This Is Your Body On Vegetables

[@theanatomylab]

Go to athleticgreens.com/humananatomy to get started on your first purchase and receive a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 and 5 travel packs. Thanks to Athletic Greens for sponsoring today's video!

[@michaelmore]

For a follow up video, I recommend a collaboration with Dr. Gil Carvhalo of Nutrition Made Simple, who has a similar "you're free to make your own choices" attitude, while actually having some credentials in nutrition and the health consequences of different nutritional choices. kzbin.info

[@pedriuskii]

Could you please provide a link to the studies that you mentioned throught this video! Thanks!

[@kingchris1233]

Is athletic greens highly processed food?

[@christianhansen3292]

no thanks taste horrible. and it cost a fortune! slash it by 50 percent and i might consider... I doubt it.

[@jd01665]

Might be worth covering food allergies.

[@flawlix]

My digestive system was super messed up until I stopped taking certain kinds of nutrition advice. For example, “you need more leafy greens” turned out to be bad advice for my particular digestive system, which treats leafy greens like a dangerous poison that must be purged immediately. But I could eat other types of vegetables in large quantities with no problems. I started paying attention to what made me sick and what didn’t and shaped my diet around that.

[@dacisky]

I had to do the same thing for the same reasons. My nit picking drives other people nuts,which I see as a bonus.

[@wildwoman9314]

@@dacisky the emoji is so cute!

[@ElizabethMillerTX]

Word.

[@godspeed2145]

Fiber is a killer agent. Lots of veggies have it

[@sheerluckholmes7720]

@@godspeed2145 Is that so ? 😰🤔.....🤣

[@elisam.r.9960]

I'd like to see a sequel where "processed" foods are discussed in more detail given the variety of processes that exist. For example, how does confit compare/contrast to chips? And are there some food storage steps that are potentially more beneficial to the body (such as flash freezing produce)? I feel using the word "processed" tries to give a very narrow connotation to a wide variety of practices (some of which are needed to reduce food inequities around the globe). I feel this channel is in a good position to tackle this topic.

[@theanatomylab]

Good thoughts.

[@apurvashyam620]

​@@theanatomylab yes please I also request that

[@meganhirschi6248]

I watched this while eating some French toast made with my homemade whole wheat bread. What is processed?

[@laurayates3955]

Ditto

[@gabsfairchild]

Yes, I would suuuper love that. This video was great and made me feel clearer about my current diet.

[@jadehobson751]

On the subject of dental caries. I gave up soda 43 years ago. I haven't needed a filling in 45 years. Yes, I saw my dentist 6 months ago 😁. If you are considering deleting anything from your diet. Soda is a good place to start.

[@godnyx117]

Bread can also be a great place to start!

[@osirusj275]

So what food and drinks u take?u brush your teeth 1 or 2 times daily? Fluoride or non Fluoride toothpaste, do u brush right after eating? How much sunlight u have daily, are u Caucasian, male or female? It would mean a lot if u replied🧡Thanks

[@jadehobson751]

No fluoride in water. Rain water tanks. Lots of sunlight. Lots of dairy, fruit, vegetables, grains, cereals, eggs, meat. Some of everything. Very little take away or processed foods. Clean my teeth every morning. At night if I've had something sweet like biscuits with my cup of tea before bed. No special products or tips. Probably a more 1950's type of diet that's all.

[@amarug]

True, my wife chugs liters of soda and a big part of our combined yearly salaries goes straight to the dentist. I Only drink water and brush my teeth well and I average 100 bucks a year for dental hygiene... so even just for your bank account its worth staying away from soda

[@Trazynn]

It's the oxalates in vegetables that ruin your teeth, but not all vegetables have high oxalates.

[@justalittlesersy5678]

After being sick most of my life, I found that I am sensitive to salicylates and sulfites, found in many fruits and vegetables. The healthier I tried to eat, the sicker I got. Doctors told me it was IBS and all in my head. I finally feel so much better now that I avoid most plant-based foods but I sure missed out on a lot of life before I figured this out.

[@AnthonyBolognese710]

Exactly. If you’re eating veggies, make sure to cook them first.

[@Tarie3988]

I am going through the same thing. I keep trying to “heal” my gut so I can eat more diverse foods again but after nearly 10 years it seems a meat based diet just works better for my body. It kind of sucks but oh well.

[@willcook403]

@@Tarie3988 Perhaps not for every person, but in general the carnivore diet gives amazing health benefits and alleviation of multiple conditions including but not limited to irritable bowel, autoimmune issues, eczema, and other inflammatory conditions. Also clears up brain fog, helps metabolism, the list is kind of long.

[@theradiantone415]

​@@willcook403 do you think a meat only diet is sustainable ecologically if a large percentage of the human population were to switch to it ? I am just concernerd that it just isn't sustainable long term

[@unassailable6138]

cooking doesnt destroy salycilates, oxalates or lectins dummie@@AnthonyBolognese710

[@ChristophersMum]

My forebears came mostly from Skye and Lewis (islands on the west of Scotland)... they survived on what they grew...which were a mix of barley, corn (European corn, not maize), wheat and oats...they also grew a wide variety of root vegetables which made up at least 2/3rds of a main meal...and 100% of breakfast and other meals...meat was quite a luxury, and they had sheep, cattle and hens which were everywhere... they also had fish which was plentiful in the cold waters around them...my grandfather was a fisherman (amongst all the rest to do)...most of the adults lived well into their 90s, one even to 108...most had their own teeth and none of them obese...don't get me wrong, their lives were hard won...but in all their lives were happy along with the rest of the village...and yes...they brewed and distilled their own drink 🍺🥃😁 Greetings from Scotland 😁

[@domesticterrorist483]

No deep fried mars bars up there so. Similar on the Irish Islands up untill recenty.

[@user-md3wm7vu1f]

by european corn do you mean peas/beans? what are all the vegetables you recall them eating?

[@jsun3117]

Very inspirational. I've always thought most of the world consume a majority plant based foods and yet still live extended lives.

[@Kelhedros]

Do you know European corn by any other names?

[@ChristophersMum]

@@Kelhedros Around these neck of the woods Einkorn was the oldest www.slowfood.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/einkorn-wheat1-e1351782668239.jpg 😁

[@sophiaisabelle027]

It’s cool seeing you guys discussing these types of topics. Human anatomy is something that all of should know about. We all appreciate your effort and hard work.

[@theanatomylab]

Thank you! We couldn't agree more!

[@mercamia]

amogus

[@xeokym223]

I guess they don't teach this stuff in school anymore?

[@elisam.r.9960]

@@xeokym223 Not always in great depth, and even at the high school level anatomy classes are not always open to everyone.

[@WhimsicalLittledawg]

AMONGUS

[@goodolddoug889]

I've always viewed humans as opportunistic omnivores, much like you said near the end of the video. The greater the variety in the diet, the higher the chances of getting all the vitamins and nutrients. And when times get tough, you eat what you can and get the most out of it by creative preparation/cooking.

[@FindYourFree]

i like the way you put this

[@Nobody-Nowhere]

@Louis Tea Enjoyer In quite low quantities, as they all originate from plants so the animal has to first find them from plants. Even all the proteins are form plants, as plants are the only ones capable of synthesizing all the essential amino acids. And the essential fats, Omega 6 and Omega 3 originate from plants. Expect B12 that is only synthetized by microbes.

[@danepher]

@@Nobody-Nowhere Depending on which animal, some can have very vast amount of quantity in them either of several or 1-3, some don't have much and plants are far better. However The amount of some plants you'll have to eat to get what you need daily, can be very large. Only animal products provide sufficient B12 like liver and mackerel. Based on that a mix of animal and vegetable and fruits is best

[@bittersweet4074]

The one that's easier to digest and rich nutrition would be usually the one human would prefer most of the times if given choices. And what's easy to digest and is rich in nutrients? meat, and if there's none we pretty much eat anything that's edible since meat is luxury thing in the past. There's a reason many people failed tried vegan diet or something similar to it, their body simply screaming in tiredness of processing those hard to digest plants based diet.

[@godnyx117]

Well, if you want to be sure you get all of them, then you must make your research and create the "perfect" diet for YOU (because even twins are not 100% the same and don't have the same needs)! Oh and you will also have to constantly make tests because the RDA maybe be far apart of you. And don't forget that you have to either have the same level of activity (in/out) or you have to adjust your diet EVERY day. And because we don't care about simply calories, you will also have to learn which activities uses what nutrient and adjust your diet accordingly. Of course, I don't recommend to that that. If anything, I recommend AGAINST it as I have make it and it was one of the most stressful (if not the most stressful) periods of my life. I'm just trying to say that there is no real logic on "guessing" thing if you really care about it (which you should not after one point).

[@brightmoon7132]

One of the best videos on diet I have ever seen, on youtube or anywhere else. There is no one size fits all. Eat what works for you and let others do the same. And the advice to stop eating processed food cannot possibly be repeated enough. I have known since childhood that raw vegetables of any kind just don't agree with me, leafy or not. They bloat me something awful. Same with the cuciferous vegetables, cooked or not. As a young adult when I began looking into nutrition, the first sentence of the first book I read was, "Don't eat food that makes you sick." (This advice has never failed me, btw.) And shortly after that I discovered a sort of mindfulness practice. That's when the nutrition advice really clicked into place for me. It's very simple, pay attention to how what you eat makes you feel. What I eventually landed on is a modified version of what they are now calling the "paleo diet." Little to no grain. No soy. I do eat dairy, but only the fermented stuff, buttermilk, yogurt, kefir, etc. All the meat, eggs, fish and fowl I want. No vegetable oils. All the fruit and (certain) vegetables I want. And most of all- NO PROCESSED FOOD. I actually cook my meals and if I want a snack it's fruit or an egg or a baby baked potato, etc. It works for me, I feel great, my weight is good, and I'm healthy. I hope everyone has the success I have had in discovering what diet works best for them. 😊🌻

[@karlhungus5436]

Fer shure dawg. I hear what is that you sayin. Ima bout that message too right now. Can i ask if you mean all veggie oils to include olive, sunflower, avocado and more? What is bout dem nut oils, peanut etc? Have you discrimminated bertween the fat categories of mono/poly/ satuo fatisimos as to how they make you feel? Any observos on them lines hmm?

