VegSourceA small number of doctors who are relatively new to the plant-based diet assert that consuming plant-fats like olive oil, nuts, and avocados won't promote heart disease. In this video, we examine some of the science they cite to back it up.
Dont Be Duped By Bad Science - PART 1 OF FATSVegSource2020-04-01 | A small number of doctors who are relatively new to the plant-based diet assert that consuming plant-fats like olive oil, nuts, and avocados won't promote heart disease. In this video, we examine some of the science they cite to back it up.
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http://www.vegsource.comVegan DHA - Doesn’t reach your brain 🤷♂️VegSource2023-08-07 | WATCH FULL TALK: youtu.be/eZHaZlLIcM0DHA brands- lets compare!VegSource2023-08-02 | WATCH FULL TALK: youtu.be/eZHaZlLIcM0 #shortsMexican beach afternoon.VegSource2023-07-28 | ...How’s he supposed to get rich? #doctorsVegSource2023-07-01 | ...Classy! 😂😂 But yeah, F* the suburbs. Defunding the police is the answer. #shorts #police #politicsVegSource2023-06-29 | ...Dana Carvey and David Spade are hilarious! 😂😂 #short #comedyVegSource2023-06-28 | ...Billionaires and their sons welcome! #shorts #submarine #titanic #toosoonVegSource2023-06-24 | ...Im built different I would dodge the explosion and swim to the top. #submarine #shortVegSource2023-06-22 | ...Politicians - How they get rich! 😂VegSource2023-06-19 | ...Much respect for this plant-based legend! #djokovicVegSource2023-06-18 | ...Diet Isnt Whole Picture - Drs. Alona Pulde & Matt LedermanVegSource2023-06-16 | What happens when bestselling vegan authors and experts who teach how to use diet to heal - find their daughter has become very ill, perhaps due to her diet? Watch this captivating interview with Matt Lederman MD and Alona Pulde MD as they discuss their groundbreaking new book, Wellness to Wonderful: 9 Pillars for Living Healthier, Longer, and with Greater Joy.
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Check out Dr. McDougall's full article on aluminum and Alzheimer's, at:
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http://www.vegsource.comDHA Boosters - Easy to Dupe VegansVegSource2023-06-07 | Have you noticed an uptick of vegans who have been scared into buying expensive DHA supplements to "prevent Alzheimer's?" Today we look at the latest study being touted to claim Omega-3 pills can save your brain. You probably haven't heard what that study actually showed - that omega-3 supplements, like popular algae-derived DHA many vegans are taking - are useless to protect against dementia! :)
I do not recommend omega-3 supplements of any kind, and as a vegan for almost 30 years, I don't recommend animal products.
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My previous Omega-3 video on USC School of Medicine spinal tap study showing 1,000 mg/day or less of omega-3 supplement has no impact on brain: youtube.com/watch?v=NEi4uYgkQpo
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http://www.vegsource.comHappy ThursdayVegSource2023-04-28 | ...Afternoon in Sayulita - resting up with the kids for the Puerto Vallarta Marathon Sunday.VegSource2023-04-20 | ...Klapers DHA Endorsement: Whats the Evidence?VegSource2023-04-12 | My old friend, Dr. Michael Klaper, recently released a video on the topic of DHA and brain health. His new video is an “update” to his DHA videos from 2019 and 2020.
Even though there is no new research to support his position, Dr. Klaper's recommendations for DHA supplementation are now the complete opposite of what he was advising people just a few years ago.
Dr. Klaper also seems to have taken on a new enemy - the vegan diet. Despite having passionately recommended it for people of all ages for well over 3 decades, he now describes a 100% plant-based diet without supplemental DHA as a potentially dangerous “experiment,” never before undertaken in human history.
But the truth is this is not a controversial issue. Dementia specialty organizations, composed of actual experts and researchers on dementia from across the globe - universally agree that neither DHA deficiency nor a vegan diet are risk factors for dementia. They also recommend against taking DHA supplements to prevent dementia.
Ironically, the dose of DHA supplement that Dr. Klaper is recommending to “protect the brain” (and the dose that is in Dr. Fuhrman’s DHA supplement) has basically no chance of actually getting to your brain.
