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0 blood type needs meet and fat, B blood type needs milk, cheese and butter, and A blood type (which are you probably) could eat grains and carbs freely, also regarding the DNA haplogroup, I1/I2 are carnivors while R1a/R1b are plant eaters, etc...
Hey Thomas, I have been following you on and off close to a decade. I have a question; although I do love your reference to scientific studies as they are very interesting, I can't help but wonder if you ever check who funds these studies..? I mean, all well and good to do a study on the benefits of olive oil but if the study is funded by an olive oil company it makes me a little dubious.. not that I am but its an example. There is A LOT of hogwash science out there that has the sole purpose of selling a product, in effect it becomes a marketing gimmick. So, do you discern between scientific studies based on these things? If not, how do you know that you are getting an honest study with real un-adultered results? ~
@@BareKragujevdza sorry but that book is such a load, I am an A positive blood type and I can guarantee you I do not metabolise grains and carbs "freely", in fact, the diet the makes me feel the BEST is when I eat red meat with salads
Who says they are not? how do you know? only Americans eat a plate full of pasta and garlic bread with it. that is excess...in Italy they eat a small plate as one course of a varied meal. pasta is never the main dish. and if you cook it Al Dente, not mushy, it is less glycemic.
@@loneranger7573 They do actually eat a full plate of pasta, as a first course. Followed by a plate of protein and some veg. Classic: tourists go to Italy and get invited to a meal. They are full to the brim from the pasta and deeply shocked that it was only the first course :)
My thoughts. I lost a lot of weight and kept it off for a long time by not eating until roughly 1 PM. Eating 1 large serving of protein and two large servings of vegetables (not specifically low fat protein and berries I would count as veggie) at each meal. Snacking would be nuts, maybe another serving of berries. I also ate 1-2 ounces of cheese per day. For exercise I walked 3.4 miles pretty much every day, and did kettle bell swings, snatches and presses and push-ups and pull-ups. Unfortunately, Covid along with major flooding issues that lasted for almost 2 years, knocked me almost completely off track and I gained a ton of weight. I realize after watching this video, that I when I ended up eating more carbs, I was less efficient in processing than than I had been in the past. I have returned to my previous diet, am walking again, going to return to kettle bell workout, but after watching this I am going to add macadamia nuts and krill oil, and I am going to have 2-3 meals per week with higher carbs like legumes, potatoes/sweet potatoes, maybe pasta once in a while, wild rice, risotto, etc, plus some dark chocolate. I think adding a couple of higher carb meals per week more closely mimics the Mediterranean diet than 3 months cycles, and since I am kind of a foodie, I miss things like risotto, pasta, really good deserts, etc. I am not sure if having 2-3 meals with more carbs (mostly healthy ones) will be better than 3 month cycles, but it seems more intuitive that this would be closer. One other thing, fresh herbs. The population in Italy who lives the longest and has the most men over 100 years old, eats a ton of rosemary. 1 in 10 people in Acciaroli, Italy are over 100 years old.
If @@821lancevance It really depends on how healthy you are. In some places, they are still doing the same things they were doing 20 years earlier. If you are old and sickly, no point in being 100.
@@rebeccacarraway480 Yes, that is very true. Once in a while I just want a burger or a really good sandwich. Pasta, is really a rare treat thing, like once a month. You can get pasta imported from Italy, made from Italian semolina, though most semolina is grown in the US. The Italian has lower gluten and is naturally aged in the field, unlike our flour which they use bromide and has been bred for higher gluten. Don't even want to get into pesticides.
Totally agree, I do the Spanish Mediterranean diet, and it has done wonders for me,overcoming autoinmune conditions, lowers my blood pressure, and maintains perfect glucose levels.Thank you for your report👍🏻
I’m only on the 2nd recommendation and I’m not sure these recommendations have been thoroughly thought through. 4-5 TB of olive oil a DAY? Then Macadamia nuts or it’s oil? The first rule alone adds 600 calories and 70g or fat into the macros without any macro considerations for food has been taken into account. Unless I’m about to hear something that contextually that makes sense, you may want to reevaluate such ideas offered to the general public. I had a patient last week that told me something similar and realize that such info. Is making it around the online community. Given that he was attempting a much needed weight loss diet, this was far from his best course of action. Interesting indeed!
Tom, amazingly balanced and scientific still understandable video for 'normal' human being like me 😂😂😂! Any comment on fermented veggetables like cucumber, garlic, beetroot, sour cabbage, etc???
I've been incorporating a lot of fermented vegetables with my red meat and egg intake. It seems to help with digestion. My gut also feels a lot better and I'm more calm. I did not get these results eating non fermented vegetables
I’ve been on the carnivore diet for almost 14 months and I’m down 90 lbs. I’ve expanded my diet to include fruits, nuts and salad and I believe carnivore gives you the knowledge to fundamentally change your diet for a healthy lifestyle that will last forever.
Maybe we are simply seasonal eaters. We probably adapted to carnivore and fasting in the colder months shifting to more carbohydrates in the warmer months. The cycling makes sense.
People in ex Greece work more out in nature and they take care of family members and live together. Healthy living is not only in the food but the hole context of living.😊
I am 79. very healthy, no medication, don't smoke or drink, walk a big dog 3 times a day, average 2 hours daily. I eat the way I ate as a child, source to mouth. Cook it myself and eat nothing that comes in a packet, box or tin. I eat only when hungry. Drink water, milk, coffee. If I want bread, I bake it, if I want something sweet, I make it. Humans are the only species that does not know what it is supposed to eat. It is simple, if it comes from nature, eat it, if it comes from man, don't. If you can't first eat it raw, don't eat it.