[@lawrencetrujillo7365]

Saying not all humans should eat the same thing is like saying not all lions should eat the same thing or not all cows should eat the same thing…… all lions eat meat all great apes eat plants…. Plain and simple.

[@Travybear1989]

i havent hadded any veggies sense i was like a kid and my parents tryed to force feed me them i just quit eating until they gave in and got me chicken nuggets and stuff sorry but no thanks on broccoli one time they cooked broccoli and put cheese and bacon bits in it for me but i just picked the broccoli out and threw it away lol only good veggies are french fries and that is just how it is

[@mitchellraymond9744]

Do you think your team could ever do a video on the subject of the various types of fasting and what happens to the physiology of our bodies when we fast? I would love to see your interpretation of the evidence on this subject area.

[@Handles_Are_Bad.Phuk-them-off]

second

[@Siliecany]

Autophagy, basically cells begin eating themselves. Really interesting

[@mitchellraymond9744]

@@Siliecany , yes I know this but I would like to see evidence of the pros and cons of fasting from the point of view of The Institute of Human Anatomy.

[@surelywoo]

I'm also interested in this. I started intermittent fasting, eating all my calories in a 6 hour window, to increase my energy level during the day. I'm much more focused, but I'd like to know how it affects my body and long-term health.

[@alinaschlawinaa]

Yes pleaaaase. I do intermittierend fasting

[@solvjans5988]

Great video, as a human biology student your videos are a fun, entertaining way to repeat what I heard in lectures. The one thing that was too fast for me in this video was the "cut out processed foods" part. As some other comments suggested, a video on what defines processed food and why they're not good for you would be wonderful. Thanks a lot for your work!

[@theanatomylab]

Good points. Thanks for the feedback!

[@bryant475]

Whole Food Plant Based (WFPB) Nutrition, is optimal for prevention and reversal of almost all chronic disease. So much so, that it's not taught in medical schools since they want us to be drug pushers and not healers (I'm a health coach and future physician). I recommend checking out Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Dr. Michael Greger, Dr. Neal Barnard, Dr. Brooke Goldner, Dr. Saray Stancic, just to name a few. Also, the documentary and website, "Forks Over Knives", "Plant Pure Nation", "Game Changers", etc.

[@tim1398]

And is cooking in any form considered processing?

[@bryant475]

@@tim1398 Yes, but to a certain extent. Cooking without oil is ideal, but it's still good to have a nice mix of raw and cooked foods. Check out the resources I put above :)

[@gb.510]

is pfp from bojack horseman?

[@dkrt8664]

I am an ethical vegan and really appreciate the term opportunivore. It makes a lot of sense considering how defensive everyone gets about their dietary choices!

[@JBSbass]

so you ethically shorten your life to save an unknown animals life? sounds as logical as praying to god to win the lotto!

[@elizabete6327]

Good luck

[@adityasalunkhe1288]

@@JBSbass but it isn't just one animal at this point Like of course you won't understand the pain until it happens to you as well Again don't attack me as i am a non-vegetarian as well

[@Kojitsu]

@@JBSbass A straw man and a false equivalence? Sounds as logical as...wait, it's not. I'm not even a vegan/plant based or w/e they call it but that was just poor argumentation. Quit making non-vegans look bad.

[@characterized_tony]

Same here, I'm an ethical vegan 🐷🐮🐔

[@raleighsbartendingschool3535]

"Do vegetables help or hurt or make no real difference......but first a word from our sponsor Athletic Greens" HAHAHAHA! Must admit the timing was perfect 😂😇

[@sirclarkmarz]

Athletic greens is a scam a16oz bag cost $99.00 . A sucker is born every minute.

[@Jizzlewobbwtfcus]

ye. This channel lost a few points of respect from me when they started promoting sponsors who contribute to the _"ORDER-NOW_STAY-AT-HOME-FORVER"_ mentality.

[@askarielad]

Exactly

[@ratface071394]

Yeah I'm not a hardcore carnivore that fears veggies, but this exact moment made me click off lol.

[@tcsovereignpleb4492]

LOL, everyone plays to where their incentives lie.

[@ruesamz]

I agree we can eat anything, mostly because a lot of factors play a role in what we eat as you called it we are "opportunivores".. its quite fascinating really. Great video as always🙌

[@egidijus6973]

Yet people still eat animal products even though they're bad for our health.

[@MrBilld75]

"Cookivores" nowadays, would be more accurate. lol.

[@ruesamz]

@@MrBilld75 🤣🤣

[@mato4334]

just because we can eat SOMEONE doesnt mean we should. leave animals off your plate.

[@MrBilld75]

@@mato4334 Go eat your Rabbit food, Vegan. Nobody cares what your deluded, dishonest, uneducated and vile cult thinks.

[@yokkabai]

This is my personal rule - Take note of how you feel 3 hours after your meal. If you feel mentally clear with clear eyesight and no stomach discomfort or other pain then what you’re eating is probably good for you. Same for dinner and waking up - do you wake up effortlessly? If not, try examining your dietary habits, and try eating different foods instead. (I am a fan of super nutrient dense satiating foods.) Anyway, it’s a personal journey. You have to investigate what works for you.

[@itsbeyondme5560]

Thanks. I just found out that I can't drink milk because I'm bloating and flaunting. I try that method

[@imjoeimjoe]

Wow simple but yeah you are right !

[@isagoldfield7393]

That’s a great analogy. I feel so much better when I consume meat, veggies makes my stomach bloated, gassy & brain fog & gives me acid reflux.

[@martinmuldoon603]

@@isagoldfield7393 try to cut out veg oils and margarine or any products containing veg oils(used in most packet processes foods to increase shelf life). Sugar is also extremely bad for health. Next Wheat and bread. I found if I stay clear from them I feel much better and don't have acid reflux. Stay away from cakes or biscuits etc if you value your health at all. Also try staying off dairy for a while to see if that has any benefit.

[@manuelacurulli7531]

... ...

[@Tom-ct6dy]

Can you guys make a video on understanding processed foods? There are so many different types. Preservatives, refined foods, emulsifiers, additives, etc.

[@Fatman311]

This is a good idea for a follow up.

[@kialuvsyoo]

Yeeesss these are my people!

[@leighm]

@@T-aka-T 😂 I’ve never heard “boxatarian”. Thanks for the comment! Some people’s diets actually comprise mostly from products in a bag in a box. Or a takeout box, or burger in a box 😂. Just cause it says vegan on the box still makes you a boxaterian.😅 If I open a food product in a box and in a bag I know it’s a special “treat” and shouldn’t be a staple in my diet. Even if it is vegan chicken less nuggets 😅

[@singularity6761]

Don't have to understand them, just avoid them.

[@kathleenking47]

@@leighm it's also weird, what WE call FAST FOOD. the UK calls TAKE AWAYS Somehow. I think "take away" is more accurate. Taking food away, instead of sitting in restaurants

[@lindabirmingham603]

In order to properly address this question, more functional details of the digestive tract needs to be included. An herbivore's teeth are flatter and wider and their jaw moves side to side in a grinding motion. I never do that... Our stomach has a very low pH of 1.4 similar to animals that eat carrion. This suggests an ability to eat meat which may have been scavenged and harbors bacteria. I avoid doing that though... The small intestine is very long with a smaller diameter compared to the large intestine. The inner lining has tightly packed, dense, velvety folds. This organ is designed for food to be completely digested and absorbed along its' very long length. The large intestine is much shorter with a larger diameter at the very small cecum and getting smaller in diameter as it approaches the exit (sigmoid colon and rectum). Our colon is not designed to handle a lot of residue (fiber). That is like putting fewer lanes at the end of the Interstate: the traffic jams up. The lining has sparse, shallow folds with a smoother texture. We do not have a functional fermentation chamber and our appendix doesn't appear to be of any use. Herbivores have the metabolic machinery to ferment cellulose to short chain fatty acids and use it for fuel, we can't. What other animal eats a lot of foods that they can't digest? . Fiber is also abrasive to the mucosal lining and can cause diverticulosis; fecal debris getting stuck between the folds of the cecum and causing pain and inflammation, and sometimes perforates the colon wall. This is more prevalent near the exit where the lumen is smaller. As far as the microbiome is concerned, as your diet changes so does the bacteria that live there. If you don't eat plants, you don't need the bacteria that do. I no longer eat plants and my microbiome seems quite content. I also no longer suffer from constipation, IBS, gas, and hemorrhoids. The dietary fats make my stool soft and it passes with ease every day for the first time in my life of 60 years. We also have 4 organs designed to digest a lot of fat: the liver makes bile and stores it in the gallbladder, the pancreas makes lipase to digest it, and the small intestine is lined with goblet cells that absorb fat and it also is pumped into the thoracic duct (as chylomicrons). We are very well designed for using animal fat for fuel. Not a lot of fat in plants. The topic of plant toxins was quickly dismissed as irrelevant without even mentioning the major offenders such as oxalates and lectins (includes gluten). Oxalates in spinach, nuts, beets, tea, cocoa, blackberries, soy, grains, kiwi, etc. prevent the absorption of minerals such as iron, magnesium, and calcium. Oxalates also accumulate in the tissues as we do not have the enzyme to break them down. These crystalize around joints, in the urinary tract, and in other organs. They are the most common urinary tract stone and often the cause for what people think is gout (instead of uric acid). When I quit eating spinach, almond flour, and other high oxalate foods, my 30 year history of fibromyalgia and bladder pain went away. Also, for the first time in my adult life I was not borderline anemic and my iron (ferritin) was normal. I would like to know the oxalate content of the Athletic Greens... Lectins cause leaky gut, inflammation and autoimmune conditions. A handful of kidney beans that aren't sufficiently soaked and cooked will send you to the hospital. There are several more plant toxins... Dr Kiltz has a nice summary of them under the topic "plant toxins". After decades of 'eating the rainbow', I was shocked to learn that the beta-carotene in plants is not converted as needed to vitamin A. Only a very small percentage is (about 3%). About 40% of people lack the gene to convert any. I thought I had that covered... Same with iron from veg. - not bioavailable. So I would argue that we aren't designed to eat plants, though we certainly can. Besides small amounts of blueberries and my residual addiction to coffee and dark chocolate, I will eat plants as a survival food if I am starving. Otherwise I'm done with them.

