How Penn Jillette lost 105 pounds, without magic

Mark Frauenfelder 12:53 pm Thu Apr 9, 2015

Penn, you need to practice that card palm.

How @pennjillette lost 105 lbs. — without magic! http://t.co/lgWh2QqMtf pic.twitter.com/KIzg3iyT55

— PEOPLE Great Ideas (@greatideas) April 8, 2015

“The 6’7” entertainer decided to get healthy after his high blood pressure landed him in the hospital,” People Magazine reports. He went from weighing 330 pounds to 225 pounds, reaching his goal weight on his 60th birthday, March 5.

He isn't on a calorie-restrictive diet, but consumes no animal products, no processed grains, and no added sugar or salt. "I eat unbelievable amounts of food but just very, very, very healthy food."

Penn followed Dr. Joel Fuhrman's Eat To Live plan.

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