Topic: Herbies

Meet our Herbie of the Week: Wendy!

Wendy made the decision to go plant-based one month after completing an aggressive chemo/radiation treatment for her Stage 2 Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.

After making the switch, her surgeon was amazed at how quickly she was able to recover from surgery and her oncologist is always asking her how she lost 30lbs.

But that's not all! Her husband and two kids have experienced some amazing benefits since going plant-based as well!

Read on for Wendy's …

Meet our Herbie of the Week: Penny!

Back in 2011, Penny was scheduled for an angiogram and stent when a failed stress test showed she had a coronary artery blockage.

After hearing a friend reversed his own heart disease by going plant-based, Penny spent the entire weekend researching and reading everything she could about "that way of eating". By Monday, she canceled her surgery and changed her diet, even though her doctor didn't think it was going to help.

Three …

Meet our Herbies of the Week: Erin & Mark!

I first heard about Erin and Mark's plant-based journey during "The Forks Over Knives Plan" giveaway.

Erin wrote on the HH blog:

"The movie changed my and my husband's life. We quit milk cold turkey, transitioned to a plant-based lifestyle, and told the people we care about the most to watch the movie. We have been going strong for 3 years and my acne cleared up, we lost weight, …

Meet our Herbie of the Week: Kate B!

While many of our Herbies of the Week talk about weight-loss, Kate is a perfect example of how a plant-based diet can do so many amazing things for your health.

After working as a nurse for a decade and seeing the decline in health of her patients, Kate knew a plant-based diet was the way to go.

Today she's off her medications for anxiety and depression, her migraines are gone and feels …

Meet our Herbie of the Week: Kelli!

Feeling like she was living in her own food coma, Kelli's plant-based journey started when the last of her three children moved out of the house. With more time on her hands and a desire to eat healthy, she watched "Forks Over Knives" and it was exactly what she needed to hear!

Two years later, Kelli has lost 50lbs, lowered her cholesterol, no longer feels addicted to food, and most importantly: …