I’ve been vegan for about 15 years (in 2024). My husband has been vegan even longer, & our 3 young children since birth. I’m really not a fan of family vlogging, so you won’t see any of them here.
I make some fun, food-centric videos, like my “awesome & awful” product reviews & what I ate todays. Occasionally I’ll post a recipe or two, but what I’m most known for are my deep dives into vegan nutrition, environmentalism, & ethics, as well as my reactions to videos by fellow "influencers."
And I love analyzing stupid supplements & other health scams! Like Athletic Greens. Don't buy Athletic Greens.
My ultimate goal here is to spread veganism in an honest way, sans dogma or propaganda. I want to help people see why eating fewer animal products is so important for animals, for the environment, & for our health, & I want to help those who are already vegan, stay vegan. But I won’t do that by demonizing meat-eaters, cherry-picking studies, or exaggerating the benefits of a vegan diet.💚
I just watched this last night, after having recently watched Cowspiracy, Seaspiracy, Game Changers and What the Health. I had ALL the same reactions that you go over, so IMO you nailed this review, 100%. Only thing I would add is that they used a lot of footage straight out of these other features, which makes me think they just needed to pad what would fit nicely into a 90 min documentary into a mini-series. Lots of fluff. I was bored at times and fast forwarded through what seemed like review footage. Thanks for doing what you do
Caring what celebrities eat, pretty weird and annoying. As a raw plant vegan, i feel vegans are some of the most annoying, snobby, know it alls in the world. Stink too. Ugh but its natural. Go put some some deodorant and stop with the gross dreadlocks.
I'm actually a vegetarian & always have been - I don't eat meat, eggs or fish however I do it dairy products. I don't lie to myself however my predominant reason is that I don't like the taste, smell or texture of these products. I have considered going vegan for a higher purpose but as my other half does all the cooking I don't feel like a have the right to impose that on him. In saying that with so many alternatives it's much easier being vegan nowadays that what it was when I was growing up so my excuses are wearing thin!
Here's the problem is his advice works ! My health has improved so much. The pharmaceutical industry is designed to make money not help people. I see you have the same agenda
The reasons you list is why I get frustrated with vegans who say we must be perfect and you can't be "part time vegan". By that I mean, I do my best to avoid animal products but I don't always have the mental health or the physical health to be able to do so. I also have sensory issues with beans and legumes. Then there is shoes... it is hard because of my foot size to find non-vegan shoes that are affordable. I can't take a risk on vegan shoes which are twice the price of leather ones if they won't last - I just don't have the money because of mental and physical health. But I'm a terrible person because I'm only reducing. It does sometimes make me go "F*ck it". Should I be better and reduce because I know it is the right thing to do? Yes. It can be hard though when I'm attacked by both sides. It is better for the animals though if 10 people do what I do than 1 person is perfect though. A lot more animals would be saved. Yet, I get attacked.
People are always focusing on the "new science" or trends in nutrition, but if you're drinking Starbucks, eating cookies, and pizza, you really have no business talking about how "bad" seed oils are. Chances are you're not even close to having a healthy diet in your regular daily life to fixate on one aspect of it.
I bought wild. It’s actually amazing i love it. Lasts me personally a while and it keeps me dry and smelling nice 🤣. But i understand wanting the stronger one’s. ❤
Yeah I’ve been on this stack for a month now along with my normal diet minus a couple hundred calories and I feel great. I just must be a very stupid person. Whatever
The person who inspired me to go vegan isn’t vegan anymore but I sill am. It sucks when people stop but they still had a positive impact. Maybe he’ll come back around.
Imagine how many lives could have been saved if he was never born in the first place. I really wish you would reconsider your views on antinatalism. Antinatalism does far more for animals and humans than veganism.
I agree. It would be nice if people would not take his personal choices as an excuse to eat more meat again, but conformation bias is hard to resist for most.
