A video on vitamins and supplements would be fantastic. Honestly, I just take a couple that I “think” I should be taking because it sounds like something I should be taking (so stupid, I know). I love your channel!!!! And can we just talk about how adorable your new bundle of joy is?!?!?!? Glad there was a special appearance ❤️. Hope you and your family are well.
Would love a video on supplements for vegans, vegetarians, pescatarians. I’d be interested to know the frequency of how often per week/day to take them also.
I really appreciate how you talk about the sustainability of foods. I think that’s something lots of people are considering now as well as taste, budget and nutrition! ❤️
please can you talk more about hormones and nutrition/digestion because I went to my doctor and they had pretty much no answer! My digestion is SUPER messed up by my period so it’s so hard to follow intuitive eating and understand what my body needs as it’s changing during a month!
Hormones in general that don't relate directly to the breasts or genitalia are pretty under researched (which is super frustrating but there are links between ex brain and hormones, or nutrition and hormones, etc)
I would love to see a video about eating intuitively on medically necessary restrictive diets (for people who can’t eat certain foods because of medical conditions)
Dear Abby, I've heard a lot of health experts say that the most important thing for a healthy diet is variety, but I find myself wanting pretty much the same exact foods every day. Most of it is healthy and I am getting stuff from every food group, but do I need to change things up in order to 'optimise' my health?
I recommend counting how many different plant foods you eat in a week. The aim is around 40 (includes fruit, veg, nuts, seeds, grains, legumes etc). If you get around that amount in a week, you're good 😄 (Check Plantproof on IG for fully science backed information)
Maybe only eating "healthy" food is part of the problem? Are you getting any satisfaction from what you're eating? The satisfaction factor is important.
@@Snickerdoods.x this is a pretty bad take. no need to add processed/unhealthy food if you dont crave it. "adding variety" implies optimizing your nutrition, unhealthy foods add no benefits to your diet. of course if your normal diet makes you crave certain unhealthy foods, by no means cut them out completely. but no need to include them otherwise.
I love that you actually carrying your baby while filming this in the editing part. 💙 Congrats again on becoming a proud mama of two precious human being!
omg a video on thickeners and additives would be amazing, im recovering from an ED and when I look at the ingredients in certain plant milks I get so scared. looking forward to it!
I love that you did this, but I missed the opportunity to send you a question! I hope you'll do it again. Also, it would be so helpful if you did a video on additives and thickeners, especially because a lot of them are controversial. Thank you for sharing- as always!
About the collagen supplements: I watched Cassandra Banksons video (you might know her, she's part of skincare tribe on YT, highly educated too), and she went in depth on how collagen is a very large protein that consists of different aminoacids. The thing is, that if consumed in it's original form, your digestion will break it down, since it can't be absorbed just as it is; also, your skin cannot absorb it topically. So, tehnically, you get a lot of aminoacids, but there's no way of telling whether your body will use them for the health of your joints, or your skin - it puts it, where it needs it. Bottom line, claims like 'it will target directly your skin, hair and nails!' are bs - you can get the same result with good protein powder. The only reason there might be results is, because aminoacids are great, if you eat enough, it's bound to show, right? (I'm paraphrasing this, so excuse me if there's awkward non-scientific wording here)
Abbey one thing I haven't seen anyone is address is proper nutrition for people recovering and or living with spinal/ neck injuries. Being setindary people are often scared of failing health. Since there's so many people with these issues, I think it would be wonderful to address. Thank you ❤️ another one would be for people 50+ in age.
Please do more videos for female infertility. Symptoms like ovulation problems ,irregular periods and thin uterine lining are so serious. My own problem is caused both by PCOS and thin uterine lining .Your Fertility Files playlist is so helpful. Your work is amazing.Your are such a great professional. I am pharmacist and I want to tell you how much I respect you. Your advice on which supplement to use for infertility is so careful and scientific.It’s rare to find such a mindful registered dietitian nowadays. Your scientific approach of nutrition makes me cry happy tears after watching your videos. 😁😁You can’t imagine how much you have helped me with your videos about PCOS and fertility issues. The low glycemic diet plan that you talked about is amazing. And it’s really working! I have seen a great improvement. 👌💪Give us more information. I love you girl! Congratulations for the second baby! ❤️❤️❤️💕 hugs from Greece 😍
Wow, I'm so glad I found this older video of yours! I basically eat very little during the day and eat mostly at night. This is based upon my VERY unusual job and that I prefer to sit down and enjoy the food I prepared without being interupted. I tend to grab a quick couple handfuls of peanuts when I get hungry during the day to keep me going and then thoroughly enjoy the nice, balanced meals I prepare for my dinner. I've worried/wondered a lot about this since subscribing to your channel. Everything else is going great with my change in lifestyle but the timing of my meals concerned me as I mostly only eat 1 large meal a day. Thanks for another great video!!!!