I'm German but I've spent quite some time around the Mediterranean. What all of these studies don't take into account is that generally speaking Mediterranean people don't exercise a lot, they have beautiful air quality and enjoy their nap religiously, also their wines and coffees in moderation. Good food quality is abundant, they spend a lot of time cooking, and the daylight is incredible, certainly when you come from more in the north like me. Mediterranean stays have always lifted my brain fog thanks to the intense light, life is a lot less stressful, even when you work there. People are more relaxed and friendly. I loved it so much that I moved further south (South East China) and I get some of that here, hugely beneficial. Diet is only a partial reason for their longevity. And many eat high carb with their healthy nuts and oils, both western and eastern Mediterranean.
Good knowledge and interesting take. Southern Europe is more chilled than northern Europe, with there siestas etc. It's all work work work where I am in the UK and I'm sure Germany is similar.
Re the wine, this may be the biggest difference. If you take out wine the diet loses 20%ish (from looking up studies) of its efficacy. Wines have a lot of antioxidants and they were looking at people who drank wine moderately but regularly. If you're not doing it with wine it becomes like many other 'healthy' diets which makes me think the food alone should not be hailed the way it is.
I believe keto and carnivore diet is a tool for some one are not healthy , but if you are active healthy person ! Mediterranean style is perfect for me....I am 50years old...
Amen. Keto and carnivore are great for people who have health issues or are struggling with insulin resistance or obesity. Keto helped me lose 40 lbs and get to a healthy weight and blood sugar. Ever since I have been doing more of a paleo/Mediterranean diet as part of a very active lifestyle. I am in my 40s and deadlifting over 600 lbs and walking hours a day (thanks to my treadmill desk) with less joint pain than I had in my 20s.
Extreme elimination diets can work for people with food intolerance but for everyone else , keto/carnivore is unnecessary. There are healthier diets to lose weight.
I agree with you to a large extent. Out bodies are made to be adaptable to many environments. Subjecting ourselves to 1 type of diet in my belief is not correct.
I once had a doctor that wanted me to increase my BMI. At 6 feet tall and 155 pounds I went down to 148 pounds. I felt so weak I decided this isn't working out. I've changed course and started lifting weights a year ago to add back some muscle. At 68 years old, the hardest part has been getting the tendons into condition, there's been a lot wrist pain along the way. I'm now at 167 pounds and feeling much better. I also changed my doctor.
I am 43, haven't been to a doctor for 13 years. Never took a covid vaccine. Best shape of my life. Just listen to Thomas, Eric Berg and others on the net. I will go for a check up sometime, but it just shows how many are dying because of misinformation. We live in this society.
I've been on carnivore for 3 years and healthier than ever. My labs are coming back all within normal range and my digestive issues/inflammation have completely gone away. I've dropped about 20 pounds of fat as well since going meat-only. I've tried all kinds of diets, mediterranean, keto, vegetarian, and omnivore. My body just doesn't handle starches, legumes, or nuts well at all. Meat-based, look great and feel great. Can't argue with the results, whether they agree or disagree with the studies, it works for me.
@@jay6817 Sure but if you cut out all that cr@p what's left ? Meat Fish and Dairy ! Some fermented veg, sure, but most upsets my gut. So now it's an N = 2 study lol
0:00: 🥦 The video discusses the best diet for humans based on attributes of different cultures and principles that have worked for them. 3:12: 🥗 Insulin sensitivity plays a crucial role in the Mediterranean diet, with extra virgin olive oil enhancing cell membrane fluidity and insulin production. 6:48: ! The speaker discusses the benefits of a Mediterranean diet and suggests incorporating olive oil and macadamia nuts into daily meals. 10:14: 🥦 Consuming whole fruits, fiber, and monounsaturated fats can positively influence our health. 13:05: 🐟 Consuming fatty fish or Omega-3s can lower triglyceride synthesis and reduce oxidative stress. 16:14: 🥗 The video discusses the Mediterranean and Spanish Mediterranean keto approaches to nutrition and suggests cycling between low and higher carbohydrate periods. 19:54: 🏋 Setting a goal of walking 10,000 steps per day and doing 30 minutes of zone two cardio four times a week are important for exercise and activity. Recap by Tammy AI
Carnivore for over 3 years now and I have lost 50 pounds and have zero inflammation left in my back from a herniated L4L5 and Arthritis! My skin and liver issues have completely healed and I’ve put on 20 pounds of muscle! I feel like I’m 20 and I’m 45!
It's likely more due to what you no longer eat (processed foods, sugar, etc.) than what you are eating. And the long-term effects of carnivore aren't yet known.
@@womanofacertainage5892 except that I had already cut that stuff out 8 months prior. My doctor told me to go vegan because she thought it would help me. It didn’t, I actually gained weight and my skin was even more inflamed. After 8 months vegan I saw Dr Baker on Joe Rogan and I haven’t looked back since.
I would argue that once you factor in nutrient density, amino acid profiles, and plant toxins, and remove invalid correlations based on biased epidemiological studies, carnivore is the best diet for humans. And it’s not overly close. Meat = food Plants = medicine
Plant toxins? Lmfao those toxins stress your body in a similar way to exercise and the fiber from the plant feeds your good bacteria. Eat your vegetables my guy. High animal protein, low-ish carbs, and light vegetables is the best diet.
Please tell me what's wrong with Adventist Health Study 2 . I've been asking for years, and no one has ever been able to tell me. You have read it , right ?
