Q&A: Dr. Greger Talks Flax Seeds, Iron Absorption, Mushroom Coffee, and More
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- Replay of Dr. Greger's live Q&A from Thursday, December 21, 2023.
00:00 - Intro
00:58 - How can I maximize nutrient absorption on a WFPB diet? Especially for brain health.
2:25 - What capsule material is best to fill with spices?
4:18 - Besides B12, are there supplements you recommend for an 80-year-old on a vegan diet?
6:08 - Is vitamin D from sun exposure more efficient than supplements? Is it best to avoid "peak hours?"
7:40 - How to hemp seeds measure against flax seeds?
12:07 - I understand that certain foods can inhibit iron absorption. Should I avoid eating them at the same time as iron-rich meals?
13:39 - In the UK, organic plant milk is not fortified. If having on a daily basis, would you go for unfortified organic or fortified non-organic?
16:46 - My skin is quite yellow from eating healthy foods. You've mentioned it is from eating all of the goodness - how yellow are you?
21:03 - In a recent blog on B12, you mentioned energy drinks as a source. Does putting a splash of energy drink in my smoothie work?
22:50 - Is mushroom coffee beneficial?
24:18 - How much B12 should I take if I have B12 deficiency?
25:08 - High prolactin levels - what is the cause and how to bring down levels?
26:20 - Do I need to remove almond skins before making almond milk?
26:31 - How to do time restricted eating if I work until 8pm?
28:00 - Is it better to freeze baked bananas to use them in smoothies? - Zábava
I exercise 90 minutes per and i have for over 20 years. At 55, my blood pressure started to rise. I was eating 6 egg whites per day with oatmeal for breakfast 20:49 -2 to 4 chicken breast- 1 to 2 cans of tuna- with 1 to 2 bags of frozen broccoli. I stayed away from sugar , dairy , bread-
on Labor day, 2023, i went plant based to see if it would help. My blood pressure is down 50 points systolic and over 20 points diastolic. Beans daily! Still Working out 90 minutes per day
I just got your book How not To Age for myself for Christmas. As a cancer survivor I look forward to your next book about cancer survival. Thank you for what you do.
True his anti ageing advice, his tremendous. He doesn't look a day over 80 😂😂
I love how fast he talks. Oddly enough, I can follow him completely but he makes me work for it.
Very good, true, but very good observation.
Even better, try it at 2X speed... Simply tap/hold your finger on video image or with mouse, click/hold on it. 😜
His delivery is like a fast ride over cobbles.
At least he finally stopped using a treadmill that interfered with his voice quality! Now let's hope he doesn't try the Toobin workout while on video...
Thank you for your time, dedication to spread healthy foods. You have so much knowledge which started to get crowded in the body cell’s especially the communication centres to get out. Please please please look after your health and too much stress is not good. We all have to slow down to practice what we know. Speed and quick delivery of words indicate very busy mind & very busy body. As doctors we have to be good models especially when we teach. Please forgive for my direct positive feedback as I want to hear you clearly. Just Yesterday bought your book on eBay for £4.50 and he cheated me as it is not the new edition but still good . Received Yesterday read section on high blood pressure, cancer, and medical mistakes which professor Keller in Edinburgh in my examination told him when he asked me what operation you do for a65 years old woman admitted with incontence, taking her history , examining her nothing but she had Nocturia wetting the bed when alcoholic husband sleep beside her in a rented room in a house where land lord want to make sex with her after coming from a job as shop assistant. Told the professor she doesn’t need an operation she needs to improve her socio economic status . He stood up from his chair and said I wish 50 percentage of our doctors takes such history, then said no, no, if only 20 percentage we will be in good position . Then he said how many operations we did for wrong reasons? Then he asked what do you like to drink,? I replied white coffee please with out sugar. He rang the bell. This is 12/ 1970 in Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, Scotland, doing my part 2 examination in general surgery and Gynaecology and Obestetrician. This story to confirm what dr Greger wrote. It is true . I have seems a lot of mistakes.
I loved Dr. Greger “practicing what he preached” on the treadmill. It’s not like he was jumping on a rebounder. Just listen to the audio so he can bring back the treadmill!
Thank you, Dr. Greger! Your work has changed my life, and I am forever grateful!
As someone who experienced low ferritin levels and hair loss at the beginning of my plant-based journey as well as a more recent diagnosis of anemia and more hair loss that I'm now recovering well from, this is my advice:
- Get your ferritin levels checked at least once a year to make sure you're in the normal range.
