Ep. 12 Q & A with Rip's Dad, Essy
Вставка
- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Rip Esselstyn, founder of Plant-Strong by Engine 2, put out the call for questions he should ask his dad, Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr. (lovingly called 'Essy'), author of Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease. There were so many questions, we will be sharing more of these candid Q & A sessions over time.
Rip originally planned to visit his dad in Cleveland to capture this interview, but opted to record remotely amidst the travel restrictions and wanting to keep Dr. Esselstyn and his wife Ann safe from visitors.
More about Plant-Strong Podcast:
www.plantstron...
More about Dr. Esselstyn:
www.dresselstyn...
Wild Earth Dog Food:
wildearth.refr....
Plant-Strong Meal Planner:
mealplanner.pl... - save $20 off annual plan with code HEALTHNOW
This is not only Rip’s dad. This is Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, renowned physician. He is one smart guy!
"You Had Questions. I Called My Dad." => This is amazing, Rip and Essy. A trillion thanks!!!
Thank you Esselstyn family for ALL your content. I’m 53 with 10 cardiac stents...WFPB for 3 months now, working to stabilize and/or reverse my heart disease. 💪🏻
What was your total cholesterol, HDL, trigs and blood pressure in years prior to heart operation?
TB1M1 total was 204 and HDL was 38. Now it’s 130/56/65. BP meds which were recently cut in half, have me 130/75 .
@@ADNeverCalling367 Yeah, I see you had quite high TC/HDL ratio. What is your risk using these tables? I bet it is well above 0.8? ua-cam.com/video/vp1TjW28Kto/v-deo.html
Just want to wish you the best on your new and better lifestyle.💚
I love that Dr Esselstyn has a tie on. Dressing up and looking professional even for UA-cam, ❤️
Totally agree. It's awesome old school. And I also think respect for his audience. Right back at you. 👊
Since when does a tie and a shirt define a person? Professional?
Rip - Your Dad is a legend! I'm plant-based for the past 9 years (since I watched "Forks over Knives" in August, 2011). Essy has saved/changed the lives of tens/hundreds of thousands of people.
Well said! Dr. E. Is truly a source of great dietary wisdom to the world and a doctor who epitomizes what a healer should do for their patients. We are lucky he has devoted his professional career to showing how our American diet and medical schools have let down Americans. I don’t want a doctor who assumes I will never change. I want a doctor who will explain WHY low fat plant based eating can make my life better and more healthful! Bravo to Essy and to Rip!
What a wonderful gentleman Dr. Esselstyn is and such an inspiration in my life. He reminds me of my late and wonderful Dad with the shirt and tie, Thanks for everything you have taught me
I loved and appreciate you bringing your dad to answer these important questions we have been plant based for 6 months (thanks to Rip and all the work he’s been doing to help promote it) my husband has high cholesterol ranged 210-225 recently he had his cholesterol tested and he is now 170 he’s never been at that level and soon he won’t need his medication thank you Esselstyn family.
Thanks for having you're dad on. It's a blessing to see how well you get along with your dad.
Your family is the best. Hopefully people will begin to connect the dots between eating animals and these terrible viruses. I feel that many people live with an incredible disconnect between what they choose to eat and the horrible damage it cause to the animals, the planet, and our health. I hope that this pandemic will inspire an awakening so that we can cone through this with a greater sense of empathy for the animals we torture and a desire to live healthier lives on many levels and for so many reasons. Thanks for all you do.
Love you Dr. Esselstyn, thank you for all you do to help us.
🥦🌶️🥬🍅🥒🥕🍋🍐🍇🍎
We have become plant based whole food lovers for 3 months now, and my oh my, what a wonderful Blessing this has been for us. I am almost 1 year post triple bypass open heart surgery, and I am grateful for life and now this. Thanks and Blessings to the Esselstyns'!!!
Great, great video! I’ve been feeding my dog wildearth for months now and my dog’s doing great. Thanks!
Really enjoyed to see the obvious love between you and your father and the love your father has for your Mum.
Two beautiful men. Inside and outside. Thanks for all the information guys! Health and love to your beautiful families.
