Do I Endorse Veganism? FITNESS - HEALTH - ETHICS - ENVIRONMENTALISM
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Today I thought to chime into a rather controversial topic, that of veganism.
And as you've noticed, my comment section is temporarily opened.
And that is because I think it is only fair that both vegans and meat eaters can have their say in this important discussion.
But a word of warning, though, if you can't conduct yourself in your writing as a gentleman, I will delete your comment and block you.
I don't really have the time to moderate my comment section, but I will do it because I think it's an important enough topic to discuss.
Because if we can exchange insights, we might reach further enlightenment.
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Now, a brief history of my own channel.
This channel actually started as a fitness channel about six long years ago.
It's been a glorious journey indeed.
And about three years ago, I started getting more interested in veganism because it appealed to me.
It appealed with the religious fanaticism.
Because you have to understand first and foremost that veganism is a cult.
It's a religion of sorts.
But I don't have anything against religious cults.
I think it's good that people believe in something.
And as a friend of Mother Earth and of the animals to a certain extent at least, I thought it was appealing.
And I thought the vegans did something.
They had an they had a cause at least.
Most people in the modern world do not have this.
So ultimately, it was something that I thought was interesting to delve deeper into.
And since I came from a fitness-oriented or a bodybuilding-oriented perspective to begin with, I viewed veganism in such a way as well.
And then I said in a video about three years ago that, of course, you can eat veganism because it is only about getting enough protein in and you can build a lot of muscle on carbohydrates.
And for you who have been with me for quite some time, you know that I made some Gaines Kitchen videos on vegan recipes, etc. because I thought it was, as I said, interesting and it was worth delving deeper into.
But now, three years later, I have changed my mind and I can't in good conscience endorse veganism any longer.
But if you are a vegan and if you are feeling fine with that, I don't want to take that away from you.
These are just my thoughts, this is my perspective.
So again, this is up for discussion.
If you want to share your comments, your thoughts, you can do so below.
But that was my starting position.
I thought it was a good initiative with veganism and viewing it from a fitness perspective absolutely is congruent with building muscle and gain strength.
So if we look upon carbohydrates, and I will make a separate video on this later on because usually if you talk about veganism, the conflict between carbohydrates and fats are quite interlinked with the conflict between meat eaters and vegans.
And I will say that carbs, carbohydrates, are for fueling your athletic performance in the Temple of Iron or in any other sports activities.
That's the primary use for carbohydrates.
I don't eat that many carbohydrates if I don't train.
Simple as that.
So if you're only out for health and cognitive abilities, etc., it's better if you focus on fats and protein.
And also, since I came from the more performance and bodybuilding perspective upon veganism, I only viewed it in terms of macros, etc.
I didn't really view the other, the mental aspect of food, the other physical and biological aspects of food.
So to take an example, we can talk about teeth.
And I've made a video on Dr. Weston Price and his teachings and his findings said that the modern world, a lot of people have really bad teeth because they eat a lot of carbohydrates.
Whereas the more primitive populations, they have a good teeth health because they eat more milt and animal fats.
And I would say it's to a large extent the same thing today.
And for me, I never want to be someone who points to one single example and say, oh, this guy got bad teeth from veganism.
But if we come to a point where it's a reoccurring trend, where there is a lot of vegans who say the same thing after a few years, yeah, it might be something to take into consideration.
And not only about teeth health, but also about general well-being and not least mental well-being.
And they report when they started eating meat again, it all cleared up.
So that might be something to keep in mind.
Look upon a recurring pattern among former vegans.
What do they say?
Are these testimonials congruent with each other?
And if they are, yes, what might be the cause of it?
So that's something else also that during these three years I have been looking more deeply into veganism.
I have obviously taken these sort of things into account.
So that's one aspect, my journey towards veganism and then and then away from veganism again.
But that being said, I encourage you to do your own research, listen to what former vegans or current vegans are saying.
There are a lot of good right-wing vegans that you can listen to.
But that was my own personal experience with studying veganism as it were and my own perspective why I endorsed it before and I don't endorse it any longer.
