I have been transitioning to a plant based diet for about ten weeks and I'm off metformin for the first time since I was sixteen years old! I can't believe how fast its worked! Course my doctor recommended greek yogurt and cheese sticks for my blood sugar lows! Thank you for getting all this information out there!
WOW, I love Dr. Barnard. His advice is ALWAYS on target. I follow "all" his advice, and I get "amazing" results!! I am eating the "plant based diet", and seeing amazing results!!
I have been on a plant based diet for two months now. I feel so good. I have more energy. I am now exercising everyday walking and swimming. My mood is 💯better. My blood pressure is near perfect. I am a 68 old woman. This is now a way of life for me.
I had weekly headaches, even 2-3 times a week. I became vegan for almost 2 months and I had absolutely nothing. It was shocking to me. Now I find out why. It is the best result after switching to a vegan diet for me. I hated headaches especially at work
Glad to see this post about headaches. Will have to let my sister-in-law know. She has headaches all the time - perhaps diet can help. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n2w0Wk2Nd7w.html
@@bobalinga I eat almost nothing processed. rice, beans, vegetables and lots of fruit in one day. I don't expect to get hungry.No meat , no eggs, no dairy. Daily 1 multivitamin conplex.
My husband was taken off metformin today. His number great. Thank you for all the information! Update, my numbers have improved, so much that I don't have to get on Metformin. My doctor was elated!! And so was I!
Was he type 2 diabetic, what kind of foods does he eat.. I'm on a keto diet right now, everytime I try to switch to wfpb diet i urinate too much.. do you know why this happens
Great show. I am very new to the plant based diet. Still learning, olive oil is my last to go. I am also trying hard to let go of salmon but I’m a work in progress at this point. So far no meat or dairy for several weeks.
Japanese rice servings are very small. Yes they eat it for every meal but women only eat 3/4 cup serving. Then other small dishes are served like veggie dishes, miso soup, pickles, tamagoyaki omelette, etc. Diners eat a few bites of each communal dish. They also walk more, bike more, clean more, etc. Small portions, regular meals, loads of exercise built into every day. Even fat me lost 100 pounds effortlessly living in Japan eating "traditional diet".
I gained on vegan but I stopped weight training cuz of covid. 145 lbs size 6 , 5'7". My body fat >32%! I'm starting back up next week to get lean again.
@@Nina-hk7ub I have to eat a salad of only greens with some lemon, a plate of half steamed non-starchy veggies, 1/4 plate beans/legumes, and 1/4 plate unprocessed starch for meals. I eat 3 pieces whole fruit per day, 1/2 cup dry oatmeal cooked with water for breakfast. I eat no oil, no added sugar, no added salt, and only minimally processed or unprocessed foods. If I deviate much from this, I gain weight. Not sure if you are similar. Sometimes I add cabbage soup. I hear people say vegan= eat all you want but for me, I can't.
73 year old, having been plant based for 2 months.I did not have to have my face waxed this month. PRobably having some kind of hormone rebalance. YAaaay!
Hi doctor, I hope you can help me. I have high blood pressure, Diverticulosis low bone density A swollen thyroid and recently protein leaks into my kidneys. I was eating all kind of beans but because of of the protein leaks I had to stop eating beans and a lot of fruits. Iam worried .Don't know what to eat .I desperately need some help on what I can and cannot eat. Thank you dotor. Looking forward to hear from you
You can make simple dressings in a blender no oil use 1/2 cup of your favorite beans water vinegar garlic or ginger herbs and a little maple syrup / experiment
Good advice. Another way to make dressing is to blend watery vegetables like tomatoes or zucchini as the base. I like tomato, red bell pepper, spring onion, garlic, ginger, cilantro, lemon juice, dates and celery.
No oil! OMG olive oil and Avocado oils is so good for you! No one says that anymore!!!! I do not like this doctors opinions. Check out other doctors on RU-vid, who have newer ideas based on real facts.
I make the infamous Japanese carrot-onion-tamari-lemon juice dressing with a bit of sesame seeds and no oil added. It is so darn good on anything...or I make an umeboshi-onion dressing.