- Avoid tea with meals, like he said. This is what got me the first time. It's thought that coffee and soy also impair absorption and there are definitely studies that show soy does, although in my case it wasn't nearly as dramatic as the tea was. Tea will block 90%+ of iron and only took less than 6 months to decimate my levels, but soy seemed to be a slower burn taking years to wear my iron stores out, and I drink a lot of soy milk, so that's saying a lot.
- Avoid foods, drinks, and supplements with calcium when you're taking iron
- Consider a chelated supplement if your ferritin is low. I take 25mg/day of iron bisglycinate, which is easy on the digestive tract
- Take the supplement on an empty stomach with plain orange juice (NOT fortified with calcium!)
- I also take my omega 3 algae oil and D3 supplements at the same time, as these aren't considered to impair iron absorption, and D3 is a fat soluble vitamin (technically hormone, I know.)
- Wait an hour before eating any food. If you take the iron later in the day, wait 2 hours after a meal to take it, and then wait 1 hour to eat. I always take it when I wake up so I don't have to fast as long.
These steps work amazingly well for me and I'm happy to say my head is covered in little sprouting baby hairs again and my blood work is looking better and better each time. This is my routine for life now.
What should be the minimum ferritin level you need to achieve to make sure it is not affecting your hair growth?
@@RK-tf8pq My doctor said 50, but even just getting it into the teens works well enough for me to start growing hair again, even though that's still in the "low" range. My last test was 25 (up from 12 three months prior; 30 is "normal") and my hair had already been growing back for a couple of months.
@@m0L3ify Thank you.
I also have absorption issues and I have found unsulphured blackstrap molasses 1-2 tbsp dissolved in water and interestingly enough 4-5 prunes a day and my iron has never been better. Supplements have never worked for me and I can add all the vit. C in the world and it doesn't help.
@@HillLeeHillGood for you. I had an issue with iron/Feritin stores but the non heme iron (plant iron) didn’t work. I started taking a supplement which did work.
I love these Q & As.
I'm so grateful for your work in helping us ‼️🙏
Always fascinating Dr., thank you.
Thank you for all the information you share.
Thousand thanks for all the videos!!
Thank you for your time. ❤
Top notch talk - Dr. Greger always delivers!
I got your new book as an early birthday gift to myself. Thanks so much for your valuable work!!! And I'm looking forward to seeing the webinars.
Loving How Not to Age. Learning so much. Thank you👏👏
I love Greger Michael ... autentic ... thank you for all you do !!
Thank you❤❤❤
Loving these Q&As! Thank heaps! Another Q&A like Dr. Brooke Goldner.
Thank you
Brilliant
Dr. Gregor, you are the bomb 💣!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Greger*
@@erelpcYes, I know… Auto spell check!🙄😑
@@dalviar7545 You can always edit your post. Also, worth noting that Gregor cherry picks his studies. Humans are not vegans, they're omnivores.
@@DDumbrille Omg, seriously? 😳
Who cares? Anyone reading my post knows who I’m referring to… geez!🙄 Say what you will, I don’t take issue with cherry picking studies or being vegan or omnivore. Dr. GREGER is cool 😎 and his cause is noble and I like that!
@@dalviar7545 He's promoting lies. I'll leave it at that...
hi dr Greger, hope you have a nice day
that is nutty amount of comments. thanks for your work.
I bought your book for my colleagues for the New Year 🙂
Gerger is one of my favorite people
would love to hear about buckwheat research in an upcoming video!!! thanks Dr. Greger!
Roasting the bananas before freezing them elevates nice cream tremendously. Yum!
Thanks . As gynaecologist prolactin is my territory. It increased in pregnancy, lactation, a small benign tumour in pituitary gland, emotional distress like my young maternal widow grandmother started to lactate when my mum had her first baby son . She did not feed him but this is what happened as she was very emotional. Also the yogurt made from bacteria called lactobacillus Rhueteri ( see lectures by Dr William Davisand his book Super gut.)
Use your treadmill! It is a great reminder of getting movement in whenever possible ❤
I have suggestions for videos:
with the anti aging monitoring trend, it would be interesting to know which biomarkers to monitor, what best test to measure them, their accuracy, caveats, and optimal range for different ages and diseases etcc !
There is so much value in these videos. Could your team create a GPT (AI chatGPT assistant) on your content?
that's such a good idea!
So smart
Please make a video about surviving living in polluted cities where Air quality index is perpetually above 200-300
This business of edible films is revolutionary for me. At last I can load up on all the recommended nostrums and powders that I could never fit into my meals on a daily basis. Thx.
