Behavioural studies with peer reviewed evidence is what science has to rely on. Evidence of what food does to the human brain at a neurological level is much harder to study - for obvious reasons.
Our hunter gatherer ancestors were driven to find and consume sweet, fatty and salty food. Now we live with an overabundance of these items it's a drive we find much harder to switch off.
No, the body of knowledge in science is not composed solely of surveys picking out dubious correlations. There are also laboratory studies of animals (also with shortcomings, of course), in vitro studies, computer modeling, and others. The problem we face in all forms of study is the daunting complexity of human physiology.
It's this complexity that should make us very wary of drawing simplistic conclusions - like "an overabundance of sweet, fatty and salty foods is causing our problems."
Here is a run-down of just some of the factors science has correlated to obesity, for example: sleep deprivation. Many drugs. Certain intestinal bacteria. Adenoviruses. High-sugar foods. Genetics. Malnutrition.
Excessive caloric intake is still on the list - but any of the other factors, singly or in combination, can produce obesity without it.
Other factors will be added. I'm pretty sure we'll find more infectious diseases disregulate fat cells than we currently know about.
In a study in Sweden they linked prisoner behaviour to the prison diet. Increases in Omega 3 intake through oily fish on the prison menu had a direct correlation to a decrease in violent incidents in a year long study at a jail.
Surveys like that one are the weakest form of scientific evidence - though they *are* a form of evidence. But what we'd really like to know is how nutrients affect organisms at the cellular-biochemical level to influence human behavior. That's an area full of almost nothing but questions.
Still, I took the study to be an indication, one of many, that nutrition matters, and that the Omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA contribute something vital to human health.
"When was the last time a mental health doctor asked you about your diet?" That is so so true!! My aunt worked in a mental hospital. People who were in there with delusional illnesses, paranoia, anxiety, insomnia etc were getting up in the middle of the night and drinking LOTS of coffee, and no one batted an eyelid apparently!! If coffee makes sane people loopy, what on earth are they doing giving it to the mentally ill? My thoughts entirely!! Toxins are often causes of this sort of thing
I'm afraid it's ignorance. Mind you, I don't claim to be any kind of expert. But many doctors just completely ignore the nutritional and drug implications of the foods and beverages that are served to mentally-ill patients. The doctors often don't know they should be interested in it. You don't have to be an expert to know that's wrong-headed.
Thank you for adding to our conversation, MsVenaLuna.
@Urgelt It is ignorance. Many people now see, thankfully, that it's common sense! Admittedly there was a point when personally, I didn't think about how things I put into my body could affect it either, but when one becomes concious of how things are processed, you can attribute the effects, or "symptoms" of these things to the diet. Leading a healthy lifestyle then becomes more important. You do have to suffer for a while first though, to appreciate the benefits =) Great talks Urgelt :)
Urgelt- I have an essay on childhood obesity-- I would love to send it to you- I have a planned in class activity for my lecture hall this summer, can I send it- and if so how?
Urgelt- I have an essay on childhood obesity-- I would love to send it to you- I have a planned in class activity for my lecture hall this summer, can I send it- and if so how?
Would you say that age has caused you to embrace healthy eating?
This is in no way intended to be offensive, I simply notice a correlation between those who advocate healthy eating and the younger folks who still live under the veil of invincibility.
That's part of it. Like most young people, I once lived "under the veil of invincibility," as you put it. And I was insufficently skeptical. I couldn't get my mind around the notion that corporations would deliberately sell me foods that would harm me, or that government would let them.
I won't harshly judge those young folks who make the same mistakes I made. But I will offer my unstinting admiration to young people who choose a wiser course.
A poor diet can certainly lead to chronic fatigue.
But it's only fair to say that chronic fatigue has other causes, not all of which have been identified.
Some causes have, though.
My advice: it never hurts to increase the quality of your diet. And you might get some traction by seeing your physician. There are diseases like Lyme which can produce unending fatigue.
For whatever reason, I feel your advice in these videos are to thank. And it beacuse of that I owe you a debt of gratitude. Whether or not you ever post another video again, you have a consistent viewer in me, and I thank you from the depths of my (healthier) heart.
Scottie, there isn't enough information in these videos to form the basis of a lifestyle. Honest. These are just a series of conversations about a very complex and poorly understood subject.
I aimed to learn as much as to share, and I have. People sometimes have amazing insights.
Through your own efforts, you have begun to think critically about food and lifestyle, and to make conscious decisions. You aren't following an "Urgelt" diet or lifestyle, but your own. This is as it should be.
The next step - perhaps it hasn't yet occurred to you - is to become a teacher.
Not necessarily in the formal sense. You don't have to start a web site or make a video series or make your living selling health food.
But you can't miss the obvious. Most people take their cues from the sea of advertising through which we swim. They view food as fuel rather than as nutrition. And they are hurting themselves.
Not all will listen, but you are living proof that some will. Speak to them.
I didn't mean to imply that I've switched to an "Urgelt diet", friend, or that I'm building a lifestyle from your words. I am, however, adjusting my existing lifestyle to fit a healthier archetype, one that you've helped point out to me.
And you can ask my friends and associates if I've been trying to spread the word. Something tells me they'd give you a sock in the nose for creating the monster I'm becoming. :-p
Or mostly glad, anyway. A skeptic's journey is not always an easy one. There are people who will resent you for it.
Just yesterday, a woman told me "The problem with critical thinking is it's so critical!" And, "There are other ways of knowing!"
She was defending the veracity of a cancer survivor who was cured by a shaman, and then married him. Lovely story. Lovely book sales. Lovely money. No evidence.
Critical thinking and the scientific method is, to my mind, one of the simplest but most effective things a person can learn. It prepares them to constantly question and seek evidence for the things they are told everyday. Not just accept!. Thanks Urgelt
I suppose the jist of my message is that I've wanted to a healthier lifetyle for some time now, but never found the fortitude to keep at it. This makes the longest I've stayed healthy, and I can already tell I feel better. There are days I actually can't wait to get home, grab a granola bar and some water, and get an endorphin high at the gym.
I've always had a high metabolism, but I can tell that it's starting to slow as I enter my mid-twenties. Your videos have helped point me in what I think is a great direction, curtailing obesity before it strokes (as my lifestyle to this point would be bound to cause). I've stopped with the frequent cheeseburgers and switched to daily salads. I've ended cheesestak runs and taken up grilling low-fat chicken instead.
So I stumbled across your videos inadvertantly a few months ago, and have taken the time since then to absorb your entire healthy eating series.
I've been a caffeine junkey for many years now, from Surge to Mountain Dew to Vault, etc. Though I've not found the strength to quit cold turkey, I've cut down from 4 or 5 cans per day to just 1, and sometimes not even that. Water has become my new partner, as has frequent aerobic and cardiovascular exercise.
Thanks for the series Urgelt, my 2 biggest problems are not knowing when I am really hungry just instead eating on cravings and my other is eating everything on the plate. I will try some of your idea's.. thanks!
An excellent series of videos. I watched them all in one sitting. I am very interested in the link between diet and behaviour. I think exercise plays a big part in appetite and a healthy lifestyle and is a subject I discuss with my students.
After watching your 15 lectures, I would say that if the message could be boiled down to one statememnt it is this: 'We are what we eat.'
