i like to drink about 2 cups of water before a meal, to help fill me up so that I don't overeat. but you say you shouldn't​ drink any water around the time you eat. so should i really stop having water right before, during and right after eating?! x

@dariosergevna

6 жыл бұрын

Bella Ford yes, I didn't really understand as well. "Try NOT to drink 20 min before and 1 hour after your food"...?

@DrMonaVand

6 жыл бұрын

I recommend not drinking water 20 mins before a meal or 30-60 mins after. Sorry i didn’t clarify clearly! Simply because water dilutes the digestive enzymes needed to break down food. This is a belief system i follow. If your nutrition / weight is 100% perfect and you don’t need to change anything - by all means don’t! If it ain’t broke don’t fix it :) but, if you are open to some improvement, give it a shot xx

@sevrinaanastasia

6 жыл бұрын

@@DrMonaVand its interesting you should mention this belief system you have as my aunt has the same one. She studied herbal medicine and acupuncture and has told me the same thing, especially as I've been working on looking weight as a heavier woman with PCOS.

@dennislarsen7711

5 жыл бұрын

thats hard to do, I am a drinker with my meals..but good to know, now I will give it a try.

@berenicedavey7407

5 жыл бұрын

If you really want a drink, herbal teas are fine, as they do not damage the digestive enzymes

So many healthy snack ideas! And I didn’t know about the palate change after a meal. Thanks Dr Mona!

You are comforting to watch because you have a gentle approach. Don't change. And your words are clear. 👍

@betseysarris8927

5 жыл бұрын

Totally agree! And I don’t say that often. You’re very down to earth and keep things fairly simple. Your tone and speech is smooth and calming. Totally appreciate the no hype approach. Keep doing what you’re doing. I’m so glad I’m stumbled upon your channel! 😊👍🏽👍🏽

I love your energy and aura ! So positive!! I actually watch your video before I sit for studying. You are so inspirational I wish I could meet you someday 😍

@user-tk7zn6pc5x

4 жыл бұрын

Mee too ;)

I love the way you explain everything and your practices such as bio-straw, recycling plastic. Keep going ❤️

OMG! The palate change thing makes so much sense - I have tried the dark chocolate after and it really does work - now I understand why!

Loved the videos. I also appreciated how much you talked. I like understanding nutrition and my body better. Also helps me to remember why to eat certain things.

I just found your channel and I’m so glad I did. I love it! I’ve watched a lot of what I eat in a day videos and yours are the best. Very good information!

Oh my gosh! I just started binge watching your videos & just put it together that you are Mona from Shahs! 😍😍😍

I like a little lemon or lime in my salad and I add walnuts and avocados too. If I am still hungry I add some lentil soup, or black beans.

Thank you Dr.Mona for your great videos !

A PALATE CHANGE! Woah! That explains so much. When I started trying to get healthier years back (and to this day) I regularly eat 3 dark chocolate squares after a meal. It always worked at stopping me from getting ice cream or something worse. And now I have a name for it! Thank you!

@ecofriendlyhippie

4 жыл бұрын

Same! I always have to have 2 dark chocolate squares after dinner. Mine is 83% I think

I put an avocado into my salad along with olive and avocado oil every day for lunch.

you look so healthy and so amazing! thanks for the easy delicious food hacks/tips to be healthier person. please make more videos because i really am loving it! i wanna become more healthier like you thanks Mona! :D

Sublime video content. Loved everything about it. Especially the grab and gro advice.

Love your videos!! Thank you!!! ❤️

I've actually found that eating the proteins at lunch time actually helps avoid the mid-afternoon crash I usually get when I eat high carb/starchy foods. It gives me the energy to get through the rest of the day. I eat my carbs at night since I'm not too hungry after the protein and that helps limit overeating. Thanks for the ideas!

Good video. I actually just now subscribed because you’re so detailed and that helps me with my healthy lifestyle goal.

