Why Am I Fat? - by John McDougall, MD

[@cristianaguler]

Since Dr. McDougall passed away I started going over the recordings, watching everyday some. What a legacy he left behind, he is missed by us all, the ones that know his work and what an amazing doctor and person he was. I still can't believe he is gone..

[@robynhope219]

Ask yourself what he died of? I think he died of malnutrition!

[@melindaroop1346]

​@@robynhope219He had a stroke when he was only 18 and had a lot of issues throughout his life, as a result.

[@20Iri]

​@robynhope219 Dr Mcdougall, died because at an early age of 18 , he had grand heart attack Most people who has is, get the 2nd attak much earlier

[@20Iri]

Me too, i watch his video everyday these days

[@Adriana-mia]

@@cristianaguler I am deeply saddened. He is irreplaceable. He opened my mind about how doctors really practice medicine, and for this I will always remain grateful.

[@michaeljohnson2922]

I’m a plumber and this week had 2 customers aged 97 and 94, still married and still vibrant. Chinese. They said they eat twice a day since they were kids. 1st meal at between 9:00/10:00 and the 2nd meal at about 5:00. No snacks ever they said. 1st meal is always rice and vegetables type stir fry. Very little oil. 2nd meal is always the same as the first but a very small portion of meat. They have eaten like this for 9 decades. Extremely thin and fit. Quite amazing really.

[@jfinca]

Seems like the perfect food and timing!

[@jfinca]

Thanks for sharing this!

[@jeremymetcalf2502]

Thanks for doing a thankless job. I appreciate guys like you.

[@jgrysiak6566]

Oil & meat is a slippery slope for most of us!

[@darlenedevegan7401]

The original Asian diet always has thin people . They know how to do it. Very little meat, lots of rice very little bit of oil and lots and lots of vegetables. They also do not have a lot of desserts like we do. And also if they do have desserts they are much smaller portions and much lower in sugar.

[@joycesawyer5343]

I’ve been following Dr McDougall for 10 years, and never felt better. Thank you!

[@joeldiaz5857]

Ive tried his diet plan and it works!

[@Ranch-girl]

That’s wonderful! I’m thinking about switching for my health (62 yo woman). Do you eat mostly potatoes? My biggest problem is my gut hurts so badly adding in all the fiber after being mostly on keto. Any words of wisdom is welcome!! Keep up the good work!!💙🙏

[@AmandaGDumas]

I love McDougall's ability to remember the info from every single one of his past newsletters to the exact year and month lol.

[@adripaez]

Dr. Greger is the same way. They are amazing!

[@TannerBGoody]

Doc is beyond brilliant! He is a national treasure =)

[@Adriana-mia]

There is another super important starchy food, unfortunately not mentioned at all here: plantains, a starchy fruit and about 90% of the bananas grown in the world. It tastes like potatoes and cannot be eaten raw. It is also cooked like potatoes and provides the same satiety.

[@fullc0de]

They're super-high in potassium, too!

[@kaeirenaslp9154]

Love Dr. McDougall’s wisdom! Keto has never worked for me. Plant based and no added fat/salt/sugar DOES WORK!

[@123lou4444]

Excellent video... Great info... I have been reading watching you for many years, about 17.... Sevan years ago when I turned age 50 I did a physical and my doctor told me to save my money I'm going to live to 130 and that I was the healthiest person he knows... Thank you

[@Radiancegrace]

Kept it simple and this man does. Just discovering him and makes more sense to me than most. What a God send

[@brielleanyez7113]

I have researched keto diets as a treatment for Multiple Sclerosis because I have this disease. There was a lot of info that it was " neuro protective." I did strict keto for 3 months. I became incredibly sick. It threw me into a relapse that lasted 6 months. It took a good year to recover completely. Never again. I'm going vegan and plan on documenting everything. My own doctor has warned me against veganism. This should be interesting

[@warrenrae32]

You’re on the definitely right track to treat MS (despite what your doctor says) with a vegan diet. Dr McDougall has spoken extensively on the positive results that Dr Roy Swank had treating MS patients with a low fat mainly plant based diet. Many of his patients decades later had not relapsed with their MS symptoms due to sticking to that diet Here’s a video of Dr McDougall interviewing Dr Roy Swank on the subject…. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5vVh3uJhMx1jas

[@jgrysiak6566]

We just don't worship Doctors anymore & they know it & are running scared. No money coming if not writing a prescription!

