If you've eaten low fat for years, incorporating more fat will probably help you feel better. Maybe try avocados, nuts, and seeds instead of killing animals for your food.

I am that person with IBS, multiple allergies and intolerances, and absorption issues. I haven't been able to go fully vegan but I've slowly worked my way further in that direction. It feels like the best way I can eventually get there and maintain it.

Welcome to another edition of "I'm no longer vegan because I used as a crash diet to justify eating raw & other restrictions, then I felt better when I stopped starving!" 🥴🤡

You're so very kind. All I was hearing was propaganda, misinformation, poorly researched opinions represented as facts, and copious pretzel bending logic. Like she claims to have tried everything besides eating a "normal" vegan diet. The vibe I got was "I'm eating meat now but I don't want a backlash so here's this convoluted story that makes me impervious to criticism because it's about my health."

I was so confused as to why food combining would be bad, but I thought it was something like "eat lentils with rice so you cover the whole spectrum of aminon acids" OH BOY was I wrong - going for a full on deep dive on your earlier videos on her now!

To be fair, "bulking and cutting" is such a buzz phrase that I imagine plenty of LA trainers just throw it out there whenever doing anything with anyone, so god knows what kinda "program" she was on

Not video related but I LOVE your kids drawings. The pink cat is so cute 🥰

She’s with Gary V now. He left his entire family for her, and well… he flips on his diet as well. Who knows 🤷🏽‍♀️

i was vegan at 15 which was just me concealing an ed sheeran disorder. now at 21 i have healed enough to come back to this lifestyle for the right reasons

I love that kitty drawing SO much!

It's strange that she "tried everything" but didn't talk about GI testing, including a colonoscopy. That was the second thing my GI tried after taking samples. I'm not even really mad when other people change their diet but don't misrepresent yourself when you don't even try adding fat and eating more calories. And some of the best advice I've ever gotten from a celebrity was from Dita Von Teese who once said the best doctor is the one that takes your health insurance.

normally i don’t care about influencers like her but that lady really does irk the shit out of me lol. thank u for calling out her bs!!!!

OMG, same. I started with health because, well duh...I wouldn't self sacrifice. I don't believe in that stuff, I believe in fairness and equally. HOWEVER unlike any other diet, the ethics is why I stay. It has a deeper meaning to me than every other diet out there, conventional or fad. I wouldn't seriously harm myself while helping others (the vegan diet) but stay safe/healthy while helping others and saving as many lives as I humanly can. It's only fair that I count myself as worthy of less harm too.

My experience with IBS is that it’s never consistent you always have to try new things but cutting dairy does tend to help tremendously lol Bloating is always an issue tho and it can get pretty demotivating but her advice is horrendous I think having a constructive and patient outlook on it has served me best so far cause some days it just can’t be helped

As a person with IBS and had SIBO, vegan lifestyle has helped me so much. I was vegan before, but with working with my doctor and nutritionist helped me eat in a different way. I will say that my doctor DID say to avoid raw fruit, but only when treating SIBO. It one of the only times that's okay for a doctor to suggest that.

This was a really sensible and empathetic response, good job.

being poor in university has been the best asset for my vegetarianism

Thank you for talking about bulking and cutting and how difficult and complicated it actually is. :) It takes a lot of discipline and knowledge... It is just for aesthetics, yes! Haha many who do this are competing in body building competitions. I started bloating bad prior to being vegan, and continued to deal with it for years while vegan. Eventually, I did a vegan keto diet for a project in college (wanna talk about heck? Yeah. Pure torment!). After a few weeks in nutritional ketosis, I was no longer bloating. Stayed that way for a few months after no longer doing vegan keto. Never was able to find out why.... Tho I do know that large meals, and lots of beans, bloat the ever living bleep outta me. Eating certain spices helps me not bloat.

For anyone interested, squats are a predominately quad focused exercise. Obviously, you glutes will do some work, but the load is mostly on your quads. A glue focused exercise would be a hip. Also, as a NASM CPT, I can 100% confirm that no where in that course do they recommend a bulk/cut cycle for gaining muscle. It’s all about the progressive overload. 💪

In her early videos she talks about how she became vegan during or right after college to lose weight because she felt pudgy...