Always love listening to any member of this family. Always great information and comforting.😊 Keep up the good work!
Your lifetime of service and inspiring study & sharing is wonderful! Thank you.
The voice of reason. Thank you.
Thank you Rip for another interview with your father. I love his calm manner it is very welcoming.
I am so touched by the love and devotion between Dr. Essy and Ann. She is a spitfire. They are quite a couple. Many thanks for your work and your mesige
37:48 THANK YOU SO MUCH for this explanation! With years of compliance, some people still cannot reach 150 and it's a relief to hear that "no number of cholesterol ever caused a heart attack, what does is the food that passes through your mouth!" Some livers just produce more cholesterol and that's okay. Thank you!
Thank you for this informative interview! I just love you and your family for all of your dedication to keep us healthy.
So nice to see you two chatting about wfpb in a time when people really need to improve overall health...when we first started a few years ago the first thing I noticed was my husband didnt have an excess of phlegm (Post nasal drip) and he stopped snoring. Now at 71 he is doing things like riding his bike 10 miles and looks 20 years younger.
Wonderful to watch both of you...great info! Your folks are such a blessing! Be well😊
This was a treasure trove of info from two giants in our WFPB world! I’ve been plant based for over a decade, listen regularly to the Esselstyns (all 4 of them!) and still, was excited to learn about things like testing/removing grains to potentially lower intractable higher TC. Loved Dr. E’s takeaway on the disproven Predimed study. Thank you so much for sharing your life-saving, humor-filled knowledge, and for the genuine “Awww” I felt when Dr. E said “there’s no one I’d rather spend time with than mommy (Ann)”. That is beautiful!!😍
Great interview. Thanks for sharing these candid Q&A. They are very helpful.
Thank you for the excellent video - I really enjoy hearing from both of you.
86 years old.....and looking better than ever Dr. Ess.
Amazing family! Spreading love to all animals and people! This video is a gift to watch. Thank you Rip and Dr. Esselstyn. Love Plant Strong and Engine 2 Diet. Amazing plant based family just spreading the message! Keep it up!
Thank you! Stay safe
Thank you! Great information!
Thank you for the interesting advice, I've been vegatarian for 30 years plus but have never eaten enough greens to the extent you are all recommending , i will be added much more to my daily intake because of your informative descriptions, i gave up milk few years ago due to concerns for animal welfare reasons but still struggle to give up cheese, I only eat organic cheese & butter but still feel bad mentally once ive eaten it, I also eat nuts (not many ) is this unhealthy ? Also seeds... my favourite dishes have potatoes in them , thankfully i found Anne & Jane quite recently on 'you tube' i lost my mum to dementia related illness many years ago so i really enjoy watching them together , they have inspired my interest in healthy eating & cooking again 👏 ive been a lazy cook as i work long hours tend to eat ready meals ! But now have time & tons more idears on plant based foods & how not to use oils. One thing for sure is 'you are what you eat
WFPB for 12 weeks . I have never felt better . No sinus issues ear or eyes . I had dry eye . I have none now . My blood pressure is normal and I'm 56 . I will never go back . Its WFPB forever .
Great content - both you and your Dad are true gentlemen.
Thank you guys! God bless your family.
Great content. You guys are amazing. Thank you for this valuable information.
Wait a minute. I'm going off to have a green salad! Dr. Esselstyn once again you've inspired me. btw I've been on a WFPB, green strong, healing journey for several years and pulse is noticeably stronger. Thank you so much Rip and Caldwell for all you are doing!!!
Great interview
RESTORATIVE GREENS
6 x a day:
Bok Choy
Swiss Chard
Kale
Collards
Beet Greens
Mustard Greens
Napa Cabbage
Brussel Sprouts
Broccoli
Califlower
Cilantro
Parsley
Spinach
Arugula
Asparagus
And the top 5 are:
Kale
Swiss Chard
Spinach
Arugula
Beet Greens
(Beets)
About 24 mins in.
