Biggest Diet Mistakes: 7 Foods To Never Eat | JJ Virgin 

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So eliminate dairy, wheat, corn, soy, eggs, peanuts/peanut butter and sugar (all forms). You're welcome!

I'm removing everything in my life that gives me craving. I's the best decision I've made. It includes sugar, coffee.... really anything that I crave I now reject. I'm only invested in my passions: software, music, cinema, books, ideas. It's so good to feel free, because any craving ends up enslaving you. Satisfying cravings give you instantaneous joy, but at the cost of long-term satisfaction. And replacing cravings with dreams and ambitions, that gives you not just joy but true happiness.

I'm so glad her son was ok. I went through a very similar event when my oldest was 2. I didn't give up on him even tho they said he'd be in a vegatative state all his life. He's in college now. I think spirit goes farther than science.

I went on the JJ Virgin diet and it changed my life! I had ballooned to just over 265 lbs. (morbidly obese!) because I was eating anything and everything I wanted. I accidently found the JJ Virgin diet and thought I would give it a shot. What did I have to lose, right? I dropped to 219 lbs., so far! Before, I couldn't put my socks on without the help of a device. I was too fat to bend over! Now, I can put my socks on normally. Before, it was very painful to walk around the mall with my wife. My hips and back killed me! And I got worn out in no time! Now, I can walk as much as I like, and have the energy I never dreamed of! This diet is the real deal! I highly recommend it to everyone with any sort of weight or health issues!

Glucose and sugar are not the same thing. Every cell in your body runs on glucose. This kind of mindset gave me bulimia for 12 years and embracing fruit and whole food carbs saved my life.

Never trust somebody who tries to keep you watching by delaying the message.

"Gluten, dairy, corn, soy, eggs, peanuts" @ 12:40 and before anyone gets after me and says "but that's only six!" I can count, thanks. I can also listen. The 7th is sugar, mostly fructose. You're welcome. She never said "don't eat fruit," she said it's not a free food. You can't just sub it for unhealthy food because it's natural. Gotta make sure you eat veggies too. That's all. Calm down.

After months of listening to different nutritionists give lectures on the internet, I am 100% convinced that ALL foods are unhealthy and you simply shouldn't eat ANYTHING!

This lady is the real deal. I have made these changes so far I have lost 5.5 kgs. Listen to what she says if you have tried everything then listen.

I've been doing this and have lost 50 lbs and feel amazing.

It's Jim Rohm who said "don't wish things to get easier, but wish yourself to be stronger!"

While checking all the comments, a fascinating finding is that people have more than 30 minutes to write down mean comments and argue with each other in the comments than watching the entire video. So what she didn't start to mention the 7 food until late, I bet she didn't know that this video is going to be named this way. We have so much time for a meaningless chat and killing boring time with viewing strangers' Instagram; but when it comes to health, we are so mean in giving some time listening to an expert. Even if you couldn't eliminate all the 7 food she mentioned, what about quitting some of them to start instead of leaving negative useless comments. Be grateful when people better than you are willing to share.

As someone who went from diabetic to pre diabetic in less than two weeks by following Dr Mark Hyman's 10 Day Detox, I can say she is at least in the same ballpark. The main thing is that fat is not the problem, carbs are. For those of us (and there are millions around the world) who have pre diabetes or diabetes, eliminating sugar and foods that spike sugar and insulin are the number one priority. Eggs are not a problem, unless you are allergic, some types of dairy are not a problem, unless you are allergic. Fruit is a problem because it is processed as sugar. Fiber and micro nutrients aside, it is processed by the liver and pancreas as sugar. I have berries in very small amounts, and very dark (85% or higher) chocolate in very very small amounts, and not every day. I have a teaspoon or less of full fat cream (not creamer or half and half) in my occasional coffee. I cut out ALL grain based foods: flour, pasta, bread, rice, oats, quinoa, etc etc. No potatoes - white or sweet for the time being. No legumes - although they are high in protein they are processed as a starch and spike sugar. If you don't have a problem with sugars, then you might be able to eat a broader range of foods, but for now, I consider myself glucose and carb intolerant. And of course, exercise is very important - but do what you can - walk for 20 minutes a day, if possible - or do more.