I would add, we evolved to consume natural foods, not industrially processed, heat-treated, refined foods with added sugars and chemical toxins. It should not be a surprise to discover that the further we diverge from eating natural foods, the poorer is our health and the unhappier are our minds.
Very good! i loved your series sooo much, i just watched every last one in a row, i just couldnt stop! you've been so influencial and im certainly going to start putting some of your ideas into force. Thank you very much i hope more people will view your series.
May I suggest that you look for the videos of a poster named FoodDudeTV? He has amplified many of the points I've talked about, and raises new ones of great interest.
Also, usmedstudent has posted some information about supplements and nutrition on his channel that you may find of interest.
It doesn't really require a video. The difference is simple.
Organic foods are produced without use of pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides, and there are only about 35 FDA-approved food additives for organic foods (as opposed to thousands for non-organic foods).
For meat animals, their feed is free of those chemicals, and they are not routinely injected with hormones, antibiotics, etc, except as required by medical conditions.
Perhps it would be possible to talk about the secound question that boders me. So if you don't mind. Don't you think that the most harmfull thing about sweetening is the tast of sugger it selfe?
Dosen't react the body with insolin production, wich maks you feel irrestible hungry?
No, artificial sweeteners don't stimulate the production of insulin.
Perhaps you have a point about accustoming us to the taste of sweetness, though. It's worth thinking about.
As for the "worst" effects of these chemicals, I suppose we don't have a consensus answer to that question. It's tough to choose between psychoactive effects, addiction, or cancer - and there may be effects we don't yet understand.
I had made a little internetreserche and ther is written that many share your point and resoned point of view... But ther is no big and representative sincific study wich shows that ( 4.1.2007). If you now consider wich financial power is behind the artifissial sweetening then you have to confess that on have to be at least unshure about that point.
Sorry, I realy would like to be nicer with you but this qustions could have direct influence of the health of your lisener and It would be a pity If your series wouldend be what they deserved to be: Perfect. :)
Here are the things which, ideally, should have a direct influence on your health:
1. Your doctor.
2. You; your decisions.
Unfortunately, there are a lot of influences outside of the control of you and your doctor. Educating yourself is a step that can help.
My purpose is to stimulate curiosity and skepticism, and to provide a small window onto the dynamic world that is health science. Where you go from there is up to you.
Science does not work as you imagine. It does not produce a single "big and representative" study; it produces thousands and thousands of studies, each chipping away at a particular part of the puzzle. Some of those studies contradict each other.
Perfect answers to these questions are not available to me, to doctors, to scientists, or to consumers. With respect to nutrition, you cannot escape making some speculations or intuitive leaps.
If the the task is easy narrow enought their are representive studies in since and one of the criterions is the nummeric size of it... But it's a god point anyway.Especially if we talk about nutritmentstudis wich seems to say mostly wat the intrestgroup wich has pad them wants to say.
Here is what I am sure about with respect to artificial sweeteners.
I am sure that artificial sweeteners are damaging to health. I am sure that aspartame is a psychoactive drug, too.
Do I know exactly what these substances do in the body, entirely? No. Neither does science. But there is enough information available to make you wary - if you know about it.
The doctors also massivly recommendet hormos for a cuple of years. But you are defenetly right you have to consult a doctor if you are sick. But if you know that they are influentted by certain interest and opinions like all of us maybe it would be better to consult more then one of them to get a better overlook.
Getting more than one opinion is something I do when the stakes are high. For routine things, one opinion, plus a little checking using Google, is probably adequate, I should think.
Vitamins can be dangerous to your health: 1) if there are toxins such as heavy metals in them (as some studies have found in the past) or 2) if taking them causes you to attain a toxic level of the vitamin itself, which can easily happen since you are also getting vitamins in food.
Obtaining vitamins in food is the preferred way to obtain them. People thinking about adding supplements to their diet should consult a doctor.
Yes that what I heard of: Especially from the Vitamin C in the food wich is partly high dosed for converfation therfore sold as particular healthy. But the experts here in Europe are going a bit further. They also say that doctors discribe vitamins radomly. The only recommendet them if you have a specific lack of it, wich is mostly not the case. Are you with them?
There are some supplements that a doctor might recommend for specific maladies. For example, glucosamine has the property of reducing inflamation in joints due to arthritis or other degenerative diseases. Omega-3 protects against glaucoma - if it's not in your diet, a supplement is better than none. Those are only examples.
You can do your own research and take a stab at what you need, but then go over your ideas with a doctor to make sure it's wise to proceed.
i saw something about the FDA wanting to change the law about posting the radioactive symbol on food products that were treated with radiation. They want to change it to something less "negative". this seems like the big businesses have bought out the FDA and now i wouldnt trust a single thing they have to say.
Well, yes. Or rather, they bought the politicians who appointed executives from the very industries they regulate. The FDA commissioners will go back to their industry jobs; they know to whom they are loyal.
your videos have helped me soooo much... i hope and pray that you continue to bless us with your knowlegdge... i have watched 1-15 and i am completly blown away by this information!!! take care
Most of what I've reported in this series is actually rather uncontroversial to scientists in the field. Nutritionists, however, aren't getting the word reliably. Schools are relying heavily on food industry sources and government agencies who are controlled by executives from the same industry.
In any event, I hope the information will be of some value to you in your own life, Tamifun2007. Thank you for your comment.
Thank you for pointing the importance of nutrition in mental health! I wanted to just add a tiny note which is that the major makers of omega-3 fatty acid supplements, at least according to Consumer Labs, which independently tests the products, do not contain mercury of PCBs. Four companies further do not have dioxin. It appears that during the processing of fish oil, the mercury as well as some of the other toxins are processed out. Hope this update helps!
Indeed it does, and I thank you for it, usmedstudent.
It does appear to be important to have some Omega-3 in diet. The easiest source is fish oil supplements, so if the major makers are safe, it's very good news.
Omega-3 has been seen in studies to produce tangible health benefits. It's particularly good for staving off blindness and in cardiovascular health.
Fish oil, though, may contain mercury. Large fish tend to concentrate mercury in their flesh. I'm of the opinion there isn't really any safe level. Terrestrial sources are better, such as walnuts. Google for more.
Thanks for your considerable effort in producing this series. I appreciate your relaxed, skeptical approach as well as a comforting presentation style. Well done. I'll try making videos of how I incorporate this information into my lifestyle. It's a daunting task so best I take small steps over the next year or so.
Urgelt, you are really making me think about how i eat and what's in what i eat. I have no health problems and am not overweight but often think about eating healthier in order to stay healthy. Thank you for all of your videos. They are VERY helpful.
I think anyone can think critically about food choices, if they realize the assumptions they've been fed from childhood about food are false. You don't have to be a genius. And if IQ tests mean anything, I'm not one myself. :-)
Sometimes it's important to rephrase a point several different ways to make sure as many as possible can connect with the message. I was hard to leave that phrase out, a lot of people relate to it.
my father has had the same issue that yuo had with MSG we are also working on trying to get the health care industry to help us out cause he got hospitalized from MSG adn they didnt help him with his bills in anyway.
Urgelt I've really enjoyed watching your videos tonight. I too am of the same mindset you are after I read the book "Digestive Wellness" a few years back, it really turned my life around. I highly recommend reading it.
Thanks, Bendial80. It's true, there is nothing original in my videos; smarter people than I have pointed this stuff out before. But it's hard to figure out who is blowing smoke for a buck, and who is genuine, until you look at the underlying scientific studies.
