Speed Up Your Metabolism by Lowering your Pesticides: 8 Tips from Science

[@v-sig2389]

"Don't eat fish, because they are litterally pesticides swimming sponges" - Vegan Miche, 2022

[@Kate-zl3zl]

That cracked me up : )

[@MichePhD]

Now I want a mug with this on it somehow… 😂

[@KiwiGran1]

I discovered your channel yesterday and have been binge-watching ever since. I've been an a WFPB diet for 5 years and was under the impression that I'd be exposing myself to greater pesticide consumption this way. I'm relieved to see that this isn't so.

[@roberteckert9699]

I read all the comments and was surprised I did not see another comment similar to this. If you give or donate blood that contains pesticides and toxins, aren’t you passing those on to the recipient of the blood transfusion?

[@ArgumentumAdHominem]

Can you elaborate on the pesticides in animal meat please? Indeed, animals eat a lot of pesticides, but that is not by itself enough to prove that they retain all of them. What does science say about the amount of pesticides per gram of protein in meat vs milk vs protein veggies like chickpeas

[@indiraj7968]

Oh god so much to consider. Very overwhelming!! I reckon people trying to improve their fertility might also be interested in this information. Thanks for all your meaningful work, Miche.

[@MichePhD]

It is a lot isn’t it! And true, it would be relevant for fertility too. Thanks so much for your kind words.

[@vc6601]

It’s pretty difficult to afford conventional veggies where I live, let alone organic. I do grow some veggies, mainly lettuce and silver beet, but any others are really difficult to grow. We suffer from temperature fluctuations which cause bolting in so many types of vegetables. But I am very nearly vegan. Thanks for your channel; it’s really interesting.

[@amsomeone]

I just found your channel. I'm enjoying it very much. Thank you!

[@taintmueslix]

for those who can't afford to eat organic or are ethically against it because it is carnist, could you do a short follow-up video or segment showing the best methods of washing and/or soaking conventional produce to remove the majority of pesticides? also, which conventionally-grown fruits and vegetables are typically heavily/ minimally pesticided?

[@MichePhD]

I will look into that. A lot of systemic pesticides are now used though, which permeate the produce and can't be washed off sadly. And I do want to add, not all organic produce is carnist--I only use vegan (+ organic) inputs in my garden. You may be able to find farmers market vendors who do the same. Sadly, technically all the produce you buy at the grocery store involves killing a lot of animals... for example, rodenticides are ubiquitous in conventional farming. Not to mention the pesticides from conventional are decimating wildlife and will continue to do so for decades even after pesticides are phased out. Organic uses animal ag waste byproducts that are being generated regardless, and the worst it's doing by using them is helping animal ag's bottom line a bit. So I'd argue the only truly ethical thing is to grow your own, and it seems like conventional actually contributes more to actually killing animals.

[@taintmueslix]

@@MichePhD the vast majority of certified organic uses animal ag waste and blood and bone meal. not only does this raise animal ag's bottom line, it makes the vast majority of organic _reliant_ upon animal ag, and thus, carnist. and since animal ag is reliant upon conventional farming for animal feed, more intentional animal deaths can be accounted for under the organically-grown produce supply chain than that of conventionally grown. I agree that conventional is unethical, but it's clearly the lesser of two evils

[@preextinction382]

@6:20 the study you posted refers to great lakes fish. It doesn't say anything about salt water fish? Also the great lakes region has many PCB chemicals from companies like Du Point and Scotchguard etc that dumped PCBs into the great lakes in the 60s,70s,80s, and into the 90s I think. Fresh water fish from the great lakes should totally be avoided, but what about salt water fish?

[@RiDankulous]

I've seen farmers who plant in a secondary crop like type of grass such as triticale, inside of corn already growing corn. This crowds out weeds. Tritcale will be shorter than the corn at that point and it apparently doesn't steal resources like water and nutrients from the corn, the primary crop. I believe they can even get a secondary harvest on the triticale. I don't know how this would be done in home farming.

[@marilynr100]

Wow, I am so happy to have found you. Thank you for all this great information ❤❤❤️

[@RiDankulous]

I track my calories consistently over long periods and noticed that I can easily overeat by 400 calories and maintain weight. Above that and I start to gain. I eat a whole food-plant based diet. It is possible there is some errors in the nutrition information for the foods, plus I am one person and to get the most accurate information there'd need to be lot more in study. This video is very useful. I looked at all the foods I regularly eat and the availability and cost of alternatives. The only somewhat tricky one that I eat a lot is whole wheat pasta. Whole foods has it but I'm not always near whole foods. The price is 25% higher which is tolerable since whole wheat pasta itself is low cost compared to many foods. Black tea is considerably more expensive as organic. The rest of my foods are higher but good prices. It's easier for a person such as myself being single to take the price hit, and it's probably worth it.

