Thank you for chatting with him! I didn't know what to make of you until you and Chris told us about you. It might be worth making a new channel for you and him, and maybe others to chat about the climate and veganism.
I've always been a fan of Plant Chompers channel, and now I'll sign up for Mic's. At age 36 I was put on Lipitor because of high cholesterol and really bad heart disease on my dad's side. At the age of 47, I saw Forks Over Knives and I went 100% the next day. At my 10-week mark, I had my bloodwork done and my doc pulled me off meds. I've been plant-based for five years now and would never look back. Four years ago I took up running and now I'm an ultra runner. After the first year, I did blood work to ensure things were in check. I also had a CRP test done at that time, which was < 5.0. Last year I was curious to see where it's at now. Had a test, and it was 0.31. I'm plant-based forever now!!
Is there any specific reason why you're saying plant based instead of vegan? I started out being plant based as well for health reasons and I healed my asthma, chronic bronchitis, allergies and skin problems. But then the animal rights side of things quickly became the main focus.
@@m.g.3913 I tend to just say plant based because it’s less of a trigger fro people. The other problem is that I did it for 100% health reasons and I do know vegans who are not that healthy. BUT much like you I have become way more aware of the horrors of animal production.
So I never comment on videos, buuuuuuut i will say this. This channel convinced me to try go vegan, I am about two months in and it absurd... I've lost around 10 pounds and feel way better in just about every way. keep up the good work.
It's wonderful that you're feeling/doing good on a plant-based diet, but I would also recommend you look into the concept at the core of veganism (ethics!). There's a fantastic documentary called 'Dominion' which details exactly what happens to the animals we raise for food/entertainment/clothing/etc. available for free on TH-cam. I watched a similar documentary ('Earthlings') 7 years ago and have been vegan ever since, I've even gotten involved in activism in recent years. Props to you for making the switch either way!
@@Tofu_va_Bien So many reasons to go vegan and stay vegan! 1-Your own health (vegans are less likely to get the most common chronic, deadly diseases) 2-Helping to end animal agriculture would reduce the chance of another pandemic & other zoonotic diseases 3-Helping to end animal ag would reduce the chance of the development of an antibiotic resistant pathogen. 4-Animal ag wastes a huge amount of fresh water. Each vegan saves 219,000 gallons of water every year! 5-Animal ag is a major cause of water pollution 6-Animal ag is a major cause of deforestation 7-Animal ag increases PTSD and spousal abuse in the people who work in slaughterhouses. Workers in meat packing facilities often endure terrible, dangerous working conditions. 8-Animal ag is a major cause of the loss of habitat and biodiversity 9-Needless killing of innocent, sentient beings cannot be ethically justified. 10- It is the single most effective way for each of us to fight climate change and environmental degradation. 11- Longer lifespan. 12- Healthier weight (vegans were the only dietary group in the Adventist Studies that had an average BMI in the recommended range.) 13- A healthy plant based diet significantly reduces the chances of ED later in life, and even 1 meal can improve bedroom performance 14- Vegetarians and vegans have lower rates of dementia later in life 15- A plant based diet could save money! You could reduce your food budget by one third! 16-A fully plant based diet improves the immune system according to a study published in the journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health 17-A fully plant based food system would greatly reduce food borne illnesses like salmonella 18-A fully plant based food system would be able to feed millions more people. Our population is growing! 19-A fully plant based food system would save 13,000 lives a year from the air pollution caused by animal agriculture, according to a study 20- A vegan world would save 8 million human lives a year, and $1 trillion in health care and related costs (Oxford Study) Links for some of these are at my channel under "About." If you doubt any of them, I would be glad to cite evidence from credible sources to back them up. TH-cam only allows a certain number of links at my channel. After I made my list, I found this video with his own list which overlaps mine. He cites evidence from credible sources in the description.
My journey to vegan was introduced to veganism from an 70yrs old engineer I met on the public transit train. I told him that at 70yrs old, he should retired by now but he's still chugging away with work and had a very positive attitude toward life. He saw me trying to stay healthy and I asked him what's his secret for being revenant for an engineer of his age. He always had a positive attitude And introduced me to Dr. Gregor's book - How Not to Die. We had really good interesting conversation about health and diet. It has been 5yrs since I went on WFPB diet and all My bio marker are great. Five year later and going strong, no more cholesterol, pre-diabetes, and high blood pressure to worry about.
I love seeing these evidence-based, plant-based channels cross over to one another. Nutrition Made Simple, Plant Chompers, Mic the Vegan, Happy Healthy Vegan, ... It's great to hear their voices of reason in a sea of misinformation on nutrition & health.
You would probably like the Mastering Diabetes channel. Cyrus beat diabetes going vegan. He also got a science degree to further understand nutrition. Probably a lot of people bypass the channel not knowing it's basically whole foods vegan.
This was so good! Mic is such a nice and sharp guy. Kinda sad that yours and Mic’s videos on the environmental impact of our diets have the least views: If we lose our planet, we lose everything :/ Not that it would bother me if you monetize your videos, but it’s really noble of you to dedicate a big deal of your time now as a retiree to these amazing videos with no other motives but to help inform us all. It’s such an amazing legacy. Thank you once again Chris! Love who you are ❤
Chris your monologue about the intersection of nutrition and earth science at around the 50 minute mark gave me chills. Your passion and integrity shine. Keep up the good fight, there are many of us out here doing the same💙💚
Me and my husband are vegan now I’ve lost 15 pounds, got rid of my heartburn, and energy is way higher. I also seem to be in a lot better mood. I loved that I found this channel and nutrition made simple.
So comforting (for a minute anyway) to see two folks doing good for the animals, for the world, and for our health getting together for a casual conversation. Keep up the good work!