His heart will beat forever : ). So many complain about his pencil neck. Gee whiz, how about complimenting the extraordinary squared jaw? Yes, he'd look more 'Western-Eye Perfect' if he were to throw on some nice pounds of meaty muscle, but truly . . . no improvement to his health. I'm really not even sure that going into old age that skinny is a bad thing for a man. I think for women the osteoporosis may be more probably with zero gravitational forces on the joints for the last few decades of life.
@@eugeniebreida1583 with an increasingly low level of quality protein (per this diet) as we age, we are putting ourselves at risk of muscle mass loss, specifically skeletal muscle loss, which puts us on an accelerated path to sarcopenia. Sarcopenia is debilitating. Skeletal muscle is what supports and maintains our body's structur. Muscle is a metabolic organ...that 8s a biological fact. So many people are completely unaware that failing to increase their quality protein (*complete protein) intake as they age.. is why the aged are now relying on motorized scooters to get around, AND eventually are unable to walk without using a walker. This is also why Dr. Bernard has a pencil neck. The pronounced square jaw you see on his face is because his face has lost fat & muscle....we are seeing more & more of his skeletal frame because of his diet which is lacking in sufficient complete protein AND healthy fats. Think about what his body looks like under his clothing...not pretty. Now compare Dr. Barnard's face/body with, for instance, Dr.Andrew Weil, who is a year older than Dr. Barnard and looks healthy and robust. We do not see bones sticking out on his face. Dr. Neal looks like he could be knocked over with a feather. His face looks skeletal and gaunt. Dr. Weil follows the Mediterranean diet and is not meat, (animal protein) phobic nor is he lipid phobic (i.e. healthy fats). Depriving ourselves of the increasing QUALITY protein (i.e., complete protein) that we REQUIRE as we age (specifically complete protein, i.e., all 9 essential amino acids - in other words *animal protein s sufficient animal protein. And no aim not talking 'carnivore' diet). Without incorporating complete protein in sufficient amounts in our diet, especially as we age, will put us squarely on the path to sarcopenia. After the age of 25 our body's natural hormones, which in our youth encouraged muscle protein synthesis, begin to wane. Every year these muscle growth hormones are lowered even further, and we need to begin relying more and more on ingesting sufficient amounts of whole *complete protein to help maintain our muscles. And I'm not just referring to muscles like biceps, glute muscle, quadricep muscle that make us look good and keep us strong - I'm talking about skeletal muscle (muscle mass that attaches to our bones) that keeps our body functional well into advanced age. Two things that are imperative in older age to help maintain our muscular structure- strength (resistance) training exercises AND sufficient QUALITY (complete) protein in our diet - that means the full complement of all 9 essential amino acids in quantities that surpass the protein RDA (protein RDA is outdated and was established decades ago at the lowest amount of protein to sustain life - not to THRIVE, but to sustain life) - we need higher amounts of complete protein than the current RDA the older we get...again, because our bodies no longer have the hormones we had in our youth to build/sustain a healthy amount of muscle mass. Google Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, MD who practices 'Muscle Centric Medicine' in N.Y. , for the correct data on why we need to increase our quality protein intake (and regularly strength train) as ws age, to avoid debilitating sarcopenia in our older years. . She knows what she is talking about (& practicing in her medical clinic) Her medical training included a post-doctoral internship in Geriatric Medicine.
Never listen to people without basis, Chuck. I eat lots of rice, and other grains, all kinds of sweet potatoes, glutinous rice, etc, my blood glucose is just slightly above 4 mmole/liter. Most of the vegans who have these problems are not contributed by the wholesome carbo foods but from other foods like eggs or dairy! Many adventists are oval-lacto vegans and their data is about the same as any omnivores! Just go for yearly medical screening to check your blood glucose! Like what Dr Bernard have explained are based on scientific data not hearsay, everthing goes according data! Eat as simple as possible like salt, pepper, spices, garlic, onion, ginger, etc. I have been a vegan for 21 years, my HDL, LDL, blood glucose, heamoglobin were excellent as commented by my non vegan doctor! Many people who reverse their vegan diet back to omnivore diet are people who are lack of faith and normally eat something 1. Man-made, 2. Without fibers! Of all the questions raised by listeners Chuck raised with all kinds of health problems like migraines, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, etc even they are vegans, I would say they are unwholesome vegans! or oval or oval-lacto vegans! It is impossible to have high cholesterol, if you are a vegan! As for high blood pressure, even dehydration, too much blood glucose, irregular sleeping time, etc can cause high blood pressure!
