Diet & Mental Health: Vegan VS Omnivore Diet Change Brain Structure, New Study

This new study found a ‘balanced whole-foods diet' is better than a vegetarian one for supporting brain health and cognition.
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----------------------------------------Show Notes-------------------------------------
0:00 Intro
0:20 Foods impact the health of your brain
0:50 Vegans have higher scores of anxiety, depression, and mental health issues
1:10 Processed meats and sugars have poorer cognitive health and higher levels of anxiety and depression
2:24 Whole foods style diet is linked with better cognitive health
3:39 Berberine for metabolic health
5:34 Protein enhances executive function and working memory
6:00 Unhealthy diets and anxiety, depression
6:53 Food categories in this study
7:37 Sugar sweetened beverages
8:00 Diet impacts brain structure
8:55 Structure equals function
9:56 Diet impacts the structure and function of your brain
11:25 Vegetarian diets and mental health

[@davidl546]

I've adopted more of a 80/20 diet, 80% carnivore and 20% veg/fruit. If I keep carbs out, I feel more in control of my mind and less gut issues. Almost never desire snacks anymore. Great information.

[@ainahaga]

Im working on this too but i cannot live without vegetables!

[@cronelilith2830]

Same here..I find my body guides me clearly what I need any meal..more fat or beef or fish...

[@carnivorewisdom]

​@ainahaga trust You can and you probably feel better in just days. #seektruth #carnivorewisdom

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

​@@ainahagaYes you can, and much better.

[@DruidzTV]

I do 80/20, protein & fat, carnivore is king.

[@coachcolin]

Met this guy years ago, he's exactly who he shows himself to be, and it's criminal this channel isnt at 2 million subscribers

[@TheDbaru]

KZbin's algorithm is excellent at very subtle suppression, even for creators who are careful to only color slightly outside the lines.

[@utewbd]

This guy, Dr Berg and Renaissance Periodization are the best health channels on all of youtube.

[@Trthsker24]

Guess you haven't watched Dr. Sten Ekberg​@@utewbd

[@urielwong]

Maybe not yet at 2m because he is honest and has a lot of integrity. I rarely see any click bate, if at all. Just a straight shooter, w/o any cheating. It will be 2m soon imo, and his base will be solid. Totally agree!

[@julienfroidevaux1143]

@@utewbd Chiropractor Berg ( not a real Dr ) severed his son for leaving the Scientology cult .

[@LadyHawke78]

Clicked on this video SO FAST. I legit feel like I became “more sane” since I switched from vegan to a primarily animal-based diet. Also quit alcohol. Its crazy- I’m even off my meds for depression and ADHD. So there’s one real-life story for ya.

[@thestonecanoe3159]

How severely ADHD are you?

[@tommyjones1357]

Cheers for quitting alcohol. Alcohol is big gay. 😎

[@-whackd]

Yes, we know vegans are generally insane. Especially the longer they do the diet.

[@Debbie-henri]

I've also just quit long term vegan/vegetarian lifestyle (total 44 years). It's absolute poison, especially these vegan fake meats. That was my turning point, actually becoming very unwell on all these ultra processed vegan lookalike chicken nuggets, hot dogs, etc. I'd never bothered to look at the ingredients lists on the back of these products before - since I assumed (rather naively) that any company that has the planet in mind also has my health in mind. Ha! Nearly everything they make seems to involve starches, vegetable oils, sugar derivatives, wheat derivatives, and a whole chemistry set thrown in for good measure. The more it resembles meat - the less it relates to food. Now that I'm an omnivore again, the improvement in my health is staggering. I'm seeing changes in attitudes too, and in those of my husband and son too. I still have some physical health issues, nothing like I had before, but these might be permanent. Can't expect to abuse my health for 44 years and get away with it.

[@moonafarms1621]

Same here, left my 5 years of vegan dieting.... and finally feel my best... live and learn ya know? Health is wealth!!!!!

[@UncleMikeDrop]

This is a big part of why the low fat craze is so despicable.

[@margrose5]

It’s awful!!

[@OsAbliNgin911]

The vegan organizations ruined everything and are a problem. They pressured a lot of fast food chains and even restaurants to switch to seed oils. Once they found out it was bad they never apologized or asked the companies to change back. The damage was already done. McDonalds was the last to change until one of their managers gave into the pressure because it was cheaper to use in the end. Hence why McDonald fries don't taste quite the same as they remember and they have to mimic the flavors they naturally had cooking the fries in Lard.

[@DruidzTV]

the question is was it intended to shorten our lives?

[@OsAbliNgin911]

@@DruidzTV No, they thought the low fat craze would save lives, and lengthen lives at first because of Ancel Keys. The bottom line is the government don't really care about the publics health. They only got in the public food business and started caring once a President had a heart attack, which was rare at the time. They wanted to know why and whether it was connected to food. Ancel Keys theories and scientific studies won in the end. Backed by global government without even questioning it. Even the UK government did not back their own doctor John Yurdkin who had a counter view and believed sugar caused heart disease.

