#79: Fire Station Goes Plant-Based with Rip Esselstyn
How can you improve the health of an entire fire station? Rip Esselstyn joined the fire department after 10 years as a professional plant-based triathlete, and that’s exactly what he did! Now, Rip empowers the masses to take control of their health through his books, podcast, food brand, and more.
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Hi friends,
How did a professional triathlete and firefighter go from saving fire victims to helping fellow firefighters? Rip Esselstyn was a professional plant-based athlete for 10 years, and on this episode we’re talking all about how joining the fire department put him on the path of helping the masses achieve better health through a plant-based diet.
We talk all about how the "Standard American Diet" (SAD diet) has impacted the health of so many, and how the Esselstyn family embarked on a journey towards a plant-based lifestyle and eventually became leaders in providing plant-based health resources. Rip shares stories from his time as a triathlete, a fire fighter, and now as a podcaster, four-time author, and entrepreneur.
This is a fun conversation that will leave you feeling inspired to live a healthy plant-based lifestyle!
Enjoy,
♡ Toni & Michelle
P.S. We had Rip's dad Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn on the show earlier this season for another great episode about how to prevent and reverse heart disease.
EPISODE SHOW NOTES
- The Esselstyn family’s journey from consuming the Standard American Diet to becoming leaders in the healthy plant-based living space
- Learning to cook tasty plant-based meals
- The evolution of plant-based resources
- How & why Rip got into firefighting after being a professional athlete & communications graduate
- The lifesaving event that led Rip to start helping firefighters eat healthier & plant-based
- What it’s like to be a firefighter & the kinds of calls they get
- The contrast of witnessing the consequences of poor diet choices while his father’s work focuses on reversing them through plant-based nutrition
- Rip’s shift from saving fire victims to helping firefighters live healthier lives
- The amazing benefits that Rip’s friend experienced after 28 days of healthy plant-based eating
- How small group challenges can influence us to live healthier
- Simple & healthy meal ideas from the fire station
- A summary of what Rip’s books are about & who they’re for
- Thank you to our sponsors Maxine’s Heavenly (use discount code PLANTS25) and Karviva Beverages. Note: most Karviva drinks are fully vegan, but they have a few that aren't. Their Ace sport drink line is not vegan).
RESOURCES
- Rip’s books
- Plantstrong.com
- Plantstrongfoods.com
- Plantstrong Podcast
- Prevent & Reverse Heart Disease book by Dr. Esselstyn (Rip's dad)
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!
We are so grateful to have the support of some of our favorite vegan-friendly brands this season. Many thanks to the sponsors of this episode.
Maxine's Heavenly homemade-style cookies are a fantastic healthier way to enjoy store-bought cookies! They are sweetened with unrefined coconut sugar and dates. They have soft-baked cookies that you can find in many natural food stores plus they recently launched crispy cookies available on their site. You can get 25% off at mazinesheavenly.com with our special code PLANTS25 at checkout!
Karviva, formally Karuna, is an award-winning innovator in making organic, great tasting juices and smoothies with natural ingredients offering health benefits backed by science. Formulated from the belief that food is medicine, Karviva’s beverages offer benefits ranging from restoration of digestive and immune health to delivering clean protein and providing sustained energy. Check them out on Amazon! Please note: most of their juices are vegan, but not all! Their Ace sport line is not vegan.
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