This was recently demonstrated by brain researchers at the Keck School of Medicine at USC. They used spinal taps to see how much DHA actually makes it into your brain when you take popular DHA supplements. The answer is - very likely zero. You can raise your blood levels, but that has no impact on your brain.
If I've forgotten any links of interest, please post a comment and I will add.
Visit us at: http://www.vegsource.comReady for your tips! 😂👍🫡 #shorts #workout #fitat60VegSource2023-02-15 | ...Dancing dogs #shortsVegSource2023-02-03 | ...Form! Dips. #shorts.VegSource2023-01-23 | ...Dippity DipVegSource2023-01-16 | Am I going low enough??Happy Holidays from the Nelsons!VegSource2022-12-20 | I lost my mom this year at age 95. This video is a re-upload from seven years ago - when Mom came down for a Christmas visit. We saw Mom every Christmas all my life, this is our first Christmas without her, and we miss her very much. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!How to Avoid Drug InjuriesVegSource2022-12-08 | Big Pharma has killed or injured a lot of people with products they asserted were "safe" - but they turned out not to be. Follow this rule of seasoned doctors and top public safety non-profits in order to minimize your chances of being the next big pharma victim.
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http://www.vegsource.comToo Many Vegans Getting CancerVegSource2022-12-05 | What's going on? High profile vegans, dietitians and longtime experts who teach plant-based diets - are being diagnosed with cancers. Can we learn anything from this? We look at four recent cases and try to consider why this is happening. We want to hear your thoughts and perspectives on this phenomenon. Please share them below.
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http://www.vegsource.comAldara - Alternative to Skin SurgeryVegSource2022-11-29 | I'm back! Going to resume youtube-ing a bit. Let me know if you have any topic suggestions. Today we're talking about a skin treatment that allows you to avoid going under the knife to get rid of common skin cancers. It's a drug called Aldara, and it works pretty well!
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http://www.vegsource.comTaking her along to workVegSource2022-11-20 | ...My office is a Suzy homemaker oven VegSource2022-11-20 | ...Taking my pal to work. #dogsofyoutube VegSource2022-11-18 | ...John Robbins 2001 Vintage Talk!VegSource2021-09-27 | Two weeks after 9/11, in late September 2001, bestselling author and activist John Robbins spoke at our very first Healthy Lifestyle Expo event. John was the person who inspired my wife and me to go vegetarian, back in 1990. He started us on our journey, and 25 years ago when we launched our website, vegsource.com, we dedicated it to John and his wife, Deo. Today we bring you John's full one-hour enlightening, thoughtful talk. He talks about what eating animals says about and what it does to us - on many levels. It's powerful. Please enjoy!
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http://www.vegsource.comJohn McDougall - 2001 Vintage Talk!VegSource2021-09-21 | Just a little over two weeks after the 9/11 attacks - on Sept 29, 2001 - Dr. McDougall spoke at the first VegSource Healthy Lifestyle Expo event in Los Angeles. This was before Powerpoint - presentations were made with a slide projector. Listen to Dr. McDougall's message about diet and health, you will see it hasn't changed much since he started many decades ago! The truth, when you find it, doesn't keep changing or getting "updated" by "new research." What works is what always works!
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http://www.vegsource.comColin Campbell - Vintage Talk 2003VegSource2021-08-10 | Dr. Campbell almost 20 years ago, reviewing the evidence for Whole Food Plant Based diet. This is before he wrote The China Study, and he explains what motivated him to ask questions and come to the point where he became vegan - somewhere far from where he started.
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http://www.vegsource.comDoug Lisle - Vintage video 2003VegSource2021-07-12 | Dr. Doug Lisle from 2003, teaching about the pleasure trap almost 20 years ago. With a beautiful introduction from Dr McDougall.
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http://www.vegsource.comRare Discussion Between Top WFPB Leaders - 2003VegSource2021-07-08 | Each year at our Expo, we have a panel with a number of the top experts, answering audience questions. This is from our 2003 program, with panel members Lisle, Fuhrman, Esselstyn, Campbell and McDougall answering. Some interesting moments of agreement - and disagreement.
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http://www.vegsource.comRare Michael Greger talk - Mad Cow Disease - from 2001VegSource2021-07-05 | I recorded this talk more than two decades ago when Dr. Greger came for a visit to Santa Monica, California - and spoke about the then-ongoing issue of Mad Cow Disease. Curious to see a Michael Greger talk from 20 years ago? Look no further!
