“There is no such thing as protein deficiency in the United States. How many people do you know who were hospitalized last year for protein deficiency? Zero! Now, how many people do you know who were hospitalized for heart disease,… — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
“Whether through grains, beans, or even fruit, there’s plenty of protein in a plant-strong diet. We only need 5-8% of our calories from protein,… — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” It’s a catchy maxim. It’s simple. On first glance it makes sense. The phrase was coined by… — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
“J. Morris Hicks, who wrote Healthy Eating, Healthy World, has this to say about our obsession with protein: Because of the mistaken, yet almost… — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
“There is no such thing as protein deficiency in the United States. How many people do you know who were hospitalized last year for… — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
“If the milligrams of sodium are more than the calories per serving, leave it on the shelf. In other words, the ratio of sodium… — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
“Pop quiz: Which has more protein per calorie, beef or broccoli? Yup. Broccoli. This green bodybuilding machine has 15.5 percent more protein per calorie… — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
It’s not the plant-based foods that will make you ill, it’s the meat and the liquid meat (i.e.: dairy) that can lead to sickness… — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
“A study published in the Nutrition Journal ranked hibiscus tea number one in total antioxidant content of all 280 beverages examined. In addition to… — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
Don't eat bear balls. Eat healthy, delectable, plant-based foods so that you will never fall over on your cat. — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
“Meat, fish, dairy, poultry, and eggs almost universally have high levels of sulfur-containing amino acids, which are metabolized by the body into sulfuric acid.… — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
“And not only do plants offer plenty of calcium, they offer better calcium: the calcium in plants is absorbed twice as well as the… — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
