Dr. Mercola Quits Keto Diet. Why?

[@marcierenee15]

Mercola got A LOT of important info out during the "plandemic" and I respect him for being honest about why keto is not the best diet, given his book was so popular.

[@jmseipp]

Nonsense. Much of the anti-vaxx baloney has been traced to originating from KGB thug Vladimir Putin’s Russia. And the gullible and naive weak minded people like Bobby Kennedy Jr. grab it and run with it.

[@thomashugus5686]

When you use the term pandemic you reveal your colossal ignorance!!😅

[@Omega-AlphaStudios-lh1rz]

No diet is perfect, but veganism delivers even many more problems.

[@alospm]

It’s so rare to see someone admit they were wrong. Pseudoscience aside, I respect it.

[@donwinston]

Mr. Mercola doesn't deserve any respect for disowning the silly keto diet. He is still a notorious misinformer and anti science twit.

[@barrilythe2579]

Made $200 million before admitting it.

[@barrilythe2579]

@DayIntegrity?

[@DavyOneness]

​@@barrilythe2579 but what about those "miracle covid vacines" that made 100billion dollars so far, since how much money you make compared to how effective a product is as the ruler for "pseudoscience". 100 billion made on pushing something people were told was "100 percent safe and effective" while now saying "The reporting of life-threatening conditions increased over 4,400%. This is a novel increase and was not seen during the 2009 H1N1 vaccination campaign. There is a need for additional unbiased research to better understand the COVID-19 vaccines' short- and long-term effects." But mercola is "psydoscience"??😅

[@AdamTLyon]

It’s just pseudoscience rebranding lol

[@livingawesome9856]

Totally respect that he is upfront about what he believes and is open about changing his mind. That’s an incredible and rare trait.

[@donwinston]

Mr. Mercola doesn't deserve any respect for disowning the silly keto diet. He is still a notorious misinformer and anti science twit.

[@Vscustomprinting]

Bot comment?

[@888jucu]

Wtf??? I see a complete con artist switching his grift??

[@safffff1000]

Big difference in youtube comments in plant based and carnivore video's. The carnivore ones have a high numbers of wonderful results and cures, not as much in the plant based comments.

[@Vscustomprinting]

@@safffff1000 hush now. No ones buying it.

[@joecaner]

_“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” ― Upton Sinclair_ With a net worth of $100M, Dr. Mercola is probably not concerned about earning a salary, but hats off to him regardless for changing his position based upon the evidence.

[@papazjose1274]

There is no such thing as a "ONE DIET FOR ALL." SO, people should stop fighting over what diet is the best

[@tugyorktown7899]

I just don't understand this. I did Keto for three years and never felt better. Complete nonsense that you'll die if you don't eat sugar. I've been back on the standard American diet the last two years and feel like total crap.

[@HealingLifeKwikly]

Keto and the standard American diet aren't the two choices. Eat very low fat whole food plant based with tons of fiber.

[@tugyorktown7899]

@@HealingLifeKwikly if that works for you fantastic, but when I eat a lot of fiber I feel like chit. Been back on strict keto again for the last three weeks and already feeling better.

[@johnsnow5264]

I strictly followed keto for 2,5 years. Back in the years when it was really hip. But during that time I witnessed a terrifying deterioration of my health. It started with a bad mood, the low blood sugar made me feel stressed out all the time, with more and other issues I finally developed heart arrhythmia. The ketotards would say "you forgot to eat lots of salt". Since 6 years I am back on high carbs, essentially pure whole plantbased (with occasional side steps) and my health is superb again. No more arrhythmias whatsoever. Lowcarb high fat can turn a healthy man into a cardiology patient.

[@Kayte...]

Congratulations! Glad you are feeling better.

[@johnsnow5264]

@@Kayte... Thanks. I hope it helps as a warning for others.

[@neilnewinger3059]

There are hundreds of people, many of them even 5 years on the carnivore diet without any carbs at all and with very high saturated fat intake, who can do high intensity exercise and have no problems with hearts and some of them even claim, that they got rid of heart problems. I for example got rid of heart palpitations and skipped heartbeats on the carnivore diet. My heart is now like a clock. But I am not saying, that your experiences are invented. In fact before carnivore, when I was doing keto and started to do intermittent fasting trying OMAD I experienced increased heart irregularities probably because my gall bladder was not able to handle so much fat in such a short time. Allegedly there is some connection gall bladder - heart. Now I am eating carnivore twice a day and everything is fine.

[@johnsnow5264]

@@neilnewinger3059 I believe that there are numerous cases where people feel much better without carbs and with lots of fat in their diet. But probably those are a very small minority. The numerous and growing number of studies showing how bad keto is, is valid for the majority. I would be curious to find out which types of persons actually benefit from a certain diet. Maybe a genetic test could reveal that? Then I could have avoided this terrible journey on keto and you could have found your luck earlier with carnivore. Let's hope science brings that technology forward. But util then, the general advice for a healthy diet for the average person is probably not carnivore.

[@Emile-philia]

I made a very similar mistake with very similar outcomes. I made a u-turn in terms of diet since and I'm doing good (fingers crossed) but the thought of how much damage those few years inflicted on my body is a concerning one.

[@maureenk1635]

Thanks, Mic, for this! I used to follow Dr. Mercola until he interviewed Dr. Michael Greger and my life was forever changed for the better. So Dr. Mercola did have one most valuable video!

[@bengilkes7676]

Wow! I've never heard of such an unexpected route into (veganism?) a plant based diet!

[@longevitycoach1573]

I have salads growing but hundreds of snails are coming to eat them, should I kill all the animals and have some salads for few days or should I kill one of my grass fed cows and have food for the next 6 months?

[@user-no2mz9hl4f]

I’ve yet to come across anyone who does it better than Dr. Greger. He just sticks to the facts. Everything he sells is non-profit.

[@action1976]

​@@user-no2mz9hl4fpersonally I would rather look like Dr Anthony Chaffe than look like fat balding Dr Michael Greger. Go eat 🍖 🥓

[@rajshu6408]

Hi All, When was the interview between Dr Greger and Dr Mercola? I'd love to watch it. Thanks in advance.

[@fyrerayne8882]

My aunt cured her breast cancer with the ketogenic diet. So it does have therapeutic value for cancer patients, and for diabetics.

[@funkeys4learning261]

Opposite for me. I was on a keto diet and got cancer. Now off keto and staying cancer free.