[@isabellezablocki7447]

That's appalling that your doctor has warned you against veganism. My doctor has seen the difference in my blood results (stubborn cholesterol finally down). I am trying to inspire him to change because he has had a heart attack, is on statins and high blood pressure medication.

[@erinwill6743]

A doctor told my husband that a good way to loose weight is to get McDonald's burgers with out the bun. A doctor who claims to be a funtional medicine doctor. I was shocked. No doctor should recommend McDonald's to any patient ever.

[@demoskunk]

Sadly, there is no diet that reverses MS. Relapses happen at random when you have RRMS. I have had PPMS for over 5 years and my progression has slowed dramatically since starting on Ocrevus and eating a diet high in fatty, grass-fed meat, wild-caught salmon, and pasture-raised eggs. My fatigue is also greatly reduced and my body composition is better than before. Eat a nutrient-rich, CNS-supporting diet which must include abundant B 12, vitamin D, zinc, and omega 3s, which are only available in animal foods. Good luck!

[@JazzBear]

I was the “fat vegan.” But when I changed to a 90 percent starch diet the weight just started melting off. It was fast and easy.

[@MonCherry13]

I am a fat vegan-I’ve done the mcdougall diet before and lost and dammit I refuse to be a fat vegan any longer!!!

[@jgrysiak6566]

I was a fat vegan until I gave up nuts, nut butters, seeds, olives, avocados, vitamins with oil, Fake meats, tofu, tempeh! & all flour products! Also lost 25 more pounds when I stopped snacking & eating all day long 6-8 times. No more breakfast, eat sweet potatoes/yams for lunch then eat a big dinner & fruit dessert. Intermittent fasting has been wonderful! I am now @ weight loss goal!

[@smallfootprint2961]

@@jgrysiak6566 ... Best post. So wonderful to hear. Inspirational.

[@MonCherry13]

Hi me again still fat but no more lol... I know I’m not the only one struggling 😩 started Monday again and lost 2 lbs ;) this time it’s for good!! I’ve had a few wake up calls lately. 😒

[@ELLIESHAY]

@@jgrysiak6566 kinda sounds like you gave up allot lol

[@peteroffpist1621]

This is the best long term solution for weight control. I have tested most diets but so hungry all the time. When I started this diet I haven’t been hungry since that.

[@DC-ih8bv]

This is his best presentation next to Food Poisoning. Brought me back for good ! He only path I have ever taken where my belly shrunk. Quickly too. But it was my metal health also that improved. I got careless but now I’m back.

[@LashusJourney]

Thank you for loving us Dr. John ❤🙏

[@GC-ms4dj]

Right now I would rather be called fat, than obese. When my doctor reports began showing me as obese, I became upset. I have found McDougall, and am now working to get the word obese removed from my records. Really upsetting!

[@nyxs60]

Well done!! Yes, it's upsetting but it's something you can change and you've started now :)

[@annegallagher8284]

I looked at my doctor, saw a fat stomach, then gave her a McDougall book.

[@stellaadler120]

​@@annegallagher8284😅😅😅😅😅 now that's hilarious

[@BetterBagelsNL]

John, you have outdone yourself. This is your best presentation yet, and I have seen many, very, very good presentations of you over the years. AJ thanks for hosting this.

[@DC-ih8bv]

Agree !

[@CHEFAJ]

It is an honor!

[@shirleywolff611]

Two of my favorite people in the entire world. I went vegan overnight 30 years ago, and the only vegan books I could find were Dr. and Mary McDougall's. It sounds silly now, but I had no idea how to make vegan meals. As luck would have it, one of Mary's cookbooks was at a local health food store....the pink book....so I learned how to cook low fat vegan meals. I thank both of them from the bottom of my heart for being the loving, honest people they are. XOXOXO

[@suzycub7960]

What was the brand name of the salt with more magnesium?

