“Weight loss sells;” that’s what someone told me right before my first television appearance after losing a significant amount of weight.
This is me on the cover of a popular women’s magazine—and on a celebrity doctor’s TV show.
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My daughter took this picture soon after a professional photoshoot for a magazine. I had fasted prior to it in order to be a smaller size and have a flatter stomach.
Medically Induced Eating Disorders
I was most celebrated by the medical community when I was the sickest with an eating disorder. My weight loss story was even featured on a popular doctor’s TV show.
However, it’s a narrative many of us share.
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In the summer of 2008, I embarked on a journey to get my health back by experimenting with plant-based nutrition.