I loved the protein information!! While in college I worked early mornings at a coffee shop and I had such low energy and would often feel light headed and dizzy. My doctor recommend adding protein to my breakfast and a bit more throughout the day and it made a huge difference!
As a person who struggles with regular fungal infections I'd love to hear your opinion on anti-mycotic diets, like a carb restricted and high protein one for example. Especially as a vegan eating low carb is very difficult for me (also on a student's budget) 😊 tips welcome
I noticed a huge improvement in my skin and hair after beginning collagen/hyaluronic acid supplements. Olly brand skin gummies really added plumpness, smoothness, and glow to my skin. That in addition to any brand biotin capsules a couple times a week worked wonders for my hair and nails too.
I’m glad you didn’t make IF a instant eating disorder. I genuinely loved IF and felt great physically and emotionally. It didn’t feel restrictive to me at all and there was no shame if I was hungrier on a single day or even a few consecutive days. I never felt disappointed if I needed to break a fast early or never felt the need to plan life events around being able to fast 😂 It felt natural and convenient to me. It saved me so much money during the pandemic and it fit my work schedule at the time. It even lessened some of the symptoms of my chronic conditions. My work schedule has changed and my activity level has increased so I stopped fasting because it no longer fits my current routine but I learned a lot about myself and food while I was fasting last year and value the experience for myself. I never recommend it to other people tho because I know people can quickly become competitive or obsessive. It’s not for everyone, and it’s obviously not even for me, all the time but it was 100% for me last year 😂
I just want to say I LOVED this video! As someone who studied nutrition in college, I know that there’s always SO much information out there, so many studies to filter through, and I love that you were able to touch on many topics and also provide the scientific break down thoroughly. Inspires me to go back to school for a masters (hehehe)! Thank you!!
Yes on making a video on additives and thickeners!! I think that it is SUCH an important topic because, just because it sounds weird, doesn't mean it's bad for you. But we've been taught to only eat goods with ingredients that you know and can pronounce. What should we look out for? Thanks Abbey!
Love this video style! Would be awesome if you could include time stamps for each subject but of course, that’s more work and you have two littles, so no pressure 💗
takeaway: before workout: fast acting carbs and protein with low fiber after: protein; banana and peanut butter before; after: tuna on bread, egg scramble with veggies and toast, pita and hummus; lab door app to check supplements
10:50 - I think you meant to say calcium here instead of vitamin C? I've never heard of a plant milk fortified with vitamin C! Also oat milk has 4g protein/cup and comes with the added benefit of fibre 😊
Intermittent fasting helps. Eat good meals but don't snack, eating raises your sugar and insulin. Insulin resistance is associated with being prediabetic. Insulin resistance is like being pale skin. If you're pale you protect yourself from the sun more. If you have insulina resistance you protect yourself from sugar more.
Dear Abbey, as a recently diagnosed person with psoriatic arthritis in addition to having psoriasis and IBS, id like to know your opinion on anti-inflammatory diets? Do they work?
Hi Giselle, I have psoriasis since childhood (I'm in my mid thirties) and it was ok while I managed to keep in check my stress levels and general health/immunity(whenever I have a health problem or inflammation of any kind, my psoriasis flares like crazy), while not following any "traditional" treatment. All went well until two years ago when, after a very stressful mental and physical period, my psoriasis extended on other parts of the body and didn't go away after the stressful period was gone. Desperate, I searched for new studies and stumbled upon the "Leaky Gut Syndrome" theory (that states that most auto-immune diseases come from a problematic gut), and some forums with people who have psoriasis vouching that collagen helped them in fixing their gut and therefore the psoriasis. I said I'll give it a try, even though the "leaky gut" theory is still a theory and there is still little evidence to it (and I also read the studies Abbey is mentioning about skin, bones and joints and I said "why not" as it doesn't have side effects). All I can say is that my psoriasis is now at an all times low (I have only a few spots on my scalp, that come and go), after taking collagen for about a year. I chose hydrolyzed collagen, with type 1, 2 and 3, in powder form, just to be sure (liquid>powder>capsules). I looked into an anti-inflammatory diet as well, but it was too restrictive for me. I don't know if is a placebo effect, or what it is, but at this moment I don't really care. I've also noticed that when I stop taking it for more than 2 weeks, my elbows start itching and I start having small dots of psoriasis there again (my back and chest are fine now). The only downside of it is that it tastes like... well... collagen. With soups you don't feel the taste, and in smoothies is ok-ish. I tried yogurt, milk and other stuff and it's just yuck! With ramen/pho you don't know that's there. Also, wanted to say that my father has IBS and this is probably hereditary to some extent, because both me and my sister have psoriasis (if we really go with the leaky gut theory) and she also has IBS. My sister now takes collagen as well, and has seen some improvement, but my father doesn't like the taste and I could not make him take it for more than a week... You can try it if you want and see if it helps (I suggest to try it at least a month or two to see if it works), and if not, at least you tried? Sorry for the long story. I would really like to see scientists would focus more on causation for this horrible thing, not just on effects and ointments and such. And if my story helps anyone, that's great! TL;DR: you can try collagen and see if it helps. Just make sure you use a version with all 3 types of collagen.