@@FreshGreenMoss What is wrong with it. It looked at a situation. It got some results. Then those resilts were " corrected for", aka, changed to fit the narrative. Then the answer were given. Problem is, the actual results before " corrections" gave a clear indication that the more meat you eat ( and hence less plants), the healthier you were. After the correction, the claimed result was the opposite. Now here is a fun thing about this group. They belive, among other things, that masturbation is sinful and terrible, so they are after a diet that reduces human energy and sexdrive. Kellogg, the father of sugary morning cereals, were a strong follower and member of this group.
@@Goldenhawk583 That's incorrect . The corrections tended to favour the meat eaters who were generally less health conscious. Exercise and smoking corrections went in their favour. Cool story about Kellog , but it is just a story. Perhaps you should try masturbating less.
Almost vegan here, always trusting what Thomas has researched about nutrition! Absolut right person to learn about Mediterranean food from! Always inspiring. You can also learn an additional perspective from the Nordic diet, where traditionally (very many generations ago, so long term) we don't have so much fresh fruit in the winter, some dried for festive days, like Xmas. And here sugar has been very expensive and locked into a cupboard to which only a stirn lady of the house had the key. (In poorer housholds there was none.) In the beginning of the last Century all people were slim or very well-trained. Obese were only some of the few priests and very rich people. Sometimes people were way too thin, and even starving. Some modern day 100-year olds had starved at some point in their lives. Things that people regularly could eat even in the winter and thrive on, if they had at least modest means, were for example: fat fish, dried peas, potatoes, lingonberries, leek and onions, some hardy kales, sauer kraut, reed beets and rutabagas, and bread of rye, porridge of oats and barley. Boy, were they happy for nettle-soup and eggs in the spring! But in this simple seasonal rhytm they kind of got the variation, that Thomas speaks of.
A study recently came out of Sweden where a group of people who I believe were all in their 60s were studied for 30+ years. The Centenarians in the group only accounted for a small percentage of the participants, but that made it easier to highlight the differences in the group. Long story short, the Centenarians all had moderately higher total cholesterol than the ones who passed away at earlier ages. And that's not necessarily evidence that higher amounts of cholesterol is good for us, but it is one indication that suggests so.
When people are sick from disease their cholesterol plummets, especially as they near death, so it is no surprise that the people who died younger had lower cholesterol, simply because they were unwell. That does not mean that high cholesterol is good for longevity. Those centenarians don't have high cholesterol, just higher than the ones who were unwell.
@@elephantintheroom5678 Well, they had generally higher cholesterol throughout the study, not only during their final moments. And that's the interesting part, in my opinion.
@@elephantintheroom5678 I read about it in the local newspaper, but it's been referred to by several international news outlets, as well as RU-vidrs, like High Intensity Health.
Just came back from Italy a few days ago, a few comments/observations on local young people and tourists (me). I understand the local old people still have what Thomas is describing as "mediteranean diet", but they eat at home, I didn't see how they eat, so I can't comment... 1. They eat A LOT of processed carbohydrates. Pizza, pasta, sandwiches and other kind of pastries everywhere. But to be honest, despite having just a few ingredients, they taste and smell much much better than similar (?) products in Canada... And I am speaking about high-end places in Toronto... 2. They drink A LOT of sh*tty drinks (as in Coca Cola, Pepsi Colas and similar) But the big difference is that they still use the small bottles. Remember the 250 ml glass bottles? ';-) 3. Despite spending a lot of time in some pretty poor neighbourhoods (especially in Naples) I NEVER smelled the rancid oil smell that is so familiar to me (at least in Toronto, Canada, if you pass 99.8% of places selling cooked food, that smell hits your nose really hard, to such extent that most people won't even step in for that reason...) 4. Despite their eating habits are far from being stellar, all local young people (especially girls) look vibrant and healthy (aka very beautiful). Unlike the young Canadians (most of them look puffy and not exactly healthy_ Ignoring that, after eating the local "junk food" for 3 weeks, I came back 2 lbs thinner.... I have the feeling that mediteranean diet isn't exactly fabulous, but it's us doing something that's really bad. 5. Fractal (fragmented) eating is indeed huge there. But there is something else that might be important here: if I eat a (butter!!!) croissant here (in Canada) that would make me want more food. After a croissant in Italy, I felt full for at least 3-4 hours... A breakfast consisting of an espresso and a croissant kept me full for a while... 6. Just a side thing: I wish you good luck if you're in Italy and you're trying to find a macadamia nut... Macadamia nut oil is really unheard of. Extra virgin olive oil is so good and cheap (it's everywhere), even seed oils can't really compete, more expensive oils (avocado, macadamia, coconut) don't have even a shadow of a chance against EVOO's)
Jeez Thomas, appreciate your effort but following all those rules seems way too stressful. I've finally achieved low carb Ketovore lifestyle. So no berries or fruits. Beef has adequate Vitamin C apparently. Sometimes extra protein sometimes extra fat. Butter as a snack. Most important, eat when I'm hungry which generally means natural fasting periods. It's so easy. I'm 70 but working and working out like I'm 40 again. As an older guy, 2.5 gms of protein per Kg of body mass.
It's frustrating when people recommend a Mediterranean diet and then family see this as evidence bread, pasta, pizza, garlic bread and alcohol must be good
@dude861. I lived in Greece a month on vacation. They don’t eat tons of eat or cheese. Everything is shared. So every afternoon the old men would order one large salad with a little sheep feta sprinkles on it. They’d drizzle it with olive oil and they’d each stab their fork in it eating out of the same salad bowl. So in the end they ate very little.
