@@frapiichino that's dumb because something like this was the ONLY thing that helped me after YEARS of trying and THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS of dollars on therapy, products, memberships, etcetc. Some people want or need this.
@@andyv2209what worked for you might not work for other people this could turn out to be very damaging to some people and it not a risk any professional should take
I love how Dr Mike points out these tv doctors' poor bedside manner. I had doctors like them sadly. Just glad dr mike shows not all doctors are like that
i was going to comment something similar. it’s so nice seeing him call out the mistreatment Nikki was experiencing. he clocked her trauma reaction right away and they still show her a tub full of cornstarch. get her in therapy!!
I had pregnancy-induced pica due to anemia! I wasn't getting enough iron anymore and I would get INTENSE cravings to eat sand. I remember the first time it happened. I was looking out of my apartment window down at the courtyard in front and there was a sandbox set up for the kids living in the complex... and I just got this sudden intense craving to go downstairs and eat a fistful of the sand. I used to surf, so I know what taking a mouthful of sand feels and tastes like, and my mind was recreating it like "ooo yum wouldn't it be SO fun to feel that gritty CRUNCH between your teeth?" I immediately called my OB/GYN who had me come in right then. Even worse? He had a cactus garden outside his office FULL of sand and I had to physically restrain myself from going and eating the sand. It's SO freaky because your brain is telling you that this is as necessary as water and as delicious as your favorite meal on the planet.
your ape and human brains: "sand is just powdered rock it's probably harmful" the baby developing in your womb: "go eat the sand it's fine Italian cuisine"
@@fastinradfordable Both pica and iron anemia can also happen to men. This is not a problem exclusive to women and it has even less to do with politics. Brains just do weird stuff sometimes, regardless of gender.
@KT-Kaboom It's amazing how much a brain can change while pregnant. I'm sure the doc hooked you up with some supplements that hopefully curbed those cravings. I just can't imagine how sad that first woman was to find comfort in the corn starch, but if her emotional joy was connected to that craving it's understandable. Neuro-plastic changes due to hormone fluctuations are incredibly potent, it's why men are so wreckless and make such poor decisions compared to women in late adolescence and early adulthood. Some men never age out of them and leave terrible comments after vulnerable stories like yours. It's amazing they are still given the right to vote. Much love, thanks for sharing the story!
@@fastinradfordableI’d rather have a woman politician who eats dirt sometimes than the countless male politicians who are known to be attracted to and have intercourse with children! But hey clearly a lot of people are fine with the latter!
It's empathy without enabling, a good practice that a lot of doctors don't have. It's so easy to tell someone not to do something when that person already realizes it's bad for them, when really it needs to be figuring out *why* that person is doing something.
I'm a mental health therapist and have an eating disorder myself and am just as frustrated (at least) as Dr. Mike is with these "professionals." The thing that stands out to me and bothers me so much is how it seems like they're casting a moral judgment on these people and shaming them, when food is morally neutral. It has nothing to do with being a good person, being a smart person, etc. They need compassionate and nonjudgmental help, just like someone with any other medical issue. And, I fear that having this type of experience of feeling shamed could turn them off to therapy and prevent them from getting help in the future.
thats exactly it. I am working toward becoming a therapist myself and in my mind this so harmful to the individuals that sign a contract to be on tv but do they know that they are going to be shown in a negative light. To me this is sooo scummy and frankly unethical in so many ways.
@Alrune18 Yes, I feel like it's unethical for any helping professional to treat someone seeking help in that manner (with shame tactics and the judgmental tones), and definitely doing so with a large audience just adds to it, even with any signed agreements. I don't know how informed the participants were or weren't about everything, but I think it's the responsibility of any licensed professional to act ethically, cameras or not, period. That's why it gets kind of icky for me using people's problems and treatment for entertainment. When the entertainment starts to be prioritized over everything else, it becomes exploitative. But I think there can be good ways of doing it, if it's focused on the education part and displaying issues that need visibility.
I'm an eating disorder therapist and in recovery myself. It was these kinds of shows that made me think "well at least I'm not that crazy" and kept me sick so much longer. It's so harmful the way they approach these issues like they're a spectacle or a freak show. Dr. Mike, your commentary is spot-on.
@kindlestix8079 nah he said not enough like that's the issue when in reality the problem is psychological. So he was being sarcastic as that would likely feed into the problem🤣🤣 anyway I misunderstood the comment but I was just wondering what his patients and him were going through.
Your mindset as a doctor is so refreshing. It’s so rare to see someone, especially a doctor, talk about a patient with so much empathy and understanding. These shows get views because I feel like people just love watching others berate people who are dealing with obesity or psychological issues. Thank you for the difference you make in calling these things out and standing up for the patient!
Dr. Mike I don't know if you've ever reacted to Supersize Vs. Superskinny, but a lot of episodes are available on RUclips and it shows the extreme ends of unhealthy diets and disordered eating for both over and under weight people. Really interesting in terms of physical and mental health.
one of my favorite youtubers, luxeria, reacts to that show and it's really grotesque how they try to shock the participants with their eating habits. if doctor mike thinks this show is bad with their tub of corn starch oobleck, wait'll he sees that show dump each participant's daily food (or nicotine) intake into one giant tube slurry.
I can't believe they brought the guy in to look at Mikey and say "imagine living like him" as if he isn't sitting right there. I know they said the doctor is a mental health specialist but is his specialty making everyone's mental health worse? Not only has the scared straight approach been proven ineffective but they're also causing harm to Mikey.
So relieved to see a doctor saying that's not okay ! Since as a child I've come accross those videos I always felt like they were taken advantage of + treated poorly. Also thank you so much for speaking about doctors creating body dysmorphia and ED in their patients because of those kind of talking ❤️😞
Shaming people to change their behavior can backfire big time. They’re made to feel guilty about it, and that could lead them to do MORE of what they’re doing.
I wore my Dr Mike merch to a brain MRI the other day and the radiologist was very jealous and commented on how much he loves you several times ❤ I’m in Melbourne, Australia btw
When I heard that she was starting to eat other foods, I was so happy. I have anxiety specifically around vomiting and stomach issues so I would stick with things that I knew were "safe". I have, over a long period of time, expanded my horizons. I started eating different brands, slightly different things, and, to my surprise, I was fine. So, whenever I see or hear something like that, it makes me happy.
at the 12:45 when they said to trash all that syrup... Imagine a better idea where you serve it to 5000 people with pancakes, that's a much better impact of how much one person is over consuming
Thank you Dr. Mike for calling them scumbags for their rhetoric. You’re doing a wonderful service reminding people like me that love is more productive than hate. I feel less alone and more optimistic ❤
I feel like you could put ANYTHING in one of those "years worth of [insert thing here]" visuals and it'd be wild. "This is how much water you drink every year," "this is how many pieces of bread you eat in a year," etc.
Fr, like I'm poor so I eat a lot of eggs, tuna, bananas, and ramen. What are you gonna do, put them in a suitcase and be like "WOW UR EATING SO MANY CANS OF TUNA" 😅😅 like yeah m8 believe me I know??
They are so ignorant to these poor people who probably suffer mentally like dr.mike said. They are shaming them, showing them instead of telling them nicely, sort of blaming the person. I feel so bad for those people.