[@jamesortega8681]

i want to see a study comparing the kids of lifelong vegans and carnivores

[@Ranch-girl]

@@jamesortega8681I would love to see those studies as well!! I’ve tried both diets off an on for many years and get so confused listening to all of these influencers!! This makes the most sense but my gut is having a hard time with all the fiber! 😵‍💫

[@jamesortega8681]

@@Ranch-girl im a carnivore, been at it for 10 months now and im never going back

[@annegallagher8284]

@@jamesortega8681 That's easy. Look at photos of teens in the 1950s and look at photos of teens today. Born in the early 1940s, I never saw a fat kid. We had one roast leg of lamb on Sundays (family of five) and that roast lasted until dad's lunch on Thursday. He had it daily in his sandwiches. It was also in our Sunday night 'Bubble n Squeak". We all thought we were meat eaters. I remember the bone in our fridge - it was before 'plastic', and the meat shriveled, and dried, black, on its plate.

[@lilolucille956]

"Don't you think that there is a diet for us (humans)?" And that was the question I had 6 years ago. If there was an ideal diet for your cat and your dog, then there must be an ideal diet for humans too. And I found the answear in The Starch Solution. Made total sense to me. Feels good, tastes good and I love it. I'm vegan for almost 6 years now and I don't regret a single day without animal products.

[@betzib8021]

I try to GAIN weight because I do eat this way...but I learn something new every time I listen to Chef AJ and especially when she has. Dr. McDougall on. I just don't know why everyone doesn't eat this way.

[@lilolucille956]

@@betzib8021 Well, many people I know bury their heads in the sand and wait for the fairy godmother to make them fit and healthy. (Spoiler: That will never happen :-D ) That's actually sad. They don't know what they're missing. And I love Chef AJ too. She is awsome.

[@dj-fe4ck]

Chef aj is good except for the SOFAS free nonsense. No oil and alcohol is good but the other 3 letters are completely unnecesary.

[@betzib8021]

@@dj-fe4ck it is salt that shot my bp to the roof...not so sure its nonsense

[@RobertWadlow292]

"Feels good, tastes good" Well that's a matter of opinion. I personally find plain starches without any fat (which is what I think John Mcdougall espouses with a low fat diet) pretty bland and that kind of diet would therefore be difficult to follow long term

[@rephaelrechitzky9763]

Blood pressure is something I would love to hear more about. Thank you Dr. McDougall and Mary. I will be joining your program in July and looking forward to meet you and Heather. You are all so great and I am so grateful to have met you and learned from you.

[@annegallagher8284]

I've had angina since 1993. Family stress, emotions, put my BP up and rarely the angina comes back. I dry leaves from the olive tree by a sunny window for six weeks. Grinding these leaves in a coffee grinder. One teaspoon in beans or potato will lower my BP within three hours. I prefer my BP to be 110/70 and pulse to be 55 bpm. Earlier I spent thousands of dollar buying meds and olive leaf capsules. Now it's all free.

[@emilch8341]

I'm loving to eat starches ( beans, rice, corn, potatoes, pasta....). That's real food.

[@jgrysiak6566]

I make these foods different ways & it never gets boring!

[@LauraCastillejos]

I look forward to your lecture on Autoimmune Diseases! Thank you for this lecture and interview Dr & Mrs McDougall!

[@NicgetsFit]

Agree! How have you been Laura?

[@ThePlantProvision]

Absolutely loved this video Chef AJ! I completely agree with him, people need to eat more starch! So many of the people I work with are obsessed with food and feel like they can’t trust their bodies, but they’re usually eating way too many veggies and not enough starch and are so hungry! Absolutely love this man and so grateful for him saving my life. I’m a Mcdougaller for life!

[@CHEFAJ]

You should give a testimony some time!

[@ThePlantProvision]

@@CHEFAJ I would love to!

[@katherinekelly5380]

As someone who’s is a fat vegan, I’m not offended - I’m curious, how I get to be slim vegan? So happy I found this video !

[@AlanForde-CheyneMS]

calories calories, calories

[@smallfootprint2961]

Dr. McDougall doesn't suggest counting calories, but knowing what is of high/low calorie density, and eating only the low will get us there without counting calories or portioning. We eat till full and eat only when hungry. Because of this plan, I finally know what that is.