I've tried to go past the "experts" and do that, as much as I could. Search engines have been a huge help.
Great Series. I would like to call out High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS). This sweetener is in about 97% of the items in our food stores. It is sweeter and cheaper to produce than regular sugar. It is in almost every food item you have at home!
This chemical has only been around since 1975, since then America has started to see this rise in obesity and HFCS in your food. Could there be a link?
My doctor told me that HFCS is the #1 reason he stays employed, #2 was cigarettes. WOW! Google it
It's a sugar, in the broader sense. I've not gone into much detail, but added sugars have to be avoided; they are just too damaging to ignore, and are a major culprit in the damage industrial diets do to human health.
Heh, I don't feel brilliant. It's actually difficult to get a swelled head when you're wading into subjects about which you aren't an expert, and can make missteps.
I think I got the material in this series *mostly* right. Good enough, probably, for a person paying attention to benefit from it. But there's always room for improvement.
I can always rely on your kindness, Puck. Thank you.
Fascinating. I will start watching these from the beginning. The Ayurvedic and Yogic traditions of India are scientific in being aware of the influence different foods have on our emotions. They have terms like satvic, rajasic or tamasic. Each food type doing different things to our mind and emotions.
The Vedic and Yogic traditions are way outside of my knowledge base. My sources are Western science, with all the strengths and limitations that implies.
Changing blood sugar levels alone can affect mood, so I suspect that Indian traditions are pointing to a fertile area for future research.
Great stuff Urgelt. I especially agree with the comments at the end. We are what we eat and I'm sure you have made alot of people think more critically about their food.
I concur with all that you have said. I am currently studying towards my BS in Natural Health (I inwardly laugh everytime I say BS). Diet has a very huge effect on our emotions and how our brain works. I can't wait to hear the next series. I think that the Health profession of today has greatly removed itself from the HUman aspect. They forgot about educating, instead they are making dollars.
Heh, I kept that promise for about 5 days. But at least I didn't name the new one HE #16!
I don't see it as an ending. It's just time for me to shut up and let other folks take up the conversation. Hence the Link video. I look forward to seeing what people can add to the discussion.
I've never heard of this connection, but it really makes sense. I don't think that so many people had mental deseases 200 years ago as they have today.
Thanks for sharing this and the whole excellent HE series! :-)
Well, to be honest? My psycologist did ask me what my diet was like when I went to her with my Deprssion, however, it wasnt a constant factor in our sessions.
Your videos are most enlightening. I will keep watching.
That may very well be! I had not thought of that. but she was concerned about me taking in enough vitamins but thats not exactly a cncern for my diet is it?
If she expressed concern about vitamins, then she's rousing herself to go beyond standard psych textbook therapy. That's a good sign. You might just have a pretty good psych there.
Might want to mention to her the link provided in the text box of this video.
Tryptophan, if taken as a supplement pill, will make you drowsy. It's probably overkill if you're drinking milk and eating eggs pretty often. Turkey is loaded with it.
Only 10-15% of your daily calories should be in the form of proteins. There should be no need to emphasize Tryptophan... just make sure you're eating some foods every day that are good sources of all 8 essential amino acids.
Well it completely makes sense, and I'm surprised I've never really thought about it aside from things like alcohol and caffeine. I'll have to go back and watch all your other videos that I haven't seen now. There's good info here. BTW, you should have your own show where you trot out the doctors and scientists making these studies that find these results not many know about.
And don't get me started on the healthcare industry!
My doctors and I have had limited conversations about my weight and my mental health and how they affect each other.
I'm back on my "diet" and have stopped taking my risperdal for other reasons and one of the nice things about stopping it is that my food cravings have been cut in half.
Thank you for this series I for one really appreciate it.
like always.. very interesnting what you said and also very edcating.. i really hope i can learn about it, i started with my diet ;-) i msut loos emy 20 pounds haha :-D
yes thats true but i also take a lot of vitaminc concentrates, just the hidrosolubles, you know vitamin C and the B complex, bt specially (and its veryhard) i try to eat less suggar products... ( I LOVE SUGGAR)specially when i feel down, i also like chocolate... :-(
we will see if i get loose at least 4 kilos (8pounds) in 1 month..
slowly, but healthy.. not all in on month :-D besides the 1st october i started again with my sports...
thanks for the educational content/ideas/leadership, I think educational vlogs have more longevity, I hope more people will participate in developing them, look forward to further educational content :)
I like entertainment as well as the next guy, but I think there's a need for educational content, too. My fondest dream is that more videographers will take up the challenge.
I totally agree with you. I seen food alternatives to medications for different mental illnesses work with people. Especially foods with vitamine E in them as well.
Great advice that I'll be passing on to some friends diagnosed with MH problems. I have enjoyed watching your 'Healthy Eating' series and learned alot from your videos...Thank You...I look forward to watching your Next series.
He does have that '' voice '', I could listen to it forever. He could read out a phone directory and I would listen. But this is all excellent and imprtant.
Alright before I even start watching this, I have to ask..this is not the end of Urgelt, is it? I don't care WHAT you make videos of but I will miss that captivating voice if you stop, so please don't. :-)
Oh these are some great points. Ignore the illness and the companies grow and profit. Fix the illness and so many people lose all that precious money. Cure for Cancer? Cure for Aids? Perhaps it is out there and they just don't want us to have it.
Sorry for the rant...
Great video and thank YOU for all the HE videos. And we will need to do a lot better with our eating to survive.
The profit motive does not always produce institutional behavior that satisfies our needs. I'll be exploring that point from several angles in the upcoming series.
The only person who has ever talked to me about diet and mental health is one of my uncles, and said much the same, Urgelt. I did see a report that mental illness was much less in countries where fish was a lrage part of the diet.Of course then there is the mercury concern. You mentioned Selenium, which I have begun taking in tablet form. Thankyou Urgelt. I will look forward to your next series.
You can get certified low-mercury fish oil supplements rich in Omega-3. I'd rather have *no* mercury, though. Another source is freshly ground flax seeds. You have to grind them very fine, then use the powder in your food; just eating flax seeds won't release the Omega-3 oils.
Oh, I'll be posting more videos... just not on healthy eating. Next theme series: the health care industry. I'll camp on that theme until I'm comfortable I've made the points I want to make. But I'll be sprinkling in other stuff from time to time, too.
"Shark" has a nice ring to it. Why the name change? I Favorited HE #15. I'll be able to keep it for posterity. If not that long, then certainly long enough for me to refer back to it from time to time as needed.
you already mentioned what horrible effects caffine can do to mental health, so yes i do think diets can affect it. it's unfortunate this is your last one though.
Oh, there's definitely a *need* for more. I'm kinda hoping maybe some other posters might catch fire and post some HE vids of their own. *nudge nudge*
Man, it sure is. I've seen a video clip showing what happens to dendrites exposed to tiny amounts of mercury. It ain't pretty. There's really no safe amount, I think.
You kept me interested from the beginning to the very end. You're right that many of us don't get enough educational medium about this subject. Many of us have lost touch with current facts regarding our body's daily consumptions and forget how it effects our mental well being and moods. Now and days we depend too much on drug companies to solve our problems when mostly all we really need is proper nutrition and diet. Are we on the same page, Urgelt?