"Omega 3 supplements Oils, saturated fat, and heart disease,Protein and muscles"these are my top concerns. thanks for subtitles, 💗💗(an hour of video is a lot of work).In my country, the glaciers on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are melting rapidly.😭People close to me don't know that animal husbandry is one of the reasons.I'm glad there's a way to keep us and the planet healthy.(thank you both)💗💗
it is amazing to see great minds trading ideas, speaking the truth, gaining understanding and dispersing knowledge. thank you for an intelligent conversation. thank you so much for continuing to push for the good health of the citizens of the world with such class.
I know you have less subs than others but I'm always so excited to watch each one of your videos regardless of topic. There are not many other channels where I know I'm highly likely to enjoy every episode.
This is THE reason I am mostly plant based-when my family demands meat for special meals it is local, regenerative, direct from the farmer. I do use oil, especially olive, rarely coconut oil for high heat stir fry. I use a jar every 1.5 years. I am a fan of Michael Pollan as well-hoping to lure my family into eating much lower on the food chain, local, regenerative, eat the rainbow etc. Doing better is better than not doing anything to do better.
I subscribe to both of you, and you guys are my go-to guys when it comes to the research side of things. Thanks for the hard work you do in making it easier for us.
I hear a lot of people in the Nutrition Made Simple and Nutrivore communities calling Mic an idealogue who is dishonest and cherry picks studies etc. I've always thought he does great work. It's good to see this crossover and I hope it will help give Mic more credibility in the eyes of his many critics.
Yeah, I've heard a few of those comments too and I keep them in mind, but honestly I haven't picked it up. The one thing is he just focuses on vegan studies and I tend to wander into studies done on other dietary patterns, like Mediterranean and low carb.
It’s ideological to dismiss any concern for animals in scientific analysis of human health, religiously ignoring them in the conversation. It’s not a wholistic approach. Animal agriculture and its consequences are global.
He has no credentials in anything. He says 1 egg has 300 mg cholesterol and human stomach has ph of 5, both wrong. Would you get dental work done by a plumber? Follow people who have credentials, awards and honors in their name.
Great talk. Environmental issues will only get bigger. Vegan first for the animals. Great health and vitality are wonderful. We will get more vegans because of the environment.
I normally don't like conversation videos, but I thought this was wonderful. Two thoughtful people talking about research, society, and the behind-the-scenes of the videos. Please make another soon!
Like most of these commenters here, I was thrilled to hear this conversation between two of my favorite TH-camrs. And also, I was thrilled to get to enjoy an hour of your work. I'm always up for the long form. Thank you, Chris & Mic!
Terrific as usual Chris. Love these very personal videos with famous TH-camrs. Would love interviews with Ryan & Angie, or Simnett Nutrition, or anyone else with a good story about their nutritional journey. We can learn from all of them.
Gone watch this later. Gone be great! 🔥 After watching: As expected, powerfull stuff. Still in tears from the story of the guy from Philadelphia. Looking forward to your next conversation
Love to hear two of my favorite TH-camrs have an intelligent, informed discussion. I feel like it's an antidote to all the polarized ignorant slogan-throwing in the culture at large.
You guys are 2 of my favorite TH-camrs…and I’m not confining that to vegans. I think you should collaborate more often and include Gil, Simon and Ryan. That hour went by really fast!!
Needed an hour of uninterrupted time to savor this discussion. Love both of your channels. Keep up the good fact based work. I discovered Mic early in my plant based journey. He helped me so much.
Vegan doesn't necessarily mean whole food or healthy. It would be interesting to see a study comparing vegans eating whole foods with vegans eating processed and ultra processed foods
Hi Chris, this was a really enjoyable (great) video. When I first went plant-based in 2020 Mic's channel was really helpful, he always comes across as very personable but also smart (like yourself). He was the first person who recommended using Cronometer to track my food which I still use today (even though Tim Spector might throw cold water on tracking nutrients!). I can understand Mic's desire to let the evidence be the message in his videos, but of course the combination of this with his friendly, personable nature is the reason to come back to the channel. Another thing that was great about the video is that it opened both of you up without you realising! It's great to know more about your life (ouch, those injuries and hereditary tendencies) and I've always wanted you to talk more about the environment as I realise this is closer to your original research and ethical responsibility. When you create topics on your videos always follow your head and your heart in what you feel is the most important issue! Going Plant-based / vegan obviously is good for health, it is also a necessary move for the environment (as opposed to the sleepwalking impact of livestock farming). There's no harm in giving good environmental research a repeat airing even if you're not preaching to the converted here. The climate is going to become even more important in the next few years and you're so right pointing out that 30 years have been lost in this battle when the fossil fuel companies had clear evidence that they deliberately kept under wraps. Nicholas Carter and George Monbiot would be a great combo interview.. Thanks again for letting us join in to watch a great and enjoyable discussion with Mic. And you're right, Mic does look a bit like a younger you! ☺ Still looking forward to some videos on the Green Mediterranean diet research - and keep enjoying the dark chocolate..👍 Michael
Covid-19 and Mike motivated me to earn my MPH. I'm paying my way through as well. I'm a low-paid science teacher so it's tough but I'm hanging in there. Great interview. Two of my favorite health research communicators.
Much appreciated video especially as a viewer, I felt I got to know both of you a little more and you both probably learnt more of each other and your goals. Your heart issue to do with being an athlete really got me interested as I was an amateur athlete for years and my resting heart rate was 30 bpm. (I should add I was a tobacco smoker) Now in my late sixties and have been having events of pre ventricular ectopic (PVC's)beats that have increased from 2% to 25% over the time of the covid lockdown. My cardiologist wanted to do an ablation but then told me there's an 80% chance of success, and the possibility of having to do repeat ablations. I asked what happens if I don't do it and he says it isn't life threatening just uncomfortable. He wanted me to go on a statin and take low dose aspirin. I argued with him about statins since I had reduced my total cholesterol to 107 mg/dL, LDL's to 63 mg/dL, and Triglycerides to 82 mg/dL. (being on a vegan diet for 4 years, not smoking and minimal alcohol (3 units a week) He said okay for the time being but I have to continue the aspirin to protect from stroke. It's nine mths since I saw him and have mostly maintained the PVC's, but (this is anecdotal) since having a can of anchovy or sardines (both in brine) once a week over the last month and use a delightfully boring Buddhist monk's youtube podcast to get back to sleep when I'm woken at night. I feel maybe my PVC discomfort has reduced. Where I live in Oregon, vegan or vegetarian doctors are more rare than democratic voters and vegan cardiologists are as rare as a credible bigfoot sighting. Would love to chat sometime on the heart issues.
