So, that is it! You know you "made it" in life when someone like Dr Greger sends you some gifts! OMG! Love it!!

Some youtubers are on the platform for attention and clout but then there’s genuine KZfaqrs like Derek who sincerely want to help make people’s lives better. Thanks for making KZfaq a wholesome and worthwhile destination Derek and Crystal.

My favorite type of Simnett Nutrition video! Longer, full day of eating, some movement, a Crystal appearance…. Love it!

Yes, simmering/boiling tofu for about 20 minutes in a marinade will give it much more flavor than just letting it just sit in the same marinade. It also changes the texture. It is a game-changer for those of us who want to eat more tofu, but don't really like the flavor of plain tofu. Same goes for soy curls.

Hey Derek, you probably know about a cat's purr being the exact frequency to aid healing and calm them, which is why injured cats often purr. So maybe the trigger point massager vibrates at a similar frequency. Just a guess.

I haven’t seen those hybrid kale and Brussels sprouts but they looked awesome. I also enjoy how much you love food! 🙂 I feel like everyone is down in the dumps and just seeing your “heck yeah” when you tasted the food made me smile. 💜💜💜

Derek, the best thing I’ve learned from you is mixing a ton of textures and flavors into the dish makes each component more delicious. Also, yes, I loved the new “Day of Eating” format. It’s hard to imagine that you continue to improve your content, but somehow you do. Crystal cameos are part of the magic too, because you guys are such a great support for each other. Looking forward to seeing how you use the beans Dr. Greger sent you!!

Do this for your golfers elbow or tennis elbow: You’ll need a hair band, Crystals hair bands work well or just small rubber bands you find on broccoli. Wrap them around your finger, near the finger tips and open your hand as far as it can go, do reps of 20 x 3-5 times about 2 times per week should be fixing you up. OBS: I am into grip sports/ armwrestling so I deal with these things a lot.

For golfers elbow, I've heard training finger and wrist exstensors helps. Because of all the gripping in working out and life the flexors get used but not extensors. One way is to put hand in bucket of rice and open your hand from a fist to extend fingers against the resistance of rice and repeat 😊 also training the rotator cuff

Wow! That mic makes a huge difference. And I always thought the sound of your videos was great before. I definitely appreciate seeing the "repetitive" food as that's how I like to eat, too. And seeing that it serves you and your health well makes me feel better about my own eating. Which, today for lunch, included a Simnett-approved grilled avocado sandwich with miso paste and mustard. That combo is so ridiculously good. As always, awesome video. Thanks for the good vibes. ✌

I'm not vegan and yet I see myself making more and more of your meals and they are so good! 🤤🤤🤤

Alternative way to fix quinoa. Cook it anyway you like. Store in the refrigerator and then reheat on low to medium flame in a dry non-stick pan, I use a granite one. Use whatever herbs/spices you like. Quinoa will get crispy as you let it cook, turn over frequently and when golden brown serve up with all of your other ingredients. It's super YUMMY!

Rainbow plant life did a great video comparing canned to cheap and fancy (rancho gordo) dried beans, and in most tests she found the rancho gordo superior!

Thanks for another excellent video. The gym definitely contributes to our overall happiness. Glad to see you could go back. Yummy recipes. 🌱💚✌🏻

Your skin looks so healthy, it's insane.

Forget Instagram worthy....that dish is 5 star restaurant worthy!

Omg such a legend, almost 700k subs, dude you're amazing ... I love how just being honest to yourself and others is valued

Man I feel you. I came down with bug for a whole week. Getting back to the exercise routine lifted me up so quick! As always great meals, great fun, and wow what an incredible clip with the jumping rope you nailed that.

Omg yes! Those Rancho Gordo are the best beans ever! My mother in law gets them for us for Christmas every year! 🥰 such a great present!

Love that we got a a workout with a full day of eating video. Working out definitely helps! I can't go more than a few days without getting a good workout in. Feels great to push your body. Love Simnett Nutrition!

Back when I worked construction before retirement I used to get tendonitis in my left elbow. A compression band on my left forearm relieve the pain immediately. The downside is you will need to wear for a few weeks to allow the tendon swelling to go down. Good luck.

Your meals always look so good. Yes, jump for heart still happens every year at the schools. The fast paced skipping was so funny. You looked like you were hovering over the ground. You are an inspiration to lot of viewer.

