Queens Woman Reverses Chronic Illness With Plant-Based Diet

MOHAMED FARGHALY

mfarghaly@queensledger.com

As chronic diseases rise across New York and the nation, a Queens woman says a low-cost nutrition program helped her reverse serious health problems and find a new path to wellness.

When Flushing resident Sherika Sterling received bloodwork showing she was prediabetic with high blood pressure, high cholesterol and fatty liver disease, she thought her family history of illness had caught up with her. “I just thought, as you get older, it’s natural for you to experience chronic pain and chronic illnesses,” Sterling said. But last fall, she joined Plant Powered Metro New York’s (PPMNY) Jumpstart program — and within weeks, her health began to change.

Sterling said she no longer suffers

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