1 00:00:28,072 --> 00:00:30,272 - ♪ I'm a Champion ♪ - ♪ I'm a killer, I'm a savage ♪ 2 00:00:30,297 --> 00:00:31,930 ♪ Been that way since the beginnin' ♪ 3 00:00:31,932 --> 00:00:33,465 ♪ Me and Twizzy really spitters ♪ 4 00:00:33,467 --> 00:00:35,234 ♪ Why the hell is ya'll pretendin' ♪ 5 00:00:35,236 --> 00:00:38,016 ♪ We just youngins on the loose Ain't no need for apprehendin' ♪ 6 00:00:38,041 --> 00:00:39,651 ♪ And we never second guessed it ♪ 7 00:00:39,676 --> 00:00:41,699 ♪ 'Cause we've always had a vision ♪ 8 00:00:41,724 --> 00:00:42,945 ♪ I'm a beast, I'm a dog ♪ 9 00:00:42,970 --> 00:00:44,591 ♪ Tell me what's the plan of action ♪ 10 00:00:44,616 --> 00:00:46,273 ♪ When I tell you that I want it ♪ 11 00:00:46,298 --> 00:00:47,921 ♪ Pull 'em out like Janet Jackson ♪ 12 00:00:47,930 --> 00:00:49,363 ♪ Put your name on the boat ♪ 13 00:00:49,365 --> 00:00:50,965 ♪ but you know I'm still the captain ♪ 14 00:00:50,967 --> 00:00:54,602 ♪ When the liquor's in my system baby anything can happen ♪ 15 00:00:54,604 --> 00:00:56,237 ♪ Got the west side in this...♪ 16 00:00:56,239 --> 00:00:57,671 ♪ Girl I stress out for this... ♪ 17 00:00:57,673 --> 00:00:59,440 ♪ Got that cold blood in my veins ♪ 18 00:00:59,442 --> 00:01:01,108 ♪ Like a reptile in this... ♪ 19 00:01:01,110 --> 00:01:02,748 ♪ Gotta make room for my team ♪ 20 00:01:02,773 --> 00:01:04,445 ♪ Don't get exiled in this... ♪ 21 00:01:04,447 --> 00:01:06,111 ♪ Tryna find Mr. Right ♪ 22 00:01:06,136 --> 00:01:08,570 ♪ And get you left out of this... Yeah! ♪ 23 00:01:09,419 --> 00:01:12,186 ♪ I've been tryna find my way back home ♪ 24 00:01:12,730 --> 00:01:15,798 ♪ I've been ridin' down this road too long ♪ 25 00:01:15,892 --> 00:01:17,892 ♪ Yeah, Mama I'm comin' ♪ 26 00:01:17,917 --> 00:01:21,359 ♪ Ima keep runnin and runnin, I'm a Champion ♪ 27 00:01:21,384 --> 00:01:24,609 - ♪ Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ♪ - ♪ I'm a Champion ♪ 28 00:01:24,634 --> 00:01:27,868 - ♪ Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ♪ - ♪ I'm a Champion ♪ 29 00:01:27,870 --> 00:01:31,367 - ♪ Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ♪ - ♪ I'm a Champion ♪ 30 00:01:31,392 --> 00:01:35,127 ♪ I'ma keep runnin' and runnin' I'm a Champion ♪ 31 00:01:53,262 --> 00:01:55,729 So he stabs, I step in in the same way. 32 00:01:55,731 --> 00:01:58,866 Now my hand slides down. And where are we at? 33 00:01:59,302 --> 00:02:00,601 I've been teaching fighting techniques 34 00:02:00,603 --> 00:02:03,237 to government agencies for more than 15 years 35 00:02:03,530 --> 00:02:06,198 including the U.S. Marines, U.S. Marshals, 36 00:02:06,232 --> 00:02:08,699 U.S. SWAT teams, and U.S. Navy SEALs. 37 00:02:08,855 --> 00:02:11,355 He's gonna stab me. I go here and then I go here 38 00:02:11,380 --> 00:02:12,646 and then I could go here, or here. 39 00:02:12,648 --> 00:02:14,048 Nearly, all the techniques I teach 40 00:02:14,050 --> 00:02:16,617 are banned in the sport of mixed martial arts 41 00:02:17,220 --> 00:02:18,486 I can control the direction 42 00:02:18,488 --> 00:02:19,753 of the muzzle. You guys see that? 43 00:02:19,755 --> 00:02:21,387 These are some of the most effective 44 00:02:21,412 --> 00:02:23,188 and damaging moves you could use 45 00:02:23,213 --> 00:02:26,093 in a real life situation. Be it in self-defense... 46 00:02:26,095 --> 00:02:27,194 If I'm here, 47 00:02:27,907 --> 00:02:29,240 - ...on the street... - I twist you round 48 00:02:29,265 --> 00:02:30,264 And I, then I knee 49 00:02:30,266 --> 00:02:31,436 ...or in war. 50 00:02:31,461 --> 00:02:32,560 Straight into the trachea. 51 00:02:33,270 --> 00:02:35,862 Now you're gonna knee. Step back and then rip 52 00:02:35,888 --> 00:02:37,872 and the gun comes out. Good. 53 00:02:37,874 --> 00:02:40,474 This is life or death for these guys 54 00:02:40,910 --> 00:02:43,211 and I'm honored to share this knowledge. 55 00:02:43,819 --> 00:02:46,370 Let's see your muscles, James. Let's see your muscles. 56 00:02:47,714 --> 00:02:49,560 - Oh, yes! Go on, do it again 57 00:02:49,585 --> 00:02:51,819 - and again! That's right. 58 00:02:52,232 --> 00:02:54,532 That's it. Power. 59 00:02:54,557 --> 00:02:57,958 James, he was a very lively child. 60 00:02:58,402 --> 00:03:01,103 Quite hard to control. 61 00:03:01,524 --> 00:03:02,732 James! 62 00:03:02,765 --> 00:03:04,932 His teacher said to us, 63 00:03:04,934 --> 00:03:07,568 I'm finding it difficult to cope with him 64 00:03:07,570 --> 00:03:10,871 because he is so, um, not aggressive. 65 00:03:10,873 --> 00:03:12,239 He is so... 66 00:03:12,241 --> 00:03:14,208 - lively, really. - ...Lively. Yes. 67 00:03:14,210 --> 00:03:16,143 I think that's probably the better word. 68 00:03:16,312 --> 00:03:20,314 So I took him to one of the training sessions 69 00:03:20,316 --> 00:03:21,615 of Kyokushinkai 70 00:03:21,853 --> 00:03:24,233 which is a very hard style of Karate. 71 00:03:24,265 --> 00:03:26,765 It's a bit more controlled and structured. 72 00:03:27,023 --> 00:03:28,322 It calmed him down. 73 00:03:29,037 --> 00:03:32,500 From then on, he took the Karate to heart. 74 00:03:33,329 --> 00:03:35,963 Bruce Lee was his hero as a child. 75 00:03:35,965 --> 00:03:38,699 And he had big posters in his bedroom. 76 00:03:39,855 --> 00:03:40,968 Like a lot of boys, 77 00:03:40,970 --> 00:03:43,103 I dreamed about becoming a Kung Fu master 78 00:03:43,105 --> 00:03:45,506 who could fight off bad guys in any situation. 79 00:03:49,779 --> 00:03:51,130 But when I was a teenager, 80 00:03:51,155 --> 00:03:53,407 I got attacked on the street and beaten up. 81 00:03:53,432 --> 00:03:55,082 Coming face to face with the reality 82 00:03:55,084 --> 00:03:57,585 that all those choreographed Karate routines 83 00:03:57,587 --> 00:04:01,021 I'd spent years practicing, were completely useless. 84 00:04:01,742 --> 00:04:03,724 Then I found out that the same thing 85 00:04:03,726 --> 00:04:06,060 happened to Bruce Lee when he was my age, 86 00:04:06,062 --> 00:04:09,964 launching him on a quest, the search for truth in combat. 87 00:04:11,177 --> 00:04:13,744 Lee went on to study a wide range of martial arts, 88 00:04:13,769 --> 00:04:16,270 taking only the best parts of each discipline. 89 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:18,760 His philosophy was simple. 90 00:04:19,175 --> 00:04:20,861 Research your own experience. 91 00:04:21,089 --> 00:04:24,678 Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless. 92 00:04:24,942 --> 00:04:27,315 Add what is specifically your own. 93 00:04:29,719 --> 00:04:31,105 Armed with this philosophy, 94 00:04:31,130 --> 00:04:33,464 I vowed to follow in Lee's footsteps. 95 00:04:33,983 --> 00:04:36,384 Fifteen years and five black belts later, 96 00:04:36,881 --> 00:04:40,282 I was given the opportunity to put my training to the test. 97 00:04:41,530 --> 00:04:43,063 - Oh, good combination by Wilks! - -Good combination! 98 00:04:43,064 --> 00:04:44,597 Johnson trying to fight back though! 99 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,266 Nice knees by Wilks! 100 00:04:46,268 --> 00:04:48,469 - Johnson is in trouble early. - -Wilks is attacking. 101 00:04:48,738 --> 00:04:50,971 One hook in and he's got the choke. 102 00:04:51,317 --> 00:04:52,950 He's got one arm across. 103 00:04:52,975 --> 00:04:54,375 - The hand! - He's up and around now. 104 00:04:54,377 --> 00:04:55,976 - He's gonna tap! - It's all over! 105 00:04:55,978 --> 00:04:58,045 - It's unbelievable. - James Wilks 106 00:04:58,314 --> 00:04:59,780 is the Ultimate Fighter. 107 00:04:59,782 --> 00:05:01,815 With seconds to go! 108 00:05:02,685 --> 00:05:06,086 Outstanding performance by James Wilks! 109 00:05:06,589 --> 00:05:10,257 James Wilks...from Leicester, England 110 00:05:10,418 --> 00:05:12,685 is the Ultimate Fighter. 111 00:05:16,365 --> 00:05:18,198 Then, I got injured... 112 00:05:19,545 --> 00:05:21,612 I was sparring with a future heavyweight champion 113 00:05:21,644 --> 00:05:23,944 and tore ligaments in both of my knees. 114 00:05:24,979 --> 00:05:27,925 Unable to teach or train for at least six months, 115 00:05:27,950 --> 00:05:29,566 I spent more than a thousand hours, 116 00:05:29,591 --> 00:05:32,525 studying peer reviewed science on recovery and nutrition. 117 00:05:32,550 --> 00:05:34,615 Looking for any advantage I could find 118 00:05:34,617 --> 00:05:37,217 to get back on track as quickly as possible. 119 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:39,319 That's when I stumbled across a study 120 00:05:39,321 --> 00:05:41,121 about the Roman gladiators. 121 00:05:44,293 --> 00:05:45,559 The Gladiator Graveyard 122 00:05:45,561 --> 00:05:47,334 from Ephesus is the only one 123 00:05:47,359 --> 00:05:48,980 with a significant number 124 00:05:49,005 --> 00:05:50,985 of individuals buried there. 125 00:05:51,434 --> 00:05:53,008 Archaeologists recovered 126 00:05:53,033 --> 00:05:57,002 the remains of at least 68 gladiators. 127 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:59,951 There have been more than 5,000 bones 128 00:05:59,976 --> 00:06:01,208 analyzed for the study. 129 00:06:02,054 --> 00:06:04,665 We found in the cross section of the bone, 130 00:06:04,690 --> 00:06:07,288 very high bone mineral density 131 00:06:07,313 --> 00:06:11,685 which indicated intense training and high quality diet 132 00:06:11,710 --> 00:06:15,145 to build up strong muscles and strong bones. 133 00:06:15,457 --> 00:06:18,959 This diet gave the gladiators a nickname, HORDEARII 134 00:06:18,961 --> 00:06:21,829 which means "beans and barley muncher." 135 00:06:22,832 --> 00:06:26,166 We know different food sources give different amounts 136 00:06:26,191 --> 00:06:27,657 of Strontium in the bones. 137 00:06:27,837 --> 00:06:30,537 High Strontium levels in vegetarians. 138 00:06:30,539 --> 00:06:33,273 Low Strontium levels in carnivores. 139 00:06:33,486 --> 00:06:35,820 If there is low Strontium in the sample, 140 00:06:35,845 --> 00:06:37,644 the flame will stay blue. 141 00:06:37,646 --> 00:06:39,580 If there is high Strontium levels, 142 00:06:39,582 --> 00:06:41,749 it will change from blue to RED. 143 00:06:43,552 --> 00:06:46,754 The gladiators were predominantly vegetarian. 144 00:06:48,688 --> 00:06:50,455 This totally blew my mind. 145 00:06:50,893 --> 00:06:52,960 The gladiators were highly prized fighters 146 00:06:52,962 --> 00:06:54,412 who got the most advanced training 147 00:06:54,437 --> 00:06:56,837 and medical care in the Roman Empire. 148 00:06:57,666 --> 00:07:00,234 To think that the original professional fighters 149 00:07:00,236 --> 00:07:02,503 ate mainly plants went against everything 150 00:07:02,505 --> 00:07:04,304 I'd been taught about nutrition. 151 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:06,106 And now, ladies and gentlemen, 152 00:07:06,350 --> 00:07:08,850 The one and only, Superman. 153 00:07:12,556 --> 00:07:14,956 James, does Superman eat meat? 154 00:07:15,127 --> 00:07:16,460 - Yes. - He does? 155 00:07:16,752 --> 00:07:17,818 - Yeah. - Oh. 156 00:07:17,820 --> 00:07:19,737 Could you tell us what sort of foods you eat 157 00:07:19,738 --> 00:07:21,655 at teatime when you come home? 158 00:07:21,657 --> 00:07:24,925 Nearly the same as dinner but egg and... 159 00:07:25,361 --> 00:07:26,560 lamb chop. 160 00:07:26,929 --> 00:07:28,495 Do you think all the other children 161 00:07:28,497 --> 00:07:30,264 should eat those sort of foods? 162 00:07:30,266 --> 00:07:31,380 Yes! 163 00:07:31,405 --> 00:07:33,594 - In order to get strong. - Hmm. 164 00:07:35,971 --> 00:07:37,838 "The notorious" Conor McGregor. 165 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:39,139 Even in the UFC, 166 00:07:39,141 --> 00:07:41,441 This idea, that meat makes you tough 167 00:07:41,443 --> 00:07:42,743 had become a focal point 168 00:07:42,745 --> 00:07:43,488 for one the most 169 00:07:43,546 --> 00:07:44,311 anticipated fights 170 00:07:44,313 --> 00:07:46,006 in the history of the sport 171 00:07:46,031 --> 00:07:47,447 between Conor McGregor, 172 00:07:47,449 --> 00:07:50,469 The World Champion in two different weight classes, 173 00:07:50,824 --> 00:07:52,056 and Nate Diaz 174 00:07:52,081 --> 00:07:54,688 who accepted the fight with only 11 days' notice 175 00:07:54,690 --> 00:07:57,424 after McGregor's original opponent pulled out. 176 00:07:57,993 --> 00:08:00,093 McGregor was a big meat eater. 177 00:08:00,095 --> 00:08:02,729 It's steaks every day for me. Steaks for breakfast, 178 00:08:03,199 --> 00:08:05,399 steaks for lunch, steaks for brunch. 179 00:08:05,901 --> 00:08:09,840 Grass fed, massaged beef, all day long. 180 00:08:09,865 --> 00:08:11,872 Diaz was on a plant based diet. 181 00:08:11,874 --> 00:08:14,908 Eat your vegetables. 182 00:08:15,177 --> 00:08:17,528 And McGregor had a field day with it. 183 00:08:17,553 --> 00:08:19,413 This man, let's see, let's see, can he fight. 184 00:08:19,415 --> 00:08:20,740 I'm a lion in there. 185 00:08:20,765 --> 00:08:22,548 Your little gazelle friends are gonna be staring 186 00:08:22,551 --> 00:08:23,851 through the cage looking at your carcass 187 00:08:23,853 --> 00:08:25,853 getting eaten alive. 188 00:08:25,855 --> 00:08:27,754 McGregor was just feeding off a stereotype 189 00:08:27,756 --> 00:08:29,489 that was pretty much universal. 190 00:08:31,730 --> 00:08:33,607 You hit like a vegetarian... 191 00:08:36,031 --> 00:08:37,331 I was curious to find out 192 00:08:37,333 --> 00:08:39,433 if there were any other elite athletes following 193 00:08:39,435 --> 00:08:40,500 a plant-based diet. 194 00:08:40,803 --> 00:08:43,036 The first I found was Scott Jurek. 195 00:08:43,205 --> 00:08:45,901 One of the greatest ultra-runners of all time. 196 00:08:47,209 --> 00:08:49,877 Scott built his career running extreme distances 197 00:08:49,879 --> 00:08:51,178 over brutal terrain. 198 00:08:51,180 --> 00:08:53,647 Conquering the sport's most prestigious races 199 00:08:54,056 --> 00:08:56,156 including the Badwater Ultramarathon, 200 00:08:56,318 --> 00:08:59,186 a 135 miles through California's Death Valley 201 00:08:59,188 --> 00:09:02,356 with temperatures reaching a 130 degrees. 202 00:09:04,127 --> 00:09:05,794 I was training for the Western States, 203 00:09:05,828 --> 00:09:06,782 one hundred mile race 204 00:09:06,807 --> 00:09:08,139 which is like the Super Bowl 205 00:09:08,164 --> 00:09:09,597 of ultramarathon racing. 206 00:09:09,622 --> 00:09:10,864 And that's when I was transitioning 207 00:09:10,866 --> 00:09:12,366 to a plant-based diet. 208 00:09:12,668 --> 00:09:14,201 I remember doubting myself, 209 00:09:14,203 --> 00:09:15,903 even up to a week before the race, like, 210 00:09:15,905 --> 00:09:17,537 "Maybe I should have eaten meat." 211 00:09:17,673 --> 00:09:19,706 But I led that race from start to finish 212 00:09:19,731 --> 00:09:21,698 and won it for seven years in a row 213 00:09:22,044 --> 00:09:23,377 And there was no question 214 00:09:23,379 --> 00:09:26,179 that the plant-based diet was fueling my victories. 215 00:09:26,949 --> 00:09:28,949 When I met Scott, he was gearing up 216 00:09:28,951 --> 00:09:30,918 for the greatest challenge of his career. 217 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:32,419 - ...Inviting me over. - When I'm moving, 218 00:09:32,421 --> 00:09:33,387 I'm definitely gonna be eating. 219 00:09:33,389 --> 00:09:36,156 Having already mastered single-day endurance events, 220 00:09:36,158 --> 00:09:39,059 Scott was now trying to become the fastest person ever 221 00:09:39,061 --> 00:09:41,561 to run the entire Appalachian Trail. 222 00:09:41,563 --> 00:09:44,364 A distance of 2200 miles. 223 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:46,700 My goal is to break the record. 224 00:09:46,702 --> 00:09:48,802 Forty-six days, 11 hours. 225 00:09:48,804 --> 00:09:50,871 Let's go to Maine. 226 00:09:52,041 --> 00:09:54,741 Two marathons a day over technical terrain. 227 00:09:54,944 --> 00:09:57,177 Average of 11,000 feet of climbing, 228 00:09:57,179 --> 00:09:59,680 and 11,000 feet of descent every day, 229 00:09:59,712 --> 00:10:01,244 Back to back to back to back. 230 00:10:01,525 --> 00:10:04,759 It's completely beyond anything I've done before. 231 00:10:05,654 --> 00:10:07,120 As Scott hit the trail, 232 00:10:07,122 --> 00:10:09,256 I was confused about how his meat-free diet 233 00:10:09,258 --> 00:10:11,560 could possibly give him enough energy. 234 00:10:13,088 --> 00:10:15,399 So I reached out to Dr. James Loomis, 235 00:10:15,425 --> 00:10:17,236 a team physician who was part 236 00:10:17,261 --> 00:10:18,497 of two Championships. 237 00:10:18,644 --> 00:10:21,435 A World Series and a Super Bowl. 238 00:10:21,437 --> 00:10:23,503 What I found in the locker room was... 239 00:10:23,906 --> 00:10:27,307 some pretty outdated ideas about nutrition. 240 00:10:27,309 --> 00:10:30,577 You would go to a pre-game dinner 241 00:10:30,579 --> 00:10:33,697 with the football team and you would see this spread. 242 00:10:33,722 --> 00:10:36,049 There would be steak and chicken. 243 00:10:36,051 --> 00:10:39,786 very much protein oriented because their perception was 244 00:10:39,788 --> 00:10:42,155 that the protein is what sustains their energy. 245 00:10:42,157 --> 00:10:44,046 But, in fact, that's not the case. 246 00:10:44,189 --> 00:10:47,527 The actual energy for exercise comes mainly from carbohydrates 247 00:10:47,529 --> 00:10:49,990 in the form of glycogen that we store in our muscles. 248 00:10:50,015 --> 00:10:52,799 And when we sacrifice those carbohydrate calories 249 00:10:52,801 --> 00:10:54,468 for protein calories in our diet, 250 00:10:54,470 --> 00:10:56,603 what ends up happening is, you will develop 251 00:10:56,605 --> 00:11:00,041 really chronic carbohydrate or glycogen depletion. 