The idea of Butcher Box made me look to see if we had anything like that locally and I found that we did! I subscribe to them to support local farms, but if I didn't have anything like that in my area, I would absolutely use Butcher Box.
@@sirlost94 look up local farmers markets and talk to the vendors to start. Some farmers markets have websites and list vendors. Takes effort, and it’s not cheap. Like Thomas said, nothing wrong with ground beef. A well seasoned burger cooked in a hot cast iron skillet doesn’t hurt my feelings!
You could even further optimize Mediterranean by introducing more fermented foods which that diet tends to lack, also more asian like spices and foods.
How can you say the 4 studies demonstrate that the Mediterranean is superior to keto or carnivore if NONE of the studies you listed as reference makes any comparisons? As a physician who understands research as well as the diet topic very well (because it is not only important for my personal health, but for my patients'), I am not happy about this video title.
I am suspicious that some of these presenters are being swayed by incentives to play down beef and beef fats. I am also on the understanding that fructose is converted into fat and too much isnt recommended. I have started to follow a Keto/Mediteranean regime about 4 weeks ago and will see how it goes.
@@samdemic3373 Fat is the food most easily converted into body fats. Fat burns in a carbohydrate flame. Watch the video "Carbs BEST For Fat Loss" by Paul Revelia on RU-vid.
Low carb Mediterranean has saved my life! I feel great, no aches or pains, good mental health, easy weight maintenance, etc. I will happily eat this way forever!
5 tablespoons of olive oil... 2 oz of macadamia nuts... now you're at around 800 calories with just that. I dunno, that's over half my allowance for the day! 😮
5 tablespoons of olive oil a day is 600 calories. Unless you are doing tonnes of cardio, or have an abnormal amount of muscle, that is severely going to limit how much else one can eat before being in calorie surplus.
But people use to eat olives, not olive oil. Olive oil is not that stable for any length of time. I would question that our ancestors at olive oil in any large amount at anytime before the industrial revolution. Also, grass fed meat has all the nutrients that humans need. We were lied to about cholesterol, salt, fiber and eight glasses of water a day which led to my hypothyroid that my conventional doctor could not even detect. Not until I went to a holistic doctor (who has also been demonized) did I get the help I needed for my thyroid to perform up to par and then was able to loose weight.
Olive oil had been used at some level in the diet of those locally grown olives in salads etc (though you are correct to say they were occasionally eaten rather than the oil used) but it was used extensively in cooking only after WW2 as part of the Marshall Plan to get populations back on their feet since most animals have been killed in these areas. The salads though were at best a side dish or used in part of the fasts that is a part of various practices in these regions. Outside of these fasts meat was a major part of the meal with the two 'blue zones' in this region when properly investigated we find extensive animal food usage and limited plant foods and even low amounts of fish intake in complete contrast to the Mediterranean rubbish diet we see to this day.
> until I went to a holistic doctor Aaand you lost lost all credibility right there. If it cannot be proven by peer-reviewed actual science, then please just experiment on yourself with the snakeoil stuff.
I think you would be in trouble with your friend Gabrielle Lyon in relation to your recommendation about protein. particularly for older people. I think her recommendation is more like 1 gram per pound Other features of Mediterranean lifestyle is sun exposure, less blue light, lots of zone 2 exercise, family relationships. Each of these things interact with diet to the point where the food may be the least important aspect of protocols based on Mediterranean lifestyle - I say "may be" to make the point that it is a combination of factors. Other issues which may be the whole story could be the amount of fish eaten, not because it is lower in saturated fat but because of the omega 3 fats, or where meat is eaten, traditionally it may have been grazing on wild herbs rich in polyphenols on the mountainside. Or it may all be related to cultural attitudes to life and happiness, comparable to the Scandinavian hygge.
Honestly, it's not even about the No 1 diet. It's just anything but the hyper-processed high-carb diet that the West has fallen into. I eat mainly carnivore btw.
According to the Mayo Clinic, The Cleveland Clinic, and Harvard Health:The traditional Mediterranean diet is a predominantly PLANT BASED diet which focuses on vegetables (at least 3 servings per day); at least 3 servings of fruit per day; at least 3 servings of pulses/beans per week; 3-6 servings of whole grains and starchy vegetables per day (avoiding processed grains, but incorporating sourdough bread); 3 half cup servings per week of nuts and seeds; and 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil/day as its main fat source. The traditional Mediterranean diet eschews red meat (which is used only rarely, on special occasions, or as a condiment- up to one 3 ounce serving per week) in favour of seafood, which is eaten about 3 times per week, and some poultry. It also contains some dairy, usually fermented in the form of Greek yoghurt, or cheese (up to1 three oz.serving/day). Butter, cream and meat fat is avoided, and people dip their bread in olive oil, instead. The benefit of the diet (in comparison to a low fat diet or a red meat focused diet) is thought - by scientists and medical professionals who have extensively studied the diet - to be a consequence of the liberal amounts of polyunsaturated, monounsaturated, and omega 3 fats in the diet from the nuts and seeds, olive oil, and fish, and the avoidance of saturated fats. The Mediterranean Diet is NOT a reduced carbohydrate diet by any stretch of the imagination.
Hence the preceding caveat 'reduced carb' (version of) tthe mediterranean diet.. & they mean reduced carbs compared to the Standard American diet, which has huge amonts of carbs.
