Russell Simmons: 'The Happy Vegan' & Meat Poisoning the Planet
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Russell Simmons sat down with DJ Vlad to talk about his new book The Happy Vegan, and reveals he began living his life like a monk after many years of drug abuse. "We really have issues regarding the consumption of meat. Not only does it make you sick and destroy the planet. But it's the worst karmic disaster in the history of the world." He told DJ Vlad, "You can process a lot of bulls**t you're not supposed to eat, that's bad for your body. Just cause you can process it, does not make it good for you."
Watch the full interview above to hear why Russell decided to write the book, how the meat industry's processes are harming the earth as a whole, and much more.
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I RESPECT TO RUSSELL, I'M A VEGAN, AND I'AINT TURNED BACK, THIS GUY HASN'T AGED!!! I MEDITATE ALSO, SO I KNOW WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT!!!
I know this comment is 2 years old but I admire people like you man, I hope your doing well.
Me either even if I've got acne scars and spots
I'm afraid vegetarian again, cutting out dairy is pretty difficult not impossible but difficult.
I grew up on meat and milk. Drank milk everyday, played outside alot. Until my early 20s, I started breaking bones and my Dr got concerned, turns out I had early osteoporosis. Was confused how this could be. Did some research and what Russell states is true. I did better for my body by NOT drinking milk or having dairy. I went to almond milk, which contains way more calcium, my body absorbs it and based on my blood test results, they are back up. Now if I do have dairy, half the time I feel ill or have minor Lactose Intolerance problems.
I explain it as the big 3: 1-animal welfare, 2-personal health, 3-environmental safety.
I was a vegetarian before I watched this video, now I'm a vegan.
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾. I wish everyone could make the switch just by getting the right information.
this man is a true O.G - pay attention to this man
I remember I use to laugh at Russell for being a vegan. Now I've been a vegan for a year and feel better than I've ever in my whole life
It's about time someone with some substance gets a platform to speak. We are tired of media outlets giving us bullshit. Thank you for the real spit Vlad and Russell.
-This Generation
I feel way better as a vegan
BeatsfromSvpremeKy better karma
Same here my friend, going on 1 year strong 💪🏽 not looking back to consuming anything that breath, has eyes, moves and has emotions like we do, mad respect ✊🏽
I feel like a beast when I eat meat. My output in the gym is insane when I eat lots of meat. When I try going vegan I was fragile as fuck
Buddha Simpson because meat naturally has more calories.
Patrick Baboumiam......YT HIM!!! PUSSY
" Did you know Slim Jesus was a vegan too? He has his own garden." -DJ Vlad-
You must be fun at parties
+Quan Dro I mostly just chill and observe
+Ashanti williams good cause don't nobody at them parties need to hear them lame jokes lol
+Quan Dro 👍
😂😂😂keep those slim Jesus jokes coming
More interviews like this VLAD
No
yesssss
+AmyE4D EXACTLY... Help us! Dont feed us tht bossip bs
💯
yep
Been vegan for two years
Michelle Rosa how is it ?
Michelle Rosa HOW DIFFICULT WAS IT???
Many people find it hard to give up cheese - there is an addictive chemical in it, so expect addiction withdrawal when you stop eating it. I didn't find going vegan hard at all. It just wasn't an option to continue eating other animals. The immorality of it is just so huge.
I've been vegan for a month now & My 💩 even feels better
Sky'Blue Grey lmaooo
Sky'Blue Grey facts tho!!
"You can process plastic nigga" @ 14:05. LMFAO!!! #Dead
loll
I know nigga. Went hood to quick! LMFAO!!! I love it! LOL
Went NY on that ass...lol...
+Gregory Shavers That's one of the most ignorant statements I've ever heard. Wow. I hope he wasn't being serious...
+AnqzOG yet, you dont realize he is right. ingredients in your food range from car fuel all the way to human feces. wake up
I cured myself of having Ulcers after becoming Vegetarian!!!
