NatalaE2 | The Engine 2 Diet

About the author

A few years ago, Natala was at the end of her rope. She was on almost 15 medications daily, had out of control Type 2 Diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, issues with nerve damage, and was morbidly obese. She was just over 30 years old. She decided to take her life back by becoming plant-strong. She has lost over 200 pounds, got off of all of her medications and now has great health numbers. She became passionate about plant-strong nutrition, recieved her Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition through Cornell University. She specializes in living a more simple plant-strong life, traveling around the country with her husband and only 3 kitchen tools!

Peace With Food.

I sat outside of a sandwich place, soon after I changed my diet, crying. All I wanted was a tuna-melt. That’s it. For three weeks I had eaten really healthy, my blood sugar was coming down, my weight was dropping, I was feeling better than ever, less depressed, less anxious, and in that moment? All I wanted

Meals For Health: Oakland.

Rip is on the board of a program called “Earth Save“. Earth Save is committed to helping and serving families in need through the “Meals For Health” program. Over the weekend, Meals For Health started up in Oakland, CA and I had the amazing opportunity to be a part of it! I wanted to share

A Product That Never Changes.

My husband and I have been watching the series, “Mad Men”. Thank goodness for Netflix! I have a fascination for this time in our history. Some of the people I admire the most in life were young adults during that time, and I loved listening to their stories. I would ask my Grandfather tons of questions about

Shame.

There I was, minding my own business, walking to the metro. Suddenly, a car comes to a rather abrupt stop, right in the middle of traffic. A lady gets out, waving her hands at me, as though there was something urgent. For a moment I thought I might be in danger, maybe someone was behind me, about

Keeping It Simple. Plus a Giveaway!

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The Long Haul

When I started this plant-strong journey I was a mess. Seriously, a mess. I was somewhere around 450 pounds, who knows really, the doctors scale didn’t even go up that high. I was wearing a very stretched out 8X. My T2 diabetes was so out of control, I thought I might as well end my