I have IBS and am a strict vegetarian. It is possible, you have to identify your trigger foods and avoid them, but it does not rule it out. As you say, letting yourself eat processed food (white rice, certain cereals, etc) and not eating only healthy food is helpful

I'd love to see a video from you on your opinion of the concept of harm reduction when it comes to this like addiction. I think you'd have a really interesting take on it.

What, 5 seconds in to the video and she says "journey"? That's *gotta* be a record

I don't get why, if you're struggling with a vegan diet, you don't just go to a vegetarian diet. It's much easier to stick to and it is better than an omnivorous diet. Progress not perfection.

Hey, just gotta say, you have really nice complexion and skin. Toned and smooth. Respect.

My stomach problem stop around 4 years of veganism. Like by magic . Maybe by eating more food with lot of fat, my best advise is to always eat your veggies with oil and good spice and sriracha of course.

I do have to say, as a lifter, your general references to lifting seems pretty much on point. I do appreciate the overall pragmatic approach you employ.

Hi 😊 so I was watching one of your older videos. I think it was your "This is what vegan privilege looks like" video. In the video you mention maybe doing a shopping vegan at the dollar store video. Are you still going to do that some day. No pressure of course. I was just curious. Thanks ☺️

I always thought it was particularly laughable how she, as a pharmD, made a "protein bar" video in which she recommended LARA bars for being a naTUraL and made of wHoLe FoODs. For a hot minute I thought her channel was just elaborate trolling...💀

It sounds like she was told to do low FODMAP or other elimination diets, but those diets are not meant to be permanent. They are meant to help you identify triggering foods and are only to be done for a few weeks. You must ADD foods back in after figuring out your triggers. It really sounds to me like she misunderstood the purpose of the elimination diet.

I think that "chose vegan" os always a better proposal than "go vegan". Because, maybe due to our religious background, people tend to identify veganism as a life commitment and this creates a lot of misunderstandings, shame and social pressure for a thing that is just about engaging however you can in a solution. This reinforces a pattern of discourse that is detrimental for the cause. Like instead of saying "I mostly eat vegetarian" people will say "oh, I once was vegan but now I eat fish".

Absolutely love your channel, Swayze. I’ve been a long time viewer and I just love how down you earth and relatable you are! You make veganism accessible and not so intimidating 💜

I feel like for most of these people getting off social media for a while and just living would be best for their health... like that hidden steak story was super sad and, I'm sorry, totally ridiculous.

She was on shahs of sunset. That’s how I even know her

Love that I got a Dairy Farmers of America ad before this video 🙄

Are pharmDs allowed to use the title Dr? Idk about the states but they’re not allowed in Canada

The biggest problem with the vegan label is vegans. There are no shortage of vegans who will revoke your vegan card if you aren't 110% vegan. My diet isn't totally vegan. Due to disability and chronic illness I don't always have the energy to cook. I am poor. So in those situations I order a cheese pizza from Little Ceasars. Pizza is something I am almost always down to eat. So I opt for the less bad affordable option. I also operate in grey areas where I feel that I am not supporting the exploitation of sentient beings. Like buying stuff on clearance. Grocery stores have a very low profit margin. If something sells on clearance they aren't making money off of it. They are simply losing less money than if they just tossed it out. So I am not supporting the exploitation of sentient beings if buy animal products on clearance. It's hard to stay vegan. So I allow these things in my diet. Unfortunately mock meats aren't cheap. If I could afford to regularly buy them; things would be so much easier. One could argue that I am not actually vegan. But from an ethical standpoint I think I am. I define veganism as "Not supporting the exploitation of sentient beings to the extent that it is reasonable to do so". Which is basically a simplified version of the definition from the vegan society. There is certainly a debate to be had about whether buying animal products on clearance counts as supporting the exploitation of sentient beings; or whether it's reasonable to order a cheese pizza when I am out of spoons. But far too many vegans don't want to have this discussion and instead want to revoke your vegan card if you consume animal products at all. Never mind the fact that I am well aware that the pork I bought on clearance is the flesh of an intelligent sentient being. Something that made me uneasy and will probably result in me no longer buying animal flesh even in situations I think are ethical. All of this makes me not want to call myself a vegan even though my choices are based on animal ethics and I think in line with ethical veganism. On the other hand the label is useful to share with other people because it gives them a clear idea of what food they can give me. It avoids having to explain "my diet is mostly vegan but I make exceptions in these limited circumstances that I feel are in line with ethical veganism". Unfortunately the label issue isn't simple. Do we need a new label for people like me? I know I am not the only person opening in grey areas. Cheap Lazy Vegan did a video on grey areas like second hand leather. If anyone has any ideas for a label please let me know.