+Sumayya Mohammed u mean Allah cured you
wow I think ima change how I eat
That's good to hear! I have had bad sinus problems over the past few years. After going vegan recently all that bullshit disappeared!
+Mohamed Ali
Just no...
@karma congrats
The hip-hop community is going vegan, I am happy to hear this.
Yes people are making better nutritional choices and better choices for the environment. I'm loving it.
+Sultrydolce - I'm happy to hear that too. BTW you are damn sexy!!
I wanna go vegan because of this
You definitely should. Definitely watch vegan meal ideas, earthlings on UA-cam & forks over knives & Cowspiracy on Netflix.
If it bleeds don't feed yo.
Sheep
Love how your name is V. Egan.
Nic Fish still forms acid in the body & eventually does As much damage as beef or pork. Gotta go all out or don't go at all with this vegan shit fam.
Russell Simmons is right with every single thing he said. Going vegan was the best decision I ever made. I am studying nutrition at university and my school is sponsored by the dairy industry. They sponsor wherever they can especially schools, universities ect. The university revolves around money and information that goes out to future dietician is based to benefit the dairy industry. Everything revolves around MONEY. All the huge nutrition society's are sponsored by the meat and dairy industries. As an animal activist you are literally put on a terrorist list in America. The meat and dairy industries are so powerful. 78 percent of scientific studies are not released to the public, they control the final information that is released to the public and twist it. They spend billions of dollars in marketing to brainwash you all. Do your research and stop being a robot controlled by these industries!
He makes a very lot of points. I stopped dealing with Red meat (Pork, Beef, etc) and Dairy Milk years ago and feel the difference. Switch to Almond Milk (Which I've seen are sold out faster than normal milk) and Protein meats like Chicken breast and so on but damn to go Fully Vegan? You can't just do that overnight... You'd have to gradually get yourself there. It doesn't hurt to change your eating process sometimes and make good choices. Shit even I slip up bruh but damn it's killing alot of our people. Better to be aware than clueless. Alternatives are always out there.
What's stopping you going fully vegan? Or if you've managed to change since your comment, how's it going? :)
Vegan for two years now & its healthy healing physically & mentally 😜✌🏽️👌🏽💯👍🏽 Russell a real brother!!!!
I am so inspired by this interview to become a vegan.
I've watched this about 5 times now
Anybody else notice he start out by saying "most of you niggas can't choke a chicken." I had to rewind that back. Classic Russell Simmons!😂😂😂
go vegan guys... I heald acne and chronic health problems with this diet. God bless Russel for choosing this path. ❤
SIMMONS IS A STRAIGHT UP LEGEND- SPITTING THE TRUTH!
He speaks truth. I stopped eating sugar, starch and grains almost 2 years ago and I feel GREAT. My blood work is excellent. The American “food pyramid” is HIGH in sugar/starch/grains which are foods that are GROSSLY contributing to type II diabetes and all sorts of cancer. I am slowly cutting meat out of my diet (I will still eat some dairy and some fish but no land animals) but it has been hard finding low carb sources of protein until I discovered Beyond meat recently and I LOVE IT! 😊 Meat doesn’t even taste the same as it did 20 to 25 years ago.
Currently eating a big ass Philly Cheesesteak & chili cheese fries while watching this interesting interview
everything Mr. Simmons said: damn right!!! very well done! keep spreading the truth.
When you enlightened and still hood!ROTF! Much love! Queens stand up!
Lol facts.
You see how fast +VLAD cut the interview when Russell started talking about the meat industry? #Salute to Russell Simmons
Good interview but alot of dislikes cuz blackfolk aint tryna hear this. LOL.
We don't gaf
+Elisha Lewis Yup
*****
Meat isnt what makes u fat n im pretty sure u know it, poor feeding is (chips, chocolates etc... ) dont mix everything
THAT'S THE PROBLEM!!!
Everyone is on the I dont care shit which is killing our world!!!