@@helenahandkart1857 Why would you want to reduce healthy carbohydrates at all? All of the healthiest diets in the world (including the Mediterranean diet) are high (healthy) carbohydrate diets (as opposed to processed carbohydrates). Every physiologist knows that fat burns in a carbohydrate flame. By the way, the increase in excess calories in the American diet since the seventies comes primarily from fats and oils, followed by carbohydrates. Excess calories are the main problem in the American diet.
@@MajesticArtimus All cookbooks are full of meat recipes because people tend to use cookbooks for special recipes for special occasions, and that is true for all parts of the world. Of course Mediterranean, and other Blue Zones area cookbooks contain meat, because meat is reserved as a celebration food in their traditional diet. I actually have many cookbooks, and many of my oldest cookbooks from Greece and Italy are overflowing with recipes for fish, seafood, and many, many recipes with beans and vegetables making up the major part of the books.🙂
"6 % from cancer, 13 % Alzheimers and 9% overall mortality - so we are looking at some SERIOUS numbers here" - no, we are not. If you know anything about epidemiology, you'd know that these numbers are WAY to low to come even close to any kind of causation.
Herbs and spices. Tom didn't mention them but Mediterranean people include a LOT of them in every meal. Clove kills parasites, rosemary is good in too many ways to list, oregano, cinnamon, oh my gosh turmeric and garlic of course. I've added so many things to my salads that have so much flavor that I went from salad advoidance to wanting only salad to eat at every meal. Try sprinkling UNfortified nutriional yeast....find your new favorite vegies like shaved fennel, fruits like persimmon (low glycemic index). Explore spices and herbs you've never heard of before. It's fun and healthy. Say goodbye to the boring lettuce, cucumber, tomatoe salads they serve in restaurants. Avoid soybean oil salad dressings like the plague.
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I think the Mediterranean climate, environment and lifestyle also contributes to their relative long life (if it's even true). So where they conducted the study would be an important factor . In addition pasta, pizza, ice cream, sweet pastries and alcohol are very popular in Italy, Spain etc. Lot of refined carbohydrates.
There's a blue zone in Loma Linda California . There are 18 million Seventh Day Adventists on the planet and wherever they live , they have less disease and live longer lives. The secret is in their extensively studied diets. They eat a lot of carbs.
Very true! Lots of desserts, pasta and bread, but they have at least half less sugar than the American desserts and the flour is different. People who can’t have bread here, they are just fine in Europe. EU has very strict laws about food and additives, thank to people demanding that! American companies have to change their products if they want to have them on European shelves. I think that plays a big role in all of it!
This is a good point that is missed. Things like sea level, air quality, walking amount, biology of specific ancestry within that area, all can play an important part outside of diet within that ecosystem that can't be measured by isolating simple stats for correlation and causation.
I absolutely love the segment on fractal eating. The reason we eat “3 times a day” or “breakfast, lunch and dinner” is because the generations before didn’t have that much. Their meals were significantly smaller than ours. So while we were eating 3 meals a day like those who came before us, the size of the meals got bigger and the activity levels decreased. As we became richer and richer as a country, we added snacks to the mix, which usually means added sugars and processed stuff, and even less activity, and now you have a country that is obese. My Dad was from the depression era. He has always been very in tune with his appetite and not eating to get full, but just to get satiated. He’s 91 and has maintained the same weight his entire life. I’ve been saying for years that America’s biggest problem is how much we eat. The sugar, carbs, oils and processed stuff is secondary. In fact, the fact that we can have all these discussions about them shows how affluent we are. I realize some people have individual goals in terms of building their body a certain way, but most just want to maintain a slim, fit physique. For them, it really is as simple as simplifying one’s diet and don’t eat so much. Leave the treats for special occasions, like someone’s birthday party. When I was growing up, we ate bread, butter, meat, gravy, etc but it wasn’t a lot. Your dinner plate doesn’t have to be piled high every meal.
I love your comment. Many people don't want to admit to themselves that they simply got fat from eating too much. My grandmother (who was from 1921) said: during the war we had no people who were fat because of their slow metabolism. We had no fat people: period. Also in the 1950 no fat people 😂 Greetings from the Netherlands
I blame portion size increase on restaurants and fast food restaurants (Super Size). OP and I are of the same generation, my parents were born in 1930. I don't know about you, but in my family going to a restaurant was only for special occasions, like graduation or a special birthday. Mom cooked every day. Take out food was a rare treat, and I don't recall having it before my teen years. Too many families today have one frazzled, overworked parent or two working parents, and as a result there is a lot of restaurant/take out/prepared processed food being consumed.
@@shun2240 to be honest, that is my favorite way to eat. I’m a breakfast and lunch eater, but really couldn’t care less about dinner. Maybe a bowl of cereal or a couple of eggs. That suits me best. Everyone is different.
There have been a lot of studies on the results of a Mediterranean Diet. Until there are similar studies on the results of a Carnivore diet, I don't think you can state that a Mediterranean Diet is better with any degree of confidence.
@@recur68 I didn't say it was the best. All I said is that without studies, there is no proof that the Mediterranean diet is better (just as there is no proof that Carnivore is better).
I just want to thank you Thomas for all your hard work and helpful info! May God bless you and your family. You have been a great blessing to me! Thank you Sir!
The problem with consuming 5 tablespoon of olive oil a day is that that equates to somewhere around 600 calories. If I did that, I would weigh 300 lb. I started taking olive oil for one month and I gained 4 lb in 1 month!
