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Please don't consider yourself a failure but, rather, "a work in progress." It takes a while to transition to a WFPB lifestyle, so be sure to cut yourself some slack! The important thing is you have identified your "why." Keep that in your mind on a daily basis and you will definitely succeed. Thirty two years ago, at age 35, I decided to go pescaterian as a means to avoid the chronic diseases which seemed rampant in my family. I am one of six children in my family and I am the only one who seems to have escaped diabetes. I like to think my diet has been my salvation. Three years ago, I decided to "up my game" and eliminated fish, eggs, dairy and processed foods largely because my husband had been diagnosed with prostate cancer but also because I'd been educating myself on the benefits of a WFPB lifestyle. Thankfully, my husband is doing well. I also decided to stop cooking with oil or consuming products which contain oil (much easier than you would think AND you can really taste what you are eating!). The results have been nothing short of miraculous. I finally "released" the excess 10 pounds of fat around my midsection which so many believe is an inevitable consequence of menopause. NOT TRUE! I now have a ridiculous amount of energy and I take NO medications at age 67. One more added benefit is FREEDOM from obsessing about food. As long as I eat WFPB, I can eat as much as I want, as often as I want, without the fear of weight gain and feeling crappy. Please put your health as your # 1 priority and you will be shocked at how good you were meant to feel!

Alot of plants and fruits I can't eat... such as the spinache and peppers they spray to death. Allar on apples, etc. Why don't they mention vit. D3, k2, etc. Too ? This and bugs No thanks.

I want to encourage you. If you have a fall😮 don’t beat yourself up, just start over again and remembering that success is just around the corner. Smiling at you! 🙏🌻😊

God wfpb!❤❤❤

Sabrina I’m going to be 50 too, in March! I was vegan and/or vegetarian for a few years but got off track in 2022 when I went to visit family. Since then it’s been an uphill battle. But today I started juicing and will do that this week and then do raw foods and juices before going back to a healthy WFPB diet. I miss being healthy and looking my best. I don’t feel sick but I know I have definitely gained weight and that my insides are probably suffering. This video must be a sign that I need to change for good this time. Good luck to us both on our wellness journey 🥰

How many people are dying from diabetes, heart disease and cancer. ALL are caused my sugar, not meat and fish.

​​@@toni4729Give a scientific reference to support your claim that only refined sugar is a cause of those conditions. Two first ones of which have been shown to be reversable with WFPBD.

Grown in chemicals. Enjoy.

@@toni4729 Chemicals are consentrated in a food chain. So vegans are least affected. Organic plants are the best choice to enjoy.

@@soilikasanen I really don't agree with you. All plant matter contain chemicals. Remember, all drugs are made from vegetable matter. Vegetables contain their own defences because they don't want to be eaten. Then of course, there are the unbelievable chemicals that vegetables are grown in. Manufactured weedkillers, pesticides, herbicides and others that are sprayed by the ton, right up to the day they're picked. Enjoy.

I cried with her. I am a 48 y.o. hungarian woman/wife/mother. I was diagnosed with RA at the age 23, got knee replacement at age 30. Diagnosed with psoriasis 10 years ago. Me and my husband have 3 adopted kids. We moved to Germany 5 years ago, 1200 km from my family. I have nobody here, no siblings, no friends. My son is 16 y.o. He is autistic and has ADHD. He is like a 6-8 y.o. in a 16 y.o. body. I am always tired but my family needs me, I put everybody’s needs before mine. My grandma was diabetic and died kidney failer at age 58. My dad is diabetic he is 75 y.o. not on insulin yet. I am prediabetic (not overweight, not taking anything for my sugar levels, but taking prednisolone since 1999) I am 80% vegan but not wfpb yet

​@@lidi5805stay strong and have prayers. Best Wishes to You and Your Family.

Juice Fast.

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It can be, but the journey is primarily yours, so you can't put it off on them. She knows what her body needs.

They didn’t want to do it and blaming spouse.

True, but we eat and live for ourselves. It's frustrating when loved ones aren't on board, but we shouldn't let that deter us. Health is a personal journey.

Amen! I'm also a Christian and WFPB Nutrition health coach, future physician, etc. It's great to see other Christians realize the power of this way of eating- which is not surprising given that the "Daniel diet/fast" in the Bible is WFPB, and God gave us plants to heal us! Let's keep doing our best to help others with their health, and most importantly lead them to Christ! God bless :)

Nice to see someone who knows about the Hallelujah Diet; I'm a Health Minister, too, although not an active one. It had a big impact on my life for many years. I've tweaked my diet a bit over the years but am very thankful for all I learned from them. Blessings!

AND FAR MORE NOT !!!!!!!

