There have been numerous studies in schools that switched to a more plant based school lunch. They found that not only did behavior problems decrease among the students but their test scores also increased.
The best results are coming from countries like France and Finland, but they are going from good to great. Here in the US we are struggling to go from bad to good. Here’s one interesting read: www.vkind.com/problems-with-the-lunch-program-and-how-plant-based-lunches-can-help/ Harvard has done some interesting studies and essays over the years: www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/2016/09/20/why-school-meals-matter/
Interesting, can you link these numerous studies? .. because there is definitely data supporting whole food keto diets in this context, especially in Special Ed environments where the impact on autism spectrum can be life changing
@@Samuel-bu7xr I don't have links to the studies on hand, I studied psychology in college and we had looked at a few of such studies while discussing nature vs nurture in the context of childhood development and behavior. That was over a decade ago.
This might just be the most underrated channel on the whole of the Veggie/Vegan-RUclips! So much quality, sense of humour and loads of content! I just can't believe you don't have a million subs yet!
Your videos are the most densely packed videos out there, chock full of great info, and not quackery, like many other channels. You deserve millions of subs...
That closing line from Dr. Huberman, basically … "I'm scared the other side may be right"; there was an interview with Allen Carr, the quit smoking guru, and his interviewer said something along the lines of, "I'm going to have to stop here, because you may actually get me to quit cigarettes.". "People love to hear good things about their lousy habits." - Dr. John McDougall.
@@libertyvegan6686 I forgot to mention, in his book "The Easy Weigh to Slim", he basically emphasises a "raw till four" plant based diet (same as Anthony Robbins). There are a lot of Vegans (me included) who cite the similarities between going Vegan and quitting addiction. Allen Carr, in so many words, says the way to quit any addiction, is to face up to the reality that what you're doing to yourself is a mug's game… that you're continuing to pay money for. Wish I'd discovered him sooner… just like going Vegan. Cheers LV. 😌
@@merrittpalmer4349 When a man says "I don't want to know the truth, in case the other side is right." … you've every reason to treat the guy with suspicion. 😉
How crazy! I went plant based 7 years ago after being diagnosed with RA. I got better and off my meds. Then 1 year ago I got sucked into this Keto trend, and I wanted to lose weight, I started eating meat and dairy, oh Lord, what a mistake. Pain came back, fatigue, memory fog... now I am back on track and my main concern was Cognitive Function in the Long Term. Thank God I got some wisdom back. Plants are life 🌱
and yet history proves that was when our ancestors started eating meat that our brain grew and developed more ?? true fact of prehistory ;but like you im a vegetarian and not faulting your diet ;I am just pointing out some real science thats provable but i feel vegetarian much less redmeat is better for us
@@sasanach8 refrences? According to the literature carbohydrate consumption was the catalyst for brain growth. This makes sense to me as a Biochemist. The brain needs glucose.
I think it is individual to each person and perhaps genetics play a part. I was in my very early 50s having osteoarthritis pain, in full menopause with rapid weight gain (always active/fit & never overweight), GERD, bloating, brain fog. I went whole food clean vegan with B12 supp for 3yrs, made all from scratch incl nut milks, soaking grains etc. 18 months felt great, all things subsided...But then everything turned 180°and had bad digestive issues, gas, abnormal stools (whole undigested foods in..sorry TMI) and had gained more weight. Felt bad and like I was missing something nutritionally. But i was convinced vegan was the go, persevered for another 18 months. But i could no longer continue. It damaged me more, all my symptoms came back worse than what I started with and I had huge gut probs. I did have to play around with other clean eating styles to heal my gut and brain. I have always stayed off processed and fried food. I am now mainly whole food, low carb (75-90g) high protein, mod EVOO/ghee/GF butter only as 59yo now. With the rare bakery treat at birthdays. But off sugar and alcohol, never ever did take out or fast foods. After veganism my health checks showed high oxalate levels, kidney issues, NAFLD, high glucose (not diabetes), high triglyce's/ cholesterol and a major unbalanced gut from the quantity of fiber I consumed. Sensitivity to the main nuts as a vegan....So much damage I've had to repair and heal. So...I think it is very individual. And i eat only GF meat, pastures eggs, a little dairy, a variety of fermented foods and a select few vege now as they ruined me as a vegan. I hope you appreciate each person's needs and health reasons for changing from fully plant based, as it doesn't always suit everyone.
Putting aside your attitude, this makes me think that we as individuals are so different. I, for example switched to vegetarian diet years ago and I lasted half a year. Brain fog, lag, and generally feeling unwell made me switch back to meat. Recently I went full carnivore, for half a year as well, and I must say I never felt better, full of energy, clearance and motivation. I need to get back to that😊 good luck on your journey and let other enjoy theirs !
You might not have a lot of Subcribers, but your channels is one of the fews that bring real scientific proof posted so anyone can read it and confirm. Thank you for your dedication, i truly admire men like you.
yeah!! Chris I just want to say that everytime I ask myself what could I do to treat myself, watching your videos is the first thing that comes to my mind. You are so rigorous, nuanced, intellectually honest and just a pleasure to hear and to "be in your compagny". And seeing how your big family and yourself are with each other makes me dream of having that for myself one day.
I always find it so funny when anti-vegans always say stuff with no evidence such as; veganism ages you, veganism makes you pale, veganism makes your brain not function, and not only are these claims proven to be false, but they seem to point in the other direction; eating lots of vegetables can give your skin a golden glow, anti-ageing researchers recommend eating a plant-based diet and now we have data on the beneficial effects on the brain too. Keep up the good work Chris! You are one of the best nutrition channels on RUclips!
It is starting to become apparent that the reason why these people are misinterpreting the data to such an extent is because their own diet is affecting the functioning of their brain.
The world is a big experiment , we are the witness, we observe etc. We got enough data with personnal experience on plants and on animals products , we clearly see vegans are weak, get more injury , more illness , more depress.
@@richardcardinale7152 So funny that you think that you negated the OP whilst totally backing it up. “Anti-vegans say stuff with no evidence……..” and then you dived in with a bunch of assertions without evidence 😂.
@@robsengahay5614 evidence don't mean reality. Convince yourself that you are in the right path like I was thinking for 10 years when I was vegan too. Wait and see about your cherry picking evidences 😂
@@richardcardinale7152 I guess then that if you really were on a plant-based diet for 10 years (vegan has another meaning) then you are living proof that such a diet doesn’t make you smarter.
Seriously addictive. Discovered your channel few hours ago, subscribed and can't stop binge watching your episodes. Not only they are packed with research based conclusions but also have a great production value 🙂 :-love
I LOVE the humor clips you put into your videos and your attempt to be balanced and considerate of opposing viewpoints! You make your nutrition content so entertaining!
You're encouraging me to make my diet more and more plant based. I don't know that I'll ever be a vegan but I'm not replacing the meat in my freezer as I'm finishing it up and the goal is to have animal foods be measured in grams per week rather than ounces per day. I'm encouraged by you (and amused, and warmed).
When I went plant based the idea was to only eat what I could kill but I never got hungry enough to shoot a rabbit. Now the only animals I eat are bivalves. Since they don't have a brain , they're no more morally relevant than plants ,and thus vegan . I'll gladly argue with other vegans about this but most of the time they get too upset.
Sonia , please don't cut meat , please see about the carnivore diet. Veganism is a religion and they suffer a lot about their health. Go carnivore and gain health , vitaly and power.
@@richardcardinale7152 I guess you didn’t watch the video or if you did watch it then you didn’t understand it…. Eat a lot of plants for a months or two and watch it again, maybe there is hope for you.
@@contact2001 I've been vegan for 10 years , I've done the high carb low fat , whole foods , frutarian , keto plant based etc nothing have been working and I just lost my health to a point I was thinking I will die. Now 1 year carnivore and im thriving more than ever , all have been cured. My gut , my skin, my digestion, my anxiety , depression, low self esteem , I just feel a human again. But yeah I know what vegan will say , I was never a vegan , I never done it correctly blablabla , I know I was saying all that before too .. but I have learn like you will in few years.
I don't know if vegetarians are really "more intelligent," but I can say from personal experience that within about a week after quitting meat I felt like a fog lifted from my brain. A fog I didn't even know existed, because I had been in that state my entire life. I became sharper and more alert. I may not think better than before, but I absolutely think faster.
This was amazing. Thanks to you and your family for letting me know about this. I was doing heavy meat and saturated fat because of several bad reasons, and I'm returning happily to plant-eating. God bless you all and may your lovely family have long and happy lives.
One of my motivations for eating WFPB is for mental clarity. Especially coupled with aerobic exercise, the positive effect on mental sharpness is unparalleled when compared to eating greasy food of any kind. I can feel that sharpness plummeting if I eat greasy takeaway food. It's good to have studies back up my personal experience.