Damn I was just about to have my daily soy-egg-peanut-butter-cheese-corn Burger with sugar on top.

I think the 12-14 hour fast between dinner and breakfast really makes a difference, too. I have been doing that already and it really does help.

"Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food. " Holy Bible

Wow I've watched a lot of informative videos on digestion and health and what you should or shouldn't be eating. Not only does she have a good sense of humor and a touching story, her approach to healing seems realistically achievable. I don't know what it is that makes this video different but it's giving me motivation and hope, so thanks!

10:08 - “Our body is a chemistry lab, and food is information. One of the fastest things you can do to change your health and change everything is to change what’s at the end of your fork.”

You are absolutely right, bad things do happen at the hospital... I have a 6 month horror story I could tell... that ended up killing my mother. Hospitals do not know how to deal with chronic diseases like blockage, diabetes, heart attacks, etc... they are wonderful when dealing with broken bones, etc..

I never have written a comment on any RU-vid video. This is my first. I saw your video by chance, thinking about foods and a healthy live. But the story of your son touched my heart. I had a similar experience months ago. My daughter went for a small procedure and two min into the procedure she coded. No oxygen, they did CPR and were doing it and trying to save her for nearly 20 min. Both her lungs collapse and her heart arrested. The doctors performed a tracheostomy and they were able to save her. Just like in your case before the operation I said good bye to my daughter, laughing and planning a Harry Potter marathon and ice cream during recovery, instead the next time I saw her she had no color and there were tubes coming out from everywhere. That image still hunts me. I don't think I will ever forget it as long as I live. I remember the only thing I could touch or kiss were her feet, I will never look at her feet the same way as before. It was the only piece of her I could hug or touch or kiss. The doctors kept telling me she was too sick and she may not make it. They said either way she was without oxygen for nearly 20 min and that she would be changed and most likely deseable. You said you kept a picture in your head, and for me was the same way. I kept positive, I saw her playing her instrument and happy, laughing. I knew my daughter was going to be fine. I kept telling everyone she is going to come out of this. I didn't allowed one negative thought to cross my mind. I had faith. There were so many praying for her and sending all their love. And in nearly two weeks of delicate state she came back to us. She was herself! My child was there. She was not gone. To this day the doctors can't explain what happened. How did she regain 100% function in her heart and her brain. Her heart was only functioning at about 15% and than at 100% within one day. My daughter is a miracle, while she is dealing with some issues from the event she is a regular teenager. I believe prayers and positive thinking goes together. If you ask God for help you have to believe it will happen. I don't think anyone really knows what goes on when you are sitting waiting for your son or daughter to come back, how the minutes and seconds stretch for ever. I never thought I would find someone that could relate to my experience and I thank you for sharing. It makes a difference, and I hope that parents that go through this horrible experience hear your story and read mine and find hope. Because hope makes all the difference in the world. Stay positive! Thank you.

Very true because the best I ever feel is when I'm on my low iodine diet for my thyroid cancer body scan. The first week has me ddyyiiinnng & by the 2nd week I feel terrific since I can't consume *any* dairy or dairy byproducts, no bread, low salt (basically zero junk food), no eggs, no chocolate. My skin feels and looks amazing, sleeping patterns are amazing and energy/focus through the roof. I've generally maintained this diet since my surgery two years ago. Unfortunately, I've eaten Mcds twice this month and haven't been eating properly, the brain fog is strong, difficulty staying asleep, stressed out. I need to get back on track.

this woman had me at hello! "I could see first hand that what they were teaching me at school was making people fat" thank you!!!!

You are 110% right. When I stopped eating diary products, gluten, sugars etc. I lost 6kg and feel healthier, and the food intolerance I was experiencing stopped.

That was one of the most amazing talks I've heard! So inspired . I'm going to do this . Im fully geared to take charge of my health and my life .

when u have a loved one in the hospital, you have to be there because bad thing can happen if you are not there ...her husband was an MD back then....so she knows the way some staff work...

This is just so amazing...For so many days I kept wondering that why wasn't I losing fat on my waistline....I got the answer...May you and your sons have a happy life!!!!!!!