T. Best meet doesn’t necessarily make you fat although it can but it definitely has a host of negative health consequences that come with consuming it. High in saturated fat and extremely carcinogenic high in cholesterol and certain hormones that promote cancer’s as well as the other contaminants that promote heart attacks and strokes as well as diabetes and heart disease as well as cancer or the two leading causes for those that consume a typical western diet and are the leading causes of death in the United States. Those who consume diets that don’t contain any animal products such as large test control groups like the Seventh-day Adventists and those who consume very little animal products like those from Okinawa,Prove to have the lowest rates of all these mass killers that were previously mentioned.
Vegan 1 year strong, truly not looking back, plants 🌱 are truly the best way to go my friends, Russell hits on some critical key points, within 5 years I can put money on it, the whole world will look towards Veganism, remember these words peep, peace and many blessings to whom ever reading this post 🙏🏽💯
Vlad got Russell, I know he can get DJ Quik
I have been saying this for years. I have diverticulitus. Same condition as Brock Lesner. I cut out red meat along time ago because I had the hardest time digesting it. And just to let you know he is telling the truth, I have seen two advertisements this week. One was for Breyer's ice cream, the other was for subway. Both state they do not use Pro hormones. Their cows are naturally fed. For Subway, Chickens are natural. So my thing is, if what people like Russ and myself are saying is untrue, then why are these companies feeling the need to defend themselves. They are stating they do not use pro hormones and These animals are not farmed Are they saying that everyone else dose ?
They are shot up with hormones. Maybe they do not "Feed" them.
Chicken are maybe not caged but in a tight barn. Not outside. Shot up with all the antibiotics and drugs that kill you.
That meat takes away your energy, people made a name for it called the "itis" like it's normal.
Never thought of it like that. Great point.
Russell was on Snoops show a couple years back. At that time I was already contemplating going vegetarian - so I went in and became a vegetarian after that. A year and a half later, I became vegan. I've been a happy vegan for 6 months now. Thanks Russ, keep up the good work (I still hate him for endorsing HIllary though).
I’m 21 tryna b “woke” like this , I’ll start by watching what I’m feeding both myself and my son
I'm not vegan but I'm Vegetarian and it's one of the best moves I made
+Jarrell Dennis Same
I didn't know he was vegan very awesome
having russell on your channel is the best thing that ever happen to you
"The BEST investments corporation make is in politicians"
Damn
My favorite line from this Russell Simmons interview is "You might have a lot of questions about my book, but I'm probably going to answer a lot of them just by rambling."
Ain't tryin to push nun of nobody but If you want a better source on this information than Russell Simmons check out the documentaries. "Cowspiracy; "Earthlings"; "Forks over Knives"; or "Food Inc"...
Forks over knives was excellent, I've seen it Before
All those documentaries are eye-opening and very insightful!!
MIC Menace Joel Hov i just posted those references cuz ion think most people take Russell Simmons serious...even though he speaking truth I cant blame them
craig brown str8 up, like they say when people have been fed a lie for so long, the truth is harder to swallow
MIC Menace absolutely
Thank you Russell for trying to inform others..and thank you Vlad for the interview.
The problem is what the animals are now fed,making the meat unhealthy. Now I do respect those that can afford and practise the lifestyle. . For me and house, I shall praise the Lord and eat the meat!! Amen
smh
+Nondumiso Hlongwane did you not hear the man say that 50% of black american women have some sort of heart disease?...so, fuck around and see where your ass end up!
You better have the money for all the drugs your health insurance does not pay for and all the time spend in surgeries and doctors offices. I rather go see a movie eating my fruit.
+Nondumiso Hlongwane I hate to say but praising the lord means respecting life. Not eating it... Salad and veggies are cheap!!
@Malachi Radcliffe I am not saying it is..but it is a lifestyle that costs more for most ppl.. and in food desert areas, it's not sustainable
i started from the hip hop root going to live through this roots i will never allow myself to be removed or be uprooted out this Root im in process and truly grateful Thank You😘
See, here's a multi-millionaire who doesn't give a shit about what the CEO's of McDonalds, Wendie's, Burger King, and all the other greedy asses gonna say.