Well, if you're in Salem, my son-in-law is a 95% plant based family physician. 😁 Really sorry to hear about your heart issues. I have a lot of cyclist friends and more of them have heart issues than not.
I have a coworker who is an Adventist, he eats a lot of the fake meats, but he was off the strict diet for many years and now is working his way back on it. His Mother who is i thin in her 90s has been vegan for a very long time.
SOOOO good, thank you for this conversation!! I love both of your dedication to studies and overall information, you both make being vegan feel inspiring and it's like you have our backs with real knowledge. I just have to say, this is quite vulnerable, but I trust both of you. lol.
Minus 25 degrees Celsius up here! Had to plug the car in!( so it will start in the morning) Sooo happy to find another plant chompers to watch and spend the evening sipping hot tea. Loved the conversation between you two and hearing some new things for us to investigate. Live long and prosper!
Hearing your candor and relaxed speaking (not played up for the videos) is a good change. I really enjoy your entertaining countenance, but this conversation was great too.
Two of my favourite TH-camrs together! I can't tell you how many times I've shared your links with people who need good, solid, truthful nutrition and environmental information. I'm always confident in sharing your work, since you back everything up. I never have to be one of those people that 'does my own research' on the internet, because you do it for me -- properly! Please get together again and chat soon. This was so lovely, and I felt like we got to know you both a bit better in a nice casual conversation. Thanks again.
I am so pleased another TH-camr told me about Plant Chompers. I appreciate the knowledge you share, and I love your family interviews too! It is nice to be reminded of Mic the Vegan, as his videos of making plant milk got me off of dairy milk. I think I should put him on my list to watch more. 🥰
Thank you for this video. Love the idea of cross pollination of ideas. I’m also really happy to hear the evolution of your ideas as the evidence comes out. If you’re looking for video ideas, I’d love to see a video on the improvements in health that recent converts have going to a plant based diet. I’d love to see if there’s equivalent evidence to smokers who have stopped and how soon their health improves. (Ex: Ex Smokers have similar health outcomes to non smokers 10 years after quitting.). It would help motivate people to take the plunge. :). Good to see you both talking!!
Regarding monetizing channel, although I'm always grateful to not have ads interrupting every couple minutes, potholer54 eventually put, I think, the minimum of ads (maybe one at the end?) on his videos so that the algorithm wouldn't discriminate against his videos. I'd support you doing that, because your content very much needs to get more distribution. It's some of the best researched and most fair-minded on the internet.
Really enjoyed this Chris. I loved how you took the time to track down Andrew Nguyen. I'm sure he was encouraged to know that he's making a difference. 💚🌱
FYI I like it when you mention interesting things that come up other episodes… it makes me go seek them out and watch them. (The part about what we should drink in the brain food episode is what I’m referring to… off to watch that!). Thanks to both of you for a great episode.
Thank you so much for this. Your conversation free of dogmas was very interesting. I am one of those people that without red meat at least twice a week goes bananas (anemia). But, I have seen the damage the industry does on the environment. Blood and feces in the soil poisoning water aquifers and killing rivers. But it is the change from healthy crops and forests to the genetic modified grains culture needed to feed the animals that made me so sad. I am in Brazil and lived for 2 1/2 years in the west of the state of Santa Catarina. Once I flew in a small plane from São Paulo to Chapecó in a sunny day, and once passed the urban areas of the state of São Paulo all I saw was a sea of soy culture. The forests were only the monocultures of evergreens to the wood and paper industry, and the little native vegetation was along the river banks, which are there only because there is a law obliging the people to maintain it. It was in 2005. Since then I kind of lost any hope in the humankind. We are destroying our beautiful planet. Humans defecate in the water they drink. Fishermen leave plastic garbage in the ocean. And my fellows urban dwellers care more about the THINGS that they own than having a good life in a clean environment with pristine nature. Oh well! Aren’t we such dummies? Do we deserve this planet?
Thanks for yet another fantastic video. I always learn so much. While I learn a lot on these videos the one most important take away for me is that there are people in the world who know the truth about nutrition and environmental science and take the time to share it with the world. It gives me greater faith in humanity and our future!
Love it, love y’all. Never heard the 6 reasons Chris is vegan.. mic is a charming squirrel. Jokes aside, thank you for your voices, inspirational work, integrity, and authenticity. I’m humbled ✌🏽 🌱
GREAT INSIGHT TO TWO OF MY FAVORITE TUBERS. THANK YOU! ANOTHER THING IS IT IS SO COMFORTING SEEING TWO GUYS IN A CONVERSATION AS OPPOSED TO JUST GIVING CONTENT, IF THAT MAKE ANY SENSE! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!
Starting week 21 Going Vegan, (3rd week no oil/nuts to lose more weight) have a lot of weight to lose, but feeling better and better each day. Not gonna lie, I have had some really healthy poops too. 🤣🤣🤣💯 Thank you for your videos!
It was a great experience to watch your conversation. I'd like to have a TH-cam channel (or something in that direction) someday, but in the meantime, I want to get as much education as possible, so it will probably take a while. In contrast to you guys, I am obsessed with social sciences (especially history), in addition to nutrition and environment, and plan to research that in combination with nutrition and environmental topics (for example, point out historically how we became so obsessed with protein). The bottom line is that I admire both of your work. Thank you so much for everything you are doing! It is much appreciated and so inspiring!