This is true.....thank you for highlighting that unregulated diabetes can lead to dementia.... My mum had a unhealthy lifestyle and developed diabetes at 50yrs old, like her mum, brothers.... She never changed her lifestyle and developed dementia last year.... Heartbreaking to watch... Thank you JJ xx

I love this so much. The story about her son is really touching and makes it so much more "real"; You can't give what you don't have (health, happiness, etc...).

i agree with everything except fruit. fresh whole fruit is NOT the same thing as processed fructose or any kind of processed sugars!! it's one of the new fads of the diet world: that fruit is in the same category as sugars. just like with fat and protein and complex carbs, it's not the macronutrient content that matters; it's the TYPE of fat or carb or protein. it's the difference between olive oil and margarine, or processed spam and grass fed, pastured meats, or white flour versus whole grains. and the science is there. studies have shown that adding fruit to a diabetic's diet (yes, even really sweet fruits like grapes) actually help stabilize the insulin response and blood sugar levels. fruit juice? yeah, stay away. but never fruit. the antioxidants alone (fruit, as a group has the highest of any food) are important for cell health and anti aging.

I am not a nutritionist but I have carefully watched my diet over years and was suspicious of these foods too because I had noticed they had an effect on me like you said. I am glad I found and watched your video as it has made me realise I was probably on the right track. Thanks for making it. The difficulty with cutting these foods out is that we need to train ourself to buy alternatives as these foods are everywhere and it’s quite difficult to cut them out completely. A couple of years ago I did cut these out and in 18 months I lost a lot of weight and it did dramatically affect me as you said ( my jut was less bloated) but I did gradually introduce them again thinking that was ok. My gut issues returned and so did the weight. Your video has made me realise I need to get back to that and try hard to think of foods I should buy so I have a large readily available list of foods in the house upon which to create meals from. Many thanks again. I look forward to it. Bernie

I absolutely love your video, I have recently changed my lifestyle food consumption, with starting intermittent fasting and I feel so much better! Especially when experiencing MS, my inflammation has been dramatically decreased.

You forgot to tell them they are not gluten intolerant they are allergic to the pesticides that Monsanto makes.

I loved every minute of this video, so glad to hear your son is ok!!!I'm a true believer in NO snacks!!I love whole foods and I am trying everyday to make good choices 😁.....Will definitely be watching more of you JJ.....Thank you X

Whole food, plant based is the way to go...👩‍🌾

It's 11 pm I'm watching this and I'm having a Chinese Maruchan soup and drinking instant sweet tea. You said something very strong IT IS HARD TO CHANGE OUR HABITS!!! Oh Lord, please help!

I’ve read a lot of JJ books but never seen her talk in person. Thanks You tube. There’s a lot of different systems and philosophies out there. She looks like she’s doing pretty good on hers! God bless her family.

What a great channel and video! Love your view on health and how to lose weight by following a non restrictive diet. Basing your diet around foods you love (but also adding foods that are helpful in terms of reaching your daily macros) is way easier for people to stick to their diets. Thanks for this!

Pretty much, give up on 90% of all food at your local supermarket, then spend 90% of your time searching for hard-to-find foods. And to top it off, spending 90% of grocery budget on riduculously priced food. She said it. Simple not easy.

I haven’t watched much of your video yet and I already feel like you are an amazing woman. Your children are amazing because of you and I absolutely love and agree with you. Thank you for sharing your story.

Just purchased your book! I can't wait to change things and feel better. Side note:the part with your son made me cry! You are strong!

It's called, "Drop These 7 Foods To Feel Better Fast," but outside of a quickly flashed slide, I never saw a list of 7 foods to drop.

ok look at 10:49 for a pic of the seven foods

tough crowd!! Good info and advice - made a massive difference when I cut bread and pasta and processed foods...

I love the Virgin Diet and lost 20 pounds in the past and and going back on stage 1 of the diet..started yesterday! Love you JJ!!

thank you, it is a great information!

If people prepared the food properly - big difference. Ex. Soak grains/beans/corn in water with lemon/vinegar/yogurt to deactivate phytate

Wow I'm in the PICU at the moment with my 2 year old son. Thank you for your words & sharing your story.

