10:20 As a lovely patron pointed out, tofu is mostly fat per percentage of calories, but it's mostly protein by weight (fat has more calories per gram than protein or carbs). Not sure why I assumed percentage of calories, I guess weight makes more sense in terms of which macronutrient is dominant in a food? As if any of this shit makes sense lol So according to Dr. Mona, the only way we could be vegan and get enough protein would be to eat mock meats, protein powder, *and* soy. Shes anti-soy btw because of course she is ("however much you can limit soy is better" from her 7 healthy snacks video)

As a bio graduate, it’s terrifying how she’s a pharmacist and still promoting this...

Food combining did help me a lot. I started combining my food with hot sauce, and it changed my life. :D

Say it louder for the people in the back: *YOUR STOMACH IS NOT ALKALINE*

“No fruit after breakfast!” *Eats tomatoes before dinner”

I actually follow Dr. Vand and I've never questioned her till now. Thank you for this video, I'll do my research next time, instead of blindly listen to someone :)

I love when people just make up their own scientific facts

Man. I’m not a vegan, but I’ve been watching your videos for a really long time now and I appreciate how much you try to educate people on how to eat healthy (vegan or not) or callout bs on youtube. Your videos have actually made me cut back on meat and try out more plant based recipes (and chickpeas! Sooo many chickpeas) :D

I'm a dietetics student and the funny thing is that I watch mona's videos to keep up with the newest trends in food lol. That way I won't be surprised when patients bring up a fad or diet that has absolutely no scientific thought behind it whatsoever!

The clip around 12:40 where Mona talks about food “putrefying” or rotting is so so so dangerous to those out there who may be struggling with disordered eating. My biggest problem during my eating disorder was that I was TERRIFIED of food rotting in my stomach, so as a result I would only eat foods like carbohydrates which digest easily. Although many people associate anorexics/bulimics with avoiding carbs because they’re “bad” food, I know other people who did or just as I did.

Her former professors are probably disappointed lol

It’s sad how many people will follow and believe someone because she’s thin and attractive. As a father of a teen daughter who is ‘weight-obsessed’, the harm that can result is frightening. That DR title create influence. I mean, look at Dr. Gundry’s erroneous diet plans. Luckily, no one gives what I say much weight since I’ve got a better face for radio.

The fact that she has a DR. And then she is pretty and thin young woman... it makes it almost worst because people are going to be drawn to it

I feel like people who promote food combining just have no idea how stomach and digestion works...

Yeah I watched one of her videos about a morning smoothie and she was like "only put 1/4 of a banana" and did a full stop, realized she wasn't a real doctor, and never watched her again.

I'm a pharmacist and have never heard of her but this makes me very embarrassed someone in my profession is making these types of videos. We have extensive training on interpreting scientific peer-reviewed studies so there is no excuse for her making these claims. Y'all don't let this sway your view of your local pharmacist! We are some of the most accessible healthcare professionals. I love being able to help save someone a trip to the doctor by answering a question when they come up to my counter.

I have been an Emergency Room RN for 15 years and have worked very closely with pharmacists for all of this 15 years. In all of those 15 years I have NEVER once heard a Pharmacist refer to themselves as DR. This women is a straight up scammer who, like a lot of chiropractors, wrongly refer to themselves as DR.

“This is just my eXpErienCe, this is just my JouRnEy”~ [cough] raw alignment [cough]

i looked up her name on the ca board of pharmacy with no results and if you go to her website she doesn't actually list any credentials. like "i'm a pharmacist" is all she needs to say. i'm calling bs on her being a doctor at all

She had mung beans with tomato sauce but tomato is a fruit so wouldn’t that not be allowed according to her rules?

I mean it sounds like she might have ibs/other digestive issues. Like dude if you have food coming out that isn’t fully digested, see a doctor please.

All these gorgeous, thin vegan women need to stop acting like they have knowledge on nutrition just because they are beautiful and know most women will see them and want to know what makes them look that way, even though it’s mostly genetics i’m sure.

Mona: “food can rot in your stomach if combined with the wrong foods” *reality can be whatever I want*

i’m studying to be a pharmacist and I can absolutely say that even if you specialize in food science and etc it does not make you qualified to talk nutrition. it still amazes me tho how she actually promotes such bullshit, she should at least know better

I can not stop laughing, “alkaline” stomach environment 🤣🤣🤣

Any time someone says "it's a fact you can look it up" instead of providing the info, you know it's actually an opinion.

