Humans Are Starchivores (Starch Eaters)
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- Опубліковано 6 чер 2017
- Starch. It might not sound fancy but its role in human history has been undeniably powerful and largely ignored as the popular carb-fearing notions dominate the airwaves.
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Video of Non-newtonian fluid:
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Grain consumption 100,000 years ago:
science.sciencemag.org/content...
Cooked starch 30% more digestible than raw:
www.smithsonianmag.com/science...
McDougall TED talk on Starch:
• The food we were born ...
Gladiators Barley Men quote:
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Okinawan Diet Study:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...
Starched Based Vegan Weight Loss Study:
www.nature.com/nutd/journal/v7...
Carbs don't store as fat very much study:
ajcn.nutrition.org/content/74/...
95% of fat storage from fat study:
ajcn.nutrition.org/content/74/...
Dominy video 1: • Starchivores: John A. ...
Dominy VIdeo 2:
30-40% of Starch Digestion from Salivary Amylase:
www.nature.com/news/2007/07090...
Les Copeland Quote:
sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/new...
Starch was essential for evolution of humans study:
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/...
Paleo rebuttal:
www.ucl.ac.uk/mace-lab/media/...
Fossilized Starch in Plaque:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/...
www.pnas.org/content/113/37/10...
switching to starch based was the best decision of my life.
So much money saved, lost 25 pounds since April, not sluggish in the morning, lots of energy throughout the day, no more constipation. the list goes on and on.
Chris F Wow. That's amazing.
Foods you can recommend?
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@@simetry6477 the book The Starch Solution
potato murderer... /j
watching this eating baked potatoes and laughing at the carbophobes
Camila Stefanie Potatoes for the win :-)
Camila Stefanie Watching this laughing at your ugly face.
Matthieu Vonlanthen who the fuck asked you? get the fuck out of here, cheap assclown troll
Eat less potatoes. Your face is starting to look like one.
Have a good day 😃
Matthieu Vonlanthen lmao you have literally never seen my face. And what does it matter? at least my brain is fully functioning unlike yours
Got over the carbophobia when I went Vegan.
Songbirdo Me too!!😀😀😀👍
Sometimes I forget that pretty much all non-veg people think carbs are the devil lol.
This world is so full of irony. It would be funny, if it wouldn't cause so much suffering.
VegAnimation True..my friend!... But.... In all of our defense, we were ALL tricked... About nutrition.... About whatfoods are actually healthy..etc..... ONLY.. The growing jedi strength of the Vegan community .. GLOBALLY.. Is forcing all of the liers... To give the people the truth !!😊🌟✨✨💫✨💫🌟💫✨💫👍🌍💫✨🌟
+Songbirdo You kind of have to, unless you want to be eating every 30 minutes. 😅
The funny thing is, when I started eating more carbs, I started losing so much weight without even trying.
Makes you wonder if the diet industry is knowingly sabotaging people's efforts at weight loss, so they can keep taking people's money with stupid fad diets that don't work.
Songbirdo, Same here. Since going vegan my carb intake has gone up significantly. On a vegan diet, carbs are the best way to feel full. This evening I had rice with chickpeas (Chana Masala) and I know that this meal will keep me full well into tomorrow!!
Of course I get 95% of my carbs from the whole stuff, like grains, potatoes, rice, etc. Not from the processed stuff.
only downside of starch:
I´ve watched the entire video and my sweet potato still isn´t cooked through
Just cook them up until boiling then turn it on 0 and just wait 20 minutes. Then they are good.
Chop them into small pieces and then saute or steam them for 5-10 minutes. Fastest way and delicious.
I just poke them with a fork and microwave.
I cook them in an air fryer or put them in a slow cooker with some millet for porridge. It's the hassle free way to cook them.
I like them raw.
Eating potatoes as I watch. I feel sorry for low-carbers. #Starches4Life
It's funny that they don't seem to understand why they feel so crappy on a low carb diet. They think there's a "detox" period. Uh, no. You feel like shit because your body needs carbohydrates and you're starving it.
autumnsylver i felt so shitty on Atkins. and then I just gave in and ate carbs but then I'd throw up.... yeah I had problems. after doing enough research and learning about how to be vegan the correct way, I just eat so many carbs and the weight fell off so fast. I feel so much better now! low carbers also gain all the weight back and more. so sad.
eating a steak as I watch and laugh
Beach Body Ready that's weird .. I love potatoes :( they make me happy ^_^
interesting many people thrive off potatoes with no problem. this is the first i've heard of it being "inflammatory"
Mic the vegan "You might know him as the man who cried starch"
McDougall: "STARCH!"
I laughed way harder than I probably should have 😆
I always find it funny when people say carbs are unhealthy, and I say that vegetables are carbs, and they say, but... but... but white bread tho.
hahahaha riiiight? such dumb arguments...