[@Jillousa]

Have you heard of the clean 15 and dirty dozen? The clean 15 are produce items that don't tend to have a lot of pesticides to begin with so you could avoid eating organic for those. Dirty dozen is a produce that is high in pesticides. Also, GMOs are typically genetically modified to resist pesticide or to make their own pesticide.

[@jaredzimmy]

Unfortunately I work for Orkin pest control and deal with pesticides and since I started with them some of my hormones and Metabolism have been off and I guess this is why

[@Fernsworth100]

Hi @Miche , I would like, to hear your thoughts on fasting.

[@Kate-zl3zl]

I almost didn't watch this because I'm not trying to lose weight or anything, but I got a lot out of this video. This makes me feel better about giving blood. I feel good about helping people, but always had this background concern that maybe it wasn't such a health-boosting thing to do...sounds like it might be!

[@MichePhD]

I was so conflicted on how to title it for that reason, because it’s not just about weight loss-I wish I could make them longer! I’m so glad it could be useful to you. And yes, this does really suggest that giving blood may be a net positive for your health, while helping others, talk about a win win!

[@Kate-zl3zl]

@@MichePhD Yes! And veganism is the ultimate: win-win-win-win-win 💞💪🏾🌍❤️🌱

[@Kate-zl3zl]

@@MichePhD And PS I’m glad I found you. Love your channel. You have a great personality and great, well-presented information.

[@MichePhD]

@@Kate-zl3zl Aw, thank you so much! I can’t tell you how much I appreciate that.

[@Kate-zl3zl]

@@MichePhD❤️

[@johncandychatt]

I just found you and love your research-based information. I started A very strict 100% WFPB no SOS diet 9 months ago and nearly everything is wonderful in every way. I had a recent blood test which indicated Hypothyroidism. I have no symptoms and was interested in your pesticides in blood info. I'm also wondering if I could be low on iodine because of no iodized salt, and very low sodium diet although I eat some nori and dulse sea vegetables and my sodium levels are normal and unchanged in years. Please post more information when available on Hypothyroidism. Thanks, I love and appreciate your research. You remind me of a wonderful, young, female version of Dr. Michael Greger, who I credit with adding many more healthy years to my life Thank you.

[@johnshinski2994]

your content is awesome. love folks that bring scientific evidence to the healthy living lifestyle. thanks

[@eleuron]

I don't need anything else to be paranoid about but Miche's asmr chant takes the edge off.

[@MichaelAllenSmith]

Interesting. Between 2010 and today, I’ve donated 6 gallons of blood. My body temperature has gone up 2°F. This may explain the mechanism.

[@amypola5903]

What about charcoal and clays?

[@yvy33]

Just Love your Content !!🙏🏼🙏🏼 thank you!

[@v-sig2389]

Ho btw, there is a good way for women to get rid of pesticides and heavy metals : pregnancy. The oldest child takes a big bunch of those, then the second child takes half of the rest, then the next also the half of what is left, and so on. Sometimes I tease my mom with "you got rid of your toxins on me me" 😂

[@MichePhD]

Ha, that’s true! I wonder how much actually gets transferred in pregnancy… don’t seem to be any studies on it in a quick first pass but I’m so curious haha

[@amypola5903]

Im in my 40s and if I ever have kids I first want a miscarriage for this reason?

[@jaym9846]

Donate blood regularly. I signed up at multiple blood banks.

[@fabsisssss]

Doesn't that also mean that women tend to ''detox'' with their period? Probably not a lot but since your body has to make up for a little amount of blood you'd still have the same picture like the one with the fish tank right?

[@MichePhD]

Wow, that’s a fantastic point. I bet that’s true. I’m pretty sure there aren’t studies on that yet, but now I’m keeping an eye out for hints of differences in women!

[@elademayo2653]

If you really can’t afford and can’t grow your own, is it possible to wash away pesticides? Are there ‘best ways’ to do that?

[@faricus27]

Doesn't the liver clean our blood?

[@dviolinman]

So Blood Letting from years ago actually might have had an actual positive affect of someones health, not just quackery!

[@amypola5903]

Except what pesticides did they use then? Im not convinced its a top option.

[@MichePhD]

Yes it is possible! Though it's unclear how many lingering toxins they might have had back then.