[@hmmm..2733]

Awful!! I’m so happy that after decades of low fat yo yo dieting, I am DONE!

[@peterpan408]

It is called Brain Fog, and you dont know you have it until you experience clarity.

[@TyrianHaze]

Oh, you definitely know that you have brain fog even without experiencing clarity. I knew for years, but thought it was just due to my social anxiety and terrible sleep schedule. Turns out it was as simple as not eating enough meat.

[@IstavanTakacs]

Psychedelics did wonders in my life. Over the course of my life, I've suffered from uncontrollable, depression, anxiety, alcohol, smoking, and illicit pills addiction. Imagine carving heavy chains for a long time and then all of a sudden that burden is gone. This is something that really needs to be used globally to help people with similar health challenges. I've been sober for 6 years and have my life back.

[@MichaelFerguson-tx8de]

Congrats on your recovery. Most people don't realize that psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives.

[@kumarshaikh3410]

To be honest, mushrooms are one of the most amazing things on the planet and it is natural, they serve in many ways not only for mental related issues.

[@DeanSteven-qu8xk]

Can you help me with a reliable source? I have suffered from years of addiction, anxiety, and severe ptsd, thinking I got my panic attacks under control, they've come back with a vengeance, and I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't. It's absolutely crippling me, I'm in Switzerland and it is hard to get a reliable source here. Really need!

[@MichaelFerguson-tx8de]

Yes, Sporeville. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and addiction... Mushrooms definitely made a huge difference to why I'm clean today.

[@KathrineKassandra]

I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He's 59 & has many mental health issues plus probably CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD knows if it is common for an obsession with violence.

[@scottcurtin2598]

Carnivore for 2 years. Man what a difference. I’m a 55 year old male. Benefits: no brain fog,no anxiety,I put on muscle easier,stable mood, No joint or arthritis pain,better endurance,better dental health, Grays darkened up a little. I’ll never go back to the SAD.

[@CoryHobbs2178]

Oh it's hands down better for me since i went zero carb animal based. No more brain fog, it's like a veil has been lifted over my mind. I can think so much more quickly and clearly and I'm physically stronger and faster and I have more endurance.

[@marhee143g5]

I’m a caregiver and my clients that I’m caring for are Seventh Day Adventist who are strict vegetarian. They are 84 (male) and 75 (female) who stopped eating meat at age of 8 yes old. They are super demented frail and angry. It’s wild to see the difference. I have to cook for them and they eat a brand of fake meat called Loma Linda. I want to barf every time I have to make them this product. The smell is unlike anything I’ve ever smelt. They talk about how bad meat and animal food is. They brag about how it’s kept them healthy and cancer free. She’s diabetic, demented and has a pace maker. He’s demented to the point that he thinks his wife is his sister. 😞 It’s sad to see knowing what I know about how we need animal proteins and fats for a healthy brain.

[@themasterofanalyticsandwie1342]

With an diet unhealthy for so long, no wonder why they never realized how much this diet inhibited them. It's also not just in elderly, no matter what topic, vegetarians and vegans always get angry first when I tell them an opinion compared to others or have a hard time understanding my point, it's like talking to a brick wall, many vegans also have a hard time learning, most vegans started to learn things in thier 30s even tough they shoild have earlier, same for highly processed duts.

[@Pr0x1m1f1c4710n]

Worst part is that protein intake and calorie intake in general becomes increasingly more important with age.

[@ambhatti1538]

Nothing like a large population study group. Any references to this group of people?

[@PardieDiem]

Soylent Green!

[@lmlm_]

Loma Linda is full of processed garbage just like most major supermarket brands. Bad nutrition is bad nutrition. They weren’t eating right. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@JennWatson]

Also- I'm much more creative in my art with a low carbohydrate diet and intermittent fasting!

[@margrose5]

That’s what works for me!

[@deelowco]

Eating more meat and whole foods has definitely helped me

[@josephannett3471]

I've been doing carnivore for last month or so. For years I've had chronic depression and insomnia coupled with hip/shoulder joints that would hurt if I lay on them for more than a few minutes so I'd turn more times an hour than a rotisserie chicken. A few weeks into carnivore and I noticed the joints were no longer hurting when I lay on them and my mind is so relaxed I can fall asleep pretty damn quick and wake feeling refreshed. The depression is also vastly diminished.... yes... shit still pisses me off but not as much as they used to and I no longer brood and ruminate on stuff on the helter skelter slide into despair.

[@jts841]

I went vegan and developed a HORRIBLE anxiety disorder that messed my life up for almost a decade. 98%carnivore And ZERO anxiety now

[@Andmaj]

Are the 2% just cheat days every now and then?

[@DruidzTV]

Same here, I developed severe gut problems, inflammation so bad it caused sleep apnea, carnivore is the road to recovery.

