You convinced me to go vegan 3 months ago, thank you for these comprehensive and educational videos!

Needed to be made thank you

Good idea. I went plant based about a year ago, stayed away from wheat for a month or so, let my gut heal, tried wheat again. Still had digestive problems, but not as bad. Switched to all organic everything, and lo and behold, no more digestive problems. Thanks for all the hard work and research

A little while ago I believed I was gluten intolerant, I was tested for celiac disease and never had it. So I then thought I had gluten sensitivity, I saw 3 doctors who confirmed I was because there's no test so they were just confirming what I thought. I was convinced. I avoided gluten for about 6 months but would still feel sick sometimes. After seeing a fourth doctor I was then diagnosed with IBS and advised to go back on gluten. I ate the Low FODMAP diet (as well as remaining vegan) and probiotics, after a year of this I am now able to come off the diet and eat anything I want without having stomach issues. Moral of the story you may have stomach issues because of an imbalance in gut bacteria, it's not just as simple as blaming gluten. I'm not saying gluten sensitivity doesn't exist, but I am saying I convinced myself I was when I clearly wasn't, so if you think you are but are still having issues see a doctor and reevaluate. Good luck :)

Sourdough bread is way better for the digestive system since the process of slow fermentation develops the gluten so much more than the ones with active yeast! I'm a baker and I've seen people with gluten intolerance that have no problems when eating a sourdough bread!

The vegan community including yourself are SO generous with your knowledge. Makes it easier for those of us who are at the beginning of the plant based diet journey. Thank you.

I will be buying the e-book to help me and my family to adopt veganism. Yesterday I showed the documentary What the Health to my mother and I gave her additional information, I study pharmacy, because some of my relatives are suffering diseases like diabetes and my grandmother passed through a surgery in her heart. I am encouraging my mother to don't suffer the same fate of my relatives. I want to thank you Mike for helping me to decide choosing the true health. (Sorry for any English mistakes, it is my second language)

I have been eating vegan Monday to Friday the last few weeks. It's way easier than I thought.

As someone who's wheat intolerant but still has a reaction to gluten free wheat, thanks for this video.

I agree with the glyphosate hypothesis, this has become a big issue in my home country. But grains should be fermented for at least 24 hours in an acid medium (kefir, sourdough, lemon juice, etc) in order to improve the digestibility of the starch. This also partially degrades the gluten. I am pretty sure most symptoms of the so called "gluten intolerance" would go away if people returned to baking sourdough bread like in the old times.

Surprisingly 'gluten' is as common of a 'rebuttal' as 'protein' in my activism so far lol

We only buy organic grains, and grind our grains right before use. Never had a reaction to Gluten with using only organic grains.

I love your videos! So informational. I'm trying to become vegan and your vids help quite a bit 💕

Mic you are a great positive force in the simulation:)

I have digestive issues with wheat flour. However when I tried organic wheat berries like you suggested I got no issues. Thanks mic!!

A few years ago I randomly started having all sorts of digestive issues that rapidly worsened over a few months time. I had no idea as to what was going on and my doctor at the time thought it was basically all just in my head and chalked it up to stress (even though I was completely not stressed at this time in my life). I was tested for celiac and it came back negative. I tried cutting out different things in my diet and the longer I stayed off of gluten the better I began to feel. The fact that gluten was indeed the culprit despite my negative results from the celiac test was solidified in my mind after an extreme reaction. I had ordered sushi which was topped with just the smallest amount of the breadcrumb type crumble they sometimes put on top. I figured this tiny amount of gluten would be of no issue to me. Well I was dead wrong. Soon after my meal I laid in bed in too much pain to even move. My stomach had bloated up so much I looks to be 6 months pregnant. When my body was finally able to rid itself of what I had ingested lets just say it was multiple unpleasant trips to the restroom. So although I am not a celiac I do know for certain that my body handles gluten in the same way as a celiac ( I am textbook definition). I know there are many others like me now and I believe it has more to do with what has been done with wheat in the past. I watched the documentary "What's With Wheat" and it helped explain my issues and help make me feel less crazy. I highly recommend anyone experiencing celiac symptoms without the diagnosis to watch. Also anyone who claims that they "just feel better" when they don't eat gluten or thinks its "healthier" not to needs to get over themselves because some people like myself have actual violent reactions to it and they make us look like fools.