[@gurrrrlish]

i love giving blood -i have sworn for years that it gives me strength. for many years i either weighted too little to give blood or my iron was too low. finally for the last good number of years - i give blood regularly. interesting findings

[@karld1791]

Fresh water fish would get pesticides from farm runoff. Would ocean fish? The large size of the ocean would dilute the pesticides. Large ocean fish that live long accumulate heavy metals. Would ocean fish low on the food chain like short lived filter feeding sardines have many pesticides or heavy metals?

[@ericksonsails]

If we want to switch to organic but the budget is tight are there some vegetables that are more full of pesticides than others we should focus on for organic?

[@ArgumentumAdHominem]

Yes please, this would be really useful to know. I would naively expect hard shell stuff like pumpkins to not require much pesticides as they already protect themselves. On the other hand, berries like strawberries are almost guaranteed to be soaking in them, especially if they look good

[@timothywozniak6952]

Data shows higher levels in farm raised fish.

[@markaguilera493]

How about organic grass-fed beef?.. Is that still full of pesticides?

[@jaska-jalmarixvi5757]

Did you not mention washing/peeling your veggies/fruits? Even if there's some pesticides in the soil etc. I think most of the pesticides is on the surface of the plant. So peeling gets rid of most pesticides. But since the peel is often the healthiest part I've heard best method is to soak plants in water with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda). They did a test on apples and iirc around 80% of pesticides from the skin were removed by just 10 mins of soaking

[@MichelleNovalee]

The study you shared about the fish was fresh water fish from the Great Lakes. However, what about ocean fish? Theoretically, wouldn’t they be better?

[@lindafogarty3924]

Does farmed salmon have the same pesticides

[@democracy2.0]

Even being on a plant based diet everything is sprayed with pesticides. Like to eat organic foods. In Previous ages people eat stuff they planted so healthy food = healthy people

[@MaliAndDreams]

Organic food got unfortunately very expensive, I can only afford it occasionally.

[@Antigone10]

Plasma Exchange Therapy, good for what ails you like removing pesticides, poisons, antibodies from the blood and tissues releasing into the blood stream... Just pay the price of a car for inpatient therapy over a week. I had to comment after the blood donation thing as I had to have plasma exchange for a disease and read up on it. Closest thing to a whole body filtration that medicine currently has.

[@stilettoninja]

I’m wondering if women having their periods will also do the same thing as blood donation? Seems feasible.

[@leticiabortoli8681]

Can you do a video about people who eat a lot and a lot of processed food and still don't gain wait, like, they kinda can get wait, but I don't know, their bodies still slim . Please help me, my dream was be like this, I'm fighting since my childhood. ♡😔

[@stevelloyd5621]

You need to look at seed oils... look at how they are made . I live in Europe and we don't allow the crap that is allowed in the USA and we have alot of overweight people aswell....

[@synnejacobsenness6681]

Can you make a video about carbs and metabolism? And how much carbs you can poop out?

[@kevincbell6152]

Doesn't dietary Sulphur get rid of pesticide build up in the body?

[@Thomas-pq4ys]

I live downhill from some GMO fields, and I have well water. Are there tests that measure pesticide levels?

[@BigJoon2000]

"The solution to pollution is dilution"

[@jill1452]

Just curious - do you try to eat everything organic? Should I be switching my rice, potatoes, and oats to organic options do you think?

[@MichePhD]

Yes, I do try to eat organic as much as possible with everything. It took me a long time to really commit to it because of those price tags, but as I continue to see more and more new research showing how much havoc pesticides are wreaking on our bodies, I figure it’s an investment now to save on medical bills later!

[@jill1452]

@@MichePhD Okay thanks. I kind of stopped buying organic for the price and figured the generally healthy plant diet would compensate for not having organic, but I appreciate your input and think I will start switching to organic!

[@markaguilera493]

Do the polyphenols in fruit bind to pesticides? And how about sulphorophane?

[@geogirl80]

Great video! Also would love a discord and pateron site!

[@MichePhD]

Thanks so much, on both counts!

[@MichePhD]

Thank you so much for your generosity!! I will work on getting bonus content and everything up soon!

[@geogirl80]

@@MichePhD no rush!

[@greggbaker7120]

The idea, of Leeches, to remove " bad " blood

[@MichePhD]

Maybe there was something to that, haha… though they probably weren’t coursing with lipophilic toxicants back then!

[@KiwiGran1]

@@MichePhD And you would need A LOT of leeches.