Keep in mind that potato starch is very high glycemic, so people with blood sugar issues (insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, etc.) might want to refrain from eating anything made with it.
@@JazzedatHomeThey weigh a few hundredths of a gram, it literally can’t affect your blood sugar unless you have the blood volume of a mouse.
I’ll have to contribute in January.
Thank you for the answer to my question at 2:23 - I could use these starch plates. But some related people would‘t use them. It is more comfortable for them to get these spices through capsules. According to this, I would like to know, which capsule material is the best for filling capsules. HPMC? Pullulan? Or other? 😊
I would like to know too. I found those starch things impossible to use.
Beautiful Man. Very Generous. Thank you, Sir.
At 25:12, someone asked about high prolactin. I had high prolactin and treated it with boron, sam-E, vitamin E, B-12, and Ashwaganda. It worked for me.
Please do something on hyperbaric oxygen, particularly in relation to treating osteoporosis. Thank you!!
Dr. Gregor , thank you for all you work, im a huge fan. Doctor , if you heard of Misophonia , aparently 20% of people could be affected in some way including myself and one of the most common triggers are clasping your month or lips . This is the second q&a video im watching today and its really difficult because youre constanty clasping your lips when you talk . Important info though i just wanted to tell you there are people out there with Misophonia ! Regards.
Fantastic Q&A as usual 🙌🏻…but kinda weird without you on the treadmill. Just seems like something is off 🤷🏼♀️😄
I could be wrong, but it seemed as if the doctor has a slight cold. Maybe he’s resting!
10:27 - Hummus ❤❤❤
Hi Dr. Greger. I was wondering if you could make a video about current research or nutrition regarding CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia)?
I'm interested; too; I have this condition.
Thanks, Dr. Greger! Re: Rachel Walford: I wonder if she's referring to the phytates in soy beans preventing nutrient absorption? Soy beans are known to have high levels of phytates (if I'm remembering correctly) and phytates bind to minerals, which is why sprouting, or at least soaking, soy beans is recommended. Trader Joe's sells sprouted tofu, BTW. Phytates are the main reason why I don't eat flax seeds. They are the most concentrated in seeds and I was experiencing signs of malnutrition, when I was eating the tablespoon of flax meal, every day, per the Daily Dozen checklist. I get my omega-3's from soaked and dehydrated walnuts, instead. Anyway, phytates can definitely mess with nutrient absorption and soybeans are one of the highest sources of them, in terms of beans and legumes.
Haben sie das mal bei nutritionsFacts als Stichwort eingegeben?
Do you address foods to help Myasthenia Gravis on your website? If not, that would be a good topic to add.
What is best time & way to drink (Lemon, ginger basil amala) for vitamin C ?
Hi Dr. Greger. One of the raw food teachers says that because of the omega-3 and omega 6 contents of flaxseed and hemp seed that one should mix them half-and-half to get the perfect balance of omega-3 to 6. Thoughts?
How do you rate the health benefits of Maqui Berry? There are lots of Maqui Berry powder and capsule supplements in the market. Which one of these is safe?
I went crazy growing broccoli sprouts. I have an over supply of them now. Sure I will eventually get through it. My blood vessels are blowing up
3 things that can increase prolactin: 1) Medications, see 'Pharmacological causes of hyperprolactinemia' 2) *Flax consumption* , see 'Flaxseed Consumption Influences Endogenous Hormone
Concentrations in Postmenopausal Women
' 3) Breast binding - which is weird, considering it is used traditionally to suppress lactation, see ' Hyperprolactinemia in a Transgender Male'
Do you have any videos on Barrett’s esophagus? I was told I had this despite never having had any heartburn and was to told I need to be on a PPI for the rest of my life which I know is not good. Once you have Barrett’s does it last forever?
Sorry to hear this as so many recommendations have changed. But I guess knowledge moves forward. Watch the newest for the latest...
I have rheumatoid Arthritis, which I have treated with a WFPB diet, The pain stopped, but my muscles are I am still stiff in the mornings, I was told magnesium can help. Can you recommend foods with the right magnesium I could eat?
I had the opportunity about two years or so ago to watch an online dialogue between about two dozen biochemists who were discussing prospective hypotheses and experimental work that they were looking at doing for their respective institutions' and organizations' labs, etc., and they got onto the subject of curcumin and its bioavailability from within their experiences in trying to work with it in a variety of experiments (human and animal, if I recall correctly) in recent years, discussed a variety of claims that have been made for it even from RCTs, and without exception they all expressed mystification and disbelief in what was being published and claimed about it since none of them had ever been able to identify a path to sufficient bioavailability for it even when using black pepper or piperine as a biopotentiator. It seems like this leaves a serious question open for those making claims and supposedly showing data from its clinical use, directly or via turmeric. Has this been resolved within the specialties somehow?