Glaring factual inaccuracies aside, Dr Vand also seems to have an unhealthy relationship with food. What's with the emotive, overblown language she's using, like "chaos", "putrefying" etc :/

She clearly has a gross misunderstanding of how the digestive tract works 😅 different macronutrients are broken down by their respective enzymes in different parts of the digestive tract (protein mostly in the stomach, carbs in the mouth and small intestine, and fat in the small intestine). Your body is so smart- it already has the pH thing figured out. The stomach is super acidic for protein digestion and the small intestine is less acidic for the rest. Trying to isolate macronutrients makes zero sense 😅

Genuinely curious, who eats just a half of banana? Like "nah, whole banana is too much, I'll leave half of it just so it becomes brown and gross till tomorrow"??

ON BEHALF OF ALL PHARMACISTS OH MY GOD: SORRY. We are trained to follow the literature and practice evidence based medicine. She is an unfortunate offshoot- we learn in school to do EXACTLY the opposite of what she does 🤦🏻‍♀️ not every pharmacist is like this!!

This makes me so furious. As a dietitian: please do not trust someone on dietary advice just because they have a certain title or studied in the medical field. This does not mean anything as they are barely trained when it comes to nutrition. And it's frankly shocking how this woman can honestly believe in food combining

I keep kosher, and these food combining people sound like they looked at Jewish dietary laws and thought "Let's make it even worse, and sell it to people who have zero community or religious obligations!" 😂

I remember she told me to only use half a banana And I was like Nah

I'm so confused, because in Europe you study pharmacology in medical school and that's the only way to become a pharmacist. They learn physiology with future doctors. I can't believe she gets away with such little knowledge.

YOU KNOW WHAT HELPED ME WITH MY DIGESTION?? You did.. I went from raw vegan to regular vegan and quit overthinking food (past ed thoughts). Who knew that thoughts create reality? י_•י•

I am an angry dietitian 🙈 but thanks for calling out the quackery!

So if I eat sugar and fat/protein together, the food won't digest and I won't gain any weight?! Deal

Plus the idea of a diet that could change blood pH is frankly terrifying! That system is finely regulated by the body and minor alterations send people to the ICU.

I know you have covered Freelee a lot but would be good to see a response to her recent video on Jenna Marbles criticising her for accidently buying something non vegan (because no one makes mistakes right?) and complaining that she doesn't eat raw till 4 and posts deep fried (oh no not oil) recipe videos, because showing fun delicious vegan recipes is SO ineffective and she should just be posting banana smoothies of course. I still can't grasp how Freelee is still pushing raw till 4 and attacking those who don't follow it.

I really love food combining tbh. Combining protein, carbs, and fats is always so satisfying

If I have to follow all this rules every day of my life I'm just gonna throw my hands up in the air and eat nothing but pizza and ice cream because all this rules are just exhausting 🤷‍♀️

Every time I hear about food combining I think people mean eating fat soluble vitamins with a fatty thing, not whatever this is.

Umm Both avokado and tomatoes are fruits! Didn't she say no fruits with other foods?!

Sounds like she's having a eating disorder :(

I can’t tell you how grateful I am that you made this visit specifically. I honestly have been listening to her and starting to implement her advice into my diet. I am so happy to know that the way she eats isn’t good. I thought I was crazy for struggling with it all!

Abby Sharp did a really good video talking about food combing recently. worth the watch

Doesn't everyone always "feel great" when they start something?

I'm so glad you covered this KZfaqr. I find her very misleading with her diet and skincare advice as she doesn't state she's not an expert and doesn't provide a disclaimer for people who could easily think otherwise due to 'Dr'

As a pharmacist my only solace is that all the time she spends promoting placebo BS means less time for her to instruct patients on the use of real, potentially dangerous medications.

Ok usually I don't care how people did in school but how the hell did she pass pharm school

As a pharmacist, I am so ashamed of her diet advice lol.

When I first heard about food combining I thought it would be things like combine your iron rich foods with vitamin C , or eat fat with potatoes because they contain fat-soluble vitamins... Then I learned what crazy BS it actually is. Putting weird restrictions on what or when you eat is just a recipe for failure.

