Meet Linda

Hey there! I'm Linda Middlesworth, and my number one passion and goal in life is to teach others how going vegan can improve human health, helps animals, and benefits the environment.

A Food for Life nutrition and cooking instructor for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and a vegan health coach at my own business, VeganMentor, I help vegan advocacy groups by organizing demonstrations and rescuing animals.

Education and Training

Cancer Project Food for Life Instructor, PCRM
Certified Plant Nutrition, Cornell University by T. Colin Campbell, PhD
Certified in The Starch Solution by John McDougall MD
Afilliate Member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine

Organizer, Sacramento Vegan Society
Co-Organizer for Sacramento Animal Rights
Co-organizer for Sacramento Animal and Health Save
Grassroots Volunteer for for PETA, MFA, DXE, Humane League, Animal Outlook

Awards

Voice of Compassion Award

Jun 10, 2024
I was so honored to be presented with the Voice of Compassion award from Dr. Neal Barnard, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

Jan. 19, 2019

Social Compassion and Legislation Award

I was so honored to be presented the Social Compassion and Legislation Award for my Vegan Mentor Coaching and for having thousands of members in my Sacramental Vegan Society. I am shown here with my son, Darren Middlesworth, v-dog President at the SCIL Gala.

Linda's Story

About 30 years ago, I moved to Sacramento. The good part: I was married with 3 children and growing my career as a Graphic Designer. The bad part: I was extremely unhealthy – 48 lbs. overweight with heart disease and thyroid cancer.

The doctors told me my cancer was likely not caused by my diet. While I wanted to believe them, their words didn't sit right with me.

I feared for my life.

My neighbor recommended reading "The McDougall Program: 12 Days to Dynamic Health." I willfully, and hopefully, followed her advice. I read it from cover to cover, followed it, and haven't looked back since. “Animal Liberation” by Peter Singer opened my eyes to being vegan for animal protection reasons as well.

For the last 10 years, I have dedicated my life to being a “healthy” vegan and teaching others about the rich health rewards of making vegan choices.

Our food choices are largely based on cultural myths. Processed foods can not only make us obese, but can promote heart disease, some cancers, diabetes, and digestive disorders.

Eating whole foods, plant based (vegan) from the four food groups (beans, grains, vegetables, and fruits) is the key to vibrant, disease-free healthy life.

Besides the health changes people make under my mentoring, the most rewarding experience of my career is the “aha” moment from my clients when they make the connection with non human animals.

As Colleen Patrick Goudreau says: