{"podcast":{"title":"The Health Feast","slug":"the-health-feast-5905571","podcast_index_feed_id":5905571,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/0h68wSyr.rss","website_url":"http://www.rakyourlife.com/podcast","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/75faf95d-0d41-4615-985b-e4ad88bcdcd7/logos/1838ea15-69eb-4cbe-86ab-d34146f3a01a.jpeg","author":"Dr. Rak","episode_count":67,"summary":"The Health Feast is a podcast about making good health feel joyous, communal, and abundant—like a feast. Hosted by Dr. Rak (short for Rakesh Jotwani), a board-certified internist and Lifestyle Medicine physician, the show dives deep into what truly supports well-being in real life. Each episode, Dr. Rak talks with physicians, chefs, athletes, artists, and changemakers who are redefining what it means to be healthy—physically, mentally, and emotionally. Conversations are rooted in science, but never lose sight of heart, culture, and lived experience. Whether you’re working to reverse chronic disease, reconnect with purpose, or simply show up for your life with more energy, The Health Feast offers practical tools, fresh perspectives, and stories that nourish. New episodes weekly. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. Live well and RAK ON.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T20:19:26.255150+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-health-feast-5905571"},"episode":{"title":"The Plant-Based Backlash and the Rise of Carnivore with Rip Esselstyn","slug":"the-plant-based-backlash-and-the-rise-of-carnivore-with-rip-esselstyn","published_at":"2026-07-03T20:53:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-health-feast-5905571/the-plant-based-backlash-and-the-rise-of-carnivore-with-rip-esselstyn","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-health-feast-5905571","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/9e1f2102bed8f2a4b78960a01e5dc5c3927fca154a59f589dc268f8fb8f7b8cf/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJkZjFhZTBhNy1mZDNkLTRjMGItOGEzOS02MjhiNjQ1NTU3ZTgiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI3NWZhZjk1ZC0wZDQxLTQ2MTUtOTg1Yi1lNGFkODhiY2RjZDciLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2MzdiMTE0OWIzOGVlZjAwMGJjNzQ1YjYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE0ODIxNTJmNjllNTAwNDliYjhhN2M3L3RoZS1oZWFsdGgtZmVhc3QtY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi03LTNfXzIyLTUzLTM4Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/9e1f2102bed8f2a4b78960a01e5dc5c3927fca154a59f589dc268f8fb8f7b8cf/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJkZjFhZTBhNy1mZDNkLTRjMGItOGEzOS02MjhiNjQ1NTU3ZTgiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI3NWZhZjk1ZC0wZDQxLTQ2MTUtOTg1Yi1lNGFkODhiY2RjZDciLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2MzdiMTE0OWIzOGVlZjAwMGJjNzQ1YjYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE0ODIxNTJmNjllNTAwNDliYjhhN2M3L3RoZS1oZWFsdGgtZmVhc3QtY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi03LTNfXzIyLTUzLTM4Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","summary":"We live in a post-truth world. Anyone can say anything and call it a fact. Strawberries cause cancer. Beans destroy your gut. Beef tallow is the new health food. This is what happens when attention is more profitable than accuracy. When influencers sell confusion and call it health advice. Rip Esselstyn has been watching this happen for decades. He is not an influencer. He is the real thing. What we get into: why the carnivore wave is built on bro science and not evidence. The truth about carbs and why 95 percent of Americans are eating what Rip calls carbage. His father's landmark work reversing heart disease at the Cleveland Clinic. Adam Sud's transformation from 350 pounds and addicted to reversing 15 conditions in eight months on rice, beans, and oatmeal. His 90-year-old mother's Guinness World Record dead hang. And why every nourishing meal is an act of self-love, whether you feel it yet or not. Inappropriate application of a method is no reason for its abandonment. If it did not work before, that does not mean it cannot work now. This is about freedom, not discipline. Once you feel it, you will not want to go back. FREE RESOURCES What is a plant-based eater's best friend? A good sauce. Start with the Sauce Library, a free collection of whole-food sauces and dressings that make anything taste incredible. It comes with Health That Flows, a free 5-day email series built around the same approach that helped me lose over 80 pounds and reverse my own chronic diseases. One idea a day. Nothing to overhaul. Get it free at https://rakyourlife.com/experience-life/ CONNECT WITH RIP ESSELSTYN Website: https://plantstrong.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ripesselstyn PLANTSTRONG Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goplantstrong Podcast: https://plantstrong.com/podcast…","meta_description":"We live in a post-truth world. Anyone can say anything and call it a fact. Strawberries cause cancer. Beans destroy your gut. 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