PLANTSTRONG Podcast

By Rip Esselstyn

Alternative Health Medicine

What's PLANTSTRONG Podcast about?

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. 215: Doug Lisle, PhD - ...

09.21.2023

The news is out and the headlines are clear - drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy DO help people lose weight and they have become "the next big thing" for weight loss. But, questions remain: How do they work? What long-term ...

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09.21.2023 Ep. 215: Doug Lisle, PhD - Do the New Weight Loss Drugs Really Work? The news is out and the headlines are clear - drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy DO help people lose weight and they have become "the next big thing" for weight loss. But, questions remain: How do they work? What long-term ...
09.14.2023 Ep. 214: Colleen Patrick-Goudreau - Your Guide to Being a Joyful Vegan Rip welcomes Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, “The Joyful Vegan,” to the PLANTSTRONG Podcast for a long overdue celebration of the massive growth and interest in all things plant-based - especially in the 15-20 years. An empath and advocate her whole life, Patrick-Goudreau, ...
09.07.2023 Ep. 213: Moby and Lindsay Hicks - Mixing Art with Activism In the ever-changing world of “celebrity culture," it's hard to find someone so resolute about their activism as Moby. He's had undeniable staying power on the music scene, but it’s his vegan activism that has left the most lasting impression. ...
08.31.2023 Ep. 212: Gigi Carter and Sersie Blue - Get Healthy For Your Divine Purpose If you believe in a divine purpose, then get ready for an important show. The Daniel Fast is a scripture-based program that chronicles the story of Daniel from the Old Testament who “refused to eat the King’s Diet” of rich ...
08.24.2023 Ep. 211: Dr. Sandra Musial - Leaving a Medical Practice to Go All-In on Food as Medicine In 2021, Dr. Sandra Musial gave up a private practice and teaching career to go ALL-IN with what she loves most - helping people transition to a whole food, plant-based lifestyle. She and other plant-based physicians started Plant Docs Providence ...
08.17.2023 Ep 210: Kim Anderson - Destination: Plant City! After this interview, I promise you’ll want to load up the family and head east to Providence, Rhode Island! Over eight years ago now, Kim Anderson and her family watched “Forks Over Knives” and “Cowspiracy” and felt an IMMEDIATE responsibility ...
08.10.2023 Ep 209: Janet Verney - Getting to the Root Cause of a Debilitating Mystery Illness Rip welcomes author and health coach, Janet Verney, to the PLANTSTRONG Podcast. For 40 years, Janet suffered from an undiagnosed illness that affected her lungs and gut, leading to years of medical treatments, antibiotics, and even a cumbersome breathing machine. ...
08.03.2023 Ep. 208: Mike Melloh - A Harrowing Surgery Story You Have to Hear to Believe Not long ago, we received an email that stopped us in our tracks. It was a letter of thanks written to Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., but the email also told a harrowing surgery story that was so compelling, we ...
07.27.2023 Ep. 207: Anthony Masiello - Making Plant-Based Physicians Accessible to All Rip welcomes Anthony Masiello, co-founder and CEO of Love Life Telehealth, who shares his personal transformation and innovative approach to healthcare access to whole food plant-based physicians. Anthony recalls his own struggle with weight issues from a young age, trying ...
07.20.2023 Ep. 206: How Trucker Steve Lost over 170lbs on the Road In April 2023, we first aired this special Facebook Live Friday episode with Trucker Steve. Steve lives on the road as a semi-truck driver. As you can imagine, this is NOT an easy life, especially when you’re trying to keep ...
07.13.2023 Ep. 205: Chef Vegan Vicki - Lung Cancer Survivor to Vegan Chef Chef Vegan Vicki is a proud Cleveland native who, in 2008, was diagnosed with non-smoking lung cancer. After surgery, she started researching ways to get healthy and avoid a recurrence of this or any form of cancer. No surprise, her ...