Recently I started binge watching your videos. I have only one comment to make regarding the naming of your channel: "Plant Chompers". Given the number of trails that you rush down, I would suggest "Plant Stompers"! Thanks for the good work and the subtle hint that I should hit the trail.
If MOBY can be an evil bad guy in his Punk Rock Vegan movie then Mic can pull it off I'm sure! The series idea sound like the bee's knees Though! Thank you both very much 🤙
I love this honesty. I am an Adventist vegan 69 year old. I eat Chef AJ way. My family was mostly vegan and after seeing too many get cancer I am against oil which they all ate.
The simple answer as to why all the keto/carnivore channels are taking off is that most people are lazy hedonists and want what they THINK is "luscious" and easy. It's easier to find meat while running around doing errands on weekends. It's harder to find quality vegan food while not at home.
This is a great episode, thanks! I know you guys are largely focused on diet, but the most interesting videos I've seen lately are about endogenous human antioxidants. There's a super surprising one: melatonin made by, and used within, our mitochondria. Plot twist -- your body needs exposure to the infrared component of sunlight to produce it. For quick overview, I'd suggest the "Sunlight: Optimize Health and Immunity (Light Therapy and Melatonin)" video here on TH-cam. It's on a (pretty wonderful) continuing medical education channel and it's evidence based, maybe 20+ studies cited in the video description. Worth a look even if you don't make a video on the topic.
Please please stop interrupting! I would love to hear Chris finish his thought. Having said that your research is great and I appreciate all your work. Vegan for 2 1/2 years at 61. Never too old to learn.
The Seventh Day Adventist study shows that vegan men’s health outcomes were actually better compared to pescatarian men, but the vegan women’s health outcomes are not as good as the pescatarian women. I’ve always wondered about these different outcomes, but have never heard anyone address it. I became vegan after watching Mic The Vegan videos. Great discussion 😊
Chris and Mic: You two are simply the best. This is a real treat. Thanks! Chris: re: NeXT. I sat in front of a NeXT Cube in the late 80s. What can I say. Wow. I was first in line to buy a NeXTstation on our campus. (Although it kind of ruined me for everything else). Steve Jobs rightfully gets credit for his design sense, etc. But IMO it was his *relentless* pursuit to bring the best available ideas and technology and package them into a coherent system that I could go and buy that makes me forever grateful to Steve Jobs and the team he assembled at NeXT. Brilliant! Congratulations to you for your contributions to that effort. Cheers guys!
Thanks!!! So great to see a NeXT lover! I take great satisfaction knowing OS X and IOS have NeXT’s core software under the hood and it was key to saving Apple. It was a 6+ year hard grind to create it. 😵💫
I cut out beef over 20 years ago and didn't go fully plant-based until 3 years ago. I have copper pipes too but have a great filter on my kitchen taps.
Always happy to nerd out! Great chatting with you!
Keep up the good work! I also would never eat fish! (Have never eaten an animal in my life). Very nice conversation, thanks.
You're a true inspiration, Michael.
Thank you for chatting with him! I didn't know what to make of you until you and Chris told us about you.
It might be worth making a new channel for you and him, and maybe others to chat about the climate and veganism.
I'm jealous ❤️
@@VeganLinked jealous of what?
Two of my favorite vegans! Father and son, reunited 😂
Lol! That's hysterical!
Can't unsee 😉
And your username is awesome.
I've always been a fan of Plant Chompers channel, and now I'll sign up for Mic's. At age 36 I was put on Lipitor because of high cholesterol and really bad heart disease on my dad's side. At the age of 47, I saw Forks Over Knives and I went 100% the next day. At my 10-week mark, I had my bloodwork done and my doc pulled me off meds. I've been plant-based for five years now and would never look back. Four years ago I took up running and now I'm an ultra runner. After the first year, I did blood work to ensure things were in check. I also had a CRP test done at that time, which was < 5.0. Last year I was curious to see where it's at now. Had a test, and it was 0.31. I'm plant-based forever now!!
That's awesome! 💪♥️🏃♂️
Congratulations! It's so exciting to have real 'proof' you are healthy beyond feeling bettere.
Is there any specific reason why you're saying plant based instead of vegan?
I started out being plant based as well for health reasons and I healed my asthma, chronic bronchitis, allergies and skin problems.
But then the animal rights side of things quickly became the main focus.
I am as well! Can't beat the life style and the way it makes you feel.
@@m.g.3913 I tend to just say plant based because it’s less of a trigger fro people. The other problem is that I did it for 100% health reasons and I do know vegans who are not that healthy. BUT much like you I have become way more aware of the horrors of animal production.
So I never comment on videos, buuuuuuut i will say this. This channel convinced me to try go vegan, I am about two months in and it absurd... I've lost around 10 pounds and feel way better in just about every way. keep up the good work.
It's wonderful that you're feeling/doing good on a plant-based diet, but I would also recommend you look into the concept at the core of veganism (ethics!). There's a fantastic documentary called 'Dominion' which details exactly what happens to the animals we raise for food/entertainment/clothing/etc. available for free on TH-cam. I watched a similar documentary ('Earthlings') 7 years ago and have been vegan ever since, I've even gotten involved in activism in recent years. Props to you for making the switch either way!
@@Tofu_va_Bien So many reasons to go vegan and stay vegan!
1-Your own health (vegans are less likely to get the most common chronic, deadly diseases)
2-Helping to end animal agriculture would reduce the chance of another pandemic & other zoonotic diseases
3-Helping to end animal ag would reduce the chance of the development of an antibiotic resistant pathogen.
4-Animal ag wastes a huge amount of fresh water. Each vegan saves 219,000 gallons of water every year!
