I Went Vegan for 30 Days: Here's What Happened to Me
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It's time to explore diet and the role that it plays with mental clarity. I thought I would start by going vegan for 30 days.
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Food and diet are very complex topics. I’m not a nutritionist, so please take everything that I share here with a grain of salt (pun intended).
Try nootropics! I tested living vegan for 6 months and veggie for 1 year now. It's about health and functionality, not ideology. Obviously, resources and cooking skills + planet.
Nathaniel Drew try thirty days of the keto diet next :) running your brain on ketones instead of glucose, see if your brain and body likes ketones better!
Join the Mexican Cartel for 30 days and give us your thoughts on it!!!😂
@@adrianoplaysguitar Please don't promote the keto died, it's very dangerous for one's health. You could consider the studies mentioned in this video: th-cam.com/video/Kzb0AsnSB-o/w-d-xo.html
I'm going vegetarian rn for the ethical and environmental reasons, and maybe vegan down the line who knows 👀😂
"We don't need a handful of people doing veganism perfectly. We need millions of people doing it imperfectly."
Well said! I'm really thinking of going vegan, baby steps.
Yay millions of sick people!
@@Blue123413 me too, I still struggle letting go of milk-chocolate X)
if veganism is something that everybody should do, what is the next step against plant cruelty?
@@KFrost-fx7dt hospitals are full of people with heart disease and cancer not b12 shortage
I did the 30 day vegan challenge 4.5 years ago and I will never go back to eating meat and dairy again. I used many of the arguments that you hear, it’s too difficult, too extreme, too expensive. Blah, it’s not really hard. There are so many options and resources available to people. If you are curious about going vegan I recommend watching 3 documentaries; ‘What the Health’ , ‘How Not to Die’ , and ‘Earthlings’
Same here. I used to be the biggest anti-vegan but now I wouldn't go back to eating meat!
Yesss!!!
cowspiracy is incredible too
I am always eating eggs for breakfast, what can I use instead if there is no dairy included? :)
Yeah youre an idiot
Understanding and appreciating your food and where it came from is probably the best thing to learn, regardless of the diet you choose.
Definitely 👍
You can (and should) also appreciate the animal from which the meat came. Or, show a deeper appreciation of the animals by not paying for them to die for meat, that's where veganism comes in
appreciating your food doesnt do shit lmfao
@@kissarmin7130 That's what I was thinking. You need to make adjustments to make sure that your diet is sustainable and ethical. The best thing one can do is to adopt a vegan diet.
kelperdude it really doesnt help anyone if they understand and appreciate that animals suffer and die for meat. They need to change also
Proud to be vegan,been vegan since I was 6 years old and now I’m 21 and never regretted for a second! ❤️
Sheela Narayanan definitely recommend it oat milk it’s my favorite
You look like you have thyroid problems.
@Sheela Narayanan soy milk, coco milk, oat milk and almond milk :D
@Sheela Narayanan soy milkkkkk
@@kcs4652 ewww wtf was that? are you a dikbag? who comments such a pathetic thing like this, you might have piles up there mate
I love the fact that you’re subtitling the mom in the local market yelling at her kid😂
wasn't she yelling at her dog lmao?!
If you have a dog or cat they’re your kid :)
@@viannccaa you know what though, facts!
Sierra Marie Yee 😃
Lol
I cured 10 years of Crohn's disease so sick I was on biologics and precancerous meds. I went vegan and with 6 months I was off all meds and kidney damage caused by meds healed also.
See its stuff like that. YOu did it in a healthy way too not jsut sweets and bread and vegan junk food. Congrats.
Happy for you dear
That's crazy yo. I've had Crohn's since I was a 3 year old child and I've had my highs and lows,and although since going vegan I haven't really had a single flare up I have some bouts of being unwell. Of course,when unwell I go low fiber and recover best I could like I did before going vegan but it hasn't worked for me that well. Some of my trigger foods were eliminated so it helped but,just like any other patient. So happy for you though!
@@lina_adventures soy protein is a big one, and so are peanuts
Bull shit
I went vegan when I was 15, now I’m 20, never going back. Best decision of my life, I love it 🌱
me too!
Victoria Budke great to hear 💚
I think both industries are flawed whether they make plant or meat products . Animals are treated with antibiotics and are fed enormously and plants are being sprayed with preparations and chemicals . I think we should be all taught in school how to take care and eat both plants and animals and make our own products .
Slav Kafegiev Then most people wouldn’t eat animals, because I’m sure 90% doesn’t have the guts to kill an animal for food. Killing an animal is very different from buying it from a supermarket and it’s a really intense, confronting experience. Watch videos of reporters going to slaughterhouses and you’ll see what it’s like, totally not fun.
@@JustinRM20 I know I've seen how they do it . But that doesn't matter . The thing is we should eat quality food . That way whoever wants to eat meat can do it properly and more morally . Not to mention it's important skill everyone should know . Not everyone to be forced to practice it but to have an idea of how to do it cuz the population should be able to feed itself if has to .
I only learned how to cook after going vegan 😭🤣🤣
Me to
A Happy Broccoli DITTO! Lol 😂
SAME. And so so many new ingredients
Same lol
me too haha
Old vegan here... 10 years. 2 of my pregnancies were vegan. Im 45 this year and get mistaken for late 20’s all the time. Yup.. plants for life.
Did your kids ever eat meat?
Divinegon It’s called the vegan reality
Divinegon It is, no matter what you say. Vegans look healthier and younger.
@@JustinRM20 Vegans are not healthier, stop saying that, a lot of them eat vegan process food.
Conejo Recopila Lentil burgers and fake cheese are still better for you than real burgers and real cheese. They didn’t add cholosterol to make them just as unhealthy as non-vegans. Keep denying, in 50 years we’ll see who was healthier all along.
Hearing “raw vegan” is almost a trigger for me now. I know you can do raw vegan and still be healthy if you’re careful, but the whole community is bonkers and scary. Most of the raw vegan people promote incredibly unhealthy, unbalanced diets, so usually I just slowly walk away when anyone says that.
agreed, raw vegan is extremely unhealthy. source, I tried it for months (not perfectly as I was starving) and messed up my health
@Jake S true. But I don't think the body absorbs nutrients very well on raw food. Even if you're hitting your percentages.
@clariboia anal perhaps, but to each their own. I'm keeping cooked vegetables and feel great after them. not willing to experiment anymore. ever.
Did that for a while. Lost a lot of weight, and for a while was sleeping 3 hours a night. I'd still wake up refreshed and ready to go. While I think it's a good way to go for a while, I would not recommend it as a lifestyle.
And yes, a lot of enthusiasts are quite bonkers. Those I followed for a while pretty much all ended up leaving, or selling blenders on TV.
LOTS of plants are harmful without some degree of processing (e.g. oxalate, lectin) because that's how they've survived. Raw veganism is pretty much a cult religion for masochists.
I went plant-based 6 months ago. I am Italian, German and Irish. I loved meat and potatoes, just as much as meatballs, braciole, sausage and peppers, etc. I didn't do it for weight loss but I did subsequently lose quite a bit, I am sleeping better, my skin is better, my focus and/or cognitive functioning is way better. I cannot think of one negative aspect of this experience for me. There is no food worth how incredibly good I feel and since I can still have potatoes, pasta and bread, it is a win-win!
I went vegan two months now and it wasn’t hard when everything I was cooking was delicious. I have so much more energy and mental clarity.
CHAMP18d::
Could you possibly be able to like,, text on here for a beginner what kind of meals to possibly eat for lunch or dinner!!? I'm soooo.interested!!! But have NO idea what I'm doing!! What to buy for just a meal or two, I'll switch those around till I get an idea of really know what is going on!!!
Noone will help me!!!:(:(
Tasha Gross idk if you’re picky or not but if you like veggies you can always make a loaded veggie salad with Italian dressing! There are quite a few other vegan dressings too just make sure you always check the ingredients! :) also a lot of pasta is vegan but there are also chickpea based pastas, lentil based, etc. Plus marinara is usually always vegan too! Burrito bowls are a go to, brown rice, black or pinto beans, lettuce/cilantro, tomato, corn, salsa, lime, you can pretty much add whatever and get creative! Beans are packed with protein and it’s pretty inexpensive to make as well :) one more really good one is homemade tomato soup, if you have a blender you can just get some canned or fresh tomatoes, onion, garlic, cook them in the oven or on the stove and throw it all in a blender then back on the stove again, served with salad or grilled cheese is my favorite but vegan alternatives tend to be pretty expensive so just be careful! I hope this helps! :) sorry if it’s super long haha
@@tashagross4519 You should visit the youtube channel Pick Up Limes she is AMAZING!
Interesting that people who go on a caveman diet say the same thing....
Me too!!😇
I never thought I could be a vegan. Then one day I realized I could and should. Spiritual awakening. I was 53 at the time. I immediately became more happy and peaceful. That was unexpected. Now being a vegan is a source of pride and gratitude for me. It cheers me up when I feel beaten down. I can know I’m doing something good for other beings and the earth. I hug my dog. I watch all the little creatures outside. I am at peace with them because I am no longer a predator. These are gifts I will never squander. Even if I have to go without food sometimes. I’m not afraid of being hungry. Fasting has become another link in the chain of my awakening. Easier on my body and easier on the earth. Even if it’s hard and even if there’s sacrifice it’s worth doing.
Is your dog vegan?
i love your comment! i also will look to my veganism to cheer me up in times i am down. thank you
I love being vegan. I love identifying with veganism because it's not a diet. It's a huge perspective change that leads to a more compassionate life. Thank you for giving it an honest shot and for allowing it to shift the way you live a bit!
Francesca Pessarelli that’s why I love it too, I feel so proud to be vegan and I love how I feel.
Yep me too! I love being vegan. It has only been a year for me, my SO, my sibling but we feel amazing! Vegan for life for the animals, my health, the planet, other humans! It has taught me to be more compassionate and empathetic towards all living beings ... yes all including the ones who swear at us for being vegan. Oh boy. :)
Don't forget to supplement for B12 :)
Yes!
luiseick DISCLAIMER!!!!! Meat is also supplemented with b12(large scale farmed meat)!!!! B12 comes from bacteria, so untreated water and unwashed veggies automatically have b12, but that's unpractical. So either u pay someone to feed b12 supplements to livestock then eat it or you take it directly. Theirs two proven strains of bacteria(that I know) in our gut that produces b12 where we can actually absorb it, BUT u have to have great bacterial diversity in your gut; don't take the risk and take supplement. 40% of Americans take supplements any ways,
@@etoatoummhmm6391 citation needed
Look for citation everywhere on unfiltered water. Im a raw vegan in panama and i dont supplement. My b12 is fine. So there ya go. Be dirty
Nathaniel Drew
Dont be an idiot nathaniel, you cant supplement b12. Every cell in your body is made of cholesterol, you need to consume meat. It feels great in the beginning but wont last. Its a diet for sugar addicts, thats your ”mental clarity”.
Watch sv3rige videos.
I'm vegetarian and in India nearly 40% are vegetarian. Even KFC and Mc Donald's have vegetarian dishes in their menu. It's due to 70.8% population is Hindu in India.
swamiraj C thats so cool!
That's honestly so cool
Indians actually have a rare ability to process vegetables, as they are 100 generations deep in vegetarian based diet. Nearly everyone else doesn't have this DNA, and veganism can be harmful to certain people. Humans have been consuming meat for 20 million years. Veganism has existed as long as computers. So some of us can eat just meat and be healthy, while others just vegetables and fruit.
Source? I don't think only 40% are vegetarian, the no is should be higher
@PaleDale Oh no only 2.6 million years. It was just enough time for our brains to get bigger from using our intellect to hunt and fish. If you aren't smart enough to figure out that meat eating is what separates us from the apes, you might be vegan.
No mater what. Mexican food is delicious even if it’s vegan.
It's the spices
Damn straight. Mexican food is renowned by millions for using beans and legumes as the main source of protein. It's a very healthy source of protein, AND it's got plenty of fibre. Also doesn't come from other animals 😉
@ZDProletariat Originally we didn't have cows in Mexico. Colonized diets are unhealthy.
@ Brenda
"even"??????????
Vegetarian for 45 years, vegan for the last 30 years, never going back.
@Vegan Pollution wtf?! Very strange argument dude.
Vegan Pollution why you so mad about a human bodily function
So what you eating bruhhh animals?
If you look in the Bible, see Genesis 1:29 God gave Adam and Eve fruits, nuts, and grains to eat in the Garden of Eden. After they had sinned God included vegetables, see Genesis 3:18. In Heaven we will not eat meat, see Revelation 21:4, no death. It is clear God never intended for mankind to depend on animal flesh to sustain life. Many top athletes have gone vegan because a vegan diet greatly increases athletic performance and strength. Seventh-day Adventists on average live many years longer than average Americans because they shun tobacco products, alcoholic beverages and unclean meats. Many Seventh day Adventists are vegetarians and vegans.
God bless you.
Tip for going vegan: dont do any crazy vegan diets such as raw or fruitarian diets!
Edit: OmG! IVe nEVer HAd ThIS MaNY LikES iN mY lIFe!!!!!
I became orthorectic due tue raw veganism - after my initial junk food vegan months.
What a mess! Now I am recovered and a happy healthy normal vegan. 5 years.
raw vegan experiment was one of the worst decisions of my life. messed up my health. humans cook food, period.
Sorry to all the onions out there but I‘m just not compassionate about them so I‘ll probably never go frutarian
@clariboia anal wrong, ive seen videos of vegan youtubers telling you to not go raw vegan or fruitarian years ago, way before this ex vegan bullshit. There are videos debunking the diet and how it is inherently nutrient defeicient.
clariboia anal not really, there are plenty of successful vegan youtubers who have been vegan for 10+ years-they just never did extreme diets.
As a mexican I can assure that a lot of mexican food is vegan or vegetarian, or at least easy to turn vegan and it is so delicious
Pos bueno los chilaquiles no tienen mucho chiste siendo veganos, desde que me hice vegana no los he comido pero sí he pedido enchiladas de papa sin crema ni queso y con limón sí jalan
I don’t like Mexican food :(
I’m not sure if you’re thinner but you definitely seem, and this might sound weird, brighter and less puffy. And this was a great, encouraging, inclusive and informative video. Thank you!
Wait. You didn't know how to cook rice until you went vegan? That's very interesting because in my culture/family/household, it is an absolute staple.
We grew up with rice at nearly every meal. However we only used a rice cooker. Not until after college did I realize I could cook rice on a stove. It just seemed so weird.
Asian jokes incoming.
Are you Filipino?
Thewolfs my parents didn’t even teach me how to boil water. I went vegan and had to catch up fast
Good thing about going vegan, gain new sklls like cooking and perhaps baking too.
Hey dude, on behalf of non-raw vegans, please do not go raw. It is just not healthy and those that go raw are usually the ones that have to quit veganism because of health issues.
James Ingham raw veganism is perfectly fine if you have the time and resources to cook and prepare meals- in fact it’s a lot healthier. The possible reason for your belief that it is harmful is simply because it requires a considerably larger amount of effort to be a sustainable diet; thus making it discouraging, not unhealthy.
Raw is unnecessarily restrictive and expensive and worse for the environment.
It's important to eat raw fruit and veggies, but it doesn't need to be the only thing you eat.
Malachi Padilla If healthy means shitting eight times a day, having hyperinsulinemia, hyperglucoma, and severe vitamin deficiencies from all those anti nutrients your eating.
@@malachipadilla2723 right, list a healthy raw diet for one day now. You just cannot get the carbohydrates or protein you need to survive. Also "cook" lmaooooo.
@@malachipadilla2723 it's just unnecessary, unhealthy and wasteful
Your skin glowing more and you don’t look as tired. Your definitely have a more defined face.
I can't see it i need an zoomed one
@@olivierschraepen5451 for real and his face is more defined because he's starving himself.
@@brapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrap umm you don't judge that lol, there are vegan people who are healthier then average meat boi who suffers from over nutrition lol
@@brapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrap not starving lol, veggies are more satiating cause of fibre, and you can EAT more and not be a fat caUSE Its low in calories
@@brapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrap You got it the other way around. I switched to vegan food 6 weeks ago and have lost 2 kg without changing any portions or exercise habits (very few 😭😅 and it was also not my intention to lose weight) but I have never eaten more (and more guilt-free) in my life. Vegetables, whole grains, fruits and nuts are naturally low in saturated (!) fat. Especially switching to whole grains (whole wheat bread, brown rice, whole wheat pasta) has completely taken away my urge for snacks between meals and that is a huge unintended change. You feel fuller, longer. I haven’t felt hungry at any point 👋🏻
I went on a ten day vegan challenged and never looked back That was three and a half years ago :)
Yes!
Who cares
@@David-rd5bm Obviously you numb-nuts otherwise you wouldn't comment. LMFAO
Did your hair start to falling out?
Similar happened to me. I decided to try for a couple of days. Liked it. Decided to do a week, two .... and couldn’t stop 🤣. A lot of positive changes health wise.
I know what you mean with the rigid rules. But vegan as a "label" makes it so much easier to make better choices, it takes way less willpower to decide not to eat bacon if you're vegan than if you're just "trying to eat healthier and eat less processed foods". Then you can very easily bend the rules. Good luck with future plant-eating!
I only eat meat, and I’ve found this diet is THE EASIEST to stick to and I’ve tried everything.
