I am a registered nurse. I have worked closely with patients suffering from illnesses related to poor lifestyle choices along with eating the standard American diet for the past 15 years and decided enough is enough. I have followed what I thought was a healthy diet and lifestyle for most of my life but have been completely whole food plant based for close to six months now. I am still fairly new and learning. The turning point for me was when I learned the truth about how the animals that we are consuming are treated and the cause and effect relationship that has everything.