252 00:11:00,075 --> 00:11:01,149 And what does that lead to? 253 00:11:01,174 --> 00:11:04,026 Well, it leads to chronic fatigue and loss of stamina. 254 00:11:04,179 --> 00:11:05,846 I wanted to know how this whole 255 00:11:05,981 --> 00:11:08,515 "Meat gives you energy" thing got started, 256 00:11:08,851 --> 00:11:10,917 and traced it back to the 1800s, 257 00:11:10,919 --> 00:11:13,353 when a famous German chemist hypothesized 258 00:11:13,355 --> 00:11:16,289 that muscular energy came from animal protein, 259 00:11:16,902 --> 00:11:18,902 and that vegetarians were incapable 260 00:11:18,927 --> 00:11:20,460 of prolonged exercise. 261 00:11:20,906 --> 00:11:23,474 Liebig's beliefs were so widely accepted 262 00:11:23,499 --> 00:11:24,755 they even inspired 263 00:11:24,780 --> 00:11:27,394 The USDA's first protein recommendations. 264 00:11:27,601 --> 00:11:29,903 By the time science proved his theory false 265 00:11:29,905 --> 00:11:31,805 with the discovery that hard-working muscles 266 00:11:31,807 --> 00:11:33,473 run primarily on the carbohydrates, 267 00:11:33,498 --> 00:11:35,665 found in plants, it was too late. 268 00:11:36,550 --> 00:11:38,011 People all around the world 269 00:11:38,013 --> 00:11:39,746 had already bought into Liebig's ideas 270 00:11:39,748 --> 00:11:41,415 about meat and energy. 271 00:11:42,443 --> 00:11:44,651 But not everyone was convinced. 272 00:11:45,454 --> 00:11:46,887 As early as 1908, 273 00:11:46,999 --> 00:11:48,766 plant-based athletes were starting to claim 274 00:11:48,791 --> 00:11:50,590 their first Olympic golds. 275 00:11:51,460 --> 00:11:54,027 Are you still sticking to your vegetarian diet, Murray? 276 00:11:54,029 --> 00:11:55,228 Very rigidly, yes. 277 00:11:55,230 --> 00:11:56,730 And do you find that's of benefit 278 00:11:56,731 --> 00:11:58,651 - to you, do you? - Greatly, or I wouldn't do it. 279 00:11:59,735 --> 00:12:03,070 Edwin Moses winning the gold medal! 280 00:12:03,338 --> 00:12:04,704 Lewis gets it! 281 00:12:04,706 --> 00:12:07,007 And it's a new World Record as well! 282 00:12:07,209 --> 00:12:09,476 I changed my diet to a vegan diet and I set 283 00:12:09,478 --> 00:12:11,445 all of my personal bests at 30 years old. 284 00:12:11,447 --> 00:12:13,146 The oldest man, ever, 285 00:12:13,148 --> 00:12:15,048 To win a world or Olympic Men's Final. 286 00:12:15,050 --> 00:12:16,983 and there were current Olympians, too. 287 00:12:16,985 --> 00:12:18,552 Morgan Mitchell 288 00:12:18,554 --> 00:12:21,354 is the two-time Australian 400 meter champion. 289 00:12:21,356 --> 00:12:22,856 Here comes Morgan Mitchell. 290 00:12:22,858 --> 00:12:24,958 This is very, very fast. 291 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:26,760 It's tough, the 400, I won't lie. 292 00:12:26,762 --> 00:12:29,329 - The first 200 is pure speed 293 00:12:29,631 --> 00:12:31,281 and then the last 200, 294 00:12:31,282 --> 00:12:32,932 it shows who's got that speed endurance training 295 00:12:32,935 --> 00:12:34,768 in their legs. And obviously the last 50, 296 00:12:34,770 --> 00:12:37,971 you've just gotta pray because lactic is hitting hard. 297 00:12:38,140 --> 00:12:40,273 You need to be able to hold that endurance. 298 00:12:40,542 --> 00:12:42,609 She also represented Australia 299 00:12:42,611 --> 00:12:45,078 at the 2016 summer Olympics. 300 00:12:45,314 --> 00:12:46,780 A lot of people had doubted me 301 00:12:46,782 --> 00:12:48,415 when I first became vegan, 302 00:12:48,417 --> 00:12:51,685 but my energy levels increased incredibly. 303 00:12:51,687 --> 00:12:53,153 And my iron, my B12, 304 00:12:53,155 --> 00:12:55,388 everything that people said would become deficient, 305 00:12:55,390 --> 00:12:56,556 were amazing. 306 00:12:56,936 --> 00:12:58,368 I thought, I'm gonna make sure 307 00:12:58,393 --> 00:12:59,893 I'm beating them all on the track. 308 00:12:59,895 --> 00:13:02,329 I mean, we're all friends, but it was pretty cool to finish 309 00:13:02,331 --> 00:13:04,431 my Australian domestic season undefeated. 310 00:13:04,433 --> 00:13:06,266 And to win the nationals was obviously 311 00:13:06,268 --> 00:13:07,567 that little cherry on top. 312 00:13:07,569 --> 00:13:10,370 Morgan Mitchell is tearing away from the field. 313 00:13:12,307 --> 00:13:13,974 There was also Dotsie Bausch, 314 00:13:13,976 --> 00:13:16,576 an eight time USA National Cycling Champion, 315 00:13:16,578 --> 00:13:19,279 and two time Pan-American gold medalist. 316 00:13:19,448 --> 00:13:21,047 My event in track cycling 317 00:13:21,049 --> 00:13:24,951 requires a massive amount of explosive power. 318 00:13:25,154 --> 00:13:26,820 - Go. Let's go, ladies. Go! Go! - Go! 319 00:13:26,822 --> 00:13:28,288 First of all, we have got to get off the line 320 00:13:28,313 --> 00:13:31,214 and we're starting from a dead start with one gear. 321 00:13:31,493 --> 00:13:33,727 We have to be able to move that mass, 322 00:13:33,729 --> 00:13:36,463 that weight off the line and get it up to speed 323 00:13:36,465 --> 00:13:39,332 within three quarters of the length of the track. 324 00:13:42,271 --> 00:13:46,328 My training regimen involves six days a week, 325 00:13:46,353 --> 00:13:47,820 climbing mountains, 326 00:13:47,845 --> 00:13:49,311 up and down for at least 327 00:13:49,336 --> 00:13:50,916 four and five hours a day. 328 00:13:51,402 --> 00:13:53,402 Hard track sessions, 329 00:13:53,554 --> 00:13:55,154 and then big gym sessions. 330 00:13:56,087 --> 00:13:58,718 I grew up in Kentucky so that's the land of casseroles 331 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:00,720 and barbecue and meat! 332 00:14:00,722 --> 00:14:05,091 So when I transitioned over to an entirely plant-based diet, 333 00:14:05,093 --> 00:14:08,195 I wasn't sure if I was gonna survive. 334 00:14:08,430 --> 00:14:11,131 And I actually became like a machine. 335 00:14:11,639 --> 00:14:15,335 I got up from being able to move about 300 pounds 336 00:14:15,337 --> 00:14:17,037 on the inverted leg sled, 337 00:14:17,206 --> 00:14:22,275 to moving 585 pounds, 60 reps times five sets. 338 00:14:23,256 --> 00:14:24,544 To move that kind of weight, 339 00:14:24,546 --> 00:14:28,114 you need more than just energy, you also need strength. 340 00:14:28,116 --> 00:14:30,150 in other words, protein. 341 00:14:30,485 --> 00:14:32,185 I just couldn't believe that Dotsie, 342 00:14:32,187 --> 00:14:34,921 or anyone for that matter, could get enough protein, 343 00:14:34,923 --> 00:14:36,590 eating only plants. 344 00:14:37,125 --> 00:14:38,792 I think one of the biggest misconceptions 345 00:14:38,794 --> 00:14:40,093 in sports nutrition, 346 00:14:40,095 --> 00:14:42,362 Is that we have to have animal protein, 347 00:14:42,364 --> 00:14:44,507 in a particular meat, to get big and strong 348 00:14:44,532 --> 00:14:47,883 and perform at a high level. That's just clearly not true. 349 00:14:48,036 --> 00:14:50,103 All that protein that you get 350 00:14:50,105 --> 00:14:52,205 when you eat a steak or a hamburger, 351 00:14:52,207 --> 00:14:53,907 where did it come from? It came 352 00:14:53,909 --> 00:14:55,642 from the plants that the cow ate. 353 00:14:55,911 --> 00:14:57,210 I was surprised to learn 354 00:14:57,235 --> 00:14:59,802 that all protein originates in plants. 355 00:15:00,082 --> 00:15:02,983 Cows, pigs and chickens it turns out, 356 00:15:02,985 --> 00:15:04,117 are just the "middlemen." 357 00:15:04,119 --> 00:15:07,520 In fact, the largest study to compare the nutrient intake 358 00:15:07,522 --> 00:15:09,522 of meat eaters with plant eaters, 359 00:15:09,524 --> 00:15:11,324 showed that the average plant-eater 360 00:15:11,326 --> 00:15:13,126 not only gets enough protein, 361 00:15:13,128 --> 00:15:15,629 but 70 percent more than they need. 362 00:15:15,864 --> 00:15:17,497 Even meat-eaters like me 363 00:15:17,499 --> 00:15:20,273 get roughly half of their protein from plants. 364 00:15:20,569 --> 00:15:23,770 But athletes need more protein than most people do. 365 00:15:24,139 --> 00:15:25,672 So I crunched the numbers from the study 366 00:15:25,674 --> 00:15:28,208 and realized that based on the amount of calories 367 00:15:28,210 --> 00:15:29,743 I was eating I'd still be getting 368 00:15:29,745 --> 00:15:32,812 more than enough protein to build and maintain muscle. 369 00:15:33,415 --> 00:15:36,082 For example, one cup of cooked lentils 370 00:15:36,084 --> 00:15:37,250 or a peanut butter sandwich 371 00:15:37,252 --> 00:15:40,120 has about as much protein as three ounces of beef 372 00:15:40,122 --> 00:15:41,621 or three large eggs. 373 00:15:42,324 --> 00:15:45,358 But what about the quality of the protein? I'd always heard 374 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:47,594 that plant-based protein was inferior. 375 00:15:48,030 --> 00:15:49,929 Proteins are strings of amino acids 376 00:15:49,931 --> 00:15:52,643 and there's some amino acids our bodies can't make. 377 00:15:52,668 --> 00:15:54,601 Those are the essential amino acids. 378 00:15:54,603 --> 00:15:57,003 So we have to get them from food. 379 00:15:57,205 --> 00:15:59,472 And one of the arguments about animal based proteins 380 00:15:59,474 --> 00:16:01,574 being superior is that plant based proteins 381 00:16:01,576 --> 00:16:04,844 aren't complete, so you're not gonna get all the amino acids. 382 00:16:04,846 --> 00:16:07,001 And that's a fallacy as well. 383 00:16:07,282 --> 00:16:08,915 Again, I was surprised to discover 384 00:16:08,917 --> 00:16:12,519 that every single plant contains all the essential amino acids 385 00:16:12,521 --> 00:16:13,820 in varying proportions. 386 00:16:13,822 --> 00:16:15,755 And when it comes to gaining strength 387 00:16:15,757 --> 00:16:16,623 and muscle mass, 388 00:16:16,625 --> 00:16:19,292 research comparing plant and animal protein 389 00:16:19,294 --> 00:16:20,827 has shown that as long as the proper amount 390 00:16:20,829 --> 00:16:24,397 of amino acids are consumed, the source is irrelevant. 391 00:16:25,066 --> 00:16:27,090 This all sounded great in theory, 392 00:16:27,201 --> 00:16:30,681 but all the athletes I'd met so far were pretty lean. 393 00:16:30,706 --> 00:16:32,906 If getting lots of protein without animal foods 394 00:16:32,931 --> 00:16:36,646 really wasn't an issue, where were all the big guys? 395 00:16:44,319 --> 00:16:46,720 Kendrick Farris was the only male weightlifter 396 00:16:46,722 --> 00:16:49,456 to represent the United States at the 2012 397 00:16:49,481 --> 00:16:52,115 and 2016 Olympic Games. 398 00:16:52,561 --> 00:16:54,240 Olympic style weightlifting is going 399 00:16:54,265 --> 00:16:55,486 from the ground to overhead 400 00:16:55,511 --> 00:16:57,232 in one or two explosive movements. 401 00:16:57,257 --> 00:16:58,820 The most explosive movements 402 00:16:58,845 --> 00:17:00,407 that can be done. 403 00:17:05,617 --> 00:17:07,684 When I made the switch to a plant based diet, 404 00:17:07,709 --> 00:17:08,875 people, they were like, "I don't know 405 00:17:08,877 --> 00:17:10,377 how you're gonna lift that much weight." 406 00:17:10,379 --> 00:17:11,978 And, "You're not gonna be eating anything," 407 00:17:11,980 --> 00:17:14,681 "You're just gonna eat grass. Like, how you gonna be strong?" 408 00:17:15,034 --> 00:17:16,916 I qualified for my third Olympic team, 409 00:17:16,918 --> 00:17:19,219 you know what I'm saying? 410 00:17:19,268 --> 00:17:21,535 I broke two American records. 411 00:17:22,419 --> 00:17:24,586 I won the Pan-Am Games. 412 00:17:24,848 --> 00:17:25,825 I was like, "Man." 413 00:17:25,827 --> 00:17:28,328 Like, "I think, I should've done this a long while ago." 414 00:17:28,330 --> 00:17:30,332 Like, "Why didn't I research this before?" 415 00:17:30,732 --> 00:17:32,766 And Kendrick wasn't alone. 416 00:17:33,471 --> 00:17:36,749 Five thousand miles away, I found another strength athlete 417 00:17:36,774 --> 00:17:38,512 named Patrik Baboumian. 418 00:17:48,406 --> 00:17:50,471 Patrik is one of the strongest men 419 00:17:50,496 --> 00:17:53,197 on the planet, with multiple World Records 420 00:17:53,222 --> 00:17:56,726 including the Front Hold, the Keg Lift... 421 00:17:56,990 --> 00:17:58,887 And the Log Lift. 422 00:18:04,065 --> 00:18:05,298 - How could one of the world's... - Yeah! 423 00:18:05,300 --> 00:18:08,067 ...strongest men be so powerful 424 00:18:08,594 --> 00:18:13,560 Eating only plants? No meat. No milk. No eggs. 425 00:18:13,902 --> 00:18:15,575 ...Patrik Baboumian! 426 00:18:16,148 --> 00:18:17,687 Most of the training I do at home 427 00:18:17,712 --> 00:18:19,746 because it's just more practical... 428 00:18:19,748 --> 00:18:20,980 Someone asked me, 429 00:18:21,116 --> 00:18:23,560 "How could you get as strong as an ox 430 00:18:23,585 --> 00:18:25,245 without eating any meat?" 431 00:18:25,270 --> 00:18:26,286 And my answer was, 432 00:18:26,288 --> 00:18:28,762 "Have you ever seen an ox eating meat?" 433 00:18:32,230 --> 00:18:35,061 I stopped eating meat in 2005. 434 00:18:35,279 --> 00:18:37,931 Up to that time I was 105 kilo. 435 00:18:38,042 --> 00:18:40,099 And now I'm 130 kilos. 436 00:18:40,124 --> 00:18:44,014 Also at the same time I set, like, four World Records. 437 00:18:44,039 --> 00:18:47,607 So when I stopped eating meat, I got stronger and bigger. 438 00:18:47,632 --> 00:18:50,967 - Okay. So I just go under here. - Okay. Yeah. 439 00:18:51,116 --> 00:18:52,412 Really take care of-- 440 00:18:52,414 --> 00:18:54,666 Your-- your back should really be straight. 441 00:18:54,691 --> 00:18:57,150 Pick it up. 442 00:18:57,352 --> 00:18:59,252 Get up. 443 00:18:59,731 --> 00:19:03,066 At 700 pounds, I could not move 444 00:19:03,091 --> 00:19:04,390 the Yoke at all. 445 00:19:04,392 --> 00:19:05,592 - It didn't move. - It felt like 446 00:19:05,594 --> 00:19:07,760 it was bolted to the ground. 447 00:19:12,067 --> 00:19:14,274 And that was just his warm-up weight. 448 00:19:17,639 --> 00:19:21,283 It's hard to fathom how strong Patrik really is. 449 00:19:21,510 --> 00:19:23,610 It's almost super human. 450 00:19:28,489 --> 00:19:30,060 When I met Patrik, 451 00:19:30,085 --> 00:19:31,885 he was training to break the World Record 452 00:19:31,887 --> 00:19:34,903 for the heaviest weight ever carried by a human being. 453 00:19:36,705 --> 00:19:38,102 To break that record, 454 00:19:38,127 --> 00:19:41,546 Patrik would have to carry 1224 pounds. 455 00:19:41,707 --> 00:19:45,843 That's the weight of a horse, a distance of 33 feet. 456 00:19:46,084 --> 00:19:47,700 The thing with the Yoke is, 457 00:19:47,702 --> 00:19:50,470 if you really, really go insane with the weight, 458 00:19:50,472 --> 00:19:51,671 when you do a step 459 00:19:51,673 --> 00:19:53,873 and all the weight is on one leg, 460 00:19:53,875 --> 00:19:56,156 it sometimes feels like your bones 461 00:19:56,181 --> 00:19:57,343 could just break... 462 00:19:57,617 --> 00:20:00,780 It's probably one of the most terrifying things 463 00:20:00,782 --> 00:20:03,034 that we do at strongman events. 464 00:20:13,495 --> 00:20:15,261 Here we go! 465 00:20:15,697 --> 00:20:17,764 When Nate Diaz stepped into the cage 466 00:20:17,766 --> 00:20:19,117 to face Conor McGregor, 467 00:20:19,142 --> 00:20:23,002 the Vegas odds makers had Diaz as the four to one underdog. 468 00:20:23,004 --> 00:20:25,038 He caught him again with a right hook. 469 00:20:25,473 --> 00:20:26,706 And another left! 470 00:20:26,942 --> 00:20:29,175 And again with a combination! 471 00:20:30,378 --> 00:20:32,378 Diaz trying to finish with a submission. 472 00:20:32,380 --> 00:20:33,713 He's got it! That's it! 473 00:20:33,715 --> 00:20:35,615 - He's got the choke! - Nate Diaz! 474 00:20:35,617 --> 00:20:37,550 - He's got it, man. - He has done it! 475 00:20:37,552 --> 00:20:40,620 Nate Diaz beats Conor McGregor! 476 00:20:40,622 --> 00:20:44,324 Oh, my goodness! 477 00:20:44,326 --> 00:20:47,460 Nate Diaz, you just shook up the world. 478 00:20:47,565 --> 00:20:48,928 How does that feel? 479 00:20:49,397 --> 00:20:52,012 Aye, I'm not surprised motherfuckers. 480 00:20:56,595 --> 00:21:00,506 It's a bitter, bitter pill to swallow. Um, 481 00:21:00,690 --> 00:21:02,156 it was simply a... 482 00:21:02,492 --> 00:21:05,193 battle of energy in there and I-- 483 00:21:05,747 --> 00:21:07,775 and he got the better of that, so. 484 00:21:08,188 --> 00:21:09,682 Nine days out from the fight, 485 00:21:09,684 --> 00:21:11,884 I started eating two steaks a day 486 00:21:11,886 --> 00:21:14,220 and it just came back to bite me on the ass, you know. 487 00:21:14,556 --> 00:21:16,022 This was the greatest upset 488 00:21:16,024 --> 00:21:18,958 in UFC history, and it turned out, Nate wasn't 489 00:21:18,983 --> 00:21:21,250 the only plant-based fighter out there. 490 00:21:24,432 --> 00:21:25,531 I stopped eating meat 491 00:21:25,533 --> 00:21:28,134 probably like around the end of 2012. 492 00:21:28,670 --> 00:21:30,403 I grew up not even knowing 493 00:21:30,428 --> 00:21:32,328 about half of these other vegetables. 494 00:21:32,674 --> 00:21:34,409 Asparagus to me just came out 495 00:21:34,434 --> 00:21:35,599 like five years ago. 496 00:21:35,624 --> 00:21:36,471 You know what I'm saying? 497 00:21:36,496 --> 00:21:38,044 That's just like, as a kid, 498 00:21:38,046 --> 00:21:38,963 I was like, "asparagus, 499 00:21:38,988 --> 00:21:40,079 we ain't never see that." 500 00:21:40,081 --> 00:21:41,411 I'm like, "what's that?" 501 00:21:41,436 --> 00:21:44,317 Bryant Jennings is a heavyweight title contender 502 00:21:44,319 --> 00:21:45,585 Best known for going the distance 503 00:21:45,587 --> 00:21:46,719 With Wladimir Klitschko, 504 00:21:46,721 --> 00:21:49,603 one of the greatest Boxing Champions of all time. 505 00:21:49,824 --> 00:21:51,724 My early years growing up in Philly, 506 00:21:51,726 --> 00:21:53,893 the only thing we knew was spinach in a can, 507 00:21:53,895 --> 00:21:58,331 collard greens and Popeye's, KFC, everybody frying chicken. 