For me, i bloat when i eat temphe, so i dont really eat it. I dont have the same reaction with tofu interestingly enough. I dont really bloat after beans/lentils if they are canned or presoaked overnight. You have to pay attention to how you feel after eating and if you feel gross try swapping things out.

Everytime these guys try something new they talk about the new thing with such confidence as if they have all the answers again and know all the science.

The antibiotics were probably because of a positive SIBO test. Unfortunately it really needs to be combined with diet changes and probiotics and can be really hard to beat and is kind of hell. If she did indeed have SIBO she might have been advised to cut out a lot of legumes which can make staying vegan hard, but I do know people who were able to take care of their SIBO while remaining vegan

i had been suffering a wide range of autoimmune and inflammatory conditions for the better part of 5 or 6 years. after trying all the diets, eating the healthiest, plantiest most vegany foods possible, those ended up making me worse and fish + red meat is what put all of my conditions into remission. Animal foods completely gave me my life back. it suprised me too! but meat is not bad for you at all. even most cardiologists now do not believe cholestorol causes disease, but that it may have protective effects. the brain is made of cholesterol as is the protective lipids surrounding all of our cells.

wasnt she also the one that put the phd title in her name and it turned out she doesnt hold one

I’m not fully vegan but the moment I stopped worrying about everything little thing in my food, my gut issues got better. Go figure

Great video! 👍

I started just eating vegan for health reasons. While searching for recipes online I encountered videos like yours and could no longer ostrich on the issues. So now my health has improved but I'm staying a vegan for ethical reasons.

Sounds like Mona cannot handle all the fiber like many of us so her diet was probably restricted before because she could not handle eating more fiber which is also displayed with her experience increasing her caloric intake on plant foods causing discomfort.

The dismissive, villainizing attitude toward mock meat is so frustrating to me, too, esp. alongside the lionizing of animal meat. How is processing veggies into meat using machines so different from how animals (very inefficiently) process veggies into meat?? Thanks so much for your reasoned and sympathetic approach to these videos.

Good for her I'm so happy to see another one leaving!.

Can’t relate but appreciate her trying to figure out what works but at the same time it’s probably tough being a public facing person that stands on health while being so worried about what others think. Might feel better to just be like hey I don’t & I’m figuring it out instead. Unrelated, some mock meats wreak HAVOC on the stomach. I feel like that’s a conversation that needs to be had a bit more too.

Also: bulk/cut cycles originally come from professional bodybuilding where steroids are used which help you gain more muscle during bulking but also keep them during cut phase.

This has nothing to with your video, but the little pink drawing is adorable.

Was all this done in response to having a little pouch at the front of her stomach? With no discomfort?

"The Celery Guy" 😆

There is more to Southern California than LA. There are wonderful inland cities where people are neighborly, and closer to the mountains:)

Wow. I see some progress here. I think KZfaq is helping us to have actual conversations we're we all make comfortable decisions based on that. We do not have to be vegan but our goal is to get there some day.

You know what would be interesting: What you think about Dr. Wil Bulchewitz. The Gut Health MD. I think he says interesting things but maybe sometimes goes too far and then it sounds like pseudoscience again. I am unsure so would love to hear your opinion. Great video!

I have struggled with an eating disorder for as long as I can remember…I’ve always wanted to go vegan but every time I try to make that jump my eating disorder tendencies are triggered…Is there anything I can do to lessen those tendencies? I know it’s all mental but it’s hard.

What is the name of the channel with the psychopath interview? That sounds interesting.

Have you thought about discussing OkonomiKitchen no longer being vegan? Lisa previously posted vegan recipes, but now that she’s no longer vegan she’s posting recipes with raw chicken/beef and raw egg in the videos. It seems like she had some stomach issues while vegan, but I remember reading her statement about her boyfriend saying he “can’t wait forever” for her to fix her health (implying he would leave her if she stayed vegan). Idk if just love to hear your thoughts on the matter. She made a blog post about no longer being vegan. I don’t think she ever made a video addressing it.