[@Jodie-masterson]

False

[@fyrerayne8882]

The people in these comments are liars

[@eilisniaisi5954]

I saw another woman who got cancer and died whilst on keto

[@dreamthread]

This is a lie. Its scientifically PROVEN that diets low in fiber increase mortality rate through heart disease

[@jimjim-hx6fd]

I may get some hate for this, but I think it bears saying. I've struggled with bouts of health anxiety off and on for years, so I've spent some time in pretty much every conceivable diet camp, and I have to say, though I've since taken a more plant-based turn for sustainability reasons, I felt great, physically and mentally on keto. I got most of my fat from unsaturated sources, with moderate amounts of lean meat, fish, and eggs; had no issue getting over 50 grams of fiber a day; and once I got over the adaptation hump my energy was incredible, I slept like a baby, I was stronger in the gym, my appetite was in the toilet, and my anxiety was at an all-time low. There are people who take it as a license to eat all the butter and bacon in the world, but even at my most fervent I never drank the LDL doesn't matter kool-aid. Every camp has its zealots but I wholeheartedly believe that shouldn't detract from the fact that, with some education, this can absolutely be done in a healthy manner with potentially remarkable benefits, especially as it pertains to mental health.

[@rebella5769]

What do you think of vegan keto???

[@jimjim-hx6fd]

@@rebella5769 Highly restrictive but doable if you've got the gumption, especially if you allow yourself some meat substitutes like Beyond. My version of keto was very plant-forward, but having some lean meats, eggs, and occasional dairy in the mix definitely went a long way towards adding variety. That said, I think nuts and seeds are some of the healthiest foods on the planet, that too many low-fat people are too quick to do away with because of the calorie density. I used to make a smoothie almost every morning from walnuts, avocado, flax, chia, and hemp seeds, with some cocoa powder and sweetener. Delicious, filling, and full of good fats and fiber. Salads with olive oil and tofu were big for me as well.

[@theresagraf1573]

@@rebella5769 It doesn't work, just do normal keto. It's better for you.

[@Fatina02]

Mate this comment was such a relief, people are always so extreme with their diets that it becomes some bigger part of their personality and start the whole echo chamber that denies any any downsides of the diet. I just started keto 3 weeks ago and I hope my experience is as balanced and nice as yours. Thanks for sharing

[@jimjim-hx6fd]

@@Fatina02 Yeah the diet tribalism is real, especially online. I have nothing against vegans, and I'm not here to preach the gospel of keto. I just feel the need to speak up sometimes against all this my camp vs your camp nonsense. Any diet can be healthy or not depending how you do it. That said I've been lower fat for a couple months now, and I feel pretty good. The anti-anxiety effect isn't what it was before, but the volume of food I get to eat now is insane compared to before. Appetite is greater, but since I'm eating more frequently it kinda cancels out. I'm gonna get a lipid panel next month and see what's happening under the hood. Point being, I feel there's many paths to Rome. All the best

[@ddpwe5269]

If he doesn't take down his products he's selling, it just goes to show you the type of person he really is. Time will tell.

[@SandyCheeks63564]

@mas-udal-hassan9277 cats are obligate carnivores

[@jerryjennings6780]

You mean only whatever product may exclusively be used for his former stance. Which ones would you start with? Berberine? I would keep that one. Quercetin? I would keep that one.

[@mattsapero1896]

@mas-udal-hassan9277hahaha tell your cardiologist after your first heart attack. JFC, people are just dumb.

[@rachelgoodkind6545]

@mas-udal-hassan9277 We are habitual omnivores because we like carnism. But our comparative anatomy is not designed to eat animals. Proof is that we get heart disease, diabetes, e.d., cancers from eating corpses (and smell like it).

[@FathomlessJoy]

"Medical doctor takes years and years to learn very basic things about human health."

[@jasonito23]

Doctors know what´s healthy and what´s not just like most people, but they don´t want to give up all of the hormones and drugs that they put into their bodies on a daily basis. It´s 2023, people know the deal, they just don´t care.

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

They actually do take years to learn about human health😂

[@New_Creature_]

And he didn't really learn anything because he's wrong you don't need sugar at all. Sugar causes social anxiety and mental illness among other things.

[@magmaraymaker.kweenkleokat8779]

hmmmm.....you are what you eat. That's the most basic thing about human health. " During four years of medical school, most students spend fewer than 20 hours on nutrition." --Stanford U

[@Fujibayashi50]

@@ASMRyouVEGANyet They learn barely anything about human health.

[@RedPillVegan]

Good coverage - appreciated you talking about the ex-keto rug shuffle. Thanks for the shoutout.

[@thegoodguyalwayswins]

You are cited as the source, good find

[@v.a.n.e.]

didn't you swear by the keto diet for a while?

[@HeatherRose_]

I was keto and I didn't feel well for the 6 months I was on it. Then I went full carnivore and I feel great! I lost 40 pounds in 6 months. I'm 59 and not on any meds and now I can keep up with the grandkids. Never going back to carbs.

[@ai_robozen]

Shout out to you commenting here

[@pierrettevincentschroeder]

Same here. Four years canivore, 67 years of age and finally feeling extremely healthy.

[@luke_fabis]

Having tried keto myself, I will say that it feels subjectively great for a time, but the drawbacks pile up pretty quickly. You're just in a sort of stasis. Nothing gets worse, but nothing gets better. You don't lose muscle mass, but it's extraordinarily difficult to make any gains. You don't experience dips in energy, but you also can't muster a lot of effort. There's a sense of mental clarity without fog, but you also don't get to feel especially sharp. You're just in this kind of muddy "meh" state. And at the same time, you just feel greasy. Oily hair, oily skin, and while I won't get into the bowel movements, I will say they're not nice even if you get plenty of fiber. Pain sensations also become more intense; chili peppers burn more, exercise renders you more sore, even cuts seem to sting more. I can see how ketogenic diets came about. There's definitely a certain mood stabilizing effect that comes with bypassing the body's insulin response, and I can imagine it would indeed have benefits for people with certain neurological disorders. But if you're otherwise healthy, you really don't need it. It's not a diet that can be sustained for very long. Humans have very adaptable metabolisms, but an ultra-low-carb, high-fat diet is not our natural state, and there will be consequences if you go there.

[@ConductiveFoam]

This is some interesting insight about how doing keto feels like, thank you for sharing 😊

[@ima7333]

I couldn’t last the first 2 weeks of Atkins diet let alone keto diet. I’ll stick to my rice+veggies.

[@alonsotorres5264]

True ketosis is experienced only through water fasting for over a day. Once you get passed the hunger that occurs normally while your blood sugar stabilizes and becomes pure, you will feel superhuman. I go 2-3 days water fasting and then eat whole foods, eating everything as long as its from the earth, no gasoline or laundry detergent, which is abundant in many vegan and vegetarian products.

[@neilnewinger3059]

Maybe you should stop eating plenty of fiber and eat more fat, if you want better bowel movements. Keto diet is not based on plenty of fiber. It is based on plenty of fat. If you do not understand that, your comments are not very helpful.

[@barasra8847]

Muddy 'meh' state 😂 you are real insider threat of keto. May be once in a week keto ok I believe!

[@elisabethschneider8015]

Chiropractors are real doctors also, I'm one and I'm not keto, but plant based. Chiropractic college is 5 academic years in addition to undergrad.