Regarding grains/beans/legumes (which are all seeds) and 'antinutrients'. Here are some helpful facts regarding consumption of whole grains/beans/etc. (I'll not mention processed grains such as white rice or white wheat as they shouldn't be consumed in my opinion and most of these anitnitrients reside in the outer layer of a grain). There is the phytic acid and enzyme inhibitors, tannins, complex sugars, etc. which are all broken down during the process of soaking or fermentation. It's the enzymes with start the sprouting process and they must be kept 'dormant' until conditions are good. This is why grandmothers soak their grains in warm water before cooking them and why dough is fermented, even in non-leavened foods. It starts the sprouting process. People often have major flatulence after the consumption of ill-prepared beans and legumes (lesser-so grains) for example, but if they are soaked until the sprouting process is triggered, this problem will be reduced to nearly nil. [Myself have had this problem, especially with lentils, but if I soak and rinse (a few times per day) the lentils until I see small sprouts coming out of the lentils (about 1mm) before cooking them, my flatulence problem no longer occurs.] These anitnutrients are present as part of the seed's life-cycle and are there to prevent sprouting until conditions are good, i.e. rain has washed and soaked them and the sun has warmed them up. Also note, vitamin content increases during this process, especially B vitamins. So, the real problem with people who have so-called intolerance to grains is due to either not consuming whole grains and or not preparing them properly. My friend's mother, from Asia, soaks her rice for at least 8 hours before cooking it and changes the water at least a couple times. 25 years ago, I asked her why she did that. She didn't know, perhaps it was because it made it taste better or made it fluffier, it was knowledge passed down to her from her mother, and likely even her mother and grandmother did not know. Many generations of people pass on knowledge such as this, I guess it's called Traditional Knowledge, but their ancestors did know the reason for these actions, it increased digestibility. celiac disease celiac sprue Nontropical sprue gluten intolerance intestinal malabsorption disorder sprue nontropical sprue gluten sensitive enteropathy celiac sprue adult celiac disease All caused by 1. a generally poor diet and poor digesting in general with very poor gut microbes etc. and all the other digestive probs. which go hand in hand with a poor diet. (antibiotics, for example, will contribute to ill digestion and can take at least 1 year to recover from). 2. not preparing their food properly. Phytic acid, tannins, enzyme inhibitors, complex sugars, cellulose, etc. are broken down and it takes about 8 hours, which explains the 8 hour rule of my friend's mother. We can also add some other factors to the ill-digestion of grains such as new breeds of grain which are high-yield but low nutrient, grains which are not harvested at the right time, grains which are not stored properly or treated properly from harvest. We may also be eating our grains without fats which may help to absorb fat soluble vitamins such as A and D etc. found in grains. So, 'gluten' is not 'bad' for you or anyone, these people are merely ignorant. Everyone with gluten problems already have poor digestion prior to discovering their gluten intolerance (and if you talk to these people they typically have a whole host of food intolerances and allergies etc.). Gliadin and glutelin are broken down (perhaps not fully) during the fermentation process. This process is sped up with the addition of an acid and are partially soluble in ethanol with is present in fermentation. I would surmise that such food passing through the stomach would come into contact with acid, then wold undergo a nice warm slow fermentation process in the intestines and any pre-consumption fermentation would only add to the digestibility of the food.