Love your channel. I have an Ayurvedic background, which supports a primarily plant based diet with a lot more complexity than the Mediterranean diet. There’s little science to back it up as specifically an Ayurvedic diet, but aspects of western medicine/nutrition are now supporting some of the same precepts. Their biggest point is not eating old food. Never eat leftover rice, fresh local food, freshly made. All 3 of which, most Americans can no longer manage with our lifestyle and cultural demands
Nice video. The problem with using observational studies is that diet is highly confounded with other factors. I note that the comparison of MRI scans at 13:00 is simply cherry picked (you are not going to see a huge difference at age 50 in the general population between different diets because the rate of significant cognitive impairment and neurodegenerative disease is low at that age). Indeed, the finding of notable hippocampal and cerebral atrophy is suspicious for Alzheimer's disease which is rare at age 50. People who go on to develop Alzheimer's disease at age 75 would typically have a normal MRI at age 50 (accumulation of amyloid occurs ~20 years prior to symptom onset but does not result in cell death and cerebral atrophy until later). When you look at studies of similar populations as in the 7th day Adventist studies, the differences are small between vegans, ovolactovegetarians, and pescatarians. This supports the idea that processed food consumption is a more important factor than specific diet type. The risk factors for dementia are similar to the risk factors for heart disease (diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, etc, so a diet which prevents common risk factors is likely to be beneficial. I actually have a video on prevention of dementia: ruclips.net/video/v_R530SdFiI/видео.html
Another tremendously intriguing video. This one is kind of scary for me as I was on the SAD for most of my life. Only been plant based for 3 years now. I wonder how much shrinkage I’ve endured? To be fair, it is -32°C here right now. 😂 Thanks so much for doing these. It’s a great contribution to humanity and so valuable to anyone who takes the time to watch and digest the content.
Thanks! We all groan when we think about what we ate as kids. Small but important parts of the brain can regenerate some. Here’s a great talk about that: www.ted.com/talks/sandrine_thuret_you_can_grow_new_brain_cells_here_s_how
Thank you Sir for your valuable messages.So true and so helpful to stay healthy.Also a plant based diet prevents suffering for innocent animals❤.Im an animal lover so i really appreciate your videos so much.God blessyou and your family.
Wonderful, Chris!!! So happy you're making these videos. Dr. Mosconi is amazing. Huberman (one of my favorites when I have the time)saying he's afraid of feeling better is outstanding!!!! Lovin' it!!!
A couple of years ago there was an article on the BBC news website (citing studies) saying that vegans and vegetarians lose IQ the longer they keep those diets. I can't find the article any more, but it would be good to look at these studies. If I remember correctly, the conclusion was that it was very difficult to get the correct brain nutrients when being vegetarian, hence the (apparently) measured deterioration. I believe that one of the studies involved giving different groups of children vegan/vegetarian diets and the other involving meat/mixed diets. The children were given regular cognitive tests and results showed IQ degeneration of the Vegan/vegetarian group. I realise this would possibly go against the point of your channel, so I'll probably get shot down. Just to clarify, I am an omnivore who eats a little meat regularly (preferably fish), I avoid processed foods, and love vegetables, and am against animal cruelty. I don't mind what the results show, but it would be nice to hear more unbiased research from all sides, rather than ideological or financial biases hiding the truth.
Four times? Take the win! I've been considering a switch off of keto towards a more plant-based diet (at the very least, Mediterranean), and your videos have been a breath of fresh air. Thank you for your content. Hm, should I repeat that compliment another three times? :)
Sorry,@@jolima , just saw your comment. I was keto for about a year. Now, I've been wfpb for about two months. I wanted to stop because I wanted to see if my binging would return with more carbs and if my foot cramps (magnesium electrolyte issue) might resolve itself off keto. So far, no binges and no cramps.
Thank you so much for addressing my question! This video provided so much useful information, and I can't imagine the hours of research you have put in for this result. Extremely informative
If there's anything I've learned from my undergrad in Psychology it's that as a science, it's even more riddled by confounders than nutrition is. Nutrition is no doubt important but what strikes me is that people are always looking for something so easily controllable to avoid a situation that is either unavoidable or when a more common-sense strategy is just more difficult. We know that one of the biggest factors in avoiding the worst symptoms of dementia or alzheimer's is really more about getting a variety of stimulation through learning as well as strong social connections. The brain is designed to make sense of a chaotic world, so you can eat all the fruits, veggies and flax seeds you want but if you cloister yourself in your bedroom and hardly interact with people your whole life, you're probably setting yourself up for something worse down the road.
I always enjoy your videos, but you knocked this one out of the park! Thank you for all the hard work you do. The clips you added were spectacular. I will have my husband listen to it, but he made need to hear it 4 or 5 times...🙂
It has to do with ego and believing you are right about past actions. It also probably has something to do with self image and self esteem. Dietary habits make up a very large part of ourselves. Both for socializing and self soothing.
From a personal point of view, being on a 100% WFPB diet...with some minimally processed foods, my cognitive functions have incrased ten-fold compared to when i was omnivorous many years ago, and it was a junk food free diet, no burgers, pizzas or anything like that, as it was expensive. And it's not just alertness, mental clarity, but also the ability to think, find solutions, even creative ones, to problems...as well as memory...all improved drastically on a 100% plant based diet. Only ever went vegan of ethical reasons, for the animals, but the health benefits are obvious regardless.
My family not just me has a problem with hormones, diabetes, and yes schizophrenia depression bipolar disorder as much as i hate to share it. I’m the first one who has been obsessed with health and obsessed with trying to fix these poor genetics with the least amount of medications possible. I have been struggling to find answers regardless of how healthy I think/felt/told my diet is. This video was insanely informative and I will be reading many of these books sourced here. Thank you for shedding light on this information.
One of the emotions that I find interesting is the emotion of semi failure that I feel for being on the low end of a range in my blood work even though it is considered normal and fine. Merry Christmas and all the best to your family in the New Year. Enjoy your videos immensely.
I'm enjoying watching someone like Lisa(but not only, in fact I have a long list") talking science, facts, evidence, knowledge. Funny thing, I have the same reaction when listening to Eric Clapton improvising a guitar solo in a live concert.
Interesting to see that indeed becoming 99% vegetarian was the reason behind my perceived improvement in cognitive function, especially for concentration and executive function, which are very noticeable for ADHDers like myself
@SomeFrenchGuy I first read about going Veganism in Anthony Robbins's "Unlimited Power". He wrote that there might be a connection between changes in diet and clearing up hyperactivity symptoms. There's been no noticeable improvement but, still glad I did it. It's a statement that I'm at least willing to try and take control of my own destiny. There is though only one treatment for ADHD. According to Dr. Russell Barkley, 80% of the time you are going to have to medicate. I'm staying Vegan whatever happens. Il'ny'a pas un doreillier plus doux qu'un conscience tranquil. ☺️ L'avenir est vegetallien… par'ce qué sans vegetallism… il'ny'a pas d'avenir. 😋
@@yourlocallesbian6448 … Ideally Vegan is best BUT 99% vegetarian is still better than no kind of Vegetarian at all. "Slow progress beats no progress." - Lao Tzu, Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Francis of Assisi… &c. &c.
@@somefrenchguy2091 then thats not vegetarian that pescatarian that more heavy on the plants, Its important to not confused diets for science/research and I don't want my vegetarian to become a fish diet so many people try to give vegetarian fish but it then isn't vegetarian at all even if its abit
Wow. This video and the information contained in it blew me away. I appreciate this information so very much, especially considering my strong family history of Alzheimer's. Thank you for your channel.
Most vegans and vegetarians I have known did not eat properly, did not take supplements, and started looking sickly and got physically weaker after 2 to 3 years. Some developed depression which may be low zinc. If you are going vegan or vegetarian, you *must* eat some things you don't like and develop a taste for them, or you must take supplements.
Thanks for the video. This is a great topic and the research is not entirely there. Great conclusions. Eating meat for special occasions is not the problem. Eating meat, dairy, eggs in 3 of your weekly meals is probably not the problem. Then you would be vegan for the other 18 meals and snacks. The problem with meat, dairy and eggs is the consumption of it in nearly 21/21 weekly meals. Everyone needs to learn how to make vegan whole food meals the quick and easy way even if you eat some meat dairy and eggs. There are so many great vegan recipe RUclipsrs out there. They saved my life with my super high LDL + triglyceride numbers I was a stroke waiting to happen. Now days ways from being vegetarian for 5 years I’m in a much better place to age with grace.
It's interesting to see that while low-carb diets may have their applications I don't think they are the best for most people. A plant-based diet is the way to go for me at the very least . Superb video as always.