[@turbomarek]

vegan keto here. Also zero anxiety now & bipolar in remission. Carbs are a problem for many. Omega3 fats are another issue. There are algae supplements, there is also synthetic taurin and carnitine. The problem with the carnivore diet is that there are no centenerians on it and there is no guarantee for you that your microbiome will produce the right meds for you while living in a plant based world(just my 5 cents on the topic)

[@DruidzTV]

@@turbomarek carnivore has been eaten since the beginning of time & you don't need supplements.

[@julienfroidevaux1143]

@@DruidzTV That's not true name me one society that ate exclusively meat ? If this society does exist at what age did they die ?

[@BARBELLS-AND-BUDS]

I definitely found this anxiety and even my measured cortisol levels went down on a keto and also carnivore diet

[@rawbacon]

Mike looks like he's ready for a Barn Raising.

[@LilyBean82]

This makes me wonder if high reward foods like sugar and fast food trip our brain's reward system so incredibly often that we end up wearing that part of the brain down (habituating), and that's why mental health issues get worse on the standard American diet. I started cycling keto and low carb, and intermittent fasting, over a year ago and my brain is extremely different. I used to have a lot of trouble with my mental health. I was even inpatient for a while. It was really severe. Changing my diet is the ONLY thing that has worked and KEEPS working. I focus on whole foods and I think that's the key. It may not matter so much what kind of diet you try as long as the food is identifiable as a real food. It's self-limiting for me now because each time I cheat on my diet, the feeling of impending doom returns.

[@-whackd]

Alzeimers dementia is being called "diabetes 2.5" and a disease of glucose metabolism in the brain by the researchers. There are finally controlled intervention trials that show the ketogenic diet *reversed* AD in the elderly. It was much more effective than any medication that exists for it, which slow down the progression of the disease at best.

[@helenahandkart1857]

Good on you for grasping back your wellbeing, it's inspiring!

[@LilyBean82]

@@helenahandkart1857 Thank you :)

[@VegetaPrinceOfSaiyans]

Any vegan/vegetarian i personally know has mental health abnormalities, anxiety, depression, adhd, etc. And they usually end up eating processed vegetarian foods and other shit, and the emphasis on whole foods is minimal. I wouldn't say I'm perfect mentally as i think i may be on the spectrum and definitely have my ups and downs, but I definitely would consider myself more resilient. Lately I've been eating a similar diet to what you described for yourself, higher protein and fat from beef and chicken, some whole wheat flour, and some frozen fruit daily, then some of whatever my wife makes sometimes and occasionally eating out, and i can tell a huge difference in how i feel in general and then how certain foods will affect me, especially if i eat anything fried. I also have a ton of energy when i get up in the morning, before getting any caffeine. I try not to really restrict myself but I also never really run into a problem of craving anything, and most of the time i could go for just not eating even if I'm hungry.

[@RatoftheHut]

Hi there. Vegan here with no mental issues, physical issues, allergies etc. vegan for 5 years. On the contrary I know way more people who eat meat and dairy with health and mental problems. I work out at least 3 times a week by lifting weights and I recall clearly that after switching to a plant based diet my energy levels vastly improved, my skin became better and I became overall stronger and healthier :)

[@AnneMB955]

@@RatoftheHutN=1 That’s great for you but you’re one person in billions.

[@FlukeyKent.]

​@@RatoftheHutYeah people need to stop lumping vegan/vegetarians who eat junk processed vegan and vegetarian diets into 1 category. Most people experience those issues due to human made chemicals like pesticides. Which are known for being neuro toxins and whatever other bs the spray on the food

[@FlukeyKent.]

​@@AnneMB955Just no lol People who eat junk processed Vegan and vegetarian food will obviously have issues due to eating neuro toxic chemicals. Samething goes for processed junk eating high meat eaters. The issue is the chemicals the put or spray on the food and how processed or whole the food is.

[@vickielynn777]

I love your videos, but I would love more details on fermenting sweet potatoes and how you prepare mushrooms.

[@helenahandkart1857]

Yes likewise

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

On a Mediterranean Whole Foods type diet my mental and physical health were tanking big time in my 50s. Since then I had to make a change. Now after 15 years of ketovore/7 of carnivore and in my late 60s my health, mental stability and fitness are almost incomprehensibly better. No meds no supplements except D3 in winter. Meat eggs and animal based fat FTW.

[@jelizabethpetrie6656]

Same here, we’re 64, walk 10-20 thousand steps a day n strength train 3 days a week 🎉 feeling good mentally & physically & sleep like a rock😊85/10/5-carnivore/veg/fruit

[@wendywertz8828]

The opposite happened for me ! Plant based wf for my win ! I ditched the high fat meat based !

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

@@wendywertz8828 Congrats, you are the first I've met to do so in my over a decade in this sphere 😏

[@ccmusic2249]

Watch for them to change the definition of "optimal mental health" after the release of the study.