Maisie Donohue i did the math 2,000 calories of broccoli has the same amount of carbs as 2,000 calories of rice this whole fear of carbs is legit bonkers
Maisie Donohue i bet that's EXACTLY how it goes down. Because "errebody who dun believe wit me is dummm" right? I'm a vegan but your comment was so cringe
Maisie Donohue corn and carrot are carbs though 😅
chloe nicole... do you live under a rock? This is pretty much exactly how it goes. they talk about how carbs are bad, you bring up that vegetables are primarily carbs, they are shocked and bring up white bread & pasta, as if it's the only carbs they know of.
The anti-carb hysteria is real. I have heard people tell me that eating starches is so bad that they think eating a double cheese burger is good for you if you don't add a bun! I have lost 20 pounds on starchy diet 🥔.
But bacon and beef and eggs are seen as the ultimate foods for some reason.
This country has a meat fetish.
This is so true! Working at McDonalds, people will order a Sausage Egg McMuffin without the muffin or a Quarter Pounder without the bun. One guy I worked with was type 2 diabetic and would only eat scrambled eggs, while I suggested he eat the oatmeal.
aegy00 Yes! I was in a cafe line and an obese guy was telling the server how bad his diabetes was getting and how he was on a low carb diet. So what did he order?
A double burger without the bun! And instead of fries deep fried onion rings! And a diet soda of course.
I wanted to scream.
It honestly makes me so sad, like I want to cry. So many people are struggling with disease and they think there's no other way! Their doctor isn't telling them shit, just prescribing meds! Like people don't need to suffer and they don't need to die! I want to help so bad.
Just don't go too low on fat. And remember carbs are good but sugar=poison. Fructose is as bad as alcohol.
iridium56 anti-carb people make me laugh. My own brother does low carb and has hit a plateau in weight loss (go figure) so his doctor gave him phentermine!! Doctors are killing people too
Everyone seems to be a fan of sweet potatoes, but I like plain ol' white potatoes. Am I doing it wrong?
yup
no,they're super good as well.
Some of us have trouble digesting plant from solanaceae familly. Carot, beet, navels, celeriac, jerusalem artichokes, parsnips, radishes etc.
A whole lot of goodies in the ground.
+Nicha GI has already been written off as a bunch of wank and is considered meaningless. www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2002nl/apr/potatoes.htm
Dr. Greger said sweet potatoes are healthier compared to white ones.
Dr. McDougall Rocks! One of my heroes of good, healthy, vegan nutrition!
John Paradise: I love him too. He is great!
vegan nutrition? now that's an oxymoron
he looks fantastic for a 90 year old. Definitely follow his advice.
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I don't know if you've ever talked about gluten before, but in what little research I've done myself, it seems as though much of the problem has to do with HOW we make our bread--the bacteria we use, and how long it rises. Personally, I find it hard to choke down bread unless it's sourdough/rye types. It would be interesting to see you do a video on this because I feel like lots of people who switch to a WFPBD also tend to have gluten allergies. Does how we make our bread matter? And how does sprouted bread differ from normal bread? Do you eat bread? Should we eat bread? Etc., etc.
I have a gluten video in the pipeline :)
Thank you! You do research so well; I'm very grateful that you have made this channel!
First time hearing the term starchivore. I love it. I'm obsessed with potatoes; love boiling them. With garlic, onions, avacado oil, cilantro, basil, etc. Yams, cassava...oh my...tubers every day.
I like them air fried with garlic and fresh ground rosemary.
Don't neglect other starches: RICE, Pasta, Bread, Banana, etc....
i ate 14 potatoes last night and feel like a beast...
14 all at once like a boss?
Cyniix 303 How does a person eat 14 potatoes in one sitting?
They were baby potatoes
Be honest.
You ve juiced them:P
@@ricky7396 baby beast then
6:02 "It sounds like the next generation of robots that creepy dudes will marry." Funniest line I have heard on UA-cam in a long time!!
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Omg don't eat that sandwich with 2 pieces of bread only 1 you're going to get really fat omg
*Is eating bacon and eggs cooked in butter*
Y'know, as someone that used to do keto... I wish I found out about veganism sooner
Yes! Been waiting for something like this from you! Much love to you, Mic the Vegan!
could you do a what I eat in a day as a starchivore?
Alix Cloarec Taters, precious.
Check out the Happy Healthy Vegans. Their motto is keep it carbed!
Po-ta-toes!
Chris Borgan boil 'em, mash 'em, throw 'em in a stew
Alix Cloarec high carb Hannah has a lot
So much incredibly useful information. I think I got a lot more ammo now in discussions with non-vegans who bring up the *"meat makes smart, though - ugga ugga caveman"* argument.