For tendonitis, what worked for me was: modifying every exercise, icing it 3-4 times a day, tendonitis stretches 3-4 times a day, and tendonitis self-massages three times a day. And rest. Lots of rest. Literally, I didn't do any curls or straight arm shoulder raises, or any aggravating tendon workouts for 6 whole months. It took 6 whole months to get at 95% healed. The last bit, I can't figure out, but I'm able to curl light. It's going to suck being off the gym but you gotta modified my dude. Have a good recovery *salute

Haha! The old time music while you jump roped. This was great. It’s nice to hear from you more throughout. I sprained an ankle this past spring prettyyy dang well & was also on the depressed express. Keep moving everyone! Spring will be here again 🤗🌱

Hey Simnett! In regards to the issue you brought up at the beginning, the tendinitis, I have experienced that intensely as well since I am a rock climber. I tried EVERYTHING and it just wasn't working. What finally seemed to help make it go away permanently was gaining some weight. I can't explain why that might be, but after packing on a few pounds, muscle and fat, I have never experienced it again. Also just doing more frequent yet lighter sessions for a few weeks works very well, rather than taking a break! I know you already do beet juice, and that's another great solution, along with watermelon due to the rich availability of lycopene due to the cardiovascular benefits. Praying that you find a solution as I know how awful it can be!

Always good to see a full day of eating with some workouts in there. 👍🏼

I had a tennis elbow for two years. It was so bad I had to wear 2 braces. The steroid shots didn't help. I decided to do juicing. Wasn't even thinking about my elbow pain. After 10 days of drinking freshly homemade juices, it totally went away, never to return. I was amazed!!! It's worth a try.

Thank you for all the hard work you put into your videos. I LOVED the jump rope editing effects you did!!!!! So cool!!! I never saw that before. Also I really appreciate all your recipes videos even if they are repetitive and simple. It is a great reminder that it doesn’t have to be complicated to be good! Thank you!!!

I love your what I eat in a day videos 🎉. They never get old! Keep em up! You are looking yoked btw 💪🏻 Such an inspiration 🤩

Amazing video Laura. Thanks for all the effort and commitment you put into it.

Your food always looks so good and you make it appear largely effortless, it's a skill. Loved the jump rope speed up, so funny. Great video, more please. x

1:15 I started taking Glucosamine a few months ago because of achy hips. I'm not old or anything (29) but I've done a looot of high-impact sports like parkour, skateboarding, and rugby. I can't honestly say it's "healed" anything but the aches have definitely subsided! My knees also feel great even though I wasn't consciously aware of any knee pain before taking it but evidently they weren't 100%! Glucosamine is like a precursor for cartilage and tendons and stuff, and it's cheap. you can buy it in supermarkets, at least in the UK edit: the timelapse was hilarious! double rotations with the rope are crazy difficult haha

Thanks again!! So helpful!! In the PNW so definitely hear you re the short and dark days - working out is a must as well as a full spectrum SAD light for sanity!

Watching your content is like a comforting hug. Just want to say thank you.

You have some of the most interesting food choices up by you. Your meals look just delicious and give me much needed inspiration when I am in a food rut. Or an exercise rut as well! I always look forward to watching your new creations.

Loved this episode!! Thank you for all of the inspiration ❤

You are so inspirational. i am isolated from my family due to covi--d, I can't wait to get back in the kitchen to cook healthy meals and exercise with my family.

Hi Derek and Crystal I just wanted to say thank you and happy holidays. Your videos helped my family transition to a mostly plant based diet, we have never felt better (and saved so much money, lentils ftw!). None of us are crazy jacked body builders like you and Crystal but we believe a plant based diet can help us live a longer life! Thank you

Great video, Derek! So much good food, exercise and information. Nice to get beans and a book from Dr. G!❤

I so get the mood boost of working out! Wishing you lots of healing for your elbow :) PS Always love seeing Crystal!!

To be fair (and I hear this from more and more people): oatmeal falls out of my stomach in an hour and I become hungrier then I was before. 🤷‍♀ It does wonders to my skin when it's in creams though. I love these full day videos of yours, thank you! 😊

😂😂😂 love the jump rope cut and the gift from Dr Greger. Huge fan of you both! Love the content

Tendons are built through time-under-tension, so lots of isometrics. for elbows, you wanna do light pulling exercises, or heavier holds (like dead hangs). They're also much more dependent on collagen to repair and build, so you want plenty of that in your diet.

Funny! My Siamese cat comes running when anyone gets the massage gun out, he loves it!

Definitely loved this new format, a nice way to reshuffle the content a bit! I especially appreciated the gym part. Usually it is just footage with music, this time it felt much more engaging

Mmmmm, love that breakfast! I also enjoy hot and cold temperatures in the same dish. Your pasta dish also looks so delicious! And your dinner! So good! You’re a wiz in the kitchen! Thanks for this video!