Thomas you may want to mention that most olive oils are cut with seed oils to increase profit. There are very few pure olive oils in regular supermarkets. It's been found that even the pure are cut and sold as pure, it's a racket that been going on for many years.
@@felice9907 That's wonderful for them. I live in California. However we do have our own olive oil brand grown harvested and cold pressed here in California that I buy. Most people are oblivious when they're in the supermarket.
@vincentcasolaro That’s why in USA I buy terra Delyssa olive oil because it is dated when it is picked and is harvested November through January on small farms and pressed nearby. The bottles have a qr code that traces its production and it is registered with North American olive association which checks it to be sure it is what it says it is.
Thomas, please don't use technical terms without looking up what they mean. The word "fractal" does not, and has never, had anything to do with "fragmented". Fractal means "the small parts are identical to the large parts they are part of". For eample, a trangle made of trangles. For an eating pattern to be fractal it would have be something like ... the pattern over a month follows the same pattern within a week, and the same pattern within a day, and the same pattern within 1 meal, in perfect repitition. The random eating pattern you described is the OPPOSITE of fractal. Fractal patterns are the least random you can get.
Great video. IMO, as far as the % breakdown of carbs/fats/proteins, I by far prefer Atkins over keto. Far easier to sustain and also healthier in the long term IMO. I've been doing this for over 7 months. Have lost 40 lbs. I also do TRF (2MAD), run, walk and sprinting. Cut out nearly all ultra-processed foods, low carb (but not keto low), low sugar. It works for me and is EASILY sustainable. I'm 53.
The people that are overly restrictive with carbs end up going through the roof with the fat and eating more total food. The people that are overly restrictive with fat (or fat and protein) end up going through the roof with the carbs and eating more total food. The people of a more moderation-balance approach end up eating the lesser total amount of food.
That's not been my experience at all. I dropped the carbs and increased fat intake, and I'm never hungry, which is a common experience, not just my own. If i start eating a "balanced" diet, i end up eating way more than I usually would on carnivore or low carb.
Wrong! I'm very low carb, but I don't do high fat either. Moderate healthy fats and protein, lots of small fatty fish like sardines, grass fed meats, nuts, avocados, olives, olive oil, lots of low carb veggies with some sweet/purple sweet potatoes, berries, fermented veggies. I'm very healthy, athletic, lots of energy.
Eating fat is very self limiting, particularly actual natural fats from meat, avocado, olives, etc. Fat by itself is already satiating, but ESPECIALLY combined with protein it is incredibly satiating. It's exceedingly unlikely for the vast majority of people to overeat that keep the carbs low. Eating more than a small amount of carbs on the other hand is literally setting yourself up to overeat. The human body has the "carb addiction" response to store fat for times of famine. Our body directly converts fructose from the sugar in fruit into fat, that's purely for fat storage for survival. Historically, humans only had any real access to any substantial amount of carbs through fruit, maybe the odd tuber here and there but that's it. Mind you plants, especially edible ones, grow seasonally in nature, not year round. They are also entirely subjected to whatever environmental factors occur. You also have to factor in how much we've hybridized fruits and vegetables over the years. In almost all cases the plants we've cultivated, were much smaller and much lower in carbs/sugar content in the past. The GMO abominations we have today are nothing like what they started out as. Agriculture, according to historians only started about 10-12,000 years ago. If it's to be believed that humans have existed reaching up to millions of years, that's literally a drop in the bucket.
This is the most balanced and reasonable approach i've heard. I did carnivore at the beginning of this year as an elimination diet for many reasons, and it's not maintainable for me - it also seriously adversely impacted by lipid panel (NMR/apoB) given my family history of CVD. This was the approach I started a few months back after watching many videos with varying opinions on diet and my lipid panel has already vastly improved. Thank you for putting out reasonable and balanced information that people can adhere to in the long run.
Hey, LDL is really only a risk factor if you have metabolic dysfunction, like low insulin sensitivity. It’s highly overrated as a risk factor for otherwise healthy people.
Yeah i don’t know about my lipid profiles but I’ve done carnivore a few times but can’t maintain it because it triggers my eating disorder. When i was a vegan they were also triggered. So it’s more to do with diets/woe that are just plain restricting and not balanced. I think our bodies know it’s not normal. But as a short term elimination diet i think carnivore is pretty good at resetting some things.
Waiting for a deep dive on the need for glucose and insulin for resorption of essential minerals. Love the analogy of insulin being like a special forces team!!
The Greek Mediterranean diet is a Greek Orthodox fiet with much cycling vegan fasting throughout the year. Longevity is from the Mediterranean lifestyle and spirituality, not just the diet. Having a connection with Jesus Christ in a church community and strong relationships and extended family ties are an indispensable part of the Mediterranean way of life and its health and longevity benefits. IMO
You're still too crazy with the protein. I've just watched a vid about protein by Christopher Gardner (something like "everything you think you knew about protein is wrong) and while I may not agree 100%, the amount you really need from diet is pretty low and it's in everything, unless you eat pure sugar and oil. 1 gram/pound is bs. You are burning it. Not even a bodybuilder needs all this protein
Some people need more, especially as we age. Post-menopausal women who work out need a lot due to a decrease in our ability to process it and the need to help maintain muscle mass. Every body is different.
Protein is the most important macro nutrient you eat, the only ones downplaying its importance are vegans, cause anyone else understands how much the body needs it.
