“I dropped from a size 22 to an 8!”

In her stressful job as a critical care unit nurse, Shelley Hughes saw every day how weight could lead to chronic disease and death. Carrying 100 extra pounds herself, she knew it was time to focus on her health before she ended up in her own hospital bed. Fed up and ready for a change from past diets, Shelley began fueling her system with more plant foods, ingredients she could fill up on without gaining weight. She found strength with staples like buckwheat, apples, pears and green tea. She also walked for exercise. Slowly, Shelley watched her pounds depart, one by one. Shelley had lost 60 pounds (and even completed a half triathlon!), when she suffered a head injury in a bike accident. Doctors weren’t sure if she would make it. But…

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First for Women (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 12, 2023

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