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http://www.vegsource.comPharma Industry Doesn’t Care About YouVegSource2021-04-26 | Today we review a book and two documentaries that reveal what the pharma industry is doing in the world - making a ton of money at the expense of people's health. They're not doing it on their own - the CDC and FDA are right there running interference and helping with the scams.
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☪ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/vegsource ۞ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/vegsource Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/vegsourceHow Doctors Trick You - Dr. McDougallVegSource2021-02-04 | Today we bring you - another golden gem of a video from John McDougall MD, this time discussing disease mongering. Disease mongering is what the pharmaceutical and medical device businesses do in order to make money - to push questionable drugs, surgeries, potions, gimmicks and generally unnecessary (but profitable) treatments. The first step in disease mongering is to create a definition for a disease that will encompass a large portion of the population - be that a market for osteoporosis drugs, cholesterol drugs, vaccines - or other unnecessary treatments.
Doctors then sell the relative rather than absolute benefits. It's a great way to fool patients, to make them think there is a huge benefit - when the benefit is actually miniscule and the product possibly dangerous. McDougall says doctors need to stop going along with this. In this classic talk from our 2005 Expo, McDougall doesn't hold back. He won't be involved in pushing useless treatments - it's unethical. Unfortunately, it's the norm for many doctors.
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http://www.vegsource.comRare Talk on Set Point & Weight - Dr. McDougallVegSource2021-01-27 | Dr. McDougall's message on weight loss and on the ideal diet - has not changed in over 40 years. In this full talk from our 2005 Healthy Lifestyle Expo, Dr. McDougall explains the connection between diet and health, with a focus on achieving ideal weight.
There's a difference between vegan doctors - and doctors who are vegan. Plant-based doctors focused on health - are called "lifestyle medicine" doctors, as opposed to "conventional medicine" doctors. Conventional medicine doctors (vegan or otherwise) frequently dismiss or ridicule research from actual plant-based researchers. Longtime plant-based researchers are high profile doctors - who've fought "the system" for decades. Over time these doctors have repeatedly proven they could reverse a variety of chronic diseases, with a specific plant-based diet. The message from today's video? Be careful - and skeptical - of the new breed of know-it-all vegan docs - many of whom earn their livings from conventional medicine, even though they may pose as lifestyle doctors on social media. 🤷♂️
Also - Anthony Lim MD JD - is a doctor. He is wrongly listed under "non-doctors" in the video at one point.
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http://www.vegsource.comReview: Widowmaker DocumentaryVegSource2020-11-09 | Almost 700,000 Americans die of heart disease each year. For many, death is the first symptom of the disease. A simple heart scan could save many of these lives. But America’s medical establishment would make far less money if this scan were widely used. So the cardiology business decided to dismiss this life-saving test that prevents heart attacks - in favor of the far more lucrative disease treatment. Disease care if far more lucrative than health care and prevention. Money is king in Cardiology, just like any business - as this film THE WIDOWMAKER elegantly and convincingly shows. The result is hundreds of thousands of preventable heart attack deaths every year.
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http://www.vegsource.comDo Plant-Based Diets Reverse Heart Disease?VegSource2020-11-04 | Do plant-based diets reverse heart disease? Today we look at new scans showing reversal of an 80% blockage in a patient who followed the WFPB no-oil diet of heart disease-reversal expert, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn. We also discuss the failure of two patients of novice cardiologist Dr. Danielle Belardo - to succeed with the Esselstyn diet. When thousands of documented disease-reversal cases are in the literature, why was Dr. Belardo unsuccessful? We also look at research showing that common expensive and risky cardiology treatments - actually confer little or no benefit to the patient. But they make cardiologists rich. What the science shows: overall, cardiologists can be very helpful if you are in the middle of a heart attack, and lucky enough to be in a hospital at the time. But cardiologist run the spectrum and it seems many may be uneducated, uninformed, or out of touch. There is hope, though, because there are also some good ones out there who are getting it.