508 00:22:01,770 --> 00:22:04,404 Most people say, "Oh, where do you get your protein?" 509 00:22:04,406 --> 00:22:06,039 As if everybody that's in KFC 510 00:22:06,041 --> 00:22:07,674 is looking at the back of a bucket, 511 00:22:07,909 --> 00:22:10,176 like, "Yeah, how much protein is--" y'all don't know." 512 00:22:10,178 --> 00:22:12,412 So, y'all really don't know what y'all eating. 513 00:22:13,415 --> 00:22:15,748 I'd never really thought about it like that before. 514 00:22:16,084 --> 00:22:18,117 What else was in the food I was eating? 515 00:22:19,454 --> 00:22:21,554 An experiment to help answer that question 516 00:22:21,556 --> 00:22:23,890 was being conducted by Dr. Robert Vogel, 517 00:22:23,892 --> 00:22:26,225 Co-Chair of the NFL's sub committee 518 00:22:26,227 --> 00:22:27,727 on cardiovascular health. 519 00:22:27,729 --> 00:22:29,582 What you eat immediately 520 00:22:29,607 --> 00:22:31,534 before an athletic endeavor 521 00:22:31,559 --> 00:22:34,915 really can have major impact on how you perform. 522 00:22:35,570 --> 00:22:38,705 There's a direct correlation between a meal 523 00:22:38,707 --> 00:22:40,707 and endothelial function. 524 00:22:40,875 --> 00:22:43,276 The endothelium is a lining of blood vessels. 525 00:22:43,511 --> 00:22:46,479 It regulates blood flow throughout the body. 526 00:22:46,481 --> 00:22:48,948 It knows that a particular muscle group 527 00:22:48,950 --> 00:22:53,319 or organ needs more blood flow, and it dilates, it opens up. 528 00:22:53,597 --> 00:22:57,827 When the endothelium is impaired, it cannot open up. 529 00:22:57,852 --> 00:23:01,494 It cannot allow blood flow to increase as much. 530 00:23:01,519 --> 00:23:04,184 And therefore, impairs athletic performance. 531 00:23:04,589 --> 00:23:05,819 The test subjects 532 00:23:05,844 --> 00:23:06,866 were three football players 533 00:23:06,868 --> 00:23:08,334 from the Miami Dolphins. 534 00:23:08,871 --> 00:23:11,003 Defensive Back, Michael Thomas. 535 00:23:11,757 --> 00:23:14,124 and Wide Receivers, Griff Whalen, 536 00:23:15,009 --> 00:23:17,443 - and Kenny Stills. - Caught for the touchdown! 537 00:23:17,589 --> 00:23:18,955 Kenny Stills! 538 00:23:18,980 --> 00:23:20,913 Today, we're going to be feeding them 539 00:23:20,915 --> 00:23:24,417 three burrito breakfasts with a lot of protein. 540 00:23:24,686 --> 00:23:29,689 Two of them have sources of animal-based protein and fat. 541 00:23:29,691 --> 00:23:32,492 One is from beef, one is from chicken. 542 00:23:32,694 --> 00:23:34,393 The third is a plant-based burrito 543 00:23:34,395 --> 00:23:35,428 which has beans in it, 544 00:23:35,430 --> 00:23:40,233 so the protein and the fat came from a plant based source. 545 00:23:40,635 --> 00:23:44,337 Tomorrow, we're gonna feed them all bean burritos. 546 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:48,841 We're looking at the impact of eating a different meal 547 00:23:48,843 --> 00:23:51,344 - on the same people. - All right. Here's the beef. 548 00:23:51,613 --> 00:23:53,012 - Thank you. - Chicken here. 549 00:23:53,014 --> 00:23:55,815 - And the plant based one here. - Thank you. 550 00:23:56,384 --> 00:23:58,885 Griff has been plant based for four years, 551 00:23:58,887 --> 00:24:01,587 so he got bean burritos on both days. 552 00:24:02,390 --> 00:24:05,925 On away games, we always eat fried chicken, we eat Popeye's. 553 00:24:06,194 --> 00:24:08,528 I love fried chicken and I love Popeye's. 554 00:24:08,530 --> 00:24:11,537 and I'm gonna eat Popeye's every time. 555 00:24:13,001 --> 00:24:14,600 Two hours after each meal, 556 00:24:14,602 --> 00:24:16,135 the players had their blood drawn 557 00:24:16,271 --> 00:24:17,537 and put into a centrifuge. 558 00:24:18,173 --> 00:24:20,139 The red blood cells sink to the bottom. 559 00:24:20,375 --> 00:24:23,943 An amber colored fluid called plasma, rises to the top. 560 00:24:24,846 --> 00:24:26,212 If the plasma is see-through, 561 00:24:26,214 --> 00:24:27,980 it means there's not much fat in the blood 562 00:24:27,982 --> 00:24:30,783 and the endothelium is likely functioning well. 563 00:24:33,655 --> 00:24:34,655 Michael. 564 00:24:35,256 --> 00:24:38,424 Today's blood, and yesterday's blood. 565 00:24:38,827 --> 00:24:43,062 This is a plant burrito. This is a meat burrito. 566 00:24:43,064 --> 00:24:45,865 Look at the difference it makes in what circulates 567 00:24:45,867 --> 00:24:46,999 in your bloodstream. 568 00:24:47,001 --> 00:24:48,601 - Cloudy. - Cloudy. 569 00:24:48,736 --> 00:24:51,871 And that on top is the fat circulating 570 00:24:51,873 --> 00:24:54,106 in your blood from the meat burrito. 571 00:24:54,108 --> 00:24:56,809 - Gotcha. - Griff, you're the vegan. 572 00:24:57,078 --> 00:25:00,613 Here's your blood from today and your blood from yesterday. 573 00:25:00,615 --> 00:25:04,584 - Nice and clear, both of them. - So the fat from the avocado 574 00:25:04,586 --> 00:25:06,185 doesn't have that kind of effect? 575 00:25:06,187 --> 00:25:08,230 That's right. Kenny. 576 00:25:09,527 --> 00:25:12,258 You're the fried chicken guy. 577 00:25:12,393 --> 00:25:14,927 You wanna see your chicken? There it is. 578 00:25:14,929 --> 00:25:17,263 Yeah, it's pretty gross to see. 579 00:25:17,398 --> 00:25:20,132 Sources of animal-based protein 580 00:25:20,157 --> 00:25:23,936 And fat have a tremendous impact on endothelial function 581 00:25:23,938 --> 00:25:26,873 That lasts for six or seven hours after you eat. 582 00:25:26,875 --> 00:25:29,242 So if you have bacon and eggs for breakfast, 583 00:25:29,244 --> 00:25:31,444 a hamburger for lunch and a steak for dinner, 584 00:25:31,446 --> 00:25:36,282 this is going on all day long. Your blood is always cloudy. 585 00:25:36,284 --> 00:25:40,519 And the ability to operate at your best is always impaired. 586 00:25:40,989 --> 00:25:41,888 Damn. 587 00:25:41,890 --> 00:25:45,157 I guess I won't be eating my fried chicken no more. 588 00:25:45,927 --> 00:25:47,159 Dr. Vogel's experiment 589 00:25:47,161 --> 00:25:48,928 was backed up by numerous studies 590 00:25:48,930 --> 00:25:50,863 measuring how a single animal-based meal 591 00:25:50,865 --> 00:25:52,265 can impair blood flow. 592 00:25:52,634 --> 00:25:54,901 I also found a large body of research 593 00:25:54,903 --> 00:25:57,069 showing that plants have the opposite effect, 594 00:25:57,071 --> 00:26:00,506 improving endothelial function and increasing blood flow. 595 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:03,342 Controlled studies show that simply drinking beet juice 596 00:26:03,344 --> 00:26:07,380 before training allows subjects to cycle 22 percent longer, 597 00:26:07,382 --> 00:26:10,683 and bench press 19 percent more total weight. 598 00:26:10,985 --> 00:26:12,852 I've seen races where it has come down 599 00:26:12,854 --> 00:26:15,154 to the one thousandth of a second. 600 00:26:15,456 --> 00:26:17,690 Sometimes, you have to do things that you know your competitors 601 00:26:17,692 --> 00:26:18,758 aren't doing. 602 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:20,559 Getting every single advantage you can. 603 00:26:21,529 --> 00:26:24,063 Knowing I could get enough energy and protein 604 00:26:24,065 --> 00:26:27,233 was one thing, but seeing what a single animal-based meal 605 00:26:27,235 --> 00:26:30,350 could do to an athlete's blood sealed the deal. 606 00:26:31,072 --> 00:26:33,873 It was time to give this plant-based thing a try. 607 00:26:33,875 --> 00:26:36,699 But there was only one meal I could think of. 608 00:26:37,979 --> 00:26:40,179 Could I get two bean burritos, please? 609 00:26:42,383 --> 00:26:44,617 Bean. 610 00:26:45,019 --> 00:26:46,852 Thank you. 611 00:26:47,889 --> 00:26:49,121 When I went plant-based, 612 00:26:49,123 --> 00:26:52,124 I thought that it would be a longer transition, 613 00:26:52,149 --> 00:26:54,994 but I just immediately started feeling 614 00:26:54,996 --> 00:26:57,129 like I could go kick ass... 615 00:26:57,131 --> 00:26:59,231 and not need the recovery in between. 616 00:26:59,233 --> 00:27:00,800 It-- it was mind blowing to my teammates. 617 00:27:00,802 --> 00:27:02,234 They were tired of me saying, 618 00:27:02,236 --> 00:27:04,270 like, "Let's go again and again." 619 00:27:06,207 --> 00:27:10,376 Recovery is the most essential element 620 00:27:10,545 --> 00:27:12,912 of an elite athlete's existence. 621 00:27:13,648 --> 00:27:16,849 It's damage, repair, damage, repair 622 00:27:16,851 --> 00:27:18,384 and you do that over and over again. 623 00:27:18,386 --> 00:27:22,788 Because if you can do more work and more repair, 624 00:27:22,790 --> 00:27:24,490 you're gonna be the better athlete. 625 00:27:25,426 --> 00:27:26,692 Dotsie was right. 626 00:27:26,828 --> 00:27:28,794 Bouncing back quickly between workouts 627 00:27:28,796 --> 00:27:30,963 is a huge advantage for any athlete. 628 00:27:31,940 --> 00:27:34,941 But the idea that food could be the secret weapon, 629 00:27:35,570 --> 00:27:37,169 I had to find out more. 630 00:27:38,239 --> 00:27:40,506 Dr. Scott Stoll is a former Olympian 631 00:27:40,508 --> 00:27:43,009 and a team physician for the USA Olympic team. 632 00:27:43,211 --> 00:27:44,877 I work with professional athletes, 633 00:27:44,879 --> 00:27:46,846 they're are very interested in protein. 634 00:27:46,981 --> 00:27:48,247 Protein's important 635 00:27:48,249 --> 00:27:50,850 but which package is your protein coming in, 636 00:27:50,852 --> 00:27:52,651 is the better question to answer. 637 00:27:52,987 --> 00:27:56,088 The plant based protein versus the animal protein, 638 00:27:56,090 --> 00:28:00,059 which package is going to help the body overcome inflammation 639 00:28:00,061 --> 00:28:01,927 and help the body to recover. 640 00:28:02,730 --> 00:28:04,296 In animal products, 641 00:28:04,599 --> 00:28:08,200 you're getting protein packaged with inflammatory molecules 642 00:28:08,202 --> 00:28:12,405 like neu5gc, endotoxins and heme iron. 643 00:28:13,274 --> 00:28:18,110 When we consume animal products, it also changes the microbiome, 644 00:28:18,112 --> 00:28:19,912 the bacteria that live in our gut. 645 00:28:20,048 --> 00:28:21,947 And the bacterial species 646 00:28:22,116 --> 00:28:25,484 that have been shown to promote inflammation overgrow 647 00:28:25,486 --> 00:28:27,987 and begin to produce inflammatory mediators 648 00:28:27,989 --> 00:28:29,422 like TMAO. 649 00:28:31,325 --> 00:28:33,726 The study that showed that a single hamburger 650 00:28:33,728 --> 00:28:35,661 impairs blood flow also showed 651 00:28:35,663 --> 00:28:39,565 that it can increase measures of inflammation by 70 percent. 652 00:28:40,034 --> 00:28:42,935 In the arteries, inflammation reduces blood flow. 653 00:28:42,937 --> 00:28:45,738 In muscles and joints, it can increase soreness 654 00:28:45,740 --> 00:28:46,939 and delay recovery. 655 00:28:47,308 --> 00:28:51,077 In plant-based protein, you're getting protein 656 00:28:51,079 --> 00:28:53,379 that's packaged with antioxidants, 657 00:28:53,381 --> 00:28:55,948 phytochemicals, minerals, and vitamins 658 00:28:55,950 --> 00:28:57,349 that are gonna reduce inflammation, 659 00:28:57,351 --> 00:29:00,386 optimize the microbiome, optimize blood supply, 660 00:29:00,388 --> 00:29:03,522 and optimize your body's performance. 661 00:29:04,592 --> 00:29:07,359 The antioxidants Dr. Stoll was talking about 662 00:29:07,361 --> 00:29:09,962 are found almost entirely in plants, 663 00:29:09,964 --> 00:29:12,932 which have, on average, 64 times 664 00:29:12,934 --> 00:29:15,601 the antioxidant content of animal foods. 665 00:29:16,104 --> 00:29:19,105 Even iceberg lettuce has more antioxidants 666 00:29:19,107 --> 00:29:20,840 than salmon or eggs. 667 00:29:21,275 --> 00:29:23,943 As a result, switching to a plant-based diet 668 00:29:23,945 --> 00:29:25,911 can help reduce measures of inflammation 669 00:29:25,913 --> 00:29:29,014 by 29 percent in just three weeks. 670 00:29:30,118 --> 00:29:32,918 I was about ready to retire, as I should've been, 671 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:34,954 Because I'm like 35 at that time. 672 00:29:35,223 --> 00:29:36,922 But I just kept getting better, 673 00:29:36,947 --> 00:29:40,315 and so... ...They had to take me to the Olympics. 674 00:29:40,862 --> 00:29:44,196 We were complete underdogs as Team USA. 675 00:29:44,398 --> 00:29:47,566 In our semi-final ride against Australia, 676 00:29:47,768 --> 00:29:50,269 we were down by 1.7 seconds. 677 00:29:50,404 --> 00:29:52,338 No one's ever come back in team pursuit 678 00:29:52,340 --> 00:29:53,806 from a deficit that large. 679 00:29:56,210 --> 00:29:57,943 And we beat them on the line 680 00:29:57,945 --> 00:29:59,678 by eight one-hundredths of a second. 681 00:30:05,286 --> 00:30:08,154 I was 39 and a half years old 682 00:30:08,156 --> 00:30:09,655 when I stood on the Olympic podium. 683 00:30:09,657 --> 00:30:13,292 I'm still the oldest person, male or female, 684 00:30:13,294 --> 00:30:16,629 to even go to the Olympic Games in my event. 685 00:30:16,931 --> 00:30:20,866 My diet was the most powerful aspect 686 00:30:20,868 --> 00:30:24,870 to me being able to perform and produce for the US team 687 00:30:24,895 --> 00:30:26,461 At the Olympic Games. 688 00:30:31,226 --> 00:30:32,891 All of these athletes and their stories 689 00:30:32,916 --> 00:30:36,115 were impressive, but my goal from the beginning 690 00:30:36,117 --> 00:30:38,350 was to recover from actual injuries 691 00:30:38,352 --> 00:30:40,690 like the damage I'd done to my knees. 692 00:30:43,736 --> 00:30:45,584 And he's down at the line of scrimmage, 693 00:30:45,609 --> 00:30:47,493 in the arms of Derrick Morgan. 694 00:30:47,495 --> 00:30:50,029 Derrick Morgan had been on a similar journey. 695 00:30:50,031 --> 00:30:52,955 In the NFL, the injury rate is a 100 percent. 696 00:30:53,916 --> 00:30:55,438 It's a violent game. 697 00:30:55,463 --> 00:30:57,524 He's hit hard and goes down there. 698 00:30:57,549 --> 00:30:58,536 And so, how you respond 699 00:30:58,561 --> 00:30:59,305 to injury 700 00:30:59,307 --> 00:31:00,171 and how quickly you heal 701 00:31:00,196 --> 00:31:01,240 from injury 702 00:31:01,242 --> 00:31:04,210 is important because if you're not on the field, 703 00:31:04,212 --> 00:31:07,012 you're not helping the team. I was reading the research 704 00:31:07,014 --> 00:31:08,514 and seeing that a plant-based diet 705 00:31:08,516 --> 00:31:11,183 could be beneficial, specifically for recovery. 706 00:31:11,185 --> 00:31:13,018 And so I started incorporating it 707 00:31:13,237 --> 00:31:15,370 and I started seeing really good results with it. 708 00:31:15,489 --> 00:31:19,024 I was recovering better. I wasn't getting as sore. 709 00:31:19,026 --> 00:31:20,826 I was a lot less swollen. 710 00:31:21,329 --> 00:31:24,296 Basically, to confirm what I was feeling, 711 00:31:24,632 --> 00:31:25,764 I got my blood tested. 712 00:31:26,500 --> 00:31:28,834 Six months after being on the diet, 713 00:31:28,836 --> 00:31:30,236 all of my markers were down, 714 00:31:30,238 --> 00:31:32,204 My blood pressure, my cholesterol. 715 00:31:32,206 --> 00:31:33,772 But the main thing I was looking at 716 00:31:33,774 --> 00:31:37,009 was the inflammation marker in your blood and mine was... 717 00:31:37,411 --> 00:31:39,845 almost obsolete. It wasn't there anymore. 718 00:31:40,948 --> 00:31:42,248 A whole food, plant-based diet 719 00:31:42,250 --> 00:31:44,583 is gonna optimize the growth of blood vessels 720 00:31:44,585 --> 00:31:45,584 into damaged tissue. 721 00:31:45,586 --> 00:31:48,988 It's gonna lay down new tissue in tendons and muscles. 722 00:31:49,190 --> 00:31:51,156 It's gonna stimulate their immune system 723 00:31:51,158 --> 00:31:54,560 to fight off infections. So almost at every level, 724 00:31:54,929 --> 00:31:56,228 eating the right foods 725 00:31:56,230 --> 00:31:59,102 is going to accelerate the healing process. 726 00:32:00,368 --> 00:32:01,934 Six weeks into my personal 727 00:32:01,936 --> 00:32:03,068 plant based experiment, 728 00:32:03,070 --> 00:32:05,771 I went to the gym to see if I could notice a difference. 729 00:32:06,173 --> 00:32:08,407 I wasn't able to spar or wrestle yet, 730 00:32:08,409 --> 00:32:10,676 so I decided to hit the battling ropes. 731 00:32:11,312 --> 00:32:13,879 At my gym, lasting ten minutes on the ropes, 732 00:32:13,881 --> 00:32:15,324 gets your name on the wall. 733 00:32:15,349 --> 00:32:17,983 Only a few people had ever hit 20 minutes. 734 00:32:18,352 --> 00:32:20,185 Even at the peak of my conditioning, 735 00:32:20,187 --> 00:32:22,354 the most I'd ever got was eight minutes. 736 00:32:22,356 --> 00:32:25,157 - James, keep it going. - but on this day, 737 00:32:25,159 --> 00:32:26,925 I hit ten minutes easily. 738 00:32:27,728 --> 00:32:28,927 Then I hit 20... 739 00:32:29,497 --> 00:32:32,865 - Thirty. - You're at 45 minutes. 740 00:32:33,434 --> 00:32:36,568 I thought, "Holy shit, I'm gonna do an hour." 741 00:32:37,238 --> 00:32:38,504 I went past the hour mark 742 00:32:38,529 --> 00:32:40,495 by about one minute and just thought, 743 00:32:41,008 --> 00:32:42,808 "All right, that'll do." 744 00:32:43,477 --> 00:32:45,277 I can't believe you just did that, man. 745 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:48,614 The only thing that had changed was my diet. 746 00:32:49,650 --> 00:32:51,517 I could have kept going. 