I have only tried the four sigmatic "hot cacao". It is nasty. Everyone online makes it seem like its delicious. It tastes like mud

I click instantly when I see an unnatural vegan video. Like, I'm literally supposed to be working rn.. :P

You can use the "just had a baby" excuse until they turn 18.

Still working on getting rid of that stubborn "baby fat". Just had a baby 10 years ago.

A pharmacist talking about nutrition? It’s like a chiropractor talking about nutrition and being trusted for having any diploma BUT nutrition. Oh wait.. that’s already happening

"this is pretty basic biochemistry" I thought you said it was acidic

I’m a med student. I work along side great pharm students. Terrifying that she thinks stomachs can be “alkaline”. You need to know about stomach ph for excretion and absorption of drugs (literally what she went to school for 8 years to learn). I would not take medical advise from this lady.

I SO love your honest, critical, and realistic commentary! Please keep making videos like this one. :)

Side note: Just checked 'fit shortie eats' on insta and they removed all pictures of their baby except for a couple of his foot with a lengthy post about how it's pointless giving parents any parenting /nutrition advice.

the ad before the video was a dude talking about how he learned to cook brisket in his backyard lmaoooooooooooooooooooooo KZfaq is willllld

THANK YOU! It's so important that you call those people/channels out! Please keep doing what you're doing!

I just LOVE LOVE LOVE how you CITE the sources. It just makes you 150% more credible. Thank you. Finally someone who cares enough to do that.

Why don’t you get a degree in nutrition? It seems like a passion of yours, so you’ll be doing something you love ❤️

you probably wont see this but.... i love you and your brain so much! you remind me so much of my eldest sister. your personality is so raw and genuine! i left this comment before a few years ago when i first found you and its still true today! 💕💕💕

You are one of the most sensible and responsible KZfaqrs out there - your content is invaluable in this community. Thank you for your work

Actually there are medical conditions that can cause food to "rot" within the stomach. But it's not the type of rotting that you imagine when you hear the word rot. The condition called Gastroparesis, is a condition that slows the gastric emptying of the bodies digestive system, which leaves most if not all food in your stomach for extended lengths of time. So while the food isn't rotting like if you left a tomato sitting on the counter for a week, it does rot in the sense that it spoils and causes symptoms of food poisoning. I personally have this condition and it's not fun, my gastric emptying function is between 25%-35%, and this causes severe nausea (24/7), episodes of vomiting, and bowel disturbances. Thankfully, I am lucky and have found a combination of medications that help with the nausea at least. I just thought I would share this because you said that food doesn't rot in the stomach, but it can. I don't think it rots because of the combination of foods and what time you eat certain foods, but there are those people who do experience food rotting in their system. I'm not a doctor, but I would say if anyone is experiencing digestive problems like severe non-stop nausea, vomiting and bowel changes then you should definitely see a gastroenterologist, because something could be really really wrong with your system.

JFC in high school biology class they go over the enzymes that break down food. Like how carbohydrates start breaking down in the mouth due to salivary amylase... So regardless of what you’re eating, digestion begins basically as soon as you start chewing and swallowing.

I'm starting to suspect that the crazier the diet, the more sanctimonious and self righteous the presenter. Sort of a dietary Calvinism. The more you suffer the more holy you are...... I can eat just about anything. The idea that "modern people" can't eat foods we ate 100 years ago is asinine.

You are so amazing! I love to see how your journey and education has evolved. I love that you can relate with those of us who struggle with disordered eating. I am recognizing so so so much if this dangerous information on social media. And even though I know better and would never recommend these diets ( lifestyles) to anyone. My disordered brain feeds off of it so much. Thank you for keeping it real. ❤️👍

I remember you from 30BAD when I was a raw vegan. I'm proud of you for always putting your true opinion out there. It makes me soooo much more confident to not fall back into that mindset. I had a stint a few months ago, trying to go raw again, because I remember being happier (had to do with other life factors, not food.) and then i found your videos, recognized you from the forums. Looking back now, you really did look very anemic on raw. I also had anemia as a child on a meat diet and it led to permanent nerve damage in my hips on the raw food diet. You look great now.I feel like I snapped out the little vortex I started to fall back into thanks to your videos.

Sadly I tried this diet and felt no different. I think putting “doctor” in her name gets her by well. What does that have to do with her channel?