Thanks for all your work Mic, you are awesome!
You'll be firing blanks then mate! lol
Meat did make us smart (indirectly). Meat and starches both played pivotal roles in the timeline of our evolution. Meat first, starches later (after the advent of cooking).
next question then. why does the human body produce enzyme that are especially made for digesting meat, shellfish and even for dairy . but yes i agree on big part of the diet should be starch because it around most of the year.
Tom S
Can you name that enzyme that is 'especially made for digesting meat, shellfish and even for dairy'?
I'd like to learn more about it.
PS Xbox
Meat makes smart, I agree. My cat just graduated from Harvard.
You are a wealth of knowledge, thank you sir. And thanks for providing links to all sources.
If you think about it, the whole idea that carbohydrates will make you fat doesn't make any sense. Carbohydrates are polysaccharides (complex sugars). Your body converts polysaccharides into monosaccharides (simple sugars. In this case, glucose) for your body to use. If you eat more carbohydrates than your body can use, they're stored in the liver as glycogen (after they're converted to glucose during digestion), not fat. When your body doesn't have enough glucose, it takes glycogen from the liver and converts it back to glucose. It would be very inefficient for your body to store carbohydrates as fat.
autumnsylver it's the unhealthy fats that make you gain weight really, I've been on a high carb vegan diet for 6 months and have lost 28 lbs. I've never been happier!
+Ashley Nicole I've been vegan for a year and 3 months, I eat a lot of carbs (usually at least 60%), and I have lost a lot of weight. A few people I know have commented that I have lost a lot of weight. I also lift weights, and have gained muscle, so I don't know how many pounds I have lost, because I gained some weight in muscle. I would say I have lost around 40 pounds of fat so far.
autumnsylver being vegan is honestly so amazing! I really love it. I didn't expect half of what I got when I became vegan. My digestive issues have cleared up, I had a cyst on my ovary that used to cause me serious pain, I don't even think it's there anymore, I feel no pain there, I'm not bloated, I always have energy, I feel so "light and airy" (I can't think of a better way to describe it LOL) it's just amazing what it can do for the human body!
I noticed a lot of good things after going vegan, too. I used to get really bad acid reflux, but I don't anymore. (I used to take an extra strength over the counter acid reducer, but I was able to stop taking it). I don't have to use my asthma inhaler as much. My skin got clearer. I have way more energy, and I have lost a lot of weight.
And I know what you mean about feeling lighter. I have heard a lot of vegans say that they felt lighter, and I did too. I don't know why exactly. It was weird, but good.
The heavy, dense, unhealthy foods literally "weigh" you down... physically, mentally and even spiritually...
Lovely color combo with your shirt and background. Love you Mike!!
I love it! thanks so much for this video 💪😎
Your videos are so interesting! I look forward to learning more.
Wow, been watching a while mic and this video was incredible! I liked and am commenting for the first time because this was just so great! Keep up the awesome work! Your dedication does not go unnoticed :)
I eat a high carb diet, and I've lost almost 30 lbs in 6 months. carbs give you energy. The issue is the amount of fat people eat. You need carbs to live, I definitely don't discriminate on the pasta, bread, potatoes or beans. Carbs are your friend guys:)
You don't need carbs to live. Your body produces enough glucose on its own to power any specific systems that need it. Fats and proteins are essential macronutrients while carbohydrates are not. Otherwise you would see dead keto dieters everywhere but alas they are still alive and flourishing.
Gotta say, embracing a more plant based diet with starches as my main caloric fuel, I was pleasantly surprised at the extra burst of energy I get on each rep during push ups and pull ups. Always had it in my head that I needed meat for that haha
Great video. Love how you show all the science facts behind everything :)
Mic, your videos are fantastic. Awesome work! You are making a difference. Thank you.
Love a good reinforcement for my 400g of brown rice plus 200g oats a day. Maybe next you could do a video on affinity to gluten in whole starches from the anthropological angle...
Noah Wescombe that made me hungry
Noah Wescombe since you eat so much starch, can I have a question? I eat tons of starch, but it never quite maked me feel satisfied, I just keep eating until my stomach is about to explode. Do you have the same problem or is it just me?
+Lucie yea I have the same issue, and I think its because our body literally wants us to eat as much as we can. The digestive enzymes produced from the fibre and starch create some sort of circle of hunger, which is why very active vegans like myself need a lot of calories per meal, and frequent meals.
Because of the enzymes activated yes. And I agree. I often mix in ground flaxseed with my brown rice, or with my curried black bean and chard. It helps to stop your stomach going super-digestive over all that different fibre.
that's Interesting. I can eat 1000-1500 calories of oats, quinoa, potatoes, or any other starch and I feel completely satisfied and I'm not hungry for at least another 6 hours, and I don't need extra fat either
I have been on a starchy vegan diet for 9 years. Now transitioning into raw, for now 50/50. Feeling great so far.
