Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. Rip Esselstyn, a former firefighter, triathlete, best-selling author, and founder of the Plant Strong movement, opens up about the powerful role being whole-food, plant-based has played in his life and career. We cover fun facts about his family, what he learned from his parents' marriage, and what he thought as a college student when his parents decided to eat a plant-based diet...