Yeah it is sad. I’ve known a lot of therapists and had a few, and none of them talk in this way to a patient. Reinforcing shame in someone seems like it would strengthen the severity of their disordered eating. Dr. Mike was right to say that a true professional would be empathetic and try to understand why the person is behaving the way they are, why it’s comforting to them, find a way to heal what’s underneath.
@@현현이-x8hif shaming worked better than counting calories... No one would be fat but the ultra IDGAF fiber creates a mesh net that can block absorption of some of your nutrients in the carbs you get with a lot of the fiber causes a lot of issues. Like you can be healthy and eat fiber but just because you're eating fiber doesn't mean you're healthier. If people want evidence of that when you freaking go look at the guy who's showing off his colostomy bag from when his colon got removed by the time you meet or cheese makes it down to your colon it's a completely liquidy substance it's not a solid drip of melted cheese. Meanwhile all the stuff that you put in like your broccoli cauliflower carrots whenever you swallow them they look pretty much the same and if he doesn't chew enough they get stuck and he has to push on his stomach in order to cause it to go into the bag. Like not only are they shaming people but they're freaking lying out there tucus.
@@Mster_J Oh I realize it’s scripted out that way. It’s just crazy to me that you have people with certifications brought onto the show who actually have knowledge and skills to help, and yet they act like this, against their training and judgment, just for entertainment. It’s hurtful because it gives the public the wrong idea about what to expect if they were to go see a therapist. So many people avoid therapy when they could be helped, because they fear judgment or change. I wish there were shows where people could see how therapy really works and the beauty of understanding behavior and being a supportive and active listener to help people feel good again.
Just wanna say I've been binging this channel and I love it. As someone with a mental disorder I love the takes and how gentle Mike is with his commentary. Honestly sounds like my own therapist sometimes. Much love
Tbh we actually have no idea where the syrup went after this. Unfortunately I agree that it was most likely wasted, but I like to at least hope it was kept clean enough to distribute amongst the staff or something.
Yeah they absolutely just wanted to make a swimming pool full of non-Newtonian fluid with the corn starch. I can't even blame them. That stuff is so fun lol
I have PICA and i have eaten plenty of stuff before f.e.: glass, plastic, paint from the wall and more.. I've luckily been able to reduce my cravings for non nutritional things and now i almost never eat anything potentially harmful anymore, freaky eaters is a very interesting show to me
I had written up a whole thing that was a bit too mean and deleted it. Suffice it to say that as someone with multiple eating disorders who is mentally disabled and currently too poor to afford more than one meal a day and seeing the sorry state of food pantries in America, I'm very full of rage at this show. Thank you Dr.Mike for standing up for those of us in fragile areas of life and spreading positivity and knowledge to the world.
I could not agree more, i went through a severe bout of gastritis through which i could barely eat, now I've developed an eating disorder and have very few things i can eat, at first it was just chicken yakisoba and chicken and vegetable dumplings then i worked myself up to chicken and turkey wraps, beef stroganoff, cheese pizza (no more pepperoni or uncured hams or meats or ham in general) and one of things i was happiest about was spaghetti, i missed it dearly, i can eat a lot more now than i was eating during the 7+ months i was super sick and it's still ongoing. While i am able to eat more than i was I'm also incredibly financially low and all our ssi goes to bills mainly and our EBT doesn't last long cause we get about $270 ish a month and we get it nearly at the end of each month for two. In the economy. Thankfully aldis and krogers and dollar trees exist but it's still hard and most days I'm eating mainly soup and occasionally dumplings, when we get the ebt we buy lots of chicken and ingredients mainly which last a while due to the ability to freeze things but I'm struggling to get my weight back up which dropped from 110 lbs to 95 lbs, it kinda floats in between those two but I can't get it back over 100, for context I'm 18 soon to be 19 so 95 ish isn't great and i so badly want to being my weight back up but eating is hard If i dealt with another person like this i would probably go off on them too, the last girl wasn't even morbidly obese as she put it, she was super gorgeous and you could just see her self confidence draining from her as that lady droned on 😒 food pantries just give us junk, you can't trust the food unless it's canned and even then it's iffy. Lots of dates and nuts and frozen blueberries and stuff we physically can't eat so we take it up to our library to donate it to anyone else who needs it and can eat it
@@Violet_Rainemaybe you could speak to your doctor, they can prescribe ensure or other protein shakes to help with your weight and it would be covered by Medicaid. Also ask them what other things they can prescribe to help.
GOD THE DIETICIAN ON THIS SHOW PISSES ME OFF. She just has this subtle, malice sense of superiority about in the way she talks to people about food and exercise. Thank you SO much for calling it out, the way these hosts speak to people clearly dealing with disordered eating is absolutely disgusting and makes me pray that they aren't actually professionals because if they're speaking to other people like that
I guess if that lady had actually had her morals and ethics regarding her job in order she wouldn't have said yes to working on the show in the first place. They were pretty much *only* going to get this kind of person to agree to talk to and treat people the way that a show called "Freaky Eaters" would.
I don't think she's even a dietitian. Dietitians have to be specially licensed, whereas nutritionists and "nutrition specialists" are terms that pretty much anyone can call themselves.
@@amyill9280 You are exactly right! A registered dietician has to get a masters degree that includes a mix of didactic work and clinicals before they can become licensed. Any ding dong out there can call themselves a "nutritionist".
I used to watch shows like this as a preteen and teenager, attempting to shame myself out of obesity. All it did was contribute to my developing body dysmorphic disorder. Thank you Dr. Mike for bringing attention to the fact that shaming patients (or shaming yourself) doesn't bring about positive, long-lasting change. I sincerely, genuinely hope the medical professionals on this show have had some reeducation for the benefit of their patients.
"Certified Nutrition" "Expert"?? I don't think that is a thing. A DIETITIAN is certified, not a Certified Nutrition Expert. No DIETITIAN would shame a patient on TV, at least any that wanted to keep her license.
The number one thing I love about Dr. Mike, is the fact he's honest and puts other Doctors 'in their place' when they're talking nonsense, instead of just blindly agreeing with them because they share the same titles! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Dr Mike, I’m so grateful for your balanced and scientific approach to all your reaction videos! 🙏🏼 The contrast between their mean and dramatic shows, and your experienced considerate commentary is something we all need more of in our crazy world! ❤ Thanks for calling out the exploitation and bizarre way they address people who are hurting.
i love how much mike hates this show 😂 i completely agree. the dramatics, wasting of food, judging and disrespecting the people theyre there to "help"... i hope theyre not making this show anymore. its so behind the times.
I hope they're not either! Whether they are or not, I know I most certainly would never watch it. Thanks to Dr. Mike, I can see it for what it is--a show based on pure rage bait. Therefore, I'm going to avoid it like the plague!
After some googling, you'll be happy to know that this show (at least the US version) Is no longer on air having only lasted from September 2010 - June 2011.
I come from a family of maple producers and Dr. Mike’s description of how maple syrup is made was hilarious 😂 It doesn’t just flow out of the trees, it’s made by boiling down the tree sap (which looks and tastes like sugar water) for hours. The “maple syrup” the guy was eating was essentially just corn syrup- not some hyper-processed version of the real thing.
In Quebec they call that type of false maple syrup by "sirop de poteaux" like "poles syrup" in English. It's so sad that a majority of people think of that type of syrup as real maple syrup...