@@amritjanardhanan Haha "Umm excuse me is there any almond milk in this truffle" "oh! oh sorry I cant eat that im a meatitarian" "its a lifestyle choice" "no im not trying to push my agenda on you"
Totally agree ! That's what I always tell my non-plant-bases friends
Good point. I agree. Easy to cheat on a "diet". More self discipline when you're "vegan". Who cares if you cheat on your diet. Much harder to cheat on the animals/environment ;) It has helped in my self discipline overall :)
@@potatojam6519 its called carnivore, not meatarian
In Italy we have this beautiful word for food coma, it's "abbiocco"
giulia danieli Haha, I love that. Makes it seem a little more graceful
I'll add it to the list of words I'm learning ;)
HAHAHAHAHHAHWHWHHWHWHQHQH mi sento male io mi abbiocco ogni due per tre
and this is caused by consumption of CARBS no proteins of fats
Damn, all comments I see are positive. You got a nice community!
He probably deleted all the negative ones! People turn into absolute idiots as soon as the word vegan is mentioned.
I'm just really glad that veganism is starting to become more normalised especially amongst young people.
@MARJAN great 😀 I would too, hate negativity
Going vegan for mental clarity isn't selfish at all! Good on you for trying something new to achieve your best self! You are very insightful + self-aware and I love the energy that you bring to your videos. Had to hit the subscribe button because your content is so refreshing!
Going vegan was the best decision I've made in my life.
couldn't agree more
same dude
How did you make it through life not knowing how to cook rice
different people different circumstances
Juan Rodriguez I just leaned to cook rice and I’m 25 😅
hehehe, my lord rinse rice and boil for 10 or few more mins, wth?
Ukr...I thought the same thing....😂😂😂..
I'm 23, I dont know how lmao. I dont even eat it
Go vegan but DO NOT EAT A RAW DIET! COOK YOUR DAMN FOOD
eating raw vegetables is much better than cooked
@@maximilianraphael9853 Not exclusively for health. Do some more research on it, there's plenty of data explaining why it's a bad idea to never cook your food. A great channel that talks about it if you just wanna listen and not read is Mic the Vegan
Some foods are healthier raw some others don't, however first of all...clean the f vegetables 😂
The whole reason human societies have continued to heat their food is that there are tons of useful nutrients in your food that you can't process without heating it first. Raw veganism is absurd.
Best diet is a combination of cooked and raw. Cooking makes certain nutrients bioavailable that otherwise wouldn't be. But it also can destroy some nutrients that raw veggies contain. Too many dietary zealots out there taking sides (the whole reason vegans are widely hated in the first place) when both sides have valid arguments. I like to lightly cook my food. Makes me feel like I'm getting the best of both worlds, although that may be wrong. Always stay open to change
I started off being vegetarian when i was 19. started being vegan at age 24 I'm 29 now. at first I thought I would crave cheese my whole life... after about a year, I don't care about it at all. and being vegan nearly 6 years I don't miss any animal based food. I love being on a plant based diet.
Veganism does effect mental health. Can't express that enough. I was raised on a non vegan diet and was always a C student. I recall always feeling lethargic after class and never could improve my grades no matter how hard I studied. Now after three years of veganism, I'm in medical school and have always been top of the class. Received the highest test scores recorded (to the point where my exams aren't released.) My information retention shocks the hell out of me. 👌🏼👍🏼 I never expressed this because I though it might of sounds a bit far fetched but it's the only change I've implemented into my lifestyle. 🌱
Lmfao
Dope! Did you eat a lot of raw vegan food or mostly cooked?
@@taotaopai1136 mostly cooked. Ive been on a whole foods diet for three years but I definitely would like to incorporate more raw foods into my meals.
Interesting, i always thought yiu would have to eat a lot of raw food to see the benefits of going vegan. Im glad thats not the case. More raw food wouldnt hurt tho lol
Good for you!
okay now... despite I primarily clicked on this video, because I'm vegan and support anybody who decides to go vegan too, I just want to say that your editing style is soooo aesthetic, like ...😳 damn this was just so good, you are really talented!!
@The V word oh sure the best way not to kill and rape animals is to kill and rape animals right 👍
Living animals eat food. We plant plants, feed them to the animals and eat the animals. In this process a lot of energy is "wasted" due to the upkeep of the animals. It is more environmentally conscious to directly consume the plants directly.
And it is not necessary at all to consume animal products. The only, and the only thing is B12 which is supplemented for animals. Animals do not magically produce B12, it is supplemented for them. Therefore vegans just do the same thing when they supplement it, without making and extra step through the animal.
Considering the argument of of buying local, it isn't sustainable if you take a look at our current meat consumption in the world. It just isn't the case and most people don't buy from local farms.
Are you an activist? 😊
As a fellow creator I don't watch TH-cam a lot, but I'm always happy to invest my time watching your videos, great valuable content!
I saw you comment before on his videos and I must say to you that I'm always happy to invest my time in watching your videos, great RANDOM content MilkShake!
@@Kingzzzyyy Yes I did it, Nathaniel is probably one of my favorite creator right now. Btw thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
Hey hey! A few things you might want to keep an eye on from a nutritional standpoint moving forward as a plant based guy (also omnivorous people should look out too): B12 (get from fortified plant milk, fortified nutritional yeast, or suppliments) and omega 3 (flax, hemp, chia, pumpkin, or black seed, walnuts). Hope this low-animal-product plan keeps treating you well.
I am also vegan and doing it with my sister I have never had meat ever in my life before when I was born I was vegetarian and now we decided to go vegan!
Keep going !!! I started to be a vegetarian at 18 and 28 years later I became a vegan.. now for 20 years. My 3 siblings see how healthy I am and are trying to switch over now.
Vegan for two years now! Never going back!
Nice
Same!
This Is Not A Username 5 years here and same 😁
Is eating vegan more expensive or less expensive than the way you are before?
