Shelley Watts, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is a retired high school home economics teacher. Arrogant about what and how much she could eat, Shelley started gaining weight in her late 20s by overeating sugar, salt, and fatty foods. Over the years, she gained 65 pounds and developed multiple health issues, including type 2 diabetes. She knew things were bad. Despite a lifelong aversion to needles, she learned to prick herself to administer her diabetes meds. Finally, she prayed and made a decision to make real changes in how she ate. She did her homework, researching websites, books, and articles and listening to experts. She made a plan, based on science, and then she executed it – beginning with a fast at the Fasting Escape., run by Dr. Nate Gershfeld. Since June 24, 2019, she’s eaten only plants, all the time – and she'[s transformed her health! Now, at 70, she's got a brand-new life and looking forward to many more QUALITY years ahead.
Resources:
Dr. Michael Greger, NutritionFacts.org: nutritionfacts.org (Daily Dozen App)
Barbaro, MPH + Khambatta, PhD: masteringdiabetes.org
John and Ocean Robbins: foodrevolution.org
National Health Association: healthscience.org
Dr. Michael Klaper: doctorklaper.com
Dr. Frank Sabatino: drfranksabatino.com
Dr. Joel Fuhrman: drfuhrman.com
Dr. Neal Barnard: pcrm.org
Chef AJ: chefaj.com
Chef Ramses Bravo: bravopb.com
Brittany Jaroudi: newthejaroudifamily.com
Dillon Holmes: wellyourworld.com
Forks Over Knives: forksoverknives.com
Cronometer (nutrition tracker): cronometer.com
Dr. Nathan Gershfeld: fastingescape.com
Dr. Alan Goldhamer: healthpromoting.com
Books/Magazines
The Pleasure Trap by D. Lisle and A. Goldhamer
How Not To Die and How Not to Diet by Michael Greger
Eat to Live and Super Immunity by Joel Fuhrman
Mastering Diabetes by C. Khambatta and R. Barbaro
The China Study by T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell II
Fiber Fueled by Will Bulsiewicz
Becoming Vegan by Brenda Davis & Vesanto Melina
Undo It by Dean Ornish and Anne Ornish
Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss
Magazine —Fork Over Knives (4 times per year)
Films:
The Game Changers
What the Health
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret
Seaspiracy
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