Ep. 281: Eat More Plants. Your Life Depends On It.
PLANTSTRONG Podcast
Rip Esselstyn
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 December 2024
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Eating more plants is not just a dietary choice; it's a crucial step towards better health and longevity.
In this live episode that premiered in January 2023, Rip discusses the importance of incorporating whole plant foods into our diets to combat rising health issues such as high blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes.
Key takeaways of this live Q&A include:
- Why Plants are the Mothership of Health
- Why We Love Whole Plant Foods
- The Difference Between Processed Carbohydrates and Whole Food Carbohydrates
- The Abundance and the Importance of Macronutrients and Micronutrients found in Whole Plant Foods
- The Benefits of Fiber for our Health and Microbiome
- A Live Q&A with Audience Questions
Rip invites the audience to embrace a plant-based lifestyle for vibrant health because, as he says, our lives depend on it!
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Ray Besselston and you're listening to the Plan Strong podcast. |
| 0:06.0 | And just like that, we're turning the page on another year. Can you believe it? |
| 0:15.0 | So much has happened with me and my family this year. And before we hop into this episode, I want to |
| 0:23.8 | encourage all of you to look back at 2024 and think about what have been some of your favorite |
| 0:32.9 | moments. What have been some of your great successes. On the flip side, what have been some of your |
| 0:40.1 | biggest learning moments and challenges? Each day, we have an opportunity to do something |
| 0:47.3 | really beneficial for ourselves, and that's what this episode is all about, especially as we |
| 0:53.3 | move forward into 2025. |
| 0:56.4 | Now, not long ago, I hosted this Facebook live event to share with you all the good news |
| 1:02.6 | about eating more plants. |
| 1:04.5 | And by good news, I mean the science and the data that so supports this, because this isn't just me telling |
| 1:14.4 | you to eat more fruits and vegetables. |
| 1:16.6 | This is backed by decades of research. |
| 1:20.6 | And let me tell you, adding more whole plant foods into your diet is not just essential to longevity. It can be life-changing. |
| 1:31.3 | So as we celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another, I know that many of you |
| 1:37.7 | are thinking of making some habit changes and one of those habits maybe, just maybe, incorporating more fruits and vegetables into your daily |
| 1:47.0 | diet. |
| 1:48.1 | And here at Plan Strong, we love that. |
| 1:51.3 | And we want to help you. |
| 1:53.1 | In early January, we're going to be kicking off an all-new Plan Strong plan. |
| 2:00.1 | And if you're tired of wondering what in the world am i going to eat |
| 2:05.9 | the plan strong plan is here to make plant-based living easier than ever there's no complicated |
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