Topic: Herbies

Meet our Herbie of the Week: Heather!

Over the summer I received a short, but sweet email from Heather. She wrote:

"In February I changed to a 100% plant-based diet. So far I have lost almost 90 lbs. Reversed my diabetes, been able to cut my blood pressure & cholesterol meds in 1/2."

I was AMAZED! Knowing her plant-based journey would inspire so many, I immediately asked Heather to share her story today.

I'll let Heather take it …

Meet our Herbie of the Week: Amy B!

Like many Herbies of the Week, Amy struggled with her weight for most of her life. After suffering three miscarriages (which was followed by depression) and then stress from being a first-time parent, Amy realized her weight was out of control and her vegetarian diet wasn't as healthy as she thought.

Just before her 40th birthday, Amy decided to make a change. She committed herself to a healthier lifestyle by going plant-based …

Meet our Herbies of the Week: Lesli & Rich!

After struggling with weight for much of her life, Lesli turned to a plant-based diet after her doctor wanted her to consider taking a statin for high cholesterol. Much to Lesli's surprise, her husband Rich decided to join her on her plant-based journey and they haven't looked back!

Since making the switch, Rich has lost 40lbs (and at the lowest weight he's ever been in his adult life!) and Lesli is …

Meet our Herbie of the Week: Diane H!

A couple months ago Diane sent me an email with the subject line "I Surrender". The email read:

"Two years. I started following you almost two years ago and dropped 30 pounds in about 6 weeks. But then --- the weight started creeping on again. You told me repeatedly that you could not have peanut butter IN YOUR HOUSE because of the nature and intensity of Scott's addiction to it. But …

Meet our Herbie of the Week: Joanne!

I received a beautiful email from Joanne before the start of the "Spring Into Health" 28-day Challenge.

In it, she explained how she embarked on a journey toward better health by adopting a plant-based diet.

I thought her story was amazing and inspirational, which is why I asked her to share it for the Herbie of the Week series!

Here's Joanne's story in her own words...

April 2014 was a milestone for …