I can’t convince my family either. They say it’s their choice. I went vegan for the animals and so did my daughter. Our health just got better.💚🌱 My brothers and sisters all got the 💉 and got Covid…my daughter and I did not…🤔🤔🤔

I'm sorry for your loss

It's ok to be mad. You loved him. You know (the) truth and you wan't to share it so people can grow. It's difficult. I'm vegan but I still have a donut addiction, so I have to think of that when confronting others with their addiction. Also I feel the pain when I try to help my wife, my family, and her family. But most of them respond like Imso.e kind of tyrant. I intend to keep pushing though. We had kids late and I want us to be around when they're married and with children. We don't always recognize God's blessings, but he is prepping us for something greater.

​@@jimcoco6379... addictions grow when we take that first bite. Can you go one hour without that donut? One day, week, etc. Can you put it on your abstinence list and see it as a pile of doo? Its how I start sometimes, but now, I just see things in terms of whole vegi foods, and occasionally a piece of fruit. All the best to you.

It’s not your fault. Not really his either x

Just saw a short clip on twitter yesterday from PetaUk how animals were skinned alive for their fur to make cashmere and other crap that we don't need. I am sick to my stomach. I still eat fish and eggs here and there, but i think I am finally done eating animal flesh.

I totally agree.

​@@oanairani41Seaspiracy and 5 min video One Thousand Eyes (Australian animal agriculture) might do the trick for you.

That is the documentary that changed my life!!! I went vegan overnight and have never looked back.

​@oanairani41 this is great! Try watching how eggs are produced, the hens suffering and the killing of male chicks. Try watching Seaspiracy. Once you know, you know ❤

Yes, agree 100%!

once you see it, you cannot ever unsee it. ❤

Well done, stick to you healthy living plan, well done and respect to you, this lifestyle works for me to!

Did you lose it by going WFPB or did you do other things?

Yep! As Dr. Esselstyn said in the Forks Over Knives documentary: "Some people call WFPB Nutrition extreme. Half a million people a year will have their chests opened up, and a vein taken from their leg and sewn onto their coronary artery. Some people would call that extreme." 100% true, but he was a little too gracious- changing "some" to "most" is more accurate! Keep up the good work, btw the Forks Over Knives site is a great resource for recipes and info in general!

WRONG lol

Not just vegan but WFPB :)

This is 💯 so true. I have had patients be on over a dozen meds, me talk to them about changing their diets, and them ending the conversation with “You’re not supposed to be judging me. I’m gonna go make myself a grilled cheese sandwich now” 😣 🤦🏼‍♀️

​@@vegalaveganaIt's unfortunate but we have to keep trying! For every 10 that refuse to change, 1 will listen and be willing to do so- and hopefully that number will continue to increase! Are you a physician?

@@bryant475 I’m a pharmacist

I would love for you to cook for me or help me get motivated.

God won't save you on a plant based diet.

Agreed! I see you have WFPB recipe content- you have a new sub! As a WFPB health coach and future physician, I'm always glad to see more youtubers with WFPB recipe content to share with my patients/mentees :) Keep up the good work, God bless!

I was disappointed at first as well but Nelson Campbell pointed out that 50% of the participants kept it up and that's quite hopeful!

There's an economic component to sticking with it.

@@cwilliams7017How so? Rice and beans cost next to nothing? I think convenience is more of an issue.

@@cwilliams7017 I live on a WFPB diet that costs me around 5-10 bucks a day. You can't live like that on chops, steaks, sausages, bacon, eggs, yoghurt, chicken etc. I know, because I used to live like that....nay (said the negative horse), correction, not live....... just exist, as a lardass.

@@chezsuzie did you see them eating rice and beans? It's not just about the food either. There's a lot more to the program as shown.

I do walnuts, onion, mushrooms, lentils and a dash of soy sauce to make my ground beef mix. It is very rich and flavorful. Adding chickpeas to salads makes them more filling and I like to add hot sauce and pickled red onions for a flavor boost.

I will need to look into this! My dad is a meat lover and I'm trying to change that for better health

Keep your home clean and batch cook

Follow Chef A.J She has gone through that path.

Well, at least you've identified the problem... Processed plants

Stand on your own two feet and learn what real food is. Before veganism, supermarkets and sugar, there was no sickness. We all smoked and no one had type 2 or heart disease. Now look and see. Meat has no sugar.

Think what your very elderly, pre-war people ate. They ate real food, were healthy, suffered no heart disease, or type 2. Even though everyone smoked, cancer wasn't as chronic as it is today because sugar is what feeds it.