[@TheSilverBullet.]

Wow, this reply was better than the actual video! Linda you should make a KZbin channel.

[@Travybear1989]

so eat meat humans are carnivores and we NEED MEAT

[@OakwiseBecoming]

Best comment here and only one worth reading. Oxalates and lectins are just the tip of the iceberg. Salicylates are a big one. Tannins cause trouble for people. Histamines. Both the plants’ natural insecticides but also the man made insecticides they are dowsed with. Plants are pure poison.

[@StrikeforceJedi]

This is the most fair, level headed, non biased video on nutrition I've seen. Well done! 👍

[@spencerg6974]

seriously

[@jonathandewitt4564]

its full of conjecture and unfounded hypothesis. What a junk video.

[@WLF0X]

You clearly do not go out too much

[@changingme1412]

Well, you need to learn a great deal more to realise that he is quite biased on certain points.

[@bobbyhempel1513]

​@@changingme1412 such as?

[@temitopetalabi9246]

Personally I enjoy grass fed beef, Chicken, Turkey eggs, Raw fermented dairy and some cooked vegetables. I have tried many plant based diet in the past none have given the ability heal and thrive as much as the diet I currently on. It's so amazing how much progress I have made with gut issues and overall health.

[@roots4x]

Grass fed meat is probably healthier, but grain finished beef is so much tastier.

[@AnthonyBolognese710]

This sounds like an optimal diet.

[@danielw95]

Finally a KZbin video about nutrition that takes a fact based common sense approach rather than descending into the cult aspect of specific "diets" 👏👏👏

[@theanatomylab]

Appreciate that!

[@egidijus6973]

A whole-food plant-based diet is proven to be healthier than animal based diet.

[@B.L.S.]

He has no facts. This is vegan propaganda and advertising. He's a retard.

[@NBnNC]

I’m a clinical dietitian and I approve your message 😊

[@Mentocthemindtaker]

-Honestly I'm just so happy to see a US-based channel discussing diet and nutrition using the word nuanced and not trying to take a black and white approach to the topic. M children ask about whether certain foods are good for them and I always tell them that a little bit of everything is good for you, but to have less processed food and more different types of vegetables than meat.

[@StuePitt]

As an ovo-lacto vegetarian who had iron deficiency even years before I started to become a vegetarian (16 years ago), I always made the same statement: humans are omnivores. I think discussing whether we were made to only eat meat or only eat plants is just ridiculous, obviously our body is capable of digesting both. Thank you for clarifying this from a very neutral standpoint. 👏👏👏

[@sliipknoot]

Question should be about nutrient density and which foods promote the best overall health.

[@StuePitt]

@@sliipknoot exactly! which is why I advice to get regular check ups and see what is good for you (as well as what you enjoy).

[@Mario_95-5]

​@@sliipknoot organic vegetarian diet has saved some people from cancer, it's true. But living as vegetarian isn't possible so i would reacomend a natural diet. Eat whatever nature offers us without processed by human hand.

[@goku445]

Deers can eat meat. Does that make them omnivores?

[@raw7504]

@@goku445right, just because humans are capable of eating meat doesn’t mean they should and there is countless studies of how increases consumption of meat is correlated to weight gain and other diseases

[@reinotsurugi]

I've tried the whole spectrum. I've landed on a high protein diet and favor good meats but also incorporate some veggies too. Intermittent fasting is key to making it all work for me.

[@mark2073]

I've moved this way too. Today all I had to eat was a small handful of cashews and raisins mid morning, then I didn't eat anything until I got home from work, felt fine, wasn't even hungry.

[@reinotsurugi]

@@mark2073 so glad that's working for you. Thanks for sharing!

[@spinelessdevil]

I need the mix of everything and it's not like I don't like eating, I do enjoy munching on tomatoes and bell peppers

[@DJPacoRamirez]

Yes fasting is the healer. Try organic alkaline foods only. That's a great awakening diet

[@prichardgs]

Me as well!!!!

[@LauraDora124]

I have most of my large intestine removed as a baby, so I find it amusing that anatomically, my digestive track is closer to carnivores than most….but I’ve been vegan since around 16 and I’m 26 now (veggie at 13 and slowly transitioned after a couple of years). It ironically works better for me /because/ of my bowel issue. I think my main issue was dairy though. I’ve had someone who specialises in my particular bowel condition be really glad that I went vegan, and my fiancés old personal trainer said it was good (he isn’t vegan though 😂). I’ve never had tooth issues, only a tiny bit of staining in a couple crevices that isn’t obvious, but that’s from green tea over many years 🫢 it’s merely cosmetic and isn’t harmful (I went to the dentist recently). PS - I love broccoli, so don’t go saying it’s bad; I’ll defend my broccoli 😂

[@kazzagreen84]

Do you have hirschsprungs?

[@Cricket2731]

Broccoli is *great*!!!

[@logical_lb3059]

has your period stopped?

[@LauraDora124]

@@kazzagreen84 yes! 😁

[@LauraDora124]

@@logical_lb3059 No

[@jessev2197]

It's just basics. Always strive for balance in everything, food, society etc.

[@jhamisoncarvalho2635]

That was great. The word is balance. Whatever culture you might belong to, always be mindful of the reaspect you give other's habbits. My grandpa was half Guarani, a Brazilian and amazonian ancient tribe. He would always tell us to respect the food he brought us. He never took more than we needed and we should not waste anything. In a few years government forbid hunting and I remember him kinda losing a part of his self. "Respect the life this creature gave in order to sustain yours by not wasting none." It was rather nice to see the way everyone gathered around him to hear his hunting tales and watch his skills with the preparation of the game ❤️

[@brucehall3214]

I eat a balanced diet of meat and other meat. It works great as long as I stick to meat.

[@lawrencetrujillo7365]

@@brucehall3214 humans are the only great apes on earth that eat more than 2% meat we are like a retarded species of feline who eat 50% plants.

[@TV-ob1if]

@@brucehall3214 same here.

[@icingcake]

I really like his attitude

[@benstanfill363]

Hey guys, my girlfriend had the amniotic band wrap around her arm in the womb so it never developed past about her elbow, but you can see where the thumb would have formed, and what looks like a line of the palm. We'd both be super interested in seeing what that looks like if you could get access to a cadavar like that. Awesome stuff as always, been binging a ton of your videos!

[@sherryware]

My son was born with that same thing. His left arm stops just below the elbow with a tiny paddle of a hand. He is a twin, but his twin has two full arms. His stopped developing at 5 weeks when the heart started beating. Children's hospital in Seattle told us it was the most common birth defect of the upper arms. Just FYI.

[@benstanfill363]

@@sherryware interesting to know. Hope your twins are doing well.

[@Erik_Swiger]

My childhood was spent eating sugar, and I spent the next 50 years of my life undoing that damage. I would suggest that people listen to their bodies. Eat what your body tells you to eat.

[@Magical_DoReMi]

Interesting! Heh ..What if our body tells us to eat junk all the time or anything else which is not really good for our health. Well, in case of junk it's a no brainer but in certain cases, one doesn't necessarily "know" if it's really beneficial or not until you start seeing negative symptoms if it's the latter!

[@marky5493]

i did. when i was young my body said only eat things with sugar in them!LOL

[@heatherduttonfittoconquer8079]

No raging here 😉 I love how you teach practically “one size does not fit all.” I have also heard a lot about staying away from plants due to their defense system being harmful to us. But your explanation of our micro biome being able to adapt makes perfect sense. Thanks, bro! You guys are awesome!

[@egidijus6973]

It may not fit in some extreme cases, but mostly we should consume only plants and fungi.

[@mirandat00]

Wow, so glad I'm hearing about this! Never understood why everytime I eat veggies and probiotics I get super sick.. no one can explain to me why .. can't eat greasy food either. I feel like I'm running out of foods to eat!

[@superfluityme]

@@mirandat00 Perhaps you might like to look into plants that are medicine. For my health I eat very small amounts of vegetables and only a small amount of fat. I grow my own medicinal herbs or purchase organic freshly dried herbs to help with my health.

[@mattmcg0verndotcom]

@@egidijus6973 maybe you should 😂

[@bryant475]

Whole Food Plant Based (WFPB) Nutrition, is optimal for prevention and reversal of almost all chronic disease. So much so, that it's not taught in medical schools since they want us to be drug pushers and not healers (I'm a health coach and future physician). I recommend checking out Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Dr. Michael Greger, Dr. Neal Barnard, Dr. Brooke Goldner, Dr. Saray Stancic, just to name a few. Also, the documentary and website, "Forks Over Knives", "Plant Pure Nation", "Game Changers", etc.

[@omg_wtf]

Spent a year as a vegan. I felt good. In the end, I just could not be arsed. Also spent 3 months as a carnivore. My skin cleared up a lot, no gut issues, hardly any farting. but it was very expensive. Now i just eat a balanced diet and also feel good.

[@aquachonk]

Really? I save so much time and money on carnivore. Bonus: My household generates about 75% less waste, so far fewer trips down to the curb with the garbage bin.

[@notjustforme]

@@aquachonk Same here. Going full Carnivore saved me so much money and time, I will never go back. Also, I've heard that grassy hill pastures versus crops and monocultures, there isn't even a debate on what's better for animals in general. A 100% beef diet kills fewer animals per kg of protein than a plant-based diet, making it MORE VEGAN. Sounds... strange... but the math checks out. A full beef carnivore is more vegan than a modern vegan.

