Tribute to Dr. John McDougall

I was thrilled to interview Dr. John McDougall years ago on the podcast. He was certainly one of the first that influenced my own journey over 12 years ago. RIP Dr. McDougall. You were a trailblazer like none other. 🙏

[@kentroskelley1389]

I celebrate Dr McDougalls life. His life was tremendously productive meaningful and wonderful even with what he has endured. He touched the lives of hundreds of thousands of lives for good! God bless him and his family. His legacy and work will continue.

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

❤️

[@shubus]

Dr McDougall changed a lot of lives--including mine. He is already greatly missed.

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

Yes!

[@carlajilek8310]

He will be greatly missed. A hero for mankind.

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

🙏

[@lesliekrill1]

I really enjoyed watching this interview Dr Marbas. Dr McDougall was a treasure and will be greatly missed!❤

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

Me too!

[@natashabonnet]

Rest well Dr. McDougall! This man changed my life❤

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

🙌

[@catherinebell122]

Rest in peace - never forgotten.

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

❤️

[@justeatplantsnike]

The legend himself. Rest well with your maker, good and faithful servant. You rescued some of us from chronic illnesses. May the Lord comfort your family.

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

❤️

[@unicornguy9676]

This was a great interview. Dr. Mcdougall was one of the people that inspired me to study nutrition in college 9 years ago. I learnt so much from him and I continue to learn from him. Rest in peace Dr. McDougall. May your legacy live forever.

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

❤️

[@crume368]

I will greatly miss Dr. McDougall. He changed my life over 10 years ago! Blessings to all his family! I truly appreciate him and Mary and his family! Much love to all of them!

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

❤️

[@jgrysiak6566]

Memory Eternal ! Dr. Mcdougall

[@martacabrera5026]

Rest In Peace Dr McDougall❤

[@marleri]

He will be missed. What a giant. I'm so glad i found his books and his talks and his passionate advocacy for health. I went to a whole plant based diet in 2019. It's the food! ❤

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

yes!

[@luluandmeow]

Thank you Dr Marbas for all the work you do and for sharing your knowledge online. And for raising the next generation of ethical lifestyle doctors! I do have hope although I can understand Dr McDougall's frustration. I am 58 and thinking of training online as a McDougaller (is that the word?!) and work with obese/overweight people in the UK, either as a volunteer or if I need some extra income in my old age as economically things are so tough here and I feed lots of stray animals and wildlife and they cost a fortune! It will be hard to change people's perceptions and way of eating, but I feel so strongly about spreading the WFPB lifestyle. This way of eating helped me so much, not just with losing weight but with overcoming decades of bingeing that made me unable to work and almost drove me to take my own life. Becoming WFPB 4 years ago gave me a 2nd chance at life and I'll be forever grateful to you, Dr McDougall, Chef AJ, Dr Barnard, Dr Klaper and all the WFPB doctors, mostly from the US, whose videos have been an inspiration. You're all lifesavers, more than you'll ever know.

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

❤️

[@traceybaucom5755]

Thank you for this. RIP Dr. McDougall.

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

❤️

[@peteroffpist1621]

John had a great and rich life with a great family and friends, even if he as a young adult suffered some injuries. He was able to turn things around and prolonged his life a lot due to healthy foods. It’s not how many years you live, it’s the life quality and health during the years that you get that is the only thing that counts. Here John is a winner. Living another 10 or 20 years with poor health is not an option

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

❤️

[@reneepelletier3021]

Such an incredible human, RIP Dr Mcdougall ❤️ Thanks for sharing!

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

Couldn't agree more!

[@yvonnereyes9558]

THANK YOU! AND THANK YOU DR MCDOUGALL 😭

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

You are very welcome

[@angiebee598]

I'm not sure I've ever seen him so passionate as he was here! He is angry and rightly so.

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

❤️

[@tamihoenig2914]

I just returned from 7 days of no internet at Yellowstone National Park, and am stunned to hear of Dr. Mcdougall's passing. Wonderful man that helped so many people, and a wonderful interview. Thank you for sharing it Dr. Marbas.