[@yolandasilva1921]

I would rather go to a chiropractor, as far as I'm concerned they know alot more than regular doctors, they know energy points , they are awesome

[@pomberry3591]

It depends on where you are. Where I'm from chiropractors are only allowed to call themselves dr if they have a PhD and they must specify ", chiropractor" after their names. Psychologists, pharmacists, optometrists, etc. must do the same.

[@ghaleable]

But they aren’t medical doctors, and they often present themselves as though they are…at least when in the limelight. Mercola is a snake oil salesman at best.

[@buhaycanada1917]

some want the full priveledge of a PhD doctor. they're not so don't give it

[@pgreen6840]

Woke up and stop smelling the bulletproof coffee. Whole food plant based hands down . Almost died from Keto :(((

[@jansmith3158]

how come you "almost died on keto"...but, still eating veggies on plant based? the only thing you eliminated was meat...which in the long run you wil realize keep your ancestors life to eventually allow you into the world.

[@Hollysuzette33]

Gosh, it really will kill you. My friend survived his beloved keto but at the end of about a year he needed a stent and it was terrible for him. His doc told him he should lay off all the meat, to instead eat starch and veggie. Now, just a year after that he has cancer. I hate to think how he bombarded his body with growth factors during his Keto love affair. It's not a diet elders should undertake, they have less wiggle room for problems.

[@thatsalt1560]

​@@Hollysuzette33 Wouldn't that depend on what you mean with "keto"?

[@niken538]

@@jansmith3158our ancestors didn't live past their 40's

[@MictheVegan]

More like BulletPoop coffee 😂 How have I not made that joke before?

[@jmc4975]

Step 1. Become Doctor Step 2. Spread false claims and information about diet Step 3. Sell supplements Step 4. Change your mind and retire

[@travisporco]

all I got out of years of keto was renal cell carcinoma. Keto is an utter train wreck.

[@starcatcher3691]

Oh no. Is it taken care of,

[@travisporco]

@@starcatcher3691 had surgery, still in remission at 21 months, thank you

[@travisporco]

@AbsentDay thank you

[@sabby123456789]

Whether keto caused your cancer or not is an unknown. I know a vegan woman who ate cleanly but still had to have colon cancer surgery in her 40s.

[@adriansrfr]

Yeah, correlation is not causation

[@Ritmonuevo]

I followed a super low-carb diet for eight months and my body NEVER stopped screaming for carbs. When I did another diet simply counting and reducing calories but included whole food carbs like potatoes and rice, I did not have carb cravings and lost twice as much weight. So kiss my sweet potato! Do you remember the Blue Zone in which long-lived folks ate a high fat/low carb diet? You can’t because there were none.

[@rachelgoodkind6545]

When humans want to do the extreme "diets", other information does not matter. Its' like a snowball rolling down a hill. When other humans convince them that keto or carnivore is the only answer, they join the club and fall in line easily.

[@TheOne-3]

Its because they never stuffed their health up with western diets.

[@laumay7364]

Yea there is a group of people who eat a high fat meat only diet consisting of whale blubber and they’re just fine. Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Dr Weston A Price might be a great start to your evidence based journey.

[@CryptoLTP5]

The blue zones were debunked a while ago

[@hamstersniffer]

After a year on keto, my entire health profile did a 180 degree turn for the better. Every single metric of health went solidly into the green and my primary physician told me "whatever you're doing it you need to keep on doing it".

[@Spock_Rogers]

I have a pink dragon in my garage.

[@longtimelo]

@@am3273 LOL, oh my sides. There is nothing more cultish than veganism. This stupid vid proves it. He "lost" the whole interview. Too funny. LOLOLOL.

[@kesakary]

​@Spock_Rogers my body was constantly inflammed on the plant based diet. I have lost 20 lbs doing keto, amazing energy, anxiety is gone....... To each his own.

[@Spock_Rogers]

@@kesakary Your anecdote goes against the evidence. Google "animal products and inflammation" or "animal products and autoimmune disease".

[@Spock_Rogers]

@@kesakary If you look up "keto and mortality", you will see that keto increases all-cause mortality by more than 30%. Keto kills.

[@Medere76]

The issue is that people want quick results without considering the depth of their diet 😂, leading to complications down the line. Losing weight isn't as simple as just creating a caloric deficit through diet and exercise. Proponents of the keto diet often experience a yo-yo effect when they return to their regular eating habits. It's important to stick to your usual diet, including slow carbohydrates like potatoes, which help settle the stomach. Incorporate foods like meat, chicken, fruits, vegetables (such as broccoli and beans), eggs, cottage cheese, and low-fat cheese. *ESTIMATE YOUR CALORIES* Opt for sugar-free beverages, enjoy treats in moderation, and complement your diet with moderate exercise (at 40% of your VO2 max). If you feel like having a piece of chocolate, go for it-don't deprive yourself just because you're aiming to lose a large amount of weight quickly. A caloric deficit, combined with exercise, is the most effective and sustainable approach to weight loss without added stress. High cortisol levels inhibit fat breakdown.

[@Medere76]

And I would like to add that losing weight is like running a marathon because we are changing our eating habits and sometimes we stray because motivation is like a car that constantly needs refueling to keep going on its path. In moments of doubt, adjust your diet and increase by +1000 calories if necessary compared to what you normally eat; it's better to stray while increasing the intake than to give up altogether. By following this principle, you stay on track and can still go to restaurants, McDonald's, have ice cream, go to the movies with popcorn with friends. Good luck on your journey; everyone progresses at their own pace, and prioritize your body; it's yours, not that of a guru who will only take your money through fake pills and will also waste your time and health ! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@MrEroshan]

Mercola went to a real doctor and found out he has blocked arteries.

[@Austin-jp9pi]

Thinking the same thing, gotta be a health scare behind all this.

[@sabby123456789]

I doubt it because he mentioned to Dr Paul Saladino once that he had beta-thalassemia and that no matter what he did, he could never get his cholesterol above 200 mg/dL and that his doctor would always congratulate him for it. He probably quit keto because of energy issues.

[@wally6193]

and what is a real doctor exactly?

[@soofitnsexy]

@@wally6193 md einstein

[@bryant475]

@@soofitnsexy MDs are just as ignorant as DO's on Nutrition, on average.

[@glyndoh2206]

You can bet Dr Berg has the opposite opinion. He's another advocate of the keto diet.

[@Austin-jp9pi]

He is probably gonna be doing something similar in a few years especially if there's money to be made.

[@TB-yx5of]

Dr Berg is a Scientology member..it's all about the $

[@lizinawe]

honestly, i was one of his earliest followers and saw he was so far ahead of the crowd. so many of his recommendations were solid, like coq10 to ubiquinol, vit d, etc.. unfortunately, his "greed" got ahead of his goodness. no one is perfect. and i knew better to buy his costly supps.

[@tnvol5331]

Just do a study (trial) to see if it cures cancer as Thomas Seyfried claims. Why is that so hard?