5-Animal ag is a major cause of water pollution
6-Animal ag is a major cause of deforestation
7-Animal ag increases PTSD and spousal abuse in the people who work in slaughterhouses. Workers in meat packing facilities often endure terrible, dangerous working conditions.
8-Animal ag is a major cause of the loss of habitat and biodiversity
9-Needless killing of innocent, sentient beings cannot be ethically justified.
10- It is the single most effective way for each of us to fight climate change and environmental degradation.
11- Longer lifespan.
12- Healthier weight (vegans were the only dietary group in the Adventist Studies that had an average BMI in the recommended range.)
13- A healthy plant based diet significantly reduces the chances of ED later in life, and even 1 meal can improve bedroom performance
14- Vegetarians and vegans have lower rates of dementia later in life
15- A plant based diet could save money! You could reduce your food budget by one third!
16-A fully plant based diet improves the immune system according to a study published in the journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health
17-A fully plant based food system would greatly reduce food borne illnesses like salmonella
18-A fully plant based food system would be able to feed millions more people. Our population is growing!
19-A fully plant based food system would save 13,000 lives a year from the air pollution caused by animal agriculture, according to a study
20- A vegan world would save 8 million human lives a year, and $1 trillion in health care and related costs (Oxford Study)
Links for some of these are at my channel under "About."
If you doubt any of them, I would be glad to cite evidence from credible sources to back them up. TH-cam only allows a certain number of links at my channel.
After I made my list, I found this video with his own list which overlaps mine. He cites evidence from credible sources in the description.
We’re rooting for you and the animals love you !
Super congrats to you!!!
This channel tipped me into the diet. Love it
My journey to vegan was introduced to veganism from an 70yrs old engineer I met on the
public transit train. I told him that at 70yrs old, he should retired by now but he's still
chugging away with work and had a very positive attitude toward life.
He saw me trying to stay healthy and I asked him what's his secret
for being revenant for an engineer of his age. He always had a positive attitude
And introduced me to Dr. Gregor's book - How Not to Die. We had really good interesting
conversation about health and diet. It has been 5yrs since I went on WFPB diet and all
My bio marker are great. Five year later and going strong, no more cholesterol, pre-diabetes, and high blood pressure to worry about.
I love seeing these evidence-based, plant-based channels cross over to one another. Nutrition Made Simple, Plant Chompers, Mic the Vegan, Happy Healthy Vegan, ... It's great to hear their voices of reason in a sea of misinformation on nutrition & health.
Add in Earthling Ed for the heart and soul of Veganism and it’s an unbeatable combination.
Have you seen Angie lately...hardly the picture of health 😕
You would probably like the Mastering Diabetes channel. Cyrus beat diabetes going vegan. He also got a science degree to further understand nutrition. Probably a lot of people bypass the channel not knowing it's basically whole foods vegan.
@@WohaliTheOneandOnly Didn't know it. Thanks for recommending!
@@jonnieinbangkok Who is that?
This was so good! Mic is such a nice and sharp guy. Kinda sad that yours and Mic’s videos on the environmental impact of our diets have the least views: If we lose our planet, we lose everything :/
Not that it would bother me if you monetize your videos, but it’s really noble of you to dedicate a big deal of your time now as a retiree to these amazing videos with no other motives but to help inform us all. It’s such an amazing legacy. Thank you once again Chris! Love who you are ❤
Chris your monologue about the intersection of nutrition and earth science at around the 50 minute mark gave me chills. Your passion and integrity shine.
Keep up the good fight, there are many of us out here doing the same💙💚
. . . oooh....2 of my Most fav trusted & respected most honorable men of our compassionate lifestyle...God Bless You Both... 🥰🥰🥰
Me and my husband are vegan now I’ve lost 15 pounds, got rid of my heartburn, and energy is way higher. I also seem to be in a lot better mood. I loved that I found this channel and nutrition made simple.
My favourite 2 YT channels in ONE!!! Thank you so much!
So comforting (for a minute anyway) to see two folks doing good for the animals, for the world, and for our health getting together for a casual conversation. Keep up the good work!
"Omega 3 supplements Oils, saturated fat, and heart disease,Protein and muscles"these are my top concerns. thanks for subtitles, 💗💗(an hour of video is a lot of work).In my country, the glaciers on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are melting rapidly.😭People close to me don't know that animal husbandry is one of the reasons.I'm glad there's a way to keep us and the planet healthy.(thank you both)💗💗
Coconut oil is also our problem now. Many people buy this oil for health.
Can't wait for this video! Two of my favorite youtubers collaborating!
Oh, don't you love stimulating conversations without drama? Enjoyed this!
Loved the banter between you guys. Would love for you two to do more of this.
How can people say you can't reverse heart disease when Esselstyn & McDougal do it routinely? Good interview. Thanks guys.
Dr Dean Ornish
I’ve been watching Mic and now will watch you. I live in AZ and vegan for 15 years. The visual aides are really help when presenting, so thank you!
My 2 favorite TH-camrs on an hour long conversation. Can't wait to watch this!
it is amazing to see great minds trading ideas, speaking the truth, gaining understanding and dispersing knowledge. thank you for an intelligent conversation. thank you so much for continuing to push for the good health of the citizens of the world with such class.
I know you have less subs than others but I'm always so excited to watch each one of your videos regardless of topic. There are not many other channels where I know I'm highly likely to enjoy every episode.
So nice to see my two favourite youtubers together! I learnt so much from your channels, and the videos are also always entertaining and kind.
Thanks a lot, this was a lovely conversation, and I hope you both keep up the good work.
Sorry to hear that your environmental themed videos don't get as many views, I really enjoyed them. Such an important reason to go vegan!
This is THE reason I am mostly plant based-when my family demands meat for special meals it is local, regenerative, direct from the farmer. I do use oil, especially olive, rarely coconut oil for high heat stir fry. I use a jar every 1.5 years. I am a fan of Michael Pollan as well-hoping to lure my family into eating much lower on the food chain, local, regenerative, eat the rainbow etc. Doing better is better than not doing anything to do better.