Im not convinced about the theory about the evolution of the human and the brain size because of one reason. And that is it doesn't matter how much we know about our ancestors, we will never be able to know with 100% certainty what is the optimal human diet. All we can have is to bet on what is best to eat.
However, I think is very nice to know we can thrive without the need of meat at all. Vegans can CHOOSE and still do pretty well with either cook or raw diets. Isn't that powerful?
Now, my take is if we apply common sense raw whole foods makes it perhaps the most logical to choose because of the simplicity to consume and the nutrient quality found in raw foods.
The debate between meat, cooked Vegans and raw vegans shouldn't be over. The more debate the more evidence and knowledge we have to discard the bad foods and keep the good ones. For now just have a out-of-the-box thinking and trust your own judgement and common sense and don't force anybody on your way if thinking and accept there is a chance you could still be wrong in your choice even if you think you are right.
The human digestive tract evolved to eat denser foods. You can see that comparing the digestive tract of the chimpanzee and the human. While similar, the chimp has longer intestines. Chimps spend much of the day grazing on fruits and leaves, and gorillas are even worse.
Another great video, mic. Thank you for what you do!
i've been on youtube accounts since like 2010, and i am subscribed to at least 50 high quality channels. yours is the first (and MAYBE only) channel i will activate the notification bell for.
We are Starchivores?
You don't say....
**while eating spicy sweet chili doritos and lentil dip**
i'd stay away from doritos if i were you... just cause they are vegan MSG can fuck you up badly...
Purple-bag Doritoes ftw
Good luck convincing a keto head this.
I love your videos! The way you edit them is brilliant!!
Never a dull moment watching your videos. You always have studies to back up what you say and you always do it in a humorous way. Love it!😊❤
I had just finished a big lunch of potatoes, peas, corn and spinach, so this really hit the spot! Since I have transitioned my 20-year plus vegan diet into a high starch, SOS-free whole food diet, I have lost over 10 pounds (much to my happy surprise) and improved my running times (9 minutes off my best time in my most recent half marathon). So, for what it's worth, I'm anecdotal evidence for how great a starch-based diet is.
@utube troll police Academy guidance officer captin Yep, and doing well. On my way out for a run, training for a half marathon to celebrate my 80th birthday. Looking forward to potatoes for lunch when I get back, lol!
fruit > starch
fruits are seasonal and look nothing like what you find in the supermarket. you're a carnivore in denial. put that glass of wine down and drink blood. your body will thank you.
Most people would exceed there fruitless absorption limit and get digestive issues if they got the majority of there calories from fruit. This would be very unhealthy indeed.
How have I not known about you until now? You're videos are awesome!
your channel is doing awesome! congrats. because of amazing videos just like this! keep it up!
"STARCH!"
*pause for laughter*
Both me and my gut feel at their best when I eat lots of pasta or rice and smaller amounts of other stuff
been watching your videos for 2 years and you are amazing!!!!!
Your work is admirable ! it's precious for me... thx !!
I dont know how people could ignore this!
cause its stupid?
This is incredible. I've been vegan for a year and a half and have recently decided to check out the Starch Solution. The more practice as well as read, the more I love Dr. McDougall. It's only been 2 weeks... but my bowels are calming down off of the IBS symptoms, and my body be lookin tight!
Thank you for this video.
Becoming a starchivore is the second best decision I've made... next to going Vegan of course ;)
Great content! Thank you, Mic! 🤗
Love your videos Mike!
Just shared this video to a colleague with whom I had a conversation that humans are omnivores. :D Thanx Mike, you rock!
How about you read all of the dozens of Anthropology research that indicates that early humans were meat-eaters. Only in the pseudo-science world of UA-cam does anyone agree to Veganism as a science. Veganism has turned into an ideology that twists everything so that everything just conveniently points to no animal products. There's no fairness or objectivity here. Just dozens of prominent UA-cam channels doing everything they can to show that all meat and dairy is bad and only plants could ever be good, all for the sake of taking the moral high ground of not hurting the animal. That takes precedence over anything else.