[@leecourt8509]

The bench mark for diet is the blue zones. No one has done a long term study as long as the centenarian Ikarians, Sardinians etc...

[@yingyang1008]

Are they not all meat eaters?

[@toms8879]

yes,but the carnivore people are saying those studies are not what the people are eating.

[@leecourt8509]

You have to dig for the truth. Sardinian's eat pasta now. They didn't years ago. Also the Okinawan's didn't eat rice years ago. So the 100 year olds ate a different diet. If found this comment from a Sardinian spouse on a Dr Berg video: Sardinian centenarians, we're talking about people who for the first 30-40 years of their lives at least, ate very few calories. They used to consume way more vegetables and wild herbs (pumpkin, zucchini, celery, potatoes, carrots, beans, lentils, cauliflower, wild fennel etc.) than what they do today. One staple dish was minestrone ( vegetables and legumes soup, sometimes with the addition of small chunks of lard or pork skin) and some olive oil. They ate some bread everyday (sour dough and not refined), some cheese (almost everyday) and small amounts of fruits (apples, figs, pears, oranges). Pasta back then in Sardinia wasn't eaten very often and homemade "sweets" or "dessert" were only eaten during holidays or special occasions (eg. weddings), so maybe 4-5 times a year. What the lady says it's true : Sardinians now consume a lot of beer, even too much, but back then there was no beer, only homemade red wine, and centenarians drank it everyday in small amounts, with dinner, ; and that "digestive" she was talking about it's called "mirto", which is a liqueur made by the myrtle plant, not a berry eaten in it's natural form.@@toms8879

[@JAspen-xe9nv]

@@yingyang1008 YEs they are. They et a lot of beef and lamb especially up in the mountain areas. Singapore is a " blue zone", rated as the number one blue zone and what do ty eat??? BEEF!! Anytime people have extra money or they have a lot of money, which you need to do if you live there, then they beef, expensive and very high quality. The whole blue zone creation is a farce.

[@barrettesands]

I believe it, and do respect his change of heart, but what about people like Dr Shawn Baker who say they've eaten nothing but steak for years?

[@emcarver8983]

I don't believe them.

[@JAspen-xe9nv]

Dr Shawn Baker is a great meat-eating man. Holds several worlds record for rowing. I like to watch his videos when he debates these pasty malnutritioned looking vegans. How could you look like you are decades older than you are and get on a podcast with Dr Baker, who looks 15 years younger than he is and try to argue with him about how healthy eating plants are good for you and eating meat is not?? I just laugh my ribeye eating ass off when I see this.

[@greenleafyman1028]

It's very easy to lie in front of the camera. If he does, he takes supplements like a lots of carnivore does, basically eating vegetables and fruits in a capsule form.

[@bobalinga]

keto (for epilepsy) gave my child kidney stones and 6 bouts of sepsis. It's a horrible choice and not good for her body.

[@Austin-jp9pi]

Wow, sorry to hear that

[@ksitigarbha9787]

:((

[@bobalinga]

@@Austin-jp9pi it did stop the seizures within 24 hours and saved her brain.

[@lyssarida236]

That’s what it’s meant for. We did vegan keto for my sons seizures 4 years ago, along with another therapy. When he snuck a non keto food we could tell (definitely hard being 100% consistent with a 4 year old). Sorry it didn’t work for her, it’s not always an easy diet on the body!

[@PeaceIsJesusChrist]

@@bobalinga Shilintong will quickly dissolve kidney stones. ❤

[@occultknowledge6832]

A high carb diet just make you hungry all the time & makes you retain about 10 lbs of water as it slowly but surely packs on the pounds. Of course some keto diets that do not take in large amounts of vegetables and eat a ton of meat are unhealthy. But that doesn't mean all keto diets are bad.

[@Ninsidhe]

I do vegan keto. It’s not hard and it’s REALLY worked for me- gone from fatty liver to the healthiest liver the technician has seen in someone in their fifth decade, have lost over 50 kgs and still reconfiguring my body, have brilliant levels of nutritional and blood markers and am doing better than ever. Vegan keto is absolutely a thing. :)

[@Gronkiy]

What do you eat out of interest?

[@MrWrightcaroline]

I would also like to know what you eat. It would help me.

[@Gronkiy]

@@MrWrightcaroline i eat mostly plant based (protein coming from tofu, tempeh, legumes, nuts etc) and occasionally fish

[@MrWrightcaroline]

@@Gronkiy Thankyou

[@MrWrightcaroline]

How long did it take you to lose the 50 KG?

[@Luminous1201]

About the covid vaccines though, check Dr. John Campbell. Things have taken a dark turn.

[@JaymeeT_]

Saturday morning, healthy breakfast, 3 years vegan, watching one of my favourite youtubers. Life is great.

[@JAspen-xe9nv]

Wait for another 7 years as it takes about 10 years for the negative effects of things to begin to show up.

[@JaymeeT_]

@@JAspen-xe9nv yeah, I noticed that when I was overweight by the age of 10 because I basically lived off of animal carcasses and breast milk…lol

[@Flannel535]

It probably hasn't been covered by corporate media because the meat industry loves the keto grift

[@to819]

EXACTLY.

[@missoats8731]

Well, not only them. You can produce so many wonderfully profitable keto products. And then there's also the pharma industry loving all the sick people.

[@veniqer]

Or it's a fake video.

[@fessah3467]

@@veniqer I googled Dr mercola and didn't find any other reports of him recanting the keto diet.

[@vthomas375]

Pharma, Big Food and many doctors hate those low oil, low sodium skinny vegans. There's no money in them.

[@144Donn]

I am pleased to hear Dr Joe is getting on the right path. He was the first guy on youtube I had found who speaks about health. Yes, I differed with him as I was vegetarian and had just turned Vegan when I began watching him. I recall really being twisted up when he would recommend eating all those eggs and fish etc. Well, this is a good thing. The Keto spell is ending!

[@lashedbutnotleashed1984]

What makes you think he no longer eats eggs and fish?

[@noticeddamian]

On the right path? And you wonder why everyone thinks veganism is a cult 🤦

[@Jddmz1]

Weird. Imagine being so happy that someone quit a diet. Brb, celebrating vegan food companies losing business and imploding. Meatless butcher being the most recent. An example of keto meals; eggs with rocket, avocado & blueberries. Salmon in butter or olive oil with cauliflower rice & peppers, spinach and walnuts. Beef with rocket salad, zucchini noodles. All extremely nutrient dense. Not a single study links keto to disease (especially not the recent one made up of food questionnaires & keto dieters eating 167g of carbs per day) - lol) You're just mad & can't cope with people eating meat, fish or dairy🤷‍♂️👍

[@lwallman]

@@Jddmz1 "eggs with rocket"?

[@Jddmz1]

@@lwallman arugula*

[@weevil8025]

I'm so fed up of keto. I love fasting, do it all the time, and for some reason so many people who do fasting also do Keto. I try to watch channels about Fasting, they always delve into Keto.