Over 30 years here
Go freaking vegan for life bruh. You are an amazing soul - and I am sure you can do it. Love your videos and this one a good take on veganism.
Vegan Hugs and Love,
Sagar Tandon
Hey bro...how long have u been vegan?
4 years 5 months
@@consciousnobody grt...i have been for 4yrs...how is the experience so far? Did u lose any weight?
I loved this so much!!! Sounds like you had an overall positive experience and a healthy approach to begin with. Hope you continue to explore with tons of vegan dishes ❤️ subscribed!!
Interestinggg! I always wondered why I always feel so drained all the time, fast food has been my everyday for a while. Great video!
I knew a wealthy business man who ate a lot of fast foods due to time constraints and he had a massive stroke, lost his $ and his girlfriend.
I'm glad you had an awesome experience and are open minded. Keep up the good work - your videos inspire me a lot.
Starting with being vegetarian🥑🍳🧀🥦. I might go vegan if it works out.
Juan Valdez that’s a great strategy! Also very good for the planet
Yeah, i did it 6 months ago and now i slowly stops eating eggs, milk and everything from animals. One thing a week so it is easy for me
Yay!! Vegetarianism is a great stepping stone to vegan/plant based. Hope it works out! May I recommend some TH-cam channels: Mik the Vegan, Nutrition Facts, and Thriving on Plants
Happy to hear that you're making some positive changes in your life & your future! Just wanted to stop by and mention that when you find yourself looking for vegan recipes, we have plenty of videos that show how easy it can be to transition to veganism. Let us know if there's anything we can do to help!
I was vegetarian for 15 years before going vegan! ❤️
i've been vegan for over 2 years, starting as a poor student it was difficult at first but i had so much energy i kept going. I'm never going back
I feel you. My rent consumes 65% of my income. Trying to go vegan is challenging. With consistancy, I will succeed!
thats so interesting because I found that when I changed my diet to vegan I saved SO much damn money!
Are you an activist? 😊
Vegetarian for almost 50 years and I don’t feel like I’m missing out on anything 👍
Yes because you are VEGETARIAN, and that’s the right diet...vegan can be used for a month or 40 days,but not more...I’ve been a vegetarian for 14 years,my mind is clear,need my goat yogurt at night to sleep like a baby,.....
vegetarian since birth for 28 years now, and will stay vegetarian for life!!!
Vegetarianism is different from veganism
Vegetarians still consume stuff which comes from this though 👇
th-cam.com/video/UcN7SGGoCNI/w-d-xo.html
I’ve been vegetarian for a month and I don’t miss meat. And 50 years is absolutely insane!!!!! Thank u for helping animals, the environment, and yourself :)
What a lovely person! And that place looks really nice! Great video, congrats ❤️
Man, are you the new Matt D'Avella? Nice content by the way, keep it up!
Edoardo Carrera i thought it was him before clicking LOL & they look alike too with the glasses, beard & muscles 😹
it's real, dairy makes your face puffy.
Pasteurized dairy does. Raw dairy is one of the most important foods.
Well I had better continue consuming dairy then because when I lay off of it I tend to look rather gaunt. I burn up calories rather fast though for an old man.
@@LawlyNawb for who?
@@brooklyn560 baby cows 👍👍👍
My face is never puffy regardless of what I eat.
Vegan of 6+ years and I enjoyed this video :) Appreciate your honest, unbiased take. I feel if you watched Earthlings you may have a different perspective though. Intrigued to know how your diet has progressed over the last year and a half.
I have not eaten meat for a decade and have always been really low on animal products (im swiss and being a teenager on the country side just didnt allowed me to be completely vegan because even salad dressings have dairy in them). At home i follow a complete vegan lifestyle and most of the time also when going out (there has been an increase of vegan options). I think its way better to be vegan most of the times and allow for adjustment, than being vegan for one year, making a mistake and then going back to eating meat everyday again :)
Even people who dont want to be vegan or vegetarian can contribute a lot. If you limit your meat consumption to just once a week and invest in better quality meat, you help fight mass production of cheap and mistreated animals and its better for the environment
On a purely statistical level, that would be the best solution for the majority of the people because not everyone will go all or nothing for all kinds of reasons. So yeah people just should give it a shot instead of judging themselves too harshly because they didn't execute perfectly and quit forever.
@@Killzone626 exactly ^^. And there is a huge difference between eating meat once a week or every other meal. I try to tell people who like animal products to try to eat them when they really taste them (like fry the eggs and enjoy them, but try baking a vegan cake, because all the eggs and milk really dont do anything special and are easy to replace)
I agree with that, however with the state that the planet is currently in, we don't have time for people to slowly reduce their consumption of these products, going vegan is the single biggest thing anyone can do to reduce having a negative impact on the environment.
Also, even if an animal is raised well, is there a nice way to kill someone who doesn't want to die?
@@lilithstorm7026 as i said, i have not eaten meat for a decade. I know why people do this. But people wont change overnight. Heck, the meat industry is still growing. We wont change people by trying to push them towards veganism. Believe me; in my 10 years of being the only vegetarian in my family amd friends i know this
@@couch_philosoph3325 That's great that you haven't eaten animal flesh in so long. I wish I had made that decision much sooner.
I wouldn't say I "push" people towards veganism, but instead ask them questions to get them thinking with the hope that they will eventually come to their own ethical conclusion. Questions such as "Do you think it's normal that adult humans drink another species breast milk?" Or "Can you humanely slaughter someone who doesn't want to die" When I do this in person, it's normally because they started the conversation, not me, however I also do outreach based activism and have gotten many strangers to strongly consider going vegan as well as my closest friends. I've also got my parents to both go vegan and they're so much healthier for it.
