The mission of PLANTSTRONG is to further the advancement of all things within the plant-based movement. We advocate for the scientifically proven benefits of plant-based living and envision a world that universally understands, promotes, and prescribes plants as the solution to empowering your health, enhancing your performance, and restoring the environment. We welcome and support you wherever you are on your PLANTSTRONG journey and we hope you enjoy the show.
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Ep. 272: Dr. Dawn Mussallem - Expert Diet, Supplement, and Mindset Tips for Breast Cancer Patients (Part 2)
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Dr. Dawn Mussallem joins Rip for Part 2 of an enlightening discussion on the vital role of personalized precision lifestyle medicine in breast cancer prevention and recovery. They dive deep into the importance of nutrition, emphasizing whole food plant-based diets, supplements, and the power of social connections in enhancing health outcomes. Dr. M…
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Ep. 271: Amy Comander, MD - PAVING the Path to Wellness for Breast Cancer Patients
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Rip Esselstyn continues his special series for Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Dr. Amy Comander, a leading expert in breast oncology and lifestyle medicine at Massachusetts General Cancer Center. Together, they delve into how breast cancer survivors can reclaim their health and thrive after a diagnosis through lifestyle changes and holistic well…
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Ep. 270: Dr. Dawn Mussallem - The Exciting Research on the Power of Plants for Breast Cancer Prevention and Recovery (Part 1)
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Rip Esselstyn welcomes back Dr. Dawn Mussallem, a breast cancer and lifestyle medicine specialist at the Mayo Clinic, to discuss the latest research about the profound impact of whole food, plant-based nutrition on cancer prevention and treatment. The conversation delves into the alarming rise of breast cancer diagnoses in younger populations, emph…
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Ep. 269: From Acting to Advocacy: Toks Olagundoye Discusses Her Health and Healing from Breast Cancer
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Actress Toks Olagundoye shares her remarkable journey as a breast cancer survivor while navigating the entertainment industry. Olagundoye, known for her roles in shows like 'Veep,' 'Castle' and the newly rebooted 'Frasier', opens up about her diagnosis and the critical role that diet and lifestyle have played in her health, emphasizing that she's d…
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Ep. 268: Kris Carr - Going from Grief to Growth When Life Falls Apart
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How many of us try to avoid pain at all costs? When life throws us challenges—whether it’s the loss of a loved one, a job crisis, or health struggles—it’s easy to shut down or numb out with distractions like food, Netflix, or social media. In my conversation with New York Times bestselling author Kris Carr, we talk about how avoiding pain can harm …
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Ep. 267: Gustavo Tolosa and Shayda Soleymani - Family Tradition Meets Plant-Based Nutrition
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Today, we invite you to meet Shayda Soleymani and Gustavo Tolosa. These two friends are from vastly different cultures - Iran and Argentina - but what they have in common is this: a shared love of their home country’s culture, food, and traditions. They also share something else in common – successful health and weight loss journeys thanks to the p…
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Kiki Nelson first appeared on the PLANTSTRONG Podcast on episode 200, but she is back with a new book, Plantifully Simple: 100 Plant-Based Recipes and Meal Plans for Health and Weight-Loss. This book is a treasure trove of 100 plant-based recipes and meal plans designed for health and weight loss, making meals deliciously simple and accessible. Pla…
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Ep. 265: Kim Scheuer, MD - All Hail Dr. Kale!
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Dr. Kim Scheuer is a dynamic plant-based telehealth physician and a passionate advocate for lifestyle medicine. Affectionately known as "Dr. Kale" by her patients, she shares her remarkable journey from a traditional family physician to embracing a plant-based lifestyle after navigating her own health challenges and witnessing the impact of nutriti…
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Ep. 264: A Race for Life: Dr. Ruth Heidrich's Journey from Cancer to a Plant-Based Champion
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Dr. Ruth Heidrich is a pioneering figure in the plant-based movement and a remarkable breast cancer survivor. In 1982, she adopted a vegan lifestyle following her diagnosis of stage four breast cancer. Her journey is one of resilience and serendipity, as she not only overcame her illness but also became a celebrated marathoner, triathlete, and IRON…
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Ep. 263: Chef AJ Wants You to Have Your Cake and Eat it Too!