Take your health back into your own hands, stop taking the killer medicines. A lost patient is lost money for the doctors, hospitals, insurance companies and big pharma. Find the older people in your area and ask what they did to stay healthy. Keep carb intake down, stop eating prepackaged foods. Blessings to all of you🤍🕯️🤍

That’s true

Propaganda works. Whatever the topic of interest do some research by YOURself from more than outside-you, one-source ideologies. Think ! Ask questions. VeganISM / vegetarianISM are ideologies for roads to GUARANTEED Nutritional Deficiencies. Everyone’s physiology is DIFFERENT ! Steelworkers have different nutritional needs than desk-regulators. Everyone is prone to different deficiencies and needs a wider range of PERSONAL nutritional solutions. “Carnivore ( fresh, quality-meat ) diets” ALSO work for many omnivore humans ! Diversify your access to information beyond ‘one shot wonders’ because propaganda’s distorted ideological agenda$ are NOT Truths. Wishing you all ; Peace, Love, Light & Easy Breathing … based on open HONESTY & Freedom from thought-tyrannie$ from top-dog-down dogma$.

Learn this then. Your brain is made up of 60% fat and 20% cholesterol. Veganism starves the brain.

And don't mind trolls who have never studied human physiology or read original nutrition studies.

@@soilikasanen Be careful. You don't know to whom you're babbling.

@@toni4729 Enlighten me with your CV, please.

Add water with lemon to your daily food intake, do a parasite cleanse, parasites are a huge trigger for sweets.

I do quick ingredient prep each week. I keep roasted sweet potatoes and regular potatoes in the fridge as well as a couple of homemade sauces, cooked rice, or quinoa, beans and lentils stocked and keep frozen veggies and fruits in freezer. Can make a ton of meals with just those few ingredients.

Can you have a cheat day? Or does that just ruin everything

Vegetarian is not plant based. They could be eating eggs or Impossible patties. No one - NO ONE - gets worse on this food. Maaaaybe one in a thousand. The fact you know many vegetarians that did poorly says more about them. I highly doubt they were eating unprocessed plant based. Rice, veggies, fruits, no oil, low salt, etc. Aint buyin it.

You aren't talking about vegetarians that eat healthy then. Being vegetarian doesn't mean the individual eats whole food plant based foods. I'm 64 and in the health field and see a ton of people and the majority of people who eat whole food plant based food are far superior in health then those that eat the standard American diet. That's easily backed up with data. However, if you want to selectively look at vegetarians who eat tons of processed food and try comparing them to others, that's a biased assessment but not what this is about. Compare apples with apples. There is plenty of data to support long term improvement by eating a whole food plant based diet.

This is along the same lines as those people who say they were "vegan" for X amount of time but it didn't work for them. Claiming their bodies NEEDED animal protein. Then you find out they hate mostly junk food the whole time. Yes, potato chips, cereals, soda, cookies, cakes, french fries and milk shakes may be "vegan" because they don't come from any animal, but those foods don't comprise a healthy, balanced, vegan lifestyle. @@Bonnie-yu3kj

That is why we should follow scientific consensus not anecdotal experience.

@@fitawrarifitness6842 100%

Stop using the soul as an excuse to eat meat. You may be having short term success but your heart will pay the price in the not too far future!

@@lisabryan9683 my soul has nothing to do with it, also it's been 6months so I don't call that short term success.... Also my heart health is fine, meat doesn't cause heart problems, meat and foods with added sugar cause it

Thanks for drawing attention to yourself.

Developing autoimmune issues and then eating meat and saying viola I'm cured is not how science is conducted. What did the meat have to do with any of that? Why on earth don't you eat veggies? Veggies have nothing to do with autoimmune diseases and being raised vegan had what to do with developing autoimmune diseases later in life? There is nothing humane about eating meat from an animal. Everybody isn't different when it comes to good nutrition. We all operate on the basic foundation of good nutritional principles backed up by science. There is no debate on the fact that your diet should be composed of mostly fruits and veggies. After that, people can quibble but hardly eating veggies as you stated is not a good idea at all whether your are functioning or not. Long term that may very well come back to bite you in the you know where. Fiber is extremely important and meat has none.

Some of us are outliers, but most of us are the same. A plant based whole food diet is beneficial to the vast majority of humans and the planet itself.

Plants absolutely weren't killing you. There is nothing in meat that you can't find in plants. Your body doesn't know whether you are eating meat or plants to get your nutrients. Rarely eating vegetables is a very poor idea. People are not different in the nutrients that they need. An allergy to soy and yeast doesn't mean you have to eat meat????

The vegans I know are losing their hair, suffering from long covid, have fainting spells and are constantly irritable, bloated and overwait. This vegan fad is literally a cult.

How Not To Die Cookbook. Website Forks Over Knives.