The reason I do this is because about two years ago I went on a whole foods plant based diet for health reasons and it improved my health so dramatically, I'm now mentally and physically so much better than I used to be and I want other people to know that this can seriously change their lives for the better. The other reason is that before going plant based, I did not care about what happened to animals in farms at all, I wouldn't allow myself to think much about it, but since I stopped consuming dead flesh and the secretions of animals who had been through hell, as well as all the antibiotics, pus, blood, faeces and so on, I began to become way more conscious of the animals and the planet. Consuming these things was holding me back from becoming aware of the truth and I think that's the same with most people.
Here in the UK so many people are waking up and going vegan every single day.
I can definitely see a change in your face!! Thanks for trying veganism I'm glad you had a good experience!!
Just whatever you do, do not go all Raw or juice fast, or else you will become “ex-vegan” 🤣🤣🤣
Can't forget to drink his own urine.
@@kadyr8935 🤣
@Ser Jorah Mormont Oats are terrible for you, legumes are terrible for you, roasted nuts are terrible for you. Full of anti-nutrients. You should eat a diet of meat, diary, eggs, fruits, herbs and some vegetables.
No such thing as ex-Vegan
@@travv88 everything you said is wrong
In my part of the woods, we would call the "brain fog" from a food coma "the Itis" I have been a non-dairy vegetarian for 2 years and the first thing that I noticed was mental clarity, weight control and energy. Giving up meat was probably one of the best decisions of my life
Hey Tracee, if you want, a term you could use is "ovo-vegetarian" :)
"If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals." - Albert Einstein
Yeah he was a meat eater
I guess basically any bs-quote out there is from "Einstein"...
Well Hitler was famous for being vegetarian so... maybe... dont judge a man on his diet?? Just sayin' XD
@Old Blood If you think that's how IQ works, maybe you should check yourself first my dear?
Can we please stop misquoting historical figures already please?
I admire young people today that they come to a point in their life and they already know they need to take certain paths, either for health, spiritual and overall a change in their lifestyle. I thought the norm was get "enlightened " when you hit your 40s. So good on you youth, keep on spreading your wisdom and thank you for sharing.
You look brighter, lighter and more alive! Thanks for sharing your experience in taking the plunge.
Vegan for 5 yrs now; I had a smooth transition because my diet comprised mostly veg anyway and I wasn't eating much processed food, but fibre intake definitely went up and like you, initially there was a learning curve but I can definitely say that brain fog lifted almost immediately also blood sugar fluctuations, which was great. If you live in a lot of countries in Europe, say Italy e.g. people go to the market almost daily; we're not used to that here with supermarkets everywhere and very few farmer's markets. I shop 1x a week, have my pantry staples figured out, do batch cooking which means I really don't spend much time preparing meals the rest of the time, although I'm a born foodie and love checking out recipes and sometimes replicating things I ate as a kid in a vegan version -- my family is mediterrainan (never could spell that word) and middle European originally so I missed stuffed peppers and greek stuff and Serbian bean soup and goulash and tzatziki and guess what? So easy to veganise them. I don't go nuts over food restrictions but not that interested in mock meats etc anyway. By contrast, my sis was ethically vegan but found a real problem with legumes so she's reverted to a mostly plant-based diet but does get her protein from meat these days -- 80/20 better than nothing; we're all on our own path and everything counts. Good for you!!!!!
I've also head better mental clarity since giving up animal products, especially dairy.
Honey is just sugar, no use to have it in your diet. Try tofu scramble, no need for eggs as well.
Edgars Drusts raw honey is good for you. Pasteurized honey is pure sugar
"Honey is just sugar" my God you are dumb...
Would love a follow up video in maybe 6 months on this topic! Thank you for making quality content.
Loved how optimistic but also realistic this video was! Thanks for sharing your experience, and hope you're able to positively influence other people with your story :)
I love how open minded you are. Is so refreshing! I feel like you did this in a good way and showed a lot of respect to everyone!
your LAST ice cream?? c'mon now, vegan in 2019 is FULL of legit ice cream options, yikes dude
Vegan ice cream is everywhere now. Even Langnese and Magnum are creating new ice creams.
It is very easy being vegan in Mexico City, almost any street food has plant based alternatives, for example tlacoyos or quesadillas can be stuffed with pumpkin flower, mushrooms, huitlacoche (mexican mushroom), rajas (chilli), beans, cactus, etc.
Whaaaaaat is pumpkin flower? I need to look into this comment so much lol
@@melissadavis4981 in spanish you can look for "flor de calabaza" en Google. I dont know if there is a translation to english.
Quesadillas without the cheese? Possibly with vegan cheese...
@@1004186 hahaha sure that's a great example of the huge pool of vegetarian and vegan alternatives this city has organically.
@@giovannihernandez3208 thank uuuu
I'm 59 and vegan for 18 months primarily for ethical reasons.
The downside is limited choice when out with friends but it's a commitment you have to want to take.
But it is a wonderful commitment and a good example to others.
Your emotional consciousness is awakened about our food & your really listening to it. Bravo!
You learned how to cook rice? Omg how did you survive before this experiment xD
You'd be shocked to know how many people don't know how to cook rice properly 😆😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@Johny40Se7en me I'm people lol
@@caseyellis1211 😆🤣
I learned from the Ramsay. A Gordon Ramsay video 😜
Basically just steam it 👍
Every single video: inspiring and so enjoyable to watch!
Simnett nutrition, is a good channel to watch, best wishes. Being vegan is more than a diet, but I guess you have already discovered that.
Love Simnett, too. Great guy.
he's the best (well, one of the best)
6:06 this just in! Millennial learns to cook rice at the age of 30! 😅
Great video! No malice intended
Lol
Well, he's 21. Still way too late, I agree :D
Hey, I was in my 20's because Mama only cooked Minute Rice, omg....
Like is you are vegan🌱.
Thank You!🙌 For the animals, for our health and for the enviroment.
Luismabou I’m a carnivore. Fuck animals. I feel amazing.
