By Michael Rudolph As a curious 31-year-old personal trainer, who was out of work due to an injury and not seeing any results through all/any of the rehabilitation that I was prescribed, I spent tens of thousands of...
Journeys
Why do people go vegan? One human’s journey
My journey began quite a few years ago. So many that I’ve forgotten exactly when it started but it was probably in the 90s. While I am vague on the when I distinctly remember what happened to put me on this path. Up until that point I’d...
Eat more fruits and veggies and say goodbye to allergy medications
I'm a mom to two teen boys and a health and wellness advocate. If you asked me to describe our family 20 years ago I would have said we were a healthy active family. Looking back, not so much. We were certainly active but our health was challenged with things like...
Foodie, athlete, and animal lover finds peace by living her values
By Rach Ibum, Wiltshire, UK There seem to be two types of vegan: those that go cold turkey (as it were) overnight, and those that do it more gradually. My journey was a gradual one. After about six years as a vegetarian and a shorter period as a vegan at University, I...
Another inconvenient Truth
By Larry Evans, Raleigh, NCWhen I was about 10 years old my Dad came home one day with fresh steaks. He threw them on the grill and we began eating them that evening. Halfway through the meal, my dad said, "This meat went “Moo” this morning!" True or not I didn't want...
My long and twisted road to eyes wide-open
My journey toward a fully plant-based lifestyle has been a long and twisted one. What starts as a simple preference with fuzzy edges will end 45 years later with a big WHY that is filled with love and compassion. Finger kicking good I was about 15 years old having a...
Southern-fried meat eater finds her heart with a plant-based diet
By Dee McHenry, Ocala, FL Raised in the deep South by a long line of traditional Southern cooks and literally weaned on bacon, I wasn’t exactly predisposed to “go vegan.” During the earliest years, my parents were impoverished graduate students, but still very...
Transitioning from a carnivorous to plant-based lifestyle
On transitioning from a carnivorous to plant-based (mostly vegan) lifestyle Reposted with permission from carleebusby.com. Friends and family are sometimes surprised to hear that I wasn't vegetarian before transitioning to a vegan diet. I would say that's in...