I am French/American and the skinny comments are really typical of Americans because we are used to see overweigh people and dont really know anymore what a normal BMI looks like. If you go to Europe you will see plenty of "skinny" people.
If she's vegan and her cholesterol is still high then she may be consuming coconut and/or palm oil. Sometimes these oils are hidden in vegan processed foods and supplements.
@@karielletheracare7628 It may be because increasing saturated fat intake is correlated with an increase in blood cholesterol levels (even mroe so than cholesterol intake itself).
@@karielletheracare7628 Plant based cholesterol is called phytosterol and can indeed cause issues as it competes with cholesterol in the body. Coconut oil is basically pure poison.
Excuse me Dr. Barnard but your statements about Japan are not quite accurate. I lived in Japan. Yes they eat rice, and at least twice and sometimes 3x a day; however, the servings are relatively small. They also serve many other dishes at every meal..soup, veggies, pickled veggies, fish, maybe a bit of meat a few days a week, but PORTIONS ARE VERY SMALL. Japanese people walk a lot every single as part of their every day living. They eat communally as often as possible. The amounts of food, including complex carbs, that I see american vegans eating are outlandish. Portion sizes matter.
Perhaps. But Dr. Barnards studies have allowed people to eat whatever portion they wanted as long as the foods were low fat and he succeeded at reversing diabetes and people lost 1 to 3 pounds per week without looking at portion size and that is why he is saying that.
@@Nina-hk7ub ..... in countries that have used Novovax it has been found to have side effects affecting the ovaries and male gonads... young women are having menstrual issues. Lymph nodes, are swollen in the groin in males..
No, the big issue is complex as opposed simple carbs! People, esp. Americans, are simple. Please don't just say rice, potato, etc. Be specific. Also, sugar is very bad for many Americans.
There are so many holes in his selling points. Folks should review research on advantages for hflc diet, also. Experts are cherry picking research on both philosophies - hflc & nfhc.
@Bill Ding the constructor That's nice you can get away with that, Bill. I have to watch it a little bit. I'm 52 but don't exercise. I'm ok though, much, much better than when on a standard food diet, at the end I would be famished and quit. Not this time. It's totally different. :)
So happy to hear this information, believe it or not, sometimes give a second listen, thinking of eliminating animal products, Giving up my favorites dairy(Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, hard cheddar, and OM Gosh Feta) this is crazy, ok, truly appreciate You Both. Take care, God Bless
I am on vegan almost 6 months, 8kg goes down, all result are much more better, suger, holesterol, blod pr. I am so happy with much more energy. Thanks to You and dr.Bernard. Big support from Germany
probiotic dressing for your gut...miso (salty), apple cider vinegar (sour), some honey or maple syrup (sweet), a squirt of mustard (pungent), and a squeeze of lemon (astringent), over greens (bitter). Now you have a perfectly balanced salad ( all 6 tastes needed for satisfaction according to Ayurveda). It's thick and creamy, particularly if you use honey. Sometimes I add a little dash of dark sesame oil for a treat but omit if you are anti-oil :)
@@AB-ee5tb so I gave you another option. Just because you are an extremist, doesn’t mean others can’t benefit from a wonderfully health promoting product. I hope you are living in a warm climate. Good luck in the global famine. Let’s see what you eat then.
You can make your own salad dressing. It's so easy! And it keeps well in the fridge for 3-5 days in a sealed container. Meal prep is essential for busy people and it makes it really easy to eat healthy too. I have some dressings and dips and they are all oil free and delicious.
Thank you so much for answering our questions. It means so much to me. I've been looking for a plant-based medical doctor for awhile but due to my limited insurance coverage it is not easy... Thank you thank you and thank you!!!!
@@MiwaKaursKitchen All I can think of and it's something I do is paying out of pocket, saving up for at least an appointment and some tests. I hope you get the medical care you need, Miwa. Best wishes.
