Contributing Editor, The Beet LA Dunn is a plant-based advocate who wants to encourage more people to add more plants to their plate. In 2017, she suffered from aches and pains due to inflammation. LA found that many of the foods that she enjoyed were at the center of the problem. Determined to feel better she began eating mostly plants and moved away from animal products. She leaned into research and took courses in whole foods plant-based nutrition. The result? Less pain and more energy. Understanding that food and knowledge were weapons in the war against a variety of diseases, she created Black Girls Eat to help Black Women and families make healthier food choices and enjoys finding new ways to eat well, feel well and live well.
LA Dunn
I Got Over Joint Pain on a Plant-Based Diet. Now I Want to Help Others
When you go through something that helps you get healthier, you want to help other people do it too. Once I found out how to make healthier food choices, the first thing I wanted to do was share what I was learning. That’s how my journey as a plant-based advocate began. For ...
Learning to Cook Mostly Plant-Based Cured My Joint Pain. Now I’m Vegan-Ish
Being green was never a goal. I grew up in the Bronx. There were plants on our plates every day, but plant-based we were not. My childhood was typical and not unlike many of my neighbors. We made almost all of our day-to-day purchases at the bodega, and we did the big shopping once a month at the supermarket
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