Did you know plants scream in pain when you rip them out of the ground? Lol
clear mist never mind all the science he links in every video. Never mind all the doctors that have dedicated their lives to studying this. Nevermind the objectivity that the meat and diary industry have telling us we need their products to be healthy. I'm sure that's the truth and has nothing to do with the billions of dollars they take in every year. Big pharma sure doesn't want us to give up meat and diary, who would they push all their statin and other drugs on if people were healthy? Wow, how horrible people take the moral high ground and don't want to breed billions of animals into existence for the purpose of exploiting and slaughtering them unnecessarily. Nevermind the negative impact factory farming has on the environment too.
clear mist furthermore who cares about what early humans ate, that was then this is now. Eating meat was for survival then, it's not necessary to eat today. Early humans didn't have toilets, cell phones, cars, air conditioning. Should we not use these things since early humans didn't. Everybody is so concerned about what out ansectors ate but that's where the comparison to our ansectors stop. nutritionfacts.org
murphy mcmanning neat, thanks for that compelling argument and information. That was stellar👍
Mic. the Vegan is a life saver.
whose life is he saving? all he's doing is rehashing government guidelines for you to follow you tool
thanks for the vids mic. they are very inspiring. just became hclf vegan in nov 2016. had my ups and down but i have already benefited greatly from hclf. going to stay positive and keep pushing foward. keep up the good work.
So well done. I love this perspective!
I guess 5 people don't like starch.. they're missing out.
There is NO WAY that cooking food like starches, is nearly as optimal as fruit.
100% Agreed, no doubt whatsoever!
You're completely right, humans are frugivores, not starchivores.
@@jasonmanwell9527 Why not both?
Thanks for another great video Mic
Thanks for making this concise and well researched.
I think we are frugifores!
and it's so easy to get
you're sadly mistaken.
you are a pioneer for the vegan movement. I hope all carb-phobic non-plant-based people can move forward to a healthier mindset and plant-based lifestyle from this video. keep training those minds and promoting health and happiness, and compassion, my friend.
Thanks :)
I'm still trying.... It's hard but I'm getting there.... Fresh off the keto diet so, I've got a long way to go. 💪
If we were designed just for plants, why do we have canines?
@@troyb4533 For munching nuts, our canines aren't even sharp and are very very small and short compared to an actual carnivore, a lion. We don't have claws, we don't have short intestines for digesting raw meat, we have hands for grabbing fruits from trees and plants just like our monkey friends.
yes, thanks for this video with all the links to the studies!
Brilliant, brilliant, BRILLIANT! Love ur vids, always informative, well research and expertly presented, i.e. so someone such a my self can comprehend and feel engaged. Did not know that about whole foods starch, so thankful. Completely Vegan/plant based now. A lot of that is down to ur UA-cam channel, so massive massive thanks for that. Keep uploading them vids!
to be honest, starches are boring as fuck.
I've tried the whole starchivor thing, and it left me hungry all the time, never feeling satisfied.
b.cage beans and potatoes are boring? you must be picking bad spices / seasonings
Create Nature what do you put on baked potatoes???
I like Chipotle or Mexican seasoning personally for beans. Potatoes there are so many alternative Cheese's now that you can add sparingly comma a little bit of Smart Balance or alternative butter Bragg's seasoning sea salt. I even experimented with some paprika the other day and it came out pretty good. You just have to get a little more acclimated to spices if you have not
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Or make mashed potatoes with vegan gravy, so good
About a year ago I went vegan, basically on a whim. I suffered from IBS, acid reflux, constant headaches. I was tired all the time and literally cranky as hell. Today I'm almost completely better. Sure I get a few upset stomach aches here and there but the difference is amazing. My headaches disappeared in the first week. I was so afraid of carbs and sugars. I thought for sure I'd get fat and my blood sugars would be awful, but it had the opposite effect. Best thing I've ever done.
+Delightful Gentleman I was a very picky eater. Didnt eat vegetables or fruit. Mostly meat, cheese, fast food. I'm sure your comment was meant to be comical but I used to eat a standard american diet. I was very sick for a very long time.
masaku88 I literally had the same health benefits dropping vegetables and eating only meat and dairy.
Your just amazing mic! I love your channel!
I am following your videos since 2015 and I enjoy them very much, as you research each subject and explain it very well. Thanks for the amazing work you do for the planet. It's a shame you can like the videos only once ;)
Mike can you make a new updated ketogenic video it got alot of dislikes
from keto trolls.
well they seemed to say mic cherry picked and misrepresented the studies he linked (apparently)
either way it should be addressed
Frugivores*
Thank you, Mic. Very well done.
Thank you for your videos. They are my #1 favorite vegan information videos and I must say... I'm loving your humor. It's good to see a fun side of you!
Then why am I not attracted to potatoes? Surely if I'm designed to eat them, then I'd be attracted to them, like carnivores to meat? Also how come so many people struggle to digest starch, like bananas before they're ripe? I think we're frugivores, hence why everyone loves sugar, eats desserts, and are attracted to a bright orange mango or red strawberry from far away rather than a boring looking potato. Bananas are in season all year round in the tropics, where humans originate from
Maybe we became starchivores as humans migrated to colder climates, but in terms of what is optimal, I feel much better eating fruit until I'm satisfied (e.g bananas, mangos, persimmons etc.) than eating potatoes until I'm satisfied
Obviously compared to fruit we've only been eating starches a relatively short amount of time. the main takeaway is that something-vore denotes what something is eating, not really what it's adapted to eat.
