Ann Crile Esselstyn is a relentlessly energetic and creative advocate for the plant-based, whole-food way of life.

She has devoted herself to inventing recipes to prevent and reverse heart disease in support of the research of her husband, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr.

Ann never stops looking for ways to bring that important agenda to delicious life, devising ever more practical and powerful ways to shop, cook, and engage even the most reluctant eaters in the plant-perfect diet.

She is a graduate of Smith College and holds a Masters in Education from Wheelock College.

Ann taught English and History for 27 years at Laurel School in Cleveland, Ohio, where she received the Hostatler Award for Outstanding Teaching.