Thanks for the very helpful video! I really appreciate =) Will definitely try these things out! 🌹🌻

I love the breakfast drink. I drink it every morning now. Sometimes in the evening. Thank you.

Love Love Love the tips and tricks!!

I think I have to change my diet completely!!! Love this ideas so very much❤❤❤❤ God bless you!!

Love your videos. You are so calming. 💕

Great Video

Thank you for this video! Any suggestions for those allergic to chocolate (& nuts)?

Your amazing !!! Thank you thank you. I definitely subscribed .

hi Dr Mona you did a great job.thank you so much

I made your suggested smoothie and it was fantastic. thanks for the helpful video

Love the suggestions and reasoning behind everything. After one of your videos, I bought cacao powder, but I don't know what to add the non sweetened cold-pressed cacao powder. Please help. Thank you!!

Gosh your voice is so soothing to listen to!

This is my diet Breakfast: Noodles Lunch: Chicken or Salad Dinner: Whatever my dad cooks :P

Can you please show us some lunch recipes that you cook???also can you please start posting links to your clothes?? or maybe do fashion hauls. I know you are primarily marketing yourself in health and nutrition but your style is amazing and a little bit of fashion never hurt anyone;)

Howdy! I just discovered you today and I like what i am hearing. Much love !

I love your videos! How do you incorporate protein into your diet? I just started working out and I want to build muscle but I find it difficult to incorporate high amounts of protein into my diet.

I loved this video! I also like the way you say herb/herbal 😊

Thanks for the helpful video! In case you’re interested, Stasher bags (sold on Amazon) are the best reusable ziplock style bags I’ve found so far. They’re great for the environment! Just a tip in case you’re interested in that sort of thing :)

@DrMonaVand

6 жыл бұрын

Sarah Nosari i am so interested! You’re a doll, thank you for the tip!

@nataliealcon3542

5 жыл бұрын

Also check out Ninasflyingneedle.com... she's a friend of mines and make amazing reusable snack packs (ziplock but handmade, reusable and environmentally friendly). You won't be disappointed!

love your videos! so informative!

What brand of stevia do you use and can you link it ?

Thanks so much for the tips Doctor 👩🏻‍⚕️:)

First time watching you! Love it! Love all the healthy ideas...just starting to eat healthy myself and this video surely helps! Thank you. Btw love the jacket! Where is it from?

thank you for the great tips!

Could you show us what you cook for lunch when you aren't out running errands? Any quick recipes you might really like.

Question: I LIKE to use OLIVE OIL MIX OF GARLIC,LIME JUICE ...DO U NOT PUT ANY OIL IN YOUR SALAD DRESSINGS,AND IF NOT WHY?

You are soo inspiring...love this video

Do you use salt and oil often? Or did you completely eliminate these 2 things from your diet. Thanks for all the information you share with us 🤗

Thanks for sharing! Love all your videos and content!

Can you do a video on kombucha? I love it so much and it I know it has health benefits but I’m also afraid to drink too much. Would love to hear your advice. Love your videos. ✨

Question if you don’t have celiac is it not bad to use/lean toward gluten free foods ? Or are you saying gluten free is an option? Is soy bad or hormonal women? (Lol not that I am) I found goji berries 👏👏 I’ll make a snack bag berries, nuts and cacao 👌 thanks

What healthier: cacao date banana smoothie or banana berry spinach smoothie?

I was on a healthy diet for nearly six months and this was the basic concept. Vegetable and protein for breakfast and lunch and then a soup, salad, and starch for dinner. Any of the above for snacks but primarily organic and as raw as possible. What are your thoughts about this process? It worked very well for me until I went on vacation.

Love your videos!