Yes, they really do work. Gluten has been linked to multiple autoimmune diseases. Reducing sugar and carbs help too. Clinically cured my RA, and I was on multiple biologics. I went GF on a bet, I was betting it wouldn’t help and only did it to stop getting pestered. It worked, never going back.
Worked for me, but it's good to know that there are other potential issues like air pollution and chronic stress. Different triggers for different people.
I think a lot of your followers have become intuitive eaters and would like more guidance with what a plate should look like as far as the different food groups. I like how you mentioned in this video that protein should be about 1/4 of the plate. Small estimates like that do help when eating intuitively. Thank you.
Your thoughts on vitamins and supplements, specifically Juice Plus. I’ve had so many people try to sell it to me. Love your channel and how honest you are! Congratulations on your new baby ❤️
I just love seeing Baby pop up into the picture! Like a little fat frog there in his pouch. So adorable. He is certainly growing! Brings back memories of my three.
Where are the other ask abbeys 😫 I love this. I want a video on vitamins people are commonly deficient in and foods to help. Like tips on how to build a general diet that covers most/all important nutrients if you can’t afford a dietician.
Hi Abbey - I really like this new series you're starting! Please do a whole video on preservatives/additives. I think it can be a series unto itself, since the food science industry is always coming up with something new :) Can't wait for more videos !
I would love a video on thickeners and additives! As someone with Celiac and a rather sensitive GI system, I find myself constantly googling ingredients to try to understand why they’re in my food and how to avoid them when possible. Thank you! P.S. I discovered your channel early on in quarantine and I want to thank you for helping me with my relationship with food and the way I choose to fuel my body for me and what I think tastes good! 💕
This is my new favourite channel there are so many influencers out there that simply give their opinion and push it off as fact. I love that you support everything you say with evidence and it's often research based. I know I can trust everything you tell us, including but not limited to, your natural deodorant brand suggestion. Native is literally so amazing😅. Totally off topic I know, but had to throw that in there. It's the only natural deo that actually works for me!
Dear abbey, I love you soooooo much you may or may not read this but you have absolutely changed my life, I suffered from an eating disorder for years and you are the only one who helped me recover I am really thankful ,I wish you all the best. Love from Algeria. Ps:I am not an English native speaker so I am sorry about any mistakes 😅
I took hydralized collagen for about a month when I was 27 for my thinning hair, but had to stop because I had the worst outbreaks of spots. I'm vegan now and even if I take the recommended amount of B12, omega 3 or vitamin D supplements for no longer than a week, the spots come back. I see it as a sign that I am getting all my nutrients through my food and that I should only take supplements on a monthly basis. Or when I'm falling apart :-)
I would like to know your thoughts on the blood type diet? I think its an interesting concept, less so in the idea of weight loss, but in the way of overall health and wellness. I've read the section regarding how our bloodtypes came to be, but I haven't gotten to the science behind why certain foods are "better" or "worse" for each bloodtype.
Could you talk about the basics for a vegan diet? Like foods that are nutrient dense and like tips for getting in your b12 etc? Recently become vegan again after having to change my diet back to vegetarian as the first time I went vegan I became iron deficient and want to give it another good go as I know changing the foods I eat could prevent this
Hi, Abbey! I have a question. Are eggs healthy? I love eating them in the morning, but I’ve heard conflicting info on how healthy/unhealthy they are. Thank you!💗
I *happened* to see this comment as I *happened* to be reading a book that addressed (and cited!) the issue, so it was fate lol. Here ya go! It's a footnote from the book "Science Fictions" by Stuart Ritchie, which you can investigate for yourself. Have fun! "The original study is Victor Zhong et al., ‘Associations of Dietary Cholesterol or Egg Consumption with Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality’, JAMA 321, no. 11 (19 Mar. 2019): p. 1081; doi.org/10.1001/jama.2019.1572. For a detailed critique, see Zad Rafi, ‘Revisiting Eggs and Dietary Cholesterol’, Less Likely, 22 March 2019; lesslikely.com/nutrition/eggs-cholesterol/."