Bubby Flippu at least respect the animal you’re eating. Feel grateful that that their life ended so you can get stronger. Im on raw primal so I ain’t no vegan
Thank you for a wonderful presentation. I appreciate your research and the fact that you are moderate and choosing to do what works best for you in the long run. I just want to say that you are a wonderful, clear, communicator and it is refreshing to hear such a concise and clear presentation l hope you have more videos. This is my first time watching you and I enjoyed your ease and manner of speaking.
I'm vegetarian but dairy is a major part of my life. I think I'll start my 30days tomorrow.
Dairy products are very addictive and the industry is very cruel if not more cruel than the meat industry
It's not as hard as it looks! I had the biggest cheese addiction, but from one day to the next I decided to cut them out, and I've never looked back! When I learnt more about the dairy industry, I didn't really want to go back to eating dairy, even if I loved cheese. Good luck!
I feel you! There are a lot of dairy alternatives that taste just as good even without casomorphin
My mum wholeheartedly believes milk will make my bones "stronger" so she kinda forces me to drink it everyday and gets mad when I say anything otherwise 👏🤦
You’ve got this!
You definitely look brighter, buffer and sharper after the vegan diet. I'm considering a vegan diet now because of you...
buffer? no
You should try it , you won't regret it(I'm 4 years in)
Consider a Vegan lifestyle. The diet is "plant based", which is also a positive step. It is critical to understand the differentiation though. The gentleman in the video is plant-based.
I commend him for his actions and hope he gradually sees the benefits of a vegan lifestyle in the future.
You should totally! 6 months in. :)
Wrong he looks skinny and healthy and pale he looks sickly. I suspect there are a lot of eating disorders amongst vegans based on your comments and how you think he looks
Been vegan for a month. I have no regrets. It’s the best descion of my life and I’m 100 percent never going back. If you want to go vegan don’t doubt yourself! It may seem hard but it’s honestly not too hard once you’ve got the hang of it! 😁😄
If you ever get stumped on vegan recipes, or just need a friend 😉, we have plenty of videos for you to check out that could help you make easy vegan meals!
Who’s still here 2 years later?? This type of video is the open exploration that we need as people! Thanks you for sharing ❤️🙏 peace and much love
Who's here because of the game changer? :)
Meeeeee! Just finished watching it...🤣
@Anton Boludo It's *_"The Game Changers",_* the recent documentary with Arnold. 💪🏼🤠 th-cam.com/video/iSpglxHTJVM/w-d-xo.html
Yes! And boy was it a game changer for me. I'm doing 5:2 now (5 days plant based and 2 days normal). Will transition permanently over time. Loved that documentary.
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I did it! I finally subscribed to your channel after casually watching your video for a few days, I just really related to what you were saying about mental clarity and after I went vegetarian 5 years ago and vegan 4 months ago I feel so much more connected with myself and the environment around me, It truly shows the link between ourselves and what we consume. This was a good video with a nice message, please keep up the good work!
My daughter convinced me to become vegan so I would live longer.
Sounds more like she's after the inheritance, a diet that is nutritionally deficient can never be a healthy diet
@@arhu74 If you eat it correctly it isn't deficient. All the nutrients in meat except maybe B12 can be found elsewhere. I'm not even vegan but have researched it.
@@AlisonClaires you researched wrong and even the majority of vegetarians end up with several vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Plants don't often contain the actual vitamins and minerals we need but precursors which some people can convert but not everyone. They also contain anti nutritients which can bind to certain nutrients and make them unavailable to us. So many vegetarians end up deficient for not only b12 but also iron, zinc, selenium, vitamin a, D and k and of course omega 3 fatty acids
be carefull don't get dragged into the hype, be honest with yourself on how you are feeling.
@@budgetking2591 My blood pressure dropped from 178 to 144 so far.
The comment section is amazing! 👏👏👏👏👏👏 Havent seen so much positivity awhile!!!
You inspired me with the learning Italian video, but I was thinking about making exactly the same topic( I mean being vegan)
I am vegan and learning Portuguese and follow now lot´s of portuguese vegan TH-camrs. That helps ;-)
Had the exact same experience as you did! Really wasn’t that difficult ☄️👌🏾
Love the video! I found it a very honest one. I used to be a vegan, and as you said "when we push things to an extreme we might loose the benefits of it" and that is exactly what happened. I do not eat meat, but I do eat food that's not vegan and at the same time have soy milk and tofu in my fridge. It feels a lot less stressful.
It's just about being very clear on the ethical reason why to be vegan and then it's not stressful at all! I mean, what's so stressful and extreme about not supporting animal abuse anymore? It's actually very empowering, isn't it? Especially when you can support companies that do opposite. And there are so many vegan options already for pretty much everything. So, I'd argue that it's much more stressful for the victim, the animal, than for a person who has a choice. Cheers!
@@jbc22112 well said
You're awesome... love your story, openness, inclusivity, honesty and the manner you go about things. Mental clarity all the way!! Health, peace, joy, fun, connection & freedom to You!! Great videos
You look tremendously healthier and vibrant. Keep it up! You'll learn more and become healthier. You won't regret anything.
Much love :)
P.s. Great video and great channel. I like your honesty and introspective temperament. :)
Food coma is normally induce for 2 causes. The first is food quantity but the second has nothing to do with animal food, it is processed carbs that make that effect on the body, Becouse your digestive system has to use a lot of energy to process that. So veganism do not solv food come, if you still consume a lot of process carbs. Good video, keep it up.
i've been vegan for 6 months lost 45 pounds back to my prime early 20s weight and feel amazing. the trick is you need to eat a whole foods plant based diet. there is a ton of unhealthy vegan food also.
what are some examples of unhealthy vegan food?
@@samkhalil3784 oreos 😂
I agree, I've seen pre-packaged vegan food with high sodium content. That's a no from me ... gotta be careful eventhough it says vegan watch out for the sodium and carbs intake. I've gone vegan for 30 days and lost 20lbs. I ate meat last week and my body was like uh oh, I see a huge difference! Though, I'd be honest, I think being vegetarian is more sustainable for me than vegan. To each their own.
