Rip welcomes Dr. Sharon Horesh Bergquist, a physician and author of The Stress Paradox: Why You Need Stress to Live Longer, Healthier, and Happier. Dr. Bergquist challenges the idea that all stress is bad and shows us how certain types of stress—like exercise, fasting, and even cold exposure—can actually help us thrive and heal.

We’ll talk about how to harness these “good stressors” to boost your energy, resilience, and longevity. It’s a fresh and empowering take that could change how you live your day-to-day life.

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Rip sits down with Dr. Jules Cormier, a Canadian physician whose journey from chronic illness to vibrant health will inspire you. From navigating his daughter’s food allergy to competing in Ninja Warrior events, Jules shares how lifestyle medicine has reshaped his personal and professional life—and how he’s using that experience to uplift his patients and community.

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Michelle Joy Kramer is a dynamic health coach from Naples, Florida, whose plant-based journey began after a partner’s health scare and her father’s passing. Today, she empowers high-performing professionals to transform their own lives through personalized, holistic wellness.

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Traveling while sticking to a whole food, plant-based lifestyle can be tricky—but it’s absolutely doable with the right mindset and tools. In this episode, hosts Rip Esselstyn and his producer, Carrie Barrett, dive into the real-life challenges plant-based eaters face when away from home.

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Lucas McLawhorn shares his powerful story of transformation, from the classroom to the kitchen, driven by a deep desire to serve and educate his community through healthy, plant-based meals and his food truck, Well Fed Ed.

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Heidi Farina shares how she went from college athlete and biotech manager, to full-time artist and plant-based advocate.

After experiencing deep personal loss and burnout during the pandemic, Heidi realized something had to give. What followed was a powerful transformation rooted in health, healing, and rediscovery.

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Rip Esselstyn sits down with John Joseph—author, musician, and former frontman of the iconic hardcore punk band Cro-Mags—to explore a story of survival that defies belief in his new book Destroying Monsters.

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Jan Brown shares her incredible transformation—from a childhood marked by toxic diet culture and yo-yo dieting to a life of PLANTSTRONG abundance, strength, and self-compassion.

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Dom shares his transformative journey from a tumultuous upbringing on Chicago's West Side to embracing a compassionate lifestyle while incarcerated. Eat What Elephants Eat not only offers vegan recipes but serves as a manifesto for ethical living, emphasizing that if something requires harm, it shouldn't be consumed.

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Discover practical tips and insights for mastering a whole food plant-based diet with expert guidance from Dr. Laurie Marbas and Brittany Jaroudi, authors of the new book, Plant Based 101: The Ultimate Guide for Mastering the Plant-Based Diet.

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Ready to travel down under for some plant-powered rock? Today, we introduce you to Keith Jeffrey and his band, Atlas Genius.

Not only do they create incredible music, but they also embrace a plant-based lifestyle while touring the world.

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Imagine a world thriving on health and vitality through whole food, plant-based living. That’s the vision Don Fries and Bev Bow are turning into reality with their non-profit, Healthy World Vitality Plan.

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Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn (or Essy) is back for his sixth appearance on the podcast and he shares with us the many ways he has shown reversal of heart disease with the power of a whole foods, plant-based diet.

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Dr. Joel Kahn discusses the necessity of a whole food plant-based diet as a formidable strategy for preventing and even reversing heart disease. He also addresses the alarming statistics surrounding heart disease as the leading cause of mortality, underscoring the urgent need to test and not guess when it comes to heart health.

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In his new book, Selfish: A Cardiologist's Guide to Healing a Broken Heart, Dr. Columbus Batiste shares his seven key pillars of heart health: spirituality, exercise, love, food, intimacy, sleep, and humor - showing how each one plays a vital role in your well-being.

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Dr. Robert Ostfeld, founder of Preventive Cardiology at Montefiore in New York, discusses groundbreaking initiatives in preventive cardiology, particularly the integration of plant-based nutrition within hospital settings and ongoing randomized controlled trials examining the effects of plant-based diets on erectile function, which aim to demonstrate the benefits of nutrition on cardiovascular health. He also answers audience questions.

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