So Glad I found you Dr. Mona Vand!! First of all your so Beautiful!!! I’m a makeup artist based in LA. I’m always on the go and now starting to travel more. I’m soooo happy 😻🙌🏽 i came across your videos! I feel like every girl needs a Diva like you. Thank you for breaking these videos down. You make it so easy to understand and give the benifits of health and beauty to each ingredient. Yessss! Educate me please. I already Love your morning green drink. Please takes us everywhere you go. I literally want to know your every order out. I’m always out running with friends. I need to see what you order including cocktail recommendations. Also travel packing tips. I’m Subscribed!!! 💄💋

@nadounadou9560

5 жыл бұрын

She is not a doctor. Do your research before saying stupidities.

@lottatroublemaker6130

5 жыл бұрын

Jasmin et Oranger - You are wrong, she IS a doctor in Pharmacy, she has a PhD! Which makes her a doctor. What she is NOT, is an MD/a physician - which she hasn’t claimed to be either.

@nadounadou9560

5 жыл бұрын

@@lottatroublemaker6130 If she is a Doctor in Pharmacy, then for respect to the public it will be nice to tell people that she is endid a doctor but not MD. When somebody gives you advice for your health and they claim they are a doctor me like everyone else are going to put health advice + doctor = MD or Naturopath or maybe Doctor in nutrition. Very disapointing to say the least. TO find out this way that she is pretending to be a n MD is a scam. I would NOT have been pist would I have read, I am Doctor in Pharmacy not in anything else, I would have aprecite her video. But because she did not I dislike her, and her advice and I have removed my thumbs up and i canceled my suscription/ I am an honnest person. Inpersonating a figure you are not is a crime if I am not mistaking.

Dear Dr. Mona, PLEASE, please top using plastic utensils. You could carry knife, fork, spoon in your lovely huge bag and after their use carry home in your plastic baggies and wash them together to reuse. Also, paper biodegradable straws are in most grocery stores. Me? I also bring my own containers and have they weighed before I put food into them. At first I felt a little "nutty" but now am used to doing this stuff. Also, you meet so many nice people who ask you about it and become inspired to do one or two things. I also carry a tiny salt shaker of pink salt sent to me by Redmond Real Salt, aboiut 1-1/2" tall by 1/3" wide, refillable weighs about 2 feathers. Love to all of us trying to eat smart.

Hi Dr. Vand I started eating raw veggies 2 weeks ago, I need to lose 20 lbs. to lower my sugar level, so I stumbled onto your videos! Thanks for the smoothie advice and I think these make a lot of sense...very healthy. I hope these drinks will lower my sugar as I will start drinking them. You sure know your stuff, and I'm not looking to be hot just healthy, lol.! Say hi to your editor Zack, I love his stuff! I look forward in getting healthy!!

I am pre diabetic all of a sudden, so I guess your shakes and way of eating could help me right. I am learning to make my mornings better when it comes to eating .. love your videos

Thank you for this! I have a question. I have a very high metabolism, so much so that I have given birth to 9 children and I still lose weight. I'm 5'2 and 108-110. Question is, I have been eating as healthy as I can manage with a large family. What are healthy options that can add extra calories. Because I've started eating healthy, I've lost over 10 pounds (I'm normally around 118-120 pounds). I need extra calories, but healthy only. If I eat like you did (What I eat in a day) I will lose tons of weight. I drink a organic green meal every morning for the extra calories.

What kind of salad dressings do you recommend???

Where do you include coconut? Other than as an oil in your lunch or a small portion of your dinner. Particularly coconut milk from the can.

Thanks. You are darling and very informative.

(from TT) Dr. Vand I just found your breakfast, snack & lunch you tube videos and I have a question...... I've always had optimum health but recent labs showed a very sluggish thyroid and hormone levels out of whack. Besides my doctors instructions, would your morning "lemon water" and Green smoothie be beneficial for at least the thyroid issue? And any other natural ways to help both problems?

hi dr mona. i was wondering since i am also a mushroom lover i could eat it everyday for every meal but do i have to be concerned about it? in my country it says that mushroom concusmption should be limited to 100grams per MONTH (!) i think its due to the cancirogen found in mushrooms. also i always cook my mushrooms to reduce the amount of the chemical found in mushrooms

If you are not crazy about avacado, does it work to add into a blender smoothy?