I subscribe to both of you, and you guys are my go-to guys when it comes to the research side of things. Thanks for the hard work you do in making it easier for us.
I hear a lot of people in the Nutrition Made Simple and Nutrivore communities calling Mic an idealogue who is dishonest and cherry picks studies etc. I've always thought he does great work. It's good to see this crossover and I hope it will help give Mic more credibility in the eyes of his many critics.
Yeah, I've heard a few of those comments too and I keep them in mind, but honestly I haven't picked it up. The one thing is he just focuses on vegan studies and I tend to wander into studies done on other dietary patterns, like Mediterranean and low carb.
"Cherrypicking" is the catch-all attempt to discredit, if you ask "what did they leave out" you get crickets.
It’s ideological to dismiss any concern for animals in scientific analysis of human health, religiously ignoring them in the conversation. It’s not a wholistic approach. Animal agriculture and its consequences are global.
He has no credentials in anything. He says 1 egg has 300 mg cholesterol and human stomach has ph of 5, both wrong. Would you get dental work done by a plumber? Follow people who have credentials, awards and honors in their name.
@@beepbeepnj2658Mic had a master's degree in public health.
Thank you, glad you both are here and doing what you do.
Epic collab! Mic is the one who turned me vegan! Thanks for the great episode
Great talk. Environmental issues will only get bigger. Vegan first for the animals. Great health and vitality are wonderful. We will get more vegans because of the environment.
Thank you both for championing good nutrition and the planet🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🌍🌎🌍🌎☘️☘️☘️
It makes me feel better about the world's future to see that they are both passionately spreading the word!
I normally don't like conversation videos, but I thought this was wonderful. Two thoughtful people talking about research, society, and the behind-the-scenes of the videos. Please make another soon!
Like most of these commenters here, I was thrilled to hear this conversation between two of my favorite TH-camrs. And also, I was thrilled to get to enjoy an hour of your work. I'm always up for the long form. Thank you, Chris & Mic!
Love you both! Thanks for providing excellent information.
I enjoy both presenters on each of their channels. This is a double dose of goodness!
Terrific as usual Chris. Love these very personal videos with famous TH-camrs. Would love interviews with Ryan & Angie, or Simnett Nutrition, or anyone else with a good story about their nutritional journey. We can learn from all of them.
Gone watch this later. Gone be great! 🔥
After watching: As expected, powerfull stuff. Still in tears from the story of the guy from Philadelphia. Looking forward to your next conversation
Great conversation, thanks Mic for introducing me to this gentleman!
Love to hear two of my favorite TH-camrs have an intelligent, informed discussion. I feel like it's an antidote to all the polarized ignorant slogan-throwing in the culture at large.
You guys are 2 of my favorite TH-camrs…and I’m not confining that to vegans. I think you should collaborate more often and include Gil, Simon and Ryan. That hour went by really fast!!
Needed an hour of uninterrupted time to savor this discussion. Love both of your channels. Keep up the good fact based work. I discovered Mic early in my plant based journey. He helped me so much.
Love love love!! Two of my favorites together! Excellent video. Thank you for sharing!
Vegan doesn't necessarily mean whole food or healthy. It would be interesting to see a study comparing vegans eating whole foods with vegans eating processed and ultra processed foods
Hi Chris,
this was a really enjoyable (great) video. When I first went plant-based in 2020 Mic's channel was really helpful, he always comes across as very personable but also smart (like yourself). He was the first person who recommended using Cronometer to track my food which I still use today (even though Tim Spector might throw cold water on tracking nutrients!). I can understand Mic's desire to let the evidence be the message in his videos, but of course the combination of this with his friendly, personable nature is the reason to come back to the channel.
Another thing that was great about the video is that it opened both of you up without you realising! It's great to know more about your life (ouch, those injuries and hereditary tendencies) and I've always wanted you to talk more about the environment as I realise this is closer to your original research and ethical responsibility. When you create topics on your videos always follow your head and your heart in what you feel is the most important issue! Going Plant-based / vegan obviously is good for health, it is also a necessary move for the environment (as opposed to the sleepwalking impact of livestock farming). There's no harm in giving good environmental research a repeat airing even if you're not preaching to the converted here. The climate is going to become even more important in the next few years and you're so right pointing out that 30 years have been lost in this battle when the fossil fuel companies had clear evidence that they deliberately kept under wraps. Nicholas Carter and George Monbiot would be a great combo interview..
Thanks again for letting us join in to watch a great and enjoyable discussion with Mic. And you're right, Mic does look a bit like a younger you! ☺ Still looking forward to some videos on the Green Mediterranean diet research - and keep enjoying the dark chocolate..👍
Michael
Thanks! Actually, that might be a good idea to have Nick and George on at the same time.
Covid-19 and Mike motivated me to earn my MPH. I'm paying my way through as well. I'm a low-paid science teacher so it's tough but I'm hanging in there. Great interview. Two of my favorite health research communicators.
I have an MPH and MS in nursing as a psych nurse practitioner. Enjoyed acquiring my MPH very much! Lots of job opportunities.
Two of my fave TH-camrs sitting down for a very interesting chat. Love it! You guys had me right away, at the water issues.
Much appreciated video especially as a viewer, I felt I got to know both of you a little more and you both probably learnt more of each other and your goals.