In my mind, the ideal summary on fat acceptance is: "Beauty is not connected to the size of one's body except in the minds of some people, many of which are bigoted and unwilling to think for themselves. Big is just as beautiful as "normal", and even if you don't personally agree with that, beauty is subjective and there's another person who sees it opposite to you. With that said, it sucks that body size often correlates with and sometimes causes health problems, so fat people should keep in mind they have a risk factor and make their choices, whether that is losing weight or accepting the risks. Dishonesty will not be the best way to engage with fat people, just as moralizing is not the best way to engage with fat people." 1. Don't be mean 2. Don't lie. It's pretty simple but people forget the basics when it comes to more complex topics. The problem comes because people are too comfortable lying to themselves and others if they deem the lie inconsequential. It is not helping anyone to be dishonest to make someone feel better. If you see someone being dishonest about the health implications of weight, you should counter it. Aside from that, you have no business commenting on the weight of others unprompted. It's mean spirited to give "feedback" to someone who didn't ask for it.
The diet that causes less animals to die is a Carnivore diet, and then a hypercarnivore diet. You are killing tons of animals for your sou, beans, legumes, tubers, wheat, tibers, veggies, and fruit on your vegan diet. This is why if you care about animal deaths, you would eat a grass feed carnivore diet. You would be minimizing your death to a literal hand full of animals.
Humans are not herbivores. We physically do not have the digestive system required to process plants. You're fooling yourselves. The steer I buy from a local farmer has a great life out in a pasture. No torture involved. Being ignorant is not something to be applauded.
True. Vegans kill more animals for all their soy, beans, fruit, vegetables, tubers, grains, and all the imported nonsense they eat. The best diet for less animal deaths it a Carnivore or Hypercarnivore diet. Vegans are too cultists to accept this reality.
The greater need for greens will in turn make a greater need for farms which will take more land from nature leading to more animal deaths. Any ideas on the remedy for that?
All the animals you eat are feed loads of crops if we stopped breeding those animals we would use much less crops (8 billion humans vs 80 billion animals who do you think eats more)
True. We need less crops. Too many animals are killed for soy, wheat, tubers, seeds, nuts, hops, barley, fruit, and vegetables. We need regenerative farming and permaculture, and less monocropping We also need to feed our food waste more to livestock. This is why I support "Upscaling" food waste for livestock. It will help convert our food waste into livestock feed. Win Win.
Our tastes and opinions can change over time. I used to love rare steak but now I cannot stand it. I raised my kids on hamburger-based casseroles and spaghetti. I don't care for these dishes now. I can't remember the last time.I bought a can of Campbell's Cream of X soup. I don't eat processed foods anymore and I am on a low-sodium food plan. I can't eat all the processed food that you do because of the sodium content. I watch your content to learn.
This isn't near as bad, but I bought their Strength supplement under a promotion for free shipping. They sent me an XXL bra. Yes, a bra. When I contacted customer service, to their credit they quickly gave me a refund, but I was like I don't want a refund; I want the product. They were like "sorry we can only issue refunds, we can't re-issue the product for you." What? You massively F up, and you want me to re-order the product and pay for shipping? Like...make that make sense for me, please.
I hate it when rich and famous people say its hard to be vegan, then it seems impossible for us normal people. Croatia has gotten so much better in vegan options in recent years and there is no reason to exploit animals.
I think the point - already being a person who is comfortable with saying no, is comfortable with sticking out and being different certainly help continue being vegan- is absolutely accurate! I think that having/developing that personality trait is useful no matter what!
Theres no excuse and at the same time theres nothing to discuss with anyone about what You decide to do with your lifestyle. Didnt know he was vegan, Good stuff.
And yet it did not dawn on you humans and our pets are the only animals on the planet who require a tooth brush. If sugar and atarch foundation diets are so healthy why do they cause oral disease?
I would take a dog companion over any human. There is sonwthing broken with people who dont like animals. So completely disconnected from nature and its elegant design.
I've been on restrictive diets since birth. I am that person that could eat plain canned beans till death and be satisfied. But chronic illness can cause one to leave no stone unturned when one has no safe foods left. This causes one to branch out with food options. I didn't have beef till age 25. Flavor, texture, and so on - disgusting, however for some reason my energy levels elevated, my nails became hard and shiny, and my skin became soft. Why? I was a well nourished vegan so why the change? Do I struggle to assimilate nutrients from plants? Even with all of the supplements, enzymes, micro nutrient management and so on, it doesn't have the same effect. Many comments I see here referencing "I will never do...". You are blessed if you live a life where you have the opportunity to have that option to "never do".
a) What is the condition you were born with? And, b) a leading question only, why should health animals suffer & experience premature murder in order to give a chronically sick, seemingly untreated human being alive?