Yeah the stuff he's eating is literally high fructose corn syrup with some artificially created "flavorants" in a lab. Not a singular part of it is in any way related even to maple syrup. Even the taste is manufactured in a lab.
Ethical standards fly out of the window with reality TV, just look at any Judge/Court TV Show. Entertainment > Ethics. Their credentials are more than likely an Online Degree from some shady College and being in LA as a failing actor/actress.
Thanks for pointing out the shaming, food waste, and exploitation in this show. It is disgusting that so called professionals behave this way when it is clear that they have no empathy for people struggling with disordered eating.
2:45 it has him now he's a goner the slime has him now🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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I don't know if I've ever heard you swear so often in a video - but I 100% agree. Such shows are not made to help people; they are made to mock them. What those people do to people like Nikki and the others is disgusting. Thank you for being such a kind and understanding person. More doctors should be like you, Mike.
Once again, hitting the nail on the head in this video, Doc! These types of life improvement shows aren’t helping people while also being interesting and entertaining, they’re exploitative entertainment under the pretence of helping people. And the fact it’s the mentally and physically unwell that get roped into being made spectacles just makes it even more infuriating. It’s a modern day version of the carnival freak shows!
"modern day carnival freak shows" is like the best comparison I've seen regarding these types of shows and this one is literally called "freaky eaters"
17:40 She isn't even that large! Like I get that she's overweight but she really isn't that overweight. I've seen people who are far more overweight. She looks fairly healthy by comparison.
By medical definition she's definitely obese. North America and Europe are so overweight/obese now that people have a skewed perspective on what's a normal weight.
Honestly!! I was so pissed because looks to fully determine the status of your health either!! This show absolutely just takes advantage of people and bullies them for views
Those "doctors" in the show tick me off. They're just making it SO much worse through shaming these individuals who are clearly struggling. Thank you for calling them out! You're the REAL doctor in this situation.
Dear Dr Mike, As a little girl, I started drinking salt and vinegar over ice whenever I got the craving. By the time I was a teenager, I'd add lemons and salt to the mix. In my 20's it was: salt and vinegar over ice, lemons and salt, salt and vinegar with packets and packets of tomatoes as well as tomato juice, salt and vinegar (no alcohol). This carried on until age 40, when I had a perforated ulcer and nearly died. I never told the doctor about this because I enjoyed drinking all these things. But it damn sure caught up with me later.
Lemons with salt was a major pregnancy craving of mine, 10 years later I occasionally indulge when I get a lemon in my water at a restaurant. But I’d be lying if sometimes I didn’t want to buy lemons and go wild.
"If there was a shortcut to creating an eating disorder it's this" as a kid who grew up during the thin is in era watching shows like this. YUP Doctor Mike you would be absolutely right, sure did. Never seen you so rightfully angry.
It was really interesting hearing the actual name for the wave like neuro muscular function in the GI tract! I have a neuro condition called FND (Functional Nuerological Disorder) and one of the first things that break down is that peristalsis and neurological connection to the muscles in the gut, so my GI tract stops moving things through it and so it was really interesting seeing that neuro-muscular function being mentioned!
I saw your interview on the fellas podcast and was blown away by how straight talking and eloquent you were with everything you discussed. It is so surprising and refreshing to see a medical professional take a truly scientific approach to their presence online, rather than leaning into the entertainment aspect, to the detriment of giving sound medical opinion. As someone who has worked regularly with obtaining several medical opinions in complex personal injury situations, I know well how bias, age of the doctor, lack of willing to stay up to date in their field and just straight up being a bad doctor can massively throw off the medical advice given to a patient. It is terrifying how little control people have over the quality of the doctors they have at their darkest times. I am not saying that people should check the CVs of every doctor in their local area before choosing who will help them if they have a heart attack, but blindly following people on social media who have a degree in biology or are doctors who have questionable ethics is way too common today. Thanks for being the voice of scrutiny and actually empowering people to consider their health rather than chasing fads
I really enjoyed this video and how you exposed the producers of their wrongs. We are all human.. we all have imperfections in our diets and every Body is different 😊 Keep up the excellent work Dr Mike ❤❤❤
The woman at about 5:00 who ate cheese made me think of an eating disorder, ARFID, that I've seen in an influencer's videos where she cooks new foods for her bf with ARFID. As far as I understand, it's around avoiding/restricring certain foods due to reasons like fear/trauma/texture/flavour/other
Yes, the three main types are (in a nutshell) sensory issues with textures/flavors, fear of something bad happening (like choking or an allergic reaction), and simply not being interested in food/motivated to eat.
I was looking for this comment, lol. I have ARFID but wasn't diagnosed as a kid since it wasn't a defined condition until 2013. Food in general just yucks me out a lot of the time, and I do eat some "weird" stuff sometimes because it'll be the only thing that seems bearable. It's totally treatable though, and there are therapies being developed to help kids and adults with ARFID, so it's awesome to see more people being aware of it and being able to get help.
@@ingranbrightriver2890 I'm of the "fear of something bad happening" type (though my therapist doesn't really think it's ARFID; the therapy is pretty much the same, anyway).
It’s important to notice that the “psychotherapist” never stated he was licensed or certified as the nutritionist/dietician did. I work in the mental health field and NOBODY in my industry would ever promote this type of shaming. It’s disgusting how some people’s minimal familiarity with mental health treatment can be based off such blatant misrepresentation like this.
Thank you for bringing light to the way the show hosts speak to them. It's incredibly disrespectful and I cannot imagine how they must be feeling in that moment. They are already vulnerable because they are infront of the camera and these hosts don't make it easy for them at all!
i love you videos! i’m a nurse and you’re a fun way of learning and relaxing after taking care of patients all the time! thank you for working to make healthcare accepting and helping the public!
And it doesn't help the person either. This show feels like when bullies keep calling a person fat all the time, and then acting like "but we were only saying it to help you because it's not healthy to be fat".
The hosts for this show are so despicable and manipulative, it's infuriating. No one should be shamed this much for having unhealthy eating habits if they're not gonna provide adequate support to overcome it.
"You know who the show is out to help" so true! I love how you always analyse cases without any judgment, you stay true to the reason why you made this channel 🙏
the 8 to 9% body fat was insane kkkkkkkkkkkkk And after she was like "yeah, lets show how a person that doesnt train is out of shape (no shit sherlock)
I did not expect Dr Mike to have a true classic ad. Legitimately love those shirts. Bought for my husband last year and he looks so handsome in them, they look way better than normal tshirts.
Love that you point out all the toxic communication in these shows! I definitely feel shows like these contributed to the body shaming that many of us grew up with!
As someone with a lot of texture issues with food and an addictive personality I appreciate you calling them out on the ridiculous shenanigans just for the sake of views, so stupid and wasteful and not mentally helpful at all. Because of my texture issues I sometimes randomly get really obsessed with a particular food and at one point in time that was pepperoni and I was completely addicted to it so I understand some of the mental components and I totally feel for them.
I eat maple syrup very rarley and I love sugar, but maple syrup has the perfect taste for some food but I only small puddle on the plate, and it feel like it covers everything enough. just a few Mililiters
If your confused about why people were walking on the cornstarch it's because when it's mixed with water it becomes a non Newtonian fluid, when it gets impacted it becomes a solid & if you stand init for a while you gradually sink into it.
