Rip is a SAINT! I’m blown away by his sage like calm as Doug throws all the facts at him that challenge some of what Rip does/ recommends. If all human conversations could transpire like this one; with respect, honesty and openness, the world would be a better place!🍓💪🍓💪🍓💪🍓💪
Think this post is maybe what you refer. Natural Hygiene was taught by Natives to USA medical people & those teachings remained the law of the land up until the late 1800's when big pharma began to take over making Natural Hygiene unjustly obsolete until early 1900's when Herbert M. Shelton re-founded the orthopaedic practice at his health sanatoriums & by the 1950's he ran for potus, but big oil land grabs & big pharma swindles had a monopoly by then, also it was further corrupted by the liquor industry that had spiraled out of control as a drug of choice ever since the 1930's. So it is way past time to make Natural Hygiene a part of our daily lives again, as the once sober apple cart was upset too many times over the years by oppressive governmental inebriated addicts who have been increasingly abusing a once sound medical practice here in America for far too long. Here is my take on needed improvements for those who have yet them or even considered changing these corrupt current laws yet. Back around the 70's reagan began shutting down state hospitals to save taxes for the rich resulting in an ever increasing spiral of homeless street people & overcrowded prisons. Reagan was inebriated on his bubbly. That points to another mess up that occurred back in the 30's when they made alcohol their drug of choice as legal recreation & criminalized other intoxicants. Past time for a resolution to both these gross errors. 1- make all drugs & alcohol legal medically with supervision. 2-drug & alcohol test all law enforcement, politicians, educators & gun owners at their own expense, never as illegal recreation in use currently. Until those insane obsolete laws, rules & regulations are changed with appropriate resolutions the errors of the past will continue to escalate.
Been eating 80-10-10 raw, fruits and leafy greens. On rare occasions an avocado. I’m 65 and finally got my health back, prior to this I was In extremely poor health, 6 medications, facing cancer surgery and medications, I skipped it all and did this instead.
thats only because you stopped eating ultaprocess foods. It has nothing at all to do with some magical powers man-made fruits and vegtables have. We did not evolve eating those things, and almost all of those plants you eat dont even exist in nature. We are obligate carnivores. Id switch to a meat based diet, plus small amounts of fruit, before your health tanks from all those plants youre eating. People always do good on veganism short term, and its only ever because of the things they stopped eating. Inevitably after a while your body and mind start to break down. Its not our diet as humans, we are NOT herbivores. Just look at that state of Dr. Doug Graham. Hes a posterchild for not being vegan.
A good talk to listen to is Dr. Doug Lisle on Chef AJ, Raw Food vs. Cooked Starches. I know Dr. Graham, went to Costa Rica with him, he’s definitely intelligent and amazing. I did the raw food diet for 16 years … in the end I could not sustain it, lost too much weight and got sick. I’ve added cooked starches and cooked vegetables and feel much better. Still love fruit and fresh food, especially in the summer. It’s to each of us to find the right balance instead of following a certain person or protocol. Humans are very adaptable.❤️
I went to fast in Costa Rica 20 years ago...it was NOT a good experience. He had u drinking waaaay too much water. I got so thin and weak...passing out etc. He was not attentive or checking on us fasters...one faster died shortly after arriving home...He was arrogent..oh I could go on but won't. It's clear he has softened his attitude, likely due to lawsiut mutiple from family members of victims...I lost hair and its never come back to the thick mop I had...it's clear he's lost some of his cockiness....
@@SallyNegusI understand. And I’m so sorry for your experience. I was there in 2005 and I did see a couple of the fasters and they looked emaciated. I hope you feel recovered and are now nourishing yourself. That’s my favorite word these days: Nourish!💗
Rip this was one of the most interesting podcasts to date! While we may not go to all raw, it demonstrates how increasing raw fruits and veg in our diet can be so valuable and less inflammatory! Thank you for openly discussing and allowing us to learn together!
I am definitely flabbergasted by this video and would love to learn more about the raw vegan diet. If what he said is true about the four "gens" in cooked plsnts, then that alone would make me seriously consider raw vegan diet.
Amazing interview! I loved how you guys went back & forth with each other, I laughed out loud several times! I would love for you to have him back on your show, it was so interesting & entertaining. Thank you!
I have done fruit leafy greens and a few nuts for most summers as a way to start my yearly exercise program. I start in Dec and by the summer I’m running and lifting heavy. During Covid I worked at a hospital and I stopped doing that. My health got weird. Now back to fruits-intermittent fasting-and exercise like Doug advices. He’s a sports and performance guy. This interview was the best one I have seen. Rip was curious and respectful. Loved the “gene” explanation. Message I’m taking is If your feeling ill or you want to up your performance go low fat high raw ripe fruit as much as you want and if you eat starches...boil em.
I have nothing but respect for all the WFPB pioneers and doctors but who can argue with the fact that humans evolved eating largely fruits and vegetables with a few nuts, seeds and edible tubers. How could we be the only species on the planet that needs to cook our food in order to eat? Just a paradigm switch for us to relearn to add raw fruits and vegetables back to our diet. I’m happy to learn more. Thank you Rip and Doug for a great interview.
Rip, I've known about you and family for a very long time. The Engine 2 story intrigued me so I shared it with a firefighter-friend of mine. I also shared your father's Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease book with my dad, the concepts within which extended his life; please thank your dad for us. I enjoy your podcasts very much and I like watching your sister and your mom make fun things in the kitchen. As to raw: I've been raw vegan since 1985 (I was born in 1963 like you) and I had always hoped at some point that raw food information would reach you from some personal/influential source, such as friends. I'm so glad to see that you're taking a peek at it now. It has worked for me for almost 40 years. I learned about it from a boyfriend back in the mid 80's when he explained to me that eating raw, and especially, eating fruit, makes people sensitive. I was hooked from that moment on. Best to you and yours! :)
I have eaten fruitarian for 3 years (sweet fruits + fruit-vegetables like tomatoes, cucumbers, bel peppers, pumpkins, zucchini, etc. raw and cooked), and I was perfectly healthy. At my peak to be precise. And I have experienced on myself what Dough is telling here: I didn't had to drink much water because I was eating the best water from the fruits, my digestion was perfect and smelling like fruits, high energy, never got sick, started having spiritual experiences, eating spontaneously sweet mono-meals for lunch and vegetables at dinner, max half avocados a day or none, again, spontaneously felt not necessary, etc. etc. Grains and legumes felt so heavy. But yes, it is a diet that is more advanced than the times we live in. If you eat like that you are eating always alone. The social aspect of eating can become difficult to manage. I am eating WFV now, low fat, low sugar, lots of fruits and fasting, and I am happy with it. Peace and blessings all. 💚💖
Wow, I have friends who are raw vegans, I love that there are so many variations of what good health and diet are. I think we should all do what we are capable of sustaining in our own family dynamic. I have been slowly changing my diet for the last 15 years, I have been plant based for the last 5 and am slowly moving in the raw direction. As I age I feel better and am just as fit as I was in my 30s (I am 66) playing with changes in my diet is my new job since I retired...lol
This made me smile. Rip was desperately trying to find a way of getting the green light for his starches. It was interesting, I can certainly believe that a mostly raw food diet could be optimal. When he stated that most doctors won’t question their ideals because of financial implications I wonder if he has considered that this could be true for him also. Definitely made me think about adding more raw food to my diet.
