It might take something like that to convince an average meat-eater to adopt the Esselstyn diet. Even then, you wonder how many people at a heart attack survivors' convention would line up at his ...

Plantstrong evolved from what was initially Esselstyn’s Engine 2 Diet. He created the plan to heal the health of fellow firefighters with a diet centered on whole plant foods. Then, after seeing ...

Esselstyn says heart disease is a “completely foodborne illness” perpetuated by the Western diet. Processed foods are the primary culprit, he said, especially any oils, including olive ...

This plan could help save your life, according to author and former Texas firefighter Rip Esselstyn. "Go Plant Strong!" is the slogan for this plant-based diet. Esselstyn was inspired by his ...

The movie isn't just about Esselstyn and Campbell, though they are prominent. It also features writer-director Lee Fulkerson, who made himself a guinea pig for switching from a diet lush with meat ...

Esselstyn is a surgeon who has done a 20-year study of cardiac patients who change to a plant-based diet. The patients have not only survived, but their heart disease was reversed completely.

"The Engine 2 Cookbook" (Grand Central Life and Style, $28), a companion to Esselstyn's 2009 book, "The Engine 2 Diet," includes creative dishes like chili made with tart cherries and sweet ...

But Esselstyn is also the author of a vegan cookbook. The Engine 2 Diet But he doesn't call it vegan. He's eating "plant strong"--and has been for more than a decade. Then, when a fellow ...