[@TC-yx1qt]

carnivore is cheaper than vegan and balanced. just eat ground beef and eggs

[@LukeyD88]

So what your findings indicate, is the very thing that the vast majority of healthcare professionals all agree on; and that is to eat a varied and balanced diet? Shocking! (PS I'm sorry for the sarcasm)

[@Talismantra]

@@TC-yx1qt it doesn't get more balanced than eating only what nutrients you need, in a form your body's heritage has been tuned by to utilise, and with minimal waste and optimal regenerative optionality in procurement

[@dev6591]

This was some real food for thought ;-) but seriously-really fascinating conclusion at the end, and, given the diversity of diets observed across cultures and history, it would make sense that a more apt descriptor of our nutritional needs/digestive capacity is “opportunivore”. Thanks again for a great video!

[@theanatomylab]

Appreciate it!

[@growskull]

haha "food for though" nice one

[@professorjphillips]

I see what you did there

[@edmundgennings3025]

And there are mild evolutionary adaptations to different diets in different places. Lactase persistence is the most famous, but there are a lot of other more boring ones.

[@davidbarry9690]

I agree with everything you said, I don't like it when people say you shouldn't eat meat or be a vegan, I eat both

[@hellzbellz272]

Right? I feel too much of either is not ideal. Best to eat percentage of each based on your personal tolerance. I have IBS and am set off by alot of different types of fruits and vegetables. However I just include the ones that don't upset my gut and make sure my diet is a good balance of protein and good fats etc and limited processed foods ☺️

[@bellywood7688]

"Did humans evolve to eat a primarily plant based diet?" is a very different question to "are veggies bad for you?"

[@comfysituations3566]

"Did dolphins evolve to live primarily in the ocean" is a very different question from "is it unhealthy to leave them out in the sun to dry out?"

[@Paraclef]

Wisdom teeth have left the chat.

[@TheCuratorIsHere]

Yes this guy is a muppet.

[@robertchmielecki2580]

Betteridge's law of headlines is an adage that states: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."

[@Paraclef]

Wisdom teeth@@robertchmielecki2580

[@Dank_Lulu]

Neighbour invited me for dinner and offered this "amazing home-made cheese". I didn't want any but decided to take a bite to stop the pestering. Turns-out the guy who made the cheese decided to not pasteurise the sheep's milk and have it ferment warm of the nip. It was to "preserve the nutrients like in the old days". Said preserved nutrients got me food poisoning and half a year later, after two different antibiotics for anaerobic germs, my waste is still pale/discolored on occasion and my gut health is not good. This can lead to some nightmarish complications down the line. So my advice is to stay away from processed and "home-made from a guy I know, he's really good" types of foods. Your health choices are way more important than avoiding a bit of social discomfort, try and avoid my mistakes instead.

[@annarborthenorris5455]

Loved your conclusion,"It may not work for everyone, though it works for you". Such a spot on statement! I Love this channel.

[@LaNoir.]

I want to tattoo this on every doctors forehead

[@frederikspudnik1792]

I like how he reframed the question in terms of "but fire " Because that really does change EVERYTHING He's so right that it changes the importance of what we evolved for. In a sense, it all comes down to, like so many other aspects of human existence, we have the ability to choose. Choosivores

[@EmsEms81]

Love that. Choosivores is going into my vocabulary!

[@htinternational2474]

Id rather be eating vegetables and fruits then suffer from complications of process foods and food addiction

[@michaelow-yong7908]

Hey doc, I like the way you presented this topic. Very unbiased and helps the audience understand diets from every viewpoint. Great job. Thnx.

[@argentummolonlabe]

Great video! I was hoping to hear more about lectin and it's effects. My health has improved incredibly since I've stopped eating vegetables with lectins. We have lost the old ways of cooking these types of vegetables like deseeding, deskinning and fermentation. Keep up the great videos!

[@theanatomylab]

Thanks for the support!

[@indy2316]

@@hilomona Peanut lectins are not broken down by cooking, people mostly eat them roasted instead of boiled

[@FilipNikodinovski]

I really appreciate the realism and honesty in these videos! Based on facts and research- not on generalizations and falling for cognitive dissonance.

[@Tolya1979]

I am a 43-year old male who has been vegan or mostly vegan for the past 10 years. My cholesterol is normal, my A1C is normal, my fasting glucose is normal, my HDL, LDL, and triglycerides are all normal, my blood pressure, pulse, and spot oxygen are all normal or excellent, my psychiatric symptoms are getting better every year, and I have plenty of energy to exercise throughout the day. After I eat meat or dairy products, I can feel my bones and muscles getting weaker when lifting weights, which is why I try to avoid that. I do have a recently diagnosed autoimmune condition (unspecified, as of current), which is a major disadvantage to a plant-based diet. If someone is chronically ill or has a lot of health problems, I would highly look into a plant-based diet. But, it's not for every body type.

[@wildmansamurai3663]

😂🤡

[@stephan5673]

Going carnivore basically cured me Autoimmune disease .

[@DaveIrish66]

So, you developed auto-immune issues on the plant based diet, but you recommend this way of eating chronically, I'll people? Hmmmm?

[@elijahself6440]

This video is fantastic!! Thank you for settling into the gray area and being honest and open minded!! “There are no definitive answers” is what I come back to over and over and over despite a constant barrage of ppl saying one thing is perfect and everything else is garbage. Much appreciated

[@syndicated8158]

I would like to know more about the different kinds of meat and their affects on our body. Like pork vs chicken or beef.

[@theanatomylab]

We're working on a carnivore based diet video now!

[@Dodgerzden]

I spend a lot of my spare time putting out cameras, bait food, and traps to find lost cats and this made me think about my experience of other kinds of animals eating the bait food and has surprised me with how many other animals are omnivores or opptunivores. Of course, an occasional dog will come along and scarf up all the cat food. But I've had more problems with rabbits, toads, multiple species of birds, and ground squirrels which are like a miniature version of a prairie dog. Toads are of course carnivores since they eat bugs. But the ground squirrel surprised me the most because a whole team of them will come along and demolish the cat food before the cats have a chance to get there. I also found out that when one gets hit by a car, others will come along, take away the body and eat it.

[@fnanfne]

Because of this channel, I gave up smoking, drinking and vaping and have never been more miserable in my life. I will now give up eating vegetables, and I'm sure I will feel a tad better :)

[@nickgregoris]

What about this video makes it seem like a good idea to give up vegetables?

[@fnanfne]

Mainly three things@@nickgregoris .... 1) Thumbnail 2) Title 3) Knowing the nature of this channel

[@nickgregoris]

@@fnanfne so you make important life decisions off clickbait thumbnails and titles, good to know.

[@fnanfne]

@@nickgregoris Have you ever considered I'm just having a laugh? That means I'm just joking mate.

[@nickgregoris]

@lingling21100 you tagged the wrong guy.

[@stalwartcoleopteran8716]

It's really great that we get to see videos like this being made by people who know what they are talking about.

[@yogawithangie2292]

Very sensible advice, just cut off processed foods, eat whole foods that sustain your health. Each body and lifestyle are different, pay attention to your own experience. Thank you!

[@theanatomylab]

Nice approach for sure!

[@manie3232]

I've been vegan for over 12 years. As long as I'm well rested and not sick I feel great and have plenty of energy.

[@veganbadass]

Been Vegan since 2009 and I feel amazing. The Green Smoothie changed my life. Tree, Bush or Vine : }

[@DerDoMeN]

I have a friend that had to start eating plants due to issues with his immune system (he ate only meat with meat and sometimes potatoes) - higher sport activity brought him to it. I remember him asking our dance class trainer whether he thinks he should eat some plants to feel better and after he got the "yes" reply his face had shock and pain written all over it and he asked: "do I have to eat all the colors?" :D On the other end I've had a friend at the same dancing class (and not professional dancing, just recreational hip hop) and she was a militant vegan but at one point in life her blood was so bad that her doctor prescribed her some meat - she got better and after a year switched back to pure vegan (with frowning on meat eaters and everything). And the third one was a girl that taught us dancing for a few sessions and she was vegetarian from birth because of her parents - she told us that when she was 20, she decided to start eating meat, it tasted great to her but she got diarrhea and after a week she decided that it's too much fuss to get her body over the initial meat rejection so she went back to vegetarianism and never looked back. My point being that any food type can be good or bad for you in particular and it really depends on each individual. Thumbs up that you can be and are glad to be vegan but I hope it's not forced on others :)

[@whodat9198]

I was a vegan for 8 months. I had no energy and my teeth started to hurt. My family doesn’t get cavities. I had to go back to meat for my own health. Glad it works for you, but I think it’s telling that the largest vegetarian society in the world being India still allows its warrior and ruling caste to eat meat regularly in their normal diet.…

[@Metalnando666]

I've been vegan for a year now, energized and building muscles well

[@veganbadass]

@@whodat9198 A mix is best for many, Organic meats here and there and plenty of veggies and fruits. Beef takes 3 days to digest on average so it's a meat that you only need maybe once a week really. The problem in the USA is that we have easy access to very cheap meats that are processed and filled with Bovine. If you eat meat try your best to get the good stuff, farm raised, Organic, grass fed.

[@louiseshields4394]

Very interesting, thank you. I was vegan for over 4 years and to cut a long story short I ended up in hospital with a very inflamed colon being then told I could only have high pigeon, no fibre. Total opposite of before. So now I’ve had to eat meat because soy upsets my guts and no vegetables. I do worry about my gut biome… But I’m following doctors advice and have been for 8 months 🤷‍♀️. I don’t know what the answer is… x

[@alexanderthegreat7213]

have you ever looked into the blood group diet? It is interesting. Eating right for your type is worth trying out in my opinion.

[@embalmertrick1420]

Adaptation is definitely the biggest aspect, when you are a baby you need to be exposed to a varied diet to avoid future issues. That's why cultural differences matter too, but we are definitely omnivores

[@onri_]

He meant adaptation on a thousands of years basis not a single lifetime

[@dianaanson4506]

Great video. I've been married for 30 years. My husband has never had any fruits and vegetables since he was a baby. He just says they don't taste good. I can't eat them. He says I've never eaten them as a child either. Now, eventually, I feel this is going to catch up with him and turn on him for the worst. He also eats lots of processed foods. He is very much over weight as well. I love vegetables and fruit. I eat a lot everyday. I feel good mentally and physically. My eyes are clearer and sharper as well.