Russell Simmons, you are in a greater position than all of us, please publicize this!
I wanna become vegan but the shit looks to hard
It's easy man. Inform yourself a little bit and it will be so simple. I read his book and it is a good book for someone like you. It's simple but very informative, and has tips on how to do it in a section. Check it out!
go vegi first it will help. but you are a real G if you go straight in. too many good reasons not to.
expensive
Its not worth it. Our body evolved to eat meat.
+Mark E Mark no
I really enjoyed this interview. Please continue to teach and show positive growth as individuals. Great interview Vlad. Good substance.
Let's talk about how this nigga's Rush card was inaccessible to millions of cardholders. I'll wait.
I love you Russell, you were one of a few people that made me make the right food choices....I've been a vegan for nearly 5 years now.
There is nothing wrong with eating meat as long as you consume it as part of a balanced diet. Processed food is the worst thing we can feed our bodies. But the biggest problem we have, especially you guys in the USA, is that food including animals are being genetically modified and fed growth hormones etc
you dont need to eat meat though thats the problem. evolution has stopped for some of these beings we be eating there just stuck. and its causing the planet problems. if i was starving or in jail i would eat it too to survive but that aint the case no more.
*****
stfu son with this L shit
steppa money
well people need to consume less meat but saying meat shouldnt be consumed is silly. Russell Simmons is guy that gave the green for the Harriet Tubman sextape
+Vigilant Citizen meat isnt really supposed to be consumed by humans, otherwise we would be able to eat it raw without contracting diseases
+Vigilant Citizen bro just try it... it dont matter that russell is vegan you dont even have to be a vegan you can just eat plants and not participate in the madness.. the main thing making that shit so addictive to the body is the salt...meat..cheese...mayo its all just salt. total madness for a load of salt.
EVERYTHING about him is so peaceful and chill. HE curses like cray doe. Dope
god is good
Which one? There are many gods but there is only one GOD of gods and his name is AHAYAH.
+cjpo God*
+El Keysto the god Ray J said on wendy willams show
I haven't eaten any type of meat in nearly a month and I feel great. Light and healthy. Just as he said.
I'm an open-minded dude..but I had to pause the video the moment he said the cows are causing hurricanes. 4:30
..smh, i'll see you niggas on another enticing DJVlad video
its looking like its true.
+ZeoStorm My nigga said earthquakes at first. He thinks DJVlad users don't have degree and shit.
+TheStrangerWithCandy don't even need a degree to know that's a bunch of bs...how in tf do cows cause natural weather events?
I wonder what science he heard...I respect russ 100% but come on now, how do cows cause environmental events? Hurricanes my nigga?
+Xclusivee Marcus Cow farts and burps release Methane gas into the atmosphere which contributes to global warming.
This one of those points you really can't argue. It's all true. Our systems are not meant to consume meat. It does make us sick. It does have an immense affect on the environment. Unfortunately American society has been eating meat since 6 months old so it's incredibly hard to break the habit.
I agree.
Just because it's natural doesn't mean it's good for you either.
Explain, please?
+Nicole S What needs to be explained? Not everything in nature is good for you?
Lone Star VII
Yeah. What fruit, vegetable, bean, or legume is not good for you?
Nicole S Is that the entire spectrum of what is natural in the world? Plants perhaps? This one is quite simple to think about.
Also there are fruits and vegetables that while they are not bad for you, they aren't exactly good for you either and have no real benefit in eating them as opposed to anything else. A simple google search will suffice.
The point is if someone tells you anything (not just food) is natural, that does not automatically mean it's good for you, which is why saying something is natural is superfluous in ascertaining whether something is actually healthy.
I thought you were going to talk about a fruit/veggies that a lot of people already didn't know had adverse effects... I do of course know of certain fruits and vegetables that either can't be digested by the human body, and those individuals that claim "starches are bad". However, most people who do their research before and after becoming vegan/vegetarian know what to eat and what not to eat. There are also fruits/veggies that aggravate/cause arthritis (which I went through personally).
