Vegetarian Star

Rip Esselstyn was a guest on CBS This Morning to discuss the benefits of a vegan diet and his latest book, My Beef with Meat.

Many have heard of the firefighter’s famous story of turning his entire station vegan, insisting they eat what he calls “plant-strong.”

The author who described this transformation in The Engine 2 Diet discussed with hosts the benefits of plant-based eating on human health and the planet.

When he discusses issues like heart disease and cholesterol, Esselstyn insists he’s not trying to scare anyone. He simply wants to educate.

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Plant-based proponent and Chicago mayor Emauel Rahm is promoting a vegetarian diet for the city’s firefighters and residents.

Chicago’s South Side Engine 18 station recently held a meatless celebration featuring Rip Esselstyn, author of The Engine 2 Diet who helped firemen at his station in Texas adopt a plant-based diet on the job.

Rahm encourages such a change and thinks it could cut health care costs in the future.

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Rosie O’Donnell has announced on her Twitter account that she’ll be “eating like Bill Clinton.”

The shift towards a plant-based diet comes after a visit to the hospital for heart attack symptoms. O’Donnell O’Donnell learned her left anterior descending artery was 99-percent blocked. The comedian is also using this experience to speak out on the heart attack symptoms of women vs. men.

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At the young age of 40, Lance Armstrong has so many accomplishments to his name.

Multiple Tour de France winner. Testicular cancer survivor with a foundation (Lance Armstrong Foundation @ Livestrong.org) that empowers others living and beating the same disease (80 million people with those yellow bracelets couldn’t be more fashionable). Ironman competitor. A new line of fitness equipment. And now. Perhaps his greatest achievement ever…a vegan until six and Engine 2 Diet athlete.

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The best way to prevent and extinguish high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes is through food. Rip Esselstyn, author of The Engine 2 Diet, was lucky enough to have a cardiologist father who had seen the benefits of how a plant-based diet revered heart disease in his patients. But as a firefighter in Texas, he saw his fellow fighters trapped in a dangerous situation that no safety and rescue equipment could fix.

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On Wednesday, April 27, Dr. Oz will share the stage with several other doctors–all known for advocating a vegan diet for good health.

Joining Oz for his special vegan episode will be Dr. T. Colin Campbell, Caldwell Esselstyn, MD, and Neal Barnard, MD. Rip Esselstyn, son of Dr. Esselstyn, author of The Engine 2 Diet and firefighter who convinced his station to go vegan to solve many of their health problems, will also be present.

Two years ago, Oz featured a meat-loving cowboy named Rocco who embarked on a 28-day vegan diet. Rocco lost 6 inches from his waist, reduced his blood sugar from dangerously high to almost completely normal and raised his good HDL cholesterol levels.

A preview of Wednesday’s show can be viewed below.

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Rip Esselstyn

Rip Esselstyn has partnered with Whole Foods Market to guide customers in making the best choices for dinner, which consists of items that have roots in the ground, not an animal.

The author of the best selling book, “The Engine 2 Diet: The Texas Firefighter’s 28-Day Save-Your-Life Plan That Lowers Cholesterol and Burns Away the Pounds,” who turned his fire station veg explained to the Huffington Post that most people are “plant weak,” when they should be what he calls “Plant Strong.”

“I tell people, right now we have a country that is plant-weak. If you were to look at caloric pie of how Americans eat, close to 60 percent of America’s calories are coming from refined and processed foods. You know, the white stuff: the fried chips, the soda pop, fruit juices, doughnuts and cakes.”

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Forks Over Knives, a documentary that suggests America’s health problems can be overcome by a switch to a plant-based diet, has partnered with Whole Foods and the store’s Healthy Eating Partner, Rip Esselstyn, author of “The Engine 2 Diet,” to offer a series of pre-screenings of the film. Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia sponsored the first screening, which sold out in July.

The following are some of the tour dates for when “Forks Over Knives” will be screening in a city near you. For exact time and location, check with your local Whole Foods Market.

• Nashville, TN–Wednesday, October 6th

• Chicago, IL–Tuesday, October 19th

• Fort Collins, CO–Wednesday, October 20th

• Los Angeles, CA–Thursday, November 11th

• Portland, OR–TBA

• Seattle, WA–TBA

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