Your heart issue to do with being an athlete really got me interested as I was an amateur athlete for years and my resting heart rate was 30 bpm. (I should add I was a tobacco smoker) Now in my late sixties and have been having events of pre ventricular ectopic (PVC's)beats that have increased from 2% to 25% over the time of the covid lockdown. My cardiologist wanted to do an ablation but then told me there's an 80% chance of success, and the possibility of having to do repeat ablations. I asked what happens if I don't do it and he says it isn't life threatening just uncomfortable. He wanted me to go on a statin and take low dose aspirin. I argued with him about statins since I had reduced my total cholesterol to 107 mg/dL, LDL's to 63 mg/dL, and Triglycerides to 82 mg/dL. (being on a vegan diet for 4 years, not smoking and minimal alcohol (3 units a week) He said okay for the time being but I have to continue the aspirin to protect from stroke. It's nine mths since I saw him and have mostly maintained the PVC's, but (this is anecdotal) since having a can of anchovy or sardines (both in brine) once a week over the last month and use a delightfully boring Buddhist monk's youtube podcast to get back to sleep when I'm woken at night. I feel maybe my PVC discomfort has reduced. Where I live in Oregon, vegan or vegetarian doctors are more rare than democratic voters and vegan cardiologists are as rare as a credible bigfoot sighting. Would love to chat sometime on the heart issues.
Well, if you're in Salem, my son-in-law is a 95% plant based family physician. 😁 Really sorry to hear about your heart issues. I have a lot of cyclist friends and more of them have heart issues than not.
I have a coworker who is an Adventist, he eats a lot of the fake meats, but he was off the strict diet for many years and now is working his way back on it. His Mother who is i thin in her 90s has been vegan for a very long time.
SOOOO good, thank you for this conversation!! I love both of your dedication to studies and overall information, you both make being vegan feel inspiring and it's like you have our backs with real knowledge. I just have to say, this is quite vulnerable, but I trust both of you. lol.
Minus 25 degrees Celsius up here! Had to plug the car in!( so it will start in the morning) Sooo happy to find another plant chompers to watch and spend the evening sipping hot tea. Loved the conversation between you two and hearing some new things for us to investigate. Live long and prosper!
Hearing your candor and relaxed speaking (not played up for the videos) is a good change. I really enjoy your entertaining countenance, but this conversation was great too.
Mic seemed bewildered to hear that we have decades of atherosclerotic lesions reversal. He quickly moved on
I don’t think animal studies rank very high for him.
We love the work both of you are doing. I hope you remain inspired to keep pumping them out. You are valued by us!! Thank you both!! 🙏🏻🖖✌️
Two of my favorite TH-camrs! Thanks so much for this great video and please take care of that heart ❤️ The world needs you!
Two of my favourite TH-camrs together! I can't tell you how many times I've shared your links with people who need good, solid, truthful nutrition and environmental information. I'm always confident in sharing your work, since you back everything up. I never have to be one of those people that 'does my own research' on the internet, because you do it for me -- properly! Please get together again and chat soon. This was so lovely, and I felt like we got to know you both a bit better in a nice casual conversation. Thanks again.
I am so pleased another TH-camr told me about Plant Chompers. I appreciate the knowledge you share, and I love your family interviews too! It is nice to be reminded of Mic the Vegan, as his videos of making plant milk got me off of dairy milk. I think I should put him on my list to watch more. 🥰
Two of my favorite TH-camrs having a laid back chat and demonstrating why they're my favorites!
The crossover we didn't know we needed
Awww.. you guys are adorable 😍🥰
Thank you for this video. Love the idea of cross pollination of ideas. I’m also really happy to hear the evolution of your ideas as the evidence comes out.
If you’re looking for video ideas, I’d love to see a video on the improvements in health that recent converts have going to a plant based diet. I’d love to see if there’s equivalent evidence to smokers who have stopped and how soon their health improves. (Ex: Ex Smokers have similar health outcomes to non smokers 10 years after quitting.).
It would help motivate people to take the plunge. :).
Good to see you both talking!!
Oh my! Two of my favorite people to listen to! 🌱💞🌷🍓🕊️
LLAP! 🖖
It was meant to be!! So glad you two finally made a video together! ❤
Mic has been a HUGE inspiration and I only recently found this channel but I love it already.
Love you Chris and Mike! Thank you both for your efforts!
Thank you for all your efforts in support of our wellbeing. I am very grateful.
Regarding monetizing channel, although I'm always grateful to not have ads interrupting every couple minutes, potholer54 eventually put, I think, the minimum of ads (maybe one at the end?) on his videos so that the algorithm wouldn't discriminate against his videos. I'd support you doing that, because your content very much needs to get more distribution. It's some of the best researched and most fair-minded on the internet.
Yeah, I'm hearing that TH-cam (understandably) wants to promote videos with ads... I may have to change my policy.
Really enjoyed this Chris. I loved how you took the time to track down Andrew Nguyen. I'm sure he was encouraged to know that he's making a difference. 💚🌱
Great collaboration! Thank you for inviting us in on your conversation.
Love you both - keep up the good work
What a video Chris! 🥰 Well spend 60min 🙌 Thanks guys for this talk 😊 I've watched Mic The Vegan for years 💪
Great conversation! A big fan of both of your channels. Keep up the good work.
FYI I like it when you mention interesting things that come up other episodes… it makes me go seek them out and watch them. (The part about what we should drink in the brain food episode is what I’m referring to… off to watch that!).
Thanks to both of you for a great episode.
Thank you so much for this. Your conversation free of dogmas was very interesting. I am one of those people that without red meat at least twice a week goes bananas (anemia). But, I have seen the damage the industry does on the environment. Blood and feces in the soil poisoning water aquifers and killing rivers. But it is the change from healthy crops and forests to the genetic modified grains culture needed to feed the animals that made me so sad. I am in Brazil and lived for 2 1/2 years in the west of the state of Santa Catarina. Once I flew in a small plane from São Paulo to Chapecó in a sunny day, and once passed the urban areas of the state of São Paulo all I saw was a sea of soy culture. The forests were only the monocultures of evergreens to the wood and paper industry, and the little native vegetation was along the river banks, which are there only because there is a law obliging the people to maintain it. It was in 2005. Since then I kind of lost any hope in the humankind. We are destroying our beautiful planet. Humans defecate in the water they drink. Fishermen leave plastic garbage in the ocean. And my fellows urban dwellers care more about the THINGS that they own than having a good life in a clean environment with pristine nature. Oh well! Aren’t we such dummies? Do we deserve this planet?