I think we are, FWz. Drugs do have a role, but we can do more with nutrition and less with drugs for mental disorders. We aren't getting that message from the health care industry, alas.
In the broader sense, we're overdependent on drugs to fix problems, when we could do better by avoiding problems in the first place. But you need knowledge to do that... and it's tough to find.
From what I know about your personality and knowledge just by socializing with you on here, I'm quite certain that you have probably written your very own book or two. If you haven't written any books, then you should. But I'm quite sure you have because it would be such a waste to not be writing. Feel free to let me know publicly or privately because I am interested in receiving any of your work and/or material besides video.
Huey, I'm retired. I'm not a published author. My only qualification for doing this series is... I eat food. In the most literal sense, I'm a consumer.
Eating healthy is something any consumer should be able to learn to do. Agreed?
Heh, don't even think "LG15" all over again. This is all true, Huey. I'm just a lurker who decided to post stuff.
Ok, forget the book. Why make books when sooner or later the whole world will be watching videos to learn and be entertained at the same time. You, my man, are definately paving the way! Looking forward to your future videos no matter what subject you tackle for us next.
since a few years, i'm telling friends, and other people to watch out for "hardened fats" and "monosodium glutamate" in their food, but they didnt care .. so i gave it up, they dont want to know the truth, i dont know why.
well its hard to check (really)everithing u just want to eat, but i think its worth it.
I liked ur HE videos, and i hope this is may not be the last one
There are no words that may ever contain the ------->gratitute! towards you infinite generosity! Thank you Professor Urgelt! GRAZIE!
gattingattino 1 month ago
Behavioural studies with peer reviewed evidence is what science has to rely on. Evidence of what food does to the human brain at a neurological level is much harder to study - for obvious reasons.
Our hunter gatherer ancestors were driven to find and consume sweet, fatty and salty food. Now we live with an overabundance of these items it's a drive we find much harder to switch off.
designanddirection 1 year ago
No, the body of knowledge in science is not composed solely of surveys picking out dubious correlations. There are also laboratory studies of animals (also with shortcomings, of course), in vitro studies, computer modeling, and others. The problem we face in all forms of study is the daunting complexity of human physiology.
It's this complexity that should make us very wary of drawing simplistic conclusions - like "an overabundance of sweet, fatty and salty foods is causing our problems."
Urgelt 1 year ago
Here is a run-down of just some of the factors science has correlated to obesity, for example: sleep deprivation. Many drugs. Certain intestinal bacteria. Adenoviruses. High-sugar foods. Genetics. Malnutrition.
Excessive caloric intake is still on the list - but any of the other factors, singly or in combination, can produce obesity without it.
Other factors will be added. I'm pretty sure we'll find more infectious diseases disregulate fat cells than we currently know about.
Urgelt 1 year ago
In a study in Sweden they linked prisoner behaviour to the prison diet. Increases in Omega 3 intake through oily fish on the prison menu had a direct correlation to a decrease in violent incidents in a year long study at a jail.
designanddirection 1 year ago
Surveys like that one are the weakest form of scientific evidence - though they *are* a form of evidence. But what we'd really like to know is how nutrients affect organisms at the cellular-biochemical level to influence human behavior. That's an area full of almost nothing but questions.
Still, I took the study to be an indication, one of many, that nutrition matters, and that the Omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA contribute something vital to human health.
Thanks for contributing, DAD.
Urgelt 1 year ago
"When was the last time a mental health doctor asked you about your diet?" That is so so true!! My aunt worked in a mental hospital. People who were in there with delusional illnesses, paranoia, anxiety, insomnia etc were getting up in the middle of the night and drinking LOTS of coffee, and no one batted an eyelid apparently!! If coffee makes sane people loopy, what on earth are they doing giving it to the mentally ill? My thoughts entirely!! Toxins are often causes of this sort of thing
MsVenaLuna 1 year ago
I'm afraid it's ignorance. Mind you, I don't claim to be any kind of expert. But many doctors just completely ignore the nutritional and drug implications of the foods and beverages that are served to mentally-ill patients. The doctors often don't know they should be interested in it. You don't have to be an expert to know that's wrong-headed.
Thank you for adding to our conversation, MsVenaLuna.
Urgelt 1 year ago
@Urgelt It is ignorance. Many people now see, thankfully, that it's common sense! Admittedly there was a point when personally, I didn't think about how things I put into my body could affect it either, but when one becomes concious of how things are processed, you can attribute the effects, or "symptoms" of these things to the diet. Leading a healthy lifestyle then becomes more important. You do have to suffer for a while first though, to appreciate the benefits =) Great talks Urgelt :)
MsVenaLuna 1 year ago
Urgelt- I have an essay on childhood obesity-- I would love to send it to you- I have a planned in class activity for my lecture hall this summer, can I send it- and if so how?
kurtnils 1 year ago
Urgelt- I have an essay on childhood obesity-- I would love to send it to you- I have a planned in class activity for my lecture hall this summer, can I send it- and if so how?
kurtnils 1 year ago
Well done. As a younger person myself, I found this to be educating, motivating, and highly information. Keep up the good work!
galacticPizza 2 years ago
Urgelt,
I enjoy your videos, but I do have a question.
Would you say that age has caused you to embrace healthy eating?
This is in no way intended to be offensive, I simply notice a correlation between those who advocate healthy eating and the younger folks who still live under the veil of invincibility.
racingdynamics 2 years ago
That's part of it. Like most young people, I once lived "under the veil of invincibility," as you put it. And I was insufficently skeptical. I couldn't get my mind around the notion that corporations would deliberately sell me foods that would harm me, or that government would let them.
I won't harshly judge those young folks who make the same mistakes I made. But I will offer my unstinting admiration to young people who choose a wiser course.
Urgelt 2 years ago
Are you ok Urgelt ?
You haven't been making a video for a long time. ;-)
panthera50 2 years ago
The only dogma that the masses seem to challenge is what the industries seem to challenge themselves..
kurtnils 2 years ago
i wonder if the reason im always so tired is because of the way I eat.
lorkhanindomitable 2 years ago
A poor diet can certainly lead to chronic fatigue.
But it's only fair to say that chronic fatigue has other causes, not all of which have been identified.
Some causes have, though.
My advice: it never hurts to increase the quality of your diet. And you might get some traction by seeing your physician. There are diseases like Lyme which can produce unending fatigue.
Urgelt 2 years ago
No Thank you very much.
yougivemeoneOK 2 years ago
For whatever reason, I feel your advice in these videos are to thank. And it beacuse of that I owe you a debt of gratitude. Whether or not you ever post another video again, you have a consistent viewer in me, and I thank you from the depths of my (healthier) heart.
scottie2024 2 years ago
Scottie, there isn't enough information in these videos to form the basis of a lifestyle. Honest. These are just a series of conversations about a very complex and poorly understood subject.
I aimed to learn as much as to share, and I have. People sometimes have amazing insights.
Through your own efforts, you have begun to think critically about food and lifestyle, and to make conscious decisions. You aren't following an "Urgelt" diet or lifestyle, but your own. This is as it should be.
Urgelt 2 years ago
The next step - perhaps it hasn't yet occurred to you - is to become a teacher.
Not necessarily in the formal sense. You don't have to start a web site or make a video series or make your living selling health food.
But you can't miss the obvious. Most people take their cues from the sea of advertising through which we swim. They view food as fuel rather than as nutrition. And they are hurting themselves.
