Another Heart Story: The Engine 2 Diet

Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Topics: Health, Other
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Firehouses are notorious for delicious, artery clogging cuisine. So ideastream®'s Eric Wellman was surprised when a weight loss book came across his desk that was written by a firefighter. It was all about the virtues of a plant-based diet. Rip Esselstyn is the author of The Engine 2 Diet. Esselystyn lives in Austin Texas, but grew up in Pepper Pike. He came to Cleveland on May 6th, 2009 for a book signing at Joseph Beth Booksellers at Legacy Village. As part of our special multimedia coverage of heart disease, ideastream®'s Eric Wellman spoke with Esselstyn about the diet and how he convinced his fellow firefighters to adopt it.

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This feature is part of the series Heart Stories: Confronting the #1 Killer.