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Talking Whole Foods With Holly - Found of My Plant-Based Family

Tuesday, March 19, 2013 23:07

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The plant-based community is an ever growing community of many fascinating and wonderful people. Many of these people are looking to improve their health by going plant-based. Holly was one of these people, and she has a great story to tell!

Not only did Holly take the leap of faith and adopt a whole foods, plant-based diet, but she managed to get her whole family to embrace this lifestyle. And their results speak for themselves. This was certainly no easy task by any means as they had several kids running around the house keeping them busy!

So how’d she do it? What’s her secret? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this exclusive interview with her as she reveals the life of her Plant-Based Family…

Dustin: Holly, I ran across your site (My Plant-Based Family) the other day and have to admit I think it’s great! What’s it all about and what inspired you to create it?

Holly: When we initially decided to transition to a plant-based diet I had a difficult time finding resources. I would find websites or blogs that were vegan but used oil, white sugar, and white flour. Other sites or blogs relied heavily on processed products like vegan margarine and faux meat products. Most of the recipes I found were also not suited to families with small children.

I decided there needed to be a resource for families who want to eat whole food, plant-based foods that were affordable, easy, and delicious. I focus on helping people make the transition from omnivore to plant-eater, extending grace when it’s needed and equipping people to actually do it.

Dustin: So, you and your husband’s stories have some health-related issues behind them? Do you care to share?

Holly: I have had some minor health issues for years. I thought they were just a part of life and didn’t realize they were a product of my poor food choices. In 2011 after the birth of my second child I began having bladder spasms and suffered 7 UTIs (including 7 rounds of antibiotic) that year. I felt like I couldn’t take care of my family and I became desperate. The specialist I saw said I may have interstitial cystitis but his “solutions” were not an option. In a desperate email to my closest friends I told them what I had been going through and asked if any of them could help. One friend recommended her mother, a whole food educator.

Eileen explained a whole food, plant-based diet as a way to prevent and reverse disease. Within days, aches and pains I thought were just a part of life were gone. I felt light, I could bounce up the stairs where before I avoided them at all cost. It took a few months for my bladder to heal. My life is no longer dictated by the disposition of my bladder. I lost weight easily and went from a 14 to a 6 in about six weeks.

We considered my husband’s health issues to be “genetic” and didn’t believe we could really do anything about them. He was on medication for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, asthma, allergies, and acid reflux. He no longer needs any of that medication and has lost over 50 pounds.

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Dustin: Do you think feeding your kids a whole foods, plant-based diet is the way to go? If so, why?

Holly: I grew up eating a lot of processed food. I loved my Little Debbies, Coca Cola, and candy. I have a big sweet tooth and never really cared for fruit or veggies. Even before switching to a plant-based diet I didn’t want my kids to end up like me. I knew fruit and veggies were good and processed junk was bad. I did my best and served them plenty of fruit and veggies along with tons of dairy; I was led astray by the dairy industries advertising.

After watching Forks Over Knives and researching I was convinced at the overwhelming evidence linking the Standard American Diet to disease. I have every confidence that my children will not suffer at the hands of Western disease, especially if they choose this diet for the rest of their lives.

Most people continue the same diet they have always followed. I believe the earlier your kids begin eating a healthy diet the better it will be for them.

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