747 00:32:51,519 --> 00:32:53,118 That's way over the record right? 748 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:55,287 Yeah. A freaking hour. 749 00:32:58,459 --> 00:32:59,758 When I was growing up, 750 00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:03,329 the toughest guy in the world to me was my Dad. 751 00:33:04,198 --> 00:33:06,332 He taught me the value of self-defense 752 00:33:06,834 --> 00:33:09,768 and was always there to help me when I got into trouble. 753 00:33:12,506 --> 00:33:16,041 But now, he was the one who needed help. 754 00:33:18,312 --> 00:33:20,546 - You had a heart attack? - Correct. 755 00:33:20,748 --> 00:33:22,781 Had you had much in the way of symptoms prior 756 00:33:22,783 --> 00:33:25,517 - to this episode? - No, never before, the first... 757 00:33:25,519 --> 00:33:27,453 After my dad got out of the hospital 758 00:33:27,455 --> 00:33:29,355 following emergency heart surgery, 759 00:33:29,357 --> 00:33:30,382 We got on a Skype call 760 00:33:30,407 --> 00:33:32,358 with Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, 761 00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:33,572 an internationally renowned 762 00:33:33,597 --> 00:33:34,860 heart disease researcher 763 00:33:34,885 --> 00:33:36,218 from the Cleveland clinic. 764 00:33:36,464 --> 00:33:39,598 ...Uh, always been, I think, very fit. 765 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:41,500 So somewhat of a surprise. 766 00:33:41,802 --> 00:33:43,535 Well, no, not a surprise. 767 00:33:44,004 --> 00:33:47,272 In all of western civilization, there is nothing more common 768 00:33:47,319 --> 00:33:48,952 than coronary artery heart disease 769 00:33:49,043 --> 00:33:52,945 and that is because of the foods that most people eat every day. 770 00:33:53,414 --> 00:33:55,074 Do you happen to recall 771 00:33:55,106 --> 00:33:57,482 into which of your arteries that they placed the stent? 772 00:33:57,618 --> 00:33:59,785 Was it into the left anterior descending... 773 00:33:59,787 --> 00:34:01,387 - Or the right coronary... - After seeing how much 774 00:34:01,389 --> 00:34:03,088 a single animal-based meal 775 00:34:03,090 --> 00:34:04,890 can affect healthy young athletes, 776 00:34:04,892 --> 00:34:08,160 I couldn't help but wonder what a lifetime of these foods 777 00:34:08,162 --> 00:34:10,095 might have done to my father's heart. 778 00:34:10,631 --> 00:34:12,865 In all of our studies, we found the same thing... 779 00:34:13,267 --> 00:34:14,933 These same biological mechanisms 780 00:34:14,958 --> 00:34:15,930 that affect performance 781 00:34:15,955 --> 00:34:17,116 also affect our health. 782 00:34:17,281 --> 00:34:19,415 Chronic inflammation, oxidative stress 783 00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:21,144 And endothelial function. 784 00:34:21,169 --> 00:34:23,433 When you eat animal products, 785 00:34:23,611 --> 00:34:24,652 you start to form plaques 786 00:34:24,677 --> 00:34:26,702 in the coronary arteries. 787 00:34:27,081 --> 00:34:28,714 Plaque formation in the arteries 788 00:34:28,716 --> 00:34:31,483 doesn't just limit the function of the arteries, 789 00:34:31,485 --> 00:34:33,819 it can also block the blood flow, 790 00:34:33,821 --> 00:34:37,222 and that's when the heart starts to have some real problems 791 00:34:37,247 --> 00:34:39,247 keeping up with the demands of the body. 792 00:34:39,604 --> 00:34:41,006 In terms of heart disease, 793 00:34:41,031 --> 00:34:42,171 oftentimes there is confusion. 794 00:34:42,196 --> 00:34:43,395 People think that "Well", 795 00:34:43,397 --> 00:34:44,647 I don't eat red meat, 796 00:34:44,672 --> 00:34:45,455 so I'm okay." 797 00:34:45,666 --> 00:34:47,499 We know that it's more complicated than that. 798 00:34:47,501 --> 00:34:50,536 It's not just red meat. It's not just the fat. 799 00:34:50,971 --> 00:34:52,771 For nearly 50 years, we were told 800 00:34:52,773 --> 00:34:54,673 that the primary cause of heart disease 801 00:34:54,675 --> 00:34:56,608 was saturated fat and cholesterol, 802 00:34:56,777 --> 00:34:59,211 and that leaner meats, lower fat dairy products, 803 00:34:59,213 --> 00:35:00,946 and egg whites were the solution. 804 00:35:01,882 --> 00:35:02,915 But the research now shows 805 00:35:02,917 --> 00:35:05,717 that the other inflammatory compounds in animal foods, 806 00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:08,253 like those that can impair athletic recovery, 807 00:35:08,255 --> 00:35:09,822 also play a significant role 808 00:35:09,824 --> 00:35:11,590 in the development of heart disease. 809 00:35:11,725 --> 00:35:13,559 We're going to do a whole lot better 810 00:35:13,561 --> 00:35:15,561 by just getting rid of the animal products 811 00:35:15,563 --> 00:35:18,564 and there are really good biochemical reasons for that. 812 00:35:18,566 --> 00:35:20,933 Heme iron is one of them, for example. 813 00:35:21,245 --> 00:35:22,389 Heme iron 814 00:35:22,414 --> 00:35:24,280 is from an animal source, right? 815 00:35:24,305 --> 00:35:26,009 So, uh, most commonly 816 00:35:26,034 --> 00:35:27,000 you think red meat, 817 00:35:27,025 --> 00:35:28,279 even though poultry have it, 818 00:35:28,304 --> 00:35:29,308 fish has it. 819 00:35:29,310 --> 00:35:30,642 They did a meta-analysis 820 00:35:30,644 --> 00:35:34,980 looking over six prospective dietary studies 821 00:35:35,126 --> 00:35:37,860 over a 130,000 patients 822 00:35:37,885 --> 00:35:41,587 and they came to the conclusion that one milligram a day 823 00:35:41,589 --> 00:35:45,824 of heme iron is associated with a 27 percent increase 824 00:35:45,849 --> 00:35:47,949 in risk of coronary heart disease. 825 00:35:48,095 --> 00:35:51,697 To put that in perspective, an average hamburger patty... 826 00:35:51,699 --> 00:35:54,833 has about two to three milligrams. 827 00:35:55,002 --> 00:35:57,503 And it isn't just the iron in animal foods 828 00:35:57,505 --> 00:35:58,770 that can cause problems. 829 00:35:58,772 --> 00:36:01,807 It's actually the animal protein itself. 830 00:36:02,209 --> 00:36:03,609 It's not just red meat, 831 00:36:03,844 --> 00:36:06,612 Not just chicken, not just eggs, not just milk. 832 00:36:06,614 --> 00:36:10,148 It's the ingestion of any animal protein. 833 00:36:10,284 --> 00:36:12,951 At that moment in time, a process begins 834 00:36:13,178 --> 00:36:15,245 at a chemical level inside the body. 835 00:36:15,656 --> 00:36:18,590 When the protein found in animal foods is cooked, 836 00:36:18,592 --> 00:36:21,760 preserved, or even just digested by our gut bacteria, 837 00:36:22,062 --> 00:36:24,263 highly inflammatory compounds are formed 838 00:36:24,265 --> 00:36:26,365 that corrode our cardiovascular system. 839 00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:29,835 This helps explain why people who get all of their protein 840 00:36:29,837 --> 00:36:34,239 from plants reduce their risk of heart disease by 55 percent. 841 00:36:34,675 --> 00:36:36,108 It would also help explain 842 00:36:36,110 --> 00:36:38,477 why the only diet that has ever been shown 843 00:36:38,479 --> 00:36:40,345 to actually reverse heart disease 844 00:36:40,347 --> 00:36:41,680 is a plant-based one. 845 00:36:41,682 --> 00:36:43,849 What we found is that in the first month, 846 00:36:43,851 --> 00:36:45,183 there was improvement in blood flow 847 00:36:45,185 --> 00:36:47,352 and the heart began to pump blood more normally. 848 00:36:47,354 --> 00:36:48,987 After a year, even severely clogged 849 00:36:48,989 --> 00:36:51,523 coronary arteries became measurably less clogged, 850 00:36:51,525 --> 00:36:53,191 And even more improvement after five years. 851 00:36:53,193 --> 00:36:55,193 But in the randomized control group, who were doing 852 00:36:55,195 --> 00:36:57,362 just what their doctors told them to do at the time, 853 00:36:57,498 --> 00:36:59,731 you know, less red meat, more fish and chicken, 854 00:36:59,733 --> 00:37:01,033 little exercise and so on, 855 00:37:01,058 --> 00:37:03,391 their arteries got more clogged after one year 856 00:37:03,504 --> 00:37:05,337 and even more clogged after five years. 857 00:37:06,173 --> 00:37:09,541 ♪ Humpty dumpty sat on the wall... ♪ 858 00:37:09,543 --> 00:37:11,310 While all of this sounded promising, 859 00:37:11,445 --> 00:37:13,445 my dad didn't just need to get better, 860 00:37:13,614 --> 00:37:15,480 he needed to get better fast. 861 00:37:16,198 --> 00:37:19,466 The stents in his heart were only a temporary solution. 862 00:37:19,987 --> 00:37:21,587 He could have another heart attack 863 00:37:21,589 --> 00:37:23,055 At any moment. 864 00:37:26,529 --> 00:37:27,865 I found some hope at a firehouse 865 00:37:27,890 --> 00:37:29,071 in Brooklyn, 866 00:37:29,096 --> 00:37:30,796 where Dr. Esselstyn's son, Rip, 867 00:37:30,798 --> 00:37:33,365 a former firefighter and professional triathlete 868 00:37:33,367 --> 00:37:35,400 was launching some of New York's bravest 869 00:37:35,402 --> 00:37:37,135 on a powerful new program. 870 00:37:37,137 --> 00:37:38,647 What's the number one killer 871 00:37:38,672 --> 00:37:39,304 of firefighters 872 00:37:39,306 --> 00:37:40,572 in the line of duty? 873 00:37:41,041 --> 00:37:42,007 Heart attacks. 874 00:37:42,009 --> 00:37:44,643 Sixty-seven percent of firefighters 875 00:37:44,668 --> 00:37:47,435 who perish in the line of duty die of heart attacks. 876 00:37:47,915 --> 00:37:50,682 So this, right here, that is what we call 877 00:37:50,684 --> 00:37:52,918 a healthy artery. 878 00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:55,687 The blood can flow through this huge opening here. 879 00:37:55,689 --> 00:37:57,689 And this is what happens 880 00:37:57,691 --> 00:38:00,826 after decades on the meat and dairy diet. 881 00:38:01,695 --> 00:38:02,695 Okay. 882 00:38:02,997 --> 00:38:05,063 If you guys have been eating this way, 883 00:38:05,199 --> 00:38:08,033 I want you to take the seven-day rescue challenge. 884 00:38:09,503 --> 00:38:12,504 We bought you guys plant-based groceries. 885 00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:14,940 I want you to give yourselves the chance to see 886 00:38:14,942 --> 00:38:18,290 what your internal biochemistry does in just seven days. 887 00:38:18,946 --> 00:38:20,579 I know that my cholesterol is elevated. 888 00:38:20,581 --> 00:38:22,881 My LDL's are always very high. 889 00:38:22,883 --> 00:38:25,384 The same job that I was doing like ten years ago 890 00:38:25,386 --> 00:38:26,551 - without an effort... - Yeah. 891 00:38:26,553 --> 00:38:28,854 - ...is now taking an effort. - Despite working out all week, 892 00:38:28,856 --> 00:38:30,889 playing sports, my cholesterol is high 893 00:38:31,058 --> 00:38:33,125 and growing by about ten, fifteen points 894 00:38:33,127 --> 00:38:35,293 every year for the last five or six years. 895 00:38:35,496 --> 00:38:36,662 I realized a couple salads a week, 896 00:38:36,687 --> 00:38:39,788 - it doesn't really cut it. - I got two kids, you know, so... 897 00:38:40,234 --> 00:38:43,262 hopefully I'll feel better, have more energy and... 898 00:38:43,804 --> 00:38:45,368 add some years to my life. 899 00:38:48,909 --> 00:38:50,742 I went to see if I could get my dad 900 00:38:50,744 --> 00:38:52,678 to make these same changes to his diet 901 00:38:52,680 --> 00:38:54,212 as soon as possible. 902 00:38:55,049 --> 00:38:56,248 Well, what are you suggesting? 903 00:38:56,250 --> 00:38:58,383 - Well, let's do the shopping. - -Tomatoes... 904 00:38:58,385 --> 00:39:00,085 ...cucumber, 905 00:39:00,087 --> 00:39:02,054 we have hummus dips, blueberries, raspberries... 906 00:39:02,056 --> 00:39:04,256 but my dad can be a little stubborn. 907 00:39:04,491 --> 00:39:06,758 ...Soya yogurt and that's about it, I think. 908 00:39:06,760 --> 00:39:08,393 So I wasn't feeling that hopeful. 909 00:39:08,395 --> 00:39:09,695 We'll just drink tea. 910 00:39:12,132 --> 00:39:14,666 I come from a town called Melton Mowbray, 911 00:39:14,668 --> 00:39:17,736 known in England as the "Rural Capital of Food". 912 00:39:18,739 --> 00:39:21,673 It's the home of Stilton cheese and the world famous 913 00:39:21,675 --> 00:39:23,659 Melton Mowbray Pork Pie. 914 00:39:27,848 --> 00:39:30,649 The pace of change here is very slow. 915 00:39:30,651 --> 00:39:33,985 Tick 20, tick 22, tick 25... 916 00:39:33,987 --> 00:39:35,954 and my dad, like most of us, 917 00:39:35,979 --> 00:39:37,912 is a product of where he grew up. 918 00:39:40,427 --> 00:39:41,660 I just couldn't imagine 919 00:39:41,662 --> 00:39:43,595 someone as set in his ways as my father 920 00:39:43,597 --> 00:39:45,297 making such a big switch... 921 00:39:45,933 --> 00:39:48,266 On the top there, that's worth another 20 quid. 922 00:39:48,268 --> 00:39:49,401 Give us 50 quid, the lot. 923 00:39:50,704 --> 00:39:53,338 ...Until I got home and went back to the gym. 924 00:39:54,308 --> 00:39:56,041 You push me? Go here. 925 00:39:57,010 --> 00:39:59,678 I've spent years working out with Lucious Smith. 926 00:40:00,005 --> 00:40:02,316 He was a Cornerback in the NFL, 927 00:40:02,341 --> 00:40:03,898 has a black belt in Jujitsu... 928 00:40:04,051 --> 00:40:05,005 and was my strength 929 00:40:05,030 --> 00:40:05,917 and conditioning coach. 930 00:40:05,919 --> 00:40:06,942 That's it, that's it, that's it. 931 00:40:06,967 --> 00:40:07,753 More arms. More arms. 932 00:40:07,755 --> 00:40:09,121 I told Lou about the research 933 00:40:09,123 --> 00:40:11,523 I'd been doing and what happened to my dad, 934 00:40:11,959 --> 00:40:14,326 and he'd never mentioned this before and he said, 935 00:40:14,561 --> 00:40:16,027 "I've been on a plant-based diet 936 00:40:16,052 --> 00:40:18,186 - for almost ten years." - Okay, rotate. 937 00:40:19,466 --> 00:40:23,902 Lou is 60-years-old, not far off my father's age. 938 00:40:24,571 --> 00:40:25,737 Most guys my age 939 00:40:25,762 --> 00:40:27,428 can't keep up with their grandchildren. 940 00:40:27,708 --> 00:40:29,674 My grandchildren can't keep up with me. 941 00:40:30,210 --> 00:40:31,877 When I went from an animal-based diet 942 00:40:31,879 --> 00:40:35,213 to a plant-based diet, my blood pressure went down 943 00:40:35,215 --> 00:40:37,249 to, like, 110 over 70. 944 00:40:37,785 --> 00:40:42,187 My heart rate sometimes has been under 50, like, 48, 47. 945 00:40:42,723 --> 00:40:45,023 I'm more focused, I'm more relaxed 946 00:40:45,192 --> 00:40:47,626 and I notice that I have a lot more energy 947 00:40:47,651 --> 00:40:49,350 because of the plant-based diet. 948 00:40:49,907 --> 00:40:52,908 Come on, come on! Oh, man, come on, come on, come on! 949 00:40:52,933 --> 00:40:55,267 People in their 20s, they come in here, 950 00:40:55,569 --> 00:40:56,935 we do a workout, 951 00:40:57,304 --> 00:41:00,906 I sustain the workout a lot easier than they do. 952 00:41:01,542 --> 00:41:05,177 We can come in here and do 800, listen to what I just said, 953 00:41:05,586 --> 00:41:10,289 eight hundred kettlebell swings and snatches in one workout. 954 00:41:10,584 --> 00:41:11,950 They can't make it! 955 00:41:13,320 --> 00:41:14,386 I'm not kidding you. 956 00:41:14,788 --> 00:41:17,189 They can't hang, man, I'm telling you. 957 00:41:17,357 --> 00:41:18,556 They can't hang. 958 00:41:22,629 --> 00:41:24,462 There was another guy my dad's age, 959 00:41:24,487 --> 00:41:26,321 who had also made a big change. 960 00:41:28,602 --> 00:41:30,235 I ate a lot of meat. 961 00:41:30,604 --> 00:41:34,039 I ate my ten, 15 eggs a day... 962 00:41:34,185 --> 00:41:38,353 and, you know, I had my 250 grams of protein a day, 963 00:41:38,378 --> 00:41:40,145 because I weighed 250 pounds. 964 00:41:40,414 --> 00:41:43,315 The one and only Arnold Schwarzenegger! 965 00:41:43,650 --> 00:41:45,617 But as I got older and as I started 966 00:41:45,619 --> 00:41:48,186 reading up on it, I recognized the fact 967 00:41:48,188 --> 00:41:51,022 that you really don't have to get your protein from meat 968 00:41:51,024 --> 00:41:53,816 or from animals, as far as that goes. 969 00:41:54,027 --> 00:41:58,163 So we started going more in a direction of the vegetarian 970 00:41:58,165 --> 00:41:59,264 kind of a diet. 971 00:41:59,633 --> 00:42:01,199 Now with doing it the right way, 972 00:42:01,201 --> 00:42:03,134 with the right spices, all of a sudden, 973 00:42:03,570 --> 00:42:06,271 I love it much more than the meat. 974 00:42:06,681 --> 00:42:09,349 And, you know, the cholesterol went down 975 00:42:09,476 --> 00:42:12,143 to around 109. It was the lowest 976 00:42:12,145 --> 00:42:14,779 That it ever was in my entire life. 977 00:42:15,549 --> 00:42:18,021 At almost 69. 978 00:42:19,686 --> 00:42:22,487 What we eat has a major impact on our health and our well being 979 00:42:22,489 --> 00:42:23,893 in every way we can measure. 980 00:42:23,918 --> 00:42:26,258 People who eat a diet that's high in animal protein 981 00:42:26,426 --> 00:42:28,493 have a 75 percent increased risk 982 00:42:28,495 --> 00:42:30,328 of premature death from all causes, 983 00:42:30,530 --> 00:42:32,063 And a four to five hundred percent 984 00:42:32,065 --> 00:42:34,499 increased risk of death from most forms of cancer, 985 00:42:34,501 --> 00:42:37,836 prostate, breast, colon cancer, as well as type-2 diabetes. 986 00:42:37,838 --> 00:42:39,451 The amino acids 987 00:42:39,476 --> 00:42:41,206 that come from animal sources 988 00:42:41,208 --> 00:42:43,373 tend to make our cells rev up 989 00:42:43,398 --> 00:42:44,743 and multiply faster. 990 00:42:44,745 --> 00:42:46,978 For example, there is accumulating evidence 991 00:42:46,980 --> 00:42:49,414 that high consumption of proteins from dairy sources 992 00:42:49,416 --> 00:42:52,284 Is related to a higher risk of prostate cancer. 