I have been eating plant base for 3 years and last December was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. Does my previous diet, the basic American diet, have anything to do with that type of cancer? I have finished chemo and had my surgery on the 25th and then I start radiation in 6 weeks I have been pretty much OK but have recently gotten really scared about getting the virus.
And I want to thank you for your Podcast and everything that your family does for the plant based community, for everyone!
Thoroughly enjoyed this Rip!!! Actually learned some things :)
Amazing legacy! God bless you guys! Hello from San Antonio, Texas
Hope your dad is feeling better!
Thanks for your program. Very good Q/A session. Keep up the great work. --- Dr. John Westerdahl
Thank you!
Thank you Dr. Essy! You all stay well!!!!! Thank you all for what you do! I started this back in Oct. 2019 and I have heart disease and following your advise! I have 1 stent and I don't want anymore!!! Dr. told me in Jan. that I had already had a light heart attack. Don't want another one of those either so I am working on what you say to do.
I love his voice.
Thank you so much for changing our lives!!!
I have a question?? Is it healthy to juice veggies? Example Celery?
Awesome, Thank You Rip and Dr. E. I’m a big fan and have learned so much. On sixth week on Plant Based Living. 😉
R-Esselstyn, you look just like your Mother and Jane looks like Dad.😊
Thank you 🙏🐾✨🌎
"It's okay to have a few walnut halves with your breakfast. But I would never say that." - Quote by Dr Esselstyn ;)
Would fresh lemon juice accomplish what vinegar does on the greens?
GREAT GREAT. & GREAT. Info
wow..great suggestion dr esselstyn..im one of the ones who has followed your plan incredibly strictly for 3 years this month...but my chol is 4.2...pretty good but i want it under your recommended 3.89...so i definitely will eliminate grains fir 2 weeks & see what happens
Can I use apple cider vinegar on my green?
I absolutely loved this conversation you had with your pa. Thank you for all that you do. Clean hands waving from East York, Toronto.
Dr Esselstyn, I'm a 66 year old healthy guy. I recently had a mild heart attack but the doctor saw no plaque. It was described to me as the collapse of the inner wall of the artery, (dissection). He could not put in a stent because the arteries in that area are so twisted. My fear is it will happen again since there is no stent... Since then I've been eating an oil free, whole foods, plant based diet with tons of leafy green vegetables. Can this diet help the artery wall from collapsing again?
Thanks in advance, Ron
@Citizenthirteen It is impossible that you have no plaque at that age. Read the Cleveland Clinic studies. ua-cam.com/video/vp1TjW28Kto/v-deo.html
@@inGods2hands It's pretty extreme. It's more important that you get your cholesterol way down by natural means. You don't need to subsist on spinach to do that. In fact living off that much spinach may cause oxalate buildup. Read the Pritikin Program of diet and exercise.
Thanks, Rip. Evidence-based and detailed as it should be:) What toothpaste do you use that doesn't have fluoride and does not compromise nitric oxide?
I’d never heard that about fluoride toothpaste disrupting nitric oxide production before.
Maryse Hill fluoride is in the tap water too
I think maybe he misspoke, because he didn't repeat what his father said correctly.
I wanted to share that I recently learned that fluoride toothpaste carries a warning on the label. Mine says to contact the nearest poison center if more than the regular dosage is swallowed. A lecture I watched from the Gerson Diet and Charlotte Gerson made me look. So there must be something toxic about fluoride toothpaste, if the manufacturer has to put a warning on the label. Maybe you can check yours and see what it says?
Karen Swindell we have tank water
Vilmarie Barbosa I did check. No such warning on mine. Just says do not swallow
Vielen herzlichen Dank aus der Schweiz. Wäre so schön, eine deutsche Uebersetzung zu haben. Thank you very much and greetings from Switzerland. It would be nice to have e german translation, because we can not understand everything. thank you
Can we use non fluoride mouthwash?
Nuts are addictive...I can attest to that!!
But also necessary. You need essential fats.
@Peter Rabitt You need essential fats or risk developing deg. neurological diseses. This is why Roy Swank included oil in his diet.