[@jennifermarlow.]

I recall your interview with Dr. Stasha Gominak, where she stressed the importance of the B vitamins for brain health. It just follows that a this diet, so rich in nutrients, would have a major impact.

[@madhusudan]

Now the vegan anger makes more sense.

[@-whackd]

And mental illness in general

[@AmbuBadger]

You'd be angry too if you had to watch people eat steaks without having any yourself!

[@julienfroidevaux1143]

Harming and killing animals for unnessarry reasons doesn't make you angry ?

[@madhusudan]

@@julienfroidevaux1143 Let me guess, your moral indignation stops at insects.

[@julienfroidevaux1143]

@@madhusudan Answer the question please . No deflection . Ethier you are anti animal abuse or you are a hypocritical carnist . Which one are you ?

[@DanEngell]

Thank you, Mike! 5:50 "Carninutrients" was a new term for me! I've been hearing people talk about beef being a "Mult-vitamin" (Dr. Shawn Baker, Thomas DeLauer, and others) for a few years now. Animal protein has been written off as garbage by Polite Society for 40+ years but as we all wake up to processed food being the REAL poison, it's refreshing to see these new studies giving us confidence in what direction to go as we collectively wake up from the processed food hangover.

[@robert2b2]

Don't minimize anti-nutrients - eliminate them by not consuming things that aren't essential and that also have to be specially prepared as such.

[@DruidzTV]

Anti-nutrients are dangerous

[@amandafarnish5563]

Great vid..thank you from the Uk. Its hardly surprising that a healthy, proper food diet, has such a profound, beneficial effect on metabolic health is going to have the same positive effect on cognition and mental health. Im going to send this to my kids.

[@PC-yp5dl]

So, im in the process of making a number of changes. First, im a recovering alcoholic with about 3 months. Second, im slowly instituting total sexual abstinence. Third, im adopting a steak salad diet, heavy on the steak. And fourth, im starting to practice 20/4 intermittent fasting. I also try to incorporate exercise and cold showers. Its difficult for sure starting all these things, but I wholly believe my mental, emotional, physical, spiritual, relational, etc health will improve significantly.

[@MoveRestEatMeat]

WOW! Super impressed & so psyched for you! I’m 22 yrs sober in AA & quit smoking 3 years after that but never quite kicked the ‘sweet tooth’ and believed all the lies & veggie propaganda! Luckily I always trained & competed so I had muscle on me. Finally going into very low carb/ Carnivore and still struggling with things like stevia in my coffee or very dark chocolate! The struggle is real but it can be done! Keep going! Remember, if you fall, just get up and keep throwing punches my friend ❤

[@PC-yp5dl]

Thank you ❤ I brought back leafy greens because of the nutrients and I don't have any issues with fiber. I include egg, feta cheese and olive oil with my salad. I hear monk fruit and stevia are good sugar substitutes.

[@MoveRestEatMeat]

@@PC-yp5dl cool! I eat olives but I’m skeptical about ‘ Olive oil’ even though I live in Europe! I eat cheese because, well.. I live in Europe! I actually always LOVED salad, but tore me up inside! Stevia, Monkfruit & now they’re saying Allulose are all okay 👌 I wear a CGM & the Stevia doesn’t spike it, but fat free Greek yogurt can & even 85% dark chocolate can! Best of luck to you 💯

[@nevermindthebull0cks]

Sex is exercise that feels good:) Don't see why you would want to drop that?

[@helenahandkart1857]

Great info from this study, thank you.

[@OsAbliNgin911]

Omnivores don't pressure the public to eat the way they do like Vegans do. We should just go back to the old days when the government and all these health organizations did not tell the people how to eat. People instinctively knew what was best to eat and were much healthier without worrying.

[@AlexanderTheGoodEnough]

Just need to make dietary concerns an intrinsically moral issue like the vegans do to get traction. It's just not enough to use facts, you literally need to make people morally AND intellectually inferior.

[@az10sbum1]

These food patterns they have chosen are highly suspect to me. What does sausage, which is ground pork and spices in it's simplest form, have to do with drinking soda and eating cookies and donuts? I think that the whole processed meat category gets blamed for the food that is eaten along with it.

[@carolynbailey4530]

Boil potatoes 45 min and discard the water if you want to minimize oxalates. Current studies show this removes up to 80% of the oxalates.

[@katalinbranner3341]

in the normal potate do you have not so lot of oxalates. In swett potate do you have lot of.

[@The-Cole-Train]

Video on how to cook those mushrooms and other items to minimize anti nutrients?

[@markmiele9334]

Thank you for this video.

[@zephyr2002]

Whole Foods Plant Based continues to be what I fall back on to perform at my best.

[@brianbachmeier34]

Get on Joe Rogan podcast sir.

[@nin6246]

Yes, please go on (if they'll have you)! I consider you a very astute and well-informed young man with the right attitude. You don't have an inflated ego which is rare! Thanks for all you do!!