Great review and I agree on most things you commented, however I do believe ayurvedic principles are not “shit”, as you’ve put it, but are in fact very supportive, if you suffer for example from poor digestion/ have a past with IBS etc. warm and cooked meals are soothing to the stomach, plus combined with certain spices (fennel, cumin etc.) they (scientifically proven) reduce gas and bloating.

I feel you on the "omg I'm so restricted and boxed in as a vegan" thing. I don't feel that way at all. Although I only went vegan 6 months ago so maybe I'll feel that eventually

I had severe digestive issues and went to a dietician, and we were able to fix my sibo and Candida with some herbal pills, a strict diet, and probiotics. They really push keto and cutting carbs for these issues, but once you get all better you can slowly work back to your ideal diet and this time without a fucked up stomach.

Please make a video about anti nutrients, i've heard there's a new study (from sweden i think ) about anti nutrients and iron content of vegan meats

Yeah I have so much to say about this… lol but I agree with everything you are saying especially the antibiotic thing. I refuse to go on antibiotics unless I REALLY need to. The only times I’ve been on them recently (past couple years) were IV antibiotics twice for sepsis one time in which I had to have surgery bc of an abscess in my neck, twice for tooth infections, once for tooth extraction (had 6 teeth removed) and I had to do a month of doxycycline plus a few others for some stds I got while homeless (fun right) nothing permanent thank god. Other than that I haven’t let anyone put my on them bc I’ve been on enough the past couple years lol but my cousin has chronic limes and some other shit but I think most of her stuff is psychosomatic from what she’s told me but I’d never say that to her not bc I don’t want to but bc my mom won’t let me lmao. She said she can see the bacteria on her skin and has “breakouts” from bacteria like um ok but basically whenever she “feels bad” she goes in antibiotics and no wonder she has no immune system no joke and it drives me nuts bc like she’s not just hurting herself but like everyone but if I explain it to her she goes into a bunch of pseudoscience and you can’t argue with ppl like that bc they don’t care about facts it sucks lol maybe I’ll send her your videos. If I really need them I’ll take them but I’m not gonna do “preventative antibiotics” like “just incase” which I’ve deadass had doctors try and do before ugh She also expects the world to coddle her and her professors to just let her miss 80% of the classes and assignments bc she has a headache. Idk what she thinks a normal job will be just that def won’t be allowed. She would totally be the type to fall for the food combining bc she takes all these pseudoscientific vitamins and supplements like this one call boiron which is so obviously a scam that it’s funny. You should totally do a video on them bc when her and my aunt explained what it was I had to stop myself from inhaling my drink from laughing. She’s like “so they take a substance like an herb and then they dilute it, and then they dilute it again, and again, and again until there’s no detectable level of the substance in the supplement so it’s just the substances “essence” and then they make pills out of it and it’s totally safe bc it’s only the essence” I’m like yeah no shit a pill made out of absolutely nothing would be safe 😂😂 bc it’s literally nothing.

Iodine deficiency can cause hair loss, impair the thyroid, and negatively impact metabolic function. Iodine rich foods are essential for optimal human health.

The lady was bloated becuase she's messed up her digestion and during her bulk she was eating too much for herself.... it's really not that complicated. She knows nothing about nutrition, it pains me.

I notice more now, companies that were introduced vegan options and having vegan options replaced their main dishes are now turning back. For example dunkin that stopped the beyond brand sausage due to "low sales"

I really wish I could be vegan to be honest!! I just have multiple medical conditions relating to the gut that make it impossible for me! I can't have fiber or a lot of fat, and all vegan foods fall into either category sadly. If you have recommendations for food that is low fat (under 10g of fat per serving) and low fiber, let me know! It sucks that most processed vegan food has more fat than non vegan food, making it very difficult for me to be vegan. My body was just not made for a lot of food lol. I rarely eat red meat also due to the fat, I eat lean chicken, low amounts of cheese, and I can't have milk lmao

I really hope the oyster thing catches on.

Just started watching the video but wanted to ask why you don’t think a cardiologists job is to advise their patients on how to eat? It would likely be to avoid heart disease in the future?