JJ really opened my.eyes to the idea of inflammatory foods. I used to be tired every day. No more! I saw her on PBS 5 years ago and got her book. Now I have my own Healthy Cowboy RU-vid channel. But she really got me started, along with Dr, Joel Fuhrman MD,

really good public speaker.... content, tone, enthusiasm, inflection, connection.... got it all

You're Awesome! Thanks for Sharing-so informative!

people are complaining about her not mentioning the 7 foods to not eat as the first set of words she starts her speech with but if you listen to her full "talk" it's informative.

Dessert for breakfast! That’s so true. Drives me nuts. I shake my head.

Phew....that could have been said in just 3 minutes.....I'm all for brevity

Corn powered The Maya, Potatoes The Inca and Wheat The Egyptian. ....just get organic...Rice, Beans and Tortillas baby...guacamole, pico de gallo, fruits, greens...SIMPLE!

Wow thank you. I'm starting to understand to connect the dots with my own body and its really useful to have all of the info compressed like this. Really useful and confirming my own connections

I agree with some here. The kind of sugar makes a difference. Also, if comparing to the normal food diet (with additives, hormones, etc.) one should follow this diet. But for many things, it is not that the body naturally has a reaction against the food, but that it is that a body with toxicity has a reaction from the foods. Keeping your body detoxed is one way to alleviate food reactions / allergies. That being said, doesn't mean that you can/should eat and process crappy food more, only that one may accelerate health in a better way with a little bit of practicality of living in a toxic world. Reducing toxicity will allow a greater feeling of what you should eat and though you may eat some "normal" diet, you know that barring some indigestion, you body will be able to handle it.

I consume dairy for calcium, and live good bacteria. Live good bacteria gives you a strong immune system.

Why mention your son's injury and then not finish telling what happened after that? How was it the best thing that ever happened to him?

There used to be a popular singer named Pat Boone who had the same situation with a grandson and he also survived. I'll bet that if the two families got together they'd have a lot in common to discuss.

16:21 sums it up kinda and she said she went back to eating eggs when her gut was healed. Some times our bodies need a break from different foods, alternate, substitute and moderation...

12:00 "Fructose (in apple juice) doesn't raise blood sugar..." My daughter has Type 1 diabetes and we use Apple juice to raise her blood sugar (BG) levels if they are too low..I am confused by this statement.

just saw the comment ... go to 10:49 ... and for a split second ... the 7 foods are there in a picture

I love how she speaks. It's so captivating.

Glad to see this information getting out there. It's something that has to be experienced to believe and adhere to. I tried the Ketogenic diet as a 30 day experiment in July and I'm now 6 months fat-adapted with zero sugar in my diet regularly. I truly can't express how much this has changed my gut health, mental and physical fatigue, mood, sex drive, skin, energy, etc. Not saying a KETO diet is the answer for everyone but LESS PROCESSED FOOD, LESS SUGAR and MORE FAT is the answer for 90% of the people out there. Trust me, I've tried it all. Give it a shot for 30 days. I didn't realize how addicted I was to sugar until I removed it from my life.

I'm so sorry you and your boys went through that, you're so amazing and strong!

if you drop corn you'll be dropping corn tortillas, if you can't get tortillas you can't get tacos

Wow everything she mentions is the absolute truth since I went gluten free and cut out carbs I been feeling more happy and lighter and the moment I have gluten I get depressed again and very tired for days !!!!

Food is one of the only things I enjoy in life. Changing your diet to live a healthier, longer life is pointless without something to live for.

Great video. The 14 hour fast part is brilliant.

there's nothing more healing than a mother's love

For me eggs are the best things ever. Eat eggs and don''t be hungry all day long. Even better to have an omlette with minced garlic, bell pepper, onions and mushrooms. Fits into the diet plan when you cook it in olive oil.

Recently founded you. Love your videos. My son was in same condition and died. I didn't let go either so make sure to let those who children don't make it know there is only so much we can control.

omg, your poor son, what a wicked woman who just drove off !!!!! :(

"NEVER" is too extreme when it comes to almost any aspect of life.

I know the things I shouldn’t eat, but I’ll continue until I know what I CAN eat. Not just what I can eat, but how to plan my menu so that I can eat the right foods.