I commend Rip for finally taking a look at 89/10/10! I’ve been following the 80/10/10 lifestyle for 17 years now. It’s definitely the best diet anyone could eat. Thank you Rip for interviewing Doug and sharing this !!! I know you can change your diet to this after all you’ve a freaking firefighter!💪🏼🙏🏼👍🏼👏🏼🥭🍉🫐🍇🥬🥑🍓🍑🍌❤️
What a great interview. I absolutely love my cooked foods (oatmeal, potatoes, grains and starches galore) but this podcast gave me some things to consider for sure! Will definitely be upping my fruit and raw food intake; and hey ya never know…just like I once said I could never give up cheese, maybe some day I will be giving up cooked foods as well 😳
@@Zenjohnny I think this is too simple, some foods do best with being cooked (potatoes, beans, lentils, mushrooms) and some better raw (paprika, leavy greens, cruciferous). I mix them up and try to keep as raw as possible the foods that benefit from this. I do love my starches though, i wonder what grade dr. Graham would give dr. J. McDougall :).
@@11235Aodh why are we caring about what grade Dr Graham gives to others??? Lol 😂 who made him king of diets, I would give his diet a D. A meal of 12 bananas? Yikes
Dr. Leila Denmark who treated over 250,000 kids with a faultless exemplary track record would never approve of a 80/10/10 diet or any other such non accredited nonsense based on a human stomach pH of 1.5.
@@beepbeepnj2658 oh well...i'm sure you can chase down a neighborhood dog and rip into it's jugular, tear open it's throat...wolf down its flesh and gnaw on its bones anytime you're hungry...as long as the neighbors don't get you first. Oh...and be sure to take home some bloody tidbits for the kiddos.
@@beepbeepnj2658 There is more to a human than stomach pH, fat and protein are both not healthy in excess, and over 10% is an excess. Fat is very bad for our cells and mitochondria and too much protein helps all the bad things grow when certain targets of amino acids are met (leucine, methionine, lysine).
@@betzib8021 I don't recall any human ever doing such a thing the way you have described. Where did you get this information from, a book or something else?
@@beepbeepnj2658 I was being facetious. Humans don't do that because meat...at least large amounts...are not what humans are designed for...they are designed for reaching..grasping...biting into something that tastes good with no cooking.
One of my favorite interviews 😍thank you Rip you are AWSOME! I enjoyed Dr Graham talk and the enormous knowledge he has about nutrition and food 😊amazing
Wow wow wow! I know the interview is a year old… But just now seeing it… What a wonderful and lively interaction… And RIP! You’re so open-minded and humble and inquisitive and interested! One of the wisest people I ever met said she didn’t care about a person’s IQ… that she only cared about their IQ (interest quotient!)… She said an interested person is interesting! This was so interesting! THANK YOU. BOTH!
Rip - I’m curious if you’ve had on Dr. Brooke Goldner? I just discovered her yesterday and her work on reversing immune disorders through plant based eating is amazing. She has mentioned the success increasing after introduction of more plant based foods. However, she also said she is about 75% raw herself. Maybe she would be a good follow up to this interview and offer a different perspective.
That would be interesting since his dad is always saying not to drink your greens. I think after watching this interview, Rip might end up being an excellent bridge builder between plant-based doctors.
Thank you Rip ❤and what a fabulous discussion! I love how Dr Gram talked about the gens. Wild! And the school paste! I always ate that stuff! It’s really dawning on me why raw fruits and veg is vastly superior. And the Dr Pauling reference re our greatly lacking vitamin c and we would be consuming his prescribed amount if that is what we ate. I saw Dr. Graham years ago while I was on a high fat raw food diet and I was not interested!! I was feeling better and couldn’t imagine just eating fruits and vegetables. I’m strictly WFPB 7 years now and still overweight and w/autoimmune problems. I am going to step up the raw fruits and vegetables!
Hey Rip, see "Raw food diet myths" by Michael Greger. I found Doug to be very convincing, but there was a definite lack of scientific evidence cited in his specific diet. While I agree with his proposition that we should eat plant strong, the idea that cooking grains and plants can harm us I find to be a bit over the top. After all, cooking tomatoes releases lycopene and cooking grains makes many more nutrients available. Thanks for all you do! Plant Strong Brother!
My re-phrase here is that ‘this diet works well for very few people because VERY few people do it’, regarding the numbers. All animals in the wild do I must add. Personal experience best decides in the end when we can listen to the body on it, even for awhile... Are you yourself trying it out, any interest there? Or is the idea itself not for you? So glad we all have free will anyway, and are free ‘to do or not to do’. I met Doug Graham’s at a weekend retreat in the UK near 20 years ago and I find him as inspiring and elequent and as knowledgeable today as he was then. Thanks for being you Doug. And thanks for your book and easy audio📚
I agree that we all need more fruit, but if I have to choose if I'm going to pay attention to Drs. Esselstyn, Campbell, Barnard, Mills, Klaper, and other, or pay attention to Dr. Graham, it's not really a difficult choice. If there is a followup, could we see Rip's dad on the show as well?
I think I've probably watched all the interviews with DG over the last 20 years and this is one of the best. Stating the obvious truth, perhaps not easy for everyone to follow due to theor habits but the truth nonetheless 🙏 great content 👍
My deep respect to both Rip Esselstyn and dr. Graham. It is so wonderful to see with how much grace and honesty Rip Esselstyn is open-minded. 🙏 Dr. Graham is eloquent and knowledgable as always. What a treat this interview is! 🤩
I follow a plant strong diet. I’m 75% raw. I feel better if I’m predominately raw. But I see the benefits of beans, lentils and sweet potato’s. All I’m hearing is his opinions, no data.
Loved this interview! Wow, great job Rip questioning some of his statements. I know a lot of what he says is not supported by what we know in nutritional science (at this time), BUT everyone I know who follows his diet are the vision of excellent health. Robbie & Cyrus (I know Cyrus now eats some cooked food at night but credits Doug for getting him healthy). There are many TH-camrs who live his diet/lifestyle and all rave how he changed their lives. Would love to hear Rip interview raw Chef Babette and ask exactly what she eats daily to have such energy.
A lot of what Doug teaches is in fact supported by science. However, he has taken his anti-cooking to extremes. For microbiome, cooked whole grains and legumes are fantastic and you CANNOT feed certain kind of good bacteria in the microbiome solely with fruits and vegetables. To each his own, people are healthy and productive on all kinds of whole food vegan diets. Just avoid the overprocessed vegan foods like fake meats/TVP, oil, refined sugars, and cooking methods that produce advanced glycation end-products (AGE) and acrylamide and you should be fine. You can also watch a video by John Kohler from okraw who after 28 years has started to eat some cooked starches. Raw foods have tremendous nutrients and ability to block cancer, no one is doubting that. Its just that to completely condemn ALL cooked food is NOT supported by any science.
Очень уважаю Дугласа Грэма за его стабильность. Его убеждения не меняются уже несколько десятилетий. Такая стабильность не может не вызывать уважение! 👍
I respect the information you present to the plant based raw food communities as a Sheltonian Natural Hygienist & the eclectic nature of what Shelton called one's individual constitution. From Yale to Kale, eh. In my west coast case I went from Stanford to Durian over 50 years ago during Herbert M. Shelton's latter life time subscribing to his bulletins, books & journals. I consider myself a personal friend & colleague of Dr John L. Fielder for many years. Again thankyou for what you & your family do to get the message out there with our healthier plant based social revolution in a good way.
Rip -- what great knowledge with Dr. Doug. Just got this info today, which is about a yr after your interview. Exception !!! Ive been just recently started checking out raw eating last month.This is quite interesting that your video came thru today. Something to follow thru. God bless you from grandma Katie in Oregon
That might be entertaining... I'd much rather a symposium where there are written things with scientific studies cited to back up each sides. "Debates" are rarely about truth, from what I've seen.