So, yeah, you're right. However, people usually know what to eat (plant-wise) and what not to eat, and stay away from it or don't eat it at all. That's not an excuse to continue eating something that spikes cholesterol levels and the risks of coronary diseases.
Great stuff Vlad. Love this kind of interviews.
Go Vegan!
Doesn't Phat Farm sell leather goods?
lmao this good. he made good points but the truth is the truth.
how do you know someone is veagan? they tell you. constantly.
+Zack Corley where'd you get that from?
Untrue.
😂
Going on a vegetable based diet saved my life,it's no bullshit.
NETFLIX COWSPIRACY. NOW.
I'm lactose intolerant and have changed my diet to almond milk and more vegan foods. There are places like Veggie grill that create great replacement foods that will make you think you are eating meat but you really aren't. Tofu is from soy milk and I do not drink soy as it can have hormonal effects so soy isn't good for everyone.
people arent dying because of meat...they are dying because of processed food and lack of exercise.
thank you
Wise words from you bro.
Meat heightens cholesterol levels and clog arteries. ALL meat does. No vegetable or fruit has cholesterol that will do that to you. Our body naturally make cholesterol, so why do you need to eat it?
Exercise is important, too. But health is 80% diet and 20% exercise..
Nicole S thats actually old science. All saturated fat isnt bad.
I stopped eating meat for 2 years...so I dont blindly think this.
I respect anyone that doesnt eat it...but its just not true that all meat is unhealthy.
Jason J.
I didn't say it was all unhealthy. There are different types of fish that have tremendous health benefits. HOWEVER, that doesn't erase the fact that all meat, eggs, and dairy contains cholesterol and has the potential to clog even the smallest arteries, no matter what benefit it may hold.
Thanks for posting this Vlad.
Listening as I eat my hamburger.
Russ got me writing down my life goals in evernote trying to stay alive
cows belching I'm dead
😂
+Adam Varilek watch cowspiracy and do a little research. its not bullshit
+Damon Dhanoa me do a little research? you nigga it's fucking cows
Yes, and the cows let out methane gas which is worse than CO2 for global warming.
Rick Ruben and Russell Simmons ..Both innovative geniuses. Both vegetarian/vegan.
Do you think Slim Jesus' meat is tasty? - Vlad
This is so informative and funny at the same time. I am a middle aged black woman. I am listening!
I can't afford to be a vegan, McDonald's got Pick 2 for $5
A bag of rice, a sack of potatoes, some beans, spices, and fruits (depending on the fruits) TOGETHER are way cheaper than that AND you'll have more food to live off of.
My man Vlad...you keep this up and you will be a legend... thank you Russell...
lol This guy talks about the same stuff my weird hippie ass aunt is always preaching to me.. Some of its pretty true tho.
Man this man is deep!! Wish there were more brothers like this!! This is one of Vlad's best videos!! Wake these niggas up!!
"Is there a recipe for slim Jesus to save his career?"
Vlad "chicken choker" butcher
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hold that loaf 🍞
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it doesn't matter where you are from, when you become selfless instead of selfish, you don't eat other living beings. Conscientiousness is good for the body and soul.
If vegans n veggies care about animals so much, why do they eat all their food ?
?????????????????wtf
+T. Best wow that was the most retarded comment i read all year, but to entertain your comment, to vegans, meats are not human foods, we juyst need proteins which we can get from plants, so i ask you this, why do animals eat our food so much ?