993 00:42:52,286 --> 00:42:55,754 That chain of cancer causation actually seems pretty clear. 994 00:42:56,490 --> 00:42:59,524 Cancer has been linked to other animal foods as well. 995 00:42:59,526 --> 00:43:02,360 Research funded by the National Cancer Institute 996 00:43:02,362 --> 00:43:05,063 found that vegetarians who add one or more servings 997 00:43:05,065 --> 00:43:07,465 per week of white meat, like chicken or fish 998 00:43:07,490 --> 00:43:10,091 more than triple their risk of colon cancer. 999 00:43:10,470 --> 00:43:13,138 So it's not one set of dietary guidelines 1000 00:43:13,140 --> 00:43:15,106 for improving your performance as an athlete, 1001 00:43:15,219 --> 00:43:16,952 another one for reversing heart disease, 1002 00:43:16,977 --> 00:43:18,376 a different one for reversing diabetes, 1003 00:43:18,378 --> 00:43:20,478 a different one for reversing prostate cancer. 1004 00:43:20,480 --> 00:43:21,713 It's the same for all of them. 1005 00:43:21,738 --> 00:43:25,340 As groundbreaking as all of this nutritional science was, 1006 00:43:25,686 --> 00:43:27,585 I also found it really confusing. 1007 00:43:27,854 --> 00:43:29,521 How could meat be so bad for us 1008 00:43:29,546 --> 00:43:32,880 if that's what our ancestors were supposedly built to eat? 1009 00:43:33,260 --> 00:43:35,327 When we think about the diet of early humans, 1010 00:43:35,329 --> 00:43:37,776 we're often drawn to thinking about meat, 1011 00:43:37,801 --> 00:43:38,792 but plant foods 1012 00:43:38,817 --> 00:43:40,029 were more important 1013 00:43:40,054 --> 00:43:41,776 than the archaeological record 1014 00:43:41,801 --> 00:43:43,013 gives credit for. 1015 00:43:43,537 --> 00:43:45,473 The food that could be relied on 1016 00:43:45,498 --> 00:43:46,830 wherever you were 1017 00:43:46,855 --> 00:43:48,640 was the plant food. 1018 00:43:49,042 --> 00:43:50,120 The popular perception 1019 00:43:50,145 --> 00:43:51,291 of what early humans ate 1020 00:43:51,316 --> 00:43:53,093 dates back to the 1930's, 1021 00:43:53,118 --> 00:43:54,275 1940's 1022 00:43:54,300 --> 00:43:55,497 when there was some 1023 00:43:55,522 --> 00:43:56,514 amazing finds 1024 00:43:56,516 --> 00:44:00,018 of early human ancestors, animal bones and tools 1025 00:44:00,020 --> 00:44:02,087 that very much looked like they may have been used 1026 00:44:02,089 --> 00:44:04,322 to butcher and maim those animals. 1027 00:44:04,324 --> 00:44:06,091 So very early on, we had this notion 1028 00:44:06,093 --> 00:44:06,839 that meat had 1029 00:44:06,864 --> 00:44:08,693 a disproportionately larger role 1030 00:44:08,695 --> 00:44:10,061 in the diet of early human ancestors 1031 00:44:10,063 --> 00:44:11,363 than it actually did. 1032 00:44:11,365 --> 00:44:13,665 The bias in the archeological record 1033 00:44:13,667 --> 00:44:15,788 towards stone and bone preservation 1034 00:44:15,813 --> 00:44:17,796 over things like plants 1035 00:44:17,821 --> 00:44:19,813 has led to a very skewed view. 1036 00:44:19,931 --> 00:44:21,797 If we look at deep time, 1037 00:44:21,975 --> 00:44:25,210 bones and stone tools preserve very well, 1038 00:44:25,545 --> 00:44:27,912 but plants decay very rapidly. 1039 00:44:29,182 --> 00:44:31,983 What's exciting though, is in the last decade 1040 00:44:31,985 --> 00:44:33,151 we've started to realize 1041 00:44:33,327 --> 00:44:37,029 microscopic fossils of plants do preserve quite well 1042 00:44:37,391 --> 00:44:38,390 and so we're revisiting 1043 00:44:38,392 --> 00:44:40,425 some of these earlier paleolithic sites 1044 00:44:40,427 --> 00:44:43,428 and finding abundant evidence of plants. 1045 00:44:43,663 --> 00:44:44,796 Advanced technologies 1046 00:44:44,998 --> 00:44:47,298 like those used to analyze the gladiator bones, 1047 00:44:47,300 --> 00:44:49,401 have allowed scientists to take a closer look 1048 00:44:49,403 --> 00:44:52,804 at the tools, bones and teeth of our ancestors, 1049 00:44:52,939 --> 00:44:55,140 leading to the discovery that early humans 1050 00:44:55,142 --> 00:44:56,608 ate mostly plants. 1051 00:44:57,110 --> 00:44:59,711 And the reason for this is actually quite simple. 1052 00:44:59,846 --> 00:45:03,248 Humans do not have any specialized genetic, 1053 00:45:03,250 --> 00:45:05,950 anatomical, or physiological adaptations 1054 00:45:05,952 --> 00:45:08,119 to meat consumption. By contrast, 1055 00:45:08,144 --> 00:45:11,779 we have many adaptations to plant consumption. 1056 00:45:12,159 --> 00:45:15,627 We have longer digestive tracts than do carnivores, 1057 00:45:15,629 --> 00:45:19,064 and this allows humans to digest plants and fibers 1058 00:45:19,066 --> 00:45:21,666 that require longer processing time. 1059 00:45:21,668 --> 00:45:25,737 We also lack the ability to produce our own vitamin C. 1060 00:45:25,972 --> 00:45:27,872 Vitamin C is found in plants, 1061 00:45:27,874 --> 00:45:30,175 so the fact that we cannot make our own, 1062 00:45:30,177 --> 00:45:34,212 indicates just how reliant upon plants we actually are. 1063 00:45:34,815 --> 00:45:36,815 This is why we have trichromatic vision. 1064 00:45:37,050 --> 00:45:39,117 This is very different from carnivores, 1065 00:45:39,119 --> 00:45:40,952 which have dichromatic vision. 1066 00:45:41,088 --> 00:45:44,422 We can see more colors and this is very important, 1067 00:45:44,424 --> 00:45:48,460 especially if you need to find fresh, ripe fruit. 1068 00:45:49,563 --> 00:45:51,914 We have a brain that just 1069 00:45:51,939 --> 00:45:53,965 is desperate for glucose. 1070 00:45:53,967 --> 00:45:56,168 Is a-- I mean, it's such a fussy organ. 1071 00:45:56,193 --> 00:45:57,126 that's the only thing 1072 00:45:57,151 --> 00:45:58,427 it really takes in for energy. 1073 00:45:58,538 --> 00:46:00,071 Well, meat's not a very good source 1074 00:46:00,073 --> 00:46:01,106 of glucose. 1075 00:46:01,374 --> 00:46:02,774 To have a big brain like this, 1076 00:46:02,776 --> 00:46:04,542 you need to eat something different, 1077 00:46:04,544 --> 00:46:07,112 and the most efficient way to get glucose 1078 00:46:07,114 --> 00:46:08,680 is to eat carbohydrates. 1079 00:46:10,150 --> 00:46:11,649 But what about our teeth? 1080 00:46:11,651 --> 00:46:14,185 Aren't they proof that we're built to eat meat? 1081 00:46:14,754 --> 00:46:16,421 In primates, 1082 00:46:16,423 --> 00:46:18,123 you might think canine teeth are associated 1083 00:46:18,148 --> 00:46:19,947 with a diet of meat, but they're not. 1084 00:46:20,193 --> 00:46:23,328 In gorillas, when males want to intimidate other males, 1085 00:46:23,330 --> 00:46:26,397 they will show the length of their formidable canines. 1086 00:46:26,399 --> 00:46:29,234 On the other hand, carnivores have distinctive teeth 1087 00:46:29,236 --> 00:46:31,202 And they're shaped like scissor blades. 1088 00:46:31,204 --> 00:46:33,605 They simply shred the meat off and they swallow. 1089 00:46:33,607 --> 00:46:35,874 Compare that to the teeth of a human being, 1090 00:46:35,876 --> 00:46:37,375 square and low-cusped, 1091 00:46:37,377 --> 00:46:39,677 for crushing and grinding tough plant tissues. 1092 00:46:39,913 --> 00:46:43,214 Right there in your own mouth is the best evidence we have 1093 00:46:43,216 --> 00:46:45,316 for a diet that could not have been meat. 1094 00:46:45,685 --> 00:46:50,788 If you just got placed in some ancestral environment, 1095 00:46:50,916 --> 00:46:53,416 the best thing you could be equipped with 1096 00:46:53,693 --> 00:46:55,226 Is not a very sharp spear. 1097 00:46:55,529 --> 00:46:57,595 The most important thing you could be equipped with 1098 00:46:57,597 --> 00:47:01,065 is knowledge of which plants you can eat. 1099 00:47:01,535 --> 00:47:03,301 Suddenly, it all made sense. 1100 00:47:03,537 --> 00:47:06,437 The reason an animal based diet isn't good for us 1101 00:47:06,439 --> 00:47:08,673 is because our bodies aren't built for it. 1102 00:47:08,967 --> 00:47:11,067 It's simply the wrong type of fuel. 1103 00:47:11,355 --> 00:47:14,322 The only thing that really didn't fit was B12, 1104 00:47:14,347 --> 00:47:16,948 an important vitamin that everyone kept warning me 1105 00:47:16,950 --> 00:47:18,983 you could only get from animal foods. 1106 00:47:19,119 --> 00:47:22,787 It turns out that B12 isn't made by animals after all. 1107 00:47:22,989 --> 00:47:24,322 It's made by bacteria 1108 00:47:24,324 --> 00:47:27,091 that these animals consume in the soil and water. 1109 00:47:27,427 --> 00:47:30,895 Just like with protein, animals are only the middlemen. 1110 00:47:31,231 --> 00:47:32,797 Before industrial farming, 1111 00:47:32,933 --> 00:47:35,300 farm animals and humans could get B12 1112 00:47:35,302 --> 00:47:37,402 by eating traces of dirt on plant foods 1113 00:47:37,404 --> 00:47:40,238 or by drinking water from rivers or streams. 1114 00:47:40,240 --> 00:47:43,741 But now, because pesticides, antibiotics and chlorine 1115 00:47:43,743 --> 00:47:46,144 kill the bacteria that produce this vitamin, 1116 00:47:46,146 --> 00:47:49,080 even farm animals have to be given B12 supplements. 1117 00:47:49,082 --> 00:47:51,382 And up to 39 percent of people tested, 1118 00:47:51,414 --> 00:47:54,882 including meat eaters, are low in B12. 1119 00:47:55,388 --> 00:47:59,190 As a result, the best way for humans to get enough B12, 1120 00:47:59,192 --> 00:48:01,259 whether they eat animal foods or not, 1121 00:48:01,261 --> 00:48:03,294 is simply to take a supplement. 1122 00:48:06,967 --> 00:48:08,800 When I caught up with Scott a full month 1123 00:48:08,802 --> 00:48:10,401 into his 2200 mile trek, 1124 00:48:10,570 --> 00:48:13,204 he had fallen well behind record pace. 1125 00:48:14,074 --> 00:48:15,940 Not even a week into the journey, 1126 00:48:15,942 --> 00:48:18,313 I'd developed a quadricep tear. 1127 00:48:20,180 --> 00:48:22,146 I had to start thinking, "Okay, how am I going 1128 00:48:22,148 --> 00:48:23,930 to get through this?" 1129 00:48:25,752 --> 00:48:27,385 There are no rest days when you're setting 1130 00:48:27,387 --> 00:48:29,215 a speed record on the Appalachian Trail. 1131 00:48:29,240 --> 00:48:29,954 Let's do this! 1132 00:48:29,956 --> 00:48:31,199 I needed to recover 1133 00:48:31,224 --> 00:48:33,524 while I was still pushing my body to the brink, 1134 00:48:33,760 --> 00:48:36,361 Waking up the next day, and the next day after that 1135 00:48:36,386 --> 00:48:38,052 and doing the same thing. 1136 00:48:38,298 --> 00:48:40,331 I really had to trust in my training 1137 00:48:40,333 --> 00:48:43,601 and trust in my nutrition to help me get up each morning 1138 00:48:43,603 --> 00:48:46,404 at 4:30 and put another 50 miles in. 1139 00:48:47,340 --> 00:48:50,041 With only 12 days left to break the record, 1140 00:48:50,043 --> 00:48:53,244 Scott still had 550 miles left to go. 1141 00:48:57,584 --> 00:48:59,584 They were experiencing record rainfall in Vermont 1142 00:48:59,586 --> 00:49:02,120 when I went through. And there was just no way 1143 00:49:02,122 --> 00:49:04,115 that I could be prepared for it. 1144 00:49:05,325 --> 00:49:07,058 I was trying to make up all the ground 1145 00:49:07,060 --> 00:49:08,693 that I had lost with the injury. 1146 00:49:09,129 --> 00:49:11,229 Trying to get back on record pace, 1147 00:49:11,398 --> 00:49:13,831 getting two to three hours of sleep, or less, 1148 00:49:13,833 --> 00:49:15,366 night after night, after night. 1149 00:49:16,202 --> 00:49:18,903 Going over some of the most remote stretches, 1150 00:49:18,905 --> 00:49:21,381 I put in 26 hours straight. 1151 00:49:22,275 --> 00:49:24,342 But the Appalachian Trail keeps throwing 1152 00:49:24,344 --> 00:49:28,116 more and more mountains at you, it never really lets up. 1153 00:49:29,316 --> 00:49:32,150 And by the time I actually got to New Hampshire, 1154 00:49:32,610 --> 00:49:36,211 the white mountains just... obliterated me. 1155 00:49:41,795 --> 00:49:43,594 With less than two weeks remaining, 1156 00:49:43,596 --> 00:49:46,297 Patrik continued training for his World Record attempt, 1157 00:49:46,299 --> 00:49:49,262 to carry more weight than anyone in history. 1158 00:49:49,287 --> 00:49:50,335 I started lifting weights 1159 00:49:50,360 --> 00:49:52,025 when I was 14 years old, 1160 00:49:52,160 --> 00:49:53,515 because I was kind of wimpy 1161 00:49:53,554 --> 00:49:55,573 and small... ...in that time. 1162 00:49:55,931 --> 00:49:58,042 And I wanted to be some kind of hero, 1163 00:49:58,178 --> 00:50:00,353 able to help if something happened. 1164 00:50:00,447 --> 00:50:02,075 This is my mom and dad. 1165 00:50:05,181 --> 00:50:06,718 When I was four years old, 1166 00:50:07,022 --> 00:50:10,555 my dad, my mom and my little sister, 1167 00:50:10,557 --> 00:50:14,759 she was six months old, they were in a car accident. 1168 00:50:15,499 --> 00:50:16,728 And... 1169 00:50:17,564 --> 00:50:19,785 only my mom survived the accident. 1170 00:50:22,202 --> 00:50:23,935 So when I was young, I had these fantasies 1171 00:50:23,937 --> 00:50:28,206 of, uh, being super-strong, and if someone got trapped, 1172 00:50:28,575 --> 00:50:30,852 being able to help them get out. 1173 00:50:55,668 --> 00:50:57,402 For any guy watching that day, 1174 00:50:57,404 --> 00:50:59,537 it wasn't just a car Patrik had crushed. 1175 00:50:59,706 --> 00:51:02,407 It was a myth they'd been fed their entire lives. 1176 00:51:02,942 --> 00:51:05,643 steak. That's what a man eats... 1177 00:51:05,645 --> 00:51:07,111 Made from stuff guys need. 1178 00:51:07,113 --> 00:51:08,713 Eat like a man, man.... 1179 00:51:09,082 --> 00:51:12,016 There is no one that can relate to that better than I do 1180 00:51:12,018 --> 00:51:15,453 because I've lived in that world. 1181 00:51:16,122 --> 00:51:18,723 Steak... Is for men. 1182 00:51:18,992 --> 00:51:19,891 - Go meat! 1183 00:51:19,916 --> 00:51:22,383 They show these commercials, burgers, 1184 00:51:22,595 --> 00:51:24,629 - George Foreman with the grill. - Yeah! 1185 00:51:24,631 --> 00:51:26,798 And the big sandwiches and all that stuff. 1186 00:51:26,800 --> 00:51:29,133 Eat like a man and be full like a man. 1187 00:51:29,135 --> 00:51:32,603 This is great, great marketing by the meat industry. 1188 00:51:32,605 --> 00:51:34,138 Serious man food. 1189 00:51:34,451 --> 00:51:37,619 Selling that idea that real men eat meat. 1190 00:51:37,644 --> 00:51:39,410 You'll look like more of a man 1191 00:51:39,412 --> 00:51:41,446 with a quarter pounder in your hand. 1192 00:51:41,448 --> 00:51:43,448 But you've got to understand, that's marketing. 1193 00:51:43,616 --> 00:51:45,550 That's not based on reality. 1194 00:51:46,753 --> 00:51:48,753 Okay, I'm gonna take you down to the exam room. 1195 00:51:48,755 --> 00:51:50,955 When I think of a manly man, I think of somebody 1196 00:51:50,980 --> 00:51:53,781 who has strength, endurance, 1197 00:51:54,394 --> 00:51:57,528 sexual prowess and fertility. In fact, 1198 00:51:57,530 --> 00:51:59,430 what the scientific studies are showing 1199 00:51:59,709 --> 00:52:02,744 is that the more meat men eat, 1200 00:52:02,769 --> 00:52:06,070 the more quickly they lose their manly manhood. 1201 00:52:06,506 --> 00:52:08,473 The blood test with the Miami Dolphins 1202 00:52:08,475 --> 00:52:10,775 measured how a single meal could affect blood flow 1203 00:52:10,777 --> 00:52:13,711 throughout the entire body. I asked Dr. Spitz 1204 00:52:13,713 --> 00:52:15,379 if he could conduct an experiment 1205 00:52:15,381 --> 00:52:18,449 with three collegiate athletes, but this time, 1206 00:52:18,451 --> 00:52:21,219 on a more specific part of the male anatomy. 1207 00:52:21,554 --> 00:52:24,388 So... 1208 00:52:24,390 --> 00:52:25,690 ...Here's a model of the penis. 1209 00:52:26,159 --> 00:52:28,960 Dr. Spitz is the Lead Delegate of Urology 1210 00:52:28,962 --> 00:52:30,828 For the American Medical Association. 1211 00:52:30,997 --> 00:52:34,465 When it comes to the penis, he literally wrote the book. 1212 00:52:34,701 --> 00:52:37,068 Now, you're gonna be putting this device on yourself. 1213 00:52:37,337 --> 00:52:39,303 One ring goes on the base of the penis, 1214 00:52:39,739 --> 00:52:43,674 and the other ring goes on at the tip of the penis, 1215 00:52:43,676 --> 00:52:45,409 just behind the head of the penis. 1216 00:52:45,578 --> 00:52:48,779 It knows how tight to squeeze to know 1217 00:52:48,892 --> 00:52:51,125 when an erection's starting, because when it squeezes 1218 00:52:51,150 --> 00:52:54,585 it'll determine, "Oh, it's now of a larger circumference." 1219 00:52:54,587 --> 00:52:55,686 "Something's happening." 1220 00:52:55,889 --> 00:52:58,723 What we're going to look at is what effect 1221 00:52:58,725 --> 00:53:01,859 the meal you have has on your erections that night 1222 00:53:01,884 --> 00:53:04,652 and you're gonna be eating two different kinds of meals. 1223 00:53:05,431 --> 00:53:06,931 For this study, on the first night, 1224 00:53:06,933 --> 00:53:10,935 we gave the guys burritos that had meat. 1225 00:53:11,204 --> 00:53:13,104 Beef, chicken, pork. 1226 00:53:13,399 --> 00:53:15,953 But really high quality meats, 1227 00:53:15,978 --> 00:53:18,009 grass-fed, organic. 1228 00:53:18,011 --> 00:53:19,190 On the second night, 1229 00:53:19,215 --> 00:53:20,142 we gave them 1230 00:53:20,167 --> 00:53:21,379 very similar burritos 1231 00:53:21,381 --> 00:53:22,866 but we swapped out 1232 00:53:22,891 --> 00:53:24,081 the animal portions 1233 00:53:24,106 --> 00:53:25,877 for a plant-based protein. 1234 00:53:25,902 --> 00:53:26,851 This is really good. 1235 00:53:26,853 --> 00:53:28,286 I thought this was gonna be nasty, 1236 00:53:28,288 --> 00:53:29,520 I'm not gonna lie. 1237 00:53:29,889 --> 00:53:31,255 I didn't think we were gonna eat a burrito. 