Case in point; omnivore. The term itself does not denote any particular group as it is not a taxon (it has no scientific classification). This is because creatures that eat omnivorously vary so wildly there is no way they can be grouped in the same way herbivore or carnivore can. Bears are considered omnivores, but are clearly just carnivores that eat berries to help them store extra fat for hibernation. On the opposite side, goats and pigs are considered omnivores since they'll eat almost anything they can find. They're both clearly herbivores. We've obviously adapted a lot to cooked starches in the short time we've been eating them but our earlier food drive is still present and very powerful. I'd say it's still fair to call us frugivores, but I think starchivores also fits as well. So basically we're like the bears in that we have adapted to eating cooked starches as our primary calorie source, but we're still technically frugivores underneath.
Mindfulness and Matt everyone has preferences I guess! I mean everyone I know loves potatoes, minus my younger sister, she's not super crazy about them! I wouldn't think you're crazy for not being attracted to potatoes though, just like how some people don't like certain veggies. Everyone's tastebuds are different!
Ashley Nicole I meant not attracted to them by sight or smell, they taste good I guess but if I saw one in nature I wouldn't think yeah that looks delicious!
Anyway thanks for the replies guys 👍🏻
@@Xelian86 red flags when ppl mention agricultural periods in human history. they were brief compared to our hunter-gather life, so I always put priority on information from people who base their lifestyle on those paleo times.
Hey man, leave guys who marry Amy 1 alone, sometimes she's all we can get.
Love ya Mic
gotta LOVE the good Dr McDougall...been way ahead of the curve for decades. GREAT VID Mic..all in with Starch
We are actually frugivores (fruit eaters).
@Rafal Danilewicz
Thanks for expressing yourself brother. We are frugivores whether we accept it or not.
Mike you are a Vegan-science-god !!! love ALL of the vids. !!
Great video!!
great video brother, loved seeing you at veg fest!
Amazing dude! Vegan is the way ✌️
Never seen anyone so enthusiastic about their preferred method of suicide.
@thiccen little vegans are all sickly looking
@thiccen little if you're going to eat cooked meat you'd need to consume it together with fresh vegetables since cooked meat is extremely difficult to digest and the enzymes from plants helps break down the meat. And if you're eating meat raw there's no need to consume it with plants. Also it's important to drink vegetables for its nutrients. I for one love to drink carrot juice with celery together with fresh milk. I partially cook my eggs with unsalted butter and have my steak medium rare. Just with diet alone I have put on significant amount of muscle mass without even hitting the gym. Also the source of meat is absolutely vital. You'd be surprised to find that the majority of people against factory farming are meat eaters since we value the importance of keeping our stock as healthy and happy as possible. I have great admiration for ethical vegans but to say we don't need meat is a false claim. Any professional trainer will tell you meat is vital for optimal health. The smartest most successful cities have raw meat as part of their diet. While predominantly vegetarian nations like India, Ireland and parts of Africa are the worst performers.
I prefer being a frugivore. mangos are life!
YES Brother. I can never go back!
@@jahalgol7460 cant wait for the mango season. Its march to July here in southern west africa.the only issue with frugivore is that fruits are seasonal in many climes and most people dont have access to quality fruits like others. Starch is the cheapest source of carbs cos fruits are expensive. Imagine the amount of money to feed a family of 4, with all fruits??. If the diet cannot benefit the poor,i begin to feel its unrealistic
@@marvinezekiel8825 Well you're welcome to be a starchivore if you want to. It is an abundant source of calories. But it is not food and eating this frequently and in high amounts will cause inflammation, sickness, increased rate of aging and degenerative conditions.
They are a dormant 'food' like beans and seeds/nuts which need to be heated to soften them up to consume those empty calories.
No creature on the planet.... Cooks and eats their foods or pays for what is free and abundant.
There is an unnatural state of affairs in the world.... Like why are we as primates living outside of tropical climates and eating things like shellfish, pizza and moldy fermented 'foods'.
You can run a Ford car on cheap fuel if you know you're going to replace it but if you want a Lambo , best believe you're going to use the best fuel source money can buy. And the vehicle will last a lifetime maybe even several.