[@bricam492able]

Not following this guy lol. Unless you want to be malnourished. Look at the guy and he not even 75. Stunning indicator of his BS. But he has no diseases and slim because he don't mix macros or over eat. Most important thing ever. Separate your fat from carbs. Your welcome..

[@Nina-hk7ub]

@@bricam492able cuz his face is not full of fat, like fat people.

[@horsebytes]

@@bricam492able fyi -john mcdougal -Born: May 17, 1947 (age 75 years)

[@jameslim7956]

A great and a real honest medical practitioner . Keep Up the great work Dr Mcdougall

[@colleencook9149]

I prefer chubby 😉 but for real I am now living the McDougall way at 48 and love it! I’ve been making potatoes and lentil soups for my grandchildren (ages 4 and 6) after school every day, my granddaughter told me that her favorite vegetable is potatoes and she loves it more than candy!

[@Soapss]

That's so awesome hahaha

[@jgrysiak6566]

She's on the right tracks!

[@tommasolombardi3520]

And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. Genesis 1:29

[@lauracostello5460]

I'm weeping! So happy for this beautiful lady spread the word y'all Love you soooooooo much

[@CGStaggs]

It occurs to me that Dr. McDougall’s stroke at such a young age is a perfect example of, “What Satan intends for harm, God can turn for great good.“

[@jeremymetcalf2502]

Anything, and everything is always God. The "Satan' (means stumbling block) is God's tool, it only does what God allows it. It's not evil.

[@JanisKaolulo]

I have that book right now. :) I remember working at Castle Medical Hospital when he worked there in the 1980's

[@TheHopeofIsraelWorldwide]

Thanks for always standing up for the truth and sharing with so many. God Bless you Dr. McDougall

[@donnamcfarland162]

Thank you Esther!!! You’re a remarkable role model and inspiration to countless millions across the world!!! Love you so much!!!❤

[@greyhnd001]

I have a buddy at work that hit me up last night asking what I knew about a plant based diet as we was finishing a keto diet because he began rising his weight again. He said he remembered me talking about it a couple of years ago. I gave him most of what I know and why I am on a whole food plant diet. I think he is going to give it a try. I truly hope so for our planet and his health.

[@ehendriks3328]

Looking forward to the presentation on hypertension. Come back soon! Love these presentations and chats. I learn so much.

[@jgrysiak6566]

My mother's side of the family all had high blood pressure. My grandmother's doctor told her to cut the salt & she did but she died of complications of a stroke & a fall anyway!

[@Findingmyfitjenny]

Beautiful story Esther! Thank you all for this video😊

[@j.taylor3670]

One of the most comprehensive lectures ever! Why doesn't the doctor on My 600 Lb.Life ever try this with his patients? He makes them go low carb which makes them feel depressed and deprived and dooms them to long-term failure.

[@elainebraindrain3174]

Yes a shame, love the show though.

[@jgrysiak6566]

Because Keto diet is the western diet standard.

[@dianegkika8411]

I could listen to him all day I'm so healthy and happy and thin thanks to him 5 years now 76 years old and 52 kilos at 5.7

[@AmandaGDumas]

What's your daily diet like?

[@cindraamundsen2197]

I would definitely join you on an adventure trip! I love your work Dr. MCdougall! Thank you Chef AJ for bringing these presentations to us!

[@gaylewilliams1140]

Thankyou Chef AJ, Esther, Dr Mcdougall and Mary McDougall- so much information- so appreciate your sharing your stories and knowledge.

[@Jimboaxle]

Just one more huge THANK YOU for one more exceptional presentation!!

[@suzyq6767]

I"m glad I listened. It's too bad he felt sad that some woiuldn't listen. Lots did listen and got better.

[@Nellie7777777]

This is phenomenal! Yes! We love Dr.mcdougall!!!!

[@marielincorvaja3848]

Thank you so much for sharing always love listening to Dr John Mc Dougall . Thanks AJ . ❤

[@wfpbprincess]

Wow! What a great lecture. I will watch it again and again! Thank you!!!

