Food that kills - Part 6

Explore the consequences of a meat diet. Are we really designed to be omnivores? Or does a plant based diet suit us best?

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Education

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• diet
• meat
• plants
• animal
• fat
• heart
• disease
• stroke
• atherosclerosis
• cholesterol
• blood
• clot
• arteries

[GanjaStuPipesUp]

He said he would talk about where to get vitamin B12 from on a vegan diet. Did I miss it or did he forget??

I can find no way to get B12 from plant products, which I'm keen to doing as I'm a vegan & Codex Alimentarius is getting closer.

If anyone knows where to get B12 from naturally (not fortified or in pills) I'd be interested to hear.

Apparently ants are very high in B12, but that will strictly be a last resort.

[LuxorMedia]

I apologize GanjaStuPipesUp, I meant to reply, not to remove your comment from part 2. I found this on wiki, but states they may not work for nutritional purposes.

The mushroom Agaricus bisporus could contain Vitamin B12. This can be seen on some nutrition sites.

Legumes have root nodules that contains Rhizobia. These bacteria can create Vitamin B12.

Salt rising bread contains Clostridium perfringens which is known to create Vitamin B12.

[LuxorMedia]

I have found this information to be very correct, that's just my opinion though.

Could it be possible that those who choose this diet return to normal testosterone levels, and that ingesting androgenic steroids in meat and dairy causes an abnormal elevation of these levels?

[WritergirlAD]

This was really interesting, thanks for posting. I've glad I'm vegan, and that I've been able to help my friends and family learn more about nutrition since I changed my diet.

[KMA645]

@bhay3s tell that to MMA fighters Mac Danzig, Jake Shields (2 weight class champion; middleweight and welterweight) or Ricardo "Mad Dog" Moreira. Think they're low on testosterone?

I'm sorry, but you are misguided.

[SexyAlien2]

This was a great video, but I'm skeptical about the vegetal protein being complete proteins. I've always heard otherwise. I whish he could cite his sources.

[karlkarlkarl1234]

@wavepsychic

Just wondering, when is Codex Alimentarius coming into effect? Is it already happening in the EU (which seems to be the forefront of CA's application)?

As far as I know all countries who are part of the UN have to implement it....

[karlkarlkarl1234]

@GanjaStuPipesUp

"Fermented soya products, seaweeds, and algae such as spirulina have all been suggested as containing significant B12. However, the present consensus is that any B12 present in plant foods is likely to be unavailable to humans and so these foods should not be relied upon as safe sources. Many vegan foods are supplemented with B12." - vegsoc.org

[karlkarlkarl1234]

@minalora

Well said. After reading your comment I knew that you had to be a scientist/doctor, as no one else would know what if is.

[karlkarlkarl1234]

@KrisMTL

I would like to add to that vitamin D supplement (~100IU), you will notice the difference in your daily happiness and energy. I read somewhere that something like 75% of all people in the Western world are badly deficient in this because we don't get out into the sun often enough, and is hypothesized to be the major cause of depression.

Vitamin D does increase levels of the serotonin in the brain, and in one hospital study, >90% of patients were deficient!

[TheRealPathFinder]

thanks for the info my friend

[KrisMTL]

@GanjaStuPipesUp Take a B12 supplement, that's what I do. I also drink B12 fortified unsweetened soy milk.

There are B12 in some organic plan skins, but NOWHERE near how much you need. We raped all the top soil, humans are F'd.

[funnyguise]

Either this talk is dated or he's not aware... hemp seeds alone cover so many of our nutritional needs!!!