@Peter Rabitt Yeah thats correct, but I think small amounts of easily soluable omega fatty acids are beneficial. Thats probably why Swank included it. Pritikin didn't quite forsee that. Esselstyns stance is I am sure benefical for people with severe heart disease, but even then may not be enough. This type of fat thins the blood.
Are there any non animal food sources of b12?
My question for the good doctor: Given that much of your research, findings, and recommendations are based on populations that live longest without chronic illnesses on diets that minimize -- not eliminate -- animal products, why not recommend that?
What do you know about the pill Keto BHB?
What about taking red yeast rice capsules tp lower cholesterol
Aren't Oats supposed to LOWER cholesterol? Why would removing them from the diet lower cholesterol? Confused....
The doc did not say anything about flouride toothpaste. He said mouthwash..that kills bacteria. Flouride toothpaste does not unless it also contains triclosan
Hi I am just wondering how Ann ( mum) is going to cope with staying inside I one place. Haha..
Essy rocks!!!
Sounds like dad. !!
Re: cholesterol. I hear okra and eggplant can reduce. But also oats, which goes against removing grains, but I guess it all depends.
Basically you want foods high in fibre and also incorporate some omega 3 essential fatty acids to thin the blood slightly.
Did he say we can't use flouride toothpaste..my teeth decay without it
May I please ask,is buckwheat ok?
Wait the question from the peri menopause lady wasn't answered
"...exsanguinate..." Exquisite. Thank you, Doc.
Love you guys! Just steamed my baby bok choy and put some rice vinegar on it! It's my new favorite green!!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and selves and teaching us to think about our choices! What a treasure your whole family is!
People who intermintent fast can't eat all those greans spread out..why not eat them all at once?🤔
Love you ❤️🥗👨🦲tanks for al the goods ❕
Some people have teeth that can't chew very well and that's why they follow Dr Brooke Goldner's Green Smoothie protocol and many healings occurred including heart diseases.
At 24:48 Rip says no to flouride toothpaste, along with mouthwash. Really? flouride toothpaste?
Sorry at 25:48
@@kevinbutler9373 I have the same question. My hygienist tells me I must use fluoride toothpaste. So I switched from my natural paste to fluoride. Now I have to switch back? I'll do some research but I do trust Essy.
May we use flouride free mouthwash? Mrs. Smith
Avoid antiseptic/antibacterial ones. It prevents nitric acid in food Essy talked about from being absorbed in mouth - first stage of digestion.
nutritionfacts.org/video/dont-use-antiseptic-mouthwash/
Also no scientific basis or benefit to them. In fact if used after brushing can dilute benefit of toothpaste. Tip: dry brushing w/o toothpaste/water reduces plaque by ~60% more. Brush again lightly w/toothpaste. I’ve researched safety/efficacy of flouride in toothpaste and use it but avoid in water (hard as all crops and 99.9% of food manufacturers use unfiltered water). Don’t eat/drink for 30min after brushing. Teeth are more porous and contents of toothpaste are diluted. 😉🌱
Love this! On gas with beans topic, what helps for me is that I rinse the beans big time. Also when I cook them myself in instant pot, I rinse and soak them first, then rinse again
Love all the bikes! hah
At day 20 plant based no oil. Very optimistic about the future. Thank you
Congratulations! Keep up the good work! Your body will thank you!
What amount of greens need to be eaten per 6x/day? 76yo female. Overweight. Thank you.
Marge Rash in a previous video he said a handful.
Marge Rash eat as much as you can.. steam with no oil. You’ll lose weight because these foods are nutrition rich and not calorie dense. Lots of fiber to improve the microbiome.
👍👍💜
Dr. Monster! Lol
Dr Brooke Goldner says green smoothies are fine & reverse autoimmune diseases. 🤔
@@inGods2hands LOL...Dr Goldner debunked Essylsteins " no smoothies" recommendations.
@@Crazydoglady. No she didn’t. Chewing the greens is how we turn the nitrates down into nitrites. Turning them into smoothies skips that step. Now if a person doesn’t have heart disease, then green smoothies are fine.