Last week we met Georgie, who has found eating plant-based has helped her with her recovery to an eating disorder. This week we meet Mary Lou, who cleared up her rosacea by going plant-based!

HH: What made you decide to go to a plant-based (vegan) diet?

Five years ago, I suffered from several chronic autoimmune diseases: psoriatic arthritis, for which I was taking Enbrel injections, and I also had asthma, brain fog, depression, joint pain and chronic …

We have 15 new meals & recipes in this week's meal plans - plus both the Individual and Family meal plans are gluten-free friendly this week! The Family plan also includes a new Dinner Only shopping list as well.

New for the Individual Meal Plan:

• Spiced Sweet Potato
• Refreshing Hummus Salad
• Veggie Delight Sandwich
• Sweet Spinach Wrap
• Fajita Bowl
• Pasta Fagioli
• Veggie Love Bowl

Download the current meal plans now

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I'm always getting asked how I keep plant-based (vegan) while traveling and where can I eat "on the road."

We just spent a week driving to Montreal, and I took care to jot down some notes - and take pictures! - of the food we were eating.

The first obvious choice is Subway, which is everywhere. You can get a veggie sub or salad. A few people have told me that Subway isn't as fresh as they advertise, …

When I was in Scranton, I had a chance to catch up with my newly plant-based 13yo cousin.

She's been plant-based for almost 2 months now and has certainly had a few tests! I am so proud of her and in awe of her commitment and strength. I hope by sharing some of Caroline's experiences, we can all draw strength from her incredible persistence and will power!

The very first day Caroline went plant-based, she flew …

I woke up this morning and my twitter stream was filled with news about National Vegetarian Week! Technically it's the UK's national veg week (the US holds theirs in November) but the internet seems to have jumped in to join the fun, so I am too.

If you've been thinking about going vegan, vegetarian or just adopting a more plant-based diet, let this week be your motivator!

For starters, check out my post about transitioning -- …