07.06.2023 Ep. 204: Mel Weinstein - What Are You REALLY Eating?! Fast Food Secret Ingredients Revealed Today, we dive deep into the world of fast food ingredients and their impact on health. Our guest for today is Mel Weinstein, a former food chemist who has spent decades studying industrial foods and additives. Mel and Rip discuss ...
06.29.2023 Ep. 203: Jackie Akerberg - Veganism Doesn't Equal Bland. How to Live a "Jackfruitful" Life Jackie Akerberg is the creator of Jackfruitful Kitchen, a popular food blog devoted to simple, healthy, and delicious plant-based meals using minimally processed ingredients. She's also the author of, The Clean Vegan Cookbook, which features over 60 whole-food, plant-based recipes ...
06.22.2023 Ep. 202: Cyd Notter - Break Down the Barriers to Lasting Habit Change This week, we're busting down the barriers to habit change, especially your food and lifestyle habits. Cyd Notter has been a vegetarian since 1991, but it wasn’t until 1999 when she turned fully to a whole food, plant-based diet, that ...
06.15.2023 Ep. 201: Matt Lederman, MD and Alona Pulde, MD - Find Deeper Connections with Your Loved Ones and Go From Wellness to Wonderful Drs. Matthew Lederman and Alona Pulde pioneered the medical program that was used in the film, Forks Over Knives, and after the popularity of that groundbreaking film, they went on to co-author multiple books including The Forks Over Knives Plan, ...
06.08.2023 Ep. 200: Plantiful Kiki - Lean Into Loving Yourself My guest today is Kiki Nelson, but you may know her best as Plantiful Kiki. Her book, Plantifully Lean is turning heads, but what turned my attention to Kiki was her transparent health and weight loss journey. As a young ...
06.01.2023 Ep. 199: Vesanto Melina MS, RD and Cory Davis MBA, P.Ag - The Muscle Behind Plant-Powered Protein We joke today that there are three things that plant-based eaters must face – death, taxes, and the dreaded question, “Where Do You Get Your Protein?!” Well, today, we tackle the ever-popular topic of protein with two of the authors ...
05.25.2023 Ep. 198: Sgt. Vegan Bill Muir - Called to Serve Humankind, Animals, and Our Planet Sgt. Vegan, Bill Muir, has always had a “think outside the box” attitude – from being a straight-edge punk rocker to going vegan in 1992, and then joining the military just after 9/11 where he served as a US Army ...
05.18.2023 Ep. 197: Matthew Rees - A Big Fat Crisis: Uncovering Fact from Fiction about Our Food In a world that is littered with false information and blatant lies, especially when it comes to health and nutrition, it is so important to seek the truth. Matthew Rees is a treasure trove of facts and commentary about food ...
05.11.2023 Ep. 196: What Excites Ann Crile Esselstyn These Days? In honor of Mother's Day weekend, we're thrilled to feature everyone’s favorite PLANTSTRONG Woman Warrior - Ann Crile Esselstyn. In late Spring, Rip and Ann did a Facebook live where she took questions from the audience and that's what we ...
05.04.2023 Ep. 195: Kathy Stevens of Catskill Animal Sanctuary - Over Twenty Years of Love Spoken Here Kathy Stevens founded the Catskill Animal Sanctuary in 2001 with 80 acres of land that she turned from a virtual trash heap into an idyllic sanctuary where rescued, abused, and forgotten animals can live their final years filled with the ...
04.27.2023 Ep. 194: Kim Campbell - Pure Comfort - Exploring the Delicious World of Plant-Based Comfort Food Kim Campbell is the Director of Culinary Education and Development at PlantPure and the daughter-in-law of T. Colin Campbell known, of course, for authoring The China Study and his work in Forks Over Knives. Together, Kim and her husband Nelson ...
04.20.2023 Ep. 193: Ruth Morley - This PLANTSTRONG Hiker Makes Plans, Not Excuses When Ann Crile Esselstyn, tells you to do something, you do it! So, when she told me I had to interview today’s guest, I didn’t hesitate. Ruth Morley is an adventurer. She’s rarely at home in Cincinnati because she’s usually ...
04.13.2023 Ep. 192: Max LaManna - You CAN Cook This! How This Social Media Sensation Turns Wasted Food into Mouth Watering Meals Every so often, a new brocstar bursts onto the scene and just blows our PLANTSTRONG socks off with their passion, personality, and unique approach to plant-based eating. Today’s guest, Max LaManna, is one of those people. He has over a ...