Keep doing what you do. I love all the comments and tips!

You make such amazing videos! I really enjoy the content! Thank you so much! 🥰❤🙏

Love all these meal ideas!

PRP is miraculous and will fix your tendinitis; a worthwhile investment!! YES, I also love to skip and the doubles are challenging but sooo rewarding when you make progress and like everything, consistency is key! The FF effect is so cool! I've got to try the kalettes and make your pasta salad recipe!😋

Subscriber for years! We love your videos! Thanks you!

😂 the jump rope thing was so cool! Thanks for the smiles and motivation.

I was having elbow issues too and never thought to use my massage gun - great idea! I hope yours heals quickly! And yes, not exercising is so bad for mental health and our mood 😞 Loved the laughter during your oatmeal 😂 Yay, I pre-ordered How Not to Age 🙌 Your sped up jump rope looked like something out of a Jamiroquai video clip! 😀

that dressing you made at the end sounds amazing, definitely want to try and replicate it!!

Loved the video Derek! All great dishes 😍

Thanks for the sauce recommendation!! It’s hard to find sauces without preservatives and gluten. This is such a win!

I love these types of videos! Keep them coming! 😊

Love seeing you and Crystal. Your meals looked great and I just ordered some of that BBQ sauce to make the tofu. Thanks!

Feeling for you Derek ❤️ I know winter isn't your favourite season. Exercise is our drug 💪

Derek, it's been a few years since I watched your videos or followed posts in the FB group. I am blown away by the gains you've made!! Great going!

Love that your Tahini is always pourable. Where I live in North Queensland I have to always give it a good stir as the oil comes to the top. Even turning it upside down doesn't help. Like to see salads and foods suitable to tropical weather. Often hard to eat casseroles when it is 34 deg celcius and80-90% humidity. Your recipes are inspiring.

I love that sauce! I’m going to try it the way you used it. Thanks 😊

Great video. Hilarious jump roping. We've been jumping rope lately as well. Brings the inner child out, like sprinting does (for me anyways!) Don and I are trained in acupuncture & Oriental medicine, and we've both had a history of elbow tendonitis, among other injuries. Just so you know, acupuncture can def. help, but it is most effective done consistently in a short time span. In China, treatments would be daily, or near daily until resolved. So, keep at it. We also use red light therapy. We have a Photizo which is a gizmo for using diffused infrared and red light that you can hold over areas around the elbow. We also have a heat lamp. Sometimes we do Gua Sha, a scraping technique. It may hurt quite a bit, but can really help break up stagnation. We use a Chinese soup spoon. Just apply some oil on the area. Ask your acupuncturist if he/she thinks it would benefit your situation. Also, Don just bought Swissies hand grips to put on the chin-up bar. The angle may help keep your arms in better alignment, w/ less strain on elbows. Shoulder mobility work can help as well. Otherwise, I never thought to freeze ginger before grating. What a great tip! Your food looks great as always. ~Tracy

Gratitude for the helpful video. Wishing you a great day!😄

I looooved the music at 21:24 😍 made it feel like a party to eat healthy and got me so motivated💪🏽

I love your videos, especially your foodie ones! I’m off to find the barbecue sauce now. Thanks so much!

1 block is never enough and 2 is too much lol. So we just make 2 and use the rest for lunch the next day!!!

Loved the skipping and I’m hungry, mouth is watering, looks so good. Thanks Derek time to eat. 👍❤️😊

Yummy day. Thx for sharing, as always! So pleased to see how your turned your day around. Nicely done. So inspirational. great meals. Cool to get Dr G book and beans!! TBH, I loved your vids even before the mic.

Tasty looking meals as always. I honestly can’t wait for How Not To Age to come out. Dr. Greger seems to have that standard issue chicken scratch writing, lol.

I've never seen Kalettes before. They looked good. I love peanut butter in oats. I always feel better when I workout too. The jump roping 😅 I don't like when it gets dark early. Hope your enjoying your weekend.

Love this videos, keep them coming please! The faces you made when taking the pre-workout straight to the dome! haha. I bought beetroot powder for a pre-workout after seeing the amount of nitrates in it, and I'm making the same if not worse faces when having it haha. (I know beetroot crystals taste better, but I can't rationalize having it when I know there's something better a.k.a. the straight powder. For your elbow, I'd recommend lightening the weight and doing super slow eccentric movements with faster or the same speed concentric movements. This will be safer for your joint, putting less force in the joint, while still putting the muscle through a lot of strain. Taking the movement slow will also help with gauging what range of motion of causes pain, you can then progress to making this ROM as high as possible without pain. You should also pause when the muscle/tendons are most stretched in the movement (for the dip, this would be at the bottom of the movement), this will allow the joint to not undergo a large change in force as the joint hinges quickly. Pausing will allow the force to come over a larger time period and cause less stress to it.