[@raynic1173]

I'm sorry to say most guys like your husband don't learn the need for a more balanced diet until their first by-pass operation.

[@gloriamaryhaywood2217]

Processed, junk food is NEVER a good choice. #UGH! #GoodGrief!😲

[@raynic1173]

@@gloriamaryhaywood2217 That's were you're wrong, the body can easily tolerate some "abuse" and recover. Being a purest often doesn't make you live or thrive any longer and junk food can also be a matter of definition. I've know vegetarians who one time said they could throw up at the smell of meat cooking. Only later to go back on to meat consumption, moderately, and say they never felt better.

[@dianaanson4506]

@@raynic1173 sadly, but true. You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink. God bless.

[@raynic1173]

@@dianaanson4506 Yeah, I've seen it with my fathers generation, big on meat, big on carbs and big on salt, low on veggies. It seems like they all had by-passes or stints put in their 60's.

[@windwolfgirl]

PLEASE talk about Anaphylaxis. As someone allergic to almost every edible non meat option I feel that it would be useful to have this conversation as well for this and many other reasons

[@Boddah.]

You're going to trigger the vegans.

[@hhjhj393]

You are just genetically weak. Loser genes. I can eat everything because I am not disabled. Don't breed junk dna.

[@thayishere]

This was highly informative! Opportunity-vores is a great way to put it!! I just tend to follow a highly varied and a predominantly plant-based (veggies, legumes, mushrooms (I know, I know, these are not plants), fruits, nuts, etc.) diet with 60 grams of animal protein (eggs, red meat or fatty fish) and some animal fat (greek yogurt, cheese, butter, etc.) thrown in it every single day. And I feel better (and look better, skin and gut-wise) than we I don’t eat either meats or veggies. I try to avoid any type of cereals, though. I don't process them particularly well (get diarrhea and/or migraines).

[@lawrencetrujillo7365]

You could just eat eggs instead of meat like a vegetarian and get more benefits than eating meat without killing a animal.

[@Harleychickjenn]

I definitely think we should eat whatever works best for our own body. Between health issues and our own microbes we all need something different.

[@freespirit-111]

Similar to body weight. My friend and I are both 5’3, but her ideal weight is 125, mine,140. Our bodies are not the same.

[@bevtaggart1406]

You have a really nice voice. It's easy to listen to you. Now I need to tell my daughter that her kids can eat a variety of food in spite of what they complain about. I liked when you said, "If you get hungry enough..."

[@theanatomylab]

I appreciate this comment very much

[@thedevilofmetal5335]

I use to eat a more balanced diet (some of everything in recommended proportions). But over the past three years I’ve switched to about 70+% animal products (meat milk and eggs) since then I have experienced significantly better exercise results, faster injury recovery, faster sickness recovery, better sleep, better mood, and healthier/clearer skin. Though I don’t recommend the same diet for everyone, I will personally attest to a extremely drastic improvement overall on a very high animal product based diet

[@salj.5459]

@X vonPocalypse Cow's milk is the best

[@SparklinYoga]

Got the same cutting out animal products

[@icepenguin7278]

its almost as it doesnt matter what you eat

[@leoalphaproductions8642]

@@icepenguin7278 not true. He probably switched to an organic form of carnivore diet. Which a lot of people say has helped them a lot. I think the main culprit that the meat gets blamed for are actually processed crap that we eat on the side. Cutting that junk out, the carnivore diet seems perfectly healthy.

[@icepenguin7278]

@@leoalphaproductions8642 for alot of people it is true. Some people have body conditions where eating a vegetable base diet will help them and others carnivore typically people who have heath problems. But i know tons of people who just eat whatever and don't watch there diets and are fine. it doesnt matter what you eat you'll be fine unless you have health problems.

[@WhiteKitta]

Over 22 years vegan now and LOVING IT!!! ... Vegan for the Animals, for this planed, for my health and happiness I will never go back! .....plus eating this way is so very delicious and fun... 🍇 🍉🍋🍌🍍 🍏 🍒 🍓 🥝 🍅 🥥 🥑....I don't have a single health problem and I still did not get covid, I am very happy and I have too much energy 💪😊☝⭐

[@JustMe-xm4wu]

That's awesome!! Been Vegan for over 9 years now also loving it and have also zero health issues!

[@sniperlex1127]

went plant based 5 years ago and never looked back, fixed so many health problems now and never felt better!

[@WhiteKitta]

@@JustMe-xm4wu great!...keep going!

[@WhiteKitta]

@@sniperlex1127 👍

[@goku445]

8 years here. In the best form of my life. There is no going back ofc.

[@MrsLarsen89]

I function best on a meat and fruit diet. For instance a simple meal with strawberries, avocado etc next to my meat makes me feel far better than pasta and gravy. If I don’t get enough fruit I feel tired and can’t concentrate and if I don’t get enough meat I feel hungry and almost ill. So I definitely need both.

[@spinelessdevil]

Same when eating lots of chicken livers I feel like eating fruits

[@Hughesbayou]

@@spinelessdevil I do the same only with vegetables

[@proverbalizer]

I love fruit. And I love meat. But the combination in a singlele meal sounds generally very un-appetizing. Chicken salad, yes, chicken fruit salad, no thanks. Meat fried with onions, yesmeat fried with strawberries, no thanks.

[@nommh]

If I only ate pasta and other starches I’d be hungry all the time too. So I have lots of beans or lentils and some tofu to make me feel satiated. I have a suspicion this is the most common reason people feel they could not exist on a vegan diet.

[@charliegirl42ify]

Interesting info on teeth. Why not do an episode on the effect fluoride has on digestion? Fluoride is in our water in nearly every municipality.

[@amethystfeathers7324]

Yes and it's widely thought that could be responsible for the creation of autoimmune disease because it destroys good gut bacteria.

[@charliegirl42ify]

@@amethystfeathers7324 Like the good doctor here I had a colon resection in 2018 for diverticulitis. The condition itself is bad, but nobody told me what the recovery was like. It took me a full year to feel like myself again.

[@Sparkling-Cyanide]

Some years ago, my sister moved from a home with well water to a town with fluoridated water. It was the first time in her life that she was exposed to fluoride. It nearly put her in a wheelchair with MS type symptoms. When we figured things out, it took her a long time to recover and she still gets symptoms if she’s accidentally exposed to it. It was poison to her.

[@charliegirl42ify]

@@Sparkling-Cyanide it's poison to everyone but the public keeps getting gaslighted about it.

[@Sparkling-Cyanide]

@@charliegirl42ify I totally agree. She can’t be the only one affected by fluoride in such a harmful manner. As an aside, I started a movement to eliminate fluoride in that town for everyone’s sake. A lot of people joined in because they had family members who were negatively affected by fluoride too. We were successful! Fluoride is out of that town’s water for good. People really can make a difference. It only takes one person to start the momentum.

[@Xes_Lana]

I see a lot of people commenting that human can digest both animal and plant food, while this is true, it does not prove that plants are good to eat, human can eat, digest and absorb many fatally toxic plant but that doesn't make it suitable for us to eat. Humans evolved for the last 3.5 million years, since _Australopithecus,_ on a carnivore diet so our bodies evolved to eat meat, not plants, an offshoot of our ancestors, _Paranthropus,_ went down the plant based path and not only did their evolution become stagnant but they eventually became weak and deficient and went extinct. We evolved to be able to consume plants as survival foods and for medicinal purposes, not as a staple food source.

[@Arcticpagan]

I have Ehrler-Danlos Syndrome most likely the Classic variant and i have real problems with any plant matter, my stomach and body feels best on a carnivorous diet. in fact the stricter i go the better i feel my body seem to like to get about 70% of fat and 30% of protein.

[@Technichian462]

Carnivore Vitae!

[@rico2251]

can you guys do a video on different blood types and the rhesus factor please I just don't understand it and you guys always make it so much more understandable it would be greatly appreciated thank you !!

[@imjoeimjoe]

Read the books from Peter J. D'Adamo very fascinating stuff, he goes into not just blood type but also body type, for example asians have meat eating incisors teeth that have scoops, and a slew of other stuff. If you want to keep it simple though, no processed foods and eat a variety of fresh meats and vegetables, can't really go wrong, the main problem we have especially in America is that we keep killing our nutrition with the processes we use to make food interesting and especially to extend shelf life. Buy and cook your own food, organic if you can.

[@Kylaiskinda]

I am nearly vegetarian every summer and every winter I cannot get enough meat. Its like all I want during the cold months. It feels like it makes sense when we think about access to food in the wild. As a gardener and hunter, I like enough meat in the freezer for a meat dependent winter and I prefer to eat almost all of our harvest and foraged stuff fresh. Just something weird I have noticed over the years, most of my family feels the same.

[@MrBilld75]

Seasonal eating is actually gaining a lot more popularity, as many find it works for them. And it makes evolutionary and environmental sense. Being opportunists for most of our evolution, we would eat whatever was easily available, much like the bear. For a portion of the year they eat tonnes of fish, but in summer it's a lot of seasonal berries etc.

[@Lucky73678]

every cuisine is made of vegs, milk and its forms and animal products in varying proportions. Cooking has made so many blends.

