Most commonly, we hear stories of individuals who went plant-based and felt great. They had more energy, mental fog lifted, less stress, started sleeping better, their brain got sharper, their tummy troubles vanished, they had a new hunger for life, their sex drive improved (as we learned with our plant-based guys mini series) and so on. There are so many benefits people feel after switching to a plant-based diet that it would take too many blog posts to name …

Perhaps what I love most about our Herbies of the Week series is that it shows how different and unique everyone's journey is. We all end up at the same place — good health, from the same approach — eating whole, plant foods... but we all have such different starting points, different motivations, different ways of going about it. 

For some of us, like Ami, our journey is long with many starts, stops and restarts. For others, the …

Kick-start your summer with cool, fresh recipes from this week's meal plans like Orange Creamsicle Smoothie (NEW!), Spicy Basil Noodles (NEW!), Raspberry Parfait (NEW!), 2 Hummus & Olive Wraps (NEW!) and MORE — all for both plans!

Monthly and annual subscribers, don't miss this week's FREE teleclass, "The Calorie Counting Deception." (It'll cover many topics including why so many of us have failed to lose weight counting in the past, and all the …

*If you are looking for the updated Master List, that includes HHLL, go here.*

Hi, Herbies! I've had so many requests for a "master" list of Happy Herbivore cookbook recipes — which recipes are in which book, on what page, etc.

Well, we finally made one! (Actually, HH's amazing Content Manager, Lindsey, compiled it, so big hugs to her!)

You know I value simplicity and after four books, even I sometimes struggle to remember what HH recipe is in …

My Dad ("Papa Herbivore" as he's known on this blog) sent me two quotes he thought would make great topics for Minimalist Monday. He sends me quotes every day, but sometimes he'll look for themed ones :)

The first:

"Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough."— Charles Dudley Warner

I've written about letting go and self forgiveness (we are not the worst things we've done) and removing toxic people and unhealthy relationships as part of …