This is certainly a helpful video, particularly with regard to his comments about the immune system. The reason I say this, and admittedly this is anecdotal, is that since starting a WFPBD (whole foods plant-based diet) 7.5 years ago I have had zero colds and only one bout of flu…….in 7.5 YEARS!!!Posted by IChingUChing (here)
I watched this video from Dr John Bergman today. I haven't watched him before. I find it good that he also mentions the potential socio-political implications of whats happening:
I used to get at least 1 or 2 colds a year and a bout of flu too…..every year…..without fail…..for 40 years.
So why is this happening? Well as Dr. Bergman says in his video, the immune system works in “almost mythical ways”, however in my view the reason is perhaps not so elusive.
A good friend of mine is a top level surgeon and we have had a good discussion on this topic. He didn't have much to offer in terms of possible reasons for my new found, bolstered immunity, but when I suggested that it may be correlated with going vegan because my anti-bodies were now not having to fight against so many other…..errr….well…..bodies (meat) or potential bodies (eggs) or bodily secretions (dairy), therefore leaving my immune system in a much better position to overcome things that mattered such as viruses and infections he thought it was quite a tangible theory.
Of course at this point in time, very little research has been done on the effects of a WFPBD on the immune system, but from my perspective, the jury’s in!
To be clear, all that changed was the removal of animal products from my diet. I didn't start eating more fruit and vegetables. The meat was replaced mainly by legumes and the dairy was replaced mainly by nut or grain-based milks: the same for cheeses.
Eggs were replaced with mashed chick-peas seasoned with kala namak and vegan mayo'. This has to be tasted to be believed! Eggs for cooking were replaced with finely ground flax seed: 1 table spoon flax/3tablespoons water per egg.
So chew on that next time you are sneezing over your steak, glass of milk or omelette![]()