People think its the reduced carbs that makes them healthier and less weight , but in reality its going to be reduced calories and increase in exercise levels . A misunderstanding of correlation
@@Foxtrottangoabc I ate more calories than ever and don't train and the carnivore diet and I loose weight and I gain my energy and my health back. I will soon start to exercices because I feel so good , no more inflammation in my body and I got the energy to. Sorry but your correlation is wrong lol.
@@sigodudando8583 Great , many can't do after 5 years. I hope you feeling good. I was really ill after 10 years of veganism. For 1 year in the carnivore diet and I'm in the best shape on my life.
I'm old enough to remember popular phrases like "Pot head" for people who liked cannabis. Do "Cheese heads" like cheese as much as they like the Packers?
Very interesting episode. I've thought about this question it's always been like the question of which came first, the chicken or the egg. Meaning are smarter people more apt to go plant based or does going plant based make you smarter. Going plant based has many effects that could lead to better brain function. Maybe some of the extra micronutrients could play a part or thinner blood and better circulation. People defending meat consumption and attack vegans typically seem a bit less intelligent in my personal view. In a recent debate, someone even restored to tell me, "You're a man, eat meat!". This person follows a carnivore diet. I think that paints a pretty accurate picture of the mindset of the carnivore diet group. They often compare themselves to lions as well. Like Jordan Peterson and his daughter with the lion diet. So, they have this image of strength and masculinity associated with eating animals. Not only is that not scientific, but it's very silly. Especially given the way modern man or woman gets this meat off the shelf in the grocery store. Luckily, I'm very confident and wasn't swayed by such a weak attack on my manhood lol.
Jason, I have never heard Jordan Peterson refer to his diet as the "lion diet". That is a marketing term coined by his daughter in regard to her dietary practice. There is something about her manipulation of sex and gender tropes that makes me wary of her. I am not able to pinpoint it exactly, but it comes off as contrived and manipulative. I would be more comfortable if she would turn the temperature down on her physical presentation and her ham handed use of such language, signs, and symbols. If carnivory promotes mental calmness and clarity, then the best means of demonstrating such a correlation would be to embody calmness and clarity. It seems to me that the avoidance of cognitive decline in old age is a very different subject than that of IQ. The former is a topic that interests me. The latter does not. Then again, dietary tribalism is a tedious game of little interest to those who are not somehow invested in it.
@ivermec-tin5731 Yes, I think the daughter came up with the name. Guess there are some reasons why she is not completely honest about her health conditions and justification for her diet, but I haven't bothered looking into them. Financial gain can make it challenging to figure out who is genuine. It's not a disqualifier by default, but it can make people say things they don't believe in themselves.
There was a study that showed modest intelligence boosts from fruits and vegetables high in flavanoids compared with fruits and vegetables low in flavonoids, i can find the study if you want.
As per usual, fantastic content. This is a very important and close subject for me since my mom has Alzheimers disease. We had animal protein with every meal mostly in the form of pork or chicken and processed meats and of course dairy. I wish I would have known all of this 20+ years ago so I could’ve helped… Now I just have to figure out how to get my sister to understand the message but a great resource is Brain Docs (Drs Sherzai) who are neurologists and advocate a plant based diet. Love them - and you. Will try and show her this video. ❤❤❤
@@Viva-Longevity it really is. Their burger is my favourite! A trick… when you blend up the fried mushrooms… blend them in a mixer, not a food processor. They get stringy and perfect consistency. 🙏🏻
@Alltid Sömnig As far as I can make out, there are a lot of similarities between ADHD, Asperger's, Tourette's &c. … and TBI. It may be worth exploring treatment for ADHD… got nothing to lose. I went Vegan because I read it might help with hyperactivity. No such luck, but it does put me at lower risk of cognitive decline. Look up Dr. Russell Barkley. His lectures on brain function are fascinating. Best of luck and my condolences on the "incident". 😉❤️🌷
Chris, I'm working my way through all of your videos and this one is particularly sensational. I really appreciate the valuable insights you provided from Dr Mosconi
Thanks for the great video, Chris! Always a treat! 2000 mg DHA is a lot, I expectied it already from her book. So I will have to take 8 pills of my 250 mg DHA supplements daily. That is expensive. . (Vegetarian since I was almost 4 years old; it was my own decision, and luckily my omnivore eating parents supported my decision, which is very rare. I have never regretted it. Now plant based vegan, since I knew the same suffering and killing happens to produce in egg and dairy and I could no longer fool myself with free range eggs and biodynamic cheese).
Another excellent episode!~ Thanks so much! I have requested these books from the library and can't wait to read them. I will tell both my student children to drink water before a test, too!! I just read an article on lead in cocoa powder which I was eating every day for the phytonutrients. Now, I'm stopping that immediately. I'd LOVE for you to make the 'what we eat in a week' episode you teased!!
Thank you for doing this. I love it when your wife shows up. :-) I am concerned about the EPA/DHA recommendations of 2000 without any reasoning or testing. Having too much of these aren’t with any upper measure or warning. Does the author mention the why she gives that particular value? Otherwise, it feels like an appeal to authority (the author, not you.). At least OmegaQuant has a metric, a range, and a calculator on how much Omega-3 to take based on your current Omega 3 levels. If I understand it correctly, too high of these values can cause blood thinning. But then again, I’m not a doctor nor do I play one on TV. (Since you’re dirt old, you’d get that reference.). I wish you’d do another oil video featuring Omega3s in more detail. Interesting note that there are a lot of sites out there that new vegetarians/vegans who scream, “you might not getting enough zinc or iron!” People are being scared into poisoning their brain, in addition to the SAD dieters. If only we were being scared into getting checked for levels. On another note, I’d love to see what you eat in a week!! It’s much happier than a debunking video.
Hey Chris, I just wanted to let you know that since I've been watching my salt/sodium very closely, I've gone from multiple palpitations and twinges around my heart to almost none!
"Vegetarians have a lower risk of dementia, according to a study published in "Nutrients." Researchers compared dementia incidence rates with vegetarian and nonvegetarian dietary patterns for 5,710 participants under the age of 60 from the Tzu Chi Vegetarian Study (TCVS). After adjusting for age, smoking and alcohol intake, and other confounding factors, those who followed a vegetarian diet in midlife had a lower risk of developing dementia than nonvegetarians. Plant-based diets reduce inflammation and improve weight, glycemic control, blood pressure, gut microbiota, cholesterol, and heart health associated with reduced risk for dementia later in life."-Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine "References Tsai JH, Huang CF, Lin MN, Chang CE, Chang CC, Lin CL. Taiwanese vegetarians are associated with lower dementia risk: a prospective cohort study. Nutrients. Published online January 28, 2022." Title, etc.- "Vegetarians Have Lower Dementia Risk" HEALTH AND NUTRITION NEWS Feb 7, 2022
Dementia and Alzheimer's is known as type 3 Diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes is also known as high blood Sugar. Insulin is a hormone that removes sugar from the blood
@@androidonetwothree The proper role of insulin is to put sugar into the cells where it can do some good. Too much fat can prevent the sugar from entering the cells, which results in high blood sugar. Here is a video of a TEDx talk by Dr. Neil Barnard on this subject. ruclips.net/video/ktQzM2IA-qU/видео.html
Another great episode, Chris!! I wonder if the higher water content on a plant-based diet is another piece of the puzzle... I like to stay hydrated by eating fresh fruits and vegetables because I find it's a slower hydration effect so I dont end up feeling bloated and constantly running to the bathroom! Also very coincidentally I stumbled upon Dr. Huberman this past week and began to listen to some of his podcasts. I've been wondering about how reputable a scientist he is. Anyway, I could go on and on. You're great (& I love the cameos from your wife)! Thanks for helping us with great actionable tip to stay sharp and avoid brain frog 🐸!!
This guy is like NPR presenting news. Objectively stating what is known, moving quickly, and leaving you to think and form thoughts and opinions on your own
Hi Chris, thanks for this one, great as always. I have seen Dr Huberman on the Rich Roll podcast, thought he had a great story to tell and everything. Sounded like he knew a lot about science, especially how the brain works. Next thing I know, he's telling people on his own podcast how important it is to eat butter. Apparently, we need it for cholesterol. We need dietary cholesterol for our hormones to work properly. I think he may have mentioned testosterone in there as well. That really put me off. Perhaps he's only good at brain science in isolation? :-)
I often say the most reliable source of info is from scientists in their specialty... His specialty is not nutrition like Lisa's is and from what I can tell, he doesn't know much about it. There are great nutrition scientists at Stanford he could talk to...
I’m curious, is there a link between all these TRT taking podcast bros and the whole cHoLrsTeRoL is EsSEntIaL bit. If you are taking high levels of exogenous testosterone do you also need lots of exogenous cholesterol to assimilate it?
Ooooh most books you read I already passed through but this cover I remember but not even thought of buying it. Specially because of the salmon in front of it. Guess you added to my christmas list. Thanks for the hard work and helping us with good references and actual science and scientist to fight against that kreeping thought that we all once in a while get when feeling miserable.