@@jahalgol7460 1 billion okinawans didn't get the memo. And before u start feeling superior,I have done a 30day only fruit fast and I understand the Dynamics. We don't live in an ideal world and if I can do it but my neighbor can't?? Then something is wrong. I eat a diet of starch, fruit and veggies. I do my fruit diet all through the mango season. Unlike many people,I don't think of my self alone. U see u are already in the wrong side of energy,when u start getting pushy and that is why people will continue to reject truth cos of this pious behavior of vegans,fruitarians,blah blah blah.EAT THE HEALTHIEST FORMS OF FOOD AVAILABLE TO YOU THAT YOU CAN AFFORD, INTERMITTENT FAST IF U CAN AND DO A DETOX PROGRAM DURING THE FRUIT SEASON. Its annoying when people think the world revolves around them. Do u know what it's like,in South Sudan for example?? Where u working at a construction site with temps above 40?? Westerners with their bullshit
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You don't know who the fuck you're talking to over your device keyboard boii. So before you start making assumptions and getting emotional like a little girl you should use some logic and do whatever is in your best interest.
I don't care in the slightest what you choose to do with your life or whether tomorrow you have no life. And if you don't want to listen to logic and factual provable truth then so be it. Enjoy your halfhearted existence.
I also don't reply or waste time with foolishness so this will be my last reply.
The world is perfect and always has been, it is only our perception of it that needs to change.
I'm eating mashed potatoes and my mouth is watering so much when you start mentioning the stuff about mouth watering.
Thanks for listed references and good presentation. Most interesting was the de novo lipogenesis research outcome - excess carbs end up not in fat but increased weight (by excessive calories) was by not oxidising (use for energy) the fat consumed and storing it - carbs are preferred as energy source of first use. Lessening fat intake is a good thing. Subscribed.
I just made the transition to veganism from vegetarianism and I think I'm undereating cause I'm hungry in between meals even though I snack. I think I haven't really got over the phobia of carbs... how much of it should I eat? eating it until I get full seems too much... thanks in advance if anyone takes the time to read this and reply!!
Why wouldn't you eat until you're full? Always eat until you're satisfied. If you're still thinking about food after your meal and still feel physical/mental hunger, you should eat more. Increase your portion sizes and see how you feel. What foods do you eat? What carbs do you fear? You should never fear foods especially carbs! Increase the sizes of your meals and eat more healthy fats too as they help with satiation (feeling full for longer periods of time).
Anna K you can use cronometer to track your calories for a couple of days and make sure you're above your calorie requirements.
also eat those potatoes!!! a few potatoes can leave you super satisfied and they're super versatile.
if you're still under your calorie requirements, add some nuts and seeds (you can make dressings out of these to add calories to salads) and avocados.
Anna K Try counting your calories with cronometer.
every one is different in regards of carbs, but try from 60 to 80%, try which one you like more
thank you all so much for the answers! I avoid white bread, pasta and rice as much as possible and consume potatoes, whole grain and wild rice, oats, rye bread and similar carb sources but I feel guilty about eating them so I don't eat until I'm satisfied. I guess its a bad habit. I am working out regularly too and I'm afraid that too many carbs will mess up my goals... probably silly. I will work on it from tomorrow!
Anna K all the studies Mic talks about are "ad libid" (eat as much as you want) so I guess you might as well eat as much as you want. If it were me and I was worried about this, i guess I'd just make sure I was active
Literally had black beans with some rice before this video. Getting more into Whole Foods everyday🍚🥗
Juliet McKaig how are those farts coming along
GREAT video!!
Excellent ! Thanks !!!
the book "starch solution" by doctor John mcgdougall really helped me understand what the best diet for our body is. nothing better than eating lots of starch!!
What do you mean "acidify the body". The blood maintains a very consistent pH. So I am a little confused by that statement.
Starches definitely do not acidify our bodies. While yes, eating fruit is important many places around the world do not have access to fresh luscious fruits year round, and therefore depend and have depended for thousands of years on starch based foods.
@@OceanPancake your analysis is moronic at best. I'd kill myself if that's the best my brain can compute.
Who gives a shit. This is just as much of an appeal to nature as when meateaters claim we're natural carni-/omnivores. It doesn't matter what's natural. What matters is what we do now.
well I think appeal to nature is not a good argument on itself. It's not "it's natural, so we should do it", but rather "our ancestors did it, so maybe we can think about the usefulness of this behavior, and get a benefit for our health." :)
Strange Ape No, the main arguments are the physiological adaptations we have made to starch, the history of it is just a context for those adaptations. No one is saying X is good because it's natural but rather that X is good because of Y and Y *is* because of our history.
thank you for this video,I was interested in these materials,but they are so extensive I would never find these facts
Love this video!
Are there any other animals that are starchivores? If not, that'd be a great argument for what makes our intelligence so highly unique compared to the rest of the animal kingdom.
Pigs, which are also quite smart..