@@samkhalil3784 so many unhealthy vegan foods, vegan ice creams, chips, biscuits, chocolate, processed meat substitutes, garlic bread.... really just the same unhealthy non-vegan things
@@samkhalil3784 chips
Don’t forget to take your vitamins
Especially B-12:)
drink plenty of animal milk or rain water!!!
dont forget to take you pill cause youre sick
Gulshan Chaurasia on an animal based diet or any diet, you don’t get enough b12 for your body, everyone should know it! The lack of B12 can cause severe illnesses mentally and physically, so don’t forget to supplement too! :)
@@consuarce1673 no, drinking plenty of milk is enough for B12, these vitamins are only needed in micro-gram, they are not that necessary, major cause of mental and physical illness are lack of exercise, lack of emotional support and lack of positive friendly environment!! more and more people are physically and mentally ill cause they constantly live under stress of education, job and have to compete for resources unnecessarily due to system created to exploit human!!
Gulshan Chaurasia no no, do yur research first, is really common the lack of b12, drinking milk is not enough, you’ll know that b12 is in plants but bc pesticides and repelents, it’s not there anymore, so cows and the rest of animals take supplements, then the recidue that the cow didn’t absorb/peed/pooped would be on the milk, keep in mind that al animal products are “processed”, so ypu actually don’t get enough. Now the lack of b12 can lead to deep depression, paranoia and delusions, memory loss, incontinence, loss of taste and smell,etc. That’s why everyone should and have to supplement to get the right amount, is literally the same thing since animals take supplements too, have a nice day! :)
Great video, for both content and filming.
I went plant based for health reasons about 5 years ago, but have not been eating the healthiest plant based diet... I've decided to turn things around and find a way to eat plant based without it taking over too much of my life (I have a full time job and many other interests).
Thanks for your testimonial and tips. I wish you all the best going forward.
That was a well documented journey. Keep up the good work. 👍🏻👍🏻
Je suis grave content pour toi nathan, de plus en plus de personne suivent ton contenue et celui ci devient de plus en plus professionnel, ( ça serait bien une petite vidéo sur la France 😁) Bref, c'est top, moi je fini mon année au Brésil avec le Rotary
I suffered from metabolic syndrome (obesity, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, and high blood sugar). I went whole food plant based no sugar oil or salt and I lost 65 pounds, all my conditions greatly improved, my gums stopped bleeding, and erections and energy returned. I used to have an appetite that was never satisfied; whole foods cured it. I no longer use a sleep apnea machine. Finally, the food is cheap-Beans, lentils, rice, potatoes and seasonal apples. Also, I save money by not having to buy pills or visit the Doctor. I am thankful to all the vegans who suffered attacks to reveal the truth to me.
i saw that plate of vegan tacos and
#1 i was jealous
#2 did u eat all those tacos?
No matter where or what kind of life the animal had. At the end, they will be sent to a slaughterhouse and having the same terror as the other animals :(
Be the Xception Who cares. If its grass fed, I’ll eat it.
Be the Xception it does matter a lot actually. There’s a large difference between animals grown in small cages their whole lives, instead of being free range,
Panala just because the animals were more free to walk than the others it is not reason enough for us to take their life apart. They will feel the fear, the pain, they will smell the blood from the other animals that were already killed, they will get stressed and will fight to survive before get electroshocked and stabbed in the throat.
This excuse „they had a better life“, doesn‘t make it moral.
You should visit a slaughterhouse and see with you own eyes.
@@Anna-pj8te Of course it matters, but if you think that killing someone who had a better life is morally acceptable, try to apply that idea to yourself.
Would you like to be treated nicely for a while after you were born, and then killed in your sleep, even though you're still a baby? Because that's what happens to these unfortunate animals, even in the grass fed scenario.
Walter if I were to be a cow, I would have much rather lived a nice life and then get killed, instead of suffering my whole life and getting killed.
PLEASE PLEASE watch on TH-cam by Gary Yourofsky: Best Speech You Will Ever Hear (updated version)
And also watch the film documentary: DOMINION 🙏🏼
I love when people share some positive light on something rather than just knocking it down because it's something new and 'scary'. Well done sir!
I'm one of those people who tried going vegan for a few years and then quit.
Does that mean I went back to eating regular food? NO! Does it mean I was missing some vital nutrient? NO! I was completely fine, healthwise better than ever, just tired of arguing with people who tend to suddenly become very interested in your diet and agressive with their arguments. I live in a place where most people believe vegans eat only bananas, nothing more... I plan for my kids to follow the same kind of diet as me and I really don't want this for them, explaing over and over you do take your B12 supplement and no, you're not gonna die. I still eat mostly plant based and do all the other stuff the vegan way if possible (clothes, cosmetics...), I just got rid of the label and don't insist on being perfect. And I don't regret my decision, people around me actually seem to be way more relaxed and open to eating less animal products now themselves.
@Cyndy L Where do you live? I live in a place where you can be declined an adoption or even have your child taken away by social services because you're raising them vegan. It's considered child abuse by some specialist and vegetarian or preferably "normal" diet is often forced for the kid by court. Of course many people are agressive, they literally think you're starving to death or killing your children! I'm already considered a high risk parent here - I'm gay. And I really do want to help kids by being a foster parent someday (we have long term foster care here - only one family until resolved situation or until aduldhood). So I really don't need the extra struggle. I didn't change my morals or favor the agressors. I just realised, there're more ways of promoting veganism then just being a strict vegan. And there's more to being a good and compassionate person too.
As someone who is vegan for over a decade for (very passionate) ethical reasons now I really appreciate your video. I never wanted to come across as extreme as a vegan and I'm always happy to give people just the hint of an idea, that less meat, less dairy products can have an impact. And if these people are curious enough to try to live without animal products, often times, they stay on that path. And even wandering (as you are or might be) is better, than not thinking about your conscious choice, your impact on yourself and the world around you when grocery shopping at all. 🙇♂️