@@MiwaKaursKitchen It's really SAD that you have to pay these "non-healthy" doctors so much, either out of pocket or thru your insurance, or medicade, and all they do is prescribe "medications that eventually kill you"
I am poor and eating old fashioned oats 1500 calories 5 meals with 1/8 cup raisins in each di1 cup portion. 270 calories. 5/8 cup raisins in all. I also flavor with stevia. We lost in Wisconsin when our state supreme court was sued and they sided with the suer which took our food share away.
@@Nina-hk7ub I got whole wheat pasta .99 a bag and broccoli frozen bags chip and nonfat marinara sauce cheap and 2 high fiber oat boxes . 50 dollars for everything
@@amystarobin6765 My heart goes out to you. I don't make much money either and I will say that WFPB can either be expensive if you are buying produce or cheap if you are buying beans and rice and oats. I recommend watching videos on plant foods you can buy once and then grow. Like potatoes or ginger ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-u-INPkawr28.html&ab_channel=Mary%27sNestMary%27sNest
Kenneth Jones I know you're asking about food, but I'm going to remind you - please always take your eye drops & keep your appointments every three to six months. You can keep your vision this way. Do not be lax in any of this. Take care.
@@tonivandyke5066 Yup, I've done that. I've had these for about 20 years now. I've done that for much longer than a week. I went vegan in 95 and my migraines started in 01 or 02. But thanks.
@@kimglover8018Yes! :) That was kind of my point. There are so many different triggers and they are cumulative until you reach your threshold. So even if food is one one day that puts you over, it may not be al the time. It so much more complex than this makes it sound.
An old herbal remedy that I knew to work for one life long migraine sufferer: feverfew. Can cause nausea, so start with a small dose and work up to a larger one so your body can build tolerance. You can probably find suggested dosages with google. You might also try taking it in different ways, such as capsules, extracts, and teas.
To me there's a big difference between a sweet potato and noodles, even without toppings. Dr. Barnard is great but to me he's too permissive of processed and high glycemic carbs and too restrictive of whole plant fats like nuts, seeds and avocados. That's why I'm a fan of Dr. Fuhrman and not of Dr. McDougall.
I admire Dr Furman for his scientific truth and exactness, but it's almost impossible to eat like him. Both Dr. Barnard and Dr.McDougal makes eating plant based doable.
@@melyndaduh3501 I''ve moved more whole food plant based over many years, like gradually walking into a cold lake rather than diving in. That's what works for me.. At this point, I come pretty close to eating Nutritarian, but probably more Dr. Greger style. Dr. G seems like the bridge between the low fat vs reduced starch camps.
I get so discouraged when Dr. Barnard continues to say oil is ok. Oil has no nutritional value, leads to insulin resistant, and is bad for the cardiovascular system. I hope you will in the future discourage people from using oils.
He mentions to take oil out of the diet or low your oil intake so actually discourages the use of oil so the comments questioning his stance are not appropriate and unnecessary. It is up to each individual whether they consume oils and I have chosen to be on a low oil vegan WFPB.
For migraines keep in mind that you could also have some gut issues and you react even to some / most vegetables, it's not only the animal products. For me I can get migraines with most vegetables, legumes and nuts. Can only eat grains and sugar pretty much 😔.
I am shocked that a lot of vegetables, beans, and nuts give you migraines! Ack! I mean, the nuts aren’t TOTALLY shocking, but the other foods are worrisome.
@@Atheria444 that's what happens when doctors overprescribe antibiotics... My gut diversity is down to basically zero. And repopulating it isn't as simple as throwing in some probiotics or fermented foods.
I am in a similar boat! Have you tried pumpkin seeds? Of all the nuts and seeds, they are the only one that doesn't hurt. It might also help to cook your beans from scratch (and like possibly soak them first). Idk why, but it seems like people will mast cell overactivation are sensitive to the antinutrients in legumes and canned ones aren't great in that regard. And this is not talked about much outside the Mast Cell Activation Syndrome and Mastocytosis community, but in general, overactive mast cells are actually a big reason for why people get migraines even without the presence of a mast cell disorder. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15960987/#:~:text=Brain%20mast%20cells%20can%20also,to%20precipitate%20or%20exacerbate%20migraines. And of course talk to your doctor about this, but it might help to do a quercetin supplement. This paper talks about that is helpful or migraines, and the reasoning for why it helps is just like Dr. Bernard said in the video. Some people have allergic-like reactions to certain foods (the mechanism is through mast cells), and so things that target the mast cells does often work. Quercetin is a natural mast cell stabilizer, along with curcumin, vitamin C (but many seem to react badly to citrus), and some other things. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7070237/ Based on what you said about the antibiotic issue, it might help to find a low-histamine probiotic. Histamine is one of the things that makes mast cells activate, and fermented foods and probiotics tend to have a lot of histamine. I know there's at least one or two low histamine probiotics on the market luckily.
