Angela Liddon's Oh She Glows journey

By Angela Liddon
Updated October 12 2014 - 10:08am, first published September 13 2014 - 12:00am
How it all vegan: <i>The Oh She Glows Cookbook</i> by Angela Liddon.
How it all vegan: <i>The Oh She Glows Cookbook</i> by Angela Liddon.

When I made the switch to a whole foods vegan diet five years ago, I witnessed a powerful transformation in myself. After a decade of struggling with an eating disorder and subsisting on low-calorie, processed, "diet" foods, I knew I needed to change my life — and my health — for the better. Gradually, I shifted my diet to focus on wholesome plant-based foods, and I was immediately struck by how amazing I felt eating this way. Vibrant vegetables and fruit, whole grains, beans, legumes, nuts, and seeds took the place of highly processed food from a box. Little by little, my skin started to glow, my energy levels soared, and my chronic Irritable Bowel Syndrome lessened in severity.