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Rip welcomes the incredible Chef AJ, a beloved figure in the plant-based community, known for her generous spirit and culinary expertise. Her new cookbook, "Sweet Indulgence," comes out on August 27th, and they dive into her journey, the inspiration behind the book, and the creative process that culminated in over 150 healthy dessert recipes. Chef …
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Ep. 262: Akil Taher, MD - Living Life with an Open Heart
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Dr. Akil Taher describes himself as a former “couch potato, and a pampered consumer who feasted over the best foods without worrying about unhealthy consequences.” Like a lot of us, he didn’t worry until he had to, and then he eventually succumbed to the habits of the decadent western lifestyle. At age 62, this remarkable doctor had bypass surgery.…
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Ep. 261: Kori Clark - She's Finally Free From Food Addiction and Yo-Yo Dieting Thanks to Plants
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Kori Clark looks back on her childhood and doesn’t remember a time when she didn’t feel shame around food. Like many who grew up in the 70s and 80s (and the introduction of fast food), Kori LOVED Kraft Mac-n-Cheese, Chef Boyardee, and any “food” that came out of a box. As she recalls in today’s episode, her food addiction and obsession go back as f…
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Ep. 260: Beth Motley, MD - Make These 1% Changes to Create Long-Lasting Health
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Beth Motley, MD grew up an athlete and always had an interest in nutrition. Once she went into medical school, however, she realized that good nutrition is about way more than just athletic performance. It’s about longevity, disease prevention, and disease reversal. It’s about human health. This inspired her to train under the greats like Dr. John …
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Ep. 259: Eric Soelberg - How He Ditched the Drive-Thru and Gained a New Life
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Eric Soelberg was a high school athlete-turned-young husband and father and, like many on the family, marriage, and career track, he lost sight of himself and his own health. Food became an escape and a way to numb, and in this episode, Soelberg vulnerably shares some of those moments when he realized he had fallen into unhealthy eating behaviors a…
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Ep. 258: Colleen Mariotti - Learning to Let Go and Live Plantstrong
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We often talk about how living a Plantstrong life is an adventure if you let go of expectations, allow yourself to be more free, and learn to embrace imperfection! On this episode, Rip talks with Colleen Mariotti who, along with her family, have done this in spades when they sold most of their possessions over 10 years ago and started a nomadic lif…
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Ep. 257: Niki Davis, MD - The Doctor That Loves to "De-Prescribe" Meds
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Rip welcomes Dr. Niki Davis, a former rocket scientist-turned-lifestyle medicine physician. Dr. Davis discusses her transition from engineering to promoting a plant-based lifestyle at Love Life Telehealth. She reflects on the influence of a plant-based diet on her career shift, and the impact of whole-food, plant-based nutrition on patient care. Th…
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Ep. 256: Richard Hubbard - From Morbidly Obese, to Plant-Based Athlete and Advocate
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After college, Richard Hubbard felt hopeless. It was a stressful time looking for a steady job, he wasn’t moving as much as he did in college, and he loved candy and junk food - not a great combination for a web and graphic designer who would spend hours sitting at his desk during the day. Rich also avoided doctors because he didn’t need a doctor t…
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Dr. John McDougall - Health and Healing on a Starch-Based Diet
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This episode originally aired July 7, 2022. We reshare it today as a tribute to his work and legacy. Dr. John McDougall was drawn to medicine because of his own health “fate.” At 18, he suffered a massive stroke and was an anomaly to the doctors in Michigan who wanted to explore “why” and “how” this could happen to someone so young. This health sca…
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Ep. 255: Alan Goldhamer, DC - Can Fasting Save Your Life?
