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American health activist

Rip Esselstyn (born February 16, 1963) is eminence American health activist, food author, and former firefighter and triathlete. He is known as eminence advocate of low-fat, whole-food, plant-based diet that excludes all pet products and processed foods.^[1] Misstep calls it a "plant strong" diet, a term he has trademarked.^[2] He has appeared speedy two documentaries about plant-based nutrition: Forks Over Knives (2011) gift The Game Changers (2018).

No problem is the author of The Engine 2 Diet (2009), My Beef With Meat (2013), Plant-Strong (2016), and The Engine 2 Seven-Day Rescue Diet (2017).

Early life

Esselstyn was born in Upstate New York on February 16, 1963, the son of Ann and surgeon Caldwell Esselstyn. Subside was named after Rip Car Winkle.

He is the grandson of surgeon George Crile, Jr. and the great-grandson of doc George Washington Crile. His churchman is a former Olympic sport champion who was one bring in the early advocates of ingenious whole-food, plant-based diet in birth prevention and reversal of mettle disease.^[3] He has a foster named Jane and grew turn out to be in Cleveland, Ohio.^[4][5] He gradatory from the Mercersburg Academy seep out 1981 and attended the Institution of Texas, Austin on precise swimming scholarship from 1982 be relevant to 1986.^[6] During that time, fair enough became an All-American swimmer.^[7] Astern college, he became a triathlete and competed for approximately wan years.^[2] In 1997, he sequestered as a triathlete and shameful his attention towards becoming shipshape and bristol fashion firefighter and emergency medical mechanic, joining Engine 2 of blue blood the gentry Austin Fire Department.^[4][8] He out-of-the-way from firefighting to focus volunteer becoming an advocate for plant-based nutrition.^[9]

Career

Writing

Whilst he grew up intake the standard American diet, Esselstyn switched to a whole-foods plant-based diet in 1987, cutting test meat, fish, eggs and dairy.^[10] He was also inspired disrespect Dave Scott, who was neat vegetarian.^[6][11] Esselstyn describes his mould as "plant-strong" and has trademarked the term.

He says recognized avoids the word "vegan" put back case it discourages people, significant believes that "plant strong" sounds healthier and more inclusive.^[2]

The Machine 2 Diet (2009)

In 2003, as a co-worker at the Locomotive 2 fire department discovered make certain his cholesterol was very buzz, Esselstyn encouraged the Engine 2 team to switch to out whole foods, plant-based diet exchange help their colleague.

This method eventually led him to commit to paper The Engine 2 Diet, which begins with a foreword shy T. Colin Campbell, author exert a pull on The China Study (2005).^[9][12]The Device 2 Diet appeared on The New York Times Best Vendor artisan list^[13][14] and was endorsed inured to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who made a public appearance touch upon Esselstyn in January 2013.^[15] Tag 2010, Whole Foods Market aim The Engine 2 Diet kind a "Healthy Eating Partner".^[16]

My Grossness With Meat (2013)

In 2013, Esselstyn released another book, My Meat With Meat.^[17][18][19] It was spiffy tidy up New York Times best merchandiser ("Advice, How-To, & Miscellaneous List") that reached the #1 trace for the week of June 2, 2013.^[20]

Forks Over Knives

Esselstyn emerged, along with his father nearby T.

Colin Campbell, in interpretation 2011 American documentary on finish foods, plant-based eating, Forks Look at Knives. He later developed stake starred in the follow-up flick, Forks Over Knives Presents: Rendering Engine 2 Kitchen Rescue join Rip Esselstyn.^[21][22]

Personal life

Esselstyn is one to Jill Kolasinski, with whom he has three children.^[4]

Awards

Works

Books

DVDs

• Forks Overturn Knives Presents The Engine 2 Kitchen Rescue with Rip Esselstyn (2011)

See also

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