I love Trade Coffee ☕ We've had it for months and it's so awesome. We always have coffee in the house and never gave to worry about running out. And the coffee is always amazing !!!
Great video, I had so many of these questions myself! My questions: - Is there anything I can eat or take that will help with osteoarthritis? - Does taking Calcium + Vitamin D really offer protection against cancer?
Love this new feature! I have a question for you. I'm a high school teacher, so I am often scoffing my meals and snacks throughout the day (I try not to! But it's often unavoidable). However, my question is about the end of the day. Whether I'm leaving at 4pm or 7.30pm, I am always STARVING when I get in my car. What would be some healthy-yet-satisfying options I could snack on that won't ruin me for dinner? It's a battle every day not to stop for a (sweet or cheesy) snack en route home.
Thank you for directing me to this video, Abbey! It did help answer some of my questions, and is overall really cool. Can't believe I missed this! I would love to see a video sometime on how these collagen supplements (or maybe one in particular, if you're doing a single-product review?) purport to work. For someone like me with a (common, autosomally dominant) connective tissue disorder, or with any other genetic connective tissue disease (goodness, there are so many, and so many people with them!), it could be very important to know, for example, if collagen gets too broken down to be directly imparted into the tissue when taken orally. If it doesn't, and it can actually be directed to places in the body where our connective tissue is negatively affected, it could change a lot of people's quality of life; if not, and if they purport instead to stimulate the body's natural collagen growth, they could be completely useless to people like me who don't make collagen correctly in the first place. Is there any evidence you're able to find on these things? I realize this would be a total deep dive, and only one aspect of what you'd be examining if you chose to make a whole video on one collagen supplement or another. But I think it'd be fascinating, AND super useful!
Hi Abbey, congratulations on your baby! I just have a follow-up question on the protein intake. So let's say I am aiming for 1.6g/kg. I currently weigh 85 kg, which means I should consume 136g of protein per day. I seem to remember that you said the body cannot absorb more than 30g of protein per meal. So this means that I would have to roughly eat 5 meals per day with 27g of protein per meal in order to get my necessary protein and my body being able to actually absorb it. Is this right? If I do so, what kind of snacks should I eat other than protein shakes? I cannot think of a vegetarian snack that has that much protein!
I work out 5 days a week doing weight lifting, yoga and Pilates and I’m 150/160 lbs so I think I need 110/120g of protein. Time to up the protein! Right now I’m only getting 80-90g a day...
Q: I forgot to exercise in 2020, like at all, and worked from home. I've lost tons of muscle and stamina, and gained some love handles. Is there anything else I can do to get my metabolism back, besides just moving again? I'm so unmotivated now that I get winded so quickly. I've been craving lots of leefy greens lately too, and I'm curious as to why, as I usually don't crave those that much.
Hey Abbey! In india the consumption of a non vegetarian diet is very limited and most people eat mostly a vegetarian diet. I personally find it extremely challenging to meet my protein needs per day as from where I'm from the ONLY source of protein available is chicken (too much to handle per day especially the lean breast pieces) and fish (i personally don't eat sea food haha) but never in my life have i had any other meat (bacon, beef, etc) so all i do have available is cottage cheese and legumes as the primary carb sources that have SOME protein. Would love some recommendations to meet protein needs in a mostly vegetarian diet. I find that even in trying to meet my protein needs the carb level goes way beyond normal as most meals are entirely carb based.
Thank you for this comment. I’m a vegetarian and I constantly struggle with high carb. To eat just enough protein I end up eating a whole lot of carb. I know carbs are not bad, but it’s just too much carb and overall I end up gaining a lot of weight.
@@pallavi6752 exactly my issue that's why i commented haha! :) we indians really struggle with this collectively lol it bothers me so much because that's an unhealthy amount of carbs just trying to meet daily protein needs which barely reaches 80 grams and the carbs start reaching 180+ within just a few meals because of it
I've tried intermittent fasting and all it did was make me feel really restricted. I already have issues with disordered eating and a bad relationship with food. Fasting aggravated these issues. My dad told me to do it because he lost weight on it. I've tried it multiple times and it doesnt do it for me. He keeps discouraging me from trying a different weight loss plan. He has told me he doesn't have faith that I'll be able to lose weight without his help. He has told me multiple times that I couldn't do it.