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http://www.vegsource.comOwn Your Health - Avoid Chronic IllnessVegSource2020-10-05 | I recently sat down with Glen Merzer and Chef AJ to talk about their new book. In Own Your Health, Merzer chronicles his own journey to health, tells the stories of how his parents saved each other’s lives and how his wife Joanna overcame lupus. He explains why the science of nutrition is more settled than you think, suggests the best way to deal with doctors, and takes on some of the leading historic opponents of the plant-based diet.
Merzer blows apart the silly and misguided attacks on “carbs,” and shares an action plan to reverse the epidemics of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease while obliterating demand for the kind of food that raises risks of future pandemics. Chef AJ’s recipes conclude the book with delicious, simple, and practical ways to satisfy your palate and take your health into your own hands.
No matter how long you've been following a healthy plant-based diet, there're always new things to learn!
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http://www.vegsource.comHigh Fat Diet Promotes Disease - PART 2 OF FATSVegSource2020-04-03 | Low-fat plant-based is the ONLY diet proven to reverse heart disease, prevent or reverse some cancers, and extend life. Research began in 1927, and it's been well established for at least 70 years that by lowering total fat intake using a plant-based diet, you can reverse heart disease. Those who champion a higher fat plant-based diet must ignore a century of research to do so. This is Part 2 of a two part series on the relationship between health and fat content of plant based diets.
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http://www.vegsource.comB12 - Test Results After No SupplementationVegSource2020-03-30 | This is PART TWO of a series on my B12 experiment as a long time vegan. In Part One, I discussed research that suggests some people may increase risk of cancer with B12 supplements, specifically men who smoke. I looked at other research suggesting some possible increased risk. In this video I discuss the results of some recent blood work and talk about my strategy for supplementing going forward.
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http://www.vegsource.comWhen Supplements HarmVegSource2020-02-15 | Longterm vegans should supplement Vitamin B12 - yes, I agree. But it turns out taking B12 has possible risks, like some other supplements. Today we look at research showing the potential problems of raising your B12 blood levels too high, which could include death. If you're a longterm vegan, DO take B12, but be careful not to go hog wild. I discuss why I've temporarily stopped taking B12, and am monitoring my levels. My decision to coast for a bit is based on recent research, discussed in this video.
If you adhere to a vegan diet, B12 supplementation is prudent. I also recommend having yourself tested for vitamin B12 deficiency every few years. The most appropriate test for evaluating B12 status is the urine test for methylmalonic acid (MMA). Elevated MMA is currently the best tool for detecting vitamin B12 deficiency, and is considered to be superior to testing for serum B12 directly. An alternative and less costly screening blood test is Homocysteine.
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http://www.vegsource.comDHA: On Further Thought - Dr. KlaperVegSource2020-02-06 | After a deep review of research, Dr. Michael Klaper today presents his current thinking - based on what is now known and unknown about DHA supplementation, and about Omega 3 blood testing. Dr Klaper shares his conclusions, and explains the health risk-benefit analysis that underpins his advice for vegans to avoid DHA supplements as well as avoiding omega 3 blood testing at this time. This is a very interesting talk that examines a number of dimensions worth considering.
For more information about Dr. Klaper, visit his website at: http://www.DoctorKlaper.com/
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http://www.vegsource.comFuhrman’s Fake Testimonial - Part 2 (Response to Debunking)VegSource2019-12-20 | Dr. Fuhrman has been using a fake weight-loss testimonial for 11 years to promote his program. In addition to being fabricated, the testimonial is also in violation of FTC guidelines because it deliberately omits essential information. Dr. Fuhrman responded to my assertions by making a 16-minute video composed of false accusations, misrepresentation of his research, and lots of smoke and mirrors. His video had everything - except proof that the weight-loss testimonial is real.
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http://www.vegsource.comFuhrman’s Fake Testimonial - Part 1VegSource2019-12-12 | If a doctor promotes a plant-based diet, should they still be required to follow ethical guidelines? For example, if a plant-based doctor grossly misrepresents research, should we overlook that if the end result is that more people might adopt this way of eating? How about if a doctor uses a fake weight loss testimonial to promote their eating plan? Would that be okay, if it led to people changing their diets to one that's more plant-based? Is it wrong for vegans to critique another vegan's poor behavior, if we are all promoting a plant-based diet? Should we only critique the science or behavior of people pushing diets which contain animal products?