17:13 Basically, just showing her, herself in the mirror, and calling her fat. This creates way more problems. I feel like the host is getting satisfaciton by making her feel bad about herself and shame her on tv
when you mix cornstarch with water you get oobleck which is a non-newtonium substance which basically just means that if you hit it hard or walk over it its solid and when you slowly touch it its a fluid
i'm so glad dr. mike is pointing out how showing the amount they eat isn't going to do much - and there's an episode of this show that comes to mind. a woman was drinking over 20 cans of cola a day, and by the end of their treatment, literally nothing changed and she didn't see the impact of their shock therapy. i'm glad we have dr. mike doing this for the internet :)
2:17. As a psych student, we’re taught that “scaring people straight” is one of the least ineffective methods to help individuals in situations like smoking or alcohol abuse. In this scenario, I feel like it’s only done for the TV purposes, and is really ineffective in helping these people with their food struggles. But again, I’m a psych student so I’m still learning 😅
Also, is she craving this due to an actual nutritional deficit? She mentioned pregnant women. Chocolate is often craved because of a magnesium deficiency. Pickles often due to a need for sodium. I wonder if the cornstarch is a sleep issue or sickle cell and need for fast carbs for energy. Or a need for zinc and iron. This is why real bloodwork and testing is needed. I doubt it's just psychological.
I have a salt addiction i think? I eat lots of pickles, olives, and sea salt popcorn. Then my mom introduced me to air fry garlic paprika garbanzos. They are slightly salty. I used to eat lots of chips and salsa, but now i use carrot chips.
That could be likely. Her mention of cheese being “safe” because it won’t make her sick makes me wonder if she also has emetophobia (fear of vomiting).
14:37 a better question is "Why does Mikey have a printed polo shirt with the same logo as the company with the dialysis setup?" I mean I have zero experience with those places, but do they have a gift shop where you can buy their shirts? Do you get a free shirt with every dozen cleanings? Or based on how silly that show is, my guess is Mikey really just someone who works for the company and they needed someone to step in and give a PSA. and he may not really have kidney failure?
I'm a psychology student, and my professor showed us a few episodes of this show and explained this is NOT how we help those with eating disorders.
I always knew something was off with that show it seem like they were doing more judging than helping
@@frapiichino that's dumb because something like this was the ONLY thing that helped me after YEARS of trying and THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS of dollars on therapy, products, memberships, etcetc. Some people want or need this.
@@andyv2209what worked for you might not work for other people this could turn out to be very damaging to some people and it not a risk any professional should take
By "eating disorders" do you mean someone's stuffing their face?
@@FitzrovialitterAre you a moron?
I love how Dr Mike points out these tv doctors' poor bedside manner. I had doctors like them sadly. Just glad dr mike shows not all doctors are like that
i was going to comment something similar. it’s so nice seeing him call out the mistreatment Nikki was experiencing. he clocked her trauma reaction right away and they still show her a tub full of cornstarch. get her in therapy!!
I love when it makes him so mad he goes into Russian diction. "THIS PISSES ME SO MUCH OFF".
Do we believe that they're actually drs
90% of my doctors have been like these two. Glad there are a few that are better.
@jcrocks6698 is it American doctors? Never had one like them
I love that the Syrup guy called out the doctors. He really advocated for himself and I respect that.
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Indeed, now it's that womans time to be told
Exactly, the woman is anorexic and possibly a vegan teachers. That much syrup is bad but the guy has the body size n type that most 30 year olds have.
@@evilpompomI don’t like J J virgin isn’t that nice to some people who have problems with eating non healthy
I had pregnancy-induced pica due to anemia! I wasn't getting enough iron anymore and I would get INTENSE cravings to eat sand. I remember the first time it happened. I was looking out of my apartment window down at the courtyard in front and there was a sandbox set up for the kids living in the complex... and I just got this sudden intense craving to go downstairs and eat a fistful of the sand. I used to surf, so I know what taking a mouthful of sand feels and tastes like, and my mind was recreating it like "ooo yum wouldn't it be SO fun to feel that gritty CRUNCH between your teeth?" I immediately called my OB/GYN who had me come in right then. Even worse? He had a cactus garden outside his office FULL of sand and I had to physically restrain myself from going and eating the sand. It's SO freaky because your brain is telling you that this is as necessary as water and as delicious as your favorite meal on the planet.
your ape and human brains: "sand is just powdered rock it's probably harmful"
the baby developing in your womb: "go eat the sand it's fine Italian cuisine"
One reason why women maybe shouldn’t be so big in politics.
@@fastinradfordable Both pica and iron anemia can also happen to men. This is not a problem exclusive to women and it has even less to do with politics. Brains just do weird stuff sometimes, regardless of gender.
@KT-Kaboom It's amazing how much a brain can change while pregnant. I'm sure the doc hooked you up with some supplements that hopefully curbed those cravings. I just can't imagine how sad that first woman was to find comfort in the corn starch, but if her emotional joy was connected to that craving it's understandable. Neuro-plastic changes due to hormone fluctuations are incredibly potent, it's why men are so wreckless and make such poor decisions compared to women in late adolescence and early adulthood. Some men never age out of them and leave terrible comments after vulnerable stories like yours. It's amazing they are still given the right to vote.
Much love, thanks for sharing the story!
@@fastinradfordableI’d rather have a woman politician who eats dirt sometimes than the countless male politicians who are known to be attracted to and have intercourse with children! But hey clearly a lot of people are fine with the latter!
"The fact that you say that with a scowl makes you a scumbag" - PREACH! Thank you, Dr Mike, for saying that.
Say it louder for the scumbags in the back!
I love this guy, I wish more doctors were like him. Honest but still open minded with great bedside manner. He could really help a lot of people
It's empathy without enabling, a good practice that a lot of doctors don't have. It's so easy to tell someone not to do something when that person already realizes it's bad for them, when really it needs to be figuring out *why* that person is doing something.
I'm a mental health therapist and have an eating disorder myself and am just as frustrated (at least) as Dr. Mike is with these "professionals." The thing that stands out to me and bothers me so much is how it seems like they're casting a moral judgment on these people and shaming them, when food is morally neutral. It has nothing to do with being a good person, being a smart person, etc. They need compassionate and nonjudgmental help, just like someone with any other medical issue. And, I fear that having this type of experience of feeling shamed could turn them off to therapy and prevent them from getting help in the future.
thats exactly it. I am working toward becoming a therapist myself and in my mind this so harmful to the individuals that sign a contract to be on tv but do they know that they are going to be shown in a negative light. To me this is sooo scummy and frankly unethical in so many ways.
@Alrune18 Yes, I feel like it's unethical for any helping professional to treat someone seeking help in that manner (with shame tactics and the judgmental tones), and definitely doing so with a large audience just adds to it, even with any signed agreements. I don't know how informed the participants were or weren't about everything, but I think it's the responsibility of any licensed professional to act ethically, cameras or not, period. That's why it gets kind of icky for me using people's problems and treatment for entertainment. When the entertainment starts to be prioritized over everything else, it becomes exploitative. But I think there can be good ways of doing it, if it's focused on the education part and displaying issues that need visibility.
Them and potentially hundreds of people watching the show as well
Also they want quick quick results.. Oh you haven't eaten anything but French fries here eat a carrot
Therapist here, too. I'm in recovery from ED and specialize in treating clients with ED now. I wanted to shake these "professionals."