[@flattlandermontgomery1524]

How long do you fast? I'm afraid to fast because I don't know what to eat to come out of a fast.

[@thegoodguyalwayswins]

Make videos yourself about plant based fasting then

[@iAmDislikingEveryShort]

​@@thegoodguyalwayswins 😂😂

[@missoats8731]

Even some youtubers i watch that don't talk about health at all happily mention from time to time how healthy keto is. I hate it. They have no clue and they influence all those people.

[@janefreeman995]

I would recommend Dr. Walter Longo. Too much fasting can be tough on the gall bladder. So all things in moderation.....

[@LB-sw2km]

God The Bible says to eat all things ! Bread is one of them . Everything in small amount amounts ! That’s what works long term .

[@allabouteve3290]

Balance is all that is needed - God gave us all foods to enjoy - just cut down on the rubbishy ones that man made 😊

[@tamcon72]

Well, well, well, if it isn't the consequences of his actions. I stopped following Mercola many years ago, when he was insisting on something I don't even recall (not diet-related) that I knew to be in direct opposition to hard research, and it made me doubt all of his other advice when, instead of correcting, he doubled down. So, his about-face on keto earns him a tiny bit of grudging respect from me. But I still don't trust the guy. Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Mic, and for keeping your anger in check when mentioning how resistant to that low carb vs high carb study these people typically are. It's maddening to deal with their intransigence!

[@janetthoke8027]

All of that, ditto for me. I, also, met the guy and knew his girlfriend a bit (he lives around the corner from my ex), and that confirmed my thoughts about him.

[@Kayte...]

Respect? Don't rush it, this is just another way for him to make millions since keto is going nowhere good. He'll write his book about how good the simple carbs are then when that goes bust, he'll write one about the right complex carbs.

[@mrsrabbit2712]

It's beneficial to be able to find information from any source, not just those who are trusted, as no one is right or wrong 100% of the time, and no one has all of the information. The fact that they are trusted does make the process easier though. This change from Dr Mercola does NOT make me trust him more, as he may be just getting out of the way of a trainwreck. I never trusted him enough to buy supplements from him, and he seems to be a grifter, though he did have an endodontist on his show at one point, and she is at the top of her field. (Dr Valerie Kanter).

[@rachelgoodkind6545]

He seems very sincere. However, I believe he was guilty of confirmation bias for many years, and humans bought into what he said. He found research that always agreed with his belief system, and ignored other information and research. Interesting that after so long, ONE study got his attention. At least he has found the benefit of watermelon, finally.

[@arcwoman]

cool now do an ex vegan who is doing better eating animal products

[@Teegh]

He wont, hes VEGAN

[@Minisquid100]

There are way more of these

[@beckysandstrom6954]

Animal fats do NOT clog arteries-old myth!!!

[@leizee1224]

Not a myth, science says so.

[@sgill4833]

Depends what apoe gene a person has, like me with double apoe4, my liver can't clear ldl fast enough, so yes saturated fats is not ok for me, but if you have apoe2 or 3 you should be fine.

[@LeonardoPostacchini]

How surprising! Keto is unhealthy. We only knew that for forever now…

[@snu3877]

Well....... many of us knew, but so many obviously didn't/don't. I sincerely hope this is one diet craze that quietly withers up and dies.

[@action1976]

​@snu3877 the only withering up and dying, will be you vegans. If your diet is so good, don't take your vitamin B12 supplements. See how it works out for you??😂😂

[@mrsrabbit2712]

It is quite funny to have CNN accuse anyone about spreading misinformation. I'm glad to see some balance brought back to diet, extreme in any direction typically misses the target. Mercola has helped to bring both truth, and untruth to the health table, hopefully he continues to improve, his FINANCES sure have! Sheesh! 100mil?

[@joannsmith9]

WHO sponsored those studies ????? Could it perhaps be the cereal/grain , sugar industry?

[@theresagraf1573]

Bingo. You know something is wrong when sugar laden cereals with METAL SHAVINGS in them, I kid you not, are called healthy. I'm ashamed of the USA's stance on eating, in general. It's killing people. The hydrogenated fats have to be the worst and the seed oils.

[@TheFruitarianQueen]

Mercola is late to the party but better late than never.

[@marcjames3487]

Gundry stated a long time ago that the brain needs 70% ketone and 30 % carb/glucose. I listen to my body and eat a high fat and protein diet with carbs. Your body knows. When I lose too much weight I increase my carbs. I'm not quite sure what Mics' whiny voice is really saying. Oh, he's a vegan. I'll continue to eat what my body wants.

[@michaelmackey754]

Thanks!

[@catherinamurphy7007]

A friend of mine went on the keto diet and lost a lot of weight - until she went to the doctor and her cholesterol was so high that the dr told her to go off the keto diet and put her on medication

[@sonja4164]

Yikes! How's she doing now?

[@bobcatch102]

Oh yes the doctor. Give me a break. The same people that were pushing that we all take a vaccine which absolutely we didn't need.

[@squarz]

At least cholesterol is reversible the damage keto does to kidneys is not.

[@LeTrashPanda]

Ugh, and statins are so safe, right? Never heard of a Vegan diet requiring pharma meds but we do have to watch our vitamins, minerals, etc. that won't be well supplied by our diet.

[@lizpimentel2566]

​@Trash Panda honestly as a vegan the only supplements I take are b12, D3, magnesium (idk if I really need it just take it because it helps with a few things I've had issues with) and I've just recently added in an algae oil DHA supplement. I feel like everyone needs to take B12. I take D3 because I've been low in it before as I live in the northeastern U.S. and the algae oil is because Dr. Gregor recently talked about how its a good supplement to take.

[@WBKimmons]

You played a CNN clip accusing someone of Covid misinformation? Lol. Good luck, kid.

[@konyvnyelv.]

If keto is so good for us, why have Inuits developed a genetic mutation which allows them to prevent ketosis despite eating only animal products?

[@janefreeman995]

Had a friend who flew in to work with Inuits health care. She was working with the oldest person in a village dying at 70 from a barage of symptoms.... About their only veg was something from the tundra cured in seal blubber.

[@CL-im9lk]

@@janefreeman995when was this?

[@janetrichpittmanreversingd9867]

Neurodegenerative Diseases: the main reason to be on a keto diet. Aside from improving athletic performance for some, being in ketosis due to a strict keto diet moves the pendulum back to metabolic flexibility, which is having your brain burn both ketones and carbohydrates. Your health needs to have the ability to switch back and forth. Ideally ketones at night while sleeping into the early day due to a 14-16-18+ fast and then glucose from super healthy plant rich foods. Those with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia have the inability to burn ketones along with being insulin resistant, they are not able to effectively burn glucose/carbohydrates. They've got to condition themselves to burn ketones. The keto diet is a key, not the only factor but a definite link pin, to reversing neurodegenerative diseases.

[@Enigmavelo]

My experience with low carb is that it’s complete nonsense.