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In 1984, True North Health Center opened their doors in Santa Rosa, California offering an alternative way to heal from disease and lose weight. Since that time, Dr. Alan Goldhamer and his team have supervised over 25,000 water-only fasts – with results that are astounding - disease reversal, weight loss, and a return to metabolic health. The term …
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Ep. 254: Robert Cheeke - Become an Impactful Vegan
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For over 30 years, Robert Cheeke has made a profound impact on the vegan and plant-based lifestyle, both as a champion bodybuilder and a NY Times bestselling author of the book, The Plant-Based Athlete. His latest book, The Impactful Vegan: How You Can Save More Lives and Make the Biggest Difference for Animals and the Planet is a blueprint for how…
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Ep. 253: Men's Health Matters - Broccoli Rob's Victory Over Testicular Cancer and Mission to Raise Awareness
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June is National Men’s Health Month and we’re honored to feature today's guest, Robert Klein, aka "Broccoli Rob." In June of 2017, he was unexpectedly diagnosed with testicular cancer, throwing his young family and career into a tailspin. Research led him to the The China Study and the undeniable benefits of a whole foods, plant-based diet, which h…
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Ep. 252: John Mackey - The Former CEO of Whole Foods Market Shares The Whole Story
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In 2009, John Mackey, the then-CEO of Whole Foods Market, gave Rip Esselstyn the shot of a lifetime to showcase Engine 2 products and tour around Whole Foods Market stores as a healthy eating ambassador extolling the virtues of a whole foods, plant-based diet. This opportunity and vision truly put PLANTSTRONG on the trajectory that exists today and…
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Ep. 251: Manish Vora - Reconnect with Play and Bring Out Your Inner Child
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Are you ready to rediscover the kid in you and rekindle some of that lost joy? If so, you’ll love today’s fun interview with Manish Vora, Co-Founder of the extremely popular Museum of Ice Cream. Manish shares insights into the process of testing over 125 exhibits through pop-up locations in various cities before establishing the flagship museum in …
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Ep. 250: Michelle Jacoby - Secrets to Successful Relationships from a Matchmaking Expert
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Whether you are looking for a romantic partner or an authentic friendship, you’ll love this chat with relationship coach and matchmaking expert, Michelle Jacoby. Today, she’s here to teach us how to go ALL IN on finding and navigating new relationships. And, don’t worry if you’ve been married for a long time. This also can apply to new friendships …
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Ep. 249: Tim Kaufman - From Booze, Food, and Fentanyl to a Life of Lasting Freedom - How to Escape Self-Made Prisons of Pain
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Imagine a life where you are trapped…imprisoned…in a cycle of addiction to alcohol, fentanyl, and food. Now imagine escaping that prison for a life that is far better than you can ever imagine. This is the story of today’s guest, Tim Kaufman. At just 38 years old, Kaufman’s doctor essentially left him for dead. His weight, blood pressure, cholester…
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Ep. 248: Say "Yes" to Your Healthiest Healthy with Samantha Harris
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You may know Samantha Harris from her eight seasons co-hosting Dancing with the Stars, or her years of reporting for Entertainment Tonight and other media outlets. You may also know her as an author and breast cancer survivor and advocate. In fact, this year she honors her 10-year breast “cancer-versary” by launching her new podcast, “Your Healthie…
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Ep. 247: Drs. Dean and Ayesha Sherzai - Protect Your Brain from Cognitive Decline
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Our brain plays a role in everything that we do from our moods, behaviors, and personalities, to how we process and respond to the world around us. Naturally we want to know as much about it as possible. Thank goodness for the Team Sherzai - Drs. Dean and Ayesha - Neurologists, researchers, and public health advocates. Together, they are a forcefie…
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Ep. 246: Dr. Peter Johnston - The Single Biggest Way to Reduce Your Impact on Mother Earth
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Dr. Peter Johnston, a lifestyle medicine practitioner advocating for plant-based diets and environmental activism, shares his journey from his New Zealand roots as a sheep shearer to his personal and professional mission of shedding light on the impact of food systems on climate, health, and animal welfare. Here’s the sobering truth: We can't feed …
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Ep. 245: Desiree Nielsen - Plant Magic in Every Bite: A Celebration of Plant-Based Cooking