[@OttoNommik]

He’s doing just fine. Rohan’s podcast doesn’t bring someone to some fictitious “successful “ level. Like getting on Rogan is an achievement. LOL. People like you are simpleton sods. 😂

[@GertuCapur]

It might work better if we request JRE to have Michael as a guest. It does sound like a great idea and is much more educational than having Maynard James Keenan fifth time in a row on the show.

[@carnivorechronicles]

Wow, oh, wow,

[@beezowdoodoozoppitybopbopb9488]

He has to be invited. Joe wont take people who ask. Very important to know! It's the main reason Dr. Drew cant get on, despite rolling with most of the same people.

[@jcrevolar]

Great video, Jebidiah...

[@AnneMB955]

Do you have a video on your eating? Considering widening my foods selection. Interested in what you eat and why. Great vid.

[@user-mt4gv5en4t]

I feel like Mike will bring the Amish look back into style.

[@SWLion26]

Thanks for the information. Recently, I made a change from Whole Foods Plant based vegan to Whole Foods plant-based (fruits, vegetables, whole grains,, legumes, nuts and seeds) with some animal protein (salmon, bison, whole eggs, cheese, etc.). I try to get 40 or more grams of fiber per day, eat around 80% of calories from either unprocessed or minimally processed foods, leaving room for the occasional Pizza slice or dessert.

[@wendywertz8828]

I test my blood sugar and whenever I ate a keto meat based diet it always made me feel like crap and only raised my bs and A-1C ! I have a traumatic brain injury and I have suffered from depression , anxiety , ptsd and once I switched to a plant based whole food diet and stopped the keto carnivore diet I felt so good no more depression or anxiety ! I reduced fat too and eat lean meat and all real foods now ! I’m 80/20 plant to meat ratio !

[@emosag]

You may have been sensitive to the histamine in a high meat diet. It’s a common issue especially with things like ground beef.

[@dherman0001]

Hey Mike. Im a milk lover, like many. Ive been drinking a lot of the Fairlife half sugar whole milk and seem to be staying in ketosis. I think you would be a great person to make a video on milks, pros and cons, which is less bad? Are any good?

[@helenahandkart1857]

Great idea!

[@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork]

Excellent as always... and manhave I noticed the difference since my switch off sugars and upgrade to grass fed healthy keto based systems... cheers! I'm on FIRE! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@elizabethcrowley5921]

Why didnt they separate grass fed beef as a food group instead of processed meat? Healthy carnivores dont eat processed meat.

[@btudrus]

there was no "carnivore" or even "keto" subgroup in this study. the "low-starches" group is high in fruits. and the "high-protein" is high in "bevareges", i.e. sugar.

[@julieolson1402]

Some confusion on the groups - group 1 eludes me.

[@user-lg4xs7il2x]

This channel is awesome

[@ajsomebody1342]

ADHD symptoms improved. Not eradicated. But improved with Whole Foods, grass fed animal products, and correcting nutritional deficiencies.

[@consciousartlife]

What I noticed with myself and most other ex-vegans out there, was that the first thing that happened was "mental issues" or cognitive decline, and after re-introducing animal foods it went away. I had a friend who was a strict vegan and I believe to this day she is standing by her views, but after 12 years on the diet it was clear, that her body and brain craved the nutrients found in meat, as the anxiety was eating her up...

[@heavenlyflower_sl]

Mostly plant-based (with occasional pescatarian) for 5 years, switched to cleaner one (no UPFs, unrefined sugar, stuff made of things not common in household kitchens), and complete vegan for the last 5 months, but still felt unhealthy and had chronic illnesses flare ups, so a week ago i switched back to animal proteins like eggs, yoghurt (i dont have any issue with dairy but aiming to not have it every day), back to fish again, with some chicken and tiny red meat. Had my period back after 5 months of absence (coincidental with the vegan starting), chronic illnesses dialled down. So i think my body feels safe now that it has the nutrition it needs in more readily absorbed form.

[@helenahandkart1857]

Good on you.

[@aintgonnaworrynomore]

Thanks Mike. Great information and I find it very interesting that it's Chinese scientists working on this.

[@lindaward8267]

Could you perhaps discuss how long it takes for these structural changes to occur?

[@javieranavarro2048]

I went vegeterian, not unhealthy but low fat It was a constant decline I would say month 5 my mental performance decline was noticeable to other people and I was very negative and depressed, I thought it was my high demanding job but before the diet I could totally handle it and loved it. I left my job and it kept getting worse, at one point I went back on meat and would meal prep one soup that had a lot of meat with fat and I bounced back in two months, this without knowing the extent at which food influenced our health, then I came upon all these channels and it all made sense, I leveraged my diet and 2 months after that I would say I reached my highest mental wellbeing so far.

[@helenahandkart1857]

​@@javieranavarro2048 very useful info, thank you!