You should make one simple video for meat eaters and people who have common misconceptions about veganism. The vast majority of people who I talk to are very uneducated about / unaware of veganism, factory farming, diet, concepts, etc. I was too before I came across your channel. If you made a video without many references to studies that would overwhelm people and simply covered many of these misunderstood concepts it would be very helpful. A lot of times I want to share your channel with people and tell them to check it out because you convinced me to go vegan and your videos skip all of the BS and include raw data, but not everyone is willing to sift through your channel and sit through these videos. I was able to go fully vegan cold turkey and I don't eat any mock meat because I don't even miss it, and after learning about veganism and the meat industry it was a simple and logical decision for me. However, people are generally close minded and creatures of habit (at least it my experience and when it comes to vegansim / diet / ethics). Simply by going vegan I have convinced several people to alter their diets and even attempt going vegetarian, but they are not dedicated and they are unwilling to do the research. For me, going vegan was a shift in philosophy, mindset and lifestyle. For the people around me, all they see is the positive effects of changing my diet, and they want those effects for themselves. Even though that's great, I wish I could convince people to go vegan or at least learn more about it without offending them or debating them and then having to Google proof of my points to back them up. I'm not sure if you already have one, but a simple video like this, one that I could just show someone and that would dispel myths would be very helpful in trying to convince people to become more conscientious. Thank you again for making these videos, you are helping to change the world with this channel!

I would love to see a video regarding fluoride consumption by him.

Just purchased your cookbook 😁 I love that you have added pictures with the recipes because I hate not being able to see what the food is meant to look like. I look forward to trying these recipes. Thank You. xXx

Celiac here. Thanks for making this but gotta say, I’m fine with the hypochondriacs out there claiming gluten intolerance because it means big brands make gluten free food I can have.

Thank you! I've had mild issues with what I perceived as gluten, I'm grateful for the info. Happy Holidays Mic!

Good luck in your Master's program Mic!!! That is so awesome and congrats on your acceptance!! :D

Mic > Unnatural Vegan

"as you can see the bullet is not penetrating my skin......I'll just take cash" hahahahaha xD great video!

I love you! Thank you for your show. I am on the same wavelength as you. It's been refreshingly interesting to watch your show.

Thanks for your cookbook! Just added it to my collection, can't wait to share some of your recipe with friends and family! You are doing a great job, keep on!

Packed with great info. Thank you.

I'm so excited for your book and website!

Wow. So crazy. I just watched a documentary about gluten products tonight. When I finished I went to KZfaq to do a little more research, then somewhere in the mix this video popped up. But I was like hey that doesn't look familiar... because I have literally watched every single one of your videos. And boom that's because it was just posted. Sooooooooo creeepyyyy! 😱

Thanks so much for addressing this. I find it odd and disappointing that vegan KZfaqrs are not exposing the industrial fuckery with our plant crops. I've heard wheat from Europe is Glyphosate free and fine for human consumption.

I always get so excited when I see one of your videos pop up in my feed. Thank you :)

So HAPPY to hear about everything ur doing! UR AWEsome!!

I'm surprised your research didn't bring up FODMAPs! Wheat contains high amounts of the sugars, fructan & galacto - oligosaccharides, which ferment in the gut, triggering IBS for around 80% of its suffers. A lot of people (myself included) feel better cutting out bread because it massively reduces the levels of these in their diet. That said, I wouldn't underestimate the profound effect of all these agricultural processes gradually distorting our microbiomes for the worse 😒 Probably the reason 11% of the global population now has IBS 😔 Congrats on the book btw! x

Oh, how I've been waiting for this video coming! :-) Thank you!

I just got diagnosed with Celiac and still have a lot of problems digesting - was so excited to see you made this video!

Just got your ebook..wow it’s loaded with goodies!! Thank you and Merry Christmas!

eBook Looks awesome! Ordering now! And thank you for this video! I have been dealing with this dilemma with my boyfriend lately! So we are going to take your advice and rule out (or not) gluten

This is more helpful than all other websites that I have visited.

Thank you for all the videos, Mic! I just bought the book, very excited to look at it and try your recipes.

I went GF for digestive issues, when I started adding in gluten free products the digestion issues came right back! That's when I started researching and found the WFPB lifestyle and feel way better now! And I can eat gluten :) And I sent that study about glyphosate to my doctor last spring since she was seeing so many of her patients feeling better going GF.