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

❤️

[@puppycat9412]

Wow! I hadn’t heard about his house burning down. What a devastating event. No chance to gather your most treasured possessions. A lifetime of memories. But still had spunk and heart.

[@jgrysiak6566]

So glad he got out of bad luck Santa Rosa & moved to Portland

[@tinalaplaca6638]

@puppycat9412.....yes, the wild fires occurred a few years ago in the upper Bay Area....in Santa Rosa. You can't control Mother Nature. His neighbor Charles Shultz (Charlie Brown) also lost his house to the ground. Wild fires in California are nasty.....So Dr. M. and Mary move themselves to Portland, Oregon to be near is doctor son Greg

[@jgrysiak6566]

@tinalaplaca6638 , Now where Miss Mary gonna go? Back with Heather in California or stay in Portland with Craig. I hope Chef A.J interviews them real soon.

[@tinalaplaca6638]

@@jgrysiak6566 ....poor Mary yes...l don't think she even knows what's next for her. Keep her in our prayers

[@RoughNeckDelta]

Thank you for posting this. I knew he lost his home to the fires, but never heard him tell his story.

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

I’m glad I was able hear it too!

[@Lady_Clare4]

👍🏽❤️! Thanks for the tribute!!!

[@tinalaplaca6638]

It is clear to me that Dr. M. doesn't look well here.....bless his heart. We certainly lost a huge giant today. My heart and thoughts goes out to Mary today, tomorrow and many tomorrows ahead ❤

[@jgrysiak6566]

I heard he had a bad fall before this interview

[@crazyfarmgirl606]

❤thank you Dr. Mcdougall you have taught me and many so much, you have e inspired change, and helped heal more people than you will ever know.❤ I must say i feel as though he knew he was going to die soon, if you listened to his last lectures on Chef AJ he would talk so much more about leaving his legacy and he was not going to be around forever. He never really talked about that before these last months, somehow i think he new, and was getting it all in beforehand.

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

❤️

[@r.mcd2921]

Thank you Dr Marbas.

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

You are welcome

[@lisabigam7734]

Thank you for sharing this show Laurie..your awesome❤️He was such a great,intelligent,practical,caring man…my heart goes out to his family and close friends..his work will live on but he will be greatly missed…💔

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

You are so welcome

[@kardste8114]

This entire interview is Awesome!!! He clearly shows he was finding his Own way through that Tubbs fire trauma.. but I Really appreciate his openness and Candid comments about our depraved healthcare motivations and practices. Thank you Dr. Laura for playing this interview!! 💜💫🙏

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ernestlouie1672]

He and Dr Lorraine Day are heroes

[@kardste8114]

AMEN!!! “Our current medical system is immoral.” by Dr. John McDougall. Thank you for posting this Laurie!! 💜💜💜💜🙏

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

You are welcome.

[@luluandmeow]

One of the greats, and such an ethical doctor. The only thing I disagreed with him on was that he did not believe in food addiction. His 50-50 plate is such a simple, doable way of eating. I eat many more veggies and fewer starches than he would have recommended, this works for me because I am 58 and very petite, if I ate more wholegrains and legumes and more healthy fat I would put on weight. I love my soups and salads and riced cauliflower pasta so much, it is actually hard for me to eat less of them and have more wholegrains and beans, which are higher in calories. I no longer eat bread except on special occasions and i haven't had wholegrains or pasta for a couple of years, it's just that I love my veggie alternatives so much, cauli pasta is a favourite and so low in calories and tasty, if I had wholegrain pasta instead it would mean more calories but also it would sit more heavily on my stomach, I'm sure of that. For starches I eat potatoes, sweet potatoes, chestnuts and winter squashes, also starchy veggies. My only reason for reducing greens/veggie intake and eating more carbs would be to try and reduce my "baby" belly which sticks out quite a bit, so I may become more McDougall eventually. Can I also just say how wonderful Mary McDougall is, her Mini Mary programme sounds fantastic and incredibly helpful if you need a reset, it really appeals to me although I haven't needed to do if because by the time I learnt about it I was already slim. Both McDougalls are amazing and I'm so glad their daughter Heather and their team are continuing their work. Thank you for your life Dr John.

