As one of the most famous chefs in America, Rocco DiSpirito has never been very far from a good meal. By the time he turned 20, he was the food world’s very own George Clooney – working in the kitchen of legendary chefs around the world, gracing magazine covers and running his own 3-star restaurant (Union Pacific).

He could have anything he wanted. As his fame grew, so did his indulgent lifestyle. All it took was one conversation with his doctor to walk away from it all. “He told me a lot of things I wasn’t ready to hear. There were some scary consequences to my lifestyle and at 38, I wasn’t ready to face those.”