[@reaperkollyns6495]

I wonder why his videos have basically been scrubbed from the internet. Does anyone else find it very odd?

[@richardhunter132]

so this guy quits his fad diet after he's safely made his millions out of it because he knows how unhealthy it is? feels like he should be spending some of his ill gotten gains publicising this more to everyone who he took in and is probably now suffering serious consequences from it

[@SuperAngelic5]

Snake oil sales person...people are easily fooled.

[@vegan.enlightenment]

A friend of mine went keto and lost the gallbladder in the process

[@sharit7970]

ugh...not exactly how you want to lose weight! That's too bad : (

[@crystalbluebutterfly]

They didn’t need to do that. They could have just done liver cleansing and flushing to get the stones out of the gallbladder. If there are stones in the gallbladder, then that means the liver is already full of stones, as the gallbladder is a reservoir for the liver. You almost never “need” to remove a gallbladder. Just that western medicine doesn’t help with preventative health and wellness through diet, cleansing, fasting, exercise , etc. They are trained to cut things out or prescribe drugs for advanced stages of disease, specifically.

[@vegan.enlightenment]

@@sharit7970 it’s horrible 😢

[@sharit7970]

@@vegan.enlightenment Are they doing ok now?

[@vegan.enlightenment]

@@sharit7970 She is not in best shape but I am just glad she is alive, this keto is so dangerous :(.

[@ngp150]

I am Not a vegan. But i agree. The issue is these keto people are doing wat too much protien. Turns into sugar

[@carinaekstrom1]

I'm glad he changed his mind before he died, because if he had died people would just say that he had something congenital wrong with some organ or another. Or that he fell and hit his head.

[@Kayte...]

Gee, you're not referencing that other wack job that sold his soul promoting his failed diet? Hint: starts with an A.

[@missoats8731]

Well, if he dies now, they will say it was because he started to eat carbs. We can't win here.

[@carinaekstrom1]

@@missoats8731 Ha ha, true. Then again, we can say that it was because he ate too much simple carbs. Or that he ruined his health with too many years of keto 🙂. Anyway, it's probably good that he says keto isn't so great.

[@pug7053]

What or how he eats we will never know behind the scenes. Pls don't blindly trust so claimed health and nutrition guru's. Do your due diligence.

[@HeleneLouise]

Simple carb controversy. I'm low carb/high fat, and I have been most of my life. Why? It helps me with seizures and auto immune.. And weight control. But I have tried vegan and felt pretty well as long as I only eat monosaccharides. If I eat carbs I try to only eat monosaccharide and not disaccharides or polysaccharides. So my feeling is that in my case at least, there is a problem for unknown reasons with metabolizing disaccharides and polysaccharides . I'm doing well. I don't think diets are a one size fits all. If you have a problem with disaccharides and polysaccharides you may wait a long time for a doctor to tell you. Like a miserable lifetime. I've never followed Dr. Mercola. I let my own health be my guide.

[@JAspen-xe9nv]

It has cured so many millions of people where veganism long-term does the opposite. Dr Jasmandas and Dr O'Mara has shown in their practice and clinical research, 50 years combined between the two, that they see more vegans than any other groups for heart disease and RARELY ever have seen a carnivore patient. What does that tell you?

[@jmseipp]

I don’t see a link for the study at 8:20, Cortisol Levels by Diet. I can’t find it online either.

[@donnazasgoat2274]

I'm so glad that I follow my cardiologist's advice to stay with my WFPB diet. Yes, I had a stroke but it was due to a congenital abnormality. There was no blockage in my coronary arteries and I plan to keep it that way! Keto has always struck me as bs.

[@NancySteinVeganChef]

I am WFPB also and its the best lifestyle you can make (I don't call it a diet it's a lifestyle) I reversed a 50% arterial blockage. My husband was given 3 years to live with agressive prostate cancer. He didn't opt for conventional treatments changed to a WFPB and he is still alive and healthy at 77 and going on 14 years! I am 77 also.

[@Janeway1269]

What is WFPB?

[@NancySteinVeganChef]

@@Janeway1269 whole foods plant based. No meat, fish, dairy or eggs in our diet.

[@Janeway1269]

@@NancySteinVeganChef Thank you. Wasn't sure about the WF. I have a vegan friend who has been vegan for many years, but he's very overweight and ended up with clogged arteries and a stent in his 40s. I imagine excess belly fat contributes to arteriosclerosis all by itself for a lot of people. Excess white flour and sugar probably don't help either.

[@NancySteinVeganChef]

@@Janeway1269 being vegan is different then wfpb there is a lot of vegan junk food. Wfpb is a lifestyle eating whole foods, exercise. We eat beans, whole grains, vegetables,fruits, nuts, seeds, pasta, tofu, seitan and lots of greens.

[@rachelgoodkind6545]

On Mercola's website, he now has a "Warning" sign on each article. That he may have changed his recommendations on the particular subject. Also, show me a high paid professional athlete who can thrive on a low carb HIGH fat diet. Nope.

[@laurawinger4339]

OK, are you SURE the video is sped up and not just him, now on carbs, and his body's not used to all the actual proper fuel he's supposed to be eating and it hasn't compensated yet? 🤔

[@bengilkes7676]

haha

[@Kayte...]

😅

[@Albopepper]

*Question:* Did you only have an obscure, low quality video, scraped off of social media to substantiate his flip flopped stance? Or do you have something else directly from one of his sanctioned platforms? How do you know this low quality video is even legit? How do you know it's not a deep fake?

[@jakeandsarahhealthnuts3299]

Used to follow this guy all the time years ago reading his article. He had the same kinds of articles everyday, Keto, Exercise, Sleep, Intermittent fasting, Vaccines, Benefits of fat. He got old after awhile. Have to hand it to him as a Doctor to come out to the public and actually admit he was wrong. One wonders how many people just like him never admit when they find out they are wrong. Especially people like him with a huge audience. Love his B12 spray. Been using his b12 for years.

[@scienceislove2014]

PLEASE don't support that jerk!

[@Vscustomprinting]

Youve been being exploited for years 😂

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

How is his B12 different from other B12 sprays

[@jakeandsarahhealthnuts3299]

@@Vscustomprinting yeah I realize that now

[@jakeandsarahhealthnuts3299]

@@ASMRyouVEGANyet not sure if his is different or not. When I first went vegan 8 years ago I was reading Mercola articles all the time. I found out he sold B12 and just went with him ever since. His version is methocobolamin not cynaocolbolamin (I know I spelled both of them wrong)

[@hispoiema]

Keto diets are about 20% meat. They are not "Loaded" with meat. Even a vegan can be keto from my understanding.

[@chompnormski]

Those “chiropractor doctors” are at least trying to solve problems instead of pushing pills to mask the symptoms of the problems.