04.06.2023 Ep. 191: Richard Marx - You know those times when you see someone and you just think, "WOW, You look incredible! What are you doing?!" That happened with today's guest, grammy award winner, and multiplatinum recording artist, Richard Marx. We at PLANTSTRONG saw recent photos ...
03.30.2023 Ep. 190: Dr. Doug Graham - This Guy Gave Rip a B- on His Diet! What?! Imagine someone telling you that they would only give your diet a "B-" when you've been eating whole foods, plant-based for over 35 years?! Well, that was the average grade Rip Esselstyn's diet received from today's guest, Dr. Doug Graham. ...
03.23.2023 Ep. 189: Rachael Brown - Get H.A.P.P.Y. = Healthy And Plant-Powered, Yay! Rachael Brown's book, For Fork's Sake, takes readers on a 10-day journey from the SAD diet to the HAPPY Diet – that is, “Healthy and Plant-Powered, YAY!!” Rachel discusses her family’s journey and all of her trusted tips for making ...
03.16.2023 Ep. 188: Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr. - Nine Ways a Plant-Based Diet Has Reversed Cardiovascular Disease New York Times bestselling author and PLANTSTRONG founder, Rip Esselstyn, is joined by a very special guest, his father, Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., discussing the nine ways he has documented reversal of cardiovascular disease over the last 40 years. ...
03.09.2023 Ep. 187: Dr. Benny Gavi and Maya Eylon - Prevent Prostate Cancer with These Four Foods What do cruciferous vegetables, tomatoes, soy, and green tea all have in common? According to hundreds of scientific studies, they all can drastically reduce the risk of prostate cancer in men. Here are a few facts: Prostate cancer is the ...
03.02.2023 Ep. 186: Toni Okamoto - You CAN Save Time and Money While Still Being Plant-Based What is the most common myth about adopting a whole food plant-based diet? (Ok- besides that crazy fear of not getting enough protein)...The biggest misconception is that this way of eating is expensive, unattainable, and elitist even. This simply isn’t ...
02.23.2023 Ep. 185: Adam Sud - Can a Plantstrong Diet Aid in Addiction Recovery? The Results Are In! For almost 15 years now, we’ve been beating the drum about the positive health impacts of a whole-food plant-based diet. We know that it can improve your physical health in remarkable ways but, surprisingly, no research study has ever been ...
02.16.2023 Ep. 184: Camryn Clements - The Plant-Based Cajun Embraces Her Culture Bonjour, mes amis. This week, we’re heading to the bayou to celebrate Mardi Gras with Camryn Clements, The Plant-Based Cajun! Dan Buettner from the Blue Zones was the first to introduce us to Camryn because she’s one of the chefs ...
02.09.2023 Ep. 183: D. Anthony Evans - Embracing the Pain in Order to Live D. Anthony Evans loves pain. Pain, you might say, is his superpower, which is a good thing because he lives with excruciating pain every second of the day. D. Anthony was born with Neurofibromatosis (NF), a rare genetic condition causing ...
02.02.2023 Ep. 182: John Tanner, PhD - In a Heartbeat, from Death to Plants Let’s cut right to the chase today. A whole food, plant-based diet CAN save your life. It sounds like hyperbole, but it isn’t, because today’s guest is living proof. John Tanner was out on a run in 2009 and went ...
01.26.2023 Ep. 181: Pinky Cole, The Slutty Vegan, is Blowing Meat Lovin' Minds Rip welcomes the mover, shaker, and influencer that is Pinky Cole - founder of The Slutty Vegan restaurant chain based in Atlanta. In 2018, Pinky started selling her vegan burgers from her kitchen in Atlanta on Instagram. Yes, Instagram! They ...
01.19.2023 Ep. 180: Are Coconuts a Plantstrong Food? We’re happy to welcome back the popular, Jessica Hegarty, to the podcast! Jess and Rip did this Facebook live event a few weeks ago and the response was so powerful, we wanted to share it with all of you. Jess ...
01.12.2023 Ep. 179: Dominick Thompson - Eat What Elephants Eat We're honored to introduce you to a fellow kale-loving athlete, Dominick Thompson. Imagine growing up poor in Chicago’s west side, witnessing your first murder at age 5, doing whatever it takes to protect yourself and provide for your family, and ...