1238 00:53:31,257 --> 00:53:32,876 I thought we were gonna get a salad. 1239 00:53:36,596 --> 00:53:38,496 This study is gonna take advantage 1240 00:53:38,498 --> 00:53:40,631 of a natural function 1241 00:53:40,816 --> 00:53:42,950 that occurs in men when they sleep. 1242 00:53:43,536 --> 00:53:47,438 Men's bodies create erections, and this occurs 1243 00:53:47,440 --> 00:53:50,041 throughout the night while the subject is asleep. 1244 00:53:50,487 --> 00:53:53,321 Once an erection happens, this device can sense it 1245 00:53:53,346 --> 00:53:57,648 and a printout is generated of how firm the erection was, 1246 00:53:57,673 --> 00:54:00,507 how long it lasted and how many of them there were. 1247 00:54:00,887 --> 00:54:04,022 To see if we can see a physical effect 1248 00:54:04,167 --> 00:54:05,800 on erections as a result 1249 00:54:05,825 --> 00:54:07,325 of what they just ate for dinner. 1250 00:54:08,127 --> 00:54:10,528 This is where we take a look at the results. 1251 00:54:10,766 --> 00:54:13,239 So, Mason, I'm gonna give you your results first. 1252 00:54:13,405 --> 00:54:14,765 - Cool. - -Let you take those out. 1253 00:54:14,767 --> 00:54:16,267 - All right. - Okay? 1254 00:54:16,660 --> 00:54:19,962 The bigger the circumference, the harder the erection. 1255 00:54:20,139 --> 00:54:21,606 And so you'll notice 1256 00:54:21,608 --> 00:54:24,709 that that first circle, which is the-- the meat meal... 1257 00:54:24,711 --> 00:54:26,410 - Mm-hmm. - ...Is not as big 1258 00:54:26,412 --> 00:54:28,779 a circle is not as hard an erection, 1259 00:54:28,955 --> 00:54:32,090 as that second circle, the vegan meal. 1260 00:54:32,385 --> 00:54:33,995 Now, let's look at the second sheet. 1261 00:54:34,020 --> 00:54:35,920 - The second sheet is a-- a... - Oh, my God. 1262 00:54:35,922 --> 00:54:38,526 ...accumulation of how many erections 1263 00:54:38,551 --> 00:54:41,382 and for how long you had over the course of the night. 1264 00:54:41,561 --> 00:54:44,895 So that first stubby graph... 1265 00:54:45,365 --> 00:54:46,631 ...Is really-- it's not the size 1266 00:54:46,633 --> 00:54:48,499 - of your penis. - I'm so dead. I'm struggling. 1267 00:54:48,501 --> 00:54:50,735 It's not the size of your penis, it's how-- 1268 00:54:50,737 --> 00:54:52,870 how many minutes throughout the night 1269 00:54:52,872 --> 00:54:54,572 - you had erections. - Wow. 1270 00:54:55,074 --> 00:54:56,674 Blake, let's take a look at your results. 1271 00:54:56,676 --> 00:54:57,908 - Oh, no. - Okay. 1272 00:54:57,910 --> 00:55:00,311 Hold composure. I'm ready. 1273 00:55:01,214 --> 00:55:02,780 - And, look, again... - Yup. 1274 00:55:02,782 --> 00:55:05,983 ...Like Mason, uh, you were more erect 1275 00:55:06,219 --> 00:55:08,853 after the plant-based diet than the meat-based diet. 1276 00:55:08,855 --> 00:55:11,455 Okay, how about how often you had erections. 1277 00:55:11,591 --> 00:55:12,923 - Oh-oh. - Wow! 1278 00:55:15,567 --> 00:55:17,795 That's almost a 500 percent difference. 1279 00:55:17,797 --> 00:55:19,530 Dang, man. That's crazy. 1280 00:55:19,532 --> 00:55:20,865 Blake, are you ready for yours? 1281 00:55:20,867 --> 00:55:22,933 - Give me the dossier. - All right, here you go. 1282 00:55:24,771 --> 00:55:27,938 You had about a 13 percent change 1283 00:55:27,940 --> 00:55:30,241 in the hardness of your erections. 1284 00:55:30,643 --> 00:55:31,747 Okay, let's look at... 1285 00:55:32,193 --> 00:55:34,960 how many or how long you had erections for. 1286 00:55:35,089 --> 00:55:38,891 Bro, oh fuck! 1287 00:55:38,995 --> 00:55:40,895 - Show it, dang it! - Yeah. 1288 00:55:40,920 --> 00:55:44,989 Don't hold out. Oh! 1289 00:55:45,491 --> 00:55:49,226 Bro, that's an hour, bro. 1290 00:55:50,436 --> 00:55:55,531 So you guys all had a very similar response 1291 00:55:55,935 --> 00:55:57,334 to the meat meal 1292 00:55:57,336 --> 00:56:00,171 - versus the plant meal. - That's crazy. 1293 00:56:00,173 --> 00:56:03,140 Yeah, like, growing up, if I saw some big dude at a restaurant 1294 00:56:03,142 --> 00:56:05,342 eating a big old steak and it's all, like, "Oh, I--" 1295 00:56:05,578 --> 00:56:07,178 I need to be like that." and then, like, I see, 1296 00:56:07,180 --> 00:56:09,580 like, a guy ordering a salad off the menu, I'm, like... 1297 00:56:09,582 --> 00:56:11,716 - He's soft, right? - Yeah, I'm like, "Oh, that guy." 1298 00:56:11,718 --> 00:56:12,783 - "What's he doing?" - Yeah, he's soft. 1299 00:56:12,785 --> 00:56:13,984 But really at the end of night, 1300 00:56:13,986 --> 00:56:15,686 I think the guy eating the big steak is soft, 1301 00:56:15,688 --> 00:56:19,156 and then the other guy is hard. 1302 00:56:19,158 --> 00:56:22,493 So, when you take your date out on Valentine's Day, 1303 00:56:22,495 --> 00:56:23,828 where are you gonna take them to eat? 1304 00:56:23,853 --> 00:56:25,213 - To the veggie grill, son. - Okay, 1305 00:56:25,298 --> 00:56:26,931 - The veggie grill. - Yeah, I was just thinking about that. 1306 00:56:26,933 --> 00:56:29,233 Now, this is not a scientifically 1307 00:56:29,235 --> 00:56:30,334 validated study, 1308 00:56:30,336 --> 00:56:31,635 but the results that we're seeing 1309 00:56:31,637 --> 00:56:32,770 are very exciting. 1310 00:56:33,072 --> 00:56:36,574 I think this is going to wake a lot of people up. 1311 00:56:36,656 --> 00:56:38,843 I think it's gonna wake up people who have penises, 1312 00:56:38,845 --> 00:56:40,678 and I think it's gonna wake up people who like people 1313 00:56:40,680 --> 00:56:42,090 who have penises. 1314 00:56:43,449 --> 00:56:46,650 While all this talk about erections was interesting, 1315 00:56:46,652 --> 00:56:48,586 it also made me wonder about hormones, 1316 00:56:48,955 --> 00:56:51,288 specifically, testosterone. 1317 00:56:51,958 --> 00:56:54,992 I've never eaten a piece of meat in my entire life, 1318 00:56:54,994 --> 00:56:57,555 and I've never had an issue with testosterone. 1319 00:56:57,580 --> 00:56:58,523 I've gotten blood tests 1320 00:56:58,548 --> 00:56:59,730 and all my levels 1321 00:56:59,732 --> 00:57:01,665 are right where they need to be. 1322 00:57:01,667 --> 00:57:03,834 and clearly, I don't have any trouble building muscle. 1323 00:57:04,303 --> 00:57:06,771 Studies comparing men who eat animal foods, 1324 00:57:06,773 --> 00:57:09,573 with men who don't, have consistently demonstrated 1325 00:57:09,598 --> 00:57:12,032 no difference in testosterone levels. 1326 00:57:12,478 --> 00:57:14,044 I found this hard to believe, 1327 00:57:14,046 --> 00:57:16,547 since plant-based diets often include soy products, 1328 00:57:16,885 --> 00:57:20,145 which I'd always been told were loaded with estrogen. 1329 00:57:20,178 --> 00:57:21,685 I post a lot of my food 1330 00:57:21,687 --> 00:57:24,288 and if it includes any type of soy products, 1331 00:57:24,290 --> 00:57:25,656 out of a hundred comments, 1332 00:57:25,658 --> 00:57:27,892 you've got 20 to 30 of them saying, 1333 00:57:27,894 --> 00:57:30,995 "Hey, well, I heard that soy raises estrogen levels." 1334 00:57:30,997 --> 00:57:32,096 Well, that's not the case. 1335 00:57:32,121 --> 00:57:35,856 Soy, it turns out, contains phytoestrogens. 1336 00:57:36,068 --> 00:57:38,035 Compounds that look like estrogens 1337 00:57:38,037 --> 00:57:40,037 but can actually have the opposite effect, 1338 00:57:40,406 --> 00:57:42,907 Blocking some of our bodies' estrogen receptors 1339 00:57:42,909 --> 00:57:45,576 and preventing real dietary sources of estrogen 1340 00:57:45,601 --> 00:57:46,667 from taking hold. 1341 00:57:47,461 --> 00:57:49,234 The foods that contain real estrogens 1342 00:57:49,259 --> 00:57:52,660 are animal foods, like chicken, eggs, and dairy 1343 00:57:52,685 --> 00:57:54,718 which can have a significant impact 1344 00:57:54,720 --> 00:57:56,120 on our hormone levels. 1345 00:57:56,145 --> 00:57:57,822 Simply drinking cow's milk 1346 00:57:57,824 --> 00:57:59,890 can increase a man's estrogen levels 1347 00:57:59,892 --> 00:58:02,823 by 26 percent in just one hour 1348 00:58:02,974 --> 00:58:05,044 while dropping their testosterone levels 1349 00:58:05,069 --> 00:58:06,463 by 18 percent. 1350 00:58:06,743 --> 00:58:08,943 Another hormone strongly connected to diet 1351 00:58:08,968 --> 00:58:12,670 is cortisol, a stress hormone linked to reduced muscle mass 1352 00:58:12,672 --> 00:58:14,405 and increased body fat. 1353 00:58:14,941 --> 00:58:18,042 Research has shown that people who replace animal foods 1354 00:58:18,044 --> 00:58:20,010 with high carbohydrate plant foods, 1355 00:58:20,012 --> 00:58:22,446 experience an average drop in cortisol levels 1356 00:58:22,479 --> 00:58:24,212 of 27 percent. 1357 00:58:24,998 --> 00:58:26,679 This is what I always heard, like, 1358 00:58:26,704 --> 00:58:28,267 "You can't go lean, 1359 00:58:28,292 --> 00:58:30,487 you can't go shredded, vegan." 1360 00:58:30,489 --> 00:58:32,148 Because you have so much carbs. 1361 00:58:32,391 --> 00:58:35,059 but I'm standing here in the best shape of my life. 1362 00:58:35,257 --> 00:58:36,106 Easy. 1363 00:58:37,695 --> 00:58:39,649 I already knew that processed carbs 1364 00:58:39,674 --> 00:58:42,376 like white flour and sugar can lead to weight gain 1365 00:58:42,401 --> 00:58:43,701 but what I didn't realize is 1366 00:58:43,703 --> 00:58:46,070 that unprocessed carbohydrates like oats, 1367 00:58:46,072 --> 00:58:48,005 bananas and sweet potatoes 1368 00:58:48,140 --> 00:58:51,162 are associated with decreased body fat. 1369 00:58:54,947 --> 00:58:57,348 An eight-week weight-training trial also found 1370 00:58:57,350 --> 00:58:59,750 that those consuming a normal amount of carbs 1371 00:58:59,752 --> 00:59:02,219 gained 2.9 pounds of muscle mass 1372 00:59:02,221 --> 00:59:03,888 while those in the low-carb group 1373 00:59:03,890 --> 00:59:05,422 actually lost muscle. 1374 00:59:05,925 --> 00:59:07,658 A typical bodybuilding diet 1375 00:59:07,660 --> 00:59:09,293 Is a very low carb diet, 1376 00:59:09,318 --> 00:59:12,552 so these guys that haven't had a carb in two weeks, 1377 00:59:12,775 --> 00:59:14,775 they're walking around like zombies. 1378 00:59:14,800 --> 00:59:17,701 I'm backstage eating all the carbs that I want. 1379 00:59:18,044 --> 00:59:19,210 They're like, "How are you... 1380 00:59:19,338 --> 00:59:21,954 eating that right now and you look this shredded?" 1381 00:59:26,340 --> 00:59:27,619 Back in Nashville, 1382 00:59:27,644 --> 00:59:29,826 Derrick introduced me to his wife, Charity, 1383 00:59:29,913 --> 00:59:31,658 a professional chef 1384 00:59:31,683 --> 00:59:33,550 who had helped inspire a big transformation. 1385 00:59:33,552 --> 00:59:34,919 - Hey... - Nice to meet you. 1386 00:59:34,921 --> 00:59:36,520 When I started cooking plant-based, 1387 00:59:36,522 --> 00:59:38,923 whatever I made for dinner, I made a bunch of it 1388 00:59:39,292 --> 00:59:40,190 and would send it over 1389 00:59:40,192 --> 00:59:42,192 to the facility for Derrick to eat for lunch. 1390 00:59:42,194 --> 00:59:45,963 Because I knew he had no options other than a side salad. 1391 00:59:45,965 --> 00:59:48,832 You've seen Derrick. Do you think a side salad 1392 00:59:49,036 --> 00:59:50,668 is gonna fill him up? 1393 00:59:50,903 --> 00:59:52,240 Yeah, I love to eat. 1394 00:59:52,438 --> 00:59:55,072 In the beginning I was like, I gotta psych myself out 1395 00:59:55,074 --> 00:59:57,441 to say I don't care about flavor anymore. 1396 00:59:57,843 --> 00:59:59,716 It wasn't really a sacrifice. 1397 01:00:00,012 --> 01:00:01,745 She was still cooking, you know, 1398 01:00:01,858 --> 01:00:04,458 mac and cheese and chicken wings. 1399 01:00:04,483 --> 01:00:06,083 Just plant based. 1400 01:00:06,986 --> 01:00:09,186 It's taking that love that you have for food 1401 01:00:09,211 --> 01:00:12,179 and just changing it over to better ingredients. 1402 01:00:12,802 --> 01:00:14,335 And so I brought it into the cafeteria 1403 01:00:14,360 --> 01:00:16,126 and I had teammates coming up to me. 1404 01:00:16,151 --> 01:00:18,785 Guys were taking jabs and cracking their jokes. 1405 01:00:18,931 --> 01:00:20,130 At the end of the day, 1406 01:00:20,132 --> 01:00:23,233 the reason why I was doing it was to become a better player, 1407 01:00:23,235 --> 01:00:25,336 Which inevitably is gonna help the team. 1408 01:00:25,338 --> 01:00:28,872 Players started looking over, like, "Okay, that smells good." 1409 01:00:29,141 --> 01:00:31,108 They were like, "whatever you send Derrick, send me." 1410 01:00:31,110 --> 01:00:32,743 And I was like, "All right, good." 1411 01:00:32,945 --> 01:00:34,712 It started with five guys, 1412 01:00:34,947 --> 01:00:37,948 and now, middle of season, 13 players. 1413 01:00:38,217 --> 01:00:41,051 I never intended this to be a business at all. 1414 01:00:41,287 --> 01:00:44,722 But the last 15 years, we haven't been to the playoffs. 1415 01:00:44,724 --> 01:00:47,224 So I'm gonna do anything that I could do 1416 01:00:47,226 --> 01:00:49,927 - to help this team. - There she go. How you doing? 1417 01:00:49,929 --> 01:00:51,729 How you doing? Hopefully you're hungry. 1418 01:00:51,731 --> 01:00:53,063 Oh, definitely. 1419 01:00:53,499 --> 01:00:54,865 Sundays are good. 1420 01:00:55,134 --> 01:00:57,468 After the game, me and-- and the guys 1421 01:00:57,470 --> 01:00:59,403 are always looking forward to meal time. 1422 01:01:00,973 --> 01:01:02,473 - How you doing? - Hey, how you doing? 1423 01:01:02,475 --> 01:01:04,375 - You come with an empty stomach? - Yeah. 1424 01:01:04,677 --> 01:01:06,844 There's some good times in this kitchen. 1425 01:01:09,648 --> 01:01:11,048 These are plant based burgers. 1426 01:01:11,384 --> 01:01:14,385 Grilled up, smell, and taste like beef. 1427 01:01:15,328 --> 01:01:18,329 And I'm making truffle mac and cheese, 1428 01:01:18,557 --> 01:01:20,124 buffalo wings, 1429 01:01:20,459 --> 01:01:21,959 kale Caesar salad, 1430 01:01:22,128 --> 01:01:25,896 crispy brussels sprouts with a smoked sauce reduction, 1431 01:01:26,042 --> 01:01:28,309 and we'll finish off with a peanut butter cheesecake. 1432 01:01:28,334 --> 01:01:29,733 - Mm. - Mm. 1433 01:01:29,781 --> 01:01:31,614 - Oh, yeah... - Yeah. 1434 01:01:32,238 --> 01:01:34,138 - Thank you, babe. - Thank you. 1435 01:01:34,306 --> 01:01:36,240 So you guys have all eaten Charity's meal plan 1436 01:01:36,242 --> 01:01:37,441 - That she's done? - Mm-hmm. 1437 01:01:37,443 --> 01:01:39,176 And before what was your perception? 1438 01:01:39,178 --> 01:01:41,578 Well, I actually talked bad about y'all 1439 01:01:41,580 --> 01:01:44,281 for like, a couple weeks. 1440 01:01:44,283 --> 01:01:46,183 Did you think you needed meat to be like, strong and athletic? 1441 01:01:46,185 --> 01:01:47,918 Right, that's exactly what I thought. 1442 01:01:48,197 --> 01:01:50,197 I told him, I feel like, my whole childhood life 1443 01:01:50,222 --> 01:01:51,717 was a lie. 1444 01:01:53,499 --> 01:01:55,331 I definitely thought I was gonna miss it. 1445 01:01:55,356 --> 01:01:57,628 And honestly, I haven't even thought about it again. 1446 01:01:57,630 --> 01:01:58,729 I feel more energized, 1447 01:01:58,762 --> 01:02:00,728 feel stronger. It was pretty dope. 1448 01:02:00,900 --> 01:02:02,199 And what about the taste? 1449 01:02:02,645 --> 01:02:04,512 - It tastes really good. - The meals 1450 01:02:04,537 --> 01:02:06,804 were always looking good, and I found myself sitting 1451 01:02:06,806 --> 01:02:08,505 in the locker staring at what they eating. 1452 01:02:08,823 --> 01:02:10,074 So, you know, I tried it 1453 01:02:10,076 --> 01:02:11,520 and honestly, I mean, I felt a difference. 1454 01:02:11,544 --> 01:02:14,645 And, you know, I was just able to just perform consistently. 1455 01:02:14,880 --> 01:02:17,448 Yeah, you caught your first touchdown after you switched over, right? 1456 01:02:17,450 --> 01:02:19,741 Yeah. 1457 01:02:24,457 --> 01:02:26,223 Six months into my new diet, 1458 01:02:26,225 --> 01:02:28,692 my strength, endurance and recovery 1459 01:02:28,694 --> 01:02:30,060 were better than ever. 1460 01:02:30,629 --> 01:02:32,463 My dad's health was on the mend. 1461 01:02:33,165 --> 01:02:35,132 Even my wife and kids were on board. 1462 01:02:36,802 --> 01:02:38,335 But I was also pissed off. 1463 01:02:38,604 --> 01:02:41,071 Why didn't everyone know about this? 1464 01:02:41,810 --> 01:02:43,875 And then, I remembered my grandfather, 1465 01:02:44,043 --> 01:02:46,743 who died of heart failure at the age of 63 1466 01:02:46,879 --> 01:02:48,912 after more than four decades of smoking. 1467 01:02:49,892 --> 01:02:53,394 A paratrooper in World War II, he got hooked on cigarettes 1468 01:02:53,419 --> 01:02:55,362 during a time when young people like him 1469 01:02:55,387 --> 01:02:56,920 were being sold the idea 1470 01:02:56,922 --> 01:02:59,323 that smoking was actually good for you. 1471 01:03:00,970 --> 01:03:02,603 Babe Ruth, idol of millions... 1472 01:03:02,628 --> 01:03:04,098 To sell this idea, 1473 01:03:04,123 --> 01:03:06,300 the tobacco industry turned to famous athletes, 1474 01:03:06,333 --> 01:03:08,801 the ultimate symbols of fitness and health. 1475 01:03:09,545 --> 01:03:12,012 After a game, Carl Furillo of the Dodgers, 1476 01:03:12,037 --> 01:03:15,005 looks for a mild cigarette. A Camel, of course. 1477 01:03:15,007 --> 01:03:16,306 But right around the time 1478 01:03:16,308 --> 01:03:18,509 Babe Ruth died from throat cancer 1479 01:03:18,511 --> 01:03:19,443 in his early 50's, 1480 01:03:19,468 --> 01:03:21,935 the scientific evidence was starting stack up, 1481 01:03:22,027 --> 01:03:24,208 so, a new marketing plan was required. 