I appreciated what you said about the migraines and the allergic-like reactions that can cause them. I'd definitely like it if you could talk more about mast cell issues, especially given that Mast Cell Activation Syndrome is incredibly underdiagnosed (it is estimated to affect up to 17% of the population but few have a diagnosis), and mast cells are also implicated in numerous other health issues. I think you could help a lot of people if you discussed this
I just read something about why your headaches could go away with a vegan diet yesterday so I thought I'd share for those asking. Dilation of blood vessels in the head is a common cause of chronic headaches. It's thought that fat from our food absorbed from the intestine into the bloodstream can cause blood components such as platelets to stick together as mentioned. This begins a complicated chemical process in our bodies and results in the release of hormone like substances called prostaglandins., which cause the headaches by dilating the blood vessels in the head. Eating low fat vegan diet however the platelets are much less likely to clump so that prostaglandins are released less often and headaches are prevented. Which makes sense because that's why we love drinking coffee because the caffeine in coffee constricts blood vessels also and its the reason it's in Excedrin.
Thank you. That was an excellent explanation, I understand much better now. And once again why I love my morning coffee quite so much! I believe a lot of us get confused between vasodilation and vasoconstriction… I know that I do. Everything in moderation, a?
God bless now and always Dr Igudia. And I really wanted to say a very big thanks for helping me cure my Type 2 Diabetes I thought it was the end until I meant you keep saving lives doctor.
Condiments: For vegetables, potatoes, I use regularly low sodium BBQ sauce, in particular Foy's Low Sodium bbq sauce, just 35 mg sodium per serving of 2 tbsp. And salsa, Texas Pete's low sodium mild/hot, with 45 mg per 2 tbsp serving. Also, balsamic vinegar daily, delicious.
Okay, something should be said about the individual's response to carbohydrate amounts in a meal, even with PBWF. I, for instance, get sugar spikes if I ingest more than 80 grams of carbohydrate per meal, and I only eat whole food sources, no processed junk. I experience tiredness and fatigue 30-45 minutes after a meal with say 100-110 grams of carbohydrate (2700 calories maintenance daily over 5 meals). If I ingest 65-80 grams of the same carb sources, no spike. Because of this, I track my macros and calorie intake to find the best mix. This is essential if I want to feel my best. Blanket statements like the amount of carbohydrates does not matter can be misleading. For it does matter according to the individual, and this requires tracking, at first, to find the optimal dialed-in ratio.
Vegan food is all about Carbs mostly. I eat Protein rarely but tedious to eat soya, hummus, and kofta every day. Or Calamari is blocking the arteries if I eat uncontrol. Like prawns, fishes are problems with their Mercury content & pesticides are also terrible in the fishes. Even organic ones are🙄 So who to believe? 10 years after they may say sorry we made mistake. Have Tested the Genes and Soya, Etc plant food is never enough plus bad for your Genes😡 A mixed diet with white organic turkey may be a good option? Soya is naughty also Vegan falafel etc All naughty things in it. Cheese is dangerous, plant cheese is the worst you said with artery-blocking Coconut oil To find the nut oil Cheese ones you said 🤒 Will you please give us a brand name?. Love Dr N Barnard but not his All Vegan diet🌞🌻🌺💌🤗, Sainsbury Organic Hummus have no Palm Oil or Rapeseed in it😊 unless they hide it away under another name. Pls British Citizens can check on and share with me. Will appreciate. Need Palm Oil Rapeseed free cheese even Oatmilk have Rapeseed in it so threw it away, Dr Barnard. Almond milk I bought, what about Goat %2 fat one is too bad for us. My husband is Renal Diabetic Patient He can'T cut white Turkey meat. Made sandwiches with it for work. Thank you Dr Barnard & also Thanks for our great interview. Trust our Doctor & Dr David Sinclair lately adviced Vegan diet who is a legend for some of us. Why won't we eat clean fish you think. Terrible this plant life..In Europe can"t provide seasonal Summer Spring vege's like we find in Turkey , Greece Italy, Spain. So sad. Carb free real veges are there.. Thank you Rather than Calcium & B12 supplements after +60, instead Eat a little protein is a better solution for me. But I Take NMN& Resveratrol and shall I take B12 for my brain if I go complete vegan.My nails are broken because of less zinc , I've already began to forget. Thank you🌟🙏🏿
My husband need to loose about 60 lb and is asking if he can have some alcohol while on this weight loss diet, or better no alcohol at all. Is bread ok? If so how much. Note: I have been a vegan for many years and never ever gain weight. Perfect cholesterol and perfect heart rate.