[@jenny-leighparmley6094]

Dr McDougall was extremely low fat ‘ the fat you eat is the fat you wear’ he was not a promoter of the ‘healthy fat’ idea

[@nomad9338]

RIP ♥ ♥

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

❤️

[@adlinOregon]

When was this interview? Thank you for posting it again. Greatly appreciated.

[@Johnny-P-Good]

I suppose it was on 2017 or earlier 2018; the year that they lost their home. Since he told that it was their 45 year of marriage (they married on 1972), it has to be that year.

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

2018

[@pauljones5066]

HERO

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

🙌

[@pauljones5066]

you and him Dr Laurie, best wishes

[@peteroffpist1621]

John has a point there, if all doctors advised there patients to do the right things soon they would run out of patients. But at the moment the majority of people in the world need some good advice of foods and exercise to get their health back and get rid of side effects from food choices and medications. The truth is that the mass market will not change so processed foods and big pharmaceutical companies will send billions of people to doctors until the governments and people don’t have more money to spend.

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

Yep

[@CompanionAnimals2011]

What year was this interview? Gosh I miss him. RIP Dr. McDougall 😢

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

2018

[@RafaelbySuzannah]

Great human great MD! Dr. John McDougall was so brave so courageous of Whistleblower, truth, teller and extremely generous giving an enormous integrity. In 2012 I became the victim of the opposite and unethical medical doctor is employee. It was violent a whole punched in my retina, my body, my patient writes violated no apologies. More wrongdoing gained 40 pounds Later, I would gradually lose it with Dr mcDougall’s teaching made sexy and fun by high carb HANNAH

[@marleri]

Why do drs who "know," still practice conventional medicine, not lifestyle medicine is because they dont think ppl will adhere to the diet. They dont know how to get a lifestyle practice started. They dont have an MBA like Dr Marbas. We'd save money overall and people would be healthier. He was so passionate. ❤❤❤

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

:)

[@alexiavandercruyssen1354]

Comment peut-on ne pas voir que cet homme est un mort-vivant !!! Frappant de voir son déclin depuis un an.... A 77 ans on meurt de maladie ! Alors DE QUOI ?! Un peu de franchise please Merci

[@marleri]

At the time of this interview he had recently suffered a bad fall. He recovered from the fall and was in great health for his age for many more years.

[@AlexiHolford]

Hi. Thank you for sharing this. When was this interview?

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

2018

[@nomad9338]

When was this recorded?

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

2018

[@ultmiddle4991]

RIP seems inappropriate for the good doctor; if ego and consciousness survive death of the body, my imagination says he would want to be assigned guardianship over those who now stand on HIS shoulders for inspiration.

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

Lovely sentiment

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

Lovely sentiment

[@ultmiddle4991]

@@DrLaurieMarbas If this is possible, can you imagine existence without the confinement of only 5 senses? I can’t yet, but with people like him gone now, my fear of death diminishes;(in my 70s also)

[@CHEZZYNIPSTERZ]

JOHN died JUNE 21st

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

Actually the 22nd

[@alexiavandercruyssen1354]

What is the reason? why?

[@mike.999.s]

The last years Dr McDougall looked so frail and skinny in an unhealthy way. His voice was so different if compared to say 6-8 years ago. So the questions are; what did he suffer from and what was the cause of the dead? In respect of him being so outspoken over illnesses from people following other diets than the Starch Based Diet I personally think that the family are obliged to release informations over his late age illnesses and cause of dead.

[@luluandmeow]

He had serious complications following his stroke at a very young age, you don't have the right to know everything about his medical history or cause of death. Dr McDougall only looked skinny compared to all the overweight and obese people around, it used to be normal for everyone to be slim, we have lost sight of what is normal and healthy. A lot of people would call me anorexic and "too thin" when I actually eat a lot and I love being very slim, I work at it, thank you very much. Thin-shaming is just as malicious as fat-shaming. If you don't like the way of eating he recommended, what are you doing here? Your comments at this time especially come across as aggressive and unnecessary.