Do you use a particular balsamic vinegar without oil? Can you share the one you use? Where do you purchase the bag snacks? Thanks.

Dr Mona, is drinking a gallon of water a day something you would recommend to maintain a healthy lifestyle? Thanks a bunch!

You inspire me soooo much

Hi , could you please say what provides the protein in the lunch suggestion, not sure of I missed it. Thanks much 😊

New subbie here. Question: I switched to an almost all veggie diet for a couple of months and shortly thereafter felt really ill. Found out my B12 was very very low. How do you make sure you are getting all your vitamins and nutrients? Concerning vitamins and supplements, what do you use and recommend? Thank you!

Is sweet green salad non gmo? And I heard goji berries were not good for you that it's just a hype ???? Thanx

Tnk u am new health eating starter n I like the breakfast snack n much idea next is the dinner I need to get fit n look good again am happy I found yr chanel Alhamdulillah 🤗💓

Hi Dr. Mona, please do more video about eat healthy -WHAT I EAT. Thank you!!

I love how you talk !!!!! And I was worried about the plastic hahah

It’s nice to get advice from a great expert as yourself I have implemented changes already

I thought I was the only one over doing it with the big bags you never know what you might need ✨

I suffer from irritable bowel syndrome and greens make me feel bloated after eating them, any suggestions? thanks!

my husband doesnt drink water with food and i thought it was weird but im going to try it or drinking some water before the meal 👍

Thanks for the water tip. I have a friend who drinks a lot of water with his meals. I will.share your tip with him. Nice smoothie tips too especially on the breakfast video.

what you recommend as a substitute for the dark chocolate?

Do you ever do IF such as 16:8 or OMAD plans? There's quite a lot of science backing the benefits

Love your videos! I also love your black leather bag. Please share where you purchased.

@ayshadavis7864

6 жыл бұрын

it looks like a Givenchy bag or possibly Prada

@sweetpeace5

5 жыл бұрын

Kimberly Carter Guessing the same place you buy scrubs? 💼 It’s awful

Are Goji Berries on the high FODMAP list? I have read that they are a no-no for IBS.

Hi,what about protein? Thanks

I love your bag. Where did you get it from if you dont mind sharing.

You’re awesome I’m so glad I found you

A ad for kfc just popped up before this video. 😂😂

Can you recommend anything for severe acid reflux? Mainly for work on the go!

I love my reusable snack bags 😉

The link that tells you how to fivht cravings did not work for me

I have gastrointestinal issues (Gerd) my body can’t break down avocado and banana. What do you recommend instead?

You won me at warm foods. I say that all the time, i dont get full unless its warmer food

Love ya and i love your channel 😇😇

I love a few cacao nibs with a few goji berries as the berries off set the bitter in the nibs! Yummy

what handbag are you using I love it!!!!

You are my favorite person!!!

Ive been drinking your breakfast smoothie the last few days:) I love it! Thanks for the great tips girl so glad I found your page!

Great video! More like this please

Hey!❤️ what are your thoughts about intermittent fasting?

@Vcastelle8

6 жыл бұрын

Agathe Podevin... Glad you asked. Today i was looking to see if she had a video on that topic. Hopefully she will do one soon . :)

@DrMonaVand

6 жыл бұрын

it's very helpful if you're looking to lose weight. It's also healthy on the body, those small periods of fasting everyday are good for your digestion! It always depends on the individual person, but overall I do like it a lot

@katherineyoung1401

6 жыл бұрын

I do IF and have never felt better:)

is your fridge supplied with salad and veggies the entire week or you buy on a daily basis

Doctor, do for us low carbs meals Thanks 🌹😊♥️

I love your videos!! But I am not sure you are getting your daily recommended amounts of macronutrients?

What is ur go to dark chocolate?? Brand wasn’t mentioned