Brown bread is fine, but best to get in in fibre along with a bread maker to avoid all the fake crap commercially-made bread has added in, along with the plastic.
I would say that most doctors say that lowering alcohol and flour products helps during the weight loss phase and that is even the WFPB doctors but lowering sugar and fat helps even more. Dr. Greger adds that lowering both alcohol and flour to his 21 tweaks of things that help with weight loss.
Corn is not a vegetable -- it's a grain. Corn has a medium-high glycemic index (slightly higher than wheat, but lower than rice). And cooked corn has little nutritional value compared to real vegetables and even compared to many other grains. I love the occasional bit of farm-bought corn-on-the-cob like anyone, but otherwise I avoid anything with lots of corn.
I agree that carbs are less calories and it is harder to overdo, but you CAN do so! If you habitually stuff yourself and eat ANY food all day, you can can eat too many of them. If you did it with cheese, ice cream, and meat, you can overdo it earlier. The act of eating can be compulsive. Discipline is needed until it becomes habitual to stop eating and limit or avoid in-between meal snacking of any kind.
@Janet I strongly disagree. Try and eat 5000 calories everyday of fruits, potatoes, boiled grains and beans everyday, without any overt fats or oils. It's impossible unless you are extremely active.
@Bill Ding the constructor I agree. People have actually told me that I need to eat more even though I'm eating 2000-3000 calories a day, very low fat high carb. My bmi is only 19
I would just focus on whole plant based foods. Limit processed foods and no animal based foods. Calorie density as well as nutrient density is key. A person would go a lot further just eating whole plant based foods with low calorie density rather than will power and discipline.
I'm not convinced that calorie density matters that much, at least with high carb plant foods. Dates are about 1200 calories per pound and it's almost impossible to eat more than 2000 calories of them in one day. Boiled grains and legumes like, quinoa, oats, rice, buckwheat, beans and lentils are about 600 calories per pound, half the calorie density, and I can eat 2500-3500 calories of them in a day. If I also eat whole grain bread, about 1200 calories per pound, I still eat the same amount of calories as I would have if I ate boiled grains at 600 calories per pound. I think limiting fat and oils matters much more than calorie density.
@@dj-fe4ck Well I am just focusing on whole plant based foods without oil, sugar, and very little salt as the sources of my calories and macros since I don't want to count calories or be concerned about macros which becomes more of a challenge when you add processed foods such as oils and refined sugar. I have noticed others do this type of thing and successfully lose weight so I think there may be something to the whole calorie density thing. Of course you go do what you want.
I became vegan a yr ago bc of several medical problems, one of them were constantly having horrible migraine. After I made my transition, the migraine disappeared. 😊
Love, love listening to you two. I have just recently started to eat more plant based and I’m learning so much from this channel. I’m wondering about vegan diets and vitiligo. Do you know if going completely vegan has helped this auto immune disease? Thanks for all the great information you share.
I remember for some reason in the radio news ça 77 Icelanders are the longest living people in the world Japan comes second .The following year I heard in the news Japan is the longest living people in the world Iceland comes second. In Iceland at that time fruits and vegetables was unknown except maybe potato’s but fish and lamb meat was Iceland staple foods
Can we eat too many carbs? Well, this is why 80 mio Americans have pre-diabetes and34 mio actually have it. People have no other food than bread and potato and meat. Because of modification fruits and vegetables are almost without any value.