About 20 years ago, I remember reading that there was a study that childhood vegetarianism was clostly associated with genius. It made sense to me because most children don't register that the animals they pet at the zoo are also in their food. The kids who make those connection younger are generally brighter and more emotionally intelligent.
Great video as usual! Looking forward to your what I eat in a week video! Also would love a video on Alzheimer’s 🥳 Dean Ornish is doing a cool study on this now!
Based on a sample of 1 (which doesn’t mean anything scientifically in the long run) my brain cognition does seem better or worse depending on diet. Ex: Whole Foods & Minimally processed foods better than Ultra processed foods Ex: Pescetarian dietary pattern better than both Omnivorous & Vegetarian ones for me
I think something worth pointing out about comparing vegetarianism to meat eating along with the point that socioeconomically speaking, vegetarians in the study had a higher rate of being socioeconomically more affluent is that until fairly recently, a vegetarian diet was almost necessarily whole, real food. In my few years since I stopped eating meat and being 99% vegan, I noticed that unless I wanted to live off of crisps, fries, chocolate and other blatantly candy junk foods, I would struggle to get enough energy to function while avoiding real whole foods. In my time as a meat eater (although consuming much less than average), the ability to eat junk food that isnt considered quite the same "level" of junk as candy and crisps, like breaded chicken nuggets and so on. I am quite interested to see where we go from here as the last three years I have noticed a rising amount of kind of junk-like vegetarian food, vegetarian nuggets and so on. I think they are probably better than the meat equivalent because I think vegetarian food is still held to a higher standard as far as being a health food is concerned, but I would be interested to see if a junk food diet with or without meat are comparable in about thirty years. Great video as always Chris! ^_^
Your use of that final Huberman clip was VEGAN CHEF’S KISS!!! Thousands of hours of science based conversations - does he hear himself here?!?!?! 😂 Thanks for another great video! 🔥🤓🔥
I absolutely love your videos! Could you make one adressing the relationship between the intake of metformin and longevity? There is a growing body of evidence showing that it extends lifespan and healthspan in humans (it includes neuroprotection! Those who take it seem to have a slower cognitive decline and dementia with age). What effects would it have if combined with Whole food plant based diet? Big hug from Brazil!
Question: keto promoters love to say that a wfpb diet is lacking in cholin, carnosine, carnitine, taurine, creatine, collagen. Could you do a video on that and what is needed to be supplemented?
Some intelligent, widely admired people who chose not to eat meat- Pythagoras, Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci, Voltaire, Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Nikola Tesla, Albert Einstein, Gandhi, Albert Schweitzer, George Bernard Shaw, Tolstoy, Thoreau, Saint Francis of Asisi, Nobel laureate and holocaust survivor Isaac Bashevis Singer, and many more. Some on this list switched late in life, but stayed on it to the end. "Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet." -Einstein (Of course today, he would be vegan. So would the others on this list.) The famous Professor of Physics Brian Greene is vegan. You may have seen him on PBS hosting science shows for the layman. Jane Goodall recently went from a long time vegetarian to vegan. Greta Thunberg is vegan. Jon (Daily Show) Stewart is not only vegan, he owns a farm animal sanctuary! Alex O'Connor, aka Cosmic Skeptic eloquently lays out the ethical requirement to be vegan in his video "A Meat Eater's Case for Veganism." (He was a meat eater at the time.) ruclips.net/video/C1vW9iSpLLk/видео.html
It is great that you tackle these questions directly and in a sense in isolation. But of course if you're intelligent and you observe the three factors together, namely health, environment and treatment of animals it is very hard to argue in favor of animal products. People still do and try to justify it, but they are in the way of progress on these three fronts.
Thanks for the video, Baldy. I wonder how long does it take you to research all the information for your videos. The amount of information you provide is crazy! Crazy good!
Thanks! It’s getting easier as I accumulate more books (kindle makes a big diff) and videos I transcribe via google and keep in a database. I may think about an episode and keep notes for a long time, but when I get serious about an episode it usually takes two weeks of focused effort to bring all the research together and a week to construct the video. Mic the vegan is able to do it all in a week, but he doesn’t use all the clips I use. They take forever to find.
Been vegetarian for 4 months now. I’ve been enjoying it a lot. I work out quite a lot and eat very healthy generally. It helps me to stay at about 12% body fat. No smoking, alcohol and drugs also helps me. As a nutrition science student, I find these videos super interesting. I might get my choline levels checked soon, because I do eat 3 eggs daily. I did get my cholesterol levels checked and they are fine (mainly because I work out). I also take zinc supplements for working out, so might get that checked as well. I got iron checked very recently, and it was low, so I have been taking that as well. Omega-3 seems to be very important as well. The omega-3/omega-6 ratio is important and can reduce inflammation in the body. As us vegetarians/vegans, we don’t get that much omega-3, so I wonder if a general omega-3 supplement is really going to help much. I do personally take a 2000 mg omega-3 fish oil supplement, but I am not sure if it is actually helping me out. That was enough rambling from my side. Thank you very much for creating this video!
There have been numerous studies in schools that switched to a more plant based school lunch. They found that not only did behavior problems decrease among the students but their test scores also increased.
share one.
Cool -- I'd love you to share one or more of those studies. Thanks.
The best results are coming from countries like France and Finland, but they are going from good to great. Here in the US we are struggling to go from bad to good. Here’s one interesting read: www.vkind.com/problems-with-the-lunch-program-and-how-plant-based-lunches-can-help/
Harvard has done some interesting studies and essays over the years: www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/2016/09/20/why-school-meals-matter/
Interesting, can you link these numerous studies? .. because there is definitely data supporting whole food keto diets in this context, especially in Special Ed environments where the impact on autism spectrum can be life changing
@@Samuel-bu7xr I don't have links to the studies on hand, I studied psychology in college and we had looked at a few of such studies while discussing nature vs nurture in the context of childhood development and behavior. That was over a decade ago.
As a vegetarian of thirty years I humbly posit that intelligence is self-evident in our choice of which RUclips channels to watch. So there.
You've been vegetarian for a year longer than I have (ergo two years longer than James Cromwell).
In other words, jealousy aside, well done.
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And in those 30 years you didnt notice how much suffering to the animals your diet produces? Go vegan
I’m surprised either of you have the energy to respond!
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Canker (rhyming slang there?), if "mEaTe mAyke yoo smArte"… are you sure that you're eating enough?
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@@cankerbloom9015 that’s because you’re brainwashed AND retarded 😂
This might just be the most underrated channel on the whole of the Veggie/Vegan-RUclips! So much quality, sense of humour and loads of content! I just can't believe you don't have a million subs yet!
Your videos are the most densely packed videos out there, chock full of great info, and not quackery, like many other channels. You deserve millions of subs...
That closing line from Dr. Huberman, basically … "I'm scared the other side may be right"; there was an interview with Allen Carr, the quit smoking guru, and his interviewer said something along the lines of, "I'm going to have to stop here, because you may actually get me to quit cigarettes.".
"People love to hear good things about their lousy habits."
- Dr. John McDougall.
i dont trust huberman
You're the first person I've ever seen reference Allen Carr outside of myself. Guy saved my life. Good to see other people are aware of him.
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I forgot to mention, in his book "The Easy Weigh to Slim", he basically emphasises a "raw till four" plant based diet (same as Anthony Robbins).
There are a lot of Vegans (me included) who cite the similarities between going Vegan and quitting addiction.
Allen Carr, in so many words, says the way to quit any addiction, is to face up to the reality that what you're doing to yourself is a mug's game… that you're continuing to pay money for.
Wish I'd discovered him sooner… just like going Vegan.
Cheers LV.
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When a man says "I don't want to know the truth, in case the other side is right." … you've every reason to treat the guy with suspicion.
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@@PercivalBlakeney Love it, yes for sure. Quitting smoking and going vegan are definitely similar in the context of facing reality. Good insight.
How crazy! I went plant based 7 years ago after being diagnosed with RA. I got better and off my meds. Then 1 year ago I got sucked into this Keto trend, and I wanted to lose weight, I started eating meat and dairy, oh Lord, what a mistake. Pain came back, fatigue, memory fog... now I am back on track and my main concern was Cognitive Function in the Long Term. Thank God I got some wisdom back. Plants are life 🌱
and yet history proves that was when our ancestors started eating meat that our brain grew and developed more ?? true fact of prehistory ;but like you im a vegetarian and not faulting your diet ;I am just pointing out some real science thats provable but i feel vegetarian much less redmeat is better for us
@@sasanach8 is that evolution theory?
@@sasanach8 refrences? According to the literature carbohydrate consumption was the catalyst for brain growth. This makes sense to me as a Biochemist. The brain needs glucose.