Not all will listen, but you are living proof that some will. Speak to them.
Urgelt 2 years ago
Indeed, it's sad but true: people are sheeple.
I didn't mean to imply that I've switched to an "Urgelt diet", friend, or that I'm building a lifestyle from your words. I am, however, adjusting my existing lifestyle to fit a healthier archetype, one that you've helped point out to me.
And you can ask my friends and associates if I've been trying to spread the word. Something tells me they'd give you a sock in the nose for creating the monster I'm becoming. :-p
scottie2024 2 years ago
It lives! It lives! Cue the organ music! :-P
I'm glad to have helped, Scottie.
Or mostly glad, anyway. A skeptic's journey is not always an easy one. There are people who will resent you for it.
Just yesterday, a woman told me "The problem with critical thinking is it's so critical!" And, "There are other ways of knowing!"
She was defending the veracity of a cancer survivor who was cured by a shaman, and then married him. Lovely story. Lovely book sales. Lovely money. No evidence.
Urgelt 2 years ago
Critical thinking and the scientific method is, to my mind, one of the simplest but most effective things a person can learn. It prepares them to constantly question and seek evidence for the things they are told everyday. Not just accept!. Thanks Urgelt
yragnevets 2 years ago
Well said, yragnevets, and thanks for your comment.
Urgelt 2 years ago
I suppose the jist of my message is that I've wanted to a healthier lifetyle for some time now, but never found the fortitude to keep at it. This makes the longest I've stayed healthy, and I can already tell I feel better. There are days I actually can't wait to get home, grab a granola bar and some water, and get an endorphin high at the gym.
scottie2024 2 years ago
I've always had a high metabolism, but I can tell that it's starting to slow as I enter my mid-twenties. Your videos have helped point me in what I think is a great direction, curtailing obesity before it strokes (as my lifestyle to this point would be bound to cause). I've stopped with the frequent cheeseburgers and switched to daily salads. I've ended cheesestak runs and taken up grilling low-fat chicken instead.
scottie2024 2 years ago
So I stumbled across your videos inadvertantly a few months ago, and have taken the time since then to absorb your entire healthy eating series.
I've been a caffeine junkey for many years now, from Surge to Mountain Dew to Vault, etc. Though I've not found the strength to quit cold turkey, I've cut down from 4 or 5 cans per day to just 1, and sometimes not even that. Water has become my new partner, as has frequent aerobic and cardiovascular exercise.
scottie2024 2 years ago
Thank you Urgelt
I learned so much of the information, I have been seeking. This will help my new lifestyle and changes perfectly.
dancera 3 years ago
Thanks so much for these, just went through them all and i had no idea my caffeine addiction was this harmfull.
CivilNL 3 years ago
Thanks for the series Urgelt, my 2 biggest problems are not knowing when I am really hungry just instead eating on cravings and my other is eating everything on the plate. I will try some of your idea's.. thanks!
Cloigeann 4 years ago
An excellent series of videos. I watched them all in one sitting. I am very interested in the link between diet and behaviour. I think exercise plays a big part in appetite and a healthy lifestyle and is a subject I discuss with my students.
After watching your 15 lectures, I would say that if the message could be boiled down to one statememnt it is this: 'We are what we eat.'
Thank you, Sir.
batman2909 4 years ago
Indeed we are.
I would add, we evolved to consume natural foods, not industrially processed, heat-treated, refined foods with added sugars and chemical toxins. It should not be a surprise to discover that the further we diverge from eating natural foods, the poorer is our health and the unhappier are our minds.
Urgelt 4 years ago
Very good! i loved your series sooo much, i just watched every last one in a row, i just couldnt stop! you've been so influencial and im certainly going to start putting some of your ideas into force. Thank you very much i hope more people will view your series.
Gavin
gavinepcs 4 years ago
Hi, Gavin, I'm glad you liked them.
May I suggest that you look for the videos of a poster named FoodDudeTV? He has amplified many of the points I've talked about, and raises new ones of great interest.
Also, usmedstudent has posted some information about supplements and nutrition on his channel that you may find of interest.
Urgelt 4 years ago
Urgelt Thanks for your series on healthy eating. You have provided much food for thought .
tomj1954 4 years ago
Welcome, Tom, I'm glad you enjoyed them.
Urgelt 4 years ago
It doesn't really require a video. The difference is simple.
Organic foods are produced without use of pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides, and there are only about 35 FDA-approved food additives for organic foods (as opposed to thousands for non-organic foods).
For meat animals, their feed is free of those chemicals, and they are not routinely injected with hormones, antibiotics, etc, except as required by medical conditions.
Organic food therefore contains far fewer toxins.
Urgelt 4 years ago
YOU ARE HEARD AND IN THE CARIBBEAN.
celica4jay 4 years ago
GREAT VIDEOS.
celica4jay 4 years ago
YOU ARE HEARD IN THE CARIBBEAN TOO.
celica4jay 4 years ago
If you know what the stakes are I agree....
Perhps it would be possible to talk about the secound question that boders me. So if you don't mind. Don't you think that the most harmfull thing about sweetening is the tast of sugger it selfe?
Dosen't react the body with insolin production, wich maks you feel irrestible hungry?
BRAINONBOARD 4 years ago
No, artificial sweeteners don't stimulate the production of insulin.
Perhaps you have a point about accustoming us to the taste of sweetness, though. It's worth thinking about.
As for the "worst" effects of these chemicals, I suppose we don't have a consensus answer to that question. It's tough to choose between psychoactive effects, addiction, or cancer - and there may be effects we don't yet understand.
Urgelt 4 years ago
I had made a little internetreserche and ther is written that many share your point and resoned point of view... But ther is no big and representative sincific study wich shows that ( 4.1.2007). If you now consider wich financial power is behind the artifissial sweetening then you have to confess that on have to be at least unshure about that point.
BRAINONBOARD 4 years ago
Sorry, I realy would like to be nicer with you but this qustions could have direct influence of the health of your lisener and It would be a pity If your series wouldend be what they deserved to be: Perfect. :)
BRAINONBOARD 4 years ago
Here are the things which, ideally, should have a direct influence on your health:
1. Your doctor.
2. You; your decisions.
Unfortunately, there are a lot of influences outside of the control of you and your doctor. Educating yourself is a step that can help.
My purpose is to stimulate curiosity and skepticism, and to provide a small window onto the dynamic world that is health science. Where you go from there is up to you.
Urgelt 4 years ago
Science does not work as you imagine. It does not produce a single "big and representative" study; it produces thousands and thousands of studies, each chipping away at a particular part of the puzzle. Some of those studies contradict each other.
Perfect answers to these questions are not available to me, to doctors, to scientists, or to consumers. With respect to nutrition, you cannot escape making some speculations or intuitive leaps.
Urgelt 4 years ago
If the the task is easy narrow enought their are representive studies in since and one of the criterions is the nummeric size of it... But it's a god point anyway.Especially if we talk about nutritmentstudis wich seems to say mostly wat the intrestgroup wich has pad them wants to say.
BRAINONBOARD 4 years ago
Here is what I am sure about with respect to artificial sweeteners.
I am sure that artificial sweeteners are damaging to health. I am sure that aspartame is a psychoactive drug, too.
Do I know exactly what these substances do in the body, entirely? No. Neither does science. But there is enough information available to make you wary - if you know about it.