[@felishaspersonalmail4953]

Facts i believed the cegan crazw. Its good to compare and contemplate new thought processes

[@margeroehrbach9524]

I was deteriorating on the keto diet. I had done it many times through my life, and at this point, at my age, my body cannot withstand less than a really healthy diet. I had to stop. Introduced some grains like spelt and amaranth, and berries and fruits. I have a new brain, and new body.

[@beardumaw24]

Not likely! Grains are not healthy for humans.

[@gisele2808]

Maybe too many oxalates and not enough fats?

[@margeroehrbach9524]

@@gisele2808I had lots of fats for sure. Not much in the way of oxalates. I was missing some important stuff that my body needed

[@chargermopar]

I wonder how us carnivores would fit into this? Eating meat, fish, fermented dairy and no alcohol, sugar or any other plant derived foods with no snacks?

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

Not considered as there is only profit in plant products.

[@wendywertz8828]

I only had problems on carnivore with A-1C only going up ! I switched to plant based with lean protein , fruit, vegetables, legumes , and no processed seed oils ! My A-1C dropped to 4.7 after leaving the meat based keto lifestyle ! I feel so much better !

[@denmar355]

I’d love to see you discuss diet with Dr. William Li.

[@EREBVS999]

Mike loving the Beard looks great on you!

[@keithzastrow]

My PM&R physician recently (2 months ago) told me he tried vegan in the past for a few months and said.....and I quote: "My body totally rejected it."

[@mpg92091]

From personal experience I noticed mental changes almost right away after changing to a keto diet. Way more calm and collected than I used to be and overall I make much better decisions for myself. I decided to quit alcohol and stopped paying for things I don't really need as examples. I could have always cancelled things like Netflix before a diet change but hopefully the point it clear - I just think differently after.

[@vickielynn777]

My daughter, son, and I have Alpha-gal allergy that took a while to discover. Changed my life and played a role in my daughter beginning to heal from autoimmune encephalitis and more. Please do a program about Alpha-gal allergy. Pretty sure I had it for 20 or more years before finding out what was going on. Changing my diet to avoid all mammals and supplementing amino acids and b vitamins have been a life changing experience. I don't feel inflamed and miserable all the time. I wonder how many people might be suffering and have this Alpha-gal allergy that is undiagnosed. My daughter, my son, and I had totally different symptoms. Gut and immune issues for my daughter, migraines for my son, and emotionally wacked out with horrible swelling all over for me. Please do a show on this. I think it might help someone.

[@joeberrouard3743]

Have you looked into the acupuncture procedure for alpha-gal?

[@vickielynn777]

No, but my son has talked to me about it. Have you ever heard of any downside to this treatment?

[@katrinamac853]

Would love to know how you ferment your potatoes! Could you please inform?

[@JustMusic75]

Why are links to the articles never available? What show notes?

[@jsblastoff]

I see links to a plethora of products to buy. I must be missing the link to the study your whole video is about?..

[@LilyBean82]

The link to the research is in the show notes. It would be nice if it were the top link before all the "buy me" crap.

[@dpstrial]

Surely it is not "glycosylated", but "glycated". Glycosylation involves enzymes and has a functional use within the body.

[@bodhisattva3774]

Does the mustache just not grow or was this a conscious decision?

[@annaak7849]

Eating animal based (90% carnivore, 10% fruit) changed my life on so many levels. First clue for me that it was beneficial was immediately all bloating/farting gone and brain fog gone. After a few weeks very tough anxiety lifted. Edit: i also eat sauerkraut

[@thomes7318]

Thank goodness, it's not an uploaded livestream with 5 minutes of welcoming friends lol. Nice video. Shame they didn't have a carnivore category.

[@amberg.l.o.w641]

What about the haplotype as well?

[@drip369]

True. Not only do they lack essential amino acids, they lack of essential fatty acids and the key word there is essential. Watch the video this morning on the gram where somebody took watermelon slices in the oven and topped a bowl of rice with it acting as if it was salmon and she really didn't look thrilled, the amount of time that took to prepare that little dish just seemed like a waste of time just like the amount of land that goes towards producing soy that allows the slaughtering of thousands of animals birds bugs and the Integrity of the soil itself just for a little bit of tofu is absurd where one cow can feed multiple households if not one household for some people say 6 months

[@nick7072]

> just like the amount of land that goes towards producing soy that allows the slaughtering of thousands of animals birds bugs and the Integrity of the soil itself just for a little bit of tofu is absurd where one cow can feed multiple households if not one household for some people say 6 months Wait till you realize that amost 80 percent of world's soybeans are used to feed cattle. So it's extremely inefficient and more land is used and more creatures are killed due to us using cattle for food. Feeding tofu directly to humans is many times more efficient than going through cattle.