I'm an eating disorder therapist and in recovery myself. It was these kinds of shows that made me think "well at least I'm not that crazy" and kept me sick so much longer. It's so harmful the way they approach these issues like they're a spectacle or a freak show. Dr. Mike, your commentary is spot-on.
what were you eating?
@@Bobbybats4295probably not enough
@@prexzah lmaooo
@@Bobbybats4295bro how is that funny
@kindlestix8079 nah he said not enough like that's the issue when in reality the problem is psychological. So he was being sarcastic as that would likely feed into the problem🤣🤣 anyway I misunderstood the comment but I was just wondering what his patients and him were going through.
Your mindset as a doctor is so refreshing. It’s so rare to see someone, especially a doctor, talk about a patient with so much empathy and understanding. These shows get views because I feel like people just love watching others berate people who are dealing with obesity or psychological issues. Thank you for the difference you make in calling these things out and standing up for the patient!
Dr. Mike I don't know if you've ever reacted to Supersize Vs. Superskinny, but a lot of episodes are available on RUclips and it shows the extreme ends of unhealthy diets and disordered eating for both over and under weight people. Really interesting in terms of physical and mental health.
I'm surprised as well, I hope he reviews that soon!
one of my favorite youtubers, luxeria, reacts to that show and it's really grotesque how they try to shock the participants with their eating habits. if doctor mike thinks this show is bad with their tub of corn starch oobleck, wait'll he sees that show dump each participant's daily food (or nicotine) intake into one giant tube slurry.
@@dietotaku Yeah the theatrics are unfortunately in the same vein as Freaky Eaters, definitely the worst element of reality shows like this.
Yessss I used to watch this show when I was a teenager- it would be amazing to see Dr Mike cover it!
Yes plsss react to this
I can't believe they brought the guy in to look at Mikey and say "imagine living like him" as if he isn't sitting right there. I know they said the doctor is a mental health specialist but is his specialty making everyone's mental health worse? Not only has the scared straight approach been proven ineffective but they're also causing harm to Mikey.
I know right? It’s insanely disrespectful.
I honestly really hope that guy was an actor and it wasn’t real.. I’d hate for that to be a real person
So relieved to see a doctor saying that's not okay ! Since as a child I've come accross those videos I always felt like they were taken advantage of + treated poorly. Also thank you so much for speaking about doctors creating body dysmorphia and ED in their patients because of those kind of talking ❤️😞
Shaming people to change their behavior can backfire big time. They’re made to feel guilty about it, and that could lead them to do MORE of what they’re doing.
Absolutely. Shaming leads to a greater need for coping mechanisms
Not only that - more likely to hide what they’re doing instead of continuing to seek help to be able to change.
And makes them way less likely to reach out for help again.
The gaslighting they did to the patients triggered me so much
So glad Dr Mike called them out
EXACTLY LIKE I IF I WATCHED THAT EPISODE WITHOUT MIKE I WOULD FEEL REALLY SCARED ABOUT MY EATING DISORDER AND BE COMING EVEN MORE
I wore my Dr Mike merch to a brain MRI the other day and the radiologist was very jealous and commented on how much he loves you several times ❤ I’m in Melbourne, Australia btw
Haha that's so cool
That’s a cool story
Nice
I should buy some Dr Mike merch, so when I get my surgery with it on. Great idea!
Melbourne Australia? That's all I need to know. I'll be at your house soon.
When I heard that she was starting to eat other foods, I was so happy. I have anxiety specifically around vomiting and stomach issues so I would stick with things that I knew were "safe". I have, over a long period of time, expanded my horizons. I started eating different brands, slightly different things, and, to my surprise, I was fine. So, whenever I see or hear something like that, it makes me happy.
at the 12:45 when they said to trash all that syrup... Imagine a better idea where you serve it to 5000 people with pancakes, that's a much better impact of how much one person is over consuming
If that was me, I'd literally just walk away. This is ignorant
Any form or showing insured numbers is just way too much show. But at least having other people et the pancake meals would feed some hungry people
@@idontwannatypeaname You are paid $10k and sign tons of contracts that don't let you leave. Reality shows are disgusting
That's really smart man, seriously
@@idontwannatypeaname same, they wouldn’t get away with treating me like this.
Thank you Dr. Mike for calling them scumbags for their rhetoric. You’re doing a wonderful service reminding people like me that love is more productive than hate. I feel less alone and more optimistic ❤
I absolutely love how dr mike is calling out these (un)professionals, and advocating for the patients 👏
I feel like you could put ANYTHING in one of those "years worth of [insert thing here]" visuals and it'd be wild. "This is how much water you drink every year," "this is how many pieces of bread you eat in a year," etc.
Fr, like I'm poor so I eat a lot of eggs, tuna, bananas, and ramen. What are you gonna do, put them in a suitcase and be like "WOW UR EATING SO MANY CANS OF TUNA" 😅😅 like yeah m8 believe me I know??
I was just thinking this. If you consume something regularly then of course adding up all the servings is going to be shocking.
If they showed how much bread I eat in a year it would probably attract every bird on the East Coast
For the love of god, please no one quantify the number of chicken breasts I eat every year
I'd hate to see a demonstration of how much pizza (my favorite food) I eat in a year
They are so ignorant to these poor people who probably suffer mentally like dr.mike said. They are shaming them, showing them instead of telling them nicely, sort of blaming the person. I feel so bad for those people.
Yeah it is sad. I’ve known a lot of therapists and had a few, and none of them talk in this way to a patient. Reinforcing shame in someone seems like it would strengthen the severity of their disordered eating. Dr. Mike was right to say that a true professional would be empathetic and try to understand why the person is behaving the way they are, why it’s comforting to them, find a way to heal what’s underneath.
@@현현이-x8hif shaming worked better than counting calories... No one would be fat but the ultra IDGAF fiber creates a mesh net that can block absorption of some of your nutrients in the carbs you get with a lot of the fiber causes a lot of issues.
Like you can be healthy and eat fiber but just because you're eating fiber doesn't mean you're healthier.
If people want evidence of that when you freaking go look at the guy who's showing off his colostomy bag from when his colon got removed by the time you meet or cheese makes it down to your colon it's a completely liquidy substance it's not a solid drip of melted cheese.
Meanwhile all the stuff that you put in like your broccoli cauliflower carrots whenever you swallow them they look pretty much the same and if he doesn't chew enough they get stuck and he has to push on his stomach in order to cause it to go into the bag.
Like not only are they shaming people but they're freaking lying out there tucus.
@@현현이-x8h reinforcing shame is sooo harmful for the individuals seeking help. it infuriates me.
Everyone in the comments are ignorant. It’s all fake and scripted and the people that come on the shows already know that it’s not actual treatment
@@Mster_J Oh I realize it’s scripted out that way. It’s just crazy to me that you have people with certifications brought onto the show who actually have knowledge and skills to help, and yet they act like this, against their training and judgment, just for entertainment. It’s hurtful because it gives the public the wrong idea about what to expect if they were to go see a therapist. So many people avoid therapy when they could be helped, because they fear judgment or change. I wish there were shows where people could see how therapy really works and the beauty of understanding behavior and being a supportive and active listener to help people feel good again.