[@MonclizzyOG]

well said

[@metaspherz]

I like your rational approach to eating. Knowing which diet is best isn't easy because it's all subjective. Sometimes what's best for one person is unacceptable to another. Most of us have been consuming the same kinds of foods since childhood without much deviation. It's good to know that we don't need to make drastic changes in our diets if we are healthy, but we should be aware of the dangers of eating processed foods since they are not natural, do us no good nutritionally, and actually have been proven to do us harm than good. At 74 I have let myself go. My diet has had its ups and downs, mostly downs with potato chips, hot dogs, pizza, sausages, etc. so I've developed T2 diabetes and high blood pressure. At my age, it's a test of my willpower to avoid all the foods that damage my health since they taste so good and I've been eating them all of my life. So, I've been on the Keto diet for a week now. I started by eating only chicken, pork, and beef for the first 3 days and after my blood sugar went down to normal I added steamed and/or baked broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots. My blood sugar has remained between 95 and 110 so I know that my new diet is working. I have not checked my weight but my pants have loosened a bit so perhaps that is a good indication that I am losing some of my excess weight too. Thanks for your support and keep up the good work! It helps us to keep positive that what we are doing is for the long term and not just a fad.

[@karencollins5287]

Just remember the largest study in the world on food "The China Study" recommended not to eat more than a palm size amt of meat per day as it turned on the cancer forming genes. This was the longest and most intensely informed research on diets of people and where they lived. Too much meat causes cancer in humans and the WHO confirms this on their website. Going for more beans and peas etc might be a better option!

[@donutcare9680]

@@karencollins5287the China Study is not a good example, it is a study people with an agenda use because it is biased and limited to the person picking responses they wanted to see. Perfect for picking apart.

[@karencollins5287]

@@donutcare9680 I don’t understand why it’s not a good example? It’s a monumental survey of diet and death rates from cancer in more than 2,400 counties and the monumental efforts to explore significance and implications for nutrition and health. The science is conclusive, with peer reviewed studies and overwhelming statistics. I especially noted the fact that when people moved from the country and moved to the city how their eating and lives changed so much. Not for the better…Fascinating. I liked chapter 14 - Scientific Reduciinism. Also how they could turn cancer on and off !!! I don’t know why u would discount this terrific study

[@bdarecords_]

@@donutcare9680 The "agenda" is imaginary. The real agenda comes from reactionares and conservatives, being in big networks, sponsored by oil billionaires misinforming the public. Eating a vegan whole foods diet is by far the healthiest diet for humans, scientifically proven. Additionally, comparative studies have also proven this for dogs. Comparing barf, omnivore and vegan diets for dogs, the vegan diets had the biggest lifespan and best health. What you and others do, you repeat slogans because it makes you defensive to hear about veganism and why it is illogical not being vegan. Also, morally or ethically speaking, not being vegan is wrong aswell. Altruism and logical thinking are deeply rooted in our dna, it is what makes us human and sets us apart from other animals. It is illogical to harm animals if it is unneccesary. Eating animals is unneccesary, on average bad for health, extremely bad for climate, biodiversity, zoonosis risks and various other things. Proven beyond a doubt. If you as in everyone is not vegan or at least plant based by now, as a famous german science communicator and biologist Dr. Benecke said, you are either ignorant or 3vil.

[@bahaar2825]

@@karencollins5287 Sometimes I question WHO and if they are hiding something for their own financial gain.

[@benjamindover2601]

Yes, finally, I've had so many arguments with Vegans that herbivores/carnivores don't really exist. Their are animals that can hunt for meat and those that can't, those that can't will eat meat if they get the opportunity. Categorisation is a human invention not a natural one.

[@Magical_DoReMi]

What?!? You mean if you put meat in front of a Cow, deer, or any "herbivores" they'll most likely eat and would adapt them into their food system? I haven't seen or heard of this happening before...Do tell me if you ever do this "experiment"!

[@mrlee9213]

@@Magical_DoReMi look at this dudes name 😂

[@redhotz21]

@@Magical_DoReMi there are youtube video clips already showing herbivores eating birds, Chipmunks, etc.

[@Magical_DoReMi]

@@redhotz21 Interesting

[@MT-US]

I love this! I have said that I cannot maintain a diet anymore because I know how I am and I have no desire to restrict to nothing, the things I like, just because someone says so. If I feel strongly about it, then I will do it. But I cannot go meatless or dairyless or eat things that make me gag. Life is too short to do anything but enjoy food and use moderation for things that you know are not healthy but you still enjoy. And of course, live with the consequences of choices.

[@goku445]

And kill billions of animals and the environment, also your health in the process.

[@Brukner841]

don't eat the things that make you gag, but that gagging might be from neglecting those foods all your life. And restricting animal product consumption is great for health if done right, and great for the environment. Seriously, does no one care about the animals? We decided they are a food source to be enslaved and killed in the tens of billions, it's not some mandate of heaven, and it's wrong. I'd eat meat if I had to survive, but justifying preference and ignoring the moral and ecological implications is just willful ignorance, very dangerous when the climate is collapsing.

[@goku445]

@@Brukner841 Exactly. It's also not hard to eat plant based. All you have to do is take a strawberry pill of 5000 microgrammes of B12 once every 2 weeks...

[@Brukner841]

@@goku445 yeah, brewer's yeast never worked for me. Speaking of strawberries, I read that fisetin is found only in them, and it kills off zombie cells that accelerate aging, omg!

[@gasmith7486]

@@Brukner841I agree and now I eat whatever I want except I only eat once a day and about half of what I used to.

[@siegi4561]

Hey, thank you for another great video. No pitchfork sharped at this point lol. I appreciate the honest and open take you guys always have. You acknowledge the factors people have from their diverse backgrounds and environments, but stick to what evidence has been tried and tested while admitting the vast amount that we’re learning and discovering.

[@timtreefrog9646]

What would you say to the BDA and ADA. British and American Dietetic Associations, who say that it is possible to get ALL of the nutrients you need on a plant based diet. But not on an all meat diet?

[@jacquestaljaard6644]

Adaptation is totally true . i used to avoid vegetables and red meat for some odd reason . but one day i got a flu infection that ended up with me getting type 1 diabetes . now i cant stomach things like pasta at all . my body totally rejects certain carbs . it causes severe inflammation on my eyes . it gives me pressure in the limbs . stabbing pains in random places even though my blood glucose after eating pasta as an example is totally within range . right now a plate of food is 600 grams of vegetables . 150 grams of meat and 100 fish . during the day its about 70% whole grain 20% fruits and 10% fats . added sugars for an entire day is about 15 grams (because its difficult to avoid) and my body doesn't even like that . some people found my diet interesting and tried it themselves . it simply just doesn't work for them the way it works for me

[@sansiveria578]

You got type 1 diabetes from a flu injection? How does that work?

[@davidbarry9690]

@@sansiveria578 flu infection he says

[@jacquestaljaard6644]

@@sansiveria578 infection . sometimes with a bit of bad luck a flu infection or some kind of sepsis can cause the immune system to attack B cells in the pancreas as it thinks that B cells are bad for you

[@WellnessSocietyUSA]

@@jacquestaljaard6644 So sorry this happened to you! Do you mind sharing your age please?

[@jacquestaljaard6644]

@@WellnessSocietyUSA I'm 27

[@teknerd]

I really really do appreciate your series of nutrition and exercise videos because they have an effect on my dietary lifestyle choices. It also helps me personally spot the bs from factual information from other sources. There is so much mystery and confusion out on the net about human nutrition. A lot of misinformation coming ironically from other medical sources which leads to contradictory information fatigue. These kinds of videos not only help subscribers like ourselves, but also has a far reaching affect to those in our lives that we love. Thanks also for keeping the topics understandable for those of us not well versed in biology. Keep up the great work.

[@egidijus6973]

You can watch Dr Michael Gregor on KZbin.

[@jrg305]

You know there is a whole Healthcare profession called licensed dietitians who have way more education and experience than Gregor or people who make wishy washy KZbin videos like this that took 20 min of my time and left me frustrated with the message and impact it will have on people who think nutrition is mystical and Weird, including the KZbinr. You get it free on your health insurance (they credential us) or you could always go to your university and speak with a PhD RD. The rest of us are working 8-5 or are in private practice working evenings and weekends making the second least paid Healthcare profession while being ignored as the real experts that are actually trained to work with people on nutrition, do counseling, and have enough experience to know when the guidelines are bought off by big food and the national dairy council or the pork board or conagra. We also can't promote things like athletic greens without disclosure of getting Financial compensation, and it is unethical for us to do that anyway because athletic greens aren't doing what vegetables do: fill you up on low calories. All they do is process the vitamins and minerals like a pill can. However just like every profession, we have our quacks too. Some dietitians have enough food related trauma that they are anti weight loss and promote the body positivity movement which then makes all or nothing thinkers think we are all the same and are idiots. Find someone credentialed and see if you like him or her (and let's face it, prob a her since the profession is 97% female, and they aren't exactly welcoming of males like me).

[@jrg305]

There also are exercise physiologists you can see for exercise information that are way more educated than a weekend certification personal trainer or someone on Instagram with abs who now is qualified to help other people because they are self confident thanks to their abs and good looks.

[@teknerd]

@@jrg305 I will definitely look into exercise physiologists. I need to know more about this area of physical fitness

[@MrBilld75]

@@egidijus6973 How about NO?! Greger the sarcopenic Vegan "Ghoul", looks worse than ever now and is COMPLETELY debunked by many now. And he contradicts himself all the time, cause he's a proven liar.

[@Tysonbax]

As someone with auto immune diseases, what alot of health professionals recomend is completely wrong .. its up to your tolerance level for you, everyone is different and its your job to find what works best based on your current situation.😊

[@DaveIrish66]

@Tysonbac. What is the root cause of your auto-immune problems?

[@ChrisB...]

Yep, the adaptation diet is best, as long as it's not all junk food. Listen to your body, trust your body, adapt and thrive.

[@theanatomylab]

Yes! Thrive!

[@beamerz9398]

4 months on carnivore diet, I feel better than ever and dropped 4% body fat

[@LnDSuv]

ok dude

[@metabolicrevolution]

I'd have to say I agree with most of it. The only thing I'd add is that there is a difference between survive and thrive

[@darkstarunderground]

I experienced a similar situation with my gut. Perforated colon and sepsis almost took me out. Much better now after a long 1.5 year recovery period. I have found that an animal based diet with lots of pastured eggs and grass fed beef works well for me. I also eat most fruits and certain vegetables daily.