There are so many great ones. For starters, I would suggest "The Engine 2 Cookbook" by Rip and Jane Esselstyn and "Plant Strong" also by Rip Esselstyn (it's 1/2 info book, and 1/2 cookbook). They really simplify everything and use more "typical" ingredients. The Fork Over Knives cookbook is great, but uses hard-to-find ingredients and focuses on a lot of dishes that, face it, most of us average Joe's and Jane's aren't going to recognize or want to try.

To cure chronic diseases only plant & fruits based no cooke food. Once your symptom gone you can eat whole grain with zero oil curry. In heal journey just eat raw vegetble to cure diseases. Omega3 fods also add it. ❤

Yep

It’s truly non-nutritional to eat “emotionally-based ethics.”

I agree. People who only care about being plant-based for personal health too easily rationalize cheating. On the other hand, it’s very easy to stick to plant-based when you are aware of and care about the horrors and suffering in the animal farming industry!

@@chezsuzieYes, because people confuse vegan and plant based. Veganism is a way of life…plant based is only the diet part. I can’t justify exploiting animals when we can be healthier on a vegan diet.💚🌱

Yeah and they didn't talk about the first moon landing or the 1963 Indianapolis 500 or chicoo prices in India or why wheelbarrows don't have windows....God, and they had so much time.

There are tons of other films and documentaries who also highlight that. I, for once, appreciate one that doesn't for a change, and concentrates on the health effects of a plant-based diet.

I think you'll find that the vast majority of people with dementia do not have low cholesterol, since the majority of people have high or normal cholesterol. So you want "the science" to get on the same page? With what? Your opinions? That's not how science works.....

Are you aware about reverse causality?

Check Dr Dean Ornish

Vegans always score better. 😂 Every few years the low carb diet is rebranded as paleo, keto, atkins, carnivore, bulletproof or some other nonsense, because its not sustainable.

@fitawrarifitness6842 I don't believe in any of those diets. They are all somewhat extreme. I get the impression that vengenisim if more of a religion. I believe in all food groups as long as it's the way God made and not turned into something the body doesn't even recognize. Don't abuse portions sizes and calories. It's very hard to build muscle on a vengen diet. And you can't find all 9 essential amino acids in the amount you need from plants

Hi..this documentary is on plant-based eating not veganism. Just want to clarify because people get these two confused for some reason.

Cows milk has much more growth hormones than human milk because it's excellent nourishment for calves - not for humans. Have you thought where the animals who you eat have got their protein? Why human milk does contain oligosaccharides? Why is there amylase in human saliva? Why do our jaws move sideways unlike any true omnivore animal? Why do we have microbiome thriving with fiber rich foods? Do you know what is endothelial glycocalyx ?

Plants don't produce cholesterol in the body. Why is this hard to understand?

There’s a difference between just enough and TOO MUCH. The body MAKES its own cholesterol. There’s no need to supplement it in the diet.

@@chezsuzie That's your opinion and it's wrong. Our body requires a massive amount of it for every cell in the body including our sex hormones. Most people learn this very quickly, that's why people give up veganism.

You can't remove cholesterol from the body. Even if you stop ingesting it, the liver makes it.

I could think of a lot of reasons to pity some people but certainly not because they believe cholesterol should be removed from their body LOL

Yet another comment trying to cast doubt on the efficacy of a plant based diet. 😂😂😂

Better than joining the morgue

It’s literally someone helping others switch to a plant based diet. I went to one at a library. Also another one was just a potluck which I helped with.

Humans gather together to learn and to join with others over one or more facets in their lives ie: how to get healthier. "Cult: a misplaced or excessive admiration for a particular person or thing." You should check a dictionary before throwing around such words.

"Sounds like a cult". That was the first comment I saw on this podcast. Are you kidding? Or just mentally challenged? I do not mean that in any insulting way. Please take a look around you, do a little research, it won't take much. There is so much horrible sickness, debilitating lifestyles today. How could anyone make such a statement. Food, exercise lifestyle change, that's the very thing we need to take a real look at. The processed foods we have been so drawn to, is killing us. Your children are dieing from the FDA APPROVED food, drink, nameless drugs, countless over the counter very expensive products, we have been successful convinced we need. It's not true, this program should be funded by our government, but it's not. Why? It's a short but very accurate answer. Healthy people don't need pharmaceutical drugs, artificial food and drink. Think about it. Your health is NOT more important than big companies making billions from the things that are killing us and our children. I'm just sorry I didn't learn these facts 50 years ago. Please investigate before its too late you you and yours. Don't continue to pass on to your children the same unhealthy lifestyles we have for the last too many years. Geninetics loads the gun, but lifestyles pull the trigger. Every time.

You can be told anything in a theatre, or a street corner.