Launching so much new stuff bro! Awesome work 💪🏻😃

cool vid! was just reading the description of your book on your website and wanted to let you know that the words "entirely new" seem to be out of order, but still excited to see you launch so many new things! :P

I quit eating bread before I became vegan because I had a feeling there was something wrong with bread in general... Lol

Wow! Awesome initiative on your site! I don’t know how could I not have seen this video before!

Excellent video and different view on what other factors can be causing health issues.

Great video, Mic!

I got the e-Book! So excited to make all of the recipes! Thank you, Mic!

It is so great you are going for an MPH. I'm currently enrolled in that program. We need more vegans becoming public health professionals.

Wheat berries sounds interesting. I've never really had any problems with digestion but my wife has FODMAP issues. You should do a video on that topic. I think it would be eye opening for a lot of people, or you would debunk it haha!

I'm from Norway, glyfosfat (roundup) is used here - i have noticed that bred in Norway and Italy is different. This vas good information

Congratssss !!! So exiting !

4:42-4:58 is there an updated version of this graph? 1:07 Glyphosate/Roundup bath 5:20 Yeast Immune Response 7:52 Bromated Flour

I know my gut intolerance to wheat does not come from gluten because I can eat einkorn flour. But if I eat normal bread I get diarrhea, inflammation throughout my entire body which causes extreme pain which can last for days. A simple screw up from a waiter can cause me to be down for the count for several days. It is such a PIA Edit: also note it is not from yeast because I make my einkorn bread with yeast

Giving up gluten often improves autoimmune conditions such as hashimoto's thyroiditis.

As long as UV keeps refusing to debate Ask Yourself, she doesn't deserve a response from anyone about anything lol.

I am a gluten and yeast intolerant vegan for sure (was vegetarian initially until I learnt more about the dairy industry, also felt I never reacted too great to dairy products either and noted improvements in sinuses following eliminating them, always used to get blocked ears every so often and other mucus issues). Being from New Zealand I initially was not sure one could survive a healthy life without meat or dairy, however, transitioned over a few years to vegetarian and now over the past few years finally don't eat eggs anymore (concluded there is no such thing as chicken friendly egg industries after doing the research). I ate sandwiches for years and always had mild skin issues. When I moved to Australia the eczema became super bad and disappeared totally after stopping eating bread, as did the bloated stomach etc for the most part. I heard one theory regards yeast that made sense, if you eat yeast and wheat (carbs) and other sugars in mildly warm climates they ferment increasing the alcohol levels in your body making you drowsy, irritating your stomach and drying your skin out which can make you prone to eczema. I still get eczema and bloating if I eat refined grains, including even white rice and rice noodles, and eating yeast free flat breads. One time following eating at a Belgium Cafe I got a once in a life time massive reaction which made my whole body itchy and covered in a patchy rash, including the palms of my hands, which lasted for a number of days. I could only put it down to the unpasteurized beer (ie high active yest content). For this reason I believe food compatibility is a very individual thing. Personally the meat substitutes based upon yeast extracts would be best approached with caution by some. Personally I will not seek them as a core part of my diet regardless as I have plenty of whole plant food based options that I love the taste of and work great; nuts, legumes, seeds etc Keep up the excellent insightful well researched and referenced works Mic! Thank you for your work,

Masters in Public Health? Go Mic!!

I went plant based for 2 weeks and couldn’t work my job effectively. Incredible fatigue, like I’ve never experienced. Wish I could do this, but I just can’t.

Very interesting information. I have been off gluten for over ten years, it changed my life going off. I will not be testing it because I get very sick with horrible reactions which I won't be describing here. 😜I bet though this will help many people. Thanks again for another great video!

it's about time this catches on

Add to that, some wheat versions are not nearly as nutritious as traditional cultivars. Spelt and kamut may be less likely to cause digestive illness for their greater nutrition.