[@carlo6912]

Truly life saving content. This is so inspirational, thank you all.

[@Corie-Amore]

Wow this was a really great program. I really connected with Dr. McDougall's views on the medical industry.

[@bernadette573]

Love the opening where DrM talks about the lack of 'positive' terms for overweight. One time when my mom saw a doctor (and at the time she was fifty pounds overweight) he described her in his write-up as 'well-nourished'. She was very sensitive and often tearful about her weight and was constantly on fad diets so I think he searched for a kindly way of mentioning it.

[@marleri]

Yes. Curvy is another term these days.

[@johnK85086]

Great but who has over 3 hours?? Cliff notes please

[@colleencook9149]

I play it while I clean and cook.

[@tea7030]

I truly enjoyed this info. Thank you! I am coming upon one year wfpb. 25 lbs down. 59 y.o. Type2. Take hypertension meds. Looking forward to my doctor appointment in one week. Just curious how he will respond. And I do not take the Metformin Rx. I made lifestyle changes.

[@Patrick_Ross]

Please get back to us with his response.

[@tea7030]

@@Patrick_Ross Will do.

[@tea7030]

Well my A1C was 7.8. This was my number a year ago. It was recommended that I take Metformin. However I just don’t want to do it based on what I have learned. I still got those pills. Never swallowed one yet. He checked my eyes, my tongue, my arteries in my neck, etc and it was good. Looks like I am doing ok inspite of a 7.8. I requested a vitamin test. My level is 20. I was told to take a supplement. I have been taking D3, 1000 iu but I see I need more. I will take 2 each day and see how that goes.

[@jeffreydrhodes]

Thank you Dr. McDougall and Chef AJ

[@misterE-1989]

I've been eating a starch-based diet since 2009. One of the best decisions of my life.

[@brucebelmore1831]

One of the biggest colntradictions in this presentation is the limitation of fruits and overlooking the most obvious and that is the primary food looked at by the earliest humans would have been fruits and berries. That taste bud for sweets is the most powerful for a reason.

[@kevinbermingham7941]

Thank you for all you do Dr McDougall.

[@jgrysiak6566]

Love "Kaiser now just collects your premiums" lol

[@zoltanabonyi3307]

Dr. McDougall is a genius. He doesn't beat around the bush

[@smallfootprint2961]

I agree with keeping things simple. Your idea of using last night's left overs for lunch, is outstanding. So good to see mary. She has given me a way to put these foods together in ways I wouldn't have thought of. Thanks to you both for giving me a new life.

[@jgrysiak6566]

Dr. Mcdougall hates leftovers! Lol

[@aubreyvandyne5284]

I enjoy whole foods cooked in vegetable broth, a potato on the side. A raw salad with Asparagus, peppers, romaine, onions, lots of different vegetables. Flax, chia, hemp seeds and walnuts or pumpkins seeds on top. A bowl of blueberries, raspberries, maybe with rice or faro. Sometimes a little oat milk on top and very little sugar or agave.

[@ropsnikropsnik2327]

Outstanding presentation!

[@victoriar9728]

i went plant based, oil free last year and lost weight and kept it for a year; until i started eating meat, and adding oil in my food and then I gained ten pounds in a few weeks very quickly. I have to review these videos again to lose the weight gained:) . You are right - eating meat comes with fat and salt:) ,. I am going back to the basics with Dr . John McDougall and Chef AJ:) Thank you!

[@SEANMCAD]

I did the opposite and lost weight without even changing my daily per steps, 15 pounds actually. I removed processed carbs from my diet (still eat natural carbs), reduced my fruit intake, replaced it with fats like butter and avoadoe (which I know is a fruit) and bam 15 pounds gone. I had that 15 pounds for 10+ years. oh and added eggs but removed all cereals.

[@billstephens5472]

Currently, up to 92% of U.S. corn is genetically engineered (GE), as are 94% of soybeans and 94% of cotton [1] (cottonseed oil is often used in food products.

[@mandy5478]

This was one of the best presentations I’ve ever seen about calories, evolution, and history! Amazing presentation!!! Thank you Dr. McDougall! The fat you eat IS the fat you wear. From your lips to your hips! Thank you for the FACTS, science, and evidence.

