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Putting aside all the mounting clinical evidence that points to a plant-based diet as being the answer to obesity, diabetes and other chronic diseases, I just love these anecdotal testimonies!

Together, We Lost 200 Pounds in 2 Years!

By Ashely Chong

I recently celebrated my two-year anniversary of being 100% plant based. My journey began in March of 2012. I was determined to lose weight and get healthy, so I began researching about nutrition and overall health. I stumbled across information about vegan diets, and how animal protein and dairy really distort the body. After more research and watching a lot of documentaries, including Forks Over Knives, I decided to give plant-based eating a try.

On April 1st of 2012, I went 100% vegan overnight. About ten days in, I felt amazing, my skin was clearer, and I had lost a good amount of weight. I could not return to my previous diet and feel sick again, so this experiment became a lifestyle change―one that I fell in love with! I fell in love with how I felt, how I started to look, and how I started to think.

My fiancé Andrew started his journey not long after I did, and we continued this beautiful lifestyle together. Over the course of two years, I have lost 125 lbs., and Andrew has lost about 75. We are living examples of the havoc that an animal-rich diet full of processed, chemical-ridden, genetically modified foods can wreak on a body. This super lifestyle has benefited us not only physically, but mentally and spiritually as well. We have truly experienced nothing but positive results!

God bless

Life-Changing Medical Alert!

When Dr. Caldwell B. Essylsten was a surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic, he presented a bombshell in the American Journal of Cardiology.  He basically asserted that the standards of care for heart disease simply don’t work for most people.  Specifically, “elective angioplasty does not decrease the risk of myocardial infarction or death.  Bypass surgery does not decrease the risk of myocardial infarction, and it benefits survival only in high-risk subsets.  So, it seems we have an enormous paradox.  The disease that is the leading killer of men and women in Western civilization is largely untreated.”  He goes on to point out that “performing interventions has the potential for enormous  financial reward”, whereas lifestyle changes, which are more efficacious with no side effects, provide little or no financial benefit for providers.

Yet, despite The American Medical Association’s (AMA) Code of Medical Ethics, which states that “physicians should sensitively and respectfully disclose all relevant medical information to patients” when it comes to treatment options for heart disease, how often do you think doctors share the benefits of a plant-based diet vs. statins, for example?  For those of you on statin drugs for cholesterol, are you aware that they only work for one out of sixty patients?  Why in the world would you put up with the numerous negative side effects of this prescription drug, such as muscle pain, liver damage and upset stomach, when your chances of it helping are less than 2%?  It’s just crazy, and I’m not making these numbers up, they come right out of the AMA’s Journal of Ethics!  Check out this short video and you’ll see what I mean:

You want the real scoop on what to do about the prevention and cure of heart disease?  Get educated!  I cannot emphasize this enough……it’s your life and it’s also your responsibility to be your most knowledgeable and vocal advocate.  Here are five, clinically-based articles to get you started:

• Stamp Out Chronic Disease The Smartest Way
• Wine, Chronic Disease & Gut Bacteria
• 2,400 Year-Old Health Advice: New?
• Pills Or Plant-Based, Your Choice
• Lifestyle Drives Your Health

So, given the overwhelming evidence that the adoption of this lifestyle is the highway to health, with the additional benefit that you’ll never, ever have to go on a diet again, here’s your new food pyramid:

God bless