What a great interview! I was a raw food explorer for a few years 20 or so years ago and felt so revitalized. I've been around the block a few times since then and am looking forward to exploring your channel... and revisiting 811.
Just when I thought I was eating super healthy. 🤦🏻♀️ This makes sense, especially the point about starches. But beans, lentils and tofu? Isn’t that the cornerstone of all the blue zone diets? And what about the Okinawans and their sweet potatoes? My biggest concern is that I don’t think I will feel full. I recognize that I am having the same resistance I had before going vegan. I would love a Part 2. If you could do a live where we can ask questions that would be great! Thank you so much for this video. At the very least, I’ll be eating more fruit. Can you discuss his typical daily meals? How much fruit vs veggies?
Rip that was an amazing conversation. I certainly appreciated the truth about this conversation. Every day we are trying to move the needle to the best possible diet that will give this wonderful body all it needs to thrive. And you know what - some days i love my wonderful vegetables in my warm soup. Look forward to the next conversation. Thanks to both of you 🙏
There is no doubt that Doug Graham's diet with raw food is health promoting and his explanations always *seem* sensible at first just by listening to what he is saying on the surface. I much rather prefer Rip's father's Dr. Essestyn's calm and scientifically rational approach, and his response to questions makes a more valid point. Dr. Essestyn references long-term population studies, which convinces me that his heart disease reversal diet, which he has proven with all his patients at death's door, is more suitable diet, which I prefer to follow. 20 years ago I was following the Doug's raw 80/10/10 diet for a good amount of time, for me all that fruit was difficult to eat, and could never feel satieted, and I missed having cooked starches. I still eat plenty of fruits and vegetables along with healthy cooked starches and find it completely satisfying with no ill effect. I see that Doug is still using the same strawman fallacies instead of valid studies. The same "bear making a sandwich" anaology I heard over 20 years ago in one of his lectures. Making an analogy between a human and a bear doesn't work in this way to prove his point. Doug himself admits to also mixing foods to make salad dressing, so using the bear/sandwich analogy is not relevant to human behavior and human brain function. Should we not eat on plates and use forks and knives since bears don't? The paste argument could also be said of the sap that comes out of a mango stem, you know. Not to mention that whole grains are not "paste". Also, there's an air of arrogance in Doug's tone, and it is reminiscent of a similar arrogance I admittedly felt as a raw foodist all those years ago.
Dr. Graham certainly has his info at his fingertips. And is (as I'm sure Rip would attest to!) very convincing. My only qualm is that in the winter/cold months one needs heat. Heated foods and drinks. I had a fitness client (I'm a former longtime fitness trainer) who started to eat exclusively raw. When the winter months came (in the NE of USA) he ignored my entreaties to add some warmed/cooked food. Unfortunately, as I figured, when exposed to a cold virus he had a nasty case of it (while thinking he was invulnerable because he ate raw) for a long time. In my experience, it seems most successful raw foodists have to live in southern/tropical climates (it seems the good Dr. did same) where they get plenty of sun and warmth. So, of course they tend not to have to supplement (Vit D) but most of us live more northerly (and have for many thousands of years!) and so I'm doubtful that this diet is the best for us... However, that said, I think eating more raw fruits and veggies and cutting out the processed foods will do wonders for 99.99% of us.
John Kohler is a primarily raw food vegan for a couple decades. He is now including some cooked foods in his diet. He researches a lot and gets test/lab results on his blood etc. What he found out was that raw foods only he didn't have an optimal microbiome, didn't have all the right kinds of good bacteria etc in his gut. He states it's important to him to look at science and his test results. You can see some of his videos on this on Ok Raw TH-cam channel. It was interesting.
I can only argue that starch is bulkier, fills you up longer. For people who like a satiated feeling, want to go longer between meals, those coming out of bingeing disorders might need that starch to feel a warmer maybe cozier feeling in their stomachs. I guess that's an argument for starch.
Great interview Rip. A bit scary for most who would never consider 80/10/10. However, Doug's passion and conviction is inspirational. But, like you, I love my oatmeal, especially up here in Canada in the winter. Keep up the great work. Blessings,
Not many better people you can have your health influenced by. Thanks to both of you. It’s crazy how far away we’ve allowed ourselves to get from the simple natural human diet. Now it’s a project to get it back there.
Not everyone lives where there is farmers market and fresh food year around. All organic. Some people the only option is frozen. Can't expect people to drive 500 miles or more to get fresh foods. Or sell home to go live next to this tool. Happy he has fresh foods year around. Others in remote areas have to settle for frozen. Or canned.
Look discounts/ clearance in certain stores. In season will be cheaper. Also look for wholesale/ bulk stores near you. If one is in your area Restaurant Depot allows guest passes. Take a step back and look at expenses in other areas of life. Of course still do what is best for you right now and always work towards bettering
if you have an Aldi in your area they have the best prices hands down of all markets ... and they usually have a sold out version of organic products, meaning the produce are always fresh because they sell out. Their salad greens mix organic is fab as well as organic grapes, carrots, cukes, tomatoes, etc.@@vanihansen2136
Anyone else catch Doug Graham saying that his daughter wean from breastfeeding at eight years old? I seriously would like to know where he lives because I live in the United States and that would not be well accepted here at all. I nursed my eldest daughter till she was 3 and people had a fit about that
Rips style of eating is much more appealing, tastier and easier for the general public to do, I think. If I didn't eat starches like potatoes beans and rice every now and then I would be suffering with binges and yo yo dieting. Rips style is satiating and heart healthy, no matter what.
I enjoyed this interview. I’ve been eating a low-fat WFPB diet for many years now and have recently been experimenting with high raw. Brenda Davis’ book Becoming Raw is very good at digging into the research and sheds light on this diet and how to do it right.
Omg I love this! The respect of both of you! Both of you have helped me on my health journey in big ways! It’s wonderful to see men help others with this wonderful health journey, I’m now finally vegan and juice some. I plan to do a cleanse and go into raw living food. I keep hearing I’ll need b12 and iodine, do you supplement at all dr doug graham?
I think satiation is a problem with raw foods in those numbers (80-10-10). You have to spend so much time eating. I tried it and I'm a small person even. Also, most people don't have a good enough gut microbiome because of previous habits and incidents, so they can't handle all that fiber, etc., even if it's soluble. As humans we do have smaller digestive tracts than our ancestral primates, so I think that's an accomodation to less fiber or to the "predigested" fiber in cooked foods. But if you do well on a raw food diet, why not?
There are so many people that experience health problems on a fruitarian diet. Not saying fruit is bad ofcourse, but going raw or fruitarian is clearly not the way to go.
I think we can agree that there are many people experiencing problems on the Sad diet, the keto diet, as well as the wfpb diet and even 80/10/10 diet...with some of these it is the diet, but often it is how the person is doing it.
@@leahspilchen590 Yep I agree, and also dealing with the detoxification process. One has to find ways to support the body whilst it releases a life-times worth of acidity as part of the journey. That doesn’t always feel good.
Fascinating to hear Doug enlighten the mainstream vegan establishment. Both men were cordial and friendly in their conversation which was great. Also, was quite interesting to hear Doug get accidentally busted on drinking orange and mango juice. Never really heard him admit this before. Not that there’s anything wrong with it mind you, fresh organic juice can be an important part of a raw vegan diet. Anyway people, the message is simple: our bodies are designed for fresh uncooked, fruits, and leafy greens. We are the only species on the planet that cooks our food, it damages the food, and in turn it damages us. It’s an inconvenient truth, because it’s not easy to change, but going raw vegan will be the most important decision you’ve ever made. But don’t believe me or Doug or anyone, try it for yourself for a few months and see how you look and feel. It will blow your mind. Read 80/10/10 to get started.