This was illuminating, as I didn't known the science--apart from the NF yeast videos--on non-celiac grain product intolerance had made so much progress. Off to check the country of origin of all the flour products in my pantry. Panic! At the Bulk Store! TFP, congrats on the cookbook and other stuff, and Happy Holidays to you and yours, Mic : )

What about spelt? I find I don’t have such a reaction with some spelt breads. Also some sourdoughs. Also I am growing my own sourdough and it is growing with the flours I’m using. The person who started it may have not started with organic flour, yet it was healthy. Could it be that batch didn’t have glyphosate? 🌱

I'm also intolerant of people that think they have a gluten issue. I'm glad I'm not the only one.

According to dr. Steven gundry a former cardiologist, who wrote the plant paradox, see the KZfaq video why healthy foods are killing. He talks about lectins in plants which are there to protect themselves from predators and gluten happens to be a lectin.

Missed this one, it's brilliant of course... thought I'd seen them all...here thanks to a link provided by Carina Ekstöm. Raised the question of crop dissecation crop on your "What's the deal with red meat" by Dr. Mike video. It seems as if crop dessication is done to more than just wheat, oats, flax, beans and a few others are all candidates. So I'd say perhaps expand the warning to these crops as well if you find you are having issues... or just buy organic, which is what I did immediately after reading about crop dessication, after hearing about it in the comments section on a Real Truth abou Health video.

Guten free for 12 years, then vegan for 4. Watched this video, tried organic wheat berries, and got all the old symptoms: puffy eyes, stuffy nose, constipation. Edit: It's possible the berries were under cooked. Only about 2 hours in a ceramic pot, but the texture seemed plenty soft enough to eat, like boiled corn. Maybe if I soaked them over night and cooked them all day it would have been different, but I'd rather not risk trying it again. Also a farmer was spraying nearby around the same time.

Merry Christmas Mic ; )

💡FYI if you are yeast intolerant there is yeast in the Ripple brand (pea protein) yogurt (which claims to be 100% vegan, soy free, dairy free, nut free & gluten free).

Brilliant video. I brought a grain mill. Buying wheat, spelt, Kamut, etc grain and baking with them. Noticed an improvement in my sons allergies

I've never had any issues with bread. America loves a fad and gluten intolerance is yet another one. It makes me sad to read restaurant menus with "gluten free" options but nothing for vegans or vegetarians.

That bullet metaphor is great! It also applied to the difference between classic inoculation theory and the modern vaccine formulation that relies on less virus content mixed with adjuvants to save money.

Also, keep an eye on all the store-baked breads in places like Morrison’s and Sainsbury’s. Morrison’s include dairy and egg in all their store-baked bread *and they don’t include this in the ingredients list* they just have the “may contain” disclaimer. In the UK, Co-op’s store-baked bread is vegan.

Awesome video buddy :-) great recommendations :-) I have experienced exactly what you're talking about in I now can eat quite a few wheat-based products without any issues. It did take a couple of years of eating smoothies daily to heal my gut so my gut can handle a lot more than I used to :-)

Hi Mic, love your vidoes! After watching this one I started digging as this topic is so important to my family and I wonder if you saw the article in thehealthyhomeeconomist dot com about ancient wheat that have not been hybridised called einkorn? Supposed to be the best for those suffering from gluten sensitivity/ celiac disease. Would you be able to dig even deeper into this and maybe do a video? Thanks for all that you do with your channel and I wish you all the best in the new year!

The term used by Monsanto is "dry down". Theres a pdf manual of the process for canadian farmers that monsanto produced, google it.

I completely agree! From what I’ve read, gluten intolerance is very rare. Although my aunt who suffered from frequent, horrible, debilitating migraines has cured herself by avoiding all gluten. I guess she’s one of the rare ones! 😊🌱❤️

Happy holidays Mic.! -I've never experienced gluten intolerance, though I stopped consuming bread mostly cause of its high sodium content. But I'll sprout (pseudo)grains and eat those.

Mic, my mother suffers from Gluten. It's not a belief. Every-time she eats Wheat within 24 hrs she is in the washroom. It's a real thing and if anyone has this problem eliminate all grains and start incorporating them one by one.