"Dr" mona makes as much sense as going to a chiropractor for a heart attack.

Love your style, your information, your myth-busting. We need more of you around....

Thank you so much for making this video. I saw a friend of her recommending that ”diet“ and this just confirms what I already suspected. Most of these extremely skinny women who talk about restricting food seem to have some kind of an eating disorder 😔 the saddest part is that so many refuse to see it and encourage others to do the same under the veil of fitness etc...

Great video! Glad you're calling out people spreading horrible and dangerous misinformation.

I LOVE how you mention dietitians. People who are unqualified to talk about nutrition always do. Meanwhile dietitians go through intense schooling and internships to become qualified to actually know what they're talking about yet hardly anyone mentions them or trusts them 😭

I really wish more people could reach your videos. As a Nutritionist, I'm always so mad at the amount of bad information on social media and how much people is relying on those infos. Just continue your job, will definitely help a lot to put some better infos out there. Well done.

I’ve been asking for this video for like a year! Thanks for doing it!

Ya know. I wrote up a rule that my vampires in my fantasy story shouldn't eat normal foods because it will rot in their stomachs as they are undead, and the body just wants blood. Turns out, that wasn't as original a thought I thought it was Because some people are just insane. Someone fell asleep when it came to digestive enzymes. And the digestive track in general. How did she manage to get her grade?? Did she forget all of this very basic stuff the moment she get her degree? Is that what happened?

Thank you so much for dispelling this myth. My sister has fallen prey to believing this for a long time, but recently started to question the sense in it. I watched abbey sharp critique it the other day, and I am so glad a vegan can talk about it because it's so prevalent in the community. It really sets up a person to be orthorexic about their meals.

Another great vid! Found you through Abbey Sharp, low key hoping yall are KZfaq friends since yall both are so informative and cool

Lovely to see you reference Abbey Sharp. She's great and the first thing I thought about when I started this video. You are both superstar A+ anti-bullshit ladies.

Food combining is important for people with IBS on a low fodmap diet. Essentially, you consider food a "dose" of specific sugars that you react to. You can consume fodmaps in moderation. Each food contributes to that dose. So while her explanations were wacky, such tactics are used by people trying to figure out their dietary intolerance.

literally my new favorite channel and this isn't the type of video I normally watch, I want to hang out with you and have a nice vegan meal!

I came across her food combining videos before and was also shocked by the positive comments. This needed to be said. Great video.

If her theory was true, how would babys survive on breastmilk?

this lady Mona is so of base , everyone on a standard diet would be skinny due to mal-absorbtion if you truly look at her reasoning ,its totally impossible to be true

Thank you for this! Not long ago I got way too deep into food combining from the diet side of KZfaq. It worsened my existing eating disorder and made me feel so guilty about eating anything. Would love to see these kinds of channels taken down for good.

sending hugs your way XD

A plan like this would NOT work for me at all! I like starch in the morning (breakfast potatoes with veggies), and I LOVE having fruit for dessert after meals. I also do not have any kind of digestive discomfort or "chaos" so...lol. These food rules seem unnecessary and restrictive to me.

Why would a pharmacist recommend activated charcoal?

I really truly appreciate your videos. As someone whose brain is always trying to convince-me to lose weight, I really thank you for opening my eyes for the past year.

Love the way you pick everything apart and provide actual fact based evidence and studies on subjects.

I had a dietitian recommend using food combining when I was first diagnosed with IBS (~7 years ago) and eating simpler meals did make me feel a lot better. I ended up going vegan sometime later, and the increased fiber intake + using some of the food combining principles has put my IBS symptoms in remission for over 5 years But I'm not sure why anyone else would choose to follow food combining if they don't have underlying digestive problems - you're missing out on a lot of delicious combos! I had no idea people were using this as a fad diet thing...I mean, there's no logic reason to think this would make you lose weight???

Have you considered studying nutrition? Because I would 100 percent listen to your advice over these other sad, lost people.

I absolutely love your videos. They are such a breath of fresh air! :)

I was skeptical about her videos, I honestly kinda didn't believe them that much. Thanks for this

Dr Dray is a dermatologist and she does daily vlogs of the extremely low calorie vegan foods she eats (including, a really empty fridge, cauliflower oats, four sigmatics coffee lol )- I worry that her food choices might impact young impressionable viewers because she is a doctor who happens to be 'vegan'.