01.05.2023 Ep. 178: Dr. Uma Naidoo - This is Your Brain on Food Dr. Uma Naidoo has been called a “triple threat” for her work and knowledge in food and medicine. Not only is she a psychiatrist, but she’s also a trained professional chef and nutritionist. If there was ever anyone more qualified ...
12.29.2022 Ep. 177: Let's Get Moving! Rip Explains the Real Benefits of Exercise Rip explains the dangerous impact of a sedentary lifestyle and what sitting too long does to our bodies. He also explains the scientific research advocating for us to get up and moving! It doesn’t matter if you’re training for a ...
12.27.2022 Ep. 176: BONUS - Dr. Zachary Burns - Moving Medicine Forward with the Plant-Based Physicians of Tomorrow We’re thrilled to share this special bonus episode with you as we head into the New Year and give us all something to look forward to…The Future of Medicine. Dr. Zach Burns is a 2nd-year family medicine resident who also ...
12.22.2022 Ep. 175: Dr. John McDougall - Truth Bombs and Starches for the Win We’re honored to welcome Dr. John McDougall back to the podcast for another hearty discussion. Dr. McDougall was on the podcast on Episode 151, and we took a look at his storied life and career as a pioneering physician and ...
12.15.2022 Ep. 174: Paul Chatlin - Broccoli Over A Bypass Saved This Man's Life Picture this – you’re about to be wheeled into the operating room for triple bypass surgery. One artery is 100 percent blocked and two others are 65 percent blocked. You have an enlarged heart, leaky valves, and a heart murmur, ...
12.08.2022 Ep. 173: Dan Buettner - Exploring The Blue Zones American Kitchen Mr. Bluezones is back! That’s right, Dan Buettner is back on the PLANTSTRONG podcast to discuss his newest book, The Blue Zones American Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100. As most of you know, Dan Buettner uncovered the five ...
12.06.2022 PLANTSTRONG and Switch4Good Cross-Over - From Binge Eater To An Ultra-Runner With Ryan Duff This week, we present a bonus episode from our friends at Switch4Good. If you’re not familiar with the work of Switch4Good, they are an evidence-based nonprofit, advocating passionately for a dairy-free world. For too long, society has accepted the distortion ...
12.01.2022 Ep. 172: Dr. Kristi Funk - Eat Plants, Crush Cancer Rip welcomes back our cancer-crushing warrior, Dr. Kristi Funk, for her third appearance on the PLANTSTRONG Podcast Dr. Funk is a board-certified breast cancer surgeon & physician, bestselling author of the book, Breasts - the Owner’s Manual, and women's health ...
11.24.2022 REPLAY Dr. Dawn Mussallem - This Plant-Based Physician Survived Two Death Sentences To Become a Real Life Wonder Woman Dr. Dawn Mussallem is a board-certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician at the Mayo Clinic Jacoby Center for Breast Health where she works with breast cancer patients during and after their diagnosis to heal and thrive using the pillars of lifestyle medicine ...
11.22.2022 Happy Friendsgiving - Keeping the Holidays PLANTSTRONG This week in the United States, we’re celebrating Thanksgiving, which is why we decided to drop this BONUS “Friendsgiving”- themed episode featuring my Mother, Ann, and my sister, Jane. This recording was taken from a LIVE event we did a ...
11.17.2022 Ep. 170: Hellah Sidibe - Running Across America and Into our Hearts Hellah Sidibe is the first black man to run across America (fueled by plants!) and has been running every day since May 15th, 2017. That’s officially over 2000 days in a row in every weather condition imaginable! This year, he ...
11.10.2022 Ep. 169: Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn - Should You Drink Your Greens? A few weeks ago, we hosted a Facebook live event with Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn to discuss the importance of green leafy vegetables in preventing and reversing heart disease. During the broadcast, Essy shared the science behind chewing vs. drinking ...
11.03.2022 Ep. 168: Robynne Chutkan, MD: Dirt, Sweat, and Veggies - To Fortify Your Gut Are you on meds for acid reflux and indigestion? Do you take antibiotics or birth control? Do you enjoy artificial sweeteners in your coffee? Do you drink alcohol on a regular basis? These are all ubiquitous substances in our society ...

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