[@jg5755]

​@@nick7072 You think cows are eating the soy beans?! They are eating the leftover parts of the plant which has no value for anything other than animal feed. And just because companies profit off cramming as many animals as possible into as small an area as they are allowed and feeding them leftover crops doesn't actually mean there isn't enough land to produce grass fed beef. It just means someone is making as much profit as they possibly can because no one is demanding better standards.

[@drip369]

​@@jg5755not true, people have been demanding better standards of practice for multiple decades

[@nobukazumikami5466]

Did the researcher account for the drugs (prescriptions and illegal) and supplements the participants taking?

[@denise6145]

What do you do to prepare mushrooms?

[@janeeight]

What about subtype 1? Curious how that group did as it sounds like the healthiest diet.

[@judyjohnson9610]

I see several different experiences here. I love my carbs. But since I cut down, I noticed a significant increase in energy levels. So that's a plus and I should lose some weight.

[@susanbeever5708]

A lean mass hyper responder with high LDL and total cholesterol can have a falsely high A1c. I have total cholesterol 323, LDL 230, TG 52 HDL 78 and A1c 5.6 that corresponds to average glucose 114 and 5.7 average glucose 117. My continuous glucose monitor says average glucose 99.

[@maartje3262]

Wish I could heal and know what to do foodwise 😢

[@AliceFarmer-bg4dw]

Hey Mike it seems as though most bodybuilders eat a lot of carbohydrates. High protein low fat and high carbohydrates. Is it easier to gain muscle mass on carbohydrates?

[@irinab7524]

Not really. Find video of Dr.Chaffee on the subject. Also other doctors who lift weights are carnivores and very buff

[@brianwnc8168]

People in the health food Community often consume tons of coconut oil. This pushes their saturated fat consumption of quite a bit. I worry about my own diet because I love coconut cream so much and use it in my coffee

[@btudrus]

" This pushes their saturated fat consumption of quite a bit" Saturated fat is healthy. As long, as you don't eat sugar along it...

[@morganboykin1159]

I love my vegan diet and ive seen such determination on people on the carnivore diet and the omnivore diet i love veganism and fasting it literally healed my body i suppose it depends in your blood type i have better psycho cybernetics and cognitive function than i ever did on the meat or omnivore diet i feel great and have more libido and testosterone

[@janedough6575]

How many years have you been vegan?

[@brett6468]

Vitamin B12 (discovered and elucidated in the 1940s) and Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) can only be obtained from animal food sources. Eating a diet that is deficient or devoid in either of these nutrients will lead to a wide range of problems.

[@RatoftheHut]

Hi a lot of plant based foods are now reinforced with B12 such as soy milk, additionally there are supplements that vegans take. It does not have to come from animals who primarily get their B12 from…supplements!

[@Korvxx]

Its all about gut health and avoiding anything that disturbs the gut, and nutrient absorption, that Is why health is such a puzzle, and if your gut can handle the plant fiber, It may be beneficial otherwise you will have to avoid It, prebiotics probiotics fermented foods and such may be needed If you eat alot of fiber for optimal digestion and the anti nutrients may not give you the optimal nutrition that you require, which is why most people should avoid plants until the gut can handle them properly and instead eat more animal products for nutrients.

[@bobcocampo]

Hope there will be a trial on vegan, omnivore, and carnivore

[@victoriabryant3078]

I have the clearest mind when I eat vegetarian or pescatarian with eggs and cheese. I also have some neurological issues though, I think diet varies for different people.

[@WooBunny]

The fact you contradicted yourself in two sentences maybe an indication of the latter unfortunately. Keep healthy.

[@vanessac1965]

Some people are overmethylators, in which case vegetarian is better for them, maybe around 10% of the population. Some people are sensitive to nug5c or iron overload. Your observations are what counts.

[@vanessac1965]

​@@WooBunnyignorant AND patronizing comment

[@ambhatti1538]

I think proper individualized diets are directly related to genetics. For myself, I find that eating only vegetables, fruit, rice, eggs and dairy (yogurt, cheese, etc ) during the week keeps me pretty level both mentally and energy wise. On the weekends then we have beef, chicken or fish. That variation seems to be working well for my wife and I. It keeps us balanced (and in good health) and gives us an affordable range of foods.

[@victoriabryant3078]

@@vanessac1965 what does it mean to be an overmethylator and would you be able to smell some sort of chemical on their breath?

[@Insomniac4791]

So what part of this had todo with carnivore?

[@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork]

streucture = function is a GREAT way to illsutrate these things! nice!!!

[@marhee143g5]

Fermented potatoes? How do you do that?

[@Ilona-Golden-Oldie]

There are recipes on KZbin! Going to try! 😋

[@notmargaret2458]

I thought fermented potatoes=vodka!

[@donnerparty1815]

It's Abraham Lincoln's birthday?

[@relaxyourshoulders]

You are suggesting this is causal "Vegan VS Omnivore Diet *Change* Brain Structure". That may well be the case, but I think the study shows a correlation not a causal relationship. It seems to me just as likely that people with higher scores of anxiety, depression, and mental health issues, are drawn towards "conscious diets" and adopt a vegetarian or vegan diet as a result.

