Kelly got serious about her health for the first time in her life. Here’s her road to adopting a whole food, plant-based diet to save her life.

How I Shed A Third of My Body Weight & Regained My Health

After being rushed to the hospital with a life-threatening illness in 2009, Jeanne Schumacher discovered the profound power of whole food, plant-based nutrition. Read her inspirational story of discovery, recovery, and giving back.

Weight Loss With Plants Episode 2 – Kelly Houseman

Tune in to see how committing to a WFPB lifestyle change affected Kelly’s weight loss and the management of her metastatic breast cancer.

Weight Loss With Plants Episode 4 – Ben and Esther Loveridge

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.

How These 9 Professionals Use Their Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate

Learn how T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies graduates complement their careers with the Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate through eCornell.

Weight Loss With Plants Episode 3 – Al Schmidt

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!

A WFPB Diet Helped My Fibroid and Menstrual Pain

Plant-based nutrition can produce profound benefits for those suffering from hormone-related conditions and diseases, including several which affect huge proportions of the American and global population.

Overcoming My Junk Food Addiction

Knowing what to eat is only the first step. The psychological barriers of lifestyle change are very real, and often intensely personal.

Steps to Go from Meat Eating to Whole Food, Plant-Based

Optimal health isn’t just a switch you can flip. It often takes a long time to achieve our health goals, with many unforeseen stages between here and there.

Mistakes We Make When Going Plant Based & How to Avoid Them

There are many challenges when switching to a new lifestyle, and your challenges are often going to be unique to your particular situation. Your background, your environment, the support systems that you choose to take advantage of—all of these can have a major impact on your success.

Weight Loss With Plants Episode 1 – Tim & Heather Kaufman

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.

Now Is the Time for Direct Action

Helping the environment isn’t as tricky as we think. Actions like learning plant-based recipes, reading food labels, and supporting local farmers’ markets can have a long-lasting impact.

Plant-Based Nutrition Graduate Spotlight: Tig Notaro

Internationally-recognized comedian shares her plant-based journey, and her passion for helping others along the path toward better health.

Mel’s Plant-Based Journey From Heart Disease to Health

Never underestimate the power of planting the seeds of change in others. Let yourself be a good example and a resource for transformation.

Married Couple Find Renewed Health & Lose a Combined 200 lbs With a Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet

There’s no such thing as “too late.” Choosing health can have a profound effect on your life, and enrich the lives of those around you.

Center for Nutrition Studies Staff Picks for Best Plant-Based Restaurants

Eating out on a WFPB diet might sound hard, but it’s not impossible. Read about some of our staff’s favorite restaurants, both at home and abroad!

How a Nurse Practitioner Saved Her Health With a Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet

The health journey isn’t always easy. It requires not just expert information, but also implementing what we learn in a way that sticks.

Book Excerpt: From Plant to Planet: Nudge your way towards healthier, more sustainable food habits

In this excerpt, authors of From Plant to Planet identify and address the most common barriers that prevent dietary lifestyle change.