I have watched and enjoyed this at three times ❤ I’m sure I will be watching again! I must say it threw me when he said his daughter was still nursing at eight years old lol but whatever lol
I've been trying to follow Dr McDougall's WFPB starchivore diet for years and it's never satisfied me or helped me lose the extra pounds I've gained over the years. I also don't think Dr McDougall and his wife look so good on it, they seem to look kinda dried up in a way. Doug Graham on the other hand looks very vibrant and glowing and after following his high fruit based raw diet I feel amazing. The diet is very freeing in that I don't need to cook any more.....how good is that! And, I never thought I'd say this, but fruit is actually very satisfying. It's summer here in the UK and the weather is good for a change, and I might feel differently when it starts to get cold, I might have to add a veggie soup here and there to warm me up, but for now I'm really loving this raw diet. I'm not sure if I've lost any weight - it's too soon to say and I never weigh myself, but the weird thing is that I don't really care any more because i'm feeling so great.
Rip is having his bubble busted of how his lifestyle (and entire family) made their living for decades. When it happens to us it def turns one’s world upside down in a positive way. Rip is having his Light Bulb 💡 Moment 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🌈
I looked into his information, and some people died during Dr. Douglas Graham's fasting retreats. Even the diet is too extreme, and the guy looks way too old for his age. Stick with plant-based and Rip's way of eating. Some foods consumed raw are great, but variet assures you're getting all of the nutrients.
Agreed. I take anything he says with a huge grain of salt. If I’m going to listen to a chiropractor give me diet and health advice, it’s going to be Alan Goldhamer- who has fasted thousands of people and none of them died.
This was the most interesting podcast on a dietary subject since the Chris Gardner "Everything You Thought You Knew About Protein Is Wrong" discussion on Zoe. Not sure about giving up beans, I love potatoes and rice on occasion, though I can live without bread & pasta I believe. The only thing was that I thought the doctor didn't elaborate enough when Rip brought up The Blue Zones (those people overall live a long time, so I suppose he believes his raw vegan diet would stretch out the longevity & quality of life). I liked the part especially about the malliard reaction or was it reactions? Anyway, worthwhile exploring further. Thank you Rip for willing to put this guest (and others) ON who don't fully see eye-to-eye with you on everything!
Apples and pears are high in FODMAPs, so if your stomach hurts after eating more than one piece...you probably have a FODMAP intolerance, as I have. It's upsetting as I love pears. Celery, also high in FODMAPs, kills my gut. I suffered when I tried the celery juice thing.
I find Doug Graham's information interesting. His position would be stronger if his substantiations weren't mostly anecdotal and observational, or just setups to make his point. The school paste example is terribly weak; it's really just linguistic play. That said, no dietary regimen makes my digestive system feel better than raw fruits and vegetables. And grains, even the "healthy" ones like oats, do just the opposite. Ditto potatoes and sweet potatoes.
This was very interesting and fun to watch, thank you.I have a question why whole fats are considered difficult to find in nature though. Weren't nuts and seeds an important source of nutrients among apes and hominids from early on? And it still is among many native peoples all over the world. Often 20-30% of calories I would think.
I heard from others that nuts are in hard shells. Humans didn’t have tools to get to too many nuts. Some but not many. So it wasn’t a daily food source.
@@mariakrehel1724 Some types of nuts maybe. But even wild primates can use rocks to open hard shells. Different nuts and seeds would be ripe at different times of the year, so something would always be available. The first thing people did when they arrived in Scandinavia was to plant lots of hazel. It can be stored year round, of course.
@@carinaekstrom1 not really, at least not in the tropics though.. the diet of primates consists almost exclusively of fruits and green leafes = low fat - but outside I guess more - but you have to remember the season is very limited
@@vit_armin Well, I read that the fat content in gorilla diets used to be estimated to about 14%, but recently it has been discovered that they also eat nuts like the African walnut, so it seems we have underestimated the fat content in primate diets. Different nuts mature at different seasons. Among humans there are many people in Africa who use the mongongo nut as a staple. It's very fatty, but has mostly polyunsaturated fats. It is stored and eaten throughout the year. Many other nuts, as well as peanuts are common in traditional African diets. When the Scandinavian countries were populated a large amount of hazel was planted and the nuts were stored and eaten throughout the year. It seems to me that whenever fats can be found they are eaten. Along coasts around the tropical world the coconut tree is widely distributed and used although coconut fat is mostly saturated.
Rip is a SAINT! I’m blown away by his sage like calm as Doug throws all the facts at him that challenge some of what Rip does/ recommends. If all human conversations could transpire like this one; with respect, honesty and openness, the world would be a better place!🍓💪🍓💪🍓💪🍓💪
Thanks RIP you are the saviour❤❤❤
Think this post is maybe what you refer. Natural Hygiene was taught by Natives to USA medical people & those teachings remained the law of the land up until the late 1800's when big pharma began to take over making Natural Hygiene unjustly obsolete until early 1900's when Herbert M. Shelton re-founded the orthopaedic practice at his health sanatoriums & by the 1950's he ran for potus, but big oil land grabs & big pharma swindles had a monopoly by then, also it was further corrupted by the liquor industry that had spiraled out of control as a drug of choice ever since the 1930's. So it is way past time to make Natural Hygiene a part of our daily lives again, as the once sober apple cart was upset too many times over the years by oppressive governmental inebriated addicts who have been increasingly abusing a once sound medical practice here in America for far too long. Here is my take on needed improvements for those who have yet them or even considered changing these corrupt current laws yet. Back around the 70's reagan began shutting down state hospitals to save taxes for the rich resulting in an ever increasing spiral of homeless street people & overcrowded prisons. Reagan was inebriated on his bubbly. That points to another mess up that occurred back in the 30's when they made alcohol their drug of choice as legal recreation & criminalized other intoxicants. Past time for a resolution to both these gross errors. 1- make all drugs & alcohol legal medically with supervision. 2-drug & alcohol test all law enforcement, politicians, educators & gun owners at their own expense, never as illegal recreation in use currently. Until those insane obsolete laws, rules & regulations are changed with appropriate resolutions the errors of the past will continue to escalate.
Love how open-minded and genuinely curious Rip is as he talks to Doug! He keeps it so fun and light as a host. Great discussion 👏
I am so impressed by RIP’s interview poise and enthusiasm. I have to admit as well that Dr Graham is a ground-breaker. Great interview!
Been eating 80-10-10 raw, fruits and leafy greens. On rare occasions an avocado. I’m 65 and finally got my health back, prior to this I was In extremely poor health, 6 medications, facing cancer surgery and medications, I skipped it all and did this instead.
thats only because you stopped eating ultaprocess foods. It has nothing at all to do with some magical powers man-made fruits and vegtables have. We did not evolve eating those things, and almost all of those plants you eat dont even exist in nature. We are obligate carnivores. Id switch to a meat based diet, plus small amounts of fruit, before your health tanks from all those plants youre eating. People always do good on veganism short term, and its only ever because of the things they stopped eating. Inevitably after a while your body and mind start to break down. Its not our diet as humans, we are NOT herbivores. Just look at that state of Dr. Doug Graham. Hes a posterchild for not being vegan.
Are you still eating this way? I’m wondering how things are going now. I’ve just started it this month. I am 56 today.
A good talk to listen to is Dr. Doug Lisle on Chef AJ, Raw Food vs. Cooked Starches. I know Dr. Graham, went to Costa Rica with him, he’s definitely intelligent and amazing. I did the raw food diet for 16 years … in the end I could not sustain it, lost too much weight and got sick. I’ve added cooked starches and cooked vegetables and feel much better. Still love fruit and fresh food, especially in the summer. It’s to each of us to find the right balance instead of following a certain person or protocol. Humans are very adaptable.❤️
I went to fast in Costa Rica 20 years ago...it was NOT a good experience. He had u drinking waaaay too much water. I got so thin and weak...passing out etc. He was not attentive or checking on us fasters...one faster died shortly after arriving home...He was arrogent..oh I could go on but won't. It's clear he has softened his attitude, likely due to lawsiut mutiple from family members of victims...I lost hair and its never come back to the thick mop I had...it's clear he's lost some of his cockiness....
@@SallyNegusI understand. And I’m so sorry for your experience. I was there in 2005 and I did see a couple of the fasters and they looked emaciated. I hope you feel recovered and are now nourishing yourself. That’s my favorite word these days: Nourish!💗
@@SallyNegusdo you eat plant based now or did you add in animal protein? Do you think animal protein would help with hair?
Rip this was one of the most interesting podcasts to date! While we may not go to all raw, it demonstrates how increasing raw fruits and veg in our diet can be so valuable and less inflammatory! Thank you for openly discussing and allowing us to learn together!
I am definitely flabbergasted by this video and would love to learn more about the raw vegan diet. If what he said is true about the four "gens" in cooked plsnts, then that alone would make me seriously consider raw vegan diet.
Rip-tried raw for one day after watching Doug Graham interview and kept on going for the next month. Feel better than ever. Am a 67 year old female.
Great interview. Dr. Doug Graham is one of my heroes - and so are you, Rip.
Amazing interview! I loved how you guys went back & forth with each other, I laughed out loud several times! I would love for you to have him back on your show, it was so interesting & entertaining. Thank you!
I have done fruit leafy greens and a few nuts for most summers as a way to start my yearly exercise program. I start in Dec and by the summer I’m running and lifting heavy. During Covid I worked at a hospital and I stopped doing that. My health got weird. Now back to fruits-intermittent fasting-and exercise like Doug advices. He’s a sports and performance guy.
This interview was the best one I have seen. Rip was curious and respectful. Loved the “gene” explanation.
Message I’m taking is If your feeling ill or you want to up your performance go low fat high raw ripe fruit as much as you want and if you eat starches...boil em.
At the end Dr. Doug G. states: "Nothing tastes better than feeling good feels!" So true!
he looks like death. huh??
Great quote
Thank you Rip for having Doug Graham on. Eye opening.😊
Wow. Just wow. This guy was amazing and knowledgeable and turned my world upside down. I just ordered the book!
I love that you have that "deer in headlights" look from time to time Rip. That shows you were genuinely impacted by what you were hearing. ;-)
I have nothing but respect for all the WFPB pioneers and doctors but who can argue with the fact that humans evolved eating largely fruits and vegetables with a few nuts, seeds and edible tubers. How could we be the only species on the planet that needs to cook our food in order to eat? Just a paradigm switch for us to relearn to add raw fruits and vegetables back to our diet. I’m happy to learn more. Thank you Rip and Doug for a great interview.
Rip, I've known about you and family for a very long time. The Engine 2 story intrigued me so I shared it with a firefighter-friend of mine. I also shared your father's Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease book with my dad, the concepts within which extended his life; please thank your dad for us. I enjoy your podcasts very much and I like watching your sister and your mom make fun things in the kitchen. As to raw: I've been raw vegan since 1985 (I was born in 1963 like you) and I had always hoped at some point that raw food information would reach you from some personal/influential source, such as friends. I'm so glad to see that you're taking a peek at it now. It has worked for me for almost 40 years. I learned about it from a boyfriend back in the mid 80's when he explained to me that eating raw, and especially, eating fruit, makes people sensitive. I was hooked from that moment on. Best to you and yours! :)
Dr. Greger…..help!!!!!😊
I have eaten fruitarian for 3 years (sweet fruits + fruit-vegetables like tomatoes, cucumbers, bel peppers, pumpkins, zucchini, etc. raw and cooked), and I was perfectly healthy. At my peak to be precise.
And I have experienced on myself what Dough is telling here: I didn't had to drink much water because I was eating the best water from the fruits, my digestion was perfect and smelling like fruits, high energy, never got sick, started having spiritual experiences, eating spontaneously sweet mono-meals for lunch and vegetables at dinner, max half avocados a day or none, again, spontaneously felt not necessary, etc. etc. Grains and legumes felt so heavy. But yes, it is a diet that is more advanced than the times we live in. If you eat like that you are eating always alone. The social aspect of eating can become difficult to manage. I am eating WFV now, low fat, low sugar, lots of fruits and fasting, and I am happy with it.
Peace and blessings all.
💚💖
Wow, I have friends who are raw vegans, I love that there are so many variations of what good health and diet are. I think we should all do what we are capable of sustaining in our own family dynamic. I have been slowly changing my diet for the last 15 years, I have been plant based for the last 5 and am slowly moving in the raw direction. As I age I feel better and am just as fit as I was in my 30s (I am 66) playing with changes in my diet is my new job since I retired...lol
This made me smile. Rip was desperately trying to find a way of getting the green light for his starches.
It was interesting, I can certainly believe that a mostly raw food diet could be optimal.
When he stated that most doctors won’t question their ideals because of financial implications I wonder if he has considered that this could be true for him also.
Definitely made me think about adding more raw food to my diet.
But why believe this chiropractor who makes a ton of money on his fad diet over Drs and Dietitians that use studies instead of anecdotes.
Excellent interview! I love fruit 🍎
Yes I believe so, how could he not. Doug indiscreetly called out all the advocates and ppl promoting the starches.
I commend Rip for finally taking a look at 89/10/10!
I’ve been following the 80/10/10 lifestyle for 17 years now. It’s definitely the best diet anyone could eat. Thank you Rip for interviewing Doug and sharing this !!! I know you can change your diet to this after all you’ve a freaking firefighter!💪🏼🙏🏼👍🏼👏🏼🥭🍉🫐🍇🥬🥑🍓🍑🍌❤️
What a great interview. I absolutely love my cooked foods (oatmeal, potatoes, grains and starches galore) but this podcast gave me some things to consider for sure! Will definitely be upping my fruit and raw food intake; and hey ya never know…just like I once said I could never give up cheese, maybe some day I will be giving up cooked foods as well 😳
Cooked food is healthy, don't fall for this please!
@@Zenjohnny I think this is too simple, some foods do best with being cooked (potatoes, beans, lentils, mushrooms) and some better raw (paprika, leavy greens, cruciferous). I mix them up and try to keep as raw as possible the foods that benefit from this. I do love my starches though, i wonder what grade dr. Graham would give dr. J. McDougall :).
@@11235Aodh why are we caring about what grade Dr Graham gives to others??? Lol 😂 who made him king of diets, I would give his diet a D. A meal of 12 bananas? Yikes
@@11235Aodh Paprika? A food?
@@searchlessrawdiet Also called bell pepper i believe.
Best interview ever...Rip is so open minded...he is amazing host.
Dr. Leila Denmark who treated over 250,000 kids with a faultless exemplary track record would never approve of a 80/10/10 diet or any other such non accredited nonsense based on a human stomach pH of 1.5.
@@beepbeepnj2658 oh well...i'm sure you can chase down a neighborhood dog and rip into it's jugular, tear open it's throat...wolf down its flesh and gnaw on its bones anytime you're hungry...as long as the neighbors don't get you first. Oh...and be sure to take home some bloody tidbits for the kiddos.
@@beepbeepnj2658 There is more to a human than stomach pH, fat and protein are both not healthy in excess, and over 10% is an excess. Fat is very bad for our cells and mitochondria and too much protein helps all the bad things grow when certain targets of amino acids are met (leucine, methionine, lysine).
@@betzib8021 I don't recall any human ever doing such a thing the way you have described. Where did you get this information from, a book or something else?
@@beepbeepnj2658 I was being facetious. Humans don't do that because meat...at least large amounts...are not what humans are designed for...they are designed for reaching..grasping...biting into something that tastes good with no cooking.
One of my favorite interviews 😍thank you Rip you are AWSOME!
I enjoyed Dr Graham talk and the enormous knowledge he has about nutrition and food 😊amazing
This is one of the greatest conversations on health ever held.
Outstanding! I’m amazed. Look forward to seeing the Esselstyn’s future changes in food recommendations!
Wow wow wow! I know the interview is a year old… But just now seeing it… What a wonderful and lively interaction… And RIP! You’re so open-minded and humble and inquisitive and interested! One of the wisest people I ever met said she didn’t care about a person’s IQ… that she only cared about their IQ (interest quotient!)… She said an interested person is interesting! This was so interesting! THANK YOU. BOTH!
Rip - I’m curious if you’ve had on Dr. Brooke Goldner? I just discovered her yesterday and her work on reversing immune disorders through plant based eating is amazing. She has mentioned the success increasing after introduction of more plant based foods. However, she also said she is about 75% raw herself. Maybe she would be a good follow up to this interview and offer a different perspective.
That would be interesting since his dad is always saying not to drink your greens. I think after watching this interview, Rip might end up being an excellent bridge builder between plant-based doctors.
@@cynthialenz yes agree! Would love to see Dr. G on here!
She eats raw. She states on her monthly Q&A with Chef AJ that she eats primarily raw.
She's amazing and high raw
Hers is raw and high fat with loads of seeds and avocado
Thank you Rip ❤and what a fabulous discussion! I love how Dr Gram talked about the gens. Wild!
And the school paste! I always ate that stuff! It’s really dawning on me why raw fruits and veg is vastly superior.
And the Dr Pauling reference re our greatly lacking vitamin c and we would be consuming his prescribed amount if that is what we ate.
I saw Dr. Graham years ago while I was on a high fat raw food diet and I was not interested!! I was feeling better and couldn’t imagine just eating fruits and vegetables.
I’m strictly WFPB 7 years now and still overweight and w/autoimmune problems. I am going to step up the raw fruits and vegetables!
Just ordered book. Always open to new ideas
Hey Rip, see "Raw food diet myths" by Michael Greger. I found Doug to be very convincing, but there was a definite lack of scientific evidence cited in his specific diet. While I agree with his proposition that we should eat plant strong, the idea that cooking grains and plants can harm us I find to be a bit over the top. After all, cooking tomatoes releases lycopene and cooking grains makes many more nutrients available. Thanks for all you do! Plant Strong Brother!
Agreed
you may make some available but lose so much more in comperison. all the heat sensitive vitamines are lost - including the most important - vitamin c
Great interview Rip!! I enjoyed this so much. I love to learn more about food and health.
Doug's diet works well for very few people. Young people doing ultra-endurance can tolerate it longer than most
My re-phrase here is that ‘this diet works well for very few people because VERY few people do it’, regarding the numbers. All animals in the wild do I must add. Personal experience best decides in the end when we can listen to the body on it, even for awhile... Are you yourself trying it out, any interest there? Or is the idea itself not for you? So glad we all have free will anyway, and are free ‘to do or not to do’. I met Doug Graham’s at a weekend retreat in the UK near 20 years ago and I find him as inspiring and elequent and as knowledgeable today as he was then. Thanks for being you Doug. And thanks for your book and easy audio📚
I agree that we all need more fruit, but if I have to choose if I'm going to pay attention to Drs. Esselstyn, Campbell, Barnard, Mills, Klaper, and other, or pay attention to Dr. Graham, it's not really a difficult choice. If there is a followup, could we see Rip's dad on the show as well?
Just watched Leah’s fasting story on you tube. I can’t believe that the vegan community is still taking this guys advice!
I think I've probably watched all the interviews with DG over the last 20 years and this is one of the best. Stating the obvious truth, perhaps not easy for everyone to follow due to theor habits but the truth nonetheless 🙏 great content 👍
My deep respect to both Rip Esselstyn and dr. Graham. It is so wonderful to see with how much grace and honesty Rip Esselstyn is open-minded. 🙏
Dr. Graham is eloquent and knowledgable as always.
What a treat this interview is! 🤩
I follow a plant strong diet. I’m 75% raw. I feel better if I’m predominately raw. But I see the benefits of beans, lentils and sweet potato’s. All I’m hearing is his opinions, no data.
This was an awesome interview!
Very very nice podcast and great information.will wait for next time this doctor comes.😊
Thanks for doing zoom ins during this talk, it helps a lot! Great discussion!
Loved this interview! Wow, great job Rip questioning some of his statements. I know a lot of what he says is not supported by what we know in nutritional science (at this time), BUT everyone I know who follows his diet are the vision of excellent health. Robbie & Cyrus (I know Cyrus now eats some cooked food at night but credits Doug for getting him healthy). There are many TH-camrs who live his diet/lifestyle and all rave how he changed their lives. Would love to hear Rip interview raw Chef Babette and ask exactly what she eats daily to have such energy.
A lot of what Doug teaches is in fact supported by science. However, he has taken his anti-cooking to extremes. For microbiome, cooked whole grains and legumes are fantastic and you CANNOT feed certain kind of good bacteria in the microbiome solely with fruits and vegetables. To each his own, people are healthy and productive on all kinds of whole food vegan diets. Just avoid the overprocessed vegan foods like fake meats/TVP, oil, refined sugars, and cooking methods that produce advanced glycation end-products (AGE) and acrylamide and you should be fine. You can also watch a video by John Kohler from okraw who after 28 years has started to eat some cooked starches. Raw foods have tremendous nutrients and ability to block cancer, no one is doubting that. Its just that to completely condemn ALL cooked food is NOT supported by any science.
This was excellent and eye opening. Love this guy. Will definitely get his book and make some changes.
Great discussion. I'm glad I found this.
Love Dr. Graham! Great interview!
Great interview!
Thank you Rip.
This was really engaging! Great conversation, thanks!!
Очень уважаю Дугласа Грэма за его стабильность. Его убеждения не меняются уже несколько десятилетий. Такая стабильность не может не вызывать уважение! 👍
Wonderful gentlemen! Live long fruit strong!
I respect the information you present to the plant based raw food communities as a Sheltonian Natural Hygienist & the eclectic nature of what Shelton called one's individual constitution. From Yale to Kale, eh. In my west coast case I went from Stanford to Durian over 50 years ago during Herbert M. Shelton's latter life time subscribing to his bulletins, books & journals. I consider myself a personal friend & colleague of Dr John L. Fielder for many years. Again thankyou for what you & your family do to get the message out there with our healthier plant based social revolution in a good way.
Potatoes are a starch and they have a good amount of vitamin c
Rip -- what great knowledge with Dr. Doug. Just got this info today, which is about a yr after your interview. Exception !!! Ive been just recently started checking out raw eating last month.This is quite interesting that your video came thru today. Something to follow thru. God bless you from grandma Katie in Oregon
great interview. Thank you Dr.
Interesting discussion. Light on scientific study citations.
When will there be host who can or will have Drs Graham and McDougall on at the same time and let them talk it out (i. e, debate) ?
I thought the same thing!
That might be entertaining... I'd much rather a symposium where there are written things with scientific studies cited to back up each sides. "Debates" are rarely about truth, from what I've seen.
Awesome interview !!! Thanks Rip for being open to truth !!!
What a great interview! I was a raw food explorer for a few years 20 or so years ago and felt so revitalized. I've been around the block a few times since then and am looking forward to exploring your channel... and revisiting 811.
I’d love to see Rip try the raw food lifestyle!
If Dr. Esselstyn doesn't embrace it , I won't either. He's one of the Papa's of plant based nutrition!
Just when I thought I was eating super healthy. 🤦🏻♀️ This makes sense, especially the point about starches. But beans, lentils and tofu? Isn’t that the cornerstone of all the blue zone diets? And what about the Okinawans and their sweet potatoes? My biggest concern is that I don’t think I will feel full. I recognize that I am having the same resistance I had before going vegan.
I would love a Part 2. If you could do a live where we can ask questions that would be great! Thank you so much for this video.
At the very least, I’ll be eating more fruit. Can you discuss his typical daily meals? How much fruit vs veggies?
I wonder if the Okinawans cook their sweet potatoes by boiling or roasting?
@susan fabrican , boiling doesn't turn the starch to sugar which the body prefers, as per Dr. Arnold Ehret
@@jgrysiak6566 the body prefers that the starch be turned to sugar?
@@susanfabrican2244 , grape sugar, as Dr. Ehret talks about in his book!
@@jgrysiak6566 does baking turn the starch to sugar? Dr Greger recommends boiling potatoes
Rip that was an amazing conversation. I certainly appreciated the truth about this conversation. Every day we are trying to move the needle to the best possible diet that will give this wonderful body all it needs to thrive. And you know what - some days i love my wonderful vegetables in my warm soup. Look forward to the next conversation. Thanks to both of you 🙏
There is no doubt that Doug Graham's diet with raw food is health promoting and his explanations always *seem* sensible at first just by listening to what he is saying on the surface.
I much rather prefer Rip's father's Dr. Essestyn's calm and scientifically rational approach, and his response to questions makes a more valid point. Dr. Essestyn references long-term population studies, which convinces me that his heart disease reversal diet, which he has proven with all his patients at death's door, is more suitable diet, which I prefer to follow.
20 years ago I was following the Doug's raw 80/10/10 diet for a good amount of time, for me all that fruit was difficult to eat, and could never feel satieted, and I missed having cooked starches. I still eat plenty of fruits and vegetables along with healthy cooked starches and find it completely satisfying with no ill effect.
I see that Doug is still using the same strawman fallacies instead of valid studies. The same "bear making a sandwich" anaology I heard over 20 years ago in one of his lectures. Making an analogy between a human and a bear doesn't work in this way to prove his point. Doug himself admits to also mixing foods to make salad dressing, so using the bear/sandwich analogy is not relevant to human behavior and human brain function. Should we not eat on plates and use forks and knives since bears don't?
The paste argument could also be said of the sap that comes out of a mango stem, you know. Not to mention that whole grains are not "paste".
Also, there's an air of arrogance in Doug's tone, and it is reminiscent of a similar arrogance I admittedly felt as a raw foodist all those years ago.
Dr. Graham certainly has his info at his fingertips. And is (as I'm sure Rip would attest to!) very convincing. My only qualm is that in the winter/cold months one needs heat. Heated foods and drinks. I had a fitness client (I'm a former longtime fitness trainer) who started to eat exclusively raw. When the winter months came (in the NE of USA) he ignored my entreaties to add some warmed/cooked food. Unfortunately, as I figured, when exposed to a cold virus he had a nasty case of it (while thinking he was invulnerable because he ate raw) for a long time. In my experience, it seems most successful raw foodists have to live in southern/tropical climates (it seems the good Dr. did same) where they get plenty of sun and warmth. So, of course they tend not to have to supplement (Vit D) but most of us live more northerly (and have for many thousands of years!) and so I'm doubtful that this diet is the best for us... However, that said, I think eating more raw fruits and veggies and cutting out the processed foods will do wonders for 99.99% of us.
An excellent podcast Rip 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🍉🍉🍉
John Kohler is a primarily raw food vegan for a couple decades. He is now including some cooked foods in his diet. He researches a lot and gets test/lab results on his blood etc. What he found out was that raw foods only he didn't have an optimal microbiome, didn't have all the right kinds of good bacteria etc in his gut. He states it's important to him to look at science and his test results. You can see some of his videos on this on Ok Raw TH-cam channel. It was interesting.
I can only argue that starch is bulkier, fills you up longer. For people who like a satiated feeling, want to go longer between meals, those coming out of bingeing disorders might need that starch to feel a warmer maybe cozier feeling in their stomachs. I guess that's an argument for starch.
Great interview Rip. A bit scary for most who would never consider 80/10/10. However, Doug's passion and conviction is inspirational. But, like you, I love my oatmeal, especially up here in Canada in the winter. Keep up the great work. Blessings,
Not many better people you can have your health influenced by. Thanks to both of you. It’s crazy how far away we’ve allowed ourselves to get from the simple natural human diet. Now it’s a project to get it back there.
Love it 😍 great banter 😊 love how open minded Rip is…..so cool….well done ✅
I've enjoyed this talk!
Great interview! Loved it!
Not everyone lives where there is farmers market and fresh food year around. All organic. Some people the only option is frozen. Can't expect people to drive 500 miles or more to get fresh foods. Or sell home to go live next to this tool. Happy he has fresh foods year around. Others in remote areas have to settle for frozen. Or canned.
What's your gripe, exactly? He said the best is fresh. He said if fresh is not available, frozen is the next best thing.
Great to hear Doug here!
Great interview!
I love to eat lots of fruit, but I can't simply affort it! Too expensive buying that much fruit to eat every day. 😢
Same. I did Raw for 1 month.. fruit for breakfast salad for dinner...I was so tired of salad.. I did however feel my best eating that way.
Look discounts/ clearance in certain stores. In season will be cheaper. Also look for wholesale/ bulk stores near you. If one is in your area Restaurant Depot allows guest passes. Take a step back and look at expenses in other areas of life. Of course still do what is best for you right now and always work towards bettering
Thanks RIP for an informative interview. Doug, I like your passion about raw veganism!
if you have an Aldi in your area they have the best prices hands down of all markets ... and they usually have a sold out version of organic products, meaning the produce are always fresh because they sell out. Their salad greens mix organic is fab as well as organic grapes, carrots, cukes, tomatoes, etc.@@vanihansen2136
Anyone else catch Doug Graham saying that his daughter wean from breastfeeding at eight years old? I seriously would like to know where he lives because I live in the United States and that would not be well accepted here at all. I nursed my eldest daughter till she was 3 and people had a fit about that
Doug Graham lives in Great Britain from what I’ve read somewhere.
When he said that I immediately thought to myself I would not be saying that out loud lol.. most people would find that super weird
Rips style of eating is much more appealing, tastier and easier for the general public to do, I think. If I didn't eat starches like potatoes beans and rice every now and then I would be suffering with binges and yo yo dieting. Rips style is satiating and heart healthy, no matter what.
I enjoyed this interview. I’ve been eating a low-fat WFPB diet for many years now and have recently been experimenting with high raw. Brenda Davis’ book Becoming Raw is very good at digging into the research and sheds light on this diet and how to do it right.
I loved the Carrie Ann Barrett photobomb!
One question I have is if Doug takes a B12 supplement?
I eat a lot of raw myself, and enjoy it. But I l do like the warmth of food as well. This has been a very interesting interview.
