My Story From Prescriptions to Plants

Clarification: I’m not suggesting anyone stop taking prescription medications! I am however pressing rewind because I couldn’t write this cookbook without sharing how I got here—from pharmacist to plant-based chef.

It’s 2008 and I’m twenty-three. I’ve just graduated from pharmacy school. I’m stressed out and high-strung but consider myself healthy (at least healthy-ish). Chronic back pain leads to an MRI, and in my follow-up appointment (on Valentine’s Day, to be exact) I’m told I have multiple sclerosis (MS).