[@tonyprice2256]

What i can tell you is that i am 66. I used to be obese and suffer from several chronic health conditions. Two years ago, i started intermittent fasting aggressively by eating just one big meal per day. I cut out all sugars, all highly processed junk 'foods' and drastically reduced the carbs. After just two months i lost about 60 pounds of excess fluids and body fat, and as time went by, i reversed every one of those chronic health problems that plagued me for decades! I am healthier and stronger now than i was ten years ago. There are several great doctors and others who do post great content with great advice on KZbin without trying to sell you anything. One of my favorites is Holistic Dr. Sten Ekberg. He and others have helped millions of people turn their lives around so far.

[@bellcoolmountain6650]

Why is Anthony Chaffey so muscular if keto diet causes muscle loss?

[@bellcoolmountain6650]

@@hjp4137 All meat no carbs = ketosis

[@hugomarquez3189]

Ugh, my mom watches and reads his stuff, he’s popular in Latin America with his material in Spanish. She’s even shared stuff with me. I need to rescue her from the cult.

[@soofitnsexy]

LOVE YOUR MOM!!!

[@PeaceIsJesusChrist]

Be glad! She’ll live a longer and healthier life because of Mercola. ❤

[@CL-im9lk]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ2wapSmgZ2Ka9Esi=vHEl8fERVKDKE9DL

[@GodfreyJust]

Thanks for the humour. But I needs me some vegan water, not keto water 💦😂

[@thegoodguyalwayswins]

None of it is new, it's surprising he's only discovered this stuff just now.

[@haraldtheyounger5504]

7:48 is Mercola on sugar overload or speed (amphetamines)?

[@beanburrito8903]

We aren't plant based because its super fun. It is our actual diet and we cant do anything about it. Except it. We need complex carbohydrates to live ❤.

[@baddoboss9075]

It is delicious though

[@buyerofsorts]

Why isn't it super fun? Plant based foods are incredibly tasty and not gross to deal with like meats, eggs, cheese, etc.

[@beanburrito8903]

@@baddoboss9075 I definitely agree I love my bean and brown rice and pico de Gallo. I absolutely love this diet, but some people have the wrong mindset 😞. They say it's gross 🤢

[@RandomHuTaoSimp]

I havent had a single plant food for over 15 years. ALL meat, gee i wonder why im not dead yet. Gee i wonder why im thriving on carnivore with 0 health issues!? Load of bullshit

[@flattlandermontgomery1524]

It doesn't seem fun at first, but since becoming vegan and eating plant based I have had so much fun trying new stuff and found some awesome meals!!

[@havad3938]

Ive met several people who started out improved on keto; later got very sick

[@ainsleyameerali7622]

I picked up a keto cook book once in the past.... every meal said bacon bacon BACON !!! This can no WAY be healthy .... every meal?!?! ...... no sir

[@theresagraf1573]

I eat bacon and eggs EVERY day. It IS healthy. My doctor and cardiologist agree. I'm 66 and lost 174 pounds going keto and then carnivore (less than 15 grams of carbs daily). My bloodwork is fine.

[@kathivy]

Dude should have studied basic metabolism before writing his book. He was making money pushing a fad diet and I expect that he’ll be on to a simple-carbohydrate money-making adventure next. Quack 🦆

[@planetwrath7950]

My sister was on a strict keto diet for a long time and decided to eat fast food randomly ended up passing out after eating and in an ambulance from eating too many carbs too fast

[@lf7065]

That's the thing....if you're longtime low carb or keto or carnivore, your pancreas has downshifted its production of insulin. You now cannot handle carbs/sugars at all. You'd have to reintroduce them slowly to give the organ time to adjust.

[@chantelle5170]

@@lf7065 will carb cycling solve that?

[@lf7065]

@@chantelle5170 I think it could perhaps...

[@HakuCell]

10:21 each gram of glycogen comes with 3-4g of water, so if we lose 500g of glycogen, we also lose 2kg of water, thus explaining that graph.

[@camronrubin8599]

I used to be a vegan for about a year. When I went carnivore my mental health improved 10x

[@Authorthings]

I can't live without bread and potatoes...

[@camronrubin8599]

@@Authorthings those are exactly the types of things that screwed up my health. Humans are not supposed to eat that crap. Especially bread . Use some common sense. We are supposed to eat non starchy vegetables and animals . and my genetics tell me that my body and brain heavily prefers animals that eat grass because that is what we evolved to eat . Grass fed animals .

[@camronrubin8599]

@@Authorthings nobody said you had to stop eating those things but when I quit that shit my health improved drastically . It took a while for my brain and body to adjust . Bread is terrible for you. Eat some real plants ffs. Or animals . Best descision I ever made . Humans only discovered bread and potatoes a few thousand years ago. Our body has not evolved to process that crap .

[@camronrubin8599]

@@Authorthings if you refuse to eat animals your health will suffer . And if you’re gunna be vegan you should only eat fruits, veggies and nuts . And after going carnivore I realized how much plants are destroying my health after having been vegan for a year. Hong Kong eats more meat than any country and lives longer than any country on earth .

[@stookful]

And I used to be a dragon slayer until I became a wizard.

[@dugderg5249]

Eat food....real food. Take your diet and shove it.

[@Laura-rx9mp]

my gosh you sound soooooo sarcastic!! vegan is not for everybody dear!!!! geeeeez

[@solaroc501]

Irritating.

[@hispoiema]

I'm confused about that first study because I have never done a low-carb diet without 70 - 80% fat and fat is not mentioned in what you showed at 3:50. Unless I see high fat mentioned, to me it seems to be comparing apples with oranges... Low carb in itself is not keto.

[@mark39ful]

Eat your vegetables eat, your eggs, eat good quality meat, 100% Grassfed, no antibiotics and you’ll be fine 👌🏻

[@iamthefiremanjj]

Yep

[@CL-im9lk]

No processed food, refined sugar and seed oils if I may add.

[@edgbarra]

Just plants for me, I'm doing great. Just follow my nutritionist recommendations and the papers I read 💚

[@JAspen-xe9nv]

@@edgbarra Good luck with that. I would suggest getting an MRI scan for visceral fat and levels of myosteotosis on the muscle in your legs as that is the leading cause of heart disease, stroke and 85% of all disease. Better contact Dr Sean O'Mara so he can set you straight. Sarcopenia and Veganism- bad things come in numbers...

[@kimryan2675]

Simple, if it rots eat lots, that’s what a doctor told me years ago makes sense.

[@theresagraf1573]

Mine told me if it runs eat it. Meat is best for humans. I do eat some plants, but not many. I'm nearly carnivore and my cardiologist is thrilled. I lost almost 200 pounds.

[@mariawiley356]

He’s Superspreader of the Truth about the failure of the Jab!

