By switching to a plant-based diet, Jessica has been able to get off all the medications she was taking for fibromyalgia, chronic migraines, irritable bowel syndrome, and depression/bipolar disorder!

HH: Tell us a little bit about your history and past medical conditions:

It all started with depression and headaches as a teenager. After I started college, both got worse and I developed a number of additional symptoms: I was angry and impulsive, I dealt with …

This week's meal plans are both soy free and gluten free friendly! There are 14 new recipes available to you!

New for the Individual Plan: Summer Strawberry Crisp Power Pea Hummus Mediterranean Wrap Veggie Peanut Noodles Roasted Chickpea Salad Broccoli Marinara BBQ Chickpea Salad

New for the Family Plan : Fantastic Fruit Salad Pineapple Crisp Veggie Peanut Noodles Mexican Quinoa Fiesta Bowl Mexican Beans Salsa Chickpea Lettuce Wraps "Cheesy" Broccoli

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Active yeast and nutritional yeast are completely different products that are used for two different things. When people ask me if they can swap out the two and use them interchangeably- I always have to tell them no because the results in whatever they're making will come out completely different! Active yeast works as a leavening agent in breads and other baked goods. It's primarily used to make your baked goods rise and add fluff to a piece of bread …

I follow UberFacts on Twitter. My husband, Scott , turned me on to it. Anyway, a few days ago UberTweets had tweeted that President Obama read all of the Harry Potter books to his girls.

I retweeted it because I thought it was wonderful that President Obama reads to his children (any parent who reads to their child is awesome in my book, regardless of their job title) and also because I thought it was cool that the President of …

Welcome back to the HH Book Club! As a reminder, we're posting comments and questions throughout the month on Goodreads , and wrapping up the book on the blog on the final Sunday of each month when we announce the next month's book.

July's book will be The Lean by Kathy Freston.

Some final thoughts and comments from Herbies who read The Starch Solution in June.

"POTATOES, how I have missed thee, whole …