My gosh thank you I have been saying glyphosate for a few years 😁

Holy crap the "see this bullet is harmless" bit made me lose my shit, so funny.

This year I traveled 3 weeks through the US. Moste of the bread I ate tastes so old and lacks any substance. I general, with few exceptions, we were shocked by the food quality and portion size. It's not only unhealthy, it's also tastes bad.

Hey Mic, just have a quick question. Are your recipes pro-food combining? I can't seem to see a lot of recipes from other vegans that emphasize this (because it's really important)

the vid is great and so well explained as always. and to answer your question: yeah we did stop bying bread because it was made from refined wheat (and of course you never know what they add to the dough to make taste that addective). we started to consume millet, unprossed wheat and barley, and never felt any better except for our mom who suffers from a weird scratching after consuming it (still investigating). when it comes to pizza, pasta, pancakes, cakes, we ask someone to mill it for us and we make our own bread at least we're safe on a side note, lovely book and so happy to hear that you're preping a master in public health (it encourages me to start a business related to health and the vegan life style )

Absolutely disgusting what gets put on our food and what these companies get away with. It makes me so angry. And of course the media doesn't talk about this. Cause you know arguing over feminism is sooooo much more important. Who cares what we eat....

The eat for your diet book states that gluten intolerance is also linked to DNA/Ethnicity.

Yeast may cause intolerance to many foods. In my case, after two months of treatment, with natural antifungal and diet, the symptoms have decreased so much. Anyone who has problems after meals like bloating or gas I do recommend to check their gut. Great video Mic

You can also try eating other foods with gluten such as barley. Make pancakes with a mix of barley and you favorite gluten free flour. See how you feel. Eat some mushroom barley soup. Yum! Good luck! Bread is too good to give up if you don't have to.

Hey Mic! Great video, thanks! Im personally convinced its the yeast mate! I have done my own experiments a few times, enjoying plenty yummy seeded bread rolls over an entire weekend, and viola, migraines and digestive issues!! Then, whole grain wheat cereals, Italian made brown pastas, no problem......

The first possible cause in the end still is because of a gluten intolerance, just developed through leaky gut by herbicides. That's what I got thanks to doctors (too many courses of antibiotics in my case, often not even the recommended treatment for the issues I had), and it didn't end with gluten.

I don't have a gluten intolerance but i stopped eating gluten products after reading that it's not all that healthy for the body. That actually leads me to eating more fresh stuff and less baked products which I am quite comfortable with.

Congrats on the new book/ebook! While I agree with most of your video, I am dissappointed in your brief description of glysophate (specifcally, Roundup) being used as a crop desiccant. The only regions that do this in the US are North and South Dakota, and even there it is not done on the majority of crops. (Snopes has a really good article on this topic, including links to in-depth pieces done by The Huffington Post and others; the Snopes team even called a number of farmers raising wheat and asked them about it.) It is also important to know that while Roundup *can* be used as a desiccant, it takes several days to have the desired effect. In contrast, there are a number of products on the market specifically designed for crop dessication, which do the job in a significantly shorter amount of time. In terms of both expense and efficiency, it just isn't practical to use Roundup as a dessicant on a massive scale in the US. That out of the way, could you please take a look at a video PBS NewsHour just posted today, titled "Should plant-based meat replace beef?" I know you'd probably say it should, but I'm curious to know what you think of it: m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eceDZN2UnbnTh6M.html

Best beard you've done yet mate. Really good stuff. I'll watch the video now.

thnks for bein u mic

just found out i am alergic to yeast.. Oh yay. This makes some sense.. Great video

I started eating healthy, and in a few months my gluten allergy is gone.

Always see a doctor though! I didn’t know I had coeliac for 15 years and messed myself up sooo yeah, see a professional! You can sometimes even tell from a blood test if you get a high enough result (mine was off the chart literally so I didn’t even need an endoscopy :) )

You don’t need to try special bread. Eat pasta and if you Get the same reaction it’s not the yeast...

mics eyes look surprisingly clear despite not being raw (y)