A Whole Food Plant Based Diet | Mick Walker | TEDxJohnLyonSchool

The health implications of our diet. Why everyone should consider a Plant Based diet.' Mick is an Oxford-educated
Biologist and has spent most of
his career teaching Biology. He is
a keen cyclist and is currently
living in Harrow-on-the-Hill. He
has not eaten meat for around
40 years and in more recent
years has been consuming a
whole food plant-based vegan
diet. He is in no doubt that this is
contributing significantly to the
maintenance of excellent health
and is still able to cycle long

[oscarbearman]

This is my biology teacher. He is the best. Thank you very much for spreading this message.

[tarawasinger]

Eliminating meat & dairy has improved my life exponentially!!!

[bestdoom]

I went WFPB last year and all markers of health improved. I now consume 1 kilo of vegetables per day (~12 servings) plus 3 servings of fruit, and 70 grams of natural fiber (no supplements). Before WFPB I was running a 5k in 32 min. A year later, at age 51, I just ran my fastest 5k last week since college, at 24 minutes. I have been training hard, but I attribute 80% of the merit to an improved diet.

[wobblyfilms]

Brilliant video!!! Thank you. I have reversed psoriatic arthritis, am med free (after being on meds for 14 years) and running half marathons pain and symptom free on a whole food vegan diet💚🌱 I am genetically predisposed to this disease too as its in my family, but diet has trumped that! 👏🌈🥦

[gmaneis]

I noticed the audience was small. I'm hoping the whole event was small because if hundreds of people attended, it's really sad to see so few listening to such an important speech. I hope Mick was not preaching to the choir. My wife threw away all our meat and dairy products on October 9th, 2021. Now, on February 1st, 2022, she has lost 13 pounds and I have lost 31. We are in our 70's, and feel much better mentally and physically. We have both lost about 4 inches in our waist sizes. Thank you, Mick. All humans need to get with this program, but I'm afraid the meat and dairy industries have been exercising mind control over the masses for far too many decades, at least where we live, in the United States. Every time I turn on the TV is see thick slices of pizza being lifted in slow motion in commercials, allowing the enticing melted cheese to stretch out in strings as it glides in front of the hungry eyes of people watching in recliner chairs. I see fast food restaurant hamburgers now including thick bread thickly coated in melted butter, followed by thick patties of juicy beef, a slice of cheese, and strips of bacon...yes, all on the same sandwich. This is what the plant based advocates are up against. If humans becomes extinct, most of them will deserve to die, for no other reason than their atrocious diets.

[juliepayn]

Good talk. I have been a vegetarian for over 40 yrs. and learned over the past 2.5 yrs a WFPB lifestyle and only wish I learned years earlier. Large improvement on feeling better and having IBS under control by excluding dairy and sugar from my diet.

[JCLove]

I went vegan 7 years ago and I'll NEVER go back to eat meat/dairy products. I lost weight, my complexion and hair look great and the best part no more IBS, I feel awesome!!! Now my health tests come back perfect every year. I can also feel a HUGE difference in my immune system, I rarely get sick. A plant based diet was the best thing thing that I did for my health, I wish I would have done it before. All my family is vegan now. Thank you for sharing this info!

[RiDankulous]

I have been whole food-plant based for 4 1/2 years. I did it to lower serum cholesterol from 210 mg/dl (high) to 125 mg/dl, and it stayed down ever since. It also lowered my blood pressure, weight and high resting heart rate. Only blood pressure is a bit high at 123/83. I have normal resting heart rate and weight. Some people think eating whole food-plant based is radical; what I consider more radical than that: eating oneself into a massive heart attack.

[timhanser]

Thank you .

I’ve had no meat in 40 years, no dairy now too . I’m 60 now, still do 250 push ups a day and carrying a ton of muscle at 6’2 and 180 . Best thing I ever did .

[latinaprincess]

I’m vegan for almost 2 months I feel rejuvenated but I did it for my health 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 I want to die old not young

[JayendrenSubramoney]

Excellent Video! Happy to see TED discussing topics like whole food-plant based diets more often💯👍

[ikasugami]

So happy for the shout-out to Dr. Barnard and PCRM!

[workoutcrew]

I switched to vegan about 4 years ago but as an athlete though.

I have gained more strength, much more stamina, better cardio, and overall much better happiness as a result.

Most important... My focus has been much greater since switching.

The hardest part though is trying to pack on weight, but I've gone from 165 to 195 in 4 years since. Progress is steady 💪💪

[rdmkxrz]

Excellent!! Thank you for sharing it. I wish we could hear more about this topic in TED,

[teamt]

I have been wfpb for 2 years after having a colonoscopy that showed a colon polyp and diverticula and then researching the healthiest diet and finding the American doctors mentioned (also Dr McDougall). It is so good to hear a UK person talk on the subject. My husband has a congenital heart condition, artificial heart valve, pacemaker etc, eating this way he wont get heart disease and will hopefully live longer. Live long and die fast is Dr Esselstyn's mantra.

[maridaaucamp]

I just love the way he delivers information in such a clear, direct, easy-to-understand way! This is one of the best talks on this topic I have listened to.

I also follow a WFPB diet and love the results, have lost a lot of weight. My 8 year old son who also eats this way is his school's top athlete and is very energetic. I also have 4 year old twins who are doing very well on this way of eating. My one twin has Down syndrome and her health is actually very good.

[ManInTheFridge]

Keep the awareness going! I'm finally starting to see better products on the shelves at even WalMart. We as a nation need to seek wisdom and wake up and demand that these grocery stores completely removed all the junk and drive the price of health food down to be the new norm.

[beanfeast]

Such an excellent talk. You put all the points so eloquently. I wish there were more UK based speakers on this topic. There has been an explosion of vegan junk food on the supermarket shelves in the last 10 years, which has really missed the point. We need more people like you to put things right. Thank you and happy cycling. Shell.

[jillnelson]

So just eliminate MDs—meat & dairy!
I’m fed up with drug prices and so many doctor visits too!

[stepanzarubin]

Genesis 1:29-30: Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you;"