Vince Lia, the Healthy Vegan Guy tells his story of healing from ulcerative colitis with a plant-based diet. His interview will make you swoon for smoothies and jump for jackfruit! LISTEN NOW! When a doctor prescribes you medication and then tells you that it will never truly heal your ailments, what do you do? After being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (a word we hadn't even heard of) Vince Lia was told by two different doctors that the disease would never truly go away, even with medication. Oh, and they also said to not eat vegetables.Does that make any sense? He didn't think so either. A snippet from Vince's website: …after mostly unsuccessful diets and seeing little to no improvement, I decided to try something drastically different – something that many of my friends and family thought would not work. I slowly started incorporating organic green juices into my diet (juicing removed the fiber from the vegetables and allowed my body to quickly absorb nutrients). I was still concerned about how my body would respond to vegetables after avoiding them for so long; however, I noticed that juicing reduced some of my symptoms. Encouraged by the results from juicing, I continued to gradually introduce different vegetables and fruits. It is here that I began to experience substantial improvement… Listen on iTunes Get your swag on! Did you hear about our contest? Of course you did! We're giving away 10 Swag Bags full of our favorite health & beauty products: all organic, all vegan, and all healthy. Would you expect anything less? Each bag has over $300 worth of awesomeness. To enter, subscribe, rate, and review the Food Heals Podcast on iTunes. Then, send us a screenshot of your accomplishment to info@foodhealsnation.com; or, tweet us; or post to our Facebook page. And you may as well follow us and like us while you're at it! Here's a preview of one item from the bag: Parfait Visage, an organic face lotion for anti-wrinkles and pro-beautification. It smells fresh and glorious, and is a $60 value that you can get FOR FREE. Tweetables:(Click to tweet) Tweet: "Think progress over perfection. Do 1 plant-based meal a day and slowly progress to where you want to go." @HealthyVeganGuy @FoodHealsNation Tweet: @healthyveganguy Amazing story of healing ulcerative colitis w/ a #vegan diet. @FoodHealsNation http://bit.ly/HealthyVeganGuy #FoodHealsPodcast Tweet: I am jumping for #jackfruit after listening to this interview! @healthyveganguy @FoodHealsNation http://bit.ly/HealthyVeganGuy #FoodHealsPodcast This episode is sponsored by: Schmidt's Deodorant – Vegan, cruelty-free, toxic-free, and smells like heaven. We know from experience that this stuff works: it keeps us fresh while we're sweating it up in the recording studio! Use the coupon code foodheals for 20% off your purchase! Inside-Out Mobile Spa – A luxury mobile day spa that provides elite services in the comfort of your own home. Or office. Or anywhere with a driveway. Use the coupon code foodheals for $10 off your next service! Selected Links from the Show: Vince's website, the Healthy Vegan Guy Follow Vince on Twitter Follow Vince on Facebook Follow Vince on Instagram Being hailed as "Sex and the City for Food," The Food Heals Podcast brings together experts in the field of nutrition, health and healing to teach you the best-kept natural secrets to being a hotter, healthier, happier YOU! The Food Heals Podcast is hosted by Allison Melody and Suzy Hardy – two self-proclaimed natural chicks who will rock your world and change your beliefs about health! This sexy, savvy duo provides eco-friendly advice on a variety of issues including the healing power of nutrition, living authentically, turning your passion into your career, choosing the best natural health and beauty products, the benefits of a plant-based diet and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices