DIET: The Most Ignored Answer to COVID?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ก.ย. 2024
- Public health officials have rightfully focused on distancing and masks but has bad diet been fueling this virus in the US? Could diet help us out? A look at over 30 studies for the answer.
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I went vegan 6 months ago and lost 45 lbs with almost no exercise. Never tried vegan before COVID, went from obese to normal weight. Thanks for getting this data out there.
Have a great day✨
@Michael L
That's generally what happens.
Well done.
Genuinely well done.
😊💝😇
Congrats ❤️
Awesome!!!! 😁👍 keep up the great job!
Just be careful, to be mostly whole food plant based.
I was thin, went Vegan - and gained 30 lbs because of all the Vegan junk food.
Since Covid, I'm back on track - and almost lost all the weight again 🙏😅
Dang, nice job! Inspiring 🎉
I find these findings really weird. Covid scared me into running, exercising and eating healthy like a crazy person.
Same here! I’ve never eaten healthier in my >45 years of existence...healthy lifestyle needs to be part of the public campaign of mask wearing and social distancing
@@vietnamd0820 facts
*The television* scared you into running, exercising and eating healthy like a crazy person.
@@kclark5382
Eating healthy makes us “crazy”? Hilarious
It convinced me to stop vaping. Nothing like a deadly respiratory virus to make me kick the habit.
Well, I became vegan during COVID. I am on the good side now!
Yes, because a animal has never ate another animal before. That's just crazy talk.
@@twn5858 Did you even watch the video? You're not a carnivore.
Well you're now living dramatically more sustainably, much more healthily, ineffably more ethically, and even safer by assisting to avoid future pandemic situations (: pretty legit if I do say so myself! ^-^
@@twn5858 Why should we base human morality or behaviour on other animals? What's your argument for that?
Other animals do all sorts of barbarous and reprehensible transgressions. For example, lions will also kill their young if they're weak and will even rape each other.
Why should we pick one cruel choice animals are making and say this is the model for human behaviour but not another? It's completely arbitrary and an appeal to nature fallacy at that.
@@ParadymShiftVegan We shouldn't. I agree. I think we should eat a diet that we evolved eating for maximum health. Isotope ayalysis shows that to be meat. Because clearly back in our hurter gather days we had plant foods that could be shipped to us like we do now.
My diet has actually improved during the pandemic and I’ve gone from plant based to full vegan. 🌱
It’s encouraging to see the science back the motive. Thanks for putting this all together, Mic! 🤗
Awesome!
@@missinglink_eth thanks, Nate! I think so too. 😁
Same!
@@suicune2001 go us 🤗
Go team!!
I've lost 14-20 lbs since the first lockdown, but exercise has gone to sh*t. Time to work on that.
just dance 2020 on playstation. youre welcome.
I'm the opposite...I've got that coronavirus curve...definitely gained weight. :*
I lost 15 % of my weight with keto /low carb diet . It's literally just controlling what you eat and not snaking . No processed food , no sodas, ton of veggies and very few fruit, like berries , some kiwi, occasionally some bananas. But I ate everything but grains and starch. It worked on me.
i do not exercise, only meat diet and I am in perfect shape (i have video as evidence)
@@magdalenavegan Uh huh
I remember thinking back in April that there was a good chance that the solution to COVID would lie at least partially in a vegan diet. This video fills me with such hope. Thanks for putting this together for us.
Why? You need saturated fat to absorb Vitamin D3.
What study proves that ..
@@TheMRfly1998 Conclusions: The presence of fat in a meal with which a vitamin D-3 supplement is taken significantly enhances absorption of the supplement, but the MUFA:PUFA of the fat in that meal does not influence its absorption.
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Dietary fat increases vitamin D-3 absorption
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@@gmnotyet Yes, fat, but not specifically saturated fat. Your study doesn’t even talk about saturated fat.
@@gmnotyet Yes, you need fat to absorb fat-soluble vitamins, but you don't need much: A few g of fat will do it and that's just a few walnut halves. Also, most foods have some fat in them, including even kale and carrots.
All of my PEC's, namely, HBP, blood glucose, triglycerides, cholesterol, and weight have dropped. I am down to just 2 meds, thyroid and HBP, and I will lose HBP meds pretty soon. I hope Mic will do a video on veganism and thyroid pretty soon. My thyroid scan w meds is now in normal range, it was not before.
Congratulations!!
@@helena_5456 My thyroid tested in the normal range w meds. Before it was low w meds. I would like to get off the meds. I am interested in another comment here about goltrogenic veggies. Never knew. Thanks
@@helena_5456 Here is this if it helps~ www.thyroidnutritioneducators.com/best-food-for-thyroid-patients/#Best_foods_for_thyroid_patients_with_a_holistic_nutrition_perspective
@@ess9078 Here is an article about goitrogenic veggies. I hope Mic sees this. It says vegan diets don't allow enough prooootein to transform T4 to T3 or vice versa, not sure but... they always throw that phrase "long term" in now that our theories are proving true scientifically. Here is the aticle, comment is about middle of it. I actually thought that lemons, btw, were about 16% protein! www.thyroidnutritioneducators.com/best-food-for-thyroid-patients/#Best_foods_for_thyroid_patients_with_a_holistic_nutrition_perspective
Happy to hear that! All the best to you Jean
It's so depressing to see how people are still contributing to what caused this virus.
At least we have people like Mike who expose this problems with a very solid sources of studies.
Thank you Mike for explaining such an important yet so ignored cause of this pandemic.
Mike hasnt exposed anything. there are countless documentaries talking about how bad food choices affect health and guess what people still dont care. Not surprising when food companies are constantly bombarding you with advertising the latest crazy concoction. The worst one to me in recent times is KFC with its chicken sandwiched between 2 donuts and people went crazy for it. Heck sandwich anything between 2 donuts and people will line up for it. Only way to change is first and foremost get rid of every single fast food restaurant/chain in the world secondly get rid of all sugar laden fizzy drinks. Those 2 things alone will massively improve health
@@psionicinversion I completely agree with what you're saying, If everyone does one thing, no matter what it is, all of the sudden it becomes normal and acceptable (like eating meat). That's why I said that Mike "exposes" this horrible decisions people make, because by showing this obvious facts, he is in a way "exposing" the truth, because for all people who is blindfolded by this industries, this are facts that no one knows about.
@@arisuwatermelon5414 do you think peoples health would improve if everyone transitioned to plant based over the next 30 years? no i think health would deteriorate even more because they would market there junk as a health food. Its plant based its super healthy when in actual fact its loaded with even more crap and even more health problems will arise because people are stupid
@@psionicinversion I know, that's why people like Mike recommend a whole-food plant based diet, even though people still decided to eat vegan junk food.
The fact is that we cannot force people to make better decisions that doesn't harm as much the environment, the animals and ourselves; It's all about the decisions we make, decisions that can of course cause a negative impact in our health.
@@arisuwatermelon5414 of course Mike recommends a whole foods plant based diet. thats what his channel is about and what he believes but fact of the matter is any balanced diet is significantly better than what most people eat. Ideally everyone needs to go back to home cooked meals where you control the ingredients of what goes into stuff and not some corporation that have and do pad products out with cheap stuff to keep the costs down and fill it with preservative and all sorts of stuff.
problem is products are designed to be addictive and the biggest addictive substance on earth to humans is sugar which is vegan of course even the tons of other sugar derivatives like malt barley extract, HCFS etc when you look up all the other sugar syrups etc and then look at alot of products you'll find multiple types of sugar in stuff and so the problem will constantly continue.
People love to disbelieve results no matter the truth staring them in the face, or scientists and doctors providing advice that may change. Agreed, diet is extremely important. Vegan diets for the win. Also correct, exercise cannot be understated. I need to keep up on it myself to be honest. Slacking a bit in that area.
Have you considered bicycle riding for exercise? Entertaining way to get and stay in shape.
It's as eady as going for a walk. 😉
We all have our issues, and I have been terrible about exercise for years. The good news is, if you can walk outside, even just 20 minutes, the combination of walking and being outside has been shown to extend life and have general benefits for people's health. For those who can't walk or can't walk outside, something like stretching might be a good alternative. Even singing is good for the ab muscles -- no joke. In fact, any kind of concentrated breathing exercise can have great benefits. In fact, even STANDING (if one is physically able to do so safely) can have many benefits. Get creative. Dance. Sing. Stand. Stretch. Walk outside. Every little bit helps.
People love to believe, wow your so narcissistically, I think you meant some people will believe.... please guys, the problem doesn't seem to be anything about diet etc. it seems to just be your programming and even vegans are mostly narcissist which is not wrong or evil just stop ignoring this, hey what do I know I'm crazy but wow you guys seem short sighted to me. anyways please help me if you think I am wrong and I will do my best to understand you.
All the risk factors of a vegan diet will have a far worse outcome on covid survivability smh
Awesome video! Lifestyle choices have a huge impact on our overall health.
veganism is part of agenda21
@Eastside Dumbbell they want people ill, especially mentally. So they promote grain based diet. Absolutely dependency on big pharma and government. Infertility. Obedience. Veganism is absolute destruction of humanity and nature.
Agenda21 is communists agenda. To make us like prisoners of concentration camps. Diet there always plant based.
Thank you for bringing all this data together and summarizing it! Very helpful
If only health and wellness were more of a focus in this awful system we live in.
Covid is the reason I finally got to grips with my diet, I saw first hand practically that being obese ( which I am) gives you much less of a chance of survival and I don't want to die of something as avoidable as obesity. I'm doing well but the fear fades so thanks for reminding how important this is to get to a healthy weight ASAP! Always love your vids Mike 😀
Good for you! 🙌
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No lol
@@jeewiz9002 Why Not?
@@pacmanmcgavin7034 Unlike manifestly deluded people like you who keep fooling themselves into believing that they can read minds, I can't. 🙄
@@LouisGedo because he's an idiot asshole. Being vegan is the best. Better body and better world.
Diet is a major factor in being healthy. As well as exercise. These two aspects need to be highlighted. Thank you Mic
pfff why would the government want that, that's why gyms are shut down but walmart isn't
@Jay H make the switch man , it gets easy once you know what you're doing
@Jay H
Being from the UK, I'm (we're?) not quite sure how food stamps work, but...
I've found that you can just eat as much potatoes and rice as you want without any health problems (quite the opposite actually).
The bottom line though, it's so much less expensive.
You save money, you look fitter, you smell sweeter.
No kidding.
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Classic MIC THE VEGAN! Informative, well documented, and fast paced! Thank you for educating us all!
Take Vitamin D! It helps the body fight respiratory infections. Check out Dr. John Campbell~also, Mic, please tell that people of color need vitamin D more due to less sunlight absorption by their skin; source-Dr. John Campbell
I told my colleague once. He called me a racist. 😩
@@kateonthecob486 Oh that is awful. I am sorry. I am trying to get our local paper to publish the information. You go, girl (assuming you are a girl :) Don't let it slow you down, just next time maybe some people aren't worth your time. You cared. No fault in that.
Only since this week immunologist and other MD’s are publicly calling people out to take vitamine D. Should have been from the get-go.
@@kateonthecob486 LOL
@@kateonthecob486 that's so confusing! Did he also call the sun a racist?!? 🙈
Just superb work Mic, you are doing the world an invaluable service.
Just want to point out, I'm vegan, exercised, and overall had a very healthy lifestyle--I still got a terrible case of covid and have permanent lung/heart damage. Lots of people I knew who had a far less healthy lifestyle got better in no time. I've heard of hundreds of anecdotal cases of others in the same boat as me. Yes, diet and lifestyle have an impact, but covid is also a medical mystery that can't be simply explained in lots of cases
I haven't heard of hundreds of these cases. Your post may be genuine or not. I'm just being careful. If genuine, had you kept /are you keeping your vit D up to 66 ng /ml (for the whole year) shown by blood tests? Did you try high dosage? Are you wfpb? If not, do you eat inflammatory junk? It is not a guarantee with anything but anecdotes are anecdotes and the bulk of the science points towards well-planned wfpb + adequate vit D offering better chances.
@@spiral-m I'm part of an online community for people like me (covid long haulers), which is how I've come to hear of all of these cases. I take vitamin D supplements and had blood tests come back shortly before getting covid, which were all normal. I've had an anti inflammatory, vegan, whole foods diet for over a year now. BTW, I'm also 23 years old and had no preexisting conditions. I get that anecdotes are not always credible, but my only point is that covid acts in VERY mysterious ways, which I've observed through myself and countless others. There's a phenomenon of previously perfectly healthy and active people who face debilitating conditions post covid. I'd always advocate for putting yourself in the best position to succeed lifestyle wise, but also think it's important to point out sometimes you do everything you can and it's still not enough, which is why I'm glad the video mentioned social distancing, masks, etc as well
exactly the outcome is totally unknown when you get it. In england there have been people over 100 years old that have survived it. there was 1 guy over 80 i think went in hospital and he'd kicked it in 4 hours then some young people die. Just depends really
@@lilyseibert1138 i think people don't want to admit that genetics also greatly influence things. it is very harsh but true.
Veganism per se is not the answer. A person can live on potato chips and wonder bread and still be “vegan” yet not be healthy. I’m suggesting that it may be possible that your vegan diet did not meet the criteria of healthy. Dr. Joel Fuhrman does a good job of explaining this in his book “Super Immunity.”
Hi Mike!
I just want to express my gratitude towards you and your work. It decreases my healty anxiety a lot. Eating a WFVD and i feel good!
Greetings from Switzerland!
It seems to me that the reason for people engaging in excessive eating to the point of becoming afflicted with obesity and diabetes is that their food is devoid of nutrients. First comes a whole plant based diet, then comes less meal frequency in general.
Do you know that the world soil is basically empty of minerals therefore the veggie we eat(that are 100% built by men to please our taste preferring strains with more sugars ) are almost empty of nutrition. We should take care of our soil then be sure that a veggie diet will be sufficient.
@@LuckyM83 Source please? especially a study which concludes that vegetables are EMPTY of minerals
@@m.ramachandran3012 www.hardynutritionals.com/blog/2020/06/food-lacking-nutrients-soil-depletion but is really something common , everyone is aware of. Soil has been abused for a century not giving time to replenish . A while ago colture was circular and each plant give back some nutrients to the soil. Now is really common the mono colture, helped with fertilizers , it's a way of consider agricolture on par on the way we built our society. Profit, quick maximum result with minimum effort. Veggies are just more and more empty of nutrients because of that. I linked u a blog , first one I found but I knew about this for at least 30 year.
@@LuckyM83 While I tend to buy mostly organic vegetables and fruits, the role of animal agriculture in destroying our soil can't be ignored. Most of the earth's agricultural land produces food to feed animals. If we stopped eating animal products, we would be using less land than we use now. This excess land can be used to rewild and replenish the soil with nutrients. Not just that, the fecal matter from factory farms contaminates soil. Overgrazing to feed livestock is one of the biggest causes of soil destruction. So if you care about our soil - stop eating animal products. This Guardian article explains the issue eloquently: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/16/meat-eaters-soil-degradation-over-grazing
@@m.ramachandran3012 i agree with the impact of animal agricolture .I'm aware. It affect also the biodiversity. However not all people have possibility to buy organic, it's more expensive , that's for sure, and , sad to say, animal food is so cheap today that allow lots of people to eat nutritionally full food. Luckily I live in italy , most of my veggies grow closeby home, they're bio but not declared. The damage I'm talking about , on the soil, is everywhere , agricolture has become intensive too , not only animals have been exploited. If it was for me I would only allow bio, but you know, aside from our small behavior our impact is insignificant.
I've been vegan for a year, wear masks religiously, and hardly go anywhere (I'm pregnant and being as careful as possible). I still got a positive covid test this week 😪 Wisconsin in a mess right now.
Masks don't really protect you from getting it, it lowers the chance that a COVID positive person will spread the virus. Most people are asymptomatic, so that's why everyone needs to wear a mask to avoid spreading it. But one infected unmasked person can spread it to a bunch of people even if they're wearing masks. I hear a lot of people in WI are not wearing masks. Also, even if you're 6 ft away, indoors the virus can linger in the air and infect people much farther than 6 ft. So you could have entered an area where an unmasked infected person is or was before you got there. If there are a bunch of unmasked infected people, the chance is greater. Hope you get well soon.
@@eatplantsloveanimals agree with everything you said. Its about layers of protection and reduction of risk by minimizing exposure. Unfortunately lots of people here aren't doing the right things so even people who are trying to do the right things wind up getting it. Frustrating
@@wildflowerwoman7509 I tested positive 3 weeks ago and I’m from Wisconsin. I believe we got it from my boyfriend’s work because they are not taking this seriously! Still having side effects almost 4 weeks later 😫 it’s so frustrating that half of Wisconsin doesn’t care.
@@jessicaann9597 so annoying! We think my husband got it from his work because of the same reason. Hope you feel better soon.
Please, don't block automatic english subtitles. The non native english speakers need them.
I’m currently living with covid in my household and while anecdotal here is my experience, when the pandemic started I made the choice to go full WFPB with a few cheat days here and there for sure, my mum decided herself to follow my diet a few months after and we been going strong, I used cronometer to make sure I got all my nutrition in with a daily plan I eat everyday, boring at first but I started to enjoy it after some time. My dads always been the main cook in the house until I started to sort myself out now with my own diet and now my mum, he cooks for him and my sister, he cooks mainly what I see as junk food, lots of oil and process foods, lots of unhealthy snacks in the day, likes to have a drink etc. He’s now brought in covid Into the house and is currently in intensive care with a low risk of survival, as the main career for everyone I decided to go full with soups n green smoothies for everyone, my sister is high risk with symptoms and is positive but she looks better day by day, my mums positive but no symptoms, she has asthma so I’m concerned for her but she’s doing well so far, I’ve come out negative but not sure if I have contracted it in the week and a half we have been in this situation, I am symptom free and feel absolutely fine. I can’t say for sure that it’s the diet but from all my research over the years I’m pretty confident it’s helped a lot. Take what u want from this I just wanted to share my experience.
@Taiwo Omotosho Thank you for your kind words, unfortunately my dad didn't make it and passed away last night, please everyone take this covid thing seriously, it's devastating
I'd settle for people around here just believing the coronavirus is real, for starters. 😒
Plant-based (95% Vegan) since 2010 I simply no-longer get sick. 11 years without a single cold, and I'm not even perfect. I've still had the occasional headache while under intense stress but that's about it. After ditching dairy, stomach problems are a thing of the past. Diet is probably the most important factor when it comes to immune system health.
From the time covid was first pronounced as being a “pandemic,” and lockdown measures were imposed, I was never afraid of contracting that disease or any disease for that matter, because I knew my immune system was strong from years of eating a Whole Food Plant Based diet. 😃
honestly, i don't understand the average American mentality when it comes to COVID. because we have more time being at home, that means we have more time to take care of our body and to cook healthier meals. yet i see my friends, family, and co-workers complain about gaining weight and blaming COVID for ruining their health. in a health crisis like this, we absolutely need to be more proactive and take better care of our health.
Real question here : what to say to people who believe it is incorrect to count as a covid death every person who dies from any cause but has been diagnosed with covid earlier. They count as covid death even if they died from something else, and even if they recovered from covid before dying from other cause.
It's just a scam to inflate covid numbers and scare the people. Many doctors have spoken out against this ridiculous practice.
@@gardenofeels6872 it’s not a scare tactic Mic talks about excessive deaths in this video a little but you should research more about that because the excessive deaths proves Covid is killing people. And if you look further into the excessive deaths it affects people younger than middle aged in our population pretty substantially (25-44) which is especially alarming because they aren’t supposed to have as many health problems as 45+ people do
@@Joniness You know more than doctors in hospitals that are treating Covid? Many doctors are reporting they are being pressured into reporting many different kinds of death as Covid deaths. Why is that? I don't know what "excessive deaths" even means. What are you talking about?
The Covid virus has a death rate of less than 99% overall. Hardly the black plague. Young people are more likely to get hit by lightening that die from this virus. The government is using this exaggerated "pandemic" to keep the people scared and to blame Donald Trump in this election year.
As someone who works in a nursing home in Italy: We've had lots of cases this spring when tests weren't easily available. Many people think of elderly people with preexisting conditions as people who could die any given day, but that's not the case. None of the people who have died of COVID in spring in our structure were in a really bad condition before. Plus they all had survived a very very bad stomach bug we've had back in January. In other words: most if not all the people who have died in our structure from COVID could still be alive today. When a person dies a doctor has to file a sheet for statistics. There has to be mentioned what exactly caused the death, what caused the akute cause, what other conditions were present. If a persons organs are allready weak, they catch the virus and the infection leads to multi-organ-failure, the akute cause is multi organ failure, the cause that caused that would be COVID. Other present conditions would be chronic xyz. Also if a person at the time of death is no longer COVID positive the doctor doesn't mention COVID on the sheet, even if it might have pushed reactions inside the body that the person who was able to clear the virus couldn't recover from.
The cases that might be debatable are the ones where terminally ill people are in the hospital and allready on comforting messures because there is nothing that can be done for them and they have a few days left at best and then catch the virus on top of it. But I have a feeling that these are really a tiny tiny minority.
Now I know that it isn't neccessarily the same in the US as it is in Italy but maybe this information can give you some insight.
@@gardenofeels6872 OK but none of what you said refutes excessive deaths and you clearly didn't look it up when I asked you to so you're not interested in looking up the facts. People looking at this conversation please note that this is a common tactic of conspiracy theorists where instead of answering to an argument brought up that they cannot refute they misdirect to something different and claim ignorance.
Thank you for pointing the obvious . Seriously! I've been telling people the same and didn't want to listen! I'm going to share this video. Thank you again!!!!
I caught covid from my housemate despite the fact that I eat a whole foods vegan diet, take supplements, drink plenty of water, work out, sleep well, whereas my other housemate who's overweight and eats a SAD didn't catch it. Needless to say, I'm a bit pissed haha.
Not saying that a healthy lifestyle doesn't help in fighting off this virus (and other diseases), because of course it does! I'm just saying that I got unlucky and it pisses me off haha
Feeling the same way! I do all the right things and here i am with covid because of how irresponsible and unhealthy the rest of wisconsin is 🤨
@@wildflowerwoman7509 I feel you :( I'm staying home, when I have to go out I wear a mask, wash my hands, sanitise. Then I catch it AT HOME from someone I live with, because they decided it would be fun to go shopping in London, a high risk area, during a pandemic and brought the virus home.Sending love and wishing you a speedy recovery x
@@jimmygolucky23 OMG really? That sucks. I've been vegan 14 years but working in London before the pandemic I was sick for 2/3 of the year, it's so dirty. People always used to tell me it's because I'm vegan and I'm like.... Yeah no. It's because of the underground, pollution, and people not cleaning the equipment at the gym!
@@jimmygolucky23 same to you!!
My dad is 60 and he does vegan before six (he's vegan after six a lot of the time too), the two of us had COIVD back in March. He felt crappy for a few weeks, but had a mild case and is healthy as a horse now. I'm hearing of overweight family friends that are younger than him dying, and I'm just so grateful that my dad takes such good care of himself because he kicked COVID's butt.
It’s never too late to go vegan
@yenta vegan
Never too soon either.
I'll never forgive myself for leaving it so long.
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Thanks Mic ❤️ just shared this to about 40 Facebook groups. Hope it helps spread the message and get you more views !!
It all is connected to what we eat - it was created in animal markets and spreads through an animal based diet, but people can't or just don't want to see this - they are waiting for the silver bullet to allow them to carry on with their lifestyles !
I’m type 2 diabetic. I started eating plant based 5 weeks ago. My blood sugar is doing great. My doctor cut my meds in half and may get to get off more very soon. I was headed to have to use insulin. I’ve lost 24 lbs so far. Learning my way around eating this way. Thank you for your help.
congrats. keep it up
I’ve been WFPB vegan for nearly 10 years, got COVID in March, been sick ever since 🥴 diet might’ve kept me from getting worse maybe
Yeah diet is not a panacea. Don’t agree with folks who tout it just as that. Diseases are complicated and also have a factor of randomness. It can’t be placed all on the individual
What do you mean ''sick ever since''? How does it look like? Which symptoms are you having? Give us MORE info please.
@@mikeskylark1594 long haul symptoms - debilitating fatigue, chest pains, cough, numbness in hands and feet, muscle weakness
@@andocobo Faaaak
maybe you are not eating enough calories. common mistake on WFPB diet. lower metabolism is a lower immune system.
my friend got covid, she didn't know, because she was vegan for four days, she had a slight runny nose and wondered if she was getting sick, That was it, barely noticed having covid, She wouldn't have noticed if it wasn't for her brother giving it to her entire family. They are all vegan, everyone was ok.
"You catch 0% of the cases you're not exposed to." I feel like there's a weird double negative thing going on here.
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say everybody who is anti-mask and anti-distancing is also anti-vegan. It's just a selfish mentality.
Not true at all !! People iplant based are less liely to live in fear and obey authority. I am not anti mask but forcing it is violent. People who are very vulnerable should stay home as masks are not fool proof. Sweden is now doing well and never mandated masks
if you look at the data many areas that mandated masks later saw huge case spikes. If they work why is Europe locking down again ?
I’m not anti-mask. A mask is an inanimate object. I’m anti-tyranny and pro freedom.
@@gtcstorm40 everyone is wearing 'Alltagsmasken'. They are as great a barrier for a virus as pants are for a fart ... Scientists kept telling that from the beginning of the pandemic. The countries' leaders have had half a year to supply their peoples with sufficient FFP2 masks. But all they come up with now is deliberate economic damage. Again.
Some people used to think the law to wear seatbelts was tyranny, too.
I am a long time (almost 10 years) whole foods vegan - age 65 - I got the covid early , quite a bad case and have long term problems now - joint and muscle pain.... I have kicked up all my supplements but WOW this is not fun and I can't even imagine how hard it would be on a SAD diet... thanks for the updates, I wish everyone in this world would wake up to the effect the food they are eating has on their body. Thanks for your good work on these topics, your intelligence and good research skills shine through..
Great vid, Mic! Here comes the Covid-19 conspiracy theorists in the comment section. Brace yourselves, guys. 😂
What would be such a conspiracy theory? Here, this was published on the WHO website recently: www.who.int/bulletin/online_first/BLT.20.265892.pdf Basically it says mortality rate across 51 studied locations was on average 0,23%, same range as your regular flu season. Again, please elaborate on conspiracy "theories" please.
@Vince What's deceptive is counting every person who died and was tested positive for a corona virus with the PCR test, which has a false positive rate of anywhere between 50% and 94%, as a corona death, no matter if they died of a heart attack, the flu, suicide or car accident. Furthermore, the Italian government had to correct the numbers of corona dead down, by 88%. The US government had to correct the numbers down by 94%. So where are those piles of dead we are constantly being scared with? Where are they?
Here in Germany the hospitals are empty because there is no outbreak unlike what the media and government say.
The real victims of corona are the people who were driven to suicide by social isolation and fear, with the media and politicians working overtime to artificially fan the flames they themselves created in the first place. The people who died alone at home of heart attack, stroke or any other disease which could've, maybe, prevented, were it not for the corona measures which scared them literally to death. They were told not to go to the doctor unless they have corona, they were told hospital beds were reserved for corona patients. In the US every elderly resident in a retirement home died because of neglect, because the staff were too scared to go to work and nobody was there to watch these people.
Sweden and Belarus are 2 prime examples of what happens without mandating the wearing of masks and without any lockdown... nothing. Sweden is currently experiencing a lower mortality rate than the average of the last 5 years.
How about the people who lost their business, their job, their source of income, their home because of insane measures without the slightest justification.
I would wager more people died because of the measures imposed than from the disease itself.
You bet everything is blamed on animal agriculture.
@@sergs1557 You are so right... Plus, our fundamental rights and freedoms are gone. Everything in the name of Saint Corona. :-( 2020 = coronavirus hysteria + BLM Taliban woke cult
Oh lord, you baited quite a few 🙃🙈
Thanks for the video! I will share the findings with my german podcast community!
I heard Prime Minister Boris Johnson stressing diet and exercise for England. Hmmm, never heard anything like that from the White House.
Only go golfing and "don't let it dominate your life" lol
Well, really what can you expect from a 300+ lb fast food junkie who refuses all exercise because he believes he was born with X amount of energy and exertion would use it up faster. Yeah, he really is that stupid.
Boris Johnson isn't exactly one to talk is he ?
@@pentachronic That's true but it's kind of the point too. Johnson can at least admit and say what we all should be doing, unlike his counterpart.
@@roverdover4449 what happened with the plan? methinks hot air
i have to say this mic, the fist time i came across your videos (pre-vegan) i really didn't like you much, but now I have really grown fond of you. thank you so much for all you do to inform us.
New vid yussss
Gov should heavily promote a healthy plant based diet and healthy lifestyle to help reduce covid severity, help boost the immune system to help reduce covid severity, and help reduce other conditions that increase risk of a severe covid case.
Why would the government do that ? They want people to be slaves to everything so they can reap the taxes !! Bad health = hospital jobs and big pharma = taxes. Bad food = taxes on sugar, meat and oil. etc...
I sure hope that a vegan diet helps.
I have spent 5+ years as a vegan and I feel better than I did when I was 16, though I am now in my 70th year. I breathe so much better and sleep far better than I did in those days. Our family were dairy men and, unfortunately, I consumed the stuff with my family. At the time we were told in 'does a body good'. It was promoted as a 'health food'. That was a rich man's trick. That's how he got rich, on the backs of dolts like me who were slow to learn. Thanks for this timely video, Mic.
I assume you meant to say that going over 40 MILLIGRAMS of zinc is a bad idea and not 40 grams :-)
Yes Mic please add a video graphic correction "I meant 40mg not grams!" for public safety. My Now Zinc supplement is 50 mg. Hmmm...
@@greg6509 My zinc supplements are 50 mg as well. I just break them in half.
This is an AMAZING Video Mic! Thank you!! 🙏 Commenting for the algorithm, everybody should see this.💚🌱
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5:07 I thought 40% of Americans are overweight...the reality is worse than I thought...42% of Americans are *obese*, not just overweight...that is terrible...as vegans, we have a lot of work to do in protecting the animals as well as protecting humans from themselves
French fries, onion rings, soda ,sugar, soybean oil, bread, are all vegan and the worst foods to eat. Beef and eggs is not vegan and it's the best food you can possibly eat.
why do people watch a video to bash it? Why do people "point fingers" "life style" "controllable issues" how are cancer, heart disease, asthma, ect. something to blame on anyone? Have a little compassion.
I was watching the video of yeonmi park, (a girl who escaped north korea) on her favourite food steak, beef etc..I wonder people who lived a life of a slave do not understand another's same pain..I commented on her video that she is living in america now and doesn't need animal flesh to survive.... she was once a victim and should understand another's pain....which she found inappropriate and deleted it 3 times..
Covid fatigue asside....I enjoy this kind of content because many people are disregarding how food systems impact the creation of pandemics and more people NEED to talk about it!
Early because discord.
Thank you for this video it gave me a tiny bit of hope as I am currently freaking out (which I know is pointless especially in the middle of the night but I can't change how I feel lol) and in quarantine because a boy in my class that sat two seat to my left has caught the virus and now every one that was in a class with him is being tested. Thank you for this.
I know just because I eat very healthy foods doesn't mean I am immune however at least I have a little bit of hope now that even if I caught it I will be less likely to face real difficulties.
This was indeed very encouraging. THANK YOU. Maybe I can catch a little bit of sleep now...
Hey Mic the Vegan, we like you and appreciate your work... but do you really need to talk so fast and makes your info a little bit “light “ 🤪 Cheers 🥕🥂
Try decreasing the playback speed. If you choose "custom" you can slide it to find the right speed for you.
Got covid in July, with symptoms and fever, not even took a aspirin and here I am. 3.5 years vegan.
Had you kept /are you keeping your vit D up to 66 ng /ml (for the whole year) shown by blood tests? Are you wfpb? Not a guarantee, but much better chances compared with junk/vit d deficiencey (also lack of sleep, exercise, social contact)
@@spiral-m I take vitamin D3 and B12, exercise 6 times a week, have a WFPB diet, no oil or added sugars.
Vitamin D. Herd immunity. Ruining people and families slowly. Idiocy
Yes, people's unwillingness to wear masks and socially distance IS ruining a whole lot.
Covid gave me a chance to work from home and cook a lot more. I became completely vegan and am happy about it. Having time to cook gave me time to experiment with a ton of new recipes and finding ones that I like keeps me on the right track.
I had read a health study about 2 months ago, a study published in the UK. They discovered that those with a BMI more than 30, those who did not eat a wide variety of fruits and veggies, and those who are men, had a higher chance of getting covid. It's not a blanket statement, but if we can eat healthy and walk more to help fend of any illness, why not ?
I am fascinated by good gut bacteria vs bad. Recently I've eaten lots of vegan junk food (at home), and now I'm happily back to whole foods plants because it just makes me tummy happier and my poop better. Win, win. Thanks for the video. I enjoy hearing about Covid this way. I wish more would talk about it like you did here. That would be helpful. Cheers and boogie boogie, Ivy.
I think people are willing to change if they get desperate enough. I also think a plant based whole food diet is a boon to adopt during COVID for an unspoken reason...it's the only diet where one can eat A LOT of great food and not gain weight. A genuine stress buster! Thanks for a very informative video.
I live in the Texas panhandle... Our mayor announced that mobile refrigerated morgues are on the way. This is the beef capital of the world. Fast food not just on every corner, but along all the busy streets. It is very sad you guys... people are so naive here.
Healthy lifestyle is always better than unhealthy one, but sadly, it still doesn’t guarantee anything... 😔
I’ve been vegan and smoke free for over two weeks now. I’m overweight but the lbs have been falling off. I am never turning back.
I've tried to do a study on diet and covid. Ethics committee didn't wanna potentially break protocols to get me to explain the diet to people. So that probably happened to other students / scientists
People want to hear good news about their bad habits.
I can understand that it can be hard to eat healthy especially when you’re living in an area that is in a lockdown. I live in Ireland and we’re in our second all county lockdown and you are not supposed to leave your home except for absolute essentials so I can understand people grabbing and stocking up on non perishables and possibly unhealthy foods to reduce the amount of times they need to leave their home. Fruit and veg spoil. Frozen pizzas and dinners , snacks, tinned foods etc don’t spoil as fast. Also here we are only allowed to exercise within 5 km of our homes which is very restrictive for many leading to many just not going out to exercise
👍 #BoycottMeat and all other animal products, cruelty and exploitation in any way possible!
Very interesting and well explained!
Key info. Thanks.
It’s NEVER too late to become healthy and fight all diseases. This was incredibly useful and informative. The government should also work on making healthy foods more available and priced more reasonable to all. Keep up your important work. 👍❤️
230,000 Americans dead. Of the 230,000, how many are under 70? Under 60? Etc. Within each group, how many have an underlying health condition and/or are obese?
Bottom line what percent of the deceased are elderly, have underlying health conditions or are obese? My guess? 99%.
I’m 68. I fancy staying alive thanks. Optimal BMI and Vo2Max no disease but I am still more vulnerable.
i've been waiting for this video to happen!!! thanks Mic
Thank you very much for shining a light on these studies. The more often this information gets discussed across the internet, the more people will start to accept that what they choose to eat relates to their risk of catching the virus. As a DOH COVID hotline volunteer a few hours a week, I try to squeeze in this statement where I can: "Get in a variety of brightly colored fruits and vegetables every day to help your (or you and your family's) immune system and help decrease your risk of getting severe covid symptoms."
Thanks, Mic. Good stuff. Stay safe! Stay healthy!
The majority of ppl won't switch. Just from my family and friends alone they so use to eating the way they do, they tell me they won't change cause it taste so good, aka meat and dairy. Even my mum that has diabetes won't change. She says oh she knows but isn't willing to change even a bit. All I hear her do is complain about pain (inflammation) and she says why is this happening to me, all I can do is roll my eyes. I use to stress myself out about it but I can't keep doing that.
People won't change even facing life and death, sad but true.
My dad had high cholesterol and high blood pressure, I told him all the ways I could think of that would help him through diet. He didn't do it and just ended up having a stent instead. I did my best and now we don't talk about it.
Reminds me of the TCM Traditional Chinese Medicine connection with the lungs and the gut ... the element of iron, sadness / happiness depending on the blockage of energy around there ... - funny that much serotonin gets formed in our gut? huh ...
Should be so clear however like Dr McDougall says... people like to hear good things about their bad habits. Sadly I think most aren’t willing to do the simplest thing available... ☹️
Mike thank you for posting these vids that are based on science and proven facts! It’s basically impossible to change someone’s BELIEFS system about their lifestyle not being conducive to fight off disease, but it is very possible to provide facts in case they want to be open to a more healthful life 😇
Can you please talk about this article about vegans and vegetarians having less bone density? It's called Bone mineral density in Chinese elderly female vegetarians, vegans, lacto-vegetarians and omnivores
Thankyou for all the great info you share with us. Much appreciated
Improve your immune system though diet and exercise and stop consuming corporate media.
As a dietitian, when Covid first showed up and everyone was staying home, I felt like the main focus in the nutrition world was not eating all the time and gaining a bunch of weight during the pandemic. Trying to get people healthier, which can take a long time, to try to improve immunity from an immediate threat seemed crazy. But as time has gone by and the virus has lingered, thinking long-term makes more and more sense. Changing peoples habits is a challenge, and changing the habits of an entire population overwhelming. I'd love to think that the possibility of dying from Covid-19 might motivate people to get healthier, but if the threat of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and stroke doesn't, not sure if it will. Nevertheless, if I weren't optimistic, I wouldn't do what I do. And thanks for doing what you do. I appreciate that you site studies, acknowledge their limitations, and avoid making any wild claims.
I‘m trying to eat vegetarian 90% of the time and vegan 50% of the time. I‘m currently traveling and it makes it really hard with all the eating out. I realized after only 3 months of eating crap how bad my gut has become. I used to have tons of issues in the past which I was able to fix with changes in my diet and some supplements. Now those issues are slowly crawling back in which sucks alot. Guys, eat proper foods before it‘s too late 🥺.
Super informative and well researched as usual. Thank You!
It's a good thing I lost 100 lbs in a singe year, pretty much right before covid
In order to lose weight from what i found -> low calorie diet (slightly below your calorie maintenances) + light cardio
Low calorie dense food's like popcorn (31 per cup) means you can eat more of it, be full & still lose weight; High calorie dense food's like peanut butter (1543 per cup) means you'll have to eat less or risk getting fat
It’s only anecdotal, but in my family I am always the last to catch any circulating viruses (and in most cases never catch them at all). While my parents have colds, flu, etc. for weeks, I usually fight them off within two days. Obviously Covid is a different animal and I would never be complacent, just highlighting that my whole food plant-based diet is probably why I have a better track record with viruses.
Epic video Mic, well done. I believe it's never too late for people to change behaviour and improve their health so keep up the good work.
I guess the corporate media won’t talk about the dangers of junk food in relation to coved because it might have a negative effect on profits from the junk food companies who own the corporate media.
Great video. Thanks.
In a study of children killed accidentally, 99% of them about 10years old had initial stage arteriosclerosis on autopsy. Practically all Americans have a.pre existing condition.
Obesity disproportionately affects people living in poverty, who work in industries like fast food, retail, grocery store workers, manufacturing industries, all of which are remained "essential" industries through this entire pandemic. I wonder if that contributes the increase in infection as well.
Diseases you listed, are symptoms.
I work healthcare/response in Missouri.
1. Smoking
2. Alcohol
3. Drugs (legal/illegal)
4. Improper Diet/No UV Exposure
5. Cars & Guns
Even a large group of responders and healthcare professionals can't even pass a basic standard health exam.
Some suggestions that will improve your chances of survival
1. Sun/Sleep/Circulation.
2. Citrus 🍋🍵
3. Sea Minerals/Iodine/Braggs Yeast
4. Raw plant based greens
5. Intermittent Fasting
6. Proper Breathing. nose/mouth
7. Avoid Dairy/Meat/Junkfood.
8. Spit out congestion.
9. Get as much outdoor air as possible.
10. Sobriety & Abstinence
Thank you brother for sharing!
I have to agree with this. As an Indian, I am aware of how poor our sanitation and healthcare can be. However, Indians tend to all have some sort of home solution as the first line of defense before going for medical care. I'm talking of ginger/turmeric/lemon/black pepper based drinks or foods. I know from growing up that if you feel even slightly off, first step is consuming one of these concoctions before assessing the next day and choosing to visit the doctor. Furthermore, our diet does contain a lot of spices, many of which are proven anti-inflammatory/anti-bacterial, etc.