Any sources for the potato starch pouches for homemade supplements? I didn’t see anything with a quick search.
@@aaronsinger well thanks! I used the same search terms and just got pages of bags of patato starch.
I would like more information on nutrition and lipedema.
Could you do a video on the new GLP-1 drugs?
What do you think about vegan kefir? Do you have any data or info about it? thank you for all the info you give to us!
Good fermented kefir with no added flavoring really good
More information on chronic kidney disease!
Please give some information on PCOS ...I have always had irregular periods all my life. Then in 2017 ...I went plant base. Bang instantly went to a 28 day cycle. It blew my mind. Dr's find it so hard to believe that this happened just due to food. I would also love to know what food really help this condition as I want the longest life possible. I am doing all the things I believe, but would love more insight from you to help me understand and do what will serve my body even better. Thank you in advance. Terri from Australia 🦘 🇦🇺 💜
Where and in what form does Dr Greger get his edible film? Any help on this would be appreciated. Thanks
Why not just add the spices to food? I do almost every day. So good.
Is Alfalfa powder safe?
I saw his videos on creatine, I wasn't aware that he actually recommends it.
I study reproductive endocrinology, high prolactin outside of breastfeeding is caused by stress and trauma, high cortisol and various medications such as antidepressants. Prolactin is not well understood as of yet so more research is needed
Is it okay to bake yams and Japanese sweet potatoes at high heat in the oven? Like at 400 degrees?
I have been diagnosed with Lipedema. I would love it if you could speak to the millions of women who have this connective tissue disease. I am a vegan but have found that ALL the literature and research says you should eat keto for,this condition. I. Just. Can’t ….please advise.
What was the edible paper he recommended for the daily spices ?
I couldn't find something like that on the german market
It sounded like "papaly", and he mentioned his new book "How Not to Age", but I couldn't find that in the book's Index, nor could I find "popaly". I'll do a search of the book's pdf and let you know if I find it. UPDATE: I just saw in the chat for this Q&A that it's spelled "pippali" and see p43 of the book.
I'm breastfeeding and my baby has milk and soy protein intolerance (MSPI). He's also sensitive to concentrated pea protein or if I eat too many beans. is there any research you're aware of regarding what causes this? We're starting solids now and cruciferous veggies give him bad reflux (he gets horrible gas when I eat any decent amount). Probiotics have helped some when just breastfeeding but solids have been rough
Can vitamin D be added to body lotion and is it absorbed by the skin? How much can I add?
Can you do a video on commonly prescribed medications and the nutrition mit blocks? Ive read some scary stuff on things basic anti-depresants, statins, adereall and metformin and nutrition it blocks, Knowing this might help us identify extra supplements we might need, especially if trying to loose weight.
I have had to have iron therapy due to my iron number of 5. Did this needed therapy raise my cancer risk?
Is creatine ok if you are predisposed to hyperuricemia?
Raw or cooked sweet potatoes in your green smoothie?
Some of those mushroom coffee packets are full of artificial sweeteners, too.
I’m so mad I missed it I wanted to ask about matcha tea vs green tea 😔
Ask next time but I remember one of his videos states matcha is even better than green tea
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What abpit EPA? I thought you needed both from a supplement?
Flax seed allergy precautions?
Does using frozen bananas 🍌 have the same effect as baking them ???
Eat fats (avocado, nut, seeds) with dark leafy greens to absorb the nutrients.
Should people with CKD take creatine?
I just came across an article stating that industrial seed producers sell seeds that grow out less nutritional fruits and veggies . The tomato was singled out as having less than half the minerals , vitamins and antioxidants found in heirloom varieties. Organic gardening practices were of little to no help in remediating this situation . HELP.
Get heirloom varieties. Join your county Farm Bureau
Vitamin D and B12 are not fortified in food in Germany either. Couldn't both vitamins be added to plant milk or other drinks in liquid form? How much should there be in 1 litre of liquid? I make my own toothpaste, how much B12 drops should I add per 100 g/ml container?
How about cyanocobalamin in the b12? Do we avoid that or does it matter?
Avoid it
how may one submit a question for these talks?