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Do you believe in Magic? Well, you most certainly will after today’s episode with Desiree Nielsen, celebrating the upcoming release of her new book, Plant Magic, coming out April 23, 2024. This book busts the myth that a whole food plant-based diet is expensive, time consuming, restrictive, or boring. In fact, Desiree shares over 100 deeply flavour…
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Ep. 244: Secrets to Longevity: Exploring the Nutritarian Diet with Dr. Joel Fuhrman
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Dr. Joel Fuhrman, a pioneer in plant-based nutrition, discusses the power of nutrition in preventing diseases and promoting overall health. Since his first book in 1996, Dr. Joel Fuhrman has been teaching people how to Eat to Live with his Nutritarian approach to eating. Today, Rip and Dr. Fuhrman focus their conversation around his most recent boo…
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Ep. 243: Dr. Michelle Loy - Using Art and Science to Heal Chronic Pain
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Dr. Michelle Loy is a nationally recognized physician with board certifications in Integrative Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine, Medical Acupuncture, and Pediatrics. In her practice, Dr. Loy focuses on the whole person and uses evidence-based therapies from both modern medicine and time-tested traditional modalities including plant-forward culinary nut…
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Ep. 242: Plant-Based and Less Waste - Carleigh Bodrug's Adventures in Scrappy Cooking
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We all know that eating more plants is incredibly powerful not only our health, but the planet. A shocking 30 to 40 percent of the entire United States' food supply ends up in landfills, much of which stems from household waste. As you may have guessed, food waste is not a great thing for our environmental impact and, obviously, our wallets. That’s…
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Ep. 241: Neal Barnard, MD - These Are Your Power Foods for Lasting Weight Loss
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Sustainable weight loss is hard, which is why PLANTSTRONG is dedicated to helping others achieve optimal health and weight loss with the power of a whole foods, plant-based diet. We’re grateful to Dr. Neal Barnard and other pioneers for providing the research and evidence-based studies that validate our “food as medicine” approach to health. Today,…
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Ep. 240: Linda Tyler - Your Guide for Reducing Chronic Inflammation
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Inflammation is certainly a buzz word these days, isn’t it? Every time you turn around, you’re reading about something that’s causing inflammation in your body. It’s a minefield of misinformation and here to help clear up some of that confusion is educator and author, Linda Tyler, who recently released the book, The Plant-Based Anti-Inflammatory Co…
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Ep. 239: RAK Your Life with Dr. Rak Jotwani
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Dr. Rak Jotwani - aka Dr. RAK - is a lifestyle medicine physician who has the all-too familiar story…working long stressful hours in the hospital, eating the standard American diet, and managing crippling depression. It got to the point where he couldn’t be present for his own wife and kids because he just felt so tired and overwhelmed. Dr. Rak sha…
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Ep. 238: Elizabeth Winings DNP, APRN - Mental Health Breakthroughs Through Nutrition and Community
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We know there's a connection between our mind, mood, and food, and our PLANTSTRONG retreats provide the perfect intersection of all three. Understanding and unpacking the power of this interlude is Dr. Elizabeth Winings' specialty. Dr. Winings is a board certified Family Mental Health Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and a Diplomate of the American C…
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Ep. 237: To Supplement or Not. That is the Question with Matt Tullman
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We here at PLANTSTRONG get asked all of the time - What supplements should I take? How do I know if I’m deficient in something? Who do you recommend? We answer all of those questions and more today with Matt Tullman, founder and CEO of Complement. Matt and his team have taken a maniacal and lengthy pursuit to engineer the BEST supplements for plant…
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Ep. 236: Brittany Jaroudi is Breaking the Cycle of Family Illness...And You Can Too
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Brittany Jaroudi battled weight and health issues for most of her childhood and, even as a young newlywed, suffered chest pains and panic attacks. Lab tests confirmed she was on a dangerous trajectory similar to her parents. Her Dad had had a triple bypass and her Mom battled cancer multiple times when Brittany was young. In 2016, after watching Fo…
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Ep. 235: Dr. Scott Harrington - We Salute This Army Vet Turned Plant-Based Doc