Urgelt 4 years ago
The doctors also massivly recommendet hormos for a cuple of years. But you are defenetly right you have to consult a doctor if you are sick. But if you know that they are influentted by certain interest and opinions like all of us maybe it would be better to consult more then one of them to get a better overlook.
BRAINONBOARD 4 years ago
Getting more than one opinion is something I do when the stakes are high. For routine things, one opinion, plus a little checking using Google, is probably adequate, I should think.
Urgelt 4 years ago
I enyed to watch your vides very much. They are really interestring. I have learned a lot from you.
But althrught I have a Question wich boders me. Wat's about the artifical Vitamins? Are they so HARMFULL as we think in the old continet?
BRAINONBOARD 4 years ago
Vitamins can be dangerous to your health: 1) if there are toxins such as heavy metals in them (as some studies have found in the past) or 2) if taking them causes you to attain a toxic level of the vitamin itself, which can easily happen since you are also getting vitamins in food.
Obtaining vitamins in food is the preferred way to obtain them. People thinking about adding supplements to their diet should consult a doctor.
Urgelt 4 years ago
Yes that what I heard of: Especially from the Vitamin C in the food wich is partly high dosed for converfation therfore sold as particular healthy. But the experts here in Europe are going a bit further. They also say that doctors discribe vitamins radomly. The only recommendet them if you have a specific lack of it, wich is mostly not the case. Are you with them?
BRAINONBOARD 4 years ago
There are some supplements that a doctor might recommend for specific maladies. For example, glucosamine has the property of reducing inflamation in joints due to arthritis or other degenerative diseases. Omega-3 protects against glaucoma - if it's not in your diet, a supplement is better than none. Those are only examples.
You can do your own research and take a stab at what you need, but then go over your ideas with a doctor to make sure it's wise to proceed.
Urgelt 4 years ago
Increasing critical thinking... I do that with students all the time. Thank you for the video.
JuciShockwave 4 years ago
The best teachers always do, I think. I'm glad to know you are among them, Juci.
Urgelt 4 years ago
if you keep talking like this they'll put you on a terrorist watch list and you'll end up with an orange jump suit down in guantanamo bay cuba...
bugsycline 4 years ago
Hmm, I hope not. Orange isn't my color.
Urgelt 4 years ago
i saw something about the FDA wanting to change the law about posting the radioactive symbol on food products that were treated with radiation. They want to change it to something less "negative". this seems like the big businesses have bought out the FDA and now i wouldnt trust a single thing they have to say.
RabidCuj0 4 years ago
Well, yes. Or rather, they bought the politicians who appointed executives from the very industries they regulate. The FDA commissioners will go back to their industry jobs; they know to whom they are loyal.
It's pure, shameful corruption.
Urgelt 4 years ago
your videos have helped me soooo much... i hope and pray that you continue to bless us with your knowlegdge... i have watched 1-15 and i am completly blown away by this information!!! take care
tamifun2007 4 years ago
Most of what I've reported in this series is actually rather uncontroversial to scientists in the field. Nutritionists, however, aren't getting the word reliably. Schools are relying heavily on food industry sources and government agencies who are controlled by executives from the same industry.
In any event, I hope the information will be of some value to you in your own life, Tamifun2007. Thank you for your comment.
Urgelt 4 years ago
Dear Urgelt,
Thank you for pointing the importance of nutrition in mental health! I wanted to just add a tiny note which is that the major makers of omega-3 fatty acid supplements, at least according to Consumer Labs, which independently tests the products, do not contain mercury of PCBs. Four companies further do not have dioxin. It appears that during the processing of fish oil, the mercury as well as some of the other toxins are processed out. Hope this update helps!
usmedstudent 4 years ago
Indeed it does, and I thank you for it, usmedstudent.
It does appear to be important to have some Omega-3 in diet. The easiest source is fish oil supplements, so if the major makers are safe, it's very good news.
Urgelt 4 years ago
krill oil > fish oil
psychiatry/counsoling > medications
kbit18 5 years ago
Huh, interesting comment. I'm not familiar with krill oil. It makes sense toxins would be less in krill, as they are futher down the food chain.
I'm not a big fan of medications for psychiatric conditions, either. Though I suppose there may be times when there's really no better alternative.
Urgelt 4 years ago
what do you think about omega 3 and fish oil capsules?
msie821 5 years ago
Omega-3 has been seen in studies to produce tangible health benefits. It's particularly good for staving off blindness and in cardiovascular health.
Fish oil, though, may contain mercury. Large fish tend to concentrate mercury in their flesh. I'm of the opinion there isn't really any safe level. Terrestrial sources are better, such as walnuts. Google for more.
Urgelt 5 years ago
Thanks for your considerable effort in producing this series. I appreciate your relaxed, skeptical approach as well as a comforting presentation style. Well done. I'll try making videos of how I incorporate this information into my lifestyle. It's a daunting task so best I take small steps over the next year or so.
curmudgee 5 years ago
Wonderful, Curmudgee. We surely do need more educational content on YouTube.
I hope you'll drop in on AshleyMBd's channel and have a look at what she's begun to do with this theme.
Urgelt 5 years ago
Urgelt, you are really making me think about how i eat and what's in what i eat. I have no health problems and am not overweight but often think about eating healthier in order to stay healthy. Thank you for all of your videos. They are VERY helpful.
libarnes 5 years ago
I'm happy you are thinking more deeply about it, Libarnes. Thank you for your comment.
Urgelt 5 years ago
a great series of videos! thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiance with us. hope you make another series soon! keep up the good work!
b xx
frustratedgibbon 5 years ago
That's the plan: a series on the health care industry of the US, with quite a bit of material in it that is probably universally applicable.
Thanks for your encouragement. :-)
Urgelt 5 years ago
You are a wonderful talker, and extremely intelligent. You clearly sit back and think about things, something people need to do more.
lolzore 5 years ago
I think anyone can think critically about food choices, if they realize the assumptions they've been fed from childhood about food are false. You don't have to be a genius. And if IQ tests mean anything, I'm not one myself. :-)
Urgelt 5 years ago
Respect the work, and time you have invested in all clips you have made.
utubinalldayday 5 years ago
Haha MasterAngel. Well said. :D
MetallicAddict15 5 years ago
"you are what you eat". <<< A non-entertaining conclusion to an entertaining series of videos.
gratex 5 years ago
Sometimes it's important to rephrase a point several different ways to make sure as many as possible can connect with the message. I was hard to leave that phrase out, a lot of people relate to it.
Thank you for commenting.
Urgelt 5 years ago
my father has had the same issue that yuo had with MSG we are also working on trying to get the health care industry to help us out cause he got hospitalized from MSG adn they didnt help him with his bills in anyway.
Xreaper21X 5 years ago
MSG and similar chemicals are a nightmare. I'm sorry your Dad has gone through that, Xreaper21X.
I appreciate your comment, thank you.
Urgelt 5 years ago
You have a nice house.
burteriksson 5 years ago
Urgelt I've really enjoyed watching your videos tonight. I too am of the same mindset you are after I read the book "Digestive Wellness" a few years back, it really turned my life around. I highly recommend reading it.
Bendial80 5 years ago
Thanks, Bendial80. It's true, there is nothing original in my videos; smarter people than I have pointed this stuff out before. But it's hard to figure out who is blowing smoke for a buck, and who is genuine, until you look at the underlying scientific studies.