1482 01:03:24,233 --> 01:03:26,183 According to this nationwide survey, 1483 01:03:26,208 --> 01:03:29,910 more doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette. 1484 01:03:29,999 --> 01:03:31,306 For years, 1485 01:03:31,331 --> 01:03:33,067 the tobacco industry said 1486 01:03:33,092 --> 01:03:34,339 that their cigarettes 1487 01:03:34,364 --> 01:03:35,850 did not cause cancer. 1488 01:03:36,128 --> 01:03:39,897 And they trotted out their own paid researchers 1489 01:03:40,079 --> 01:03:43,347 to come out with statements to confuse the issue. 1490 01:03:44,703 --> 01:03:46,170 Despite their efforts... - Brought to you 1491 01:03:46,172 --> 01:03:48,272 - by Marlboro... - ...Cigarette ads 1492 01:03:48,274 --> 01:03:50,674 were eventually banned from sports broadcasting. 1493 01:03:51,410 --> 01:03:53,477 Just in time for another big industry 1494 01:03:53,479 --> 01:03:56,480 to step up to the plate and start playing the same game. 1495 01:03:56,482 --> 01:03:58,415 - What's in the bag? - Big Mac. 1496 01:03:58,817 --> 01:03:59,883 Play you for it. 1497 01:04:00,019 --> 01:04:01,933 With a new generation of athletes. 1498 01:04:03,899 --> 01:04:05,199 - including me... 1499 01:04:07,590 --> 01:04:09,493 But it wasn't long before the evidence 1500 01:04:09,495 --> 01:04:12,296 against animal foods started stacking up as well. 1501 01:04:12,565 --> 01:04:16,099 Now, that playbook is being used by the food industry. 1502 01:04:16,101 --> 01:04:18,602 She's from the National Cattlemen's 1503 01:04:18,604 --> 01:04:20,042 Beef Association. 1504 01:04:20,067 --> 01:04:20,748 They're gonna hire 1505 01:04:20,773 --> 01:04:21,771 their so-called experts... 1506 01:04:21,774 --> 01:04:24,074 Well, I'm first of all, a registered dietitian 1507 01:04:24,076 --> 01:04:25,172 and nutrition scientist 1508 01:04:25,197 --> 01:04:25,799 and I'm a mom. 1509 01:04:25,824 --> 01:04:26,673 ...To create 1510 01:04:26,698 --> 01:04:27,844 just enough confusion. 1511 01:04:27,869 --> 01:04:28,557 Are you saying 1512 01:04:28,582 --> 01:04:29,313 with processed meat 1513 01:04:29,315 --> 01:04:31,498 that it is not, in your view, 1514 01:04:31,523 --> 01:04:32,504 carcinogenic? 1515 01:04:32,529 --> 01:04:34,195 I don't say that it supports 1516 01:04:34,220 --> 01:04:35,385 a sufficient relationship. 1517 01:04:35,387 --> 01:04:36,638 And they make it seem 1518 01:04:36,663 --> 01:04:37,669 as though there's doubt 1519 01:04:37,694 --> 01:04:39,058 about what we're talking about. 1520 01:04:39,083 --> 01:04:40,576 This is not a link, 1521 01:04:40,601 --> 01:04:41,491 a causal link 1522 01:04:41,493 --> 01:04:43,346 between red and processed meat 1523 01:04:43,371 --> 01:04:44,971 and any type of cancer. 1524 01:04:44,996 --> 01:04:46,250 But would you recommend 1525 01:04:46,275 --> 01:04:48,432 reducing meat intake? 1526 01:04:48,434 --> 01:04:49,636 - No, not at all. 1527 01:04:49,661 --> 01:04:51,101 - How on Earth is the viewer 1528 01:04:51,103 --> 01:04:52,088 supposed to make sense 1529 01:04:52,113 --> 01:04:53,169 of all of this? 1530 01:04:53,264 --> 01:04:55,282 With overwhelming scientific evidence 1531 01:04:55,307 --> 01:04:56,540 connecting animal foods 1532 01:04:56,542 --> 01:04:58,775 to many of the most common deadly disease 1533 01:04:58,777 --> 01:05:02,512 I discovered that the meat, dairy and egg industries 1534 01:05:02,544 --> 01:05:04,511 have engaged in a covert response, 1535 01:05:04,783 --> 01:05:07,217 funding studies that deny this evidence 1536 01:05:07,219 --> 01:05:09,820 while burying their involvement in the fine print. 1537 01:05:10,656 --> 01:05:13,323 One of the hired guns paid to conduct these studies 1538 01:05:13,325 --> 01:05:14,925 ...is Exponent Incorporated, 1539 01:05:14,927 --> 01:05:18,228 a company whose research was used by the tobacco industry 1540 01:05:18,361 --> 01:05:21,031 to deny the connection between secondhand smoke 1541 01:05:21,033 --> 01:05:22,132 and cancer. 1542 01:05:22,134 --> 01:05:26,336 For more than 50 years, Exponent has generated studies 1543 01:05:26,338 --> 01:05:29,206 that challenge the health risks of everything from asbestos, 1544 01:05:29,423 --> 01:05:32,257 arsenic, and mercury, to animal foods. 1545 01:05:32,378 --> 01:05:34,871 The formula works beautifully 1546 01:05:34,896 --> 01:05:36,346 for people selling food. 1547 01:05:36,348 --> 01:05:37,571 It works beautifully 1548 01:05:37,596 --> 01:05:38,749 for people selling drugs 1549 01:05:38,751 --> 01:05:41,285 to treat the diseases that bad food causes. 1550 01:05:41,487 --> 01:05:43,987 And, it works beautifully for the media, 1551 01:05:44,233 --> 01:05:47,901 which can give us a new story about diet every day. 1552 01:05:47,926 --> 01:05:49,281 Here we go again. 1553 01:05:49,306 --> 01:05:50,833 New guidelines are muddled 1554 01:05:50,858 --> 01:05:51,995 and confusing 1555 01:05:51,997 --> 01:05:53,563 and not by accident. 1556 01:05:53,565 --> 01:05:54,740 Eggs are in. 1557 01:05:54,765 --> 01:05:56,099 So happy about the eggs. 1558 01:05:56,101 --> 01:05:56,781 I know, I'm happy 1559 01:05:56,806 --> 01:05:57,367 about the eggs. 1560 01:05:57,369 --> 01:06:00,170 - Eating bacon is okay. - Absolutely! 1561 01:06:00,306 --> 01:06:02,606 - Okay. Butter? - Butter. Butter is back. 1562 01:06:02,841 --> 01:06:06,076 But despite the appearance in our media 1563 01:06:06,211 --> 01:06:07,678 of confusion, 1564 01:06:07,880 --> 01:06:09,680 there is massive global consensus 1565 01:06:09,682 --> 01:06:12,316 about the fundamentals of a health promoting diet 1566 01:06:12,318 --> 01:06:15,352 and it's a diet that every time, 1567 01:06:15,487 --> 01:06:18,055 no matter whether it's high in fat or low in fat, 1568 01:06:18,057 --> 01:06:19,356 higher in carbs, lower in carbs, 1569 01:06:19,358 --> 01:06:21,992 in every population, every kind of research, 1570 01:06:22,227 --> 01:06:25,595 it's a plant food predominant diet, every time. 1571 01:06:29,637 --> 01:06:30,613 Just when I thought 1572 01:06:30,638 --> 01:06:32,336 I'd uncovered every dark secret 1573 01:06:32,338 --> 01:06:33,937 of the animal foods industry, 1574 01:06:33,939 --> 01:06:37,274 I got invited to train a paramilitary group in Zimbabwe 1575 01:06:37,299 --> 01:06:38,531 with a special mission. 1576 01:06:38,844 --> 01:06:40,977 Yeah, so just be very careful, guys. Stay on the-- 1577 01:06:40,979 --> 01:06:42,379 Stay on the rocks. 1578 01:06:43,282 --> 01:06:44,475 Yeah. 1579 01:06:46,218 --> 01:06:47,951 So these guys are now listed 1580 01:06:47,953 --> 01:06:49,019 as critically endangered. 1581 01:06:49,021 --> 01:06:51,061 There's only about 5,000 of them left on the planet. 1582 01:06:52,391 --> 01:06:54,624 They've basically been hunted to extinction 1583 01:06:54,626 --> 01:06:56,693 because of the value of their horn. 1584 01:06:56,718 --> 01:06:58,736 Around 40,000 dollars a pound. 1585 01:07:03,669 --> 01:07:05,268 Damien Mander is a retired 1586 01:07:05,270 --> 01:07:07,104 special operations sniper 1587 01:07:07,136 --> 01:07:09,703 who completed 12 tours of duty in Iraq. 1588 01:07:10,376 --> 01:07:11,641 He's also the founder 1589 01:07:11,643 --> 01:07:14,478 of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation. 1590 01:07:14,480 --> 01:07:15,979 The poacher will maybe have an ax or a knife, 1591 01:07:15,981 --> 01:07:18,115 - so we're trying to disarm them. - Yeah, yeah. 1592 01:07:18,650 --> 01:07:21,551 So he's gonna thrust with the knife. 1593 01:07:22,428 --> 01:07:24,495 Here. 1594 01:07:25,583 --> 01:07:27,213 We are the SEAL Team Six 1595 01:07:27,238 --> 01:07:28,215 of Conservation. 1596 01:07:28,727 --> 01:07:32,429 We're the guys that go in and stop the hemorrhaging. 1597 01:07:33,075 --> 01:07:35,776 - Okay? - Yeah. I'll stick to my AK-47... 1598 01:07:35,801 --> 01:07:37,601 - Yeah. - ...You stick to that. 1599 01:07:37,736 --> 01:07:40,804 I lived every young boys' dream, jumping out of choppers, 1600 01:07:40,806 --> 01:07:43,340 blowing shit up. Stuff that most kids, uh, 1601 01:07:43,365 --> 01:07:45,398 can only dream of doing on a PlayStation. 1602 01:07:46,178 --> 01:07:48,578 I came to Africa because I was looking 1603 01:07:48,580 --> 01:07:50,380 for the next six month adventure. 1604 01:07:51,450 --> 01:07:54,217 I saw a bull elephant that had had its face cut off, 1605 01:07:54,386 --> 01:07:55,752 tusks that had been taken. 1606 01:07:55,754 --> 01:07:57,454 The whole elephant sitting there dead 1607 01:07:57,623 --> 01:08:00,857 because some guy wants to have a tusk on his desk. 1608 01:08:01,193 --> 01:08:02,626 What sort of ambush is this called? 1609 01:08:02,828 --> 01:08:04,194 - Linear. - Linear ambush. Very... 1610 01:08:04,463 --> 01:08:07,330 I had money and I had skills that could help these rangers. 1611 01:08:07,332 --> 01:08:08,532 ...Using the minimum amount 1612 01:08:08,534 --> 01:08:10,000 of force required to get the job done. 1613 01:08:10,002 --> 01:08:12,803 And I made the choice to dedicate my life... 1614 01:08:13,505 --> 01:08:16,106 to helping these guys protect these animals. 1615 01:08:24,082 --> 01:08:27,250 After making that choice, though, I started to realize 1616 01:08:27,252 --> 01:08:29,753 that every day, I was going out on patrol 1617 01:08:29,778 --> 01:08:33,213 and protecting one animal, and coming home at night 1618 01:08:33,392 --> 01:08:35,592 and putting another animal on the fire. 1619 01:08:36,295 --> 01:08:37,594 And I knew I was... 1620 01:08:38,630 --> 01:08:40,230 I knew I was full of shit. 1621 01:08:40,699 --> 01:08:42,699 I created this flexible morality 1622 01:08:42,935 --> 01:08:46,403 that was convenient for me, because if you don't eat meat, 1623 01:08:46,405 --> 01:08:48,296 you're some sort of vegan that shrivels up 1624 01:08:48,340 --> 01:08:49,601 into a string bean. 1625 01:08:50,042 --> 01:08:52,509 In my mind I justified it, there's enough cows 1626 01:08:52,534 --> 01:08:54,400 on the planet. They're not gonna go extinct. 1627 01:08:54,713 --> 01:08:55,979 But the longer I thought about it, 1628 01:08:55,981 --> 01:08:59,850 the more I started to accept what I already knew. 1629 01:09:00,152 --> 01:09:02,385 The easiest way to protect other animals 1630 01:09:02,387 --> 01:09:04,888 Is just not to put them in your mouth. 1631 01:09:06,391 --> 01:09:08,658 This whole fantasy that we need meat 1632 01:09:08,660 --> 01:09:11,361 to get our protein, it's actually bullshit. 1633 01:09:11,630 --> 01:09:12,896 I mean, look at a gorilla. 1634 01:09:12,898 --> 01:09:15,131 A gorilla will fuck you up in two seconds. 1635 01:09:15,133 --> 01:09:17,234 What does a gorilla eat? 1636 01:09:17,603 --> 01:09:18,802 I just do the same things 1637 01:09:18,804 --> 01:09:20,570 as these big gray things out here 1638 01:09:20,572 --> 01:09:22,706 that we're trying to protect, elephant and rhino. 1639 01:09:23,342 --> 01:09:25,942 I just, uh, stick to plants. 1640 01:09:30,048 --> 01:09:31,414 The rangers that we support 1641 01:09:31,527 --> 01:09:33,660 patrol five million acres of wilderness. 1642 01:09:33,685 --> 01:09:35,952 Protecting these endangered species. 1643 01:09:37,789 --> 01:09:41,258 But the actual biggest threat we have is the meat industry, 1644 01:09:41,693 --> 01:09:44,194 and the land that they are continually taking away 1645 01:09:44,830 --> 01:09:47,163 from what we have left of these natural... 1646 01:09:47,936 --> 01:09:49,432 wilderness areas. 1647 01:09:50,335 --> 01:09:53,826 Inch by inch, yard by yard, mile by mile. 1648 01:10:02,514 --> 01:10:05,582 About three-quarters of all the agricultural land 1649 01:10:05,725 --> 01:10:09,227 in the world, is used for livestock production, 1650 01:10:09,252 --> 01:10:11,573 and it imposes a huge cost 1651 01:10:11,598 --> 01:10:13,557 on biodiversity. 1652 01:10:13,559 --> 01:10:16,326 And what is the single biggest source 1653 01:10:16,359 --> 01:10:17,792 of habitat destruction? 1654 01:10:17,996 --> 01:10:20,463 It's the livestock sector. 1655 01:10:20,465 --> 01:10:23,967 Meat, dairy, egg and fish farming 1656 01:10:23,969 --> 01:10:26,570 use 83 percent of the world's farmland, 1657 01:10:26,964 --> 01:10:30,465 yet provide only 18 percent of the world's calories. 1658 01:10:30,776 --> 01:10:34,377 The reason livestock require so much land is because, 1659 01:10:34,402 --> 01:10:37,136 once again, animals are just the middlemen, 1660 01:10:37,226 --> 01:10:38,759 consuming on average, 1661 01:10:38,784 --> 01:10:41,651 six times more protein than they produce. 1662 01:10:42,654 --> 01:10:44,754 With more than 70 billion animals 1663 01:10:44,756 --> 01:10:46,222 consumed globally each year, 1664 01:10:46,224 --> 01:10:49,492 growing animal feed requires vast amounts of land, 1665 01:10:49,728 --> 01:10:51,461 making it one of the leading drivers 1666 01:10:51,463 --> 01:10:52,896 of deforestation. 1667 01:10:53,653 --> 01:10:56,316 It also requires huge amounts of water. 1668 01:10:56,546 --> 01:10:57,379 Meat plays 1669 01:10:57,404 --> 01:10:59,221 a disproportionately large role 1670 01:10:59,246 --> 01:11:01,170 in causing this overuse 1671 01:11:01,195 --> 01:11:02,092 of freshwater. 1672 01:11:02,117 --> 01:11:05,218 Twenty-five percent of the rivers in the world 1673 01:11:05,243 --> 01:11:07,677 no longer reach the ocean, because we're taking out 1674 01:11:07,702 --> 01:11:10,269 so much water to produce animal feed. 1675 01:11:10,294 --> 01:11:11,900 Water has been fed 1676 01:11:11,925 --> 01:11:13,316 into the grain 1677 01:11:13,318 --> 01:11:15,185 that's been fed to the cattle. 1678 01:11:15,576 --> 01:11:18,388 The cattle's been made into beef. 1679 01:11:19,091 --> 01:11:24,194 One hamburger is 2400 liters of embedded water. 1680 01:11:24,463 --> 01:11:26,296 That's a heck of a lot of water. 1681 01:11:26,598 --> 01:11:28,565 All told, more than a quarter 1682 01:11:28,567 --> 01:11:30,734 of humanity's fresh water consumption goes 1683 01:11:30,759 --> 01:11:32,291 to produce animal foods. 1684 01:11:32,604 --> 01:11:35,105 And it's not just water depletion that's an issue, 1685 01:11:35,414 --> 01:11:37,180 it's also water pollution. 1686 01:11:38,020 --> 01:11:40,053 In the United States, for example, 1687 01:11:40,078 --> 01:11:43,546 farm animals produce nearly 50 times more waste per year 1688 01:11:43,548 --> 01:11:45,615 than its entire human population, 1689 01:11:45,951 --> 01:11:49,244 polluting rivers, lakes and groundwater 1690 01:11:49,269 --> 01:11:50,743 all across the country. 1691 01:11:51,757 --> 01:11:54,024 The livestock sector is responsible 1692 01:11:54,026 --> 01:11:58,294 for 15 percent of global man-made emissions. 1693 01:11:58,362 --> 01:12:00,163 So to put that in perspective, 1694 01:12:00,409 --> 01:12:03,176 that's about the same as all the emissions 1695 01:12:03,201 --> 01:12:06,803 from all the forms of transport in the world, all the planes, 1696 01:12:06,805 --> 01:12:10,640 trains, cars, vans, and ships all added up. 1697 01:12:11,143 --> 01:12:13,743 Agriculture is not only the biggest culprit 1698 01:12:13,870 --> 01:12:16,971 threatening the future for humanity on Earth, 1699 01:12:17,282 --> 01:12:18,615 it is also the biggest 1700 01:12:18,750 --> 01:12:21,451 and most important silver bullet to a solution. 1701 01:12:22,020 --> 01:12:23,920 In the US, where meat consumption 1702 01:12:23,922 --> 01:12:26,056 is three times the global average, 1703 01:12:26,058 --> 01:12:28,091 shifting away from an animal-based diet 1704 01:12:28,093 --> 01:12:30,160 would reduce agricultural emissions 1705 01:12:30,162 --> 01:12:31,728 by up to 73 percent 1706 01:12:31,863 --> 01:12:36,366 and save one million liters of water per person, per year. 1707 01:12:36,768 --> 01:12:39,536 Globally, this shift would free up a total area 1708 01:12:39,538 --> 01:12:41,137 of land the size of Africa, 1709 01:12:41,139 --> 01:12:43,073 taking pressure off many of the world's 1710 01:12:43,075 --> 01:12:45,975 most endangered ecosystems and species. 1711 01:12:46,678 --> 01:12:49,446 The message is overwhelming, both for public health 1712 01:12:49,448 --> 01:12:52,849 and environmental reasons. The more plants you can eat 1713 01:12:52,851 --> 01:12:56,286 and the less meat and dairy you can consume, the better. 1714 01:12:57,923 --> 01:12:59,923 After learning how much is at stake 1715 01:12:59,956 --> 01:13:01,889 if we don't change the way we eat, 1716 01:13:02,060 --> 01:13:04,594 I went back to Brooklyn to find some hope. 1717 01:13:04,896 --> 01:13:07,097 - How are you doing with the weight? - It's good. 1718 01:13:07,899 --> 01:13:08,965 It's good. 1719 01:13:09,534 --> 01:13:12,402 - One-thirty over 80. - Yeah, see? 1720 01:13:12,404 --> 01:13:13,803 Did you do it right 1721 01:13:13,805 --> 01:13:15,638 - The whole seven days? - Yeah, the entire time. 1722 01:13:15,640 --> 01:13:17,006 - You did? Good for you. - Yeah. 1723 01:13:17,008 --> 01:13:18,775 After eating a meal, I didn't feel like, 1724 01:13:18,777 --> 01:13:21,144 "Oh, I gotta go find a couch to sit on or lay down." 1725 01:13:21,146 --> 01:13:22,912 - Like, that I actually felt energized... - Right. Right. 1726 01:13:22,914 --> 01:13:24,647 ...And I could jump on the bicycle 1727 01:13:24,649 --> 01:13:25,849 or go on the treadmill 1728 01:13:25,851 --> 01:13:27,550 - or something. - Or fight a fire. 1729 01:13:28,086 --> 01:13:29,619 She said it was down 11. 1730 01:13:29,621 --> 01:13:31,054 - Eleven pounds? - Yeah. 1731 01:13:31,289 --> 01:13:34,324 Your cholesterol was 262. 1732 01:13:34,459 --> 01:13:37,193 - Right. - All right? Which is elevated, 1733 01:13:37,195 --> 01:13:39,040 - Much higher than we wanna be. - Right. Mm-hmm. 1734 01:13:39,064 --> 01:13:44,000 - Today? A 176. - Wow! Almost a 100 points, huh? 1735 01:13:44,002 --> 01:13:45,635 - That's fantastic! - Yeah. 1736 01:13:47,172 --> 01:13:49,172 - Thank you. - On your blood pressure, 1737 01:13:49,174 --> 01:13:51,174 you dropped 16. 