[@MacroVisionInsight]

Thanks for your testimony!

[@greyhnd001]

I'm soo thankfull you've been doing this for so long

[@DLFfitness1]

So many are navigating food addictions.

[@tiffanytate1528]

L💚VE the McDougalls!! Marys Bean Pizza sound SooOO Good!! I have everything to make the Bean Pizza expect for the pizza dough... but I do have pita bread & will try Marys mentioned Bean Pizza on the pita bread tonight!! Is it weird that I cant wait for dinner now... lol 😊

[@jgrysiak6566]

Love Aunt Esther!

[@durianriders]

McDougall : Rice turns to sugar but not to fat. Also McDougall: Fruit and sugar turns to fat so dont eat it. LOL

[@healthcausesregeneration]

HAHA you got the broscience down

[@johnK85086]

Lol so true. Sad contradiction but true.

[@irmabenavides6287]

That is true, rice and potatoes turns in glucogen....body burn it.... fruit and sugar boot is high in fructose, body dont burn fructose, the liver proces and turn in fat...

[@JohnDoe-xk1dv]

No: fructose in excess can turn to fat (which comes from fruit, if eaten in large amounts) but you would need to eat a lot of fruit on the program for that to happen. Glucose (the mainstay fuel from the starch solution) does not easily become fat at all. You might want to study the text The Starch Solution as well - he breaks down something of the biochemistry there.

[@TBusch-sz7el]

Great show. Please do a program on sarcopenia.

[@alexaclark6432]

50lbs down! 50 to go and then lifetime maintenance health. Im 45 yrs old. I’m still suffering from myalgic encephalomyelitis CFS With pots and am atleast 80% bed bound but the fibro is getting better. Need to start focusing on getting the rainbow everyday and really rev up the healing. Keto killed my mom and caused me yo-yo dieting and gained even more when I went off. Never again! I should have listened to my grandma who said no fat and eat your beans fruits and veggies!

[@JudgeGuns]

Fasting in any form is fantastic for human health! Congrats!

[@jgrysiak6566]

Intermittent fasting got me to lose the last stubborn 22 pounds, now @ weight loss goals. I can't eat 3 big meals a day & snack all day long.

[@katrinaewarak]

I am following a HCLF vegan diet. I am loosing the pounds slowly. Just bought 3 books by Dr. McDougall for additional information and recipes.

[@claresmith9261]

Can you get the poster of filling the stomach anywhere... I’d love to have it for my kitchen

[@heavenonearth1604]

THE STARCH SOLUTION IS A GREAT READ

[@aubreyvandyne5284]

I love crunchy waffles. I love cinnamon and sprinkled sugar on top. I have no problem with having up to 1 T or even 2 of cane sugar everday. That is 48 calories per Tablespoon.

[@tea7030]

ok Nathan Pritikin. Will look at the materials.

[@nfyoutube]

From 376 I went down to 228 then I went back to my old ways and plumped right back up to 347... 😮😔 😢 and now I'm back forever!!! ❤❤❤🙏 🙏 🙏 I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.

[@SheilaMiller-n6m]

Was 376 to 228 on McDougals Starchatarian diet?

[@elainebraindrain3174]

Wonderful interview lovely to see you all🥰

[@annegallagher8284]

Good advice. Except for (1:30:22) the 12 slices of whole grain bread. I bought bread from Coles Supermarket, Frankston, and each slice stunk of flyspray. I ate it plain. If eaten with jam or pickle? The stink of the poisonous flyspray would be missed. Love beans and lentils. Never eaten or cooked those in my whole 80 years. Pressure cooking 45 minutes stops the gas for me. Delicious!

[@dianadesilva4877]

Hi Chef AJ. This interview was amazing! Maybe you could get Dr. McDougall to discuss a starch plant-based diet for those who have had a small bowel obstruction surgery (myself, it was mechanical, because of adhesions, from previous surgery), and told to eat low to no fiber. There is very little information out there, and no one talks about it. Myself, coming from a high fiber plant-based diet, had to resort to junk processed foods and fresh juices to keep me going. I'm almost 64, alone and on a very low budget. I can't afford a consultation. Plus, my insurance doesn't cover diet related issues, especially not plant-based. Since my surgery and severe diet change, my cholesterol shot up and I gained 15 pounds in a few months. Any written plant-based resources on the subject would help, also. Thank you.