Just wanna say I've been binging this channel and I love it. As someone with a mental disorder I love the takes and how gentle Mike is with his commentary. Honestly sounds like my own therapist sometimes. Much love
12:21 "What you should be saying is 'we wasted two years' worth of maple syrup to set up a stunt for this camera' " That's savage (but not wrong) 😲
These reality shows nowadays make the ones ten years ago look like child's play. People are crazy, smh.
I rarely hear Dr. Mike swear, but he's really upset at this show (and I'm here for it.)
@@tylertheinflator these shows are actually from 10+ years ago, they were filmed in the late 2000s/early 2010s
Tbh we actually have no idea where the syrup went after this. Unfortunately I agree that it was most likely wasted, but I like to at least hope it was kept clean enough to distribute amongst the staff or something.
Yeah they absolutely just wanted to make a swimming pool full of non-Newtonian fluid with the corn starch. I can't even blame them. That stuff is so fun lol
Agreed, the woman was probably like "wtf, but ok"
As soon as they said they added water to it I was like HUH? WHY?
Ooblick FTW!
It's very fun - we do it at kids clubs, but it's not doing that in the intestines!
oobleck fr
I have PICA and i have eaten plenty of stuff before f.e.: glass, plastic, paint from the wall and more..
I've luckily been able to reduce my cravings for non nutritional things and now i almost never eat anything potentially harmful anymore, freaky eaters is a very interesting show to me
I had written up a whole thing that was a bit too mean and deleted it. Suffice it to say that as someone with multiple eating disorders who is mentally disabled and currently too poor to afford more than one meal a day and seeing the sorry state of food pantries in America, I'm very full of rage at this show. Thank you Dr.Mike for standing up for those of us in fragile areas of life and spreading positivity and knowledge to the world.
I could not agree more, i went through a severe bout of gastritis through which i could barely eat, now I've developed an eating disorder and have very few things i can eat, at first it was just chicken yakisoba and chicken and vegetable dumplings then i worked myself up to chicken and turkey wraps, beef stroganoff, cheese pizza (no more pepperoni or uncured hams or meats or ham in general) and one of things i was happiest about was spaghetti, i missed it dearly, i can eat a lot more now than i was eating during the 7+ months i was super sick and it's still ongoing.
While i am able to eat more than i was I'm also incredibly financially low and all our ssi goes to bills mainly and our EBT doesn't last long cause we get about $270 ish a month and we get it nearly at the end of each month for two. In the economy. Thankfully aldis and krogers and dollar trees exist but it's still hard and most days I'm eating mainly soup and occasionally dumplings, when we get the ebt we buy lots of chicken and ingredients mainly which last a while due to the ability to freeze things but I'm struggling to get my weight back up which dropped from 110 lbs to 95 lbs, it kinda floats in between those two but I can't get it back over 100, for context I'm 18 soon to be 19 so 95 ish isn't great and i so badly want to being my weight back up but eating is hard
If i dealt with another person like this i would probably go off on them too, the last girl wasn't even morbidly obese as she put it, she was super gorgeous and you could just see her self confidence draining from her as that lady droned on 😒
food pantries just give us junk, you can't trust the food unless it's canned and even then it's iffy. Lots of dates and nuts and frozen blueberries and stuff we physically can't eat so we take it up to our library to donate it to anyone else who needs it and can eat it
@@Violet_Raine i really hope and pray conditions get better for you soon 🙏
@@Violet_Rainemaybe you could speak to your doctor, they can prescribe ensure or other protein shakes to help with your weight and it would be covered by Medicaid. Also ask them what other things they can prescribe to help.
GOD THE DIETICIAN ON THIS SHOW PISSES ME OFF. She just has this subtle, malice sense of superiority about in the way she talks to people about food and exercise. Thank you SO much for calling it out, the way these hosts speak to people clearly dealing with disordered eating is absolutely disgusting and makes me pray that they aren't actually professionals because if they're speaking to other people like that
She’s totally vile. They both are, but she in particular seems like a total narcissist.
I guess if that lady had actually had her morals and ethics regarding her job in order she wouldn't have said yes to working on the show in the first place. They were pretty much *only* going to get this kind of person to agree to talk to and treat people the way that a show called "Freaky Eaters" would.
I don't think she's even a dietitian. Dietitians have to be specially licensed, whereas nutritionists and "nutrition specialists" are terms that pretty much anyone can call themselves.
@@amyill9280 You are exactly right! A registered dietician has to get a masters degree that includes a mix of didactic work and clinicals before they can become licensed. Any ding dong out there can call themselves a "nutritionist".
She is a nutrition specialist so not a dietician.
I just have to say, I love Mike's compassion. I love how angry he gets on other people's behalf when people are cruel to them.
I used to watch shows like this as a preteen and teenager, attempting to shame myself out of obesity. All it did was contribute to my developing body dysmorphic disorder. Thank you Dr. Mike for bringing attention to the fact that shaming patients (or shaming yourself) doesn't bring about positive, long-lasting change. I sincerely, genuinely hope the medical professionals on this show have had some reeducation for the benefit of their patients.
"Certified Nutrition" "Expert"?? I don't think that is a thing. A DIETITIAN is certified, not a Certified Nutrition Expert. No DIETITIAN would shame a patient on TV, at least any that wanted to keep her license.
Same!!
The number one thing I love about Dr. Mike, is the fact he's honest and puts other Doctors 'in their place' when they're talking nonsense, instead of just blindly agreeing with them because they share the same titles! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I love the honesty of Dr. Mike. My new favorite Dr. channel😊❤
15:13 Wow, it’s not often that Dr. Mike just casually swears in his videos… This is how we know he’s really not happy with this show 😅
i didn't even notice until you pointed it out.
Again at 15:31
Wait where is he swearing?
@@basmca1”Why are they *shitting* on this poor guy’s life?”
@@basmca1 "This PISSES me so much off"
Dr.Mike looks like the friendliest doctor I’ve ever seen man
do you only eat syrup?
@@raven4k998always. Dark amber in an IV bag baybeeeee
Dr Mike, I’m so grateful for your balanced and scientific approach to all your reaction videos! 🙏🏼
The contrast between their mean and dramatic shows, and your experienced considerate commentary is something we all need more of in our crazy world! ❤
Thanks for calling out the exploitation and bizarre way they address people who are hurting.
i love how much mike hates this show 😂 i completely agree. the dramatics, wasting of food, judging and disrespecting the people theyre there to "help"... i hope theyre not making this show anymore. its so behind the times.
I hope they're not either! Whether they are or not, I know I most certainly would never watch it. Thanks to Dr. Mike, I can see it for what it is--a show based on pure rage bait. Therefore, I'm going to avoid it like the plague!
After some googling, you'll be happy to know that this show (at least the US version) Is no longer on air having only lasted from September 2010 - June 2011.
@@DirgeTV Thank you so much for checking! That’s great to know! 😊
I come from a family of maple producers and Dr. Mike’s description of how maple syrup is made was hilarious 😂 It doesn’t just flow out of the trees, it’s made by boiling down the tree sap (which looks and tastes like sugar water) for hours. The “maple syrup” the guy was eating was essentially just corn syrup- not some hyper-processed version of the real thing.
Love my local maple farmers in maine they do amazing work ❤️
In Quebec they call that type of false maple syrup by "sirop de poteaux" like "poles syrup" in English. It's so sad that a majority of people think of that type of syrup as real maple syrup...