I think it is individual to each person and perhaps genetics play a part. I was in my very early 50s having osteoarthritis pain, in full menopause with rapid weight gain (always active/fit & never overweight), GERD, bloating, brain fog. I went whole food clean vegan with B12 supp for 3yrs, made all from scratch incl nut milks, soaking grains etc. 18 months felt great, all things subsided...But then everything turned 180°and had bad digestive issues, gas, abnormal stools (whole undigested foods in..sorry TMI) and had gained more weight. Felt bad and like I was missing something nutritionally. But i was convinced vegan was the go, persevered for another 18 months. But i could no longer continue. It damaged me more, all my symptoms came back worse than what I started with and I had huge gut probs. I did have to play around with other clean eating styles to heal my gut and brain. I have always stayed off processed and fried food. I am now mainly whole food, low carb (75-90g) high protein, mod EVOO/ghee/GF butter only as 59yo now. With the rare bakery treat at birthdays. But off sugar and alcohol, never ever did take out or fast foods. After veganism my health checks showed high oxalate levels, kidney issues, NAFLD, high glucose (not diabetes), high triglyce's/ cholesterol and a major unbalanced gut from the quantity of fiber I consumed. Sensitivity to the main nuts as a vegan....So much damage I've had to repair and heal.
So...I think it is very individual. And i eat only GF meat, pastures eggs, a little dairy, a variety of fermented foods and a select few vege now as they ruined me as a vegan. I hope you appreciate each person's needs and health reasons for changing from fully plant based, as it doesn't always suit everyone.
Putting aside your attitude, this makes me think that we as individuals are so different. I, for example switched to vegetarian diet years ago and I lasted half a year. Brain fog, lag, and generally feeling unwell made me switch back to meat. Recently I went full carnivore, for half a year as well, and I must say I never felt better, full of energy, clearance and motivation. I need to get back to that😊 good luck on your journey and let other enjoy theirs !
You might not have a lot of Subcribers, but your channels is one of the fews that bring real scientific proof posted so anyone can read it and confirm. Thank you for your dedication, i truly admire men like you.
Thank you, Victor. 😁
yeah!! Chris I just want to say that everytime I ask myself what could I do to treat myself, watching your videos is the first thing that comes to my mind. You are so rigorous, nuanced, intellectually honest and just a pleasure to hear and to "be in your compagny". And seeing how your big family and yourself are with each other makes me dream of having that for myself one day.
Yeah, I consider these to be a treat, too.
Ditto, as we intelligencia say.
this channel is becoming one of my favorite.
Welcome to the fan club!
I always find it so funny when anti-vegans always say stuff with no evidence such as; veganism ages you, veganism makes you pale, veganism makes your brain not function, and not only are these claims proven to be false, but they seem to point in the other direction; eating lots of vegetables can give your skin a golden glow, anti-ageing researchers recommend eating a plant-based diet and now we have data on the beneficial effects on the brain too.
Keep up the good work Chris! You are one of the best nutrition channels on RUclips!
It is starting to become apparent that the reason why these people are misinterpreting the data to such an extent is because their own diet is affecting the functioning of their brain.
The world is a big experiment , we are the witness, we observe etc. We got enough data with personnal experience on plants and on animals products , we clearly see vegans are weak, get more injury , more illness , more depress.
@@richardcardinale7152 So funny that you think that you negated the OP whilst totally backing it up. “Anti-vegans say stuff with no evidence……..” and then you dived in with a bunch of assertions without evidence 😂.
@@robsengahay5614 evidence don't mean reality. Convince yourself that you are in the right path like I was thinking for 10 years when I was vegan too. Wait and see about your cherry picking evidences 😂
@@richardcardinale7152 I guess then that if you really were on a plant-based diet for 10 years (vegan has another meaning) then you are living proof that such a diet doesn’t make you smarter.
Seriously addictive. Discovered your channel few hours ago, subscribed and can't stop binge watching your episodes. Not only they are packed with research based conclusions but also have a great production value 🙂 :-love
I LOVE the humor clips you put into your videos and your attempt to be balanced and considerate of opposing viewpoints! You make your nutrition content so entertaining!
Can you do an episode on omega fats for vegetarians? Is it necessary, what is the probability of contaminated supplements and all that
You're encouraging me to make my diet more and more plant based. I don't know that I'll ever be a vegan but I'm not replacing the meat in my freezer as I'm finishing it up and the goal is to have animal foods be measured in grams per week rather than ounces per day. I'm encouraged by you (and amused, and warmed).
Maybe switching your red meet to poultry might be helpful, because it contains little hem iron.
When I went plant based the idea was to only eat what I could kill but I never got hungry enough to shoot a rabbit.
Now the only animals I eat are bivalves. Since they don't have a brain , they're no more morally relevant than plants ,and thus vegan .
I'll gladly argue with other vegans about this but most of the time they get too upset.
Sonia , please don't cut meat , please see about the carnivore diet. Veganism is a religion and they suffer a lot about their health. Go carnivore and gain health , vitaly and power.
@@richardcardinale7152 I guess you didn’t watch the video or if you did watch it then you didn’t understand it….
Eat a lot of plants for a months or two and watch it again, maybe there is hope for you.
@@contact2001 I've been vegan for 10 years , I've done the high carb low fat , whole foods , frutarian , keto plant based etc nothing have been working and I just lost my health to a point I was thinking I will die. Now 1 year carnivore and im thriving more than ever , all have been cured. My gut , my skin, my digestion, my anxiety , depression, low self esteem , I just feel a human again. But yeah I know what vegan will say , I was never a vegan , I never done it correctly blablabla , I know I was saying all that before too .. but I have learn like you will in few years.
Couldn't ask for a better video to watch while chomping on some plants for dinner
I don't know if vegetarians are really "more intelligent," but I can say from personal experience that within about a week after quitting meat I felt like a fog lifted from my brain. A fog I didn't even know existed, because I had been in that state my entire life. I became sharper and more alert. I may not think better than before, but I absolutely think faster.
This was amazing. Thanks to you and your family for letting me know about this. I was doing heavy meat and saturated fat because of several bad reasons, and I'm returning happily to plant-eating. God bless you all and may your lovely family have long and happy lives.
One of my motivations for eating WFPB is for mental clarity.
Especially coupled with aerobic exercise, the positive effect on mental sharpness is unparalleled when compared to eating greasy food of any kind.
I can feel that sharpness plummeting if I eat greasy takeaway food.
It's good to have studies back up my personal experience.
Yeah, she spent a lot of time on aerobic exercise… And happiness, low stress.
Love your channel. I have an Ayurvedic background, which supports a primarily plant based diet with a lot more complexity than the Mediterranean diet. There’s little science to back it up as specifically an Ayurvedic diet, but aspects of western medicine/nutrition are now supporting some of the same precepts. Their biggest point is not eating old food. Never eat leftover rice, fresh local food, freshly made. All 3 of which, most Americans can no longer manage with our lifestyle and cultural demands
Leftover rice is very deadly actually so kudos to you ❤
You did it again!!! Superb video once again!
Nice video. The problem with using observational studies is that diet is highly confounded with other factors. I note that the comparison of MRI scans at 13:00 is simply cherry picked (you are not going to see a huge difference at age 50 in the general population between different diets because the rate of significant cognitive impairment and neurodegenerative disease is low at that age). Indeed, the finding of notable hippocampal and cerebral atrophy is suspicious for Alzheimer's disease which is rare at age 50. People who go on to develop Alzheimer's disease at age 75 would typically have a normal MRI at age 50 (accumulation of amyloid occurs ~20 years prior to symptom onset but does not result in cell death and cerebral atrophy until later). When you look at studies of similar populations as in the 7th day Adventist studies, the differences are small between vegans, ovolactovegetarians, and pescatarians. This supports the idea that processed food consumption is a more important factor than specific diet type. The risk factors for dementia are similar to the risk factors for heart disease (diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, etc, so a diet which prevents common risk factors is likely to be beneficial. I actually have a video on prevention of dementia: ruclips.net/video/v_R530SdFiI/видео.html
Another tremendously intriguing video. This one is kind of scary for me as I was on the SAD for most of my life. Only been plant based for 3 years now. I wonder how much shrinkage I’ve endured? To be fair, it is -32°C here right now. 😂 Thanks so much for doing these. It’s a great contribution to humanity and so valuable to anyone who takes the time to watch and digest the content.
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Thanks! We all groan when we think about what we ate as kids. Small but important parts of the brain can regenerate some. Here’s a great talk about that: www.ted.com/talks/sandrine_thuret_you_can_grow_new_brain_cells_here_s_how
And you mentioned "Deep Work", yeah, that method really works, I've noticed in my life
Thank you Sir for your valuable messages.So true and so helpful to stay healthy.Also a plant based diet prevents suffering for innocent animals❤.Im an animal lover so i really appreciate your videos so much.God blessyou and your family.