[@sister3130]

my husband made me fat, im a vegan now,you saved my life and my left foot

[@durianriders]

If you aint lean you are simply just eating too much fat and or taking some medications that prevent fat loss.

[@healthcausesregeneration]

Dude can we do an interview

[@nfsusna]

No, it's not just fat calories, its total calories.

[@margielynch1465]

This is a great lecture. I’m new vegan. I love it and feeling better. My problem is my husband won’t give up meats . I have to prepare 2 meals. I meal prep and this helps me tremendously

[@TheFriendlyPsychopath]

Dye your hair green and grow your armpit hair and tell him your not cooking sh*t and you'rea feminist now, divorce him and get a bunch of cats and work at Walmart since you're going to need a job.

[@happycook6737]

I cook for my 85 year old meat loving father since Mom passed away. I love Mary's suggestions of taking a base meal like tacos and making a taco bar. Then your hubby can have his meat and you go for beans, or a pasta bar, pizza, etc. I cook out the meat in advance, portion it into ziplock bags and store it in the freezer. The base of the meal is vegan, then he adds the meat he wants. Mary's mushroom stroganoff is his favorite. I also don't talk about being vegan with him. I noticed over time he adds less meat. I guess that's progress for him.

[@jgrysiak6566]

He has to have a reason to do it! Weight loss, reverse disease, etc.

[@jgrysiak6566]

​@@happycook6737, tell him he has heart disease & doesn't even know it until he has his first heart attack or stroke

[@HopeSingh]

it was thanks to dr. mcdougall that i went vegan. i heard all the good doctors, but he made it so easy for me that i had to try.

[@Hemmer5]

This may sound stupid and generate some disagreement, but I wish the videos were shorter and more to the point. I'm giving the potato diet a go as being over 60 and developing a belly, I want to head off at the pass any heart/cholesterol issues. I've had high cholesterol my whole life. When I was 23 my cholesterol was 224, and that was not really eating much. The only time it was under 200 is when I was pretty much eating vegan and running 28 miles a week. The doctor I had at the time tried to put me on Fosomax and a statin. I dropped him. I tried to follow Michael Greger's plan? and initially felt great. Then after 4 months, I felt awful- I was gaining weight as I kept eating, though not hungry, but felt I needed "something". That didn't disappear until I had a hamburger patty. So there was a deficiency of something. I don't know what to do. I've never been able to eat a lot. Remember Dr. Stillman's water diet? Yep - I was 15 when I started that, as my mother hated ANY fat and that led to anorexia and I was never able to get under 105 lbs. which for my height was okay. Thankfully, I pulled myself out of that. Now that I'm old, anything I eat now goes right to the middle. Wish me luck. Any thoughts are appreciated.

[@davidbowen6284]

What a humble lady

[@trailbreaker11]

Dr. McDougall is my diet daddy.

[@Runner466]

I find it amazing that more people don’t call humans starchivores. By all definitions we are starchivores. If you look at world data, around 51% the calories consumed by humans globally comes from grains. An “ovore” is the food constituting more then 50% of the diet. A fruigivore gets more then 50% of their calories from fruit. An insectavore gets more then 50% of their calories from Insects. Humans get more then 50% of our calories from corn, wheat and rice alone. That doesn’t include beans and potatoes so I’m sure that number is a lot higher when looking at all starchy food. Humans are starchivores by the very definition of the word.

[@sabrinakisselbach8549]

Calories count? Why should I reduce fat? Or can I eat more calories by eating your way, because carbs are burned? I just want to maintain weight. Greets from Germany where everybody is on keto or lowcarb

[@teenanguyen5581]

This is the book I read and lost 16 lbs

[@magorzata1439]

Interesting lecture as always. The only thing I don't understand is ... why are fruit sugars "worse" than starch ones? I can only eat two fruits ... or better if she doesn't eat them at all ... why? they have fiber and vitamins, they do turn into sugars, but probably not on any other basis than starch .... Please answer. There is nothing in the Bible about Daniel eating pods :) He asked for vegetables and water and only ate (and drank) this for 10 days.