T. Best fyi humans farm animals and we also farm food to feed animals we are not eating there food b/c the vegetables we farm for humans is different from the food animals are fed
It takes an enormous amount of water to grow crops for animals to eat, clean filthy factory farms, and give animals water to drink. A single cow used for milk can drink up to 50 gallons of water per day-or twice that amount in hot weather-and it takes 683 gallons of water to produce just 1 gallon of milk. It takes more than 2,400 gallons of water to produce 1 pound of beef, while producing 1 pound of tofu only requires 244 gallons of water. By going vegan, one person can save approximately 219,000 gallons of water a year.
sing land to grow crops for animals is vastly inefficient. It takes almost 20 times less land to feed someone on a plant-based (vegan) diet than it does to feed a meat-eater since the crops are consumed directly instead of being used to feed animals. According to the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification, it takes up to 10 pounds of grain to produce just 1 pound of meat, and in the United States alone, 56 million acres of land are used to grow feed for animals, while only 4 million acres are producing plants for humans to eat.
Russell giving some up some “Free Jewels” 💎
Bruh, you poisoned Def Jam by allowing garbage talent to get signed, which spiraled the rap game out of control.
Lol
+Paul N. True
if he started def jam, and helped birth and bring hip hop to business.. then he has the right to experiment with his own business, & even mess it up if he wants to.
I think it's a positive thing to try.
There might be some truth to what you had to say about Def Jam as far as signing trash talent, but that's the risk you take, that's part of the game, just like sports. I think you're putting a little bit too much responsibility on Russell Simmons head. I don't think he's the reason why the rap game is spiraled out of control. These motherfuckers wearing dresses and feminine jewelry and makeup and calling each other bae and secret ghostwriters and mumble rap is what is making the rap game spiral out of control. It was nothing Russell Simmons did at all. He didn't do shit but HELP build an empire. The course of today's rap is undoing all of that progress from what I'm seeing.
Well put.
Go Russell! People need to know this 🙌🏾
MORE RUSSELL SIMMONS INTERVIEWS please
im even skeptical about the vegetables we eat. they tampering with everything
Truth!!!
14:02 I nearly spat out my drink
Watching this while eating a fire burger
lol
You got bacon on that joint?
***** how? explain. People are just putting L on anything
Next time go for a veggie burger from Burger King. In case you didn't know Burger King sells veggie burgers. I loss 40 lbs with diet excersise and no meat eating.
+Young RichForever i trust and respect Russ all day n night but the Chaz Williams story is a lot more interesting than chicken, tofu, and pea protein. im still waiting for dj vladtv to open up his own charter school in chicago or oakland with all the black reparations money hes making off American Gangster interviews
there's a documentary on Netflix called " Food Inc." that is definitely an eye opener. It mentions how the slaughter of cow is destroying the environment. It's a must see, great food for thought, no pun intended.
he only into vegan life cos he spent half his life dabbing in coke
As a vegan! Russell is the truth! Thank You. Russell
Alright....How much is Russel getting paid to push this message??
+vicdmonejr lmao what is sooo suspicous about telling people to eat plants?
You think he's getting paid to say this??? Go and look for yourself if you don't believe him. The meat industry controls what the government tells us to eat and gets almost all the available funding. Russell is just one of a few voices against the big bully that is the animal agriculture industry.
#message
The dairy industry partnered with the school systems to falsely promote its "benefits" and incorporate it into the daily breakfasts and lunches. Also milk is highly acidic and can weaken bones leading to osteoporosis.
& please learn the difference between good cholesterol and bad cholesterol. Moderation is key
If you go vegan, you will lose all kinds of gains. All kiiiiinds.
Lmao
😂😂😂 Hodgetwins
+kmcadams91 word hodgetwins should be on vlad tv lol.
I love that I heard this. Needed it.
I'm very glad that I've watch this...
I've been binge watching Russell's interviews and this one is the most informative by far. A lot of them are repetitive but this money so is real I'm like oh shit half the shit he's saying most are dangerous topics. When he mentions PETA told him to be careful. Such a good videoooooooooooo
So much respect for this man 💯
How can being a certain religion make you lactose intolerant? Stupidity at it's best but i love Russell's enthusiasm and heart...
Although Vlad appears to be very ignorant and not that bright I'm glad he had Russell on today. Have him back and give him 30 minutes.
THANK YOU RUSSELL SIMMONS!!!!!!!!