Mel Weinstein is a retired chemist currently living in Central Illinois. He is the creator of the Food Labels Revealed podcast and author of the book, Fast Food Ingredients Revealed - What ARE You Eating?
Read MoreJackie Akerberg is the creator of Jackfruitful Kitchen, a popular food blog devoted to simple, healthy, and delicious vegan meals using minimally processed ingredients. She also recently released the book, The Clean Vegan Cookbook.
Read MoreHealth and Nutrition Coach, Cyd Notter, talks with Rip about overcoming the barriers to making any habit change.
Read MoreAlona Pulde, MD and Matt Lederman, MD, authors of The Forks Over Knives Diet and the Whole Foods Diet, discuss their latest book, Wellness to Wonderful: 9 Pillars for Living Healthier, Longer, and With Greater Joy.
Read MoreKiki Nelson, best known as Plantiful Kiki, is our guest today. Her book, Plantifully Lean is turning heads, but what turned our attention to Kiki was her transparent health and weight loss journey.
Read MoreLet’s put to rest, those myths that plant protein is somehow weaker or not complete. Whole food plant-based sources of protein are not only superior to our animal sources, but also have a lighter carbon footprint and the ability to reduce the risk of chronic diseases.
Read MoreSgt. Vegan 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 Paratrooper.
Read MoreOn his site, foodandhealthfacts.com, journalist Matthew Rees provides facts to help us better understand how consuming unhealthy foods leads to the mess of chronic health issues we face today, but also provides understanding and solutions.
Read MoreRip and his Mom, Ann Crile Esselstyn, have a lively chat as always. Today, she answers questions from the audience and shares some of the things that are exciting her most these days.
Read MoreKathy 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 love, care, and respect they so richly deserve.
In her work and in her exquisitely written books, Kathy describes the essence and personalities of these animals – and today, she shares some of the most poignant stories from those souls she has had the privilege of caring for through the years.
Read MoreTogether, Kim Campbell and her husband Nelson Campbell run PlantPure Nation, where they provide support and resources to help people experience the benefits of a whole food, plant-based lifestyle. Kim recently released her latest cookbook, PlantPure Comfort Food, which features over 100 plant-based and mostly gluten-free recipes from cultures and ethnicities across the globe.
Read MoreUsing the tens of thousands of responses from his social media followers, Max LaManna narrowed down a list of thirty of the most commonly wasted ingredients and turned them into delicious plant-based meals in his new book, You Can Cook This!
Read MoreUsing the tens of thousands of responses from his social media followers, Max LaManna narrowed down a list of thirty of the most commonly wasted ingredients and turned them into delicious plant-based meals in his new book, You Can Cook This!
Read MoreGrammy award winner, Richard Marx, shares the emotional moment when he and his wife, Daisy Fuentes, went all-in on being plant-based. He and Rip also talk about his career and some of the magical moments and experiences he’s had over the last 40 years as a multiplatinum recording artist.
Read MoreDoug Graham is most known for developing and authoring the 80-10-10 way of eating; that is when 80% of your calories come from carbohydrates in the form of raw fruits and vegetables,10% comes from plant protein, and the last 10% comes from fat. Not only does he live this way, but he actually wrote the 80-10-10 Diet book in 2006.
Read MoreRachael Brown shares her family’s story, along with tried-and-true tips and tricks, to simplify the process of switching to a whole-food, plant-based diet. With her 10-day guide, say goodbye to the Standard American Diet (SAD) and start eating better, feeling better, and saving more money with a HAPPY (healthy and plant-powered—yay!) diet.
Read MoreNew 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.
Read MoreWhat 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.
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