Wonderful, Chris!!! So happy you're making these videos. Dr. Mosconi is amazing. Huberman (one of my favorites when I have the time)saying he's afraid of feeling better is outstanding!!!! Lovin' it!!!
A couple of years ago there was an article on the BBC news website (citing studies) saying that vegans and vegetarians lose IQ the longer they keep those diets. I can't find the article any more, but it would be good to look at these studies. If I remember correctly, the conclusion was that it was very difficult to get the correct brain nutrients when being vegetarian, hence the (apparently) measured deterioration.
I believe that one of the studies involved giving different groups of children vegan/vegetarian diets and the other involving meat/mixed diets. The children were given regular cognitive tests and results showed IQ degeneration of the Vegan/vegetarian group.
I realise this would possibly go against the point of your channel, so I'll probably get shot down.
Just to clarify, I am an omnivore who eats a little meat regularly (preferably fish), I avoid processed foods, and love vegetables, and am against animal cruelty. I don't mind what the results show, but it would be nice to hear more unbiased research from all sides, rather than ideological or financial biases hiding the truth.
No one even needs to "shut you down" when you bring 0 actual evidence to the table..
I have brain frog all the time. It's jumping from place to place with little reasoning behind the jumps.. :)
Four times? Take the win! I've been considering a switch off of keto towards a more plant-based diet (at the very least, Mediterranean), and your videos have been a breath of fresh air. Thank you for your content. Hm, should I repeat that compliment another three times? :)
Curios: how long did you do keto and what are your reasons to want to stop it?
Sorry,@@jolima , just saw your comment. I was keto for about a year. Now, I've been wfpb for about two months. I wanted to stop because I wanted to see if my binging would return with more carbs and if my foot cramps (magnesium electrolyte issue) might resolve itself off keto. So far, no binges and no cramps.
One of my favorite youtube channels 👏👏👏
I think it is pretty smart to not abuse others when you have a choice
Thank you so much for addressing my question! This video provided so much useful information, and I can't imagine the hours of research you have put in for this result. Extremely informative
If there's anything I've learned from my undergrad in Psychology it's that as a science, it's even more riddled by confounders than nutrition is. Nutrition is no doubt important but what strikes me is that people are always looking for something so easily controllable to avoid a situation that is either unavoidable or when a more common-sense strategy is just more difficult. We know that one of the biggest factors in avoiding the worst symptoms of dementia or alzheimer's is really more about getting a variety of stimulation through learning as well as strong social connections. The brain is designed to make sense of a chaotic world, so you can eat all the fruits, veggies and flax seeds you want but if you cloister yourself in your bedroom and hardly interact with people your whole life, you're probably setting yourself up for something worse down the road.
I always enjoy your videos, but you knocked this one out of the park! Thank you for all the hard work you do. The clips you added were spectacular. I will have my husband listen to it, but he made need to hear it 4 or 5 times...🙂
Hahaha! 😅 Here’s hoping he’s just a 4-time husband, like me!
Another good one, Chris, in spite of your brain “frog”.
Not trying a vegan diet because you are afraid you might function better is something I have not heard before, wow
Yeah, I assume it's because then he won't have any excuses not to
It has to do with ego and believing you are right about past actions. It also probably has something to do with self image and self esteem. Dietary habits make up a very large part of ourselves. Both for socializing and self soothing.
@@marley7659 One can also argue that he is ashamed to admit to being wrong, perhaps a stronger driver than the ego-stroking about being "right" !
Wait 'til Huberman finds out about Beyond Meat Steak!
Don't fear plants! Little Shop of Horrors is fiction!
From a personal point of view, being on a 100% WFPB diet...with some minimally processed foods, my cognitive functions have incrased ten-fold compared to when i was omnivorous many years ago, and it was a junk food free diet, no burgers, pizzas or anything like that, as it was expensive. And it's not just alertness, mental clarity, but also the ability to think, find solutions, even creative ones, to problems...as well as memory...all improved drastically on a 100% plant based diet. Only ever went vegan of ethical reasons, for the animals, but the health benefits are obvious regardless.
My family not just me has a problem with hormones, diabetes, and yes schizophrenia depression bipolar disorder as much as i hate to share it.
I’m the first one who has been obsessed with health and obsessed with trying to fix these poor genetics with the least amount of medications possible. I have been struggling to find answers regardless of how healthy I think/felt/told my diet is. This video was insanely informative and I will be reading many of these books sourced here. Thank you for shedding light on this information.
Thank you. I gave a TEDx talk about my mom having schizophrenia: ruclips.net/video/pTwr5GQnFak/видео.html
Yes, Schizophrenia, bipolar and autism are all from the same defective gene and are hereditary.
One of the emotions that I find interesting is the emotion of semi failure that I feel for being on the low end of a range in my blood work even though it is considered normal and fine.
Merry Christmas and all the best to your family in the New Year. Enjoy your videos immensely.
"Warm water is a vasodilator"?
Something to think about if I ever give platelets again.
(Or engage in "physical intimacy" again. 😉)
as usual I was impressed and delighted with another one of your amazing videos. You obviously put in a lot of effort and it is greatly appreciated!
I'm enjoying the way you "pick" subjects, quality, humor and real useful content.
I never see studies using meat raised as nature had designed. It's mainly grain fed, not grass fed organic.
Ahaahhaha, super nice joke with your wife. Caught me of guard :DDD.
"I'm afraid I'm going to feel better."
Cognitive dissonance in action.
Not to mention unabashed hypocrisy !
I love how many people who think a plant based diet is synonymous with being vegan.
I'm enjoying watching someone like Lisa(but not only, in fact I have a long list") talking science, facts, evidence, knowledge. Funny thing, I have the same reaction when listening to Eric Clapton improvising a guitar solo in a live concert.
Another fabulous video! Thank you so much for giving us these brilliant, well-produced mines of information.
As usual, adorable delivery of facts! you guys are my favorite smart people on youtube.
Thanks... I appreciate the time you put into this and one day i just may give up my twice a week fish habit...
Interesting to see that indeed becoming 99% vegetarian was the reason behind my perceived improvement in cognitive function, especially for concentration and executive function, which are very noticeable for ADHDers like myself
@SomeFrenchGuy
I first read about going Veganism in Anthony Robbins's "Unlimited Power".
He wrote that there might be a connection between changes in diet and clearing up hyperactivity symptoms.
There's been no noticeable improvement but, still glad I did it.
It's a statement that I'm at least willing to try and take control of my own destiny.
There is though only one treatment for ADHD. According to Dr. Russell Barkley, 80% of the time you are going to have to medicate.
I'm staying Vegan whatever happens.
Il'ny'a pas un doreillier plus doux qu'un conscience tranquil. ☺️
L'avenir est vegetallien…
par'ce qué sans vegetallism…
il'ny'a pas d'avenir.
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What is 99% vegetarian 🤣🤣
@@yourlocallesbian6448 it means that once in a while I eat fish or meat , but it's a rare occurrence
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… Ideally Vegan is best BUT 99% vegetarian is still better than no kind of Vegetarian at all.
"Slow progress beats no progress."
- Lao Tzu, Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Francis of Assisi… &c. &c.
@@somefrenchguy2091 then thats not vegetarian that pescatarian that more heavy on the plants, Its important to not confused diets for science/research and I don't want my vegetarian to become a fish diet so many people try to give vegetarian fish but it then isn't vegetarian at all even if its abit
Just so appreciate your contributions in this space!
Wow. This video and the information contained in it blew me away. I appreciate this information so very much, especially considering my strong family history of Alzheimer's. Thank you for your channel.
Most vegans and vegetarians I have known did not eat properly, did not take supplements, and started looking sickly and got physically weaker after 2 to 3 years. Some developed depression which may be low zinc.
If you are going vegan or vegetarian, you *must* eat some things you don't like and develop a taste for them, or you must take supplements.
Just like most/all humans I reckon
Thanks for the video. This is a great topic and the research is not entirely there. Great conclusions. Eating meat for special occasions is not the problem. Eating meat, dairy, eggs in 3 of your weekly meals is probably not the problem. Then you would be vegan for the other 18 meals and snacks. The problem with meat, dairy and eggs is the consumption of it in nearly 21/21 weekly meals. Everyone needs to learn how to make vegan whole food meals the quick and easy way even if you eat some meat dairy and eggs. There are so many great vegan recipe RUclipsrs out there. They saved my life with my super high LDL + triglyceride numbers I was a stroke waiting to happen. Now days ways from being vegetarian for 5 years I’m in a much better place to age with grace.
It's interesting to see that while low-carb diets may have their applications I don't think they are the best for most people. A plant-based diet is the way to go for me at the very least . Superb video as always.