I’m so sorry that he is saying that to you; don’t let it get you down. Make sure to do what feels good to YOUR body and mind (and also talk to your doctor!)
Dear Abby, can you please talk about veganisem and it’s health pros&cons? As a vegan I want to hear as most opinions and expectations about that and not just from vegan doctors. I’ll be vegan anyway because I believe on it, but still want to do it healthy. P.s sorry about my English, I’m not American or something:)
Wow! This hit several hot topics in my life! The videos just keep getting better. Would love to hear advice for adults (husbands) who hate vegetables and think they can be eliminated with supplements.
I had a client who was advised by a doctor to maybe try intermittent fasting and has ended up starving herself by screwing up her hunger signals!! such a fine line.
I love all your information Abbey!! Please consider talking about the best way to eat during peri menopause. I’m going to be 48 years old on the 16th of this month and I feel myself freaking out when I gain a few extra pounds because I feel like I’m trying to avoid gaining the 10+ pounds that seem inevitable during menopause transition. I’ve heard that plant based is better because of its heart healthy benefits. Currently, I try to add all food groups into each meal and focus on a carb with protein for my snack. I also do intermittent fasting. Please HELP!!!! 😊❤️
Guernsey girl here again, per acre and liquid produced, cows are far more efficient at producing more liquid per acre consumed than soybeans taken to produce soy milk. The dairy industry is unfortunately very misunderstood
Hi dear Abbey , im on the mediterannean diet , also I’ve recentlyrecovered from metabolism damage , how can i keep my metabolism healthy .Also can you do a video about mediterannean diet (Myths , benefits ,facts ,etc) Love you!And thanks for the informations .
Thank you for this video! All the info about the total amount of protein we should eat was very good. I think I'm gonna eat a little bit more protein during breakfast and lunch, since I'm pretty sure I don't reach the minimum level of 0.8 g/kg.
I have a very physically active job (I’m an archaeology tech) and regularly walk miles through the woods off trail in a day while carrying a backpack that weighs about 20lbs. I’m not really much of a gym person. (Who wants to go to the gym after walking five miles through the woods or digging and screening 25 holes at work?) So I wonder how much of “fitness” nutrition applies to me. Since my physical activity is so spread out, my goal with food tends to be to keep hydrated and satiated enough to not want to chew my own arm off halfway through the morning. So what of this whole carbs before workout and protein after applies to me?
Hi Abbey! Thank you some much for the informative video! I really love the content, and you have really inspired me to live a balanced life! Is it possible, that you coule make time stamps about the topic? It would be super helpfull!
I barely eat 3 times a day, is that that bad? I have a small breakfast (10-11 am), big lunch (2 or 3pm), and might have a light snack at night (8-10 pm). I just don't get hungry a lot throughout the day and I was raised with big lunches and no breakfast so that's what I am used to. How bad is that for my health?
As long as you're eating enough nutrients and calories when you do eat, it won't be bad for your health. Everyone is different, if you're truley listening to your body then that's fine. If you feel like your need it maybe throw a snack in around 12-1 but just listen to your body, make sure your calories and nutrients are in check and you're fine x
Georga Pead I mean I don't know, it's kind of a lot of pressure to put on lunch considering my breakfast and night snack are usually the same thing, which I rotate between cereal, cookies, bread with butter or bread with eggs. I eat when I'm hungry and the only thing I control is to not eat too late at night cuz I get reflux (inhereted from my dad). I already feel like I eat more than my body wants, I force myself to eat a breakfast and delay lunch a few hours, otherwise I'd have an early lunch at 12 instead of eating breakfast and lunch.
How do you feel physically? As in, what are your energy levels like? I wouldn't say it's bad to eat only 2-3 times a day IF, like the above person said, you are getting enough calories/nutrition in. There is the possibility that maybe you are not eating enough to have hunger signals. This can happen when you under eat for long enough.
Rachel McKitterick I feel fine throughout the day. My energy levels stay steady as far as I can tell. It's funny cuz my partner, that eats the same amount of times as me, maybe one more late at night, gets slow and down after lunch and wants to nap, which I found weird but he said it was normal to him. I hate napping during the day, I've never gotten sleepy with daylight. The way we eat is the way it's done in my country. When I was a kid, probably till 6th grade I had an actual dinner at 8 pm, a little less big than lunch, but ever since then my parents were like if you are hungry see what you can make, which as an 11 yo bread was the easy way and that has stuck. My parents eat like this too, they had dinner for us cuz we were kids only while we were growing up. Partner's parents eat like this. I barely know of people that have an actual dinner at night.