So to conclude, I endorsed it because I liked the fact that these people they had a cause they were passionate about.
It could be applied to a strength training lifestyle and it seemed like a good community.
Then of course as of late I've noticed that vegans are very pleasant when you are showing an inclination towards veganism but when you start saying other things they become quite unpleasant to say the least.
I don't know if that's something to do with the vegan diet that you become very unpleasant after a while but that is something I've noticed as well.
A lot of vegans aren't particularly pleasant people unfortunately because I do think they come from a good place originally speaking.
Now on to the moral Moral question.
I personally have absolutely no problem at all with killing.
I don't think there is anything wrong with killing animals or humans.
And even if we're talking about want the best for animals, I think it's absolutely reasonable to demand that animals are being treated well and with respect during their lives, but they will die eventually anyway.
So I don't see any moral fault with eating animals.
And I will say though, I live in Sweden.
Our cows have supreme conditions.
I've grown up in the countryside.
I know exactly how they are being treated.
They're being treated with utmost care and love.
Not the same thing in America.
So if I had lived in America, I perhaps would have been vegan to 90% just to avoid the supporting industry that commits such gruesome things.
But if you want to use those vegan arguments in Sweden, simply not the case, simply doesn't work.
I know full well how our cows are being treated and yeah, as I said, it's very good.
So those arguments, it depends on where you are.
But in regards to eating meat, I don't have any problem with things dying.
Same thing with hunting.
I think it's absolutely reasonable and respectful to kill an animal in the wild and eat it because it will die anyway eventually.
And there is also the need to control populations because if there is an overpopulation of deer in a certain area or wild boar in a certain area, they will completely destroy the ecosystem.
So it's also something that we as apex predators have to take the responsibility of ensuring a good balance in the ecosystem.
So that's the moral argument.
And then also in regards to the environmentalist argument, and this is something I think perhaps is the most interesting and important thing.
And that is, if we're looking in Sweden, some people say that you should grow your own food.
Yeah, good luck.
We have winter like seven or eight months a year.
We can't grow things particularly well here in Sweden.
Evolutionary speaking, we've had a need to rely upon animal foods.
Same thing today.
And if you look upon what's the most nationalist thing to do, is it importing tofu and quinoa from halfway across the world?
Or is it supporting your local farmer by buying his meat and milk?
Yes, it is obviously to support your local economy, to support your local farmer.
And also, if we're looking at the emission of carbon dioxide, same thing.
It takes more CO2 to transport this colonial wares to Sweden than it does to have animal farming here in Sweden.
So the environmentalist argument is in favor of eating locally produced dairy products and meat and eggs, etc.
That being said, I do think it's a good idea to grow some of your own food, but in Sweden, in Scandinavia, it's simply not realistic to do so at a larger scale.
Because we need animal products.
And also, lastly, if we look upon it, evolutionary speaking, surviving the ice age and everything like that in Northern Europe, yes, we have needed to eat a lot of meat, a lot of animal fats, a lot of things that come from animals.
Simple as that, it's not something I am going to ignore.
I know my ancestors ate it quite well, they thrived upon it, and it is probably a good idea to eat somewhat in accord with how they eat.
And I'm absolutely not saying that you have to do everything like your ancestors did, but it can be something to keep in mind how we are evolutionary suited.
So that was my thoughts on veganism.
I am absolutely certain that I missed a ton of arguments and topics, but I'm not disavowing veganism completely.
If someone asks me, do I recommend a vegan diet?
I'm gonna say no.
If you do want to be a vegan, fine, go ahead.
It's not my business, it's completely up to you.
I would say though, that it's probably recommended that you go 90% vegan and then you have one mil of some sort of meat or animal fat a week.
So, thank you for watching.
And if you are waiting until the end of the video to comment, I tip my pickle halber to you.
Then you are the best of subscribers.
That is very good.
Usually, people comment first and then watch the video.
So, a shout out to you if you comment after watching the video.
Now, I'm gonna hit the gym to do some deadlifts for Thor.