I thought for a first it's a "Male Producers" And I was like. 😮
Yeah the stuff he's eating is literally high fructose corn syrup with some artificially created "flavorants" in a lab. Not a singular part of it is in any way related even to maple syrup. Even the taste is manufactured in a lab.
Honestly real maple syrup is so sweet that I dont think anyone would put tons of it on everything
3:01 I have always very much disliked these two in the show. I also question their credentials and ethical standards.
Ethical standards fly out of the window with reality TV, just look at any Judge/Court TV Show. Entertainment > Ethics.
Their credentials are more than likely an Online Degree from some shady College and being in LA as a failing actor/actress.
Thanks for pointing out the shaming, food waste, and exploitation in this show. It is disgusting that so called professionals behave this way when it is clear that they have no empathy for people struggling with disordered eating.
Saw freaky in the title and had to click
freaky 👅👅👅
Lol
real
blud was on the diddy list
Real
Hey Dr. Mike I feel like you are one of the people who like to share your knowledge about the body and help others with that knowledge. 😊
let's all give Dr. Mike a round of applause for treating people like people even when we struggle! Thank you, Dr. Mike! 👏👏👏
2:45 it has him now he's a goner the slime has him now🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I don't know if I've ever heard you swear so often in a video - but I 100% agree. Such shows are not made to help people; they are made to mock them. What those people do to people like Nikki and the others is disgusting.
Thank you for being such a kind and understanding person. More doctors should be like you, Mike.
I agree, it was too much swearing. This isn't really a family friendly channel anymore with base language like that.
@@user-ni8rl6pf4q Ok, we've got a little misunderstandig here. I fully agree with everything Mike said. Including the swearing.
As a person studying psychology I highly doubt that that man is a psychotherapist
The concept of health in "The 23 Former Doctor Truths" book completely explains this. I wish I read it sooner.
Explains what? You trying to sell your book?
@@makaisenki Kind of a rude way to ask the original poster for specifics on what part of the video they are commenting on.
Once again, hitting the nail on the head in this video, Doc! These types of life improvement shows aren’t helping people while also being interesting and entertaining, they’re exploitative entertainment under the pretence of helping people.
And the fact it’s the mentally and physically unwell that get roped into being made spectacles just makes it even more infuriating. It’s a modern day version of the carnival freak shows!
"modern day carnival freak shows" is like the best comparison I've seen regarding these types of shows
and this one is literally called "freaky eaters"
I sincerely love how critical you are of these "professionals"
9:58 That is NOT syrup. Thats glorified sugar water
-All of Canada
The New Englander in me kept saying that over and over out loud, too!
Yup. Corn syrup with artificial flavoring and colors
Not a micron of actual maple syrup is in that.
as we say in quebec that pole syrup not maple
Yup maple flavoured sweetener
17:40 She isn't even that large! Like I get that she's overweight but she really isn't that overweight. I've seen people who are far more overweight. She looks fairly healthy by comparison.
Yeah I don’t understand how they can call her “morbidly obese” I’d leave the doctors office crying if they said that to me.
Yeah that was insane.
By medical definition she's definitely obese. North America and Europe are so overweight/obese now that people have a skewed perspective on what's a normal weight.
Exactly smh.
Honestly!! I was so pissed because looks to fully determine the status of your health either!! This show absolutely just takes advantage of people and bullies them for views
i loved the running across the cornstarch. that’s the funniest thing ever 😂
Doctor Mike 12:14: " Who talks like that to a patient?"
I'll tell you who, my GP that's exactly how my GP talked to me since I was 6 y.o.
Then I hope you get a different doctor now that you are old enough to make your own decisions.
@PinkRose0910 Yes I do!
Those "doctors" in the show tick me off. They're just making it SO much worse through shaming these individuals who are clearly struggling. Thank you for calling them out! You're the REAL doctor in this situation.
“the maple syrup is taking its toll” is such a silly sentence said so solemnly
Dear Dr Mike,
As a little girl, I started drinking salt and vinegar over ice whenever I got the craving. By the time I was a teenager, I'd add lemons and salt to the mix. In my 20's it was: salt and vinegar over ice, lemons and salt, salt and vinegar with packets and packets of tomatoes as well as tomato juice, salt and vinegar (no alcohol).
This carried on until age 40, when I had a perforated ulcer and nearly died.
I never told the doctor about this because I enjoyed drinking all these things.
But it damn sure caught up with me later.
I hope you're better now but it's a struggle and a journey
Lemons with salt was a major pregnancy craving of mine, 10 years later I occasionally indulge when I get a lemon in my water at a restaurant. But I’d be lying if sometimes I didn’t want to buy lemons and go wild.
3:19 i dont want her to just go to her husband. I want her with a professional long term. Preferably one who isn't mocking her with swimming pools.
as a person who is recovering from anorexia, watching these shows were the real start of my ed.
Nicely said. These people deserve some dignity and respect. Bravo doctor Mike
"If there was a shortcut to creating an eating disorder it's this" as a kid who grew up during the thin is in era watching shows like this. YUP Doctor Mike you would be absolutely right, sure did.
Never seen you so rightfully angry.
It was really interesting hearing the actual name for the wave like neuro muscular function in the GI tract! I have a neuro condition called FND (Functional Nuerological Disorder) and one of the first things that break down is that peristalsis and neurological connection to the muscles in the gut, so my GI tract stops moving things through it and so it was really interesting seeing that neuro-muscular function being mentioned!
17:18 - THANK YOU DOCTOR MIKE!
Fr she’s not even obese, maybe a bit overweight, but only 15-20 pounds so
Lol Dr Mike getting mad and saying what were all thinking 😂
I love how honest he is. "That makes you a scumbag." 🤣
12:56 The lore is expanding, now there’s an evil Dr. Mike
I saw your interview on the fellas podcast and was blown away by how straight talking and eloquent you were with everything you discussed. It is so surprising and refreshing to see a medical professional take a truly scientific approach to their presence online, rather than leaning into the entertainment aspect, to the detriment of giving sound medical opinion. As someone who has worked regularly with obtaining several medical opinions in complex personal injury situations, I know well how bias, age of the doctor, lack of willing to stay up to date in their field and just straight up being a bad doctor can massively throw off the medical advice given to a patient. It is terrifying how little control people have over the quality of the doctors they have at their darkest times. I am not saying that people should check the CVs of every doctor in their local area before choosing who will help them if they have a heart attack, but blindly following people on social media who have a degree in biology or are doctors who have questionable ethics is way too common today. Thanks for being the voice of scrutiny and actually empowering people to consider their health rather than chasing fads
I really enjoyed this video and how you exposed the producers of their wrongs. We are all human.. we all have imperfections in our diets and every Body is different 😊 Keep up the excellent work Dr Mike ❤❤❤
The woman at about 5:00 who ate cheese made me think of an eating disorder, ARFID, that I've seen in an influencer's videos where she cooks new foods for her bf with ARFID. As far as I understand, it's around avoiding/restricring certain foods due to reasons like fear/trauma/texture/flavour/other
Yes, the three main types are (in a nutshell) sensory issues with textures/flavors, fear of something bad happening (like choking or an allergic reaction), and simply not being interested in food/motivated to eat.
I was looking for this comment, lol. I have ARFID but wasn't diagnosed as a kid since it wasn't a defined condition until 2013. Food in general just yucks me out a lot of the time, and I do eat some "weird" stuff sometimes because it'll be the only thing that seems bearable. It's totally treatable though, and there are therapies being developed to help kids and adults with ARFID, so it's awesome to see more people being aware of it and being able to get help.