Doug has a brilliant mind. I'm not ready to become a raw vegan, but certainly willing to try increasing my fruit intake.
dr what do you feel about flax, chia and pumpkin seeds?
Omg I love this! The respect of both of you! Both of you have helped me on my health journey in big ways! It’s wonderful to see men help others with this wonderful health journey, I’m now finally vegan and juice some. I plan to do a cleanse and go into raw living food. I keep hearing I’ll need b12 and iodine, do you supplement at all dr doug graham?
th-cam.com/video/M_0GcpVahr8/w-d-xo.html
I think satiation is a problem with raw foods in those numbers (80-10-10). You have to spend so much time eating. I tried it and I'm a small person even. Also, most people don't have a good enough gut microbiome because of previous habits and incidents, so they can't handle all that fiber, etc., even if it's soluble. As humans we do have smaller digestive tracts than our ancestral primates, so I think that's an accomodation to less fiber or to the "predigested" fiber in cooked foods. But if you do well on a raw food diet, why not?
Dr. Arnold Ehret says sugar is the body's preferred fuel. He says potatoes roasted bring out the usable grape sugar that the body prefers!
There are so many people that experience health problems on a fruitarian diet. Not saying fruit is bad ofcourse, but going raw or fruitarian is clearly not the way to go.
I think we can agree that there are many people experiencing problems on the Sad diet, the keto diet, as well as the wfpb diet and even 80/10/10 diet...with some of these it is the diet, but often it is how the person is doing it.
@@leahspilchen590
Yep I agree, and also dealing with the detoxification process. One has to find ways to support the body whilst it releases a life-times worth of acidity as part of the journey. That doesn’t always feel good.
Fascinating to hear Doug enlighten the mainstream vegan establishment. Both men were cordial and friendly in their conversation which was great. Also, was quite interesting to hear Doug get accidentally busted on drinking orange and mango juice. Never really heard him admit this before. Not that there’s anything wrong with it mind you, fresh organic juice can be an important part of a raw vegan diet. Anyway people, the message is simple: our bodies are designed for fresh uncooked, fruits, and leafy greens. We are the only species on the planet that cooks our food, it damages the food, and in turn it damages us. It’s an inconvenient truth, because it’s not easy to change, but going raw vegan will be the most important decision you’ve ever made. But don’t believe me or Doug or anyone, try it for yourself for a few months and see how you look and feel. It will blow your mind. Read 80/10/10 to get started.
I was blown away by Doug's comment on his fiber intake... Interesting podcast.
I have watched and enjoyed this at three times ❤ I’m sure I will be watching again! I must say it threw me when he said his daughter was still nursing at eight years old lol but whatever lol
I've been trying to follow Dr McDougall's WFPB starchivore diet for years and it's never satisfied me or helped me lose the extra pounds I've gained over the years. I also don't think Dr McDougall and his wife look so good on it, they seem to look kinda dried up in a way. Doug Graham on the other hand looks very vibrant and glowing and after following his high fruit based raw diet I feel amazing. The diet is very freeing in that I don't need to cook any more.....how good is that! And, I never thought I'd say this, but fruit is actually very satisfying. It's summer here in the UK and the weather is good for a change, and I might feel differently when it starts to get cold, I might have to add a veggie soup here and there to warm me up, but for now I'm really loving this raw diet. I'm not sure if I've lost any weight - it's too soon to say and I never weigh myself, but the weird thing is that I don't really care any more because i'm feeling so great.
Rip is having his bubble busted of how his lifestyle (and entire family) made their living for decades. When it happens to us it def turns one’s world upside down in a positive way. Rip is having his Light Bulb 💡 Moment 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🌈
I looked into his information, and some people died during Dr. Douglas Graham's fasting retreats. Even the diet is too extreme, and the guy looks way too old for his age. Stick with plant-based and Rip's way of eating. Some foods consumed raw are great, but variet assures you're getting all of the nutrients.
Exactly!!!
Agreed. I take anything he says with a huge grain of salt. If I’m going to listen to a chiropractor give me diet and health advice, it’s going to be Alan Goldhamer- who has fasted thousands of people and none of them died.
"I love them, but they don't love me back," yep😂
wtf?
@cesarhernandez-wv8oj If you watch the video, you will know who said it and why...this was me agreeing completely
This was the most interesting podcast on a dietary subject since the Chris Gardner "Everything You Thought You Knew About Protein Is Wrong" discussion on Zoe.
Not sure about giving up beans, I love potatoes and rice on occasion, though I can live without bread & pasta I believe. The only thing was that I thought the doctor didn't elaborate enough when Rip brought up The Blue Zones (those people overall live a long time, so I suppose he believes his raw vegan diet would stretch out the longevity & quality of life). I liked the part especially about the malliard reaction or was it reactions? Anyway, worthwhile exploring further.
Thank you Rip for willing to put this guest (and others) ON who don't fully see eye-to-eye with you on everything!
Apples and pears are high in FODMAPs, so if your stomach hurts after eating more than one piece...you probably have a FODMAP intolerance, as I have. It's upsetting as I love pears. Celery, also high in FODMAPs, kills my gut. I suffered when I tried the celery juice thing.
Interesting, I didn’t know that.
Nice information
I find Doug Graham's information interesting. His position would be stronger if his substantiations weren't mostly anecdotal and observational, or just setups to make his point. The school paste example is terribly weak; it's really just linguistic play. That said, no dietary regimen makes my digestive system feel better than raw fruits and vegetables. And grains, even the "healthy" ones like oats, do just the opposite. Ditto potatoes and sweet potatoes.
I dont think the paste example is weak since potatoes and rice are used to make glue for a very long time
1:08:20 Doug would be shocked to hear that I was maybe 25 years old before I eat a fruit and enjoyed it 😂😂
Wow that shocks me! Lol is that including vegetables that are fruit as well? Was it just chicken nuggets and poptarts all growing up?
Nathan Pritikin established the 80-10-10 long before Graham 'created' this concept.
This was very interesting and fun to watch, thank you.I have a question why whole fats are considered difficult to find in nature though. Weren't nuts and seeds an important source of nutrients among apes and hominids from early on? And it still is among many native peoples all over the world. Often 20-30% of calories I would think.
I heard from others that nuts are in hard shells. Humans didn’t have tools to get to too many nuts. Some but not many. So it wasn’t a daily food source.
@@mariakrehel1724 Some types of nuts maybe. But even wild primates can use rocks to open hard shells. Different nuts and seeds would be ripe at different times of the year, so something would always be available. The first thing people did when they arrived in Scandinavia was to plant lots of hazel. It can be stored year round, of course.
@@carinaekstrom1 not really, at least not in the tropics though.. the diet of primates consists almost exclusively of fruits and green leafes = low fat - but outside I guess more - but you have to remember the season is very limited
@@vit_armin Well, I read that the fat content in gorilla diets used to be estimated to about 14%, but recently it has been discovered that they also eat nuts like the African walnut, so it seems we have underestimated the fat content in primate diets. Different nuts mature at different seasons.
Among humans there are many people in Africa who use the mongongo nut as a staple. It's very fatty, but has mostly polyunsaturated fats. It is stored and eaten throughout the year. Many other nuts, as well as peanuts are common in traditional African diets.
When the Scandinavian countries were populated a large amount of hazel was planted and the nuts were stored and eaten throughout the year. It seems to me that whenever fats can be found they are eaten. Along coasts around the tropical world the coconut tree is widely distributed and used although coconut fat is mostly saturated.
Great job Rip! I was raw vegan for a long time now plantstrong and would never go back..
But I do eat a lot of raw and sprouts