I've tried to go past the "experts" and do that, as much as I could. Search engines have been a huge help.
Thanks for your comment. :-)
Urgelt 5 years ago
Great Series. I would like to call out High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS). This sweetener is in about 97% of the items in our food stores. It is sweeter and cheaper to produce than regular sugar. It is in almost every food item you have at home!
This chemical has only been around since 1975, since then America has started to see this rise in obesity and HFCS in your food. Could there be a link?
My doctor told me that HFCS is the #1 reason he stays employed, #2 was cigarettes. WOW! Google it
ptak1976 5 years ago
It's a sugar, in the broader sense. I've not gone into much detail, but added sugars have to be avoided; they are just too damaging to ignore, and are a major culprit in the damage industrial diets do to human health.
Thank you for commenting. :-)
Urgelt 5 years ago
You are likely the most brilliant commentator on YouTube. Thank you for your insightful series.
OutbackPuck 5 years ago
Heh, I don't feel brilliant. It's actually difficult to get a swelled head when you're wading into subjects about which you aren't an expert, and can make missteps.
I think I got the material in this series *mostly* right. Good enough, probably, for a person paying attention to benefit from it. But there's always room for improvement.
I can always rely on your kindness, Puck. Thank you.
Urgelt 5 years ago
Fascinating. I will start watching these from the beginning. The Ayurvedic and Yogic traditions of India are scientific in being aware of the influence different foods have on our emotions. They have terms like satvic, rajasic or tamasic. Each food type doing different things to our mind and emotions.
Nazdrovia 5 years ago
The Vedic and Yogic traditions are way outside of my knowledge base. My sources are Western science, with all the strengths and limitations that implies.
Changing blood sugar levels alone can affect mood, so I suspect that Indian traditions are pointing to a fertile area for future research.
I appreciate your interest and comments. :-)
Urgelt 5 years ago
Great stuff Urgelt. I especially agree with the comments at the end. We are what we eat and I'm sure you have made alot of people think more critically about their food.
raybloke 5 years ago
That's my goal. I'm glad you got it. Thanks much for taking the ride with me.
Urgelt 5 years ago
well said sir, later
robertmor1954 5 years ago
Thanks, Robert.
Urgelt 5 years ago
I concur with all that you have said. I am currently studying towards my BS in Natural Health (I inwardly laugh everytime I say BS). Diet has a very huge effect on our emotions and how our brain works. I can't wait to hear the next series. I think that the Health profession of today has greatly removed itself from the HUman aspect. They forgot about educating, instead they are making dollars.
claushah 5 years ago
Yes, very insightful, Claushah.
I'm not at all sure how I'll cover all that waterfront and do it justice. If you have a clue, maybe you can help. :-)
Urgelt 5 years ago
Wow, I can't believe this is [possibly] the last video in the series! I look forward to the next series of videos. :)
LadySeneca 5 years ago
Heh, I kept that promise for about 5 days. But at least I didn't name the new one HE #16!
I don't see it as an ending. It's just time for me to shut up and let other folks take up the conversation. Hence the Link video. I look forward to seeing what people can add to the discussion.
Urgelt 5 years ago
I've never heard of this connection, but it really makes sense. I don't think that so many people had mental deseases 200 years ago as they have today.
Thanks for sharing this and the whole excellent HE series! :-)
muserine 5 years ago
It took me 15 vids to find something you didn't know, muserine. :-)
Urgelt 5 years ago
Are you married? You have kids?
therealjennibum 5 years ago
Let's stay on-topic. :-)
Urgelt 5 years ago
Well, to be honest? My psycologist did ask me what my diet was like when I went to her with my Deprssion, however, it wasnt a constant factor in our sessions.
Your videos are most enlightening. I will keep watching.
Shydowyn 5 years ago
Thanks for the comment, Shydown.
Psychs will sometimes ask questions about subjects that lack an emotional load just to get you talking.
You can tell. If she asked, you answered, and she didn't comment or offer feedback, then it wasn't a discussion, it was standard psych interview.
But psychs aren't necessarily stupid. Some may be keeping up with the science. And some few, it may be hoped, are getting more active about nutrition.
Urgelt 5 years ago
That may very well be! I had not thought of that. but she was concerned about me taking in enough vitamins but thats not exactly a cncern for my diet is it?
Thank you.
Shydowyn 5 years ago
If she expressed concern about vitamins, then she's rousing herself to go beyond standard psych textbook therapy. That's a good sign. You might just have a pretty good psych there.
Might want to mention to her the link provided in the text box of this video.
Urgelt 5 years ago
Thanx for all your info on healty eating!
Funny u mention tryptophan. Mum has been recently telling me i should look into taking that.
nayomee77 5 years ago
Tryptophan, if taken as a supplement pill, will make you drowsy. It's probably overkill if you're drinking milk and eating eggs pretty often. Turkey is loaded with it.
Only 10-15% of your daily calories should be in the form of proteins. There should be no need to emphasize Tryptophan... just make sure you're eating some foods every day that are good sources of all 8 essential amino acids.
Urgelt 5 years ago
Well it completely makes sense, and I'm surprised I've never really thought about it aside from things like alcohol and caffeine. I'll have to go back and watch all your other videos that I haven't seen now. There's good info here. BTW, you should have your own show where you trot out the doctors and scientists making these studies that find these results not many know about.
And don't get me started on the healthcare industry!
Noivad 5 years ago
It's almost too late, Noi. Unsubscribe, quick!
Urgelt 5 years ago
My doctors and I have had limited conversations about my weight and my mental health and how they affect each other.
I'm back on my "diet" and have stopped taking my risperdal for other reasons and one of the nice things about stopping it is that my food cravings have been cut in half.
Thank you for this series I for one really appreciate it.
altebanger 5 years ago
Thanks for the comment and the kind words, altebanger.
I'm pleased to learn of at least one person who's experienced *some* conversation with his doctors about it. Progress.
Urgelt 5 years ago
like always.. very interesnting what you said and also very edcating.. i really hope i can learn about it, i started with my diet ;-) i msut loos emy 20 pounds haha :-D
big hug Urgelt :-I
TIno
tinotrivino 5 years ago
Take it slow, my friend. Work on cravings with healthy food choices, count calories, don't skip meals. Good luck!
Urgelt 5 years ago
yes thats true but i also take a lot of vitaminc concentrates, just the hidrosolubles, you know vitamin C and the B complex, bt specially (and its veryhard) i try to eat less suggar products... ( I LOVE SUGGAR)specially when i feel down, i also like chocolate... :-(
we will see if i get loose at least 4 kilos (8pounds) in 1 month..
slowly, but healthy.. not all in on month :-D besides the 1st october i started again with my sports...
TIno
tinotrivino 5 years ago
thanks for positive input.
minidish 5 years ago
Glad you liked it, minidish.
Urgelt 5 years ago
thanks for the educational content/ideas/leadership, I think educational vlogs have more longevity, I hope more people will participate in developing them, look forward to further educational content :)
davidnode 5 years ago
Appreciate the comment, David.
I like entertainment as well as the next guy, but I think there's a need for educational content, too. My fondest dream is that more videographers will take up the challenge.