People think its the reduced carbs that makes them healthier and less weight , but in reality its going to be reduced calories and increase in exercise levels . A misunderstanding of correlation
@@Foxtrottangoabc I ate more calories than ever and don't train and the carnivore diet and I loose weight and I gain my energy and my health back. I will soon start to exercices because I feel so good , no more inflammation in my body and I got the energy to. Sorry but your correlation is wrong lol.
Sigo, how many years have you been 100% vegan?
@@richardcardinale7152 For about two years approximately.
@@sigodudando8583 Great , many can't do after 5 years. I hope you feeling good. I was really ill after 10 years of veganism. For 1 year in the carnivore diet and I'm in the best shape on my life.
Love your channel. Thank you so much for the great content and for the introduction to Dr. Mosconi’s work!
Well, going back to a certain popular TV show in the 70's, the term "meathead" was never meant to be a complement of one's intellect.
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I'm old enough to remember popular phrases like "Pot head" for people who liked cannabis.
Do "Cheese heads" like cheese as much as they like the Packers?
@@someguy2135 LOL, I wouldn't know 'bout that.
@@someguy2135 Dutch people have the nickname cheeseheads because they eat so much cheese 😄
Carnally minded :)
Very interesting episode. I've thought about this question it's always been like the question of which came first, the chicken or the egg. Meaning are smarter people more apt to go plant based or does going plant based make you smarter. Going plant based has many effects that could lead to better brain function. Maybe some of the extra micronutrients could play a part or thinner blood and better circulation. People defending meat consumption and attack vegans typically seem a bit less intelligent in my personal view. In a recent debate, someone even restored to tell me, "You're a man, eat meat!". This person follows a carnivore diet. I think that paints a pretty accurate picture of the mindset of the carnivore diet group. They often compare themselves to lions as well. Like Jordan Peterson and his daughter with the lion diet. So, they have this image of strength and masculinity associated with eating animals. Not only is that not scientific, but it's very silly. Especially given the way modern man or woman gets this meat off the shelf in the grocery store. Luckily, I'm very confident and wasn't swayed by such a weak attack on my manhood lol.
Jason, I have never heard Jordan Peterson refer to his diet as the "lion diet". That is a marketing term coined by his daughter in regard to her dietary practice. There is something about her manipulation of sex and gender tropes that makes me wary of her. I am not able to pinpoint it exactly, but it comes off as contrived and manipulative. I would be more comfortable if she would turn the temperature down on her physical presentation and her ham handed use of such language, signs, and symbols. If carnivory promotes mental calmness and clarity, then the best means of demonstrating such a correlation would be to embody calmness and clarity.
It seems to me that the avoidance of cognitive decline in old age is a very different subject than that of IQ. The former is a topic that interests me. The latter does not. Then again, dietary tribalism is a tedious game of little interest to those who are not somehow invested in it.
@ivermec-tin5731 Yes, I think the daughter came up with the name. Guess there are some reasons why she is not completely honest about her health conditions and justification for her diet, but I haven't bothered looking into them. Financial gain can make it challenging to figure out who is genuine. It's not a disqualifier by default, but it can make people say things they don't believe in themselves.
You should know why his daughter went meat based then. Also most of the stuff in planets is bound up and not easy to get. So you need to eat more.
@@ivermec-tin666 You lost me at physical presents. Ugly women get ignored...
@@NovaDoll Michaela is not at risk of being ignored. But she risks not being taken seriously by being too brash in the display of her assets.
There was a study that showed modest intelligence boosts from fruits and vegetables high in flavanoids compared with fruits and vegetables low in flavonoids, i can find the study if you want.
Thanks! I'd love to see it.
@@Viva-Longevity pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28035345/
7.40 … What the deuce?
It's "H'Will H'Wheaton"!
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(I'll get my coat.)
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Wow, very interesting stuff from Mosconi.
Thanks for making another great video Chris!!
As per usual, fantastic content.
This is a very important and close subject for me since my mom has Alzheimers disease. We had animal protein with every meal mostly in the form of pork or chicken and processed meats and of course dairy. I wish I would have known all of this 20+ years ago so I could’ve helped…
Now I just have to figure out how to get my sister to understand the message but a great resource is Brain Docs (Drs Sherzai) who are neurologists and advocate a plant based diet. Love them - and you. Will try and show her this video. ❤❤❤
Thanks! I love the Sherzais. Their cookbook is the best.
@@Viva-Longevity it really is. Their burger is my favourite! A trick… when you blend up the fried mushrooms… blend them in a mixer, not a food processor. They get stringy and perfect consistency. 🙏🏻
Recovery progress following cerebrovascular incident/TBI with respect to vegan diet should be given more consideration.
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As far as I can make out, there are a lot of similarities between ADHD, Asperger's, Tourette's &c. … and TBI.
It may be worth exploring treatment for ADHD… got nothing to lose.
I went Vegan because I read it might help with hyperactivity. No such luck, but it does put me at lower risk of cognitive decline.
Look up Dr. Russell Barkley. His lectures on brain function are fascinating.
Best of luck and my condolences on the "incident".
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Chris, I'm working my way through all of your videos and this one is particularly sensational. I really appreciate the valuable insights you provided from Dr Mosconi
Thanks for the great video, Chris! Always a treat! 2000 mg DHA is a lot, I expectied it already from her book. So I will have to take 8 pills of my 250 mg DHA supplements daily. That is expensive.
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(Vegetarian since I was almost 4 years old; it was my own decision, and luckily my omnivore eating parents supported my decision, which is very rare. I have never regretted it. Now plant based vegan, since I knew the same suffering and killing happens to produce in egg and dairy and I could no longer fool myself with free range eggs and biodynamic cheese).
Another excellent episode!~ Thanks so much! I have requested these books from the library and can't wait to read them. I will tell both my student children to drink water before a test, too!!
I just read an article on lead in cocoa powder which I was eating every day for the phytonutrients. Now, I'm stopping that immediately. I'd LOVE for you to make the 'what we eat in a week' episode you teased!!
Thanks! Yeah, the chocolate story is disturbing. I've thought about doing an episode on that. I love chocolate...
Thank you for doing this. I love it when your wife shows up. :-)
I am concerned about the EPA/DHA recommendations of 2000 without any reasoning or testing. Having too much of these aren’t with any upper measure or warning. Does the author mention the why she gives that particular value? Otherwise, it feels like an appeal to authority (the author, not you.). At least OmegaQuant has a metric, a range, and a calculator on how much Omega-3 to take based on your current Omega 3 levels. If I understand it correctly, too high of these values can cause blood thinning. But then again, I’m not a doctor nor do I play one on TV. (Since you’re dirt old, you’d get that reference.). I wish you’d do another oil video featuring Omega3s in more detail.
Interesting note that there are a lot of sites out there that new vegetarians/vegans who scream, “you might not getting enough zinc or iron!” People are being scared into poisoning their brain, in addition to the SAD dieters. If only we were being scared into getting checked for levels.
On another note, I’d love to see what you eat in a week!! It’s much happier than a debunking video.
Impeccable, as always. Thank you, Chris 😘😍
Hey Chris, I just wanted to let you know that since I've been watching my salt/sodium very closely, I've gone from multiple palpitations and twinges around my heart to almost none!
JUST listening Dr. Mosconi's book. Have few issues with it so far, but overall good.
"Vegetarians have a lower risk of dementia, according to a study published in "Nutrients." Researchers compared dementia incidence rates with vegetarian and nonvegetarian dietary patterns for 5,710 participants under the age of 60 from the Tzu Chi Vegetarian Study (TCVS). After adjusting for age, smoking and alcohol intake, and other confounding factors, those who followed a vegetarian diet in midlife had a lower risk of developing dementia than nonvegetarians. Plant-based diets reduce inflammation and improve weight, glycemic control, blood pressure, gut microbiota, cholesterol, and heart health associated with reduced risk for dementia later in life."-Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine
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Tsai JH, Huang CF, Lin MN, Chang CE, Chang CC, Lin CL. Taiwanese vegetarians are associated with lower dementia risk: a prospective cohort study. Nutrients. Published online January 28, 2022."
Title, etc.- "Vegetarians Have Lower Dementia Risk" HEALTH AND NUTRITION NEWS Feb 7, 2022
Dementia and Alzheimer's is known as type 3 Diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes is also known as high blood Sugar. Insulin is a hormone that removes sugar from the blood
@@androidonetwothree The proper role of insulin is to put sugar into the cells where it can do some good. Too much fat can prevent the sugar from entering the cells, which results in high blood sugar. Here is a video of a TEDx talk by Dr. Neil Barnard on this subject. ruclips.net/video/ktQzM2IA-qU/видео.html
Another great episode, Chris!! I wonder if the higher water content on a plant-based diet is another piece of the puzzle... I like to stay hydrated by eating fresh fruits and vegetables because I find it's a slower hydration effect so I dont end up feeling bloated and constantly running to the bathroom! Also very coincidentally I stumbled upon Dr. Huberman this past week and began to listen to some of his podcasts. I've been wondering about how reputable a scientist he is.