Clearly we need to better regulate who can call themselves a doctor

In my protocol, it has to be started with adaptation, roughly six months with minerals optimisation. Lack of Iodine may be the cause. Then until the iodine is optimised, selene and zinc, then cruciferous vegetables are out of the plate. Otherwise it’s sauerkraut. Legumes, are depending on the potassium status. Then good skills with herbs and spices. Plant based requires a rigorous study. The adaptation though, equals in both meat based and plant based. It’s the microbiome programming. No need to tell one’s diet isn’t good with any adaptation successfully done. If it’s not working, it’s not properly done. Perhaps, the personality thing could be key in food choice. I felt like a demon sitting on my shoulders when I ate beef. Heavy, stiff and frightening. Somewhere in the genetics, transporter of hormones must have something to do with it, other than microbiome.

You can make nice fried breakfast with mushrooms baked beans and vegan sausages

I actually think she looks slightly better before than in this latest video, but there's hardly any difference! And that's only aesthetics, whether she's physically healthier none of us can know.

She's looks like 2002 if it were a woman

Apparently, it's very frowned upon now to tell people to lose weight. There's like a whole movement telling people to refuse getting weight at doctor's appointment, even when you're pregnant (!) as it can be "triggering".

How do u feel about vegans with service animals

I've never cared what others think, I believe a good sense of self helps create this.

I’m vegan for 3rys now and now after recovering acne bad gut health without medication🌱💪 and I think its one of the best decisions of my life

People who don't know any better tend to research themselves in to the ground. They read spinach has oxalic acid and 20min later, they're in a deep wiki hole, and have gone carnivore.

I disagree about bulking and cutting. The reality is that it's very difficult to put on mass at maintenance calories or even with a small surplus. It'll take you 2-3 years of "leanbulking" to get the same results as 6-12 months of bulk/cut. It'll affect your strength gains too, which for me is a huge motivation -- stagnating numbers really suck. No need for a dirty/crazy bulk like this lady was allegedly advised, just go 500 calories above maintenance for 3-4 months, then 500 below maintenance for 2-3 months, rinse and repeat. If you gain/lose too quickly, adjust your calories. Of course, as you said, you've got to push yourself hard in the gym -- your body needs a use for the extra calories. Doubt this lady was doing this.

Yeah, that pisses me off when someone is telling someone who has not spent years lifting to bulk and shred. It’s like when people tell other people when they’re losing weight and they start talking about starvation mode. That fucking pisses me off so much. it’s not a thing; you have to be starving. Like literally starving for a long time for that to happen. It’s just everybody wants to have the cutting edge information on weight loss and fitness, but they end up talking out of their culies.

I would be so interested in seeing someone who has a million food allergies and is vegan. I know buff bunny has a lot of food allergies but is not vegan

I meet people all the time who have been told by regular doctors NOT to eat fruit or many veggies whatsoever!!!

How is mona from Shahs of sunset now Gary V gf a dr?

Ive expected this one wayyy earlier. 😂😂 shes the one i used to watch when i was looking for weight loss advice. Im sure she didnt mean bad but man her advice seriously sucked

what the hell is low fodmap?? 💀

Labels affect the people who keep talking about that dang label

My aunt's sister has RA and had to switch from a vegetarian diet to almost exclusively meat from her rheumatologist. It's the only thing that has worked for her...

Well, of course you can say "I told Ya so!" What gave Mona away? The thick, shiny hair? The glowing, vibrant skin? The fact that she's not turning into That Vegan Teacher in her 30's? Yes, Swayze, you sure are right, lol

I cannot believe she has a degree in pharmacy and at the same time believes in all this pseudo science, like how?? How can you have studied science and still deny it?

People who ate grain fed red meat with an unhealthy life style were unhealthy, but people eating grass fed beef with a healthy lifestyle were healthier? Was it really what the animals ate?

She looks more healthy, but she could use even more calories

My wife get Hangry… it’s low blood sugar.

She might have meant PRO-biotics instead of ANTI-biotics? They're different but she messes up her words earlier so it's a possibility. I'm not a doctor and she might have explained her symptoms in a way to a doctor that warranted the antibiotics. Idk.

also Caroline Deisler is now pregnant and eating exactly the same 🙃

I'm pretty sure the only actual way to make your butt bigger is to do squats. A lot of squats.

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Again, let's be very clear about adopting a plant-based diet for health, weight loss, whatever vs. adopting a vegan lifestyle because it benefits the environment, animals, etc. Two very different things.

When you're skinny, your body holdss on to fat around your stomach because it's trying to protect your organs.