Urgelt 5 years ago
I totally agree with you. I seen food alternatives to medications for different mental illnesses work with people. Especially foods with vitamine E in them as well.
grandplans 5 years ago
Thanks for commenting, grandplans. Yep, nutritional deficiencies probably do many bad things we're only beginning to comprehend.
Urgelt 5 years ago
Great advice that I'll be passing on to some friends diagnosed with MH problems. I have enjoyed watching your 'Healthy Eating' series and learned alot from your videos...Thank You...I look forward to watching your Next series.
xxSniperK2xx 5 years ago
Thanks, K2. I'll be looking forward to seeing where you point your camera, too. :-)
Urgelt 5 years ago
He does have that '' voice '', I could listen to it forever. He could read out a phone directory and I would listen. But this is all excellent and imprtant.
ElunedLOTR 5 years ago
You would listen to the phone directory... uh huh. But would you pay attention? :P
Urgelt 5 years ago
haha..thats funny, a phone directory! yeah i'd probably do the same.
nayomee77 5 years ago
Alright before I even start watching this, I have to ask..this is not the end of Urgelt, is it? I don't care WHAT you make videos of but I will miss that captivating voice if you stop, so please don't. :-)
snapesiren 5 years ago
More talking head vids, coming up!
This style of vid should have limited appeal, though. There's almost nothing in my vids to lure in viewers except the message. That's intentional.
Maybe I need one of those electronic voice changers. :P
Urgelt 5 years ago
Oh these are some great points. Ignore the illness and the companies grow and profit. Fix the illness and so many people lose all that precious money. Cure for Cancer? Cure for Aids? Perhaps it is out there and they just don't want us to have it.
Sorry for the rant...
Great video and thank YOU for all the HE videos. And we will need to do a lot better with our eating to survive.
insaneshayne 5 years ago
Shayne, thank you.
The profit motive does not always produce institutional behavior that satisfies our needs. I'll be exploring that point from several angles in the upcoming series.
Urgelt 5 years ago
Good to know. I'll be watching!
insaneshayne 5 years ago
The only person who has ever talked to me about diet and mental health is one of my uncles, and said much the same, Urgelt. I did see a report that mental illness was much less in countries where fish was a lrage part of the diet.Of course then there is the mercury concern. You mentioned Selenium, which I have begun taking in tablet form. Thankyou Urgelt. I will look forward to your next series.
ElunedLOTR 5 years ago
I'm glad, Eluned.
You can get certified low-mercury fish oil supplements rich in Omega-3. I'd rather have *no* mercury, though. Another source is freshly ground flax seeds. You have to grind them very fine, then use the powder in your food; just eating flax seeds won't release the Omega-3 oils.
Urgelt 5 years ago
The connection between diet and mental health is stunning. Thank you for about talking this. I can't wait to see your next video in the new series.
thebigpicture3 5 years ago
Indeeed, TBP3, though the details are still emerging from science, the implications are unmistakeable. And kind of obvious, in hindsight.
I'll probably have more to say about psychology before I hang up my camera.
Urgelt 5 years ago
Good series Urgelt.
Cheers
Rangifulla 5 years ago
Rangi, thank you.
Urgelt 5 years ago
Very thought-provoking. Looking forward to hearing more from you and your viewers.
Copperbat 5 years ago
I'm grateful to you, Copperbat, and the other people who've joined the conversation. Without you guys, I'd just be flapping my gums to empty air.
Urgelt 5 years ago
Thank you.
Wise word... also I just remembered that saying, "you are what you eat" it's too true and understudied, as you say.
I am happy to hear you speak about health-care as it is a very touchy subject, and I'll leave it at that.
AsertyDances 5 years ago
Thanks, AsertyDances.
Very touchy. It's horribly complext, there's a huge amount of money involved, and lives are at stake, too.
Urgelt 5 years ago
I hope this isn't the end, Urgelt. :)
Your videos are usually the ones I most look forward to in my subscription list. =D
HexenX 5 years ago
Oh, I'll be posting more videos... just not on healthy eating. Next theme series: the health care industry. I'll camp on that theme until I'm comfortable I've made the points I want to make. But I'll be sprinkling in other stuff from time to time, too.
Thank you for your comment. :-)
Urgelt 5 years ago
Thank you Urgelt,
"cat"
dadhiltonmps 5 years ago
Most welcome, Cat. Though I might start calling you "Shark." :-)
Urgelt 5 years ago
"Shark" has a nice ring to it. Why the name change? I Favorited HE #15. I'll be able to keep it for posterity. If not that long, then certainly long enough for me to refer back to it from time to time as needed.
"cat"
dadhiltonmps 5 years ago
Because in these waters, you're the shark, I'm the minnow. :-)
Urgelt 5 years ago
you already mentioned what horrible effects caffine can do to mental health, so yes i do think diets can affect it. it's unfortunate this is your last one though.
fireballs 5 years ago
Oh, there's definitely a *need* for more. I'm kinda hoping maybe some other posters might catch fire and post some HE vids of their own. *nudge nudge*
Urgelt 5 years ago
Mercury is horrid!!!!
vrhodes1982 5 years ago
Man, it sure is. I've seen a video clip showing what happens to dendrites exposed to tiny amounts of mercury. It ain't pretty. There's really no safe amount, I think.
Urgelt 5 years ago
You kept me interested from the beginning to the very end. You're right that many of us don't get enough educational medium about this subject. Many of us have lost touch with current facts regarding our body's daily consumptions and forget how it effects our mental well being and moods. Now and days we depend too much on drug companies to solve our problems when mostly all we really need is proper nutrition and diet. Are we on the same page, Urgelt?
~FWz~
FreeWingz 5 years ago
I think we are, FWz. Drugs do have a role, but we can do more with nutrition and less with drugs for mental disorders. We aren't getting that message from the health care industry, alas.
In the broader sense, we're overdependent on drugs to fix problems, when we could do better by avoiding problems in the first place. But you need knowledge to do that... and it's tough to find.
Thanks for your support!
Urgelt 5 years ago
From what I know about your personality and knowledge just by socializing with you on here, I'm quite certain that you have probably written your very own book or two. If you haven't written any books, then you should. But I'm quite sure you have because it would be such a waste to not be writing. Feel free to let me know publicly or privately because I am interested in receiving any of your work and/or material besides video.
FreeWingz 5 years ago
Huey, I'm retired. I'm not a published author. My only qualification for doing this series is... I eat food. In the most literal sense, I'm a consumer.
Eating healthy is something any consumer should be able to learn to do. Agreed?
Heh, don't even think "LG15" all over again. This is all true, Huey. I'm just a lurker who decided to post stuff.
Urgelt 5 years ago
Ok, forget the book. Why make books when sooner or later the whole world will be watching videos to learn and be entertained at the same time. You, my man, are definately paving the way! Looking forward to your future videos no matter what subject you tackle for us next.
FreeWingz 5 years ago
since a few years, i'm telling friends, and other people to watch out for "hardened fats" and "monosodium glutamate" in their food, but they didnt care .. so i gave it up, they dont want to know the truth, i dont know why.
well its hard to check (really)everithing u just want to eat, but i think its worth it.
I liked ur HE videos, and i hope this is may not be the last one
Greetings
Justmedoinnothin 5 years ago
I think it's the last, at least for a good while.
Many people are not ready to listen. But perhaps some are. Don't give up. One person helped is one more to spread the word.
Thank you for your comment.
Urgelt 5 years ago