@@montycora He's not downplaying it. When you need let's say 40 grams a day and you dont count all the protein in bread, vegetables etc. you are taking too much. Most people take twice as much as they need without even trying. Body will strip the nitrogen off and pee it out as urea. Then it's just an inefficient fuel
Took me ages before I realised what de Lauer and oth Americans (USA) mean by "ground beef" ... simply what in the rest of the world is called minced beef. It _is_ possible to buy real "ground beef" in the rest of the world, for example in pets shops for aquarium fish, or in some biltong shops (ground biltong). The point being that in the rest of the world, ground meat is actually ground (fine and posdery) whereas minced meat is minced. (through a mincer otherwise chopped finely).
I just subscribed again because your not a carnivore or keto zealot ! I don’t thrive on carnivore or strict keto ! I do best on very low carb and more meat based Mediterranean with some fruit and low starch vegetables I love
I did it once to help resolve my SIBO, but as a very active person it wasn’t sustainable for me. I do best with a moderate carb intake, 90% of it coming from berries and vegetables. I still get 50-75% of my macros from animal based sources though.
I’m shaking my head how you project such authority, on and on with Chemistry 101. “Snowing” your poor listeners with big words, and terms obscure to the average person. How you have made your (and others) physical body an enormous “god” that must be worshiped, and attended to by constant obedience. It’s really pathological, and sad. How do you look at yourself in the mirror?
I'm very low carb, but I don't do high fat either. Moderate healthy fats and protein, lots of small fatty fish like sardines, grass fed meats, nuts, avocados, olives, lots of low carb veggies with some sweet/purple sweet potatoes, berries, fermented veggies. I'm very healthy, athletic, lots of energy. I do cycle in higher carbs into my diet a few times a month.
Be careful of studies that are funded by certain companies & people like bill gates, or anything FDA or WHO state is good or not do your own research for your own needs esp as everyones needs are different
@@kidfunkyfri3308 Am not stating anything about findings on this video am just warning about reasons people push certain products/diets etc... Also you need to be careful of what they use to grow the food or put on the food as for example shilac on fruit etc... So even though something could be classed as whole non processed if the seeds were genetically modified or used certain pesticides or other chemicals for its growth, then you now find out why they are pushing that whole non processed foods
Yeah, he sometimes mentions the journal a study was published in, but that doesn't mean much. He rarely mentions who actually did the study, where it was done, etc.
Wow, the quality of information you are disseminating has grown exponentially. I used to check out your channel several years ago and this is great info. Well delivered, precise scientifically backed And not dogmatic but measured and subjective. Great stuff!
Yes! I instinctually just want to eat more Mediterranean. Or maybe I’m still brainwashed from college. Either way it seems the most wholesome and flexible way to eat and live.
This is very good advice. I am 60 years old and have tried just about every diet out there and I have by trial and error come to a similar approach. I cheat here and there, but generally keep this diet. I also eat some green plantains, some A2 milk, yogurt, just because I need to Varie my diet, or I get bored and tired of eating the same things over and over again. Exercise and sleep are incredibly vital for your health, just as much as a good diet.
Just have less, or eat some olives for the polyphenols instead. A lot of the benefit comes from the polyunsaturated fats from eating some nuts like walnuts and hazelnuts a few times a week, and from the omega-3's in fish, eaten 3 times a week. And don't forget the fruit!
@elephantintheroom5678. Fructose in fruit causes fatty liver nd scarring of the liver because it can only be metabolized in the liver and no where else by other tissues. Whereas galactose, lactose and other sugars can be processed in the body by insulin and other receptors. Fructose needs to be very low. I’m diabetic but control g diabetes it’s diet and I can only have berries and low glycemic fruits or like if I eat a high glycemic fruit like watermelon I can only have 70 grams at a time. So I freeze it and only eat a bite or two at a time.
Sorry, Thomas… You’re late to the “Game.” We already have Dr. Ken Berry, Dr. Anthony Chaffee, both Carnivores, both Brilliant! The absolute optimal Human Diet is …. The Carnivore Diet! You’re LATE, Brother! Resolved.🔥🔥🔥🥩🥩🥩
Olive oil, same as any other vegetable oil is super high on Omega-6. Vegetable oil does not occur in nature anywhere except (theoretically still) in hydrocarbon deposits. So chemically, it's not much different vs oil from the well. Will send your hormones into haywire mode. It's tolerable in minute quantities and out right toxic in more than tea spoon or subjected to temperature or UV light in any way. Would you put diesel fuel in your salad? And be careful with anti-oxidants. Oxidation is a precursor to apoptosis. Healthy cells rarely appositive. If you over-do on anti-oxidants, "bad" cells won't die.
I e been immersed in functional health for almost 2 years and have watched close to 2000 videos 😮. This is your best, IMO. Thank you and I will share this one with people I coach
Nice fantasy. But we are Americans. We don't have government subsidized produce, European style markets, and grandma shopping plus making healthy meals for us. With work, travel time to work, gym trips, we have to either sacrifice sleep or healthy home cooked meals. I have worked 14-15 hour days, with a 1.5 hour travel time, and was lucky to get 7 hours of sleep. And that was in healthcare where one mistake could hurt someone.