[@ImDemonWolf]

Pure sugar is responsible for tooth decay not whole plant foods.

[@TheCuratorIsHere]

False. ANY carbohydrates feeds the bacteria that cause tooth decay. Only a carnivore diet without exogenous carbohydrates is good for the teeth. Dentists exist because of people like you.

[@editorick]

All I got out of this is to not ever eat veggies. Just drink a glass of AG1 every day and I will be in peak shape.

[@djprojectus]

Advertisement video.

[@Borimira]

"If you're hungry enough, you will eat meat, fruit and even Twinkies!" 🤣🤣🤣👍 Love your channel: it's so educational and yet so funny!

[@Opin10n]

Nah, maybe the Twinkie though 😂😂

[@rollzolo]

Hog jowls.. Archie Bunker

[@Meloniraelewis]

yes exactly just like if we are thirsty enough we will drink water with lead in it...well actually we don't even have to be "thirsty enough" because we are incapable of detecting "poisons" in our food/water....this was an ok video but i've seen way better and WHY would these guys not address the fact that the UN's WHO listed "processed meats" (just means cooked meat and could be cooked in a variety of ways like only salted/microwaved/grilled/baked/etc) on the 1a carcinogen list right beside tobacco smoke and nuclear radiation! (sure this is not the WHO saying that cooked meat necessarily causes AS MUCH cancer as nuclear radiation it's just that they're saying there's enough scientific evidence for them to know that it most definitely causes cancer) in some other video these guys put out about the microbiome they talked about a tribe and how "healthy" the tribe members were(even tho this tribe is not the MOST healthy group of humans alive/or thats ever lived) and during that video they mentioned how when the tribe killed an animal(which he said happens on a routine basis but cleverly never defined "routine") the hunter smeared himself in the animals feces and immediately ate the animal(at least part of the animal) raw...so at least by the tribe eating the animal raw or at least part of the animal they were avoiding some of the carcinogens BUT not all of the carcinogenicity of animal products comes from the cooking process. there's evidence how heme iron is carcinogenic. estrogen in carcinogenic! there are molecules like foreign meat molecule Neu5Gc that's a carcinogen or how eating meat regularly creates a different layer of bacteria(than a plant based diet does) and these bacteria produce carcinogens!!...not sure why these guys ignored the WHO finding?? they WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION made that finding clear back in 2015!! so it's not like it was a "recent'' finding... sure it's difficult to be "unpopular" and this channel is pretty popular! but it still shouldn't stop well meaning scientists/doctors from telling the truth, whole truth, and nothing but the truth... sure i guess as much as they know it themselves BUT to make a video like this you'd think they would have had to come across that type of info while doing their own research!!??...MAYBE they were just unaware of governments like canada who have completely removed industry influence from their dietary guidelines have suggested a completely plant based diet as THE healthiest recommendation not only to promote health but reverse disease??? maybe these guys are unaware that our own usa medicare program ONLY pays for a plant based diet training program NOT a high fat/high protein/low carb one! maybe these guys are unaware the amount of "nutrition training" our med student/doctors are required to take during their training is completely inadequate/inefficient/filled with inaccurate info/zero in many cases! maybe these guys are unaware the science around the plant based athletes who outperform other athletes? maybe these guys are just unaware of pubmed.gov ??(there's also a website where anyone can access any/all scientific research papers for free but of course the websites name has to change every so often because "they"(those with $) will take it down because even tho we've ALL already paid for most of the scientific research the journals make billions so they certainly don't want it all out there for free and they have the money to try to keep removing it from the internet where all info SHOULD be free! it's not like the scientists who did the actual research are harmed by everyone being able to access their work no! they support the free access too!)...BUT if these guys are soooo unaware of all this necessary and relevant info how or why should they think they're qualified to make a video like this at all!?

[@kirkjohnson6638]

Twinkies may be all we have after the nuclear winter and cockroaches. We'll have massive hoards, herds, schools, gangs, congresses, or whatever groups of cockroaches are called. And those cockroaches will be carnivorous, fast moving, and will clean a man to the bone in mere seconds. But maybe we can adapt to hunt and eat them.

[@pinkplight9992]

I eat a whole food plant based vegan diet and I have no health issues. My heart rate is 56bpm. I don't get sick and I didn't get COVID. I have no joint pain and a ton of energy. I think this is for me, but do you.

[@90daydifference]

And?

[@pinkplight9992]

@@90daydifference and what? Continue. Did you forget to finish your sentence? I shouldn't assume that since you didn't even try. Hey stupid, sentences have more words then 1 and they don't start with a conjunction. 😋

[@LynHannan]

After trying many diets and getting nowhere, I became prediabetic at 50. My GP finally suggested I look into low carb diets as that would be most beneficial for "diabetic dispositions" (sugar: the dose is the poison, sort of thinking). My BSL, cholesterol, weight, waist circumference and BP have settled down nicely - allowing me to avoid mainstream big pharma. In two years I have dropped 2 dress sizes - I am only 1 dress size larger than my wedding day 22 years ago! I only followed advice from various KZbin channels because mainstream general health advise is still advocating a too-high carb diet. In a sense, I feel a little victimised by this, as I now know a One-size-fits-all approach CAN NEVER WORK IN THE LONG TERM (ie: generations) for whole populations. It has to be personalised. There is rampant diabetes type 2 on both sides of my family, so that makes me more disposed toward it than someone with no family history (certainly not unheard of if the diet is VERY loaded with carbs, though). Simply put, I have taken up the type of meals that were prepared by my great-grandparents generation - nutritionally dense in bioavailable nutrients from wholefoods with much less processed junk, keeping treats/junk for special occasions only (to eat is not a "special occasion"). This is not a diet for me - it has to be a lifestyle; If I let it slide, my health will follow - my body has already told me that. This is similar to celiacs requiring gluten free foods, though their bodily responses will be much quicker and adamant in alerting them to something being wrong (I suppose that's why diabetes is called an insidious disease, you don't know you have it until its full-blown - unless you are actively watching for it). Listen to your body, it will tell you what it needs most (sometimes through your GP reading blood test results).

[@MrBilld75]

Fun fact, Banting treated his Diabetic patients with low carb high fat diets like Keto before inventing insulin. Rollo treated it with a high protein more Carnivore style diet way back in 1797 too. And now, the America Diabetes Association (and others) fully endorses low carb high fat diets like Keto, because study evidence clearly shows it works. Their CEO controls her Diabetes with "modified" Keto (which is just a bit more carbs. than Keto and no Ketosis). Basically low carb high fat, but not full on Keto. And full on Keto and Ketosis doesn't work for a lot of people, but modified Keto/low carb. works for almost anyone really.

[@LynHannan]

@@MrBilld75 Yes, I agree. I don't think I reached full keto either (I gave up soo much carbs, but there comes a limit that impinges on your happiness), but still achieved results, so I'm better for that. I didn't know about Banting, thank you!

[@MrBilld75]

@@LynHannan Yeah, it's not a touched on thing about Banting very much if at all. It's always about he and Best and inventing insulin. But he still had to treat people before inventing it and found that low carb high fat controlled Diabetes. And it makes sense he would go that route, due to what others did before him to deal with it like Rollo.

[@Cybella]

​@@LynHannan Carbs are our only *useable* source of tryptophan, which is the precursor to serotonin and some other monoamines. So it's no wonder low carb = less happy. There' actually a few small papers on this testing the moods of people on low vs high carb with some interesting results. The only bad carb are processed ones. No reason to limit carbs from whole food sources, even for people with type 2 as they do not actually raise blood sugar. You're doing yourself a disservice if you're not checking out the work of Dr. McDougall and Caldwell Esselstyn, in addition to others like Banting. They both show conflicting results to Banting's work. Do your due diligence....

[@Cybella]

​@@MrBilld75 You bring up Banting but what about Dr. McDougall? He treated his patients with the same health prob using the opposite diet to that. You mention the ADA, yet the ACC says the opposite.... The ACA recommends consuming lots of dairy, despite it being no secret dairy is naturally packed with the same stuff that feeds brest cnr. Most low-carb research including Banting's work, are either too small, not long-term, or aren't conclusive yet are used as genuine data.... Some of reearch I've seen trying low carb on people of different health probs, all ended up having their prob go downhill, and isn't always recorded, despite whatever initial benefits are seen and are recorded. There's even more research on high carb helping even more and showing no long term issues.

[@elizabethburchat318]

Your opinion on nutrition makes a great deal of sense. You are an amazing teacher. Thank you for all of your work and time on these videos.

[@finnmiller-new6383]

It's always good to look for foods that would have been most available for your ancestral reigns I think. Their diet and digestive wiring is not too far of your own. If you come from groups that cultivated agricultural milk and cheeses there's a higher chance you can consume tgst to a greater extent. If tall grasslike crop was heavily invested in, then maizes corns and some wheats are easier on your system. If hunting wasn't as viable based on large fauna populations then maybe look for those more plant based alternatives

[@ldolan4051]

My system seems to have adapted to my ancestral diet, all from northern regions. Other cuisine doesn't jibe so much.

[@Marina-sj1uh]

With a thyroid underfunction, PCOS, lymphodemia,prediabetic and constantly tired,sleepy, out of energy. Since i swapped to almost full raw vegan diet ( once a week or every two weeks i have one normal cooked meal) i have never felt better in my life (i do take supplements, Vitamin D, B12, Magnesium, Iodin, Iron). Not just that i finally lose weight, but all my cravings are gone. I have again my period normal for the first time since like 10 years? My bloodsugar is completely normal, literally everything improved that could havent. Even my lymphodemia on my legs got smaller, which is insane as there is no "cure" to it.

[@MrKuhistani]

so much information is packed in this video and thank you for the balanced presentation. It seems that our microbiome is the product of our food environment and if we learn to listen to our body, I think we could learn what food category works for us....

[@federicomachon8841]

I agree wholeheartedly with your conclusion I seen people who do extremely well eating only meat and I seen other people who eat on the carbohydrates and I see other people that need only vegetables so we cannot say that we are man made to eat only one thing your conclusions are really good I believe we should eat a variety.