I eat Oat groats in the morning with fruit and Oat milk then veggies and a starch in the evening and I've gained 4lbs in a week. What is going on?? I do not want to get fat.
I've been eating plant-based the past couple years, but noticed something strange - I'm fine eating tofu, tempeh, and edamame, but have lower digestive issues (cramping and diarrhea) when I eat soy milk or soy milk-based frozen desserts. My mom says she also shares this sensitivity. What is it about soy milk that causes me digestive distress when other soy products don't? Would love to know! Thx!
I to can not eat nor drink soya makes me sick I get itchy skin so I avoid it all ,and I make sure when I'm shopping to look at soya in the foods I'm buying a friend had some lovely bars this was before I took up a vegan lifestyle and when I was half way through I suddenly felt unwell so that was a red flag so I'm more aware to look out for it .
I have had migraines since puberty. When I was younger I didn’t eat that much protein and doing research on causes of migraines made me realize how much it was lacking in my diet. As soon as I incorporated tuna on a regular basis in my diet, my migraine frequency reduced by 50%.
Keep going for a few more weeks. Once you are past insulin resistance it should work out fine as long as you are not using oil and are not eating processed food with its added oil, salt and sugar. Dr. Barnard said that it often spikes higher the first week and then levels off. Try to stop eating by 7 at night and put the higher glycemic index fruits and vegetables earlier in the day.
Have you ever heard of coconut oil applied topically raising cholesterol levels? I've been vegan, low fat, no oil for about two years. Just recently had blood tests done showing very high cholesterol. Also, had acne appear just before going wfpb, no oil. This continued to be a problem for two years (I'm 60!). My doctor suggested I check my skin care products for coconut oil. Sure enough the topical B-12 lotion (applied to inside of forearms) I was using every morning lists it as the first ingredient. Also, the tooth powder I was using has coconut oil. I discontinued both and haven't had a breakout since. Haven't had new blood work done yet.
No, applying oil on your skin is NOT the same as eating it. I eat very high carb low fat and don't eat any overt fats or added oils, but even I am not that extreme to worry about oil on the skin or in soaps or toothpastes.
I think I’m on day 14. My resting heart rate has gone from 70 to 62. I’m so proud of myself. The kickstart app is wonderful. I love you Dr. Barnard. I used to think vegans were lunatics. I’ve lost 5 lbs.
Animals will always have higher contamination than plants because they feed on the plants/plankton and the toxins build up in the flesh. If you eat the flesh you are getting the concentration of everything the fish has eaten.
Depends on the source of the seaweed. Some is grown in large tanks. Also the pollution doesn't accumulate in seaweed in the same rate as in fish, since it's the first on the food chain
Fish is way worse as toxins like mercury, dioxins, PCBs, microplastics, radiation etc. bioaccumulate in the fatty tissues of the fish. Seaweed is the preferred way of getting iodine.
I tried to put a pat of butter on my sweet potato once, never did it again. I eat 1-4 sweet potatoes per day if you need to top them you are not roasting them long enough. They are almost as sweet as a candy bar.
My friend could not eat onions garlic or celery for years. He used to get horrendous migraines. however years on he gets no migraines and can now eat anything.
@@SevenEllen i drink one cup of coffee in morning. I sleep about 7 hours nightly but don't use alarm but drink almost no water. I never feel thirsty. I forgot that could be a trigger! Glad you asked.
Can someone please explain to me why i should not pour a little bit if Olive oil over my salad ore use a little bit for frying? What ist wrong with that? Olive oil containes flavonoids and doesn't contain much Omega-6. But why should'nt I use it? I always thought that it is "only" the Omega-6 and saturated fat that is bad for the body...is that wrong?
I’m a senior and mostly eat wfpb. I can’t let go fish. Whatever minimal ALA found in wfpb is not enough, I literally feel my brain needs something more. I don’t take flaxseed, because it’s not recommended for the cancer I had. I know my brain says thank you when I take Omega 3 fish oil. Once in a while, I eat chicken. And lots of colourful rice (no white rice).