[@lakehuron7733]

Just to keep things clear the title needs to be Omnivore vs Herbivore diet (classification vs classification) or Cranism vs Veganism based diet (ideology vs ideology).

[@Juice_Angel]

Saturated fat from seed oils? Canola is the most commonly used seed oil and it’s only 7% saturated fat.

[@shanti888]

Abe Lincoln look. Nice !

[@maenad1231]

As someone who follows a Mediterranean-adjacent diet thats adapted to be mainly vegetarian/entirely pescetarian diet - I’m really disappointed in vegetarian/Vegan diet participants continuing to make us look bad by not eating a enough protein foods. I say so because while some studies give Pescetarians their own group - they usually throw us in and out of the vegetarian/plant based diet group whenever it’s convenient for them (ie: when pescetarians aren’t a big enough group on our own) It’s annoying because when studying specific health outcomes and enough pescetarians are in the group they often find pescetarians do better than vegetarians/vegans (there’s a few categories of health where they do the same or only nearly as good tho)

[@loriwinters9999]

Yay! I'm in UK Biobank, have been since the start. Great to think my humble real food and lifestyle health recovery is getting fed into studies 😊

[@helenahandkart1857]

Very decent of you, well done!

[@lennygriffin4464]

Great information, thank you

[@keithzastrow]

Best thing I did last year was go to a high protein, moderate fat and low-carb diet (which btw is Atkins.....NOT keto). Also nearly eliminated all snacking thus nearly eliminating all ultra-processed foods. Lost 40 lbs in 7 months. Lost another 5 lbs shortly after that and I have KEPT it all off. 2MAD 18:6. Easy as hell to sustain too. I'm no one special. If I can do this anyone can.

[@71Fenderv22]

The way our teeth are structured alone shows that we were created to be omnivores.

[@ApexSuperior1998]

We are facultative carnivores.

[@infiniteworfare5089]

@@ApexSuperior1998 we are not carnivores. most people cant do carnivore long term because they feel sick overtime.

[@CoryHobbs2178]

hyper-Carnivores*

[@CoryHobbs2178]

​@@infiniteworfare5089 incorrect, only people with extremely damaged digestive systems from decades of damaging glycation and toxic compounds. If you have decent stomach acid levels and functioning bile, you'll have no issues long term on carnivore. What information are you basing your conclusion on?

[@Andmaj]

Dr chaffee debunks the teeth situation. We use tools to break down the food and to kill. Not teeth like a lion for example.

[@cantocant2346]

The vegan diet wrecked my body and my mind. I will never harm myself in that way again.

[@mrpig6742]

Also effects skitso’s and ms it is

[@FlukeyKent.]

They always lump junk processed eating Vegan & Vegetarians into one group lol I've been trying more plant based with eggs and some junk ish food. My mental health definitely improved a lot when I cut out junk meat and junk vegetarian/vegan food. There's so many layers to this. Even though I'm currently going more vegetarian at the moment. I'm very neutral so I see the biases on both sides and it's kinda funny and annoying sometimes 😂 Whole organic-ish food on a meatbased or Plant based will improve health. It's the neuro toxins that are sprayed or put into the food that are the problem.

[@grisknoe]

Great content. And I like the beard.. more beards for the people.

[@lmlm_]

13:07 What a shock! A balanced diet of plants and meat is best. We are omnivores. I’m sure the carnivore crazies don’t want to hear this.

[@joeberrouard3743]

Why did you leave out the vegan crazies?!?

[@irinab7524]

Carnivores don’t care. Only vegans are crazy. I eat my meat, eggs and fish and don’t care what others do

[@Andmaj]

You'll probably find that vegans/vegetarians are A LOT crazier than the carnivores 😆

[@Andmaj]

And also the study didn't include a carnivore diet so you don't know, it may or even been better. The all round diet could of only been better than the veg because they have meat in their diet

[@-whackd]

There was no comparison with a carnivore diet, buddy boyo

[@Shellbee22]

I’m Italian …of course I eat Mediterranean …lol …no dairy…a lot of fruit veggies fish chicken …no red meat .. NO soda…drink water ..wine a few days …I do love bread eat sourdough from bakery and Ezikiel

[@peterv1436]

Since when did Mediterranean cultures stop eating tons of dairy, pork and lamb?

[@susanfitch8698]

Like the beard !

[@cc-dt1sh]

Dietary preference? I didn’t finish the video but it does make sense that people who are more sensitive may tend to favor a vegan diet and would also be more prone to negative emotions due to their sensitivity not their vegan diets? Whereas people more “sturdy” might not dwell on animal welfare or stuff like that and roll with the punches of life so are less prone to anxiety and depression? I don’t think the diet is causing the disposition but the disposition is causing the diet. I’ll resume video and see