@@ingranbrightriver2890 I'm of the "fear of something bad happening" type (though my therapist doesn't really think it's ARFID; the therapy is pretty much the same, anyway).
I was looking to see if anyone mentioned this. My son has ARFID. My first thought on her was that it definitely looks like ARFID.
I have ARFID. Mine is mainly because I fear choking.
It’s important to notice that the “psychotherapist” never stated he was licensed or certified as the nutritionist/dietician did. I work in the mental health field and NOBODY in my industry would ever promote this type of shaming. It’s disgusting how some people’s minimal familiarity with mental health treatment can be based off such blatant misrepresentation like this.
I also work in mental health and the practices on this show are infuriating.
I love how realistic he is like of course if you show me what I eat in a YEAR it’s gonna be a lot. Why is that useful whatsoever?
Thank you for bringing light to the way the show hosts speak to them. It's incredibly disrespectful and I cannot imagine how they must be feeling in that moment. They are already vulnerable because they are infront of the camera and these hosts don't make it easy for them at all!
Thank you so much for sticking up for the mental health of patients. I can't tell you how refreshing that is!!
I just find Dr Mike channel by chance and it is so informative and useful for me
i love you videos! i’m a nurse and you’re a fun way of learning and relaxing after taking care of patients all the time! thank you for working to make healthcare accepting and helping the public!
0:15 - Corn startch
4:55 - Cheese
9:00 - Mid roll ads
9:50 - Maple syrup
15:30 - Tartar sauce
18:35 - Conclusion
damn, eating mid roll ads? that's wild
@@abcdefghijkl123454They're super addictive
I grew up with pica due to iron deficiency, I was picked on a lot for it growing up. Doctor Mike is so nice when he talks about stuff like this
I agree with you. Body shaming, making what they do look ridiculous... that is horrible and it is abuse! It's disgusting.
And it doesn't help the person either. This show feels like when bullies keep calling a person fat all the time, and then acting like "but we were only saying it to help you because it's not healthy to be fat".
The hosts for this show are so despicable and manipulative, it's infuriating. No one should be shamed this much for having unhealthy eating habits if they're not gonna provide adequate support to overcome it.
I love Dr. Mike's mentality
"You know who the show is out to help" so true!
I love how you always analyse cases without any judgment, you stay true to the reason why you made this channel 🙏
the 8 to 9% body fat was insane kkkkkkkkkkkkk And after she was like "yeah, lets show how a person that doesnt train is out of shape (no shit sherlock)
Yeah, like what is her body fat percentage?! 😆
And, like, do you think he doesn't know that? What's the point lmao
Dr. Cox was a GREAT doctor for a reason.
I did not expect Dr Mike to have a true classic ad. Legitimately love those shirts. Bought for my husband last year and he looks so handsome in them, they look way better than normal tshirts.
My dad as a doctor has these and my family wears them everywhere.
Love that you point out all the toxic communication in these shows! I definitely feel shows like these contributed to the body shaming that many of us grew up with!
this guy is the coolest doctor ever
Thank you Dr Mike. So many of these programmes focus on views and not people's actual conditions or feelings!
As someone with a lot of texture issues with food and an addictive personality I appreciate you calling them out on the ridiculous shenanigans just for the sake of views, so stupid and wasteful and not mentally helpful at all.
Because of my texture issues I sometimes randomly get really obsessed with a particular food and at one point in time that was pepperoni and I was completely addicted to it so I understand some of the mental components and I totally feel for them.
I eat maple syrup very rarley and I love sugar, but maple syrup has the perfect taste for some food but I only small puddle on the plate, and it feel like it covers everything enough. just a few Mililiters
Either I haven’t seen enough Dr. Mike videos or this is new but I’ve never heard him swear before (love the video)
HOW DOES YOUR BRAIN HOLD ALL THIS INFORMATION?!??!?? ITS AMAZING BECAUSE YOU SAVE LIVES DAILY AND PUT THESE SHOWS TO REST
17:30 Is one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen done for TV. I haven't looked it up but I sincerely hope this show is no longer airing.
it got canceled in 2011 iirc
If your confused about why people were walking on the cornstarch it's because when it's mixed with water it becomes a non Newtonian fluid, when it gets impacted it becomes a solid & if you stand init for a while you gradually sink into it.
Damn bro, u smart!
*in it. I hate when I miss errors like this.
@@aminathsuha1666it’s just ooblec
yes, oobleck has been around for literally ever, we know
What the hells ooblec?
I like how your not fake and actually knows what you’re doing
17:13
Basically, just showing her, herself in the mirror, and calling her fat. This creates way more problems.
I feel like the host is getting satisfaciton by making her feel bad about herself and shame her on tv
when you mix cornstarch with water you get oobleck which is a non-newtonium substance which basically just means that if you hit it hard or walk over it its solid and when you slowly touch it its a fluid
Kate's diet is something I almost ran up into because cheeses like Parmesan, American, and cheddar taste so good and really make me feel calm.
i'm so glad dr. mike is pointing out how showing the amount they eat isn't going to do much - and there's an episode of this show that comes to mind. a woman was drinking over 20 cans of cola a day, and by the end of their treatment, literally nothing changed and she didn't see the impact of their shock therapy. i'm glad we have dr. mike doing this for the internet :)
I love getting the background of these illnesses that the shows don’t really dig deeper into. Thanks Dr. Mike!
2:17. As a psych student, we’re taught that “scaring people straight” is one of the least ineffective methods to help individuals in situations like smoking or alcohol abuse. In this scenario, I feel like it’s only done for the TV purposes, and is really ineffective in helping these people with their food struggles. But again, I’m a psych student so I’m still learning 😅
0:10 Dr Mike really juked me out with that peewoop 💀
lol
lol ya I was like…
is he gonna do it?
he isn’t gonna do it..
wait! maybe..
yeah I think so.
but maybe not!
*peewoop!*
YAY!!
@luckyear lol 😂
Also, is she craving this due to an actual nutritional deficit? She mentioned pregnant women. Chocolate is often craved because of a magnesium deficiency. Pickles often due to a need for sodium. I wonder if the cornstarch is a sleep issue or sickle cell and need for fast carbs for energy. Or a need for zinc and iron. This is why real bloodwork and testing is needed. I doubt it's just psychological.
I have a salt addiction i think? I eat lots of pickles, olives, and sea salt popcorn. Then my mom introduced me to air fry garlic paprika garbanzos. They are slightly salty. I used to eat lots of chips and salsa, but now i use carrot chips.
I think the cheese girl has ARFID (avoidant restrictive food intake disorder).
That could be likely. Her mention of cheese being “safe” because it won’t make her sick makes me wonder if she also has emetophobia (fear of vomiting).
yeah I definitely see it because she calls cheese her “safe food” which is a term usually used by people with that condition.
I was thinking the same thing
14:37 a better question is "Why does Mikey have a printed polo shirt with the same logo as the company with the dialysis setup?" I mean I have zero experience with those places, but do they have a gift shop where you can buy their shirts? Do you get a free shirt with every dozen cleanings? Or based on how silly that show is, my guess is Mikey really just someone who works for the company and they needed someone to step in and give a PSA. and he may not really have kidney failure?