[@j.lahtinen7525]

Damn. I eat a mostly vegetarian diet, but I do eat fish every now and then. I may have to think about cutting out, or severely reducing my fish consumption. On the positive side, I'm a Finn, so I have the Sauna-thing covered! ☺

[@ScotCampbellwindowpainter]

Low metabolism = longevity. Ive heard from Dr. Joel Fuhrman

[@l.ashleypalmer]

What about omega 3 supplements? So I'm assuming there must be a lot of toxins in those right? Depending on where they come from. I previously took flaxseed oil as an alternative but now I'm trying to conceive and I have dangerously low cholesterol levels (but healthy HDL levels) so I obviously need to be getting some more sources of healthy fats besides the flax seed, chia seed, avocados, etc I consume daily. I don't consume seafood normally and meat mostly grosses me out although I'm not vegetarian. I have a Nordic Naturals prenatal DHA from "purified deep sea fish such as anchovies and sardines." And the popular Ritual prenatal has omega 3 DHA from microalgae. The only issue is that with the micro algae supplement, my LDL is still 17 after a year of taking it. So I guess my question is whether there's a fish source of Omega 3 DHA that may not be soaked in toxins?

[@karendoty1642]

Try iwi which are omega 3 from algea

[@sdarwish68]

You are doing amazing work I will try the plasma blood

[@MichePhD]

Thank you so much!

[@FruitForFuel]

Awesome!!

[@MichePhD]

Thank you! :)

[@jill1452]

A discord and patreon would be great!!

[@MichePhD]

Awesome, thank you!!

[@maristelaromao2294]

❤gratitud gracias

[@YamatoForever]

I have low T3 syndrome. And the thing is I don't sweat much since my metabolism is slowed. Evil cycle.

[@MohseenLala]

So, the only pragmatic solution is to either grow your own veggies? Because organic isn't even available here, assuming I had the cash to blow. Also I can't donate blood. And can't eat fish or beef...so just either grow your own stuff or swear like crazy.

[@ericksonsails]

Not all places pay for blood donations.

[@JY-zq5jk]

Why is dairy, milk and yogurt, not good?

[@jaym9846]

Bring back Olestra. Olestra is great at helping people excrete existing lipophlic toxins from their system.

[@k.h.6991]

Aren't herbicides the same thing as pesticides?

[@pjcdm]

The last tip works well for women every month. Any studies on that blood?

[@schubertbach3961]

Is fish oil free from Pesticides?? I been taken Fish Oil from Peru , I wonder am i Benefiting, harming my body!!

[@aniciete.]

Stan Efferding says organic doesn’t matter

[@deel2435]

Just deleted my comment re blood donation - you caveat your point, thank you! :) Of course I'm sure loads of people will still do it though which is a shame.

[@bbappzz98]

This makes me so sad that I was denied for blood donations 😢

[@atfarmerbrown]

Black goop, what is this the x files?? c'mon :)

[@rickbar123]

No fish!!!! Dam.

[@ellenpapuga7469]

Doesn't drinking water help remove the toxins in your body, especially when you're losing weight? I thought that's why they tell you to drink a lot of water when you're trying to lose weight.

[@amypola5903]

Well you'd have to to do the sweating

[@girliedog]

ugh, I drink a gallon of water everyday, so I pee a lot. Can I assume I am peeing out pesticides?

[@martinextejt3453]

You can donate your plasma at the Red Cross. FYI

[@gezalesko3813]

those sexy glasses speed up my metabolism....

[@anhelaanhela4996]

I can't donate blood, I'm below 50kg. Are there any other ways?

[@MichePhD]

Not that I know of, unfortunately.

[@jaym9846]

I don't worry about pesticides. I know US FDA & EPA are protecting me.

[@finalfan321]

" businessy"

[@durianriders]

CICO causes SPIKES in TSH levels. I see this every time.

[@jrmint2]

I did not know that people got money for donating blood....isn't that "selling blood?" *mind blown lol

[@tomglatts3753]

Surprisingly, you can purchase organic cigarettes. Popular in Hollywood.

[@danc1476]

don't yoyo diet? Drat, that's exactly what I was setting out to do:P

[@livpeake8108]

idk who told you wfbp is cheaper but its defo not :,(

[@MichePhD]

What’s a cheaper meal base per calorie than bulk rice & beans? The only maybe tied thing I can think of is ramen!

[@trashday5890]

i like the taste of glyphosate.

[@seekthetruth5440]

Where do you buy your food. Organic is way more money. Processed sh’t is cheap. See the problem.

[@PhilMorgan303]

New to the channel, liked what I heard last week, but don’t like the video. Human beings are omnivores it’s been proven over and over that the vegan diet is dangerous for omnivores. Protein is the most important macro to consume so to say don’t eat beef is insane.

[@TatianaBoshenka]

I find these ideas very disturbing.