56 year-old, Lauren Bernick became an inadvertent health advocate when she was diagnosed with coronary artery disease in 2015. She was able to reverse her heart disease (evidenced by extensive testing, including the Cleveland Heart Lab panel), lower her blood pressure, and lose 20 pounds without medication by following a whole-food, plant-based diet without oil. Now, she helps others do the same. She is a speaker and educator, and founded WellElephant.com to help people reverse disease and lose weight. You can go to Wellelephant.com to download her free cookbook and find out about her online class, ACE Plant-based Eating.
In her younger years, Lauren did a lot of acting and improv, and in her late thirties and early forties, conquered stand-up comedy. She was in the semi-finals of Roseanne Barr's Funniest Mom in America Contest on Nickelodeon. Lauren met her husband, Andy when she was 15 years old and fell in love with him at first sight, and still loves him beyond measure. Together, they have made three awesome humans.