[@SOMABreath]

I just watched Mercola talk at Dave Asprey Biohacking conference- the big issue with all you diet fundamentalists including you making this video is your fallacy of a one sized fits all approach to diet. It’s nonsense. This is why I prefer the wisdom of Ayurveda which takes into account Bioindividuality and the fact we are all unique and different. So keto may work for some, others not, and vegan may for some, others not. If you understand traditional Ayurveda it explains all that very carefully. Our soma breath coaches are trained how to create custom lifestyle plans for the individual based on the Ayurvedic system to help people from falling for this huge mistake. The problem is that the modern wellness industry is like 20 years old and has little wisdom to it, so that’s why it’s confusing and changes all the time, ancient medicine has 1000s of years of wisdom but you need the correct teachers who are non dogmatic to deliver it. ❤

[@elephantintheroom5678]

I agree with your presentation in general, and I eat a plant-based diet. The only thing I want to point out is that cortisol, being a hormone, has both negative and positive effects in the body depending on whether it is in balance. It actually has anti-inflammatory effects as well as inflammatory effects, depending on whether it is being produced in excess, or not. Also, although in excess cortisol can promote abdominal fat deposition, it can have positive effects on fat loss if kept in balance. For example, the body naturally releases cortisol in the early morning hours to wake us up and energise us, and if one exercises in a fasted state before breakfast while cortisol levels are naturally high and glucose, and therefore insulin levels are low, cortisol actually accelerates visceral fat loss. What one doesn't want is high cortisol levels throughout the day, however!

[@kaydylan618]

Thanks, I'm getting confused by all the different info I've been reading on cortisol

[@elephantintheroom5678]

@@kaydylan618 Hormones are complicated, and more is learnt about their functions every year!

[@arnomanet3371]

I didn't quite understand when you said you shouldn't train in the morning on an empty stomach

[@elephantintheroom5678]

@@arnomanet3371 I am saying that if you exercise in the morning in a fasted state you will have increased visceral fat loss from the abdomen: In other words, the bad fat around your organs will be eliminated quicker. I hope that was clearer.

[@elephantintheroom5678]

@mas-udal-hassan9277 Cats are carnivores. However, your comment has absolutely no logical connection to my comment, so you can't say "That's why..." as if my comment somehow proves your point.

[@daphneyflowers6193]

I don’t eat as much carbs as I used to but, I do have a small potato or a scoop of rice. Everything in moderation….

[@hampopper3150]

He finally finds out lol what a hard way to find out that every carbon based lifeform is made of sugar and the chemical structure of hydrocarbons matters.

[@RandomHuTaoSimp]

that was an uneducated remark. No lifeforms are not made up of sugar. we are made up of fat, cholesterol and proteins/ amino acids. Humans thrive on Carnivore, not Plant Based

[@Jacobs_Travail]

Why don't you ever debate someone that has a Google degree like you?

[@ypaisley]

Worried about Cortisol and endotoxins, extolling simple sugars over complex carbs... sounds like he discovered Ray Peat. A fair number of keto and carnivores have been jumping into the Ray Peat camp lately, I'm not surprised.

[@jj-dt9xx]

I also immediately thought of him, I’ve been seeing more and more people go from “just cut out carbs” to “just follow a peaty diet”

[@starcatcher3691]

Yes that's it. What does he espouse?

[@tanyasydney2235]

Yup: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaqoaJ6GbbOleKs

[@missoats8731]

I don't know this peat guy. But there was a longer version of this video on Red Pill Vegan's channel and Mercola explicitly mentioned that Ray Peat as an influence. So you are spot on.

[@ypaisley]

@@starcatcher3691 He's a fairly eccentric character, an iconoclast, a guy who did "his own research," so he had lots of individual recommendations... He's been around for decades in alternative circles. If you look for "prometabolic" or "bioenergetic," you'll find his more recent army of acolytes. He himself died recently (in his 80s), but his popularity has been rising steadily for the last few years due to influencers.

[@insightandintuition276]

All I know is Mercola looks sick and old

[@miken1463]

The Keto water joke nailed it. Dad joke quality.

[@dawnlorraineskincare]

Mercola DID NOT popularize keto. There is a current mountain of science to support it as a dietary intervention for numerous health conditions.

[@sectionalsofa]

I remember from 10th grade biology this definition of complex vs simple carbs: Simple carbs are "sugars" and complex carbs are "starches." Hence , according to this definition, fruits are largely simple carbs and white bread is largely complex carbs. I don't understand why almost everyone confuses "refined" carbs with "simple" carbs. OR... am I confused and was my tenth grade education regarding carbohydrates wrong? If there are any nutritional biologists out there let me know.

[@ferrero_rocher_]

I am a nurse and I read studies when they cut off the thyroid in sheep and they started having higher cholesterol. So high cholesterol is not from fat or protein it’s from low iodine/ thyroid- from chloride, fluoride, bromide in water and food. High BP from nitrates and phosphates in processed meets and sugars

[@dianaverano7878]

Iodine burns calories That is why whatever diet is chosen, it is best to choose the diet that includes iodine even if it is a micronutrient I choose healthy balanced diet and not keto not to deprive myself the minerals I need.

[@davfar459]

In many self keto/carnivore diet experiments you will observe that almost every time their LDL cholesterol will rise very significantly and the advocates of it frequently have high LDL cholesterol levels as well if you pay attention, so yes dietary factors outside of excess do contribute.

[@catalyst3713]

Good for him. I'm not a huge fan of Mercola, but I read his book about the pandemic which I can't name because the title has words that trigger KZbin. It was on point, at exposing the authoritarian tactics of the government and special interest groups. To his critics, I want to know which one of his claims were "misinformation"(?)

[@farfiman]

On covid he was on target.

[@TheSweetestThing123]

Mic is not humblle enough to admit that he got this wrong and rather repeat like a parrot everything he has allowed himself to be indoctrinated with.

[@catalyst3713]

@@TheSweetestThing123 Maybe, but I'm just glad to see that there are at least some vegans out there that put the based, in plant-based.

[@dudes1079]

oh dear I mentioned lots of bad words like vaccines in my comment above , am I going to get censored?

[@dudes1079]

yes, lots of the misinformation has become information. Do you find it frustrating that we've been herded into 2 groups; vegan/climate believers/covid believers versus keto/climate deniers/covid deniers? I'm an outcast from both groups (vegan/climate believer/covid denier). I'm really glad Mercola has moved on from the keto, perhaps the two groups can start to meet me (and you?)in the middle with the evidence based scientific truth!

[@UndertheNeedle282]

I wish he had mentioned the actual amount of carbs that these people were on for their "low carb" diets. A lot of these studies consider 150-200g low carb.

[@gregorycickavage8503]

I've been playing with a vegan keto diet for over a year now. First three moths I was very strict and dropped like 60lbs, since then I am not as strict and have gone back upb15-20 lbs, but staying steady and feeling good. On a three day "change of the season" fast now and feeling good.

[@freedomgranny1545]

What is “change of the season” fast?

[@yangtse55]

You sustained a 1750kcal daily caloric déficit for 3 months?

[@veganryori]

Did he get visited by three ghosts or what? Hope one of them was my dad, this guy's book killed him.