[@theanatomylab]

Thanks for watching!

[@federicomachon8841]

@@theanatomylab greetings from Peten Guatemala C.A.

[@brezzainvernale]

I always seen theeth like bones, interesting what you say :-) Thank you for not judging people who follow the omnivre diet or who follows the vegan diet. I think we should eat everything, I had my doctors and nutrional professionist... I ate no meat, I almost died. I eat it once a week, and now I am healthy. BUT: not everyone is made the same, ask your doctor or nutritional professionist (is that the right name in English?)...also if you lack in vitamins or want to put up muscles, lose weight, gain weight, improve your skin... don't do too many experiments only because you've read an article...

[@gonzisme]

It's worth considering external fermentation as well; human tolerance for alcohol is suspected to be a key factor in our ancestors' descent from the trees, as rotting fruit on the ground became a viable food source. Also as we don't need nearly as much food mass as large herbivores, we can prioritize nutrient-rich, easily digestible parts of plants and avoid tougher stuff that requires gut fermentation.

[@AllThingsConsidered333]

When I got sooo sick from Lyme disease and I had severe muscle destruction thru my whole body (Rhabdomyolysis), I went from primarily plant based eater to only meat & fat. I could get enough of it. I craved it. I would eat butter and coconut oil plain and by the spoonful! Also started craving animal hearts and livers. I love the hearts but the liver texture I can’t do so I grind it and mix with big ground hamburger. My body craves it. So I eat it.

[@marian5967]

Sorry you went through that. Lyme is just awful So it helped you recover? How are you know?

[@AllThingsConsidered333]

@@marian5967 I’m doing much better now but now yet where I want to be with my health. Herbal treatments didn’t help in fact seemed to make me worse but I didn’t realize all the reactions I was having from plant anti nutrients.. 6 years of pulsed antibiotics combinations plus eliminating pretty much all plants except coconut have helped tremendously. I focus on a lot of self care, stress management, plenty of sunshine as much as I can get as often as I can, ion cleanse foot detox regularly, infrared sauna regularly. Now I’m focusing on reducing oxalate overload, megadosing specific nutrients to correct deficiencies and not eating plants just meat, fat, and raw eggs primarily.

[@marian5967]

@@AllThingsConsidered333 that's great! Have you heard us biomagnetic therapy? It's supposed to be really amazing for healing people from Lyme disease

[@AllThingsConsidered333]

@@marian5967 is that the LymeStop? There’s a guy near here that does that. I never did it bcs it seemed like anything else that it worked for some people but not everyone and he charges 1800$ for 5 visits, all paid up front. My health was so critical and I was in the ER & hospital all the time plus not being able to work.. I had a great LLMD at the local hospital who was covered by my insurance so I stuck with him. Now I believe the pathogens are gone but I think oxalates and vitamin b1 deficiency are key to work on. So I’ve been megadosing b1 and have transitioned to a 98% carnivore diet and feeling better than ever

[@momof4ninjas598]

Loved this! It was really tricky for me when I found out my son was t1d but honestly we put him with mostly protein and he's really healthy. Yes he does get his other food groups but just extra protein. The human body was made to adapt, just be careful, before you make a drastic change maybe talk to your doctor to see if what you want to do will benefit you personally.

[@SimulationWinks]

Same

[@jeffwalker1322]

Doctors don’t know a damn thing about nutrition and they don’t keep up with the latest studies. Even the American college of Cardiology and the American Heart Association are turning away from the good pyrmid, away from veggies, seeds and especially seed/vegetable oils which are highly processed, full of chemical and rancid and full of omega 6 fats. Butter, lard, tallow, coconut oil, olive oil are the healthy choices.

[@julieperkins1904]

I agree with you 100% about eating Whole Foods and cutting out processed foods. My husband and I have switched to eating unprocessed Whole Foods since August. We both have lost weight and overall feel so much better. My husband is diabetic and his blood sugar is much more manageable. He takes much less insulin than before which he is very happy about. Thank you for this video. It makes so much sense.

[@SuperZimpatico]

I am on keto and carnivore , but I think that carnivore it’s better for me, because when I eat some veggies ( specially spinach ) I feel so much pain in my joints, and I hear that it’s because oxalate dumping.

[@rolfvanderbijl]

I love your disclaimers! Nothing is set in stone becaue, we don't know yet, we're not knowledgable enough yet. Nothing wrong with that, what would be wrong is forcing a conclusion which isn't quite right. It gave me some new brainfood on food, thank you :)

[@danielalexander8402]

This was a well rounded discussion in the topic. I’d love to see more of this in the world.

[@jarivpitkanen]

Thank you for the video. And also remember that B-12 Vitamin is essential to human body. And B-12 vitamin deficiency is not a joke. In stone ages, there where no other method to get b12-vitamin than on animal based foods

[@InTheSkyGirl]

Dirt and water supply. The microbes that produce B12 were on the plants we consumed and in the water we drank. Modern day practices to clean/sterilize the food and water supply potentially put us in a precarious situation for B12 status. Easy to fix with a supplement or fortified foods. No need to eat meat. Fun fact, even meat waters tend to have low B12 levels.

[@penelopepitstop7748]

Times like this that I remember that this is a channel not health advice. As long as you can’t speak the truth about the health benefits without of eating meat based diet without being penalised you are simply crowd pleasing.

[@SidharthGat]

Great points made! -Once a specie is able to manipulate the food to the form they want (different from the form it naturally occurs) like cooking is something we do, is the question of what we were meant to eat even relevant. -We are opportunivores. Thanks a lot, man, for adding to my knowledge! ❤

[@Nobody-Nowhere]

What is relevant is what is beneficial to us. Aka; what leads to the best health outcomes. We are no longer merely trying to survive, so we can choose what we eat.

[@SidharthGat]

@@Nobody-Nowhere Any specie that has attained food security engages in activities beyond what is obviously merely for survival.

[@ldolan4051]

What is ME/CFS?

[@FriedRice3519]

you're acting as if there are other species cooking skills we can even compare to

[@SidharthGat]

@@FriedRice3519 wdym? elaborate.

[@RamaYusvana]

Your channel is just awesome, always well said and always well done. My ten cent addition to eating whole food (majority over processed food) is their relative amount and their timing. Our circadian clock for digesting food seems to be primarily during the DAY time for 6-8 hours window (for solid food) but water can come in any time during the 24 hour period. Often called time-restricted diet. If we include low-carb (high fiber) diet into this window, the health effects is more significant

[@wolfforce58205]

I love the variety humans have. Like I've actually been told by allergists to avoid fruit and only eat cooked vegetables because of my extensive plant allergies. (Like apparently the reason avocados make my mouth itchy could be because I'm allergic to birch?! That said I'm still gonna eat them, lol.) I've noticed despite this I need more veggies in my diet to feel good compared to my husband, who needs more grains in his diet, and I get jealous of my friends who can happily snack on fruit to their hearts content because if I take more than a few bites I feel incredibly sick. I have friends who are vegan because meat makes them violently ill, and of course there's always lactose intolerant peeps. We all come from different backgrounds, cultures, and evolutionary standpoints, and are raised with different foods feeding our gut biome, so it all makes sense. But it's just so cool.

[@tycox8704]

The Blood Type Diet endorses the notion of hereditary diet restrictions. Specifically, it addresses a person’s immune response to incompatible lectins in foods. Consuming lectins that are treated as pathogens by your immune system, can lead to inflammation that can manifest as many GI, metabolism, and allergy symptoms.

[@arlenealmeda3850]

I really like all the clarifications you did. Thank you. You are such wonderful.

[@bartb3349]

Apart from asking what the human body has been most adapted to, I do always wonder what type of diet would give the best chances on longevity. This seems more about the impact of certain foods on our health and aging as opposed to what we are most adapted towards.

[@Justinegallows]

Thats already been answered. Whole plants

[@dylanfranklin13]

I loved your take on this topic and your open mindedness! Really appreciate your channel💛

[@vssj91]

If we are omnivores or opportunistic eaters, we should still be vegan because of ethical reasons. There is no justification for our species' predatory and narcissistic entitlement to the bodies and fluids of non consenting, vulnerable, sentient beings.

[@dylanfranklin13]

@@vssj91 alright bet you can eat all the vegetables I’ll eat all the meat😃 Win win!!

[@dylanfranklin13]

@@vssj91 Sorry buddy I’ll prioritize myself over a cow. I’m gonna take care of that cow and raise it properly but at the end of the day if I’m hungry I’m gonna slaughter the cow and eat it. Meat is a humans blessing

[@vssj91]

@@dylanfranklin13 You can prioritize yourself over a cow WITHOUT breeding/killing/eating the cow. Why eat a cow when there are 80000 edible plants? Why treat the cow as a resource or an object when they are sentient beings like you and me ? What is the moral difference between killing and eating a human and killing and eating non human animals that justifies this blatant double standard in your abhorrent moral framework ?

[@dylanfranklin13]

@@vssj91 well for one, the difference is that eating a creature of your own species and of a different species are 2 completely different acts. The psychology of these 2 acts are very different. This is a fact. Hence why lions don’t eat other lions, they eat other creatures. That is universally true for almost every single species on this planet. Secondly, have you ever heard of plant defense chemicals? You should do some research on it, it’s widely unknown by the general public. Most vegetables are pretty toxic to humans. They don’t like to be eaten either. Fruits are different on the other hand, eat as much and as many fruits as you’d like. Cows, red meat, however, is a superfood. It’s far more nutritious than kale or green leafy vegetables. So I will be grateful for and enjoy the far more healthy food. I will honor that cow but I will eat that cow. Grass fed and finished of course. My last point is this. If a lion finds you in the Sahara all by yourself and he is hungry, the lion is gonna eat. That lion doesn’t care that you are another creature with a beating heart and a family, he cares that he is hungry and there is a plump human that will feed him for days. But you do you, and I’ll keep doing me. That’s the beauty of freedom in America.