[@jgrysiak6566]

I suspect he was low iodine with thyroid problems. Raspy voice is a symptom of that with not sleeping much, which he complained of. Watch his last interview on McDougall Medicine 2 days before he died. He had heavy bags under his eyes & severely thinning hair, all symptoms of hypothyroidism. His severe weight loss my have been hyperthyroidism. Only an autopsy would reveal.

[@rupertbear9116]

@@jgrysiak6566 i follow the starch solution. i also supplement with vitamins b12, d3, and also iodine. hope that's enough.plus flaxseed.

[@alexiavandercruyssen1354]

I think so !! obliged

[@carakerr4081]

If I had felt great following the Starch Solution which I did not I would have continued. And the fact that we will never know the cause of death for Dr MCDougall lacks integrity. For someone who was so critical during his life of how and why other people died he should have made sure that when whe died we would all know exactly why and we never will. That lack of integrity is how I know he was not totally in line with truth.

[@pamp3445]

There is always one person who has to spew negativity. Shame on you. You lack integrity!

[@cynthiacrumlish4683]

If you have a mirror look in it. (Dr. McDougall had a massive stroke at age 18 and lived to be 77. A miracle in itself.)

[@BlueNote74]

He looks quite sickly here. Veganism does not promote health or longevity. But my condolences to his family. He seemed like a nice guy but he was spreading bad information.

[@luluandmeow]

Sending best wishes and positivity to all the negative, complaining people posting here so soon after Dr McDougall's death. Your comments are tasteless and reveal a lot about who you are and probably your weight and state of health too. Good luck to you all. Stay happy.

[@CarlYota]

Why are you saying we will never know the cause? It’s because you’re assuming it was veganism and anything other than that won’t satisfy you? The truth is, ANYONE, regardless of diet, that gets old and doesn’t aggressively strength train for decades prior to build a lot of muscle mass, is going to get skinny and frail and weak. Or fat and frail and weak, which is even worse. There’s nothing magical about meat and nothing that your can’t get from plants. But you can’t sit around not lifting weights. Sarcopenia and osteoporosis and the syndrome we call “frailty” is preventable if, and only if, you get your butt to the gym and build a couple dozen pounds of lean body mass BEFORW you’re 70 years old. Do it when you’re 40, assuming you didn’t do it when you were 20. As my old strength coach said, if you wait until you’re 60 to start lifting, you F’d up. Some of the vegan docs are coming around to this, with Goldhammer now saying you have to load the skeleton to prevent bone loss, and Gregor vowing to start strength training instead of just walking on a treadmill all day. But the MDs who are also lifters, like Barbell Medicine, have known this for decades now. The old vegan docs looked old and frail because they never built the lean body mass to see them through old age. It’s not the lack of animal food, especially not now with vegan protein powder, and soy is essentially the same profile as meat as well. The harsh truth is that most old people are like this, and most old people are not vegan. Plant based isn’t a panacea, it’s the diet part of a healthy lifestyle. Strength training is the exercise part of it. And there are other parts still, like chemical exposure, sleep, stress, snd the ultimate longevity determinant, genetics.

[@ClassicJukeboxBand]

Too bad he died, but 77 is pretty young…I would question his diet advice…

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

He survived a stroke at the age of 18 and set the stage for him to find a healthier diet. His diet was a key point in him living 6 additional decades. Others would have likely not lived even that long.

[@jgrysiak6566]

​@DrLaurieMarbas , his Lifepath number was 7, a short life. And you're right he outlived that fate by 6 decades with the diet.

[@annemccarron2281]

Claasicbox, why do you make such ignorant remarks?

[@ClassicJukeboxBand]

@@annemccarron2281 That's your ignorant opinion...

[@Top12Boardsport]

John had a great and rich life with a great family and friends, even if he as a young adult suffered some injuries. He was able to turn things around and prolonged his life a lot due to healthy foods. It’s not how many years you live, it’s the life quality and health during the years that you get that is the only thing that counts. Here John is a winner. Living another 10 or 20 years with poor health is not an option.

[@DrLaurieMarbas]

🙏