Bananas give me migraines especially if I eat them in the morning or had a very light lunch, basically if I have a relatively empty stomach. Took me years to figure it out.
Ok this video is kinda what I had been looking for. Twice now I have gotten bad liver tests and my doctor keeps telling me to get off the carbs asap. Can you please tell me why??? I am very worried for my health and am starting to get off so much plant based just because of this. And I cant find anywhere how to fix it other than just getting off the carbs. Someone help please!?
Flesh food or meat is nice.. Thats why human being love meat.they will chose the meat rather than the healthy one which is meat bcoz the body wants flesh thats addiction,,🤣🤣 meats can contribute many illness especially if u eat much and sickly beast.or fish.. The meat has big impact to the body and behavior ,thats the Lord God said..but man chose hes own desire..fish is part of our diet
Sea vegetables are a very high source of amino/ omega 3 acids as well are hemp seeds & raw cannabis & hemp, avocados omega 6 rich. As for B12 water lentils/duckweed is a good unprocessed source. As for D1-2-3 sunshine soaked upside down mushrooms along with K2 from lactofermented plant foods.
Being insulin resistant and having been vegan for a year and a half, I went OMAD for 4 weeks, and lost weight, but plateaued. I'm basically pre-diabetic, my parents are diabetic, my waist is 41 inches. I'm really scared about carbs, but really like sweets 😔 what can I do to lose weight? 84kg, 168cm in a woman body😶 how much carbs is too much carbs for my goal?
You should read the book Mastering Diabetes by Cyrus Khambata and Robby Barbaro. They are both diabetics but explain how you can do a plant-based diet and reverse diabetes. I myself was pre-diabetic, but after switching to a WFPB lifestyle, I’m not anymore AND I’ve lost over 91 pounds!
I had that problem. I started doing Dr. Greger's 21 Tweaks and insulin resistance went away. Things like apple cider vinegar and Amla normalize blood sugar very quickly. (I have the amla in pill form.) Amla has a study where 3 grams normalized blood sugar in 1 week. Once that is done the sugar spikes and rebound hunger goes away really quickly.
Learning about insulin resistance might help. For instance, eating late at night causes it. Not sleeping causes it. Too much stress causes it. Too much caffeine causes it. Eating too much sugar and fat. I had gone Whole Food Plant-Based no oil but I still needed the apple cider vinegar or amla because I don't sleep, have a lot of stress, and get out of work so late that I don't eat dinner until 9 pm or after. Dr. Greger explained that low glycemic foods respond like high glycemic foods at night. I had to shift some of the calories to morning instead of night and I had to add in things like lentils and beans which prevent sugar spikes. Each thing that prevents sugar spikes helps. If you do things like drinking soda or cooking with oil, just getting rid of those can help.
I'm healthy but ordered a CGM and even whole grains and legumes cause spikes... Are they really safe to eat? I've tried lowering the amount but it doesn't help. I only weigh 49 kg and been skinny my entire life (BMI currently 18.2). I workout almost every day
Are you low enough in fats? Fats and animal products cause carbs to spike doubly high. Also, if you eat too late at night, they can spike twice as much as if you eat them earlier in the day. Lentils lower the blood sugar spike of the next meal and even the meal after that. It is called the "lentil effect" Beans, too. As far as grains go, it depends on which type and if they are as whole as possible. Oat groats versus instant oatmeal. Flour isn't good but whole grains that are really whole are generally good.
@@wishingb5859 I am metabolically healthy and I don't consume much fat. Probably not as little as actual diabetic people need to, though. But when I add more fats (plant based) to my meals the spikes aren't as big.
@@Luckygirlme111 No fats spike blood sugar. BUT they do increase insulin resistance and that can increase blood sugar spikes secondarily. People get 15% more insulin resistance on a higher fat diet and drop 15% on a lower fat diet. That has been studied. Whole food sources like nuts aren't a problem and they do decrease blood sugar spikes but any oils increase insulin resistance.
@@Luckygirlme111 I didn't reverse my insulin resistance until I ditched the tahini. I loved hummus but I didn't lose a pound and had blood sugar issues until I got rid of it. It was such a bummer.