@@paulaaquino or dolphins, oh wait.
i think we are frugover. :)
damn i wish i had all the time in the world, i want to watch all your videos. I know and agree with everything already but i love the amount of information and how much further u go with it
Mic! Great video, as usual. Have you watched the video of John Douillard interviewing John McDougall? Things went crazy D:
Starch is just happen to be the main calorie source ever since the agricultural revolution some 10000-5000 years ago. I was a starch eater felt great but now switched to a raw vegan diet with some cooked carbs here and there just to do my own experience and wow there is no comparison!
"Starch is the perfect Brain Food because it turns into Glucose which our brain eats up like crazy" SO then why not simply eat Fruit that actually is simple glucose fructose and doesnt need to be converted. Our body needs the simple sugar simple amino acids and simple fatty acids which all is contained in perfect ratio in Raw Fruits and Vegetables.
Then the argument that cooking food made our brain bigger. Fruit did that and then we invented fire. You have to have a developed brain to invent such a complicated thing.
The greatest civilizations happened to be aggressive and blood thirsty which shows that cooking our food awakens a dark side in us.
And the last thing I want to mention is that starches are not delicious. You have to season them. the best dishes are always sweet and salty which fruit is naturally (sugar and sodium) Then try a really ripe mango or a papaya or a durian and you will be surprised by an explosion of taste. The tastier and sweeter the fruit the higher the BRIX value = which is the nutrition in the fruit. Intelligent natures design and pretty logic cause nature tells us with the smell and the taste whats good for us. Its a symbiotic relation. We eat the flesh and spread the seeds and do not kill the plant which we do eating all the starch plants!
You are doing a great job because you are getting a lot of people vegan and starch is definitely the second best after Fruit and a great backup. Im not ranting here or trying to cause separation just want to encourage people to try themselves and be open for new experiences cause that is how you really learn the truth!
#30dayrawfoodchallenge #gomic
I think all starches are delicious without anything on them except brown rice, barley, and millet. I can easily eat oats, potatoes, sweet potatoes, quinoa, and buckwheat plain without anything added to them and really enjoy it. brown rice is ok plain but not that delicious. Buckwheat is extremely delicious with nothing added. I never add any seasonings or sugar or salt.
try avocados. try soaked nuts and seeds and a salat at night. or even add a green juice in your day!
Greets
More nuts or avocados doesn't help me. They're too high in fat. Low fat high carbohydrate with cooked grains and potatoes is better than high fat 100% raw with a lot of nuts and avocados
Agree. Out of personal experience, the raw diet is better than a starch based one. Fruit being the main source for calories. I personally think that humans are frugivores, but it's hard to live that lifestyle so cooked food is a good addition. Vegan is the way to go!
invented fire, or discovered fire?
I was expecting a lot more comments from those that study Dr. Douglas Graham. Regardless of the way things are today, if humans came from a perfect tropical environment, we are fruitarians who now live on a damaged planet. And thankfully, we can do very well on starches. As I do not subscribe to the evolution theories and base my origin on the Creation theory (both theories due to rules of science), the Garden of Eden was filled with fruits and herbs. It doesn't say grains and roots. That's not to say that I don't believe Adam and Eve ate grains and roots. I just do not comprehend them giving those items more than a taste from curiosity when such sweet and savory abundance was everywhere with no need to soak it or put fire to it in order to make it delicious. It takes so much effort to make many starches palatable and digestible, that it doesn't make sense to do it unless you have to. Watch children that put things in their mouths. They do not see raw wheat or beans as food. They are toys. But a strawberry or peach is easily recognizable. There are so many more important things to spend time on. Just ask any mom, making three meals for her whole family every day. She'd love to just tell them all to go forage in the berry bushes and keep her kitchen clean. :)
So humans have only existed for 6000 years?
Yeah, I have to agree. Fruits are infinitely more tasty and satisfying than starches will ever be. Starches are great in a pinch if you run out of fruit, or if you are feeling like something salty and you need something to go with your salt.
Source of the picture at 9:30?? Very cool.
Great video as always!
hey man your videos are great. a lot of high quality information from this channel. nice job.
i'm curios, what's your opinion on pine pollen? i hear it has a lot of health benefits and i've been considering trying it out for a while. recently i thought of using it as an ingredient in my special green tea blend, partly as a replacement for honey. there seems to be some controversy surrounding pine pollen.
Nope. Clearly frugivores, and starches more like a secondary survival options when no fruits available. Fruits FTW
if we kept on only eating fruit and leaves would we have grown a bigger brain or just stayed as we were in the trees?
Carolus Linnaeus the father of modern taxonomy created the classifications herbivore, carnivore, frugivores etc. guess what he labeled humans as? Frugivores. Case closed.
LMAO case closed?! Carolus Linnaeus was born in 1707!
It would be really cool if you did a video on whether tea detoxes actually work and if spicy foods actually help increase your metabolism!(: love your videos
Excelente quality video!! Just perfect!! 62500 views ... highly undervalued!!!