Thanks for yet another fantastic video. I always learn so much. While I learn a lot on these videos the one most important take away for me is that there are people in the world who know the truth about nutrition and environmental science and take the time to share it with the world. It gives me greater faith in humanity and our future!
Love it, love y’all. Never heard the 6 reasons Chris is vegan.. mic is a charming squirrel.
Jokes aside, thank you for your voices, inspirational work, integrity, and authenticity.
I’m humbled ✌🏽 🌱
GREAT INSIGHT TO TWO OF MY FAVORITE TUBERS. THANK YOU! ANOTHER THING IS IT IS SO COMFORTING SEEING TWO GUYS IN A CONVERSATION AS OPPOSED TO JUST GIVING CONTENT, IF THAT MAKE ANY SENSE! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!
Love you both with all my heart 💚
Fantastic! Two of my favorites. Thank you both for all you do 🙌🏼
Starting week 21 Going Vegan, (3rd week no oil/nuts to lose more weight) have a lot of weight to lose, but feeling better and better each day. Not gonna lie, I have had some really healthy poops too.
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Thank you for your videos!
This talk was like Christmas for me or better. Love you two and thank you 🙏💗🙏
It was a great experience to watch your conversation.
I'd like to have a TH-cam channel (or something in that direction) someday, but in the meantime, I want to get as much education as possible, so it will probably take a while. In contrast to you guys, I am obsessed with social sciences (especially history), in addition to nutrition and environment, and plan to research that in combination with nutrition and environmental topics (for example, point out historically how we became so obsessed with protein).
The bottom line is that I admire both of your work.
Thank you so much for everything you are doing! It is much appreciated and so inspiring!
Recently I started binge watching your videos. I have only one comment to make regarding the naming of your channel: "Plant Chompers". Given the number of trails that you rush down, I would suggest "Plant Stompers"! Thanks for the good work and the subtle hint that I should hit the trail.
SO inspiring, Thank you for this!!
you guys are amazing. thank you for these videos.
Where I live, the dairy council admits that many dairy cows are fed palm fruit - maybe that can be a reason for palmitate in butter?
If MOBY can be an evil bad guy in his Punk Rock Vegan movie then Mic can pull it off I'm sure! The series idea sound like the bee's knees Though! Thank you both very much 🤙
❤️You do look like father and son! Super fun episode. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks
I love this honesty. I am an Adventist vegan 69 year old. I eat Chef AJ way. My family was mostly vegan and after seeing too many get cancer I am against oil which they all ate.
Thanks! Can I call you? You can reach me via plantchompers at gmail
Lots of us in the Bay Area have replaced our corroded pipes with copper... can't wait to hear your results Chris...YIKES
Turns out I was in the normal range for copper!
@@PlantChompers That's great news! Hope all the other things they tested for were also in the normal range.
The simple answer as to why all the keto/carnivore channels are taking off is that most people are lazy hedonists and want what they THINK is "luscious" and easy. It's easier to find meat while running around doing errands on weekends. It's harder to find quality vegan food while not at home.
This is a great episode, thanks!
I know you guys are largely focused on diet, but the most interesting videos I've seen lately are about endogenous human antioxidants. There's a super surprising one: melatonin made by, and used within, our mitochondria. Plot twist -- your body needs exposure to the infrared component of sunlight to produce it. For quick overview, I'd suggest the "Sunlight: Optimize Health and Immunity (Light Therapy and Melatonin)" video here on TH-cam. It's on a (pretty wonderful) continuing medical education channel and it's evidence based, maybe 20+ studies cited in the video description. Worth a look even if you don't make a video on the topic.
Yes! Medcram is an excellent resource for evidence based balanced health information on broad topics. Thank you for making the connection.
Please please stop interrupting! I would love to hear Chris finish his thought. Having said that your research is great and I appreciate all your work. Vegan for 2 1/2 years at 61. Never too old to learn.
Loved this Convo. Also rock climbing is awesome! It's a great workout for the body and mind!
Very informative video. I am a fan of both of you guys.
The Seventh Day Adventist study shows that vegan men’s health outcomes were actually better compared to pescatarian men, but the vegan women’s health outcomes are not as good as the pescatarian women. I’ve always wondered about these different outcomes, but have never heard anyone address it. I became vegan after watching Mic The Vegan videos. Great discussion 😊
Love this video. So much mutual respect and genuine interest to find the truth without ego getting in the way. 🙏
Chris and Mic: You two are simply the best. This is a real treat. Thanks!
Chris: re: NeXT. I sat in front of a NeXT Cube in the late 80s. What can I say. Wow. I was first in line to buy a NeXTstation on our campus. (Although it kind of ruined me for everything else). Steve Jobs rightfully gets credit for his design sense, etc. But IMO it was his *relentless* pursuit to bring the best available ideas and technology and package them into a coherent system that I could go and buy that makes me forever grateful to Steve Jobs and the team he assembled at NeXT. Brilliant! Congratulations to you for your contributions to that effort.
Cheers guys!
Thanks!!! So great to see a NeXT lover! I take great satisfaction knowing OS X and IOS have NeXT’s core software under the hood and it was key to saving Apple. It was a 6+ year hard grind to create it. 😵💫
I cut out beef over 20 years ago and didn't go fully plant-based until 3 years ago. I have copper pipes too but have a great filter on my kitchen taps.
Thank you both so much! The world really needs more like you. Keep up the great effort.
Dream team.
Mr. Chomper, more of these types of discussions please, This is the Way.
Thank you for the effort and care you put into making these incredibly helpful videos.