How Annice Transformed Her Life and Health with a Plant-Based Diet
I am not perfect, but I would like to be. It seems that every story about whole food, plant-based (WFPB) nutrition I read in magazines or books or hear on podcasts celebrates someone who discovered the diet and suddenly changed their lifestyle, losing an astounding amount of weight. I envy their resolve and don’t understand … Continued
WFPB Nutrition Fuels Faster and Stronger Half-Marathon
Meet Dr. Laurie. I started working with her around six months ago. She was 53 years young and had already adopted a whole food, plant-based (WFPB) lifestyle, but she was struggling to shift her body composition. Her goal was to lose body fat while building quality lean muscle. Being a doctor, she understood the importance … Continued
How to Achieve Lasting Change Using a High-Carb WFPB Approach
I met Matt when he was 39. I still remember my first call with him. He was hoping to get fit by the time he turned 40, and he mentioned his love for running and how he couldn’t do it as much as he wanted to because of the weight he was carrying. I could … Continued
How CNS Kitchen Has Helped Me Go Beyond Weight Loss to Embrace Whole Health
When I joined CNS Kitchen in 2022, I was looking for a community of others who were on a whole food, plant-based (WFPB) journey. At the time, my goal was weight loss. I had been gaining and losing the same ten pounds for over a year. What I didn’t know then was how important the … Continued
How Lise Put Yo-Yo Dieting Behind Her Once and for All
At 55, Lise had struggled with yo-yo dieting most of her life. She tried everything from Atkins to keto. Finally, she found success with a whole food, plant-based diet.
Nancy Condon’s New Lease on Life: How She Found Support and Success with CNS Kitchen
My whole food, plant-based (WFPB) journey started when I joined the CNS Kitchen community, led by Sharme Ridley and Del Sroufe, and participated in a WFPB Wellness Challenge. At first, the transition was difficult for me, but thanks to the kindness and support of my newly discovered community, I turned that rocky beginning into a … Continued
Kathy Plaza Avoided High Blood Pressure Medication by Adopting a WFPB Lifestyle
Kathy Plaza gained 50 unwanted pounds and developed high blood pressure after menopause. At the age of 68, hoping to avoid HBP medication, she decided to do something about it. She’s 75 now and still going strong with her WFPB, SOS-free diet.
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.
At the age of 55 Karla Freeze changed her life with a plant-based diet
After realizing Alzheimer's was affecting her loved ones, Karla was determined to find a healthier way forward. In doing so she regained her health and lost 236 pounds.
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 these professionals use the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies to complement their careers with the Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate.
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.
Cancer Is Not The End: How a Plant-Based Diet Helped Manage Carlos’ Prostate Cancer
Eleven years ago, Carlos was diagnosed with “untreatable” cancer. He discovered the power of nutrition, as recorded in his book, Testimony of Life.
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.
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.
Plant-Based Nutrition Student 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.
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.
