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PLANTSTRONG Podcast

PLANTSTRONG

PLANTSTRONG Podcast

Rip Esselstyn

Alternative Health, Medicine, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2019

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Plant-Strong’s inaugural season marshals together an all-star line-up of some of the world’s most renowned physicians and inspirational leaders to help Bronx firefighter Joe Inga change his life. An near fatal accident on the job forced Joe, a 34-year-old husband and father of two, to face his own mortality. Instead of falling back into old destructive habits, Joe decides he wants a different outcome. Join our host Rip Esselstyn, #1 New York Times best selling author and founder of Engine 2, as he coaches Joe how to rescue his health.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Rip Eselston here, I want to welcome you to the Engine 2 Plant Strong podcast.

0:09.0

In season one, I'm going to introduce you to Joe Inga, a Bronx firefighter who reached

0:15.1

out to me to help him reclaim his health that has been spiraling out of control for the

0:21.5

last 12 years.

0:23.0

In response to this 911 call from a firefighting brother, I have marshaled together some of

0:30.2

the most spectacular doctors, athletes, inspirational leaders in the plant-based space.

0:38.9

I'm Poltigilda, I'm a host on Discovery Channel's Shock Week, Ami and Navy veteran from

0:45.1

Australia and Shock Attack Survival.

0:47.4

I'm JD Roth, I'm a television producer and a plant strong man.

0:52.8

I'm a Chrissy Roth, a holistic nutritionist, physical therapist and I am plant strong as

0:58.7

well.

0:59.7

I am Dr. Koldwell, the Eselston Junior, I work at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute.

1:04.6

The book I wrote is called Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease and I'm Rip's father.

1:09.6

My name is James Wilkes, I'm the producer on the James Rangers film.

1:12.8

I'm Dr. Aaron Spitz, author of the penis book, a doctor's complete guide to the penis

1:18.0

from size to function and everything in between.

1:21.1

I am Dean Cherzai, the co-director of Brain Health and Alzheimer's Prevention Program

1:25.4

in Loma Linda University.

1:27.0

I'm Aisha Cherzai, I'm a neurologist and co-director of the Brain Health and Alzheimer's Prevention

1:33.2

Program at Loma Linda University.

1:35.8

And we're so privileged to be part of this journey with you.

1:39.1

My hope is that for every Joe and every Jane that's out there, this season will inspire

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