Kristy
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Registered Nurse |
| Location | California, United States |
| Introduction | I am a Registered Nurse who has a keen interest in preventative health and nutrition. I got started in plant-based diets long before I became a nurse because of a dear friend who was diagnosed with breast cancer and turned to a strictly plant-based diet as a key component of her therapy. Several of her friends and I adopted the diet as well, for a time, as a means of supporting her. During that time, with all animal products removed from my diet, I noticed how much better I felt. Since then, I have researched and experimented with my diet off and on. Becoming a nurse a few years ago, working in an acute care setting and seeing so much suffering from preventable disease, has only intensified my desire to eat and live well. |