CAn you talk about Astaxanthin
Dr. G, could you please do a video on Omega 7. I am a scientist-clinician so resonate totally to your evidence-based approach. Needless to say, my family kitchen and approach to health parallel yours. Several years ago on a speaking engagement to the Middle East, I learned about omega 7 and its well documented vascular benefits from a colleague. After some weeks of scrolling the literature, there was much to recommend it healthwise. Although I believe a healthful diet as per MG covers the bases, my husband’s parents both succumbed to strokes. Being preventive, I encourage him to take seabuck horn oil daily. I remind him I would have him stop if I found evidence to the contrary. Clearly, the less ingested supplemental stuff the better, but I am uncertain why omega 7s are not discussed more in general particularly when they appear so conducive to supporting circulatory health. Or, is taking this overshoot? Should we simply focus on our vegan diet as is? Really looking for clarification on this one. Professor-Elizabeth
I would go for the organic non-fortified soy milk, avoiding the glyphosate, and supplement with B12 and D rather than consuming the non organic fortified soy milk. If your objective is wholesomeness, to me that's a more wholesome approach than avoiding supplements but taking in toxins.
I would really like you to have a lavalier mic and get back on your treadmill. Watching you helps me stay active, out of jealously and FOMO
Love your books, but besides thin paper, the USA printing of How Not to Age has very small type. Very difficult for elderly people to read.
Exactly what I thought. I couldn’t even read it with my reading glasses. I don’t understand why things marketed for older people don’t take their needs into consideration. There’s room on the page to use a bigger or bolder point without adding pages.
You might want to invest in a kindle, you can change the font size 😊 hope that helps, I really like kindles for several reasons and changing the font is one of them
@@RussianSportHorses I agree. They ought to have published it in 2 volumes with bigger type.
He didn't answer whether vit c nullifies the iron blocker of tea/coffee.
First time I've seen a horizontal video inside of a vertical video inside of a horizontal video.
Sorry to miss this. Im so confused on how much b-12 to take for a vegan and 65+
1000 mcg daily for 65+ individuals
i take 1000 mcg a day already. i figure it's a good habit to start early so i don't have to change as many habits as a get old and forgetful lol
I would love to have you address claims of Dr. Gundry that state oats and many plant foods are bad for us. Is there really good data supporting his claims?
This channel literally has a video called "Dr. Gundry’s The Plant Paradox Is Wrong"...does this not qualify?
I'll try and find it. @@pdblouin
Organic oats are probably worth the extra money. They are sprayed quite heavily to dedicate them before harvest.
Desiccate not dedicate I meant 😂
I am skeptical about Dr. Gundry myself. He has a money machine going. Not opposed to people making money, but a lot of his "facts" fly in the face of what other great info providers say.
Isn’t B12 absorption inhibited by other foods? Someone recommended I take B-12 on empty stomach.
Re: yellow skin. Can be hepatitis, liver symptom. But that would include yellowing of whites of eyes. The body tells you if eating is excessive. Too yellow or orange means cut back. One can spread out nutrition over a week. No need to overmax everyday. Huge amounts of vitamins and/or minerals are part of medicinal healing protocols addressing specific ailments. If you have to constantly eat to get rid of hunger then warm foods with protein and fat likely too low. If no autoimmune or other issues a concern go back to animal food to supplement which is where B12 is plentiful. What if someday B12 supplements aren't available? or to fortify foods? Clams, fish from rivers and ocean, bison, beef, pork, sheep, venison, poultry, dairy, etc are satiating and nutritious. Much as I agree with increasing plant consumption, it's a Western luxury to access the variety of plant foods and supplements promoted. At some point world deprivation may require knowledge of multiple food sources from plants to animals. American lifestyle especially includes alot of indulgence.
Enjoy plants, but keep an open mind to human history. Eat less in general so more to go around.
8 pm end of work shift.
How about limit eating window to 12 hour days with longer fasting on days off or so many times a month? Once certain aims are accomplished then moderate eating with even one 24 or 48 hour a month is beneficial. Maybe more fasting needed to halt disease growth. At some point the body heals and one has normal hunger again.
Maybe medicinal level of nutrients is needed in this polluted world, but I mistrust any all or nothing promoters. Will I tell my Native American friends to not eat bison or salmon? Not a chance
Does diabetes trigger endometriosis? Is there a relation between diabetes and endometriosis?
Vit D from sunlight... maybe for caucasians, but not for non-caucasians, the role of sunlight and adequate production of Vit D is debatable!
Yes! To no more treadmill! Now let's hope he doesn't try the Toobin workout while on video...
He's making a video for us to get benefit from. He can SIT DOWN while doing so. There are 24 hours in a day for him to do other things like treadmill.
Make a video on how people older than 65 tend to fall easily can avoid that.