1738 01:13:51,176 --> 01:13:52,742 - Wow. That's really good. - On your systolic, 1739 01:13:52,744 --> 01:13:55,779 and two on your diastolic, so you're now 130 over 82 1740 01:13:55,781 --> 01:13:57,514 as opposed to 146 over 84. 1741 01:13:57,516 --> 01:13:59,449 - Fantastic. Little bump there. - Yeah! 1742 01:14:00,385 --> 01:14:02,952 Your cholesterol was 276. 1743 01:14:03,155 --> 01:14:05,021 I mean, you know that that's super-elevated, right? 1744 01:14:05,023 --> 01:14:07,323 - Yeah, they were freaking out. - They were freaking out? 1745 01:14:07,325 --> 01:14:09,325 - At the doctor's office. - Well, you know what? 1746 01:14:09,327 --> 01:14:13,863 They should be freaking out now, because today was 169. 1747 01:14:13,865 --> 01:14:16,766 Whoa! Now you're talking! 1748 01:14:16,768 --> 01:14:21,104 - One-sixty-nine? - You dropped 107 points, my man. 1749 01:14:21,106 --> 01:14:22,172 That's amazing. 1750 01:14:24,147 --> 01:14:25,708 Here's what we got. 1751 01:14:25,877 --> 01:14:28,812 After seven days, the cholesterol average drop 1752 01:14:28,814 --> 01:14:30,480 was 21 points. 1753 01:14:30,649 --> 01:14:33,516 The average weight loss was 6.12 pounds. 1754 01:14:33,652 --> 01:14:36,152 You guys, instead of having arteries 1755 01:14:36,177 --> 01:14:38,477 that looked like this here, right? 1756 01:14:38,623 --> 01:14:41,724 You guys are on the road to having arteries 1757 01:14:41,726 --> 01:14:43,026 that look like this here. 1758 01:14:43,028 --> 01:14:45,962 And we know that the number one killer 1759 01:14:45,964 --> 01:14:48,264 of in the line of duty firefighters 1760 01:14:48,400 --> 01:14:52,802 is heart attacks. This is a food created disease 1761 01:14:53,146 --> 01:14:57,782 and you guys don't have to be another statistic. 1762 01:14:58,710 --> 01:15:00,777 My doctor wanted to put me on a statin, 1763 01:15:01,279 --> 01:15:03,446 and I kind of looked at it like that was... 1764 01:15:03,782 --> 01:15:05,215 like cheating, like an easy way out 1765 01:15:05,217 --> 01:15:08,184 and there has to be a healthier, more long term alternative. 1766 01:15:08,320 --> 01:15:11,154 And then, when this opportunity presented itself... 1767 01:15:12,157 --> 01:15:13,256 I took it. 1768 01:15:13,892 --> 01:15:15,525 When you eat a healthy, whole foods, 1769 01:15:15,527 --> 01:15:18,528 plant-based diet, it changes the expression of your genes. 1770 01:15:18,553 --> 01:15:21,287 It turns on the good genes, turns off the bad genes. 1771 01:15:21,566 --> 01:15:23,233 Your genes are a predisposition, 1772 01:15:23,235 --> 01:15:24,767 but your genes are not your fate. 1773 01:15:25,270 --> 01:15:27,070 And even if your mother and your father 1774 01:15:27,072 --> 01:15:29,339 and aunts and uncles all died of diabetes, 1775 01:15:29,341 --> 01:15:30,773 cancer, even heart disease, 1776 01:15:30,775 --> 01:15:32,508 it doesn't mean that you need to. 1777 01:15:35,989 --> 01:15:37,453 Once I get to here, 1778 01:15:37,478 --> 01:15:38,705 I'm gonna come up, 1779 01:15:38,917 --> 01:15:40,950 and I'm gonna drop my head on his face. 1780 01:15:41,119 --> 01:15:42,852 With help from my new diet, 1781 01:15:42,988 --> 01:15:44,921 I fully recovered from my injuries, 1782 01:15:44,923 --> 01:15:47,156 and I'm back to teaching self-defense. 1783 01:15:47,669 --> 01:15:50,036 or I could chop here and start to come here. 1784 01:15:50,061 --> 01:15:52,095 But with a critical new component... 1785 01:15:52,530 --> 01:15:54,530 - Internal Defense. 1786 01:15:54,532 --> 01:15:58,067 You can get improved blood flow. That allows more oxygen, 1787 01:15:58,069 --> 01:16:00,603 more nutrients to the muscles. And it's not just the... 1788 01:16:00,605 --> 01:16:02,238 Armed with the truth in nutrition, 1789 01:16:02,440 --> 01:16:05,541 I now have the tools to help protect more lives 1790 01:16:05,566 --> 01:16:07,066 than ever before. 1791 01:16:07,579 --> 01:16:09,245 - It's good. Yeah. - Is it? 1792 01:16:11,950 --> 01:16:15,251 Anybody else got a fiver now? 1793 01:16:15,520 --> 01:16:17,654 Anybody else got a fiver now? 1794 01:16:21,626 --> 01:16:24,027 James! Good to see you. 1795 01:16:24,996 --> 01:16:26,338 How are you feeling now? 1796 01:16:26,363 --> 01:16:27,782 Very good. 1797 01:16:28,047 --> 01:16:31,000 The figure that I read, it was 85 percent likelihood 1798 01:16:31,002 --> 01:16:32,468 of your first attack... 1799 01:16:33,638 --> 01:16:35,071 And that kills you. 1800 01:16:36,541 --> 01:16:38,074 That's a high percentage... 1801 01:16:38,643 --> 01:16:40,109 Which makes me feel... 1802 01:16:40,850 --> 01:16:42,011 very blessed. 1803 01:16:42,013 --> 01:16:45,748 ♪ Happy birthday Dear Pops ♪ 1804 01:16:45,750 --> 01:16:48,851 ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪ 1805 01:16:48,853 --> 01:16:50,453 Thank you. 1806 01:16:51,923 --> 01:16:54,324 We've gone down the vegan route. 1807 01:16:54,771 --> 01:16:57,060 And we now have soy milk. 1808 01:16:57,362 --> 01:17:00,096 Marsha makes sure I have my vegetables, 1809 01:17:00,298 --> 01:17:01,831 insists on it now. 1810 01:17:02,534 --> 01:17:04,734 - How old are you? - Seventy-one. 1811 01:17:05,036 --> 01:17:06,302 - Seventy-one. - Mm. 1812 01:17:06,304 --> 01:17:08,604 - I'm one! - And glad to be here. 1813 01:17:10,742 --> 01:17:13,609 What's up, what's good with ya? 1814 01:17:13,611 --> 01:17:16,512 Bruce Lee understood that the quest for truth 1815 01:17:16,514 --> 01:17:18,581 is only useful 1816 01:17:18,582 --> 01:17:20,649 if you're prepared to take action on what you find. 1817 01:17:21,052 --> 01:17:22,919 It's best to lead by example. 1818 01:17:23,355 --> 01:17:25,521 Most people say, "Oh, I just can't become vegan." 1819 01:17:25,523 --> 01:17:27,223 I said, "You're right. It's a process to it." 1820 01:17:27,225 --> 01:17:29,359 I'll give you guys some vegan chocolates. 1821 01:17:29,361 --> 01:17:30,793 People have this idea in their head 1822 01:17:30,795 --> 01:17:31,995 that if they're gonna do something, 1823 01:17:31,997 --> 01:17:34,731 it's an all or nothing approach and that's not the case at all. 1824 01:17:34,733 --> 01:17:38,101 If you go to people and say, "You must stop eating meat." 1825 01:17:38,103 --> 01:17:39,369 They'll say, "Fuck you." 1826 01:17:39,371 --> 01:17:41,604 "Who the fuck are you to tell me how to eat?" 1827 01:17:41,606 --> 01:17:44,707 But if you explain it and say, "Hey, why don't you try 1828 01:17:45,250 --> 01:17:48,351 once a week, just chill it with the meat." 1829 01:17:49,347 --> 01:17:52,482 Fifty years ago, no one talked about, "Hey", 1830 01:17:52,507 --> 01:17:55,875 maybe you should just get your protein from vegetables." 1831 01:17:56,121 --> 01:18:01,224 But now, there is many, many athletes, 1832 01:18:03,015 --> 01:18:04,689 professional athletes in all kinds 1833 01:18:04,714 --> 01:18:08,654 of different sports, that have done extremely well, 1834 01:18:09,741 --> 01:18:11,975 staying away from animals foods. 1835 01:18:13,338 --> 01:18:16,906 Lewis Hamilton wins the German Grand Prix! 1836 01:18:17,108 --> 01:18:18,234 We all wanna feel great. 1837 01:18:18,410 --> 01:18:19,583 We all wanna look great, 1838 01:18:19,608 --> 01:18:20,845 have more energy. 1839 01:18:20,870 --> 01:18:21,844 The most important thing 1840 01:18:21,869 --> 01:18:22,745 is about having the right fuel 1841 01:18:22,747 --> 01:18:23,980 in your body. 1842 01:18:23,982 --> 01:18:25,214 I can't remember feeling this great 1843 01:18:25,216 --> 01:18:26,716 in my whole 32 years of my life. 1844 01:18:29,220 --> 01:18:31,554 At the 20, comes back to the 15, 1845 01:18:31,556 --> 01:18:32,855 and Matthews goes, 1846 01:18:32,857 --> 01:18:35,792 opening play touchdown for the Titans! 1847 01:18:36,227 --> 01:18:37,894 And I don't ever remember 1848 01:18:37,896 --> 01:18:41,230 a comeback like this. This is unreal! 1849 01:18:41,399 --> 01:18:43,599 This was our best season in the last 15 years. 1850 01:18:43,835 --> 01:18:47,036 Sacked by Orakpo and Derrick Morgan. 1851 01:18:47,272 --> 01:18:50,006 And we had about 14 guys on plant-based diets. 1852 01:18:50,008 --> 01:18:52,942 Jurrell Casey. Brian Orakpo! 1853 01:18:53,478 --> 01:18:55,078 Bright spot in this game 1854 01:18:55,080 --> 01:18:56,913 was this Titans defense. 1855 01:18:57,348 --> 01:18:58,815 Oh, my goodness! 1856 01:18:58,950 --> 01:19:00,817 Double digit sacks 1857 01:19:00,819 --> 01:19:02,185 for Derrick Morgan. 1858 01:19:02,187 --> 01:19:04,520 He had his best season of his career. 1859 01:19:04,656 --> 01:19:07,523 Titans on their way to the playoffs. 1860 01:19:07,792 --> 01:19:09,158 We did it, baby! 1861 01:19:09,627 --> 01:19:11,928 And the playoff win on my birthday was, probably, 1862 01:19:11,930 --> 01:19:13,563 the pinnacle of my career so far. 1863 01:19:13,565 --> 01:19:15,865 Everybody's talked about the defensive line 1864 01:19:15,867 --> 01:19:17,100 and this diet. 1865 01:19:18,136 --> 01:19:20,603 It was the burritos. It was the breakfast burritos. 1866 01:19:20,772 --> 01:19:23,539 That's what it was. That'll get you to the playoffs. 1867 01:19:33,651 --> 01:19:35,918 By the time Scott reached Mount Katahdin, 1868 01:19:36,321 --> 01:19:37,987 word of his perseverance 1869 01:19:37,989 --> 01:19:39,755 was bringing people out in droves. 1870 01:19:45,463 --> 01:19:49,332 But after 46 days and nearly 2200 miles, 1871 01:19:49,334 --> 01:19:52,502 Scott had only a few hours left to break the record. 1872 01:19:54,072 --> 01:19:57,340 This will be the heaviest weight that anyone has ever carried 1873 01:19:57,342 --> 01:20:01,677 on their shoulders. Patrik will be attempting 555 kilos... 1874 01:20:01,913 --> 01:20:05,081 which is 1,224 pounds. 1875 01:20:05,083 --> 01:20:07,717 This is an official Guinness World Record. 1876 01:20:09,521 --> 01:20:12,488 The potential of the human body is immense. 1877 01:20:13,958 --> 01:20:16,292 You can come out of some of the deepest, 1878 01:20:16,294 --> 01:20:19,829 darkest holes if you keep pressing forward. 1879 01:20:21,199 --> 01:20:23,566 I'm gonna do this. Whooo! 1880 01:20:30,775 --> 01:20:32,208 Here we go! 1881 01:20:32,884 --> 01:20:34,551 World Record attempt! 1882 01:20:34,779 --> 01:20:36,579 Scott Jurek is one of the world's 1883 01:20:36,581 --> 01:20:39,081 most accomplished ultra marathoners. 1884 01:20:39,083 --> 01:20:41,751 His latest quest, the Appalachian Trail. 1885 01:20:41,753 --> 01:20:45,021 It takes most hikers five to seven months. 1886 01:20:45,290 --> 01:20:47,423 - Jurek did it in 46 days... 1887 01:20:47,425 --> 01:20:49,725 ...eight hours and seven minutes. 1888 01:20:50,562 --> 01:20:53,763 Three hours faster than the previous record. 1889 01:21:13,075 --> 01:21:15,642 Yeahhh! 1890 01:21:18,723 --> 01:21:20,223 VEGAN POWER! 1891 01:21:20,592 --> 01:21:22,004 Yeahhh! 1892 01:21:22,560 --> 01:21:23,693 I did it! 1893 01:21:25,330 --> 01:21:28,564 It's not about being the strongest and the biggest. 1894 01:21:29,744 --> 01:21:31,177 It's really about... 1895 01:21:31,202 --> 01:21:33,402 what are you going to do with your strength... 1896 01:21:33,404 --> 01:21:36,572 and what are you going to do with the power that you have. 1897 01:21:44,682 --> 01:21:46,148 ♪ Ah ♪ 1898 01:21:47,685 --> 01:21:49,151 ♪ Ah ♪ 1899 01:21:50,671 --> 01:21:51,937 ♪ Ah ♪ 1900 01:21:52,734 --> 01:21:55,201 ♪ I'm in it just to re-write history ♪ 1901 01:21:55,226 --> 01:21:57,260 ♪ 'cause I'm in the mood to label us ♪ 1902 01:21:57,262 --> 01:21:59,562 ♪ the leaders of the leaders of the new school ♪ 1903 01:21:59,564 --> 01:22:02,431 ♪ This ain't for the radio can't find this on Youtube ♪ 1904 01:22:02,433 --> 01:22:03,566 ♪ This the type of killing ♪ 1905 01:22:03,568 --> 01:22:05,668 ♪ that these critics ain't use to ♪ 1906 01:22:07,672 --> 01:22:09,572 ♪ Victorious ♪ 1907 01:22:10,642 --> 01:22:12,041 ♪ Victorious ♪ 1908 01:22:12,043 --> 01:22:13,943 I basically start my day 1909 01:22:13,945 --> 01:22:16,412 with a big, big, big smoothie. 1910 01:22:16,414 --> 01:22:21,217 Some greens in it, like, kale or spinach, some beet protein. 1911 01:22:22,587 --> 01:22:24,020 Pancakes really at the top 1912 01:22:24,022 --> 01:22:25,721 'cause I like breakfast food, anytime. 1913 01:22:25,723 --> 01:22:27,623 Like, there's no wrong time to have it. 1914 01:22:27,625 --> 01:22:30,226 I love my toast with peanut butter. 1915 01:22:30,228 --> 01:22:32,261 Lunch, I would make a veggie burger. 1916 01:22:32,263 --> 01:22:34,163 Avocados are really big one for me. 1917 01:22:34,165 --> 01:22:35,264 I'm addicted. 1918 01:22:35,266 --> 01:22:36,666 A big salad with veggies, 1919 01:22:36,668 --> 01:22:39,268 quinoa rice, I call it the trough bowl. 1920 01:22:39,270 --> 01:22:42,505 and then at dinner, anything from Japanese to Mexican. 1921 01:22:42,640 --> 01:22:46,108 I love Indian food, and also Thai curry. 1922 01:22:46,244 --> 01:22:47,677 Really just-- I like pizza. 1923 01:22:47,679 --> 01:22:49,879 if I'm about to just chow down, like really get it, 1924 01:22:49,904 --> 01:22:52,571 - man, a lasagna. - If you like chicken nuggets, 1925 01:22:52,692 --> 01:22:55,326 okay, they have vegan nuggets. If you like meatballs, 1926 01:22:55,493 --> 01:22:57,093 They got vegan meatballs. 1927 01:22:57,255 --> 01:23:00,690 A lot of pizza, pasta and burgers. 1928 01:23:01,125 --> 01:23:02,792 Sometimes even at the same time. 1929 01:23:07,398 --> 01:23:10,266 - ♪ I was born to be ♪ - ♪ victorious ♪ 1930 01:23:10,768 --> 01:23:13,736 - ♪ most definitely ♪ - ♪ victorious ♪ 1931 01:23:13,738 --> 01:23:16,072 - ♪ I'm destined to be ♪ - ♪ victorious ♪ 1932 01:23:17,141 --> 01:23:20,443 ♪ avoided by the statistics occasionally would quit it ♪ 1933 01:23:20,445 --> 01:23:23,379 ♪ paid reality visits but it was too hard to live in ♪ 1934 01:23:23,381 --> 01:23:25,481 ♪ build up my confidence and delivered ♪ 1935 01:23:25,483 --> 01:23:26,949 ♪ now I be burning these critics ♪ 1936 01:23:26,951 --> 01:23:28,818 ♪ guess they ain't know they was walking across ♪ 1937 01:23:28,820 --> 01:23:31,287 - ♪ when burning they bridges ♪ - ♪ Ola ♪ 1938 01:23:31,289 --> 01:23:33,723 ♪ man, who ever thought I'd be rapping? ♪ 1939 01:23:33,725 --> 01:23:35,891 ♪ the family ain't never think that can happen ♪ 1940 01:23:35,893 --> 01:23:38,065 ♪ matter fact, only person that ever pushed me ♪ 1941 01:23:38,090 --> 01:23:39,581 ♪ to get out was my mother ♪ 1942 01:23:39,606 --> 01:23:42,197 ♪ and her only reason was 'cause her contractions ♪ 1943 01:23:42,200 --> 01:23:45,101 ♪ heard that karma's the chick that you put a ring on ♪ 1944 01:23:45,103 --> 01:23:48,003 ♪ and by the looks of your life guess she's a cling on ♪ 1945 01:23:48,005 --> 01:23:50,406 ♪ it's all me, dudes had the lead on the board ♪ 1946 01:23:50,408 --> 01:23:53,376 ♪ but games change overtime so I'll even the score ♪ 1947 01:23:53,378 --> 01:23:55,544 ♪ young man sped it up learned how to set it up ♪ 1948 01:23:55,546 --> 01:23:57,413 ♪ recipe chef it up set it up ♪ 1949 01:23:57,415 --> 01:23:59,548 ♪ city they repped enough giving the rest to us ♪ 1950 01:23:59,550 --> 01:24:01,617 ♪ going off, so of course envy was shown ♪ 1951 01:24:01,619 --> 01:24:03,686 ♪ one thrown it off, treating it like it's an and one ♪ 1952 01:24:03,688 --> 01:24:06,355 ♪ they're playing me foul but I've still got my point across ♪ 1953 01:24:06,357 --> 01:24:08,958 ♪ man this the gospel for the black sheep ♪ 1954 01:24:09,394 --> 01:24:11,927 ♪ I know it got a banging ring to it ♪ 1955 01:24:12,296 --> 01:24:14,497 ♪ choir of triumph with a rap lead ♪ 1956 01:24:14,665 --> 01:24:17,466 ♪ so all of you mother... Can sing to it ♪ 1957 01:24:17,935 --> 01:24:21,003 - ♪ I was born to be ♪ - ♪ victorious ♪ 1958 01:24:21,005 --> 01:24:23,939 - ♪ most definitely ♪ - ♪ victorious ♪ 1959 01:24:23,941 --> 01:24:25,975 - ♪ I'm destined to be ♪ - ♪ victorious ♪ 1960 01:24:25,977 --> 01:24:27,476 ♪ through all the hate they displayed ♪ 1961 01:24:27,478 --> 01:24:29,311 ♪ we remained warriors ♪ 1962 01:24:29,714 --> 01:24:32,448 - ♪ I was born to be ♪ - ♪ victorious ♪ 1963 01:24:32,784 --> 01:24:35,384 - ♪ most definitely ♪ - ♪ victorious ♪ 1964 01:24:35,887 --> 01:24:37,887 - ♪ I'm destined to be ♪ - ♪ victorious ♪ 1965 01:24:37,889 --> 01:24:39,255 ♪ through all the hate they displayed ♪ 1966 01:24:39,257 --> 01:24:41,023 ♪ we remained warriors ♪ 1967 01:24:41,025 --> 01:24:43,025 ♪ tried to overlook a rival ♪ 1968 01:24:43,027 --> 01:24:46,896 ♪ all eyes on me 'cause I got no competition ♪ 1969 01:24:46,898 --> 01:24:48,931 ♪ now looking at an idol ♪ 1970 01:24:48,933 --> 01:24:52,435 ♪ you're doe ain't long enough to pay for my attention ♪ 1971 01:24:52,570 --> 01:24:54,804 ♪ tried to overlook a rival ♪ 1972 01:24:54,806 --> 01:24:58,474 ♪ all eyes on me 'cause I got no competition ♪ 1973 01:24:58,476 --> 01:25:00,643 ♪ now looking at an idol ♪ 1974 01:25:00,645 --> 01:25:04,213 ♪ you're doe ain't long enough to pay for my attention ♪ 1975 01:25:04,782 --> 01:25:07,450 - ♪ I was born to be ♪ - ♪ victorious ♪ 1976 01:25:07,885 --> 01:25:10,519 - ♪ most definitely ♪ - ♪ victorious ♪ 1977 01:25:10,855 --> 01:25:12,888 - ♪ I'm destined to be ♪ - ♪ victorious ♪ 1978 01:25:12,890 --> 01:25:14,390 ♪ through all the hate they displayed ♪ 1979 01:25:14,392 --> 01:25:16,292 ♪ we remained warriors ♪ 1980 01:25:16,527 --> 01:25:19,195 - ♪ I was born to be ♪ - ♪ victorious ♪ 1981 01:25:19,630 --> 01:25:22,097 - ♪ most definitely ♪ - ♪ victorious ♪ 1982 01:25:22,567 --> 01:25:24,700 - ♪ I'm destined to be ♪ - ♪ victorious ♪ 1983 01:25:24,702 --> 01:25:26,068 ♪ through all the hate they displayed ♪ 1984 01:25:26,070 --> 01:25:27,770 ♪ we remained warriors ♪