What is so frustrating about the nutrition game is that for every, "You should be doing this!" you run across on the internet, there is a corresponding "NO! Don't do that". Fruits are high in sugars and cause inflammation. Meat is high in fats and cause inflammation. About the only things these people all seem to agree on is that inflammation is undesirable. Unfortunately there is little, if any, agreements as to what is causing inflammation. Vegan is the way to go... Carnivore is the way to go... Keto is the only way... nah bruh its all about the Mediterranean diet... are you high, paleo is where its at. Honestly driving me nuts! I have been consciously loosing weight for the past 6 mos. Down 40lbs and just made it out of the BMI obesity classification, now I am just overweight :) I added exercise 4x a week for at least 30 mins (up to 1.5h depending on my energy level). That exercise started as walking 1.5 miles a day and it was tough at first. Now I am running between 3 and 6k per workout day. Started training for a 5k with the goal of doing it in 30min. While I have been perusing various diet 'gurus' information, I have not adopted an particular diet. I try to maintain a calorie deficit. I log every food and weigh my meals (not as much of a pain as it sounded in the beginning). I aim for 150g of protein,
Thomas, there are studies on consuming olive oil, and oil in general. They all impair endothelial function for hours after consumption. They make blood vessels narrow and stiff. I had to give up oil, because my heart became to burdened after eating it. If olives have a benefit, I say eat olives. If people experience benefit from the oil, I don't think it's worth the insult on our blood vessels.
My first question on this news is who paid for these four studies? Once that question is satisfactorily answered, then I'd be willing to look at the raw data, the synopsis of each study and then make up my own mind. I'm no longer willing to take the words of "experts" at face value - the dietary recommendations coming out of universities, government and industry have a history of corruption back them up.
I think there are so many flaws in this. To start with you can't discount carnivore eating because it hasn't been studied. The only thing we know about Carnivore in relation to longevity is the claim of Herodetus that those who ate a boiled meat diet lived to 120 years old while those who ate a agricultural plant and grain based diet lived to 80 years. But beyond unverifiable historical claims carnivore eating is too modern to know how it will impact longevity. Then the claim of lean protein. No in the Mediterranean diet people eat a lot of fatty fish and those associated with longevity typically eat fattier animal meat like lamb. There are literally meals that are vegetables like cauliflower soaked in animal fat to mimic the meat they couldn't afford or access. Traditional homes eat lard or dripping with a spoon. No one counts what they eat. You eat until satisfied. And if you are a guest or a child, I dare you to try and not eat and say you are not hungry at meal time in a Mediterranean home LOL. No one worked out in gyms. People who live long lives do meaningful work outside. I think this is an important one, geography has a role in longevity. This is not isolated to Ikaria but Ikaria does express it well as there is a measurable difference in longevity on the Island depending on where you live. They eat the same, play the same, work the same, the only difference is the ground they live on. Science hasn't answered this but I'm just going to mention the mineral composition of the water they drink will be different based on location because unlike us, their water is not demineralised. They drink local natural healthy pure mineral water. Smaller people live longer. Big people including those with massive muscles don't live as long. The idea that people with more muscle live longer is IMO a misinterpretation of what is happening. People who are meaningfully active live longer, people who are meaningfully active have more muscle in older age than those who are sedentary. It's not more muscle, it's the meaningful work outside. The other key is less stress. And this one IMO ties in with the kind of activity you do. Bodybuilding for example requires constantly increasing amounts of stress, the kind of stress that isn't present in those who live long lives. If you look at the kind of activity and the build of the only gym rat to live well beyond 100, well it's a lot more like the kind of activity you might get from meaningful work and he is not big. I don't know if we will see an association with carnivore diets and longevity. But we have already seen an association with higher cholesterol and longevity and we know it's the total cholesterol to triglyceride ratio that is an important marker not the amount of LDL. I personally think a natural whole foods approach is best. I don't think we will ever see natural longevity from processed or supplement based approaches without medical interventions such as stem cell therapies. Longevity so far has only been associated with natural foods.
@ThomasDelauer - there is an « X » factor that makes the MedDiet especially powerful: high insulin sensitivity X LOW-INFLAMMATION Diet (not just high insulin sensitivity). Low inflammation is a fundamental part of the secret longevity sauce.
Dude. Stuff like 6% incidence of cancer is meaningless and within margin of error of eoedemiological studies (which with their food frequency questionnaires might as well be a 100% error rate) This is not scientific and you MUST study basic statistics if you're going to talk on this stuff
Your presentation is a breath of fresh air. I am getting tires of this high-car v low-carb struggle Regarding bread, if you study the history of wheat and bread, you will discover that the staff of our original civilizations was freshly ground whole wheat that was daily baked into sourdough bread. The fact is that freshly ground whole wheat retains superior nutrients for only a limited time. We are way behind Europe, but there are developing local bakeries that produce fresh bakes whole wheat sourdough bread daily.
Just as you will discover that grains has historucally been used as slave food, it makes people sluggish and easy to deal with. At the point in history where different groups started to eat grain due to new farming, they also dropped in average height, and brainsize.
He gives tons of great information and I've learned a lot from him but at the same time a lot of contradicting information. He's always using the trigger words "studies and science" and many of them are contradicting within each other. We heal on carnivore diet and keto (real keto diet) not processed keto and some people have to go strict keto or carnivore because they are insulin resistant or need a more deeper healing. Then after healing they slowly add in more vegetable and fruit. Keto and Carnivore is the whole food kingdom (along with fruit). Everything else is questionable (especially the seed oils and nut oils causes inflammation and gut issues. Healthy fats Avocados, fatty meat, tallow (beef fat), coconut, olive oils. ghee.
A true Mediterranean diet includes deep fried cod and squid. A bottle of wine per week, a loaf of bread per week. Pizza weekly and gelato a couple times per week.
@@johnp7739 true, but Liguria, Province and Barcelona use butter for olive oil. My point is that whether you are in Italy , Spain or Greece they don't eat like we describe a Mediterranean diet. And they drink wine etc...