Anyway, I could go on and on. You're great (& I love the cameos from your wife)! Thanks for helping us with great actionable tip to stay sharp and avoid brain frog 🐸!!
Thanks for the kind words about my cameos!
I also question Huberman’s reputation. Dr. Belardo definitely doesn’t respect his views.
What I don't like about Huberman is that he says you need to eat butter for cholesterol. What a nonsense. He said it on one of his podcasts.
@@ivanak7149I heard him saying that and I immediately starting having doubts about him. Has he ever provided any evidence for such a claim?
@Charlie Fader Not that I have seen. He just said it. Just threw a few vague statements in there and said he eats it by the block. I was like what..
This guy is like NPR presenting news. Objectively stating what is known, moving quickly, and leaving you to think and form thoughts and opinions on your own
Thank you!
This channel is top quality every video I swear
Hi Chris, thanks for this one, great as always. I have seen Dr Huberman on the Rich Roll podcast, thought he had a great story to tell and everything. Sounded like he knew a lot about science, especially how the brain works. Next thing I know, he's telling people on his own podcast how important it is to eat butter. Apparently, we need it for cholesterol. We need dietary cholesterol for our hormones to work properly. I think he may have mentioned testosterone in there as well. That really put me off. Perhaps he's only good at brain science in isolation? :-)
I often say the most reliable source of info is from scientists in their specialty... His specialty is not nutrition like Lisa's is and from what I can tell, he doesn't know much about it. There are great nutrition scientists at Stanford he could talk to...
Sounds like someone is getting close enough to Joe Rogan's podcast to catch Roganitis, a fatal but slow-acting disorder.
@@tamcon72 Roganitis :-D
I’m curious, is there a link between all these TRT taking podcast bros and the whole cHoLrsTeRoL is EsSEntIaL bit. If you are taking high levels of exogenous testosterone do you also need lots of exogenous cholesterol to assimilate it?
Coconut oil is a saturated fat. That would create cholesterol. The body makes the cholesterol it needs anyway.
An amazing youtube channel! Thank u for ur depth of work Chris. Thank u!
Ooooh most books you read I already passed through but this cover I remember but not even thought of buying it. Specially because of the salmon in front of it. Guess you added to my christmas list.
Thanks for the hard work and helping us with good references and actual science and scientist to fight against that kreeping thought that we all once in a while get when feeling miserable.
Thank you for this video. I am going to visit my non-vegan relatives, and I'll remember to use small words so they understand me.😉
this was really good be sure to update us on any new info on this topic.
I love this channel so much.
I would definitely be interested in a what you eat video!
About 20 years ago, I remember reading that there was a study that childhood vegetarianism was clostly associated with genius. It made sense to me because most children don't register that the animals they pet at the zoo are also in their food. The kids who make those connection younger are generally brighter and more emotionally intelligent.
I learned so much nutrition knowledge from this fun and educational episode!
Looking forward to the "what we eat in a day" video ^_^
Hey Im also an Earth scientist turned "vegan youtuber". You are a great inspiration to me, keep it up!
Great video as usual! Looking forward to your what I eat in a week video!
Also would love a video on Alzheimer’s 🥳 Dean Ornish is doing a cool study on this now!
Based on a sample of 1 (which doesn’t mean anything scientifically in the long run) my brain cognition does seem better or worse depending on diet.
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Whole Foods & Minimally processed foods better than Ultra processed foods
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Pescetarian dietary pattern better than both Omnivorous & Vegetarian ones for me
You don't have to be a Rocket Surgeon to eat a plant based diet, but if you're a Brain Scientist, you probably will eat that way!
I think something worth pointing out about comparing vegetarianism to meat eating along with the point that socioeconomically speaking, vegetarians in the study had a higher rate of being socioeconomically more affluent is that until fairly recently, a vegetarian diet was almost necessarily whole, real food.
In my few years since I stopped eating meat and being 99% vegan, I noticed that unless I wanted to live off of crisps, fries, chocolate and other blatantly candy junk foods, I would struggle to get enough energy to function while avoiding real whole foods. In my time as a meat eater (although consuming much less than average), the ability to eat junk food that isnt considered quite the same "level" of junk as candy and crisps, like breaded chicken nuggets and so on.
I am quite interested to see where we go from here as the last three years I have noticed a rising amount of kind of junk-like vegetarian food, vegetarian nuggets and so on. I think they are probably better than the meat equivalent because I think vegetarian food is still held to a higher standard as far as being a health food is concerned, but I would be interested to see if a junk food diet with or without meat are comparable in about thirty years.
Great video as always Chris! ^_^
You need real food my man, meat and fat are the best. And no way the vegan junk is better than meat hahaha. It's all garbage in there , no real food .
Your videos are simply amazing. Thank you! =)
Your use of that final Huberman clip was VEGAN CHEF’S KISS!!! Thousands of hours of science based conversations - does he hear himself here?!?!?! 😂
Thanks for another great video! 🔥🤓🔥
What an excellent video. I'm gonna save it.
I absolutely love your videos! Could you make one adressing the relationship between the intake of metformin and longevity? There is a growing body of evidence showing that it extends lifespan and healthspan in humans (it includes neuroprotection! Those who take it seem to have a slower cognitive decline and dementia with age). What effects would it have if combined with Whole food plant based diet?
Big hug from Brazil!
Question: keto promoters love to say that a wfpb diet is lacking in cholin, carnosine, carnitine, taurine, creatine, collagen. Could you do a video on that and what is needed to be supplemented?
This explains a lot. Great video.
Some intelligent, widely admired people who chose not to eat meat- Pythagoras, Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci, Voltaire, Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Nikola Tesla, Albert Einstein, Gandhi, Albert Schweitzer, George Bernard Shaw, Tolstoy, Thoreau, Saint Francis of Asisi, Nobel laureate and holocaust survivor Isaac Bashevis Singer, and many more. Some on this list switched late in life, but stayed on it to the end.
"Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet." -Einstein (Of course today, he would be vegan. So would the others on this list.)
The famous Professor of Physics Brian Greene is vegan. You may have seen him on PBS hosting science shows for the layman. Jane Goodall recently went from a long time vegetarian to vegan. Greta Thunberg is vegan. Jon (Daily Show) Stewart is not only vegan, he owns a farm animal sanctuary! Alex O'Connor, aka Cosmic Skeptic eloquently lays out the ethical requirement to be vegan in his video "A Meat Eater's Case for Veganism." (He was a meat eater at the time.)
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Cause or effect? What do you think?
It is great that you tackle these questions directly and in a sense in isolation. But of course if you're intelligent and you observe the three factors together, namely health, environment and treatment of animals it is very hard to argue in favor of animal products. People still do and try to justify it, but they are in the way of progress on these three fronts.
Thanks for the video, Baldy. I wonder how long does it take you to research all the information for your videos. The amount of information you provide is crazy! Crazy good!
Thanks! It’s getting easier as I accumulate more books (kindle makes a big diff) and videos I transcribe via google and keep in a database. I may think about an episode and keep notes for a long time, but when I get serious about an episode it usually takes two weeks of focused effort to bring all the research together and a week to construct the video. Mic the vegan is able to do it all in a week, but he doesn’t use all the clips I use. They take forever to find.
Been vegetarian for 4 months now. I’ve been enjoying it a lot. I work out quite a lot and eat very healthy generally. It helps me to stay at about 12% body fat. No smoking, alcohol and drugs also helps me. As a nutrition science student, I find these videos super interesting. I might get my choline levels checked soon, because I do eat 3 eggs daily. I did get my cholesterol levels checked and they are fine (mainly because I work out). I also take zinc supplements for working out, so might get that checked as well. I got iron checked very recently, and it was low, so I have been taking that as well. Omega-3 seems to be very important as well. The omega-3/omega-6 ratio is important and can reduce inflammation in the body. As us vegetarians/vegans, we don’t get that much omega-3, so I wonder if a general omega-3 supplement is really going to help much. I do personally take a 2000 mg omega-3 fish oil supplement, but I am not sure if it is actually helping me out. That was enough rambling from my side. Thank you very much for creating this video!
I think should try getting some organic flax seed oil. It packs a really great amount of Omega 3s
@@avexclusive4936 Personally I don’t use seed oils because of them being processed with hexane.
@@JH-ed4mm that's a myth. The hexane evaporates.
I greatly enjoy how you present your videos. I think you as well as Mic the Vegan do so in a very calm, engaging, and relatable way. Awesome work!
Thank you! Thank you! Lots of respect and love for your brave and intelligent videos!