[@jiezhang9095]

Fruit includes fructose Starch pretty much is glucose. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYumpoeYpdaCiLM

[@kathryntokarska1738]

Would love to be able to go on a ship trip.

[@stormeyholmes5405]

Wow! You go girl! Gratitude all the way!!

[@mowthpeece1]

So I've been eating low fat for months and for the first time in my LIFE my HDL is below 50, at 45 it's below where it's considered safe for a postmenopausal female. I work out regularly, lift weights and do cardio. Historically, while including meats, this would put me at around 64 HDL. Not anymore... I sure would like to hear the good Dr. discuss what happens to cholesterol levels when eating like this for a long time...we know he doesn't agree with the system and its parameters but isn't HDL kind of important to keep up? Total cholesterol and LDL can be low, but not that HDL... Now, I know what he'd say..."If you're not eating any fat or cholesterol, why would you need high HDL, anyway?" Uhm, because the body makes its own cholesterol whether we eat it or not. So can we get a fresh video discussing the newest science on cholesterol and what really matters for heart health? There's cutting-edge stuff out there these days.

[@rawintuition]

“ what if you ate testicles”.. “You’d become nuts!!”🤣🤣🤣 that was a great AJ

[@jeffreydrhodes]

My highest weight was 360 lbs at 6 foot 3 . I am 233lbs now. Thank you Dr. McDougall

[@jeffreydrhodes]

I am down to 220.1 now

[@jgrysiak6566]

Wow, what is your jacket size? R U big boned & frame. Maybe u are at your weight setpoint & goal!

[@jeffreydrhodes]

@@jgrysiak6566 I am 6 foot 3 at 206 lbs. I try to get 3-4 miles of walking on the apple heart .

[@justfacts9649]

​@@jgrysiak6566 The "big boned" isn't real When comparing bone sizes after death, we're all relatively the same in width

[@SheilaMiller-n6m]

This is strictly no added oils and starches? No fruit or how much? This is just amazing!!! Congratulations!

[@tierrareset2515]

I love his passion ❤️

[@swim610]

Great testimony Ester!

[@ChloeRichardson19]

Does anyone know if the bean pizza they mentioned is on the website? I can't find it

[@omahapsychiclori6632]

Thank you for this video! I think you’ll be at a cruise ship so many people would go! Brilliant people thank you AJ! The truth never changes!

[@omahapsychiclori6632]

Just saw Dr. Hyman say that they did a study with a group of people put one group in a room that they oatmeal and the other group in another room eating omelettes, and the ones that ate oatmeal had high cortisol high insulin high something or else other! Saying that it’s far better to eat high fat high protein in the morning, I’d love to hear what Dr. McDougall says about that!

[@jgrysiak6566]

@@omahapsychiclori6632 , or just don't eat anything for breakfast like Chef A.J. & I do! Lost 25 more pounds! Intermittent fasting got me to weight loss goal!

[@OccasionalChainSmoker]

I've seen some nonsensical attempts at the gladiators energy drink on the net. 1. The vinegar used is brewed vinegar, not distilled. 2. The fenugreek parts used were obviously not the seeds, tastes 'orrible, try the leaves, there is plenty Strontium there. Expect to use about half an (English) pound - 227g, if you want a medically relevant dose I may be trying this out at the allotment bonfire get together this year? It will be organic, perhaps with wooden swords....

[@OccasionalChainSmoker]

fenugreek leaves - weight before(?) / after(?) burning medical dose for strengthening bones, would need to be taken daily though, shouldn't think one off dose would harm, calculated from www.phytojournal.com/vol3Issue4/Issue_nov_2014/26.1.pdf (could do with being checked by a doctor)

[@dianegkika8411]

Thanks again

[@jacquelinedella-santa2451]

What was the oatmeal Dr McDougall eat? How many kgs bag do they get? I couldnt quite catch it....Thank you