00:00:00.000Greetings, my esteemed subscribers. Today I thought to chime in to a rather controversial topic, that of veganism.
00:00:12.800And 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.
00:00:27.040But 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.
00:00:36.140I 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.
00:00:45.480Because if we can exchange insights, we might reach further enlightenment.
00:00:50.400But, again, be courteous and polite to everyone in the comment section, and your comment will remain.
00:00:58.820If you can't do that, then either don't comment at all, or your comment will disappear.
00:01:06.160Now, a brief history of my own channel.
00:01:10.560This channel actually started as a fitness channel about six long years ago.
00:01:16.740So, it's been a glorious journey indeed.
00:01:21.480And about three years ago, I started getting more interested in veganism, because it appealed to me.
00:01:28.080It appealed with the religious fanaticism, because you have to understand, first and foremost, that veganism is a cult.
00:01:58.180Most people in the modern world do not have this.
00:02:00.900So, ultimately, it was something that I thought was interesting to delve deeper into.
00:02:06.160And since I came from a fitness-oriented or a bodybuilding-oriented perspective to begin with, I viewed veganism in such a way as well.
00:02:17.500And 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.
00:02:30.100And for you who have been with me for quite some time, you know that I made some Games Kitchen videos on vegan recipes, etc.
00:02:38.420Because I thought it was, as I said, interesting, and it was worth delving deeper into.
00:02:44.180But now, three years later, I have changed my mind, and I can't, in good conscience, endorse veganism any longer.
00:02:51.640But if you are a vegan, and if you are feeling fine with that, I don't want to take that away from you.
00:02:57.600These are just my thoughts, this is my perspective.
00:03:11.140I thought it was a good initiative with veganism, and viewing it from a fitness perspective, absolutely, it's congruent with building muscle and gaining strength.
00:03:20.420So, 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, it's quite interlinked with the conflict between meat eaters and vegans.
00:03:38.680And I will say that carbs, carbohydrates, are for fueling your athletic performance in the Temple of Iron or in any other sports activities.
00:03:48.700That's the primary use for carbohydrates.
00:03:52.080I don't eat that many carbohydrates if I don't train.
00:03:56.740So, if you're only out for health and cognitive abilities, etc., it's better if you focus on fats and protein.
00:04:05.480And also, since I came from the more performance and bodybuilding perspective upon veganism, I only viewed it in terms of macros, etc.
00:04:14.780I didn't really view the other, the mental aspect of food, the other physical and biological aspects of food.
00:04:22.600So, to take an example, we can talk about teeth health.
00:04:25.580And 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 good teeth health because they eat more meat and animal fats.
00:04:46.780And I would say it's, to a large extent, the same thing today.
00:04:51.560And for me, I never want to be someone who points to one single example and say, oh, this guy got bad teeth from veganism.
00:05:00.180But 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.
00:05:11.860And not only about teeth health, but also about general well-being and, not least, mental well-being.
00:05:18.980And they report when they started eating meat again, it all cleared up.
00:05:22.980So, that might be something to keep in mind, look upon a reoccurring pattern among former vegans.
00:07:48.500So, if I had lived in America, I perhaps would have been vegan to 90% just to avoid the support in industry that commits such gruesome things.
00:07:58.140But, if you want to use those vegan arguments in Sweden, simply not the case.
00:08:17.920I think it's absolutely reasonable and respectful to kill an animal in the wild and eat it because it will die anyway eventually.
00:08:25.780And, 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.
00:08:36.840So, it's also something that we as apex predators have to take the responsibility of ensuring a good balance in the ecosystem.
00:08:48.420And, then, also, in regards to the environmentalist argument, and this is something I think perhaps is the most interesting and important thing.
00:08:56.460And, that is, if we're looking in Sweden, some people say that you should grow your own food.
00:09:16.820And, 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?
00:09:28.900Yes, it is obviously to support your local economy, to support your local farmer.
00:09:33.620And, also, if we're looking at the emission of carbon dioxide, same thing.
00:09:39.680It takes more CO2 to transport these colonial wares to Sweden than it does to have animal farming here in Sweden.
00:09:49.080So, the environmentalist argument is in favor of eating locally produced dairy products and meat and eggs, etc.
00:09:59.020That being said, I do think it's a good idea to grow some of your own food.
00:10:03.460But, in Sweden, in Scandinavia, it's simply not realistic to do so at a larger scale.