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Scott Harrington, DO is a West Point grad who proudly served in the US Army as a Family Medicine Doctor, Flight Surgeon and Dive Medical Officer. His journey to plant-based nutrition may sound familiar. As a practicing physician and US Army Family Medicine Doctor, Scott was doing what most doctors do - seeing as many patients as possible and writin…
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Ep. 234: PlantYou Unveiled: Exploring Carleigh Bodrug's "Scrappy" Universe
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In 2016, Carleigh Bodrug started her blog, PlantYou, with one goal - to show the world that eating plants is not only healthy, but also FUN. Since then, Carleigh and her ever-growing team have amassed over 10 million followers (and growing!) across her social platforms, and she’s even released a New York Times Best Selling Cookbook, PlantYou. Today…
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Rip and the Esselstyn family always talk about the importance of "chewing" our green leafy vegetables rather than drinking them. Is it ok to to put extra green leafy vegatables in my soups and stews? Upcoming Events: Register for the FREE PLANTSTRONG Masterclass and learn how to eat more plants and stay consistent with a PLANTSTRONG lifestyle - Tue…
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Ep. 233: Lauren Kretzer - From Wall Street to Wellness: A Chef's Journey through Cancer and Beyond
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In this episode of the PlantStrong Podcast, we are joined by Lauren Kretzer, a plant-based chef and holistic nutritionist. Lauren shares her inspiring journey from Wall Street to becoming a private chef for celebrities and recipe creator for many popular New York Times best-selling cookbook authors, including Dr.Will Bulsiewicz and Kris Carr. Since…
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Cutting back on alcohol consumption and curious if non-alcoholic or "near beer" is ok on a PLANTSTRONG diet? Rip shares his thoughts with this insightful audience question. Upcoming Events: Register for the FREE PLANTSTRONG Masterclass and learn how to eat more plants and stay consistent with a PLANTSTRONG lifestyle - Tuesday, October 29th at 2 PM …
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Ep. 232: Torrey DeVitto - This "Chicago Med" Actress Shares her Self-Care Secrets
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From “Chicago Med” to a cozy Michigan farm… Today, we talk love, compassion, and self-care with actress, musician, and philanthropist, Torrey DeVitto. You may know Torrey from her six-years on the TV Show "Chicago Med" playing Natalie Manning, or from her many other film and TV credits, but she also spends a tremendous amount of time advocating for…
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Rip shares a harrowing rescue story from the Lakeshore Apartments fire during his time as an Austin Firefighter. This experience reminded him of the fragile nature of life and inspired him to create the Engine 2 Diet and write a book encouraging others to prioritize health through plant-based living. Upcoming Events: Register for the FREE PLANTSTRO…
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Ep. 231: Kelly and Juliet Starrett - Can You Get Yourself Off the Floor? Master the Essential Habits to Move Freely and Live Fully
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Mastering the ten essential habits to help you move freely and live fully starts from the ground up. Literally. If you’re having trouble with movement and mobility, know that it's not your fault. Our modern-day society has conditioned our bodies to become more inflexible, especially as we age. We sit at desks, on our couches, in cars. We hover over…
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In our final minisode, Rip reviews the Simple tenets for eating a plantstrong diet and how to make the healthy choice the easy choice. Eat your veggies and leafy greens Eat plenty of whole fruit Eat intact whole grains 100% whole grain items - look for the words, “whole, rolled, cracked, and sprouted.” Eat Your BEANS Add Extra Flavor - herbs, spice…
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We talked about this in yesterday's minisode, but it bears repeating: Don’t drink your calories! What’s left to drink, then? Here’s a hint: It’s colorless, odorless, transparent, and it’s the most important liquid in the entire universe. Of course, we're talking about water. Not vitamin water, coconut water, fruit water, or any other flavored calor…
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Today, Rip shares one simple rule that will help you to determine if a beverage is good or bad for your health. Does it have a ton of calories and sugar? Then, don't drink it. It really is that simple. And, yes, we're also even talking about juices and smoothies. Learn about all of the health benefits you'll receive when you chew your calories inst…
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You may have heard that high blood pressure, or hypertension, is a “silent killer.” Today, Rip unpacks what that means and how ingesting too much sodium leads to serious problems. High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is known as a “silent killer” because in most cases it has no symptoms. People with elevated blood pressure are straining t…
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