I am so glad I found you 2 yrs ago i have already given up dairy, peanut butter, and white bread due to redpirory allergies worked well friends think I'm nuts. Your info is great I have been telling a friend of mine about her peanut butter habbit....gonna try your protein shakes usually can't use others due to ingredients in allergic to. Thanks Kori 💜

So what do you eat? No eggs, No sugar (fruit or otherwise), No carbs or breads. No dairy or cheese. An who the crap has time or the budget for all this?

i cant stop looking at her biceps , they are so damn lean and goodlooking

Excellent and Thank You! This will help me further refine my diet that I've been focusing on for the last 5 months. Already having success from my amateur method. Before this video I already reduced eggs to 2-3 per week, and using unsweetened Almond Milk. The other food alternatives will take some getting used to,....once I find them. Thanks Again!

Continued blessings to you and your family!!!

This talk could have been delivered with all the relwvant information in 7 mins

I thought I was attending a Ted Talk conference.

This video has convinced me to eat more of all the foods that she says I should never eat.

I like her. Intermittent fasting really helped me to break that spell of cravings. I highly recommend it to anyone who is in this hangry mindset. Also, I am vegan and eat relatively high carb but I try to avoid bread/pasta.

I believe overeating the big issue.

So what should I eat? Air?

There are so many diet hacks advocated. Each person is unique, most people will continue to eat unhealthily even given this talk. When I told my doctor I was giving up caffeine, dairy, gluten, wheat, sugar to deal with fatigue, she said no one can keep that sort of diet going & to not even try. She wanted me to take ‘antidepressants’ not because I was depressed, but because they help eliminate fatigue. What kind of support system is that? Doctors have very little nutritional training. She had no idea how to deal with my issue. It would have been more honest to say she didn’t know. I like it that Alisa says you have to be the CEO of your health. I visited a nutritionist next and she put me on the right track for my body. I also have done the research on anything anyone has ever said about diet and my health. It underpins your life, it’s too important not to take charge.

Very plain, very straight forward, easy to follow. Love it. Thank u.

also, antibodies do NOT mediate cravings in any way shape or form, she is just saying scientific sounding words to seem legitimate.

Eggs and oats have been a staple for nearly 20 years. Bodybuilders gotta have it!

Oh boy! I relate very strongly to what JJ is talking about! JJ's presentation and information is first rate! I have 20+ Food Intolerances and I am struggling to find a good, nutritious diet? I am approaching my 59 birthday and up until a year or so ago, I had never any issues with my weight... (that was always someone's issue!) But since last December I believe I have put on about 24 lbs! I don't think I am eating any differently? I invested in a Masticating Slow Juicer and have been trying to get into juicing vegetables on a regular basis - as often as I can, but my work commitments make it very difficult indeed. I'm a self-employed Pet Minder and I walk the best part of the day, every day. I am single and I live alone so everything is down to me; organising my domestic, business and social routines. I'm not looking for sympathy, just some ideas and guidance that may help me get my life and body back in shape.

So I did all this, lost 18 lbs in 2 months, then started the keto.. Gained weight, stomach pains. Then my hair started falling out. And I fell into a depression and skin got terribly dry and pealing! Now I don't know what to do. Need to reduce another 40 lbs.

Another video that takes 30 minutes to give you five minutes of information.

Sounds pretty good. Make it vegan and I could live with that.

Thank you, this is very helpful 😘

Captivating video. I admire JJ's determination, how she coped when her son was in hospital. I found when mum was in hospital; times I was not there something terrible often happened. It was a living nightmare. I like JJ's simple swap method, and food and drink suggestions. I have always fell down on losing weight; Think diet, think food, think food eat more whoo? Maybe it would be ok if I eat the right food. Lovely lady! X

The most important things she didn't say: Stop eating GMO food, farmed fish including salmon, stop drinkng fluoride water. I'm sure most people have no idea why... so just look it up if you really care about your health. There is nothing wrong with food only when people modifying it, farming it and put flouride in it...if people would know what is even flouride they would not drink water again unless if they are poor or very stupid.

This made me order 2 large stuffed crust pizzas all for myself yee

Thank you for sharing. I get this!