Wow, it’s been over six months since I cleaned up my diet and moved towards a whole foods plant-based plan. And I owe you guys an update! To recap, since the heart attack, I no longer cook with oil of any type, have cut out refined sugars, and focus on whole plant foods. Yes, I […]
As a vegan, you don’t consider heart disease as something that will affect you, especially not in your 40s. So I didn’t believe that as a possibility when I felt tightness in my chest, and my arms felt weak. I thought by being vegan for 15+ years and vegetarian for 22+ years I would avoid the […]
Eating out after a heart attack is challenging. Restaurants pile on sugar, fat, and salt because people expect a decadent experience when they go out to eat. Maybe that was okay when eating in a restaurant was for special occasions, but these days people do it all the time. But what about vegan restaurants? They […]
Just over a week ago, I had a heart attack. It doesn’t make sense, but it happened. Oh, you must be eating nothing but french fries and processed veggie burgers. Nope. You’re a smoker. Nope. You’re obese. Nope. You drink a lot of alcohol. Nope. You’re downing loads of sugary sodas. Nope. Let’s back up […]