Yesss, love me some balsamic glaze 😋 and now that I know about kalettes I'm going to have to find some! I always learn something new watching your videos, thanks Derek!

Love that sauce. Thanks for introducing it!

As usual you lhave good recipes!! I have that Japanese sauce but have not used it yet. Now I know what to do with it. Thank you!!!

Hi my favorite 💑. As always I enjoy spending the day with you. Thank you for all of your tips, sharing, and recipes. Much love 😊❤❤

Great meals as always, Humble Derek.

Love your work, Derek. Legendary🤙

Your videos are such a gift Derek, thank you! Always inspiring, funny and uplifting. Take care of yourself, you looked a bit sad at the beginning of the video, before training. Maybe the winter blues as you said. Any chance we see Crystal and Kitty more often? :D

I’m still struggling with my new lifestyle on plant based! I’ve been basically eating oatmeal or fruit smoothies for breakfast! For lunch!! I’ll make a tofu sandwich! Salads for dinner! Las tight I had apple crisp! I did have a steak sandwich! Cesar salad! Thank you Derek for all you do to help us! To show us!!

I would ice that elbow for 20 minutes a couple times a day to help reduce the inflammation. You can get ice packs attached to Velcro straps to wrap around your arm so you can carry on with your busy day. But a ziplock bag and a rubber band can work too. As always, great video….very informative and entertaining. Thanks for that jump rope LOL moment. Like the new mic.

The oats thing was great! I know five cardiologists who all eat oatmeal with berries for breakfast! So do I!

What a great and easy hack to freeze the ginger 💯

Food looks awesome, I'm def trying the way you did oatmeal, and the last meal, I gotta find some of that Japanese barbeque sauce. 😋

Great video! I love all the food and Jump rope montage!

Love you, Derek and Crystal! I like the video!❤

11:57 - 12:28 needs to be a short, Derek. Cheered me right up, man. 😅 Thanks for all that you do.

Ahahah😂😂😂 super slow motion from 20.31 min. LMAO Derek. You soooo happy for that tahini 😂

Thank you for the awesome oatmeal & other recipes! I want to try that with the banana “milk” and the dates 😮 I’ve learned about so many new great foods & ingredients from you. The pasta looks amazing! 🤤 I’m also going to check out the book by Dr. Gregor! How cool he sent you a package!! So lucky! 🎉

I love your high protein meal shares! Thank you. I just did a Costco haul (PNW) and was able to find the BBQ sauce, balsamic glaze and the no salt seasoning. Working on making this tofu bowl right now. :)

Good luck with your elbow - I've had the same issue for years due to a broken arm that didn't heal quite right. Unsuccessful: physio, chiro, acupuncture, massage... We also have PEMF, HBOT and surprisingly, it got better but not all gone. A medical pain specialist recommended wearing an elbow sleeve - I'll have to try again. Most of all though, I think daily fascia scraping would be the most helpful. That's where I am, just waiting for the tool to arrive. Hope this helps and good luck! PS love that Dr Greger sent you his new book!!!

Great video. Love the food and the jump ropeing session that you speeded up😂

The Qi gong exercise "zen circles" helps people with your elbow issues, as I understand it!

Heyo Derek! Old fan here, I have also golfer elbow now, I guess too much weighted pullup, combined with too frequent handstand training and the fact I did not switch to chinup/neutral in the last 2 years, brought me to this point. I paused weighted pullup since one month, and focusing on rings, they are fun and I am able to continue vertical pull movements, I hope you recover soon and I understand you on much golfer elbow can be annoying

I always enjoy your vids they are well set out & timed that they are always at a pace that never gets boring & your content is always interesting & varied.ieg.. enjoyed your gardening vids from summer & your on holiday vids as well. Recently i read about the benefits of castor oil,in particular applying a castor oil compress on aches & pains to absorb pain & heal the area, it even mentioned about applying it on the stomach area to help digestion,& also the liver area.& Even the abdomen for female cramps etc .i hope this info might help in some way.

Your meals always look amazing

Never stop creating, Derek

Hahahaa I love the comment they’re in season somewhere Thanks a lot for all your healthy protein meal ideas 😌😄😍

I literally just found you!! I'm so happy i did 🥳🌞

Awesome video as always! The Bachan sauce is the best, I've been totally hooked on it!