Never Too Late: Reversing My Heart Disease on a WFPB Diet at 80

Al Schmidt shows you’re never too old to make changes to reverse heart disease. Although it was a bumpy road getting there, Al has found he loves eating plant-based — for the results and the taste of it!

9 Whole Food, Plant-Based Pumpkin Recipes for Fall

Pumpkins pair perfectly with the fall holidays. From breakfast to dinner and dessert, we’ve got a delicious selection of recipes to please your palate.

SUNY Downstate Pilots Food As Medicine Initiative For Medical & Public Health Students

New Forward-Thinking Courses for Healthcare Workers at University Hospital of Brooklyn Focus on Plant-Based Nutrition and Medicine.

Cancer, Heart Disease, & Weight Loss: A Plant-Based Diet Rescued My Health

Although modern medicine’s first inclination is to fight disease, Bryan Jackson, cancer and heart attack survivor, suggests a friendlier approach- one that not only helps slow or reverse disease but helps the whole person.

Could Keeping a Food Journal Be the Missing Link to Finally Losing Weight?

Food journaling is often a dreaded task for those trying to lose weight, but for Sharme it was key to her success.

WFPB Success: Changing My Life in 20 Days

Many people rationalize not switching to a whole food, plant-based lifestyle, even if their heart and their gut tells them to. Beverly, a winner of Chef Del’s Diet Daze 20-Day Challenge, tells us what finally made her prioritize the switch to a healthier way of life.

I Reversed My Type 2 Diabetes With a Plant-Based Diet & Help From My Mom

Which sounds better—a lifetime of prescription drugs, or a fast-acting dietary lifestyle change that only has positive side effects?

Busting Nutrition Myths: How Plant-Based Diets Are Healthy for Children & Families

In the Center for Nutrition Studies’ upcoming Plant Forward Virtual Workshop Series, Dr. Shah will share her insights into how to make a whole food, plant-based diet sustainable for you and your family. Read more about her work and her most recent book, co-authored with Brenda Davis, RD. Nutrition can be a controversial topic. Doctors, … Continued

Can Doctor Supervised Water Fasting Regulate Blood Pressure? It Worked for Me!

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.

Weight Loss & Cancer Management: How Whole Food, Plant-Based Support Helped Kelly

After years of on-and-off whole food, plant-based eating, Kelly fully committed to the WFPB lifestyle change and found great success in weight loss and managing her metastatic breast cancer.

A Registered Dietitian’s Professional & Personal Journey to WFPB Nutrition

One book changed the entire trajectory of this Registered Dietitian’s career and life. Read about Didem’s journey on a whole food, plant-based diet and the changes it made for her, large and small.

After Eating Plant-Based Daniel Said Goodbye to 160 lbs, Sleep Apnea, & Type 2 Diabetes

Daniel Caracciolo is a whole food, plant-based (WFPB) advocate who found great success in weight loss following this lifestyle. He is training for his first triathlon and aims to start a plant-based meal prep and catering business.

Chef, I’m Going Plant-Based. What Can I Eat?

Many people considering a plant-based diet initially focus on what they can’t eat. Here we explore the huge range of what you can eat, including several substitutes to use to make your old favorites.

A Modified Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet Was Necessary to Manage My Rheumatoid Arthritis

A whole food, plant-based diet is a wonderful treatment for many diseases, but it’s not always a silver bullet cure-all. Jill Edwards offers her experience with a modified WFPB diet that worked for her, after some help from a rheumatologist and some trial and error.

Wellness House Nutrition Programs Encourage Plant-Based Eating for Cancer Patients

Wellness House bridges the gap between surviving a cancer diagnosis and thriving, including through their plant-based nutrition programs.

Got Joint Pain? An Anti-Inflammatory Diet May Be the Key to Your Relief

A lot of people are living with joint pain, and many of them don’t need to be. While physical therapy is the standard of care, some thoughtful changes to your diet can have a notable impact.

Culture Change through Accessible WFPB Program

The following is an article from a Community Grant recipient. To hear more from Dr. Ted Barnett, register for the Plant Forward Virtual Workshop Series. During my years as a physician, I have observed a society that has become sicker and sicker despite steady improvements to technology and increased medical expenditures. Fairly early on in … Continued

Plant-Based Utah Program Promotes Access to Healthy Food

Plant Based Utah turned their attention toward food access in 2020 during the pandemic. Now, they’re incorporating sustainable food production.

“Doctors for Nutrition” Webinars Reinforce Benefits of Plant-Based Diets

Doctors For Nutrition provide engaging online and in-person plant-forward nutrition resources and education for healthcare professionals and students.

5 Mushrooms That Can Replace Fish In Your Diet

These 5 mushrooms have tastes and textures that will make it ever-so-easy to swap them for meat and fish in your diet!

Farm to Pantry Program Delivers Local Organic Food to Low-Income Communities

This Farm to Food Pantry program brings fresh produce from environmentally-conscious local producers to low-income members of the Illinois community.

15 Plant-Based Easter Brunch Recipe Ideas

Who doesn’t love brunch? From sweet to savory and everything in between, mix and match Easter brunch recipes like Carrot Cake Oatmeal Pancakes, Three Bean Salad with Roasted Potatoes, and decadent Chocolate Doughnuts for a meal that is sure to please everyone. A whole food, plant-based Easter menu filled with so much flavor, you won’t … Continued

Plant-Based Eating Program Benefits Nigerians Through Community Outreach

SOBNUTRITION is a Nigerian organization that helps people become more attuned to inner health by changing nutrition and lifestyle habits.

Cooking Up Health Program Changes Lifestyles for Doctors & Patients

Cooking Up Health, a course at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern University—educates medical students on lifestyle and nutrition.