Ep. 229: Robert Band Shares Lessons From His Personal PLANTSTRONG Playbook
PLANTSTRONG Podcast
Rip Esselstyn
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 28 December 2023
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
At age 49, Rip's guest, Robert Band, had a stent because he had 95% blockage in his carotid. Surgery "fixed" him, but at age 60, he discovered that the blockage was returning. Four years ago, through the recommendation of a Lifestyle Medicine physician, he found the work of the Esselstyn family, including PLANTSTRONG.
Today, thanks to a radical change in his diet and lifestyle, he now has 0% blockage and lives a vibrant, active life in Colorado. In this live session with Rip, we'll learn a thing or two from Robert's personal "Plantstrong Playbook." (and why he loves salsa dancing!)
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Ray Besselston and you're listening to the Plan Strong Podcast. |
| 0:04.1 | I hope you all had a Merry Christmas. At Plant Strong, we cannot wait to bring you some more spectacular |
| 0:18.5 | episodes of the Plant Strong podcast with even more Plant-strong education and inspiration on some of your most requested |
| 0:26.7 | topic starting Thursday, January 4th. |
| 0:31.1 | In addition, to help prep for the new year and to make sure that you're all getting more |
| 0:36.7 | plants on your plate, I want to invite you to stock your pantry with Plant Strong's |
| 0:42.0 | quick and delicious meal solutions. |
| 0:44.0 | New Year's resolutions are easy when your pantry is brimming with ready to eat |
| 0:49.5 | chilies and stews, whole grain cornbread and muffin mixes, granolas, cereals, just add water, pancake and |
| 0:58.8 | waffle mixes and our stone-baked pizza crust kits with sauce. |
| 1:03.3 | I want to be your go-to solution |
| 1:07.8 | for healthy and satisfying meals that take minutes. |
| 1:12.2 | So dinner never |
| 1:13.2 | derails you from your goals and you can fuel on the world's |
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| 1:25.0 | Now, while we're putting the final touches on some of these episodes |
| 1:30.0 | for next year. |
| 1:32.6 | We're also taking a little breather to spend time with our loved ones. |
| 1:36.4 | I want you to enjoy this episode with a Plan Strong listener, Robert Band, that we did live earlier this year that I know you're going to really, really eat up. |
| 1:48.0 | At the age of 49, Robert had a stent because he had 95% blockage in his carotid artery. That's the |
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