Lisa Lange’s Vision For a Better World & Why It’s Cool To Be Compassionate

The Rich Roll Podcast · Nov 3, 2014 · 2h 11m

Confession time.

I’m the first to admit that my initial reasons for adopting a plant-based lifestyle were selfish. I was overweight. I felt lousy. I looked lousy. I had a health scare. Basically, I just wanted to look and feel better. I wanted to enjoy my kids at their energy level. I wasn’t ready to succumb to middle age defeat.

So I took the leap. A leap without much expectation I might add.

Then the miracle. I dropped 50 pounds. My vitality returned. That long-gone youthful glow restored. I didn't just get my life back, I got an entirely new one. Today I am living the life beyond my…