For over 50 years, Dr. Michael Klaper has practiced medicine. And today, he says something that stops you in your tracks:“I am profoundly embarrassed to be a physician in America today.”Why?Because most doctors are never trained in the most powerful tool available to prevent and reverse chronic disease: nutrition.In this deeply personal and wide-ranging conversation, Rip sits down with Dr. Klaper to discuss his new book, Moving Medicine Forward: What More Doctors Should Know About Nutrition and How It Can Save Your Life.Dr. Klaper shares:How witnessing violence in a trauma unit led him toward a philosophy of nonviolenceThe moment in the operating room that changed his understanding of heart disease foreverWhy “etiology unknown” is no longer an acceptable excuseThe concept of the “Toxic Red Tide” flooding the bloodstream after animal-based mealsWhy obesity is a state of chronic inflammationHow GLP-1 drugs should (and shouldn’t) be usedWhat a true “Disease Reversal Clinic” could look likeHow doctors and patients alike can help move medicine forwardThis episode is both a wake-up call and a roadmap. Because some chronic disease isn’t inevitable. And healing can occur. Learn More About our 2026 Live PLANTSTRONG Events: https://plantstrong.com/pages/events Apply for a Scholarship to our April 2026 Retreat in Black Mountain, NC: https://forms.gle/wt4rPyKMEDht6HKG7 Let Us Help Your PLANTSTRONG JourneyLearn More About Our Corporate Wellness Program: https://liveplantstrong.com/corporate-wellness/ COMPLEMENT: Use code PLANTSTRONG for 30% off at https://lovecomplement.com/pages/plantstrong-special-offer Follow PLANTSTRONG and Rip Esselstynhttps://plantstrong.com/ https://www.facebook.com/GoPlantstrong https://www.instagram.com/goplantstrong/https://www.instagram.com/ripesselstyn/ Follow the PLANTSTRONG Podcast and Give the Show a 5-star RatingApple PodcastsSpotify