Sprouting Revolution: The $1B Food Secret You're Missing | Doug Evans Part 3 DSH #1016

Summary

Digital Social Hour: "Sprouting Revolution: The $1B Food Secret You're Missing | Doug Evans Part 3 DSH #1016"

Release Date: December 25, 2024

In the enlightening third installment of his conversation with Doug Evans, host Sean Kelly delves deep into the transformative world of sprouting. Doug, often hailed as the "sprout king," shares his journey, insights into the sprouting revolution, and a critical examination of the modern food industry. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in holistic health, sustainable eating, and understanding the concealed dynamics of the food sector.

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1. The Genesis of a Sprouting Advocate

Doug Evans recounts his personal transition to sprouting, triggered by a move to a desert environment that presented significant challenges in accessing fresh, clean food.

• Doug Evans [00:51]: “When I moved to the desert, I realized I was not only in an environmental desert, I was in a food desert... I literally asked the universe, what can I eat? And it said, you can eat sprouts.”

This pivotal moment led Doug to view sprouts not just as a side dish but as a primary food source rich in vitamins and minerals.

2. Nutritional Superiority of Sprouts

A significant portion of the discussion centers on the comprehensive nutritional profile of sprouts and their role in a balanced diet.

• Doug Evans [02:03]: “Every single sprout contains every amino acid to form complete proteins. And if you have a variety of sprouts, you're definitely getting complete protein.”

Doug emphasizes that sprouts are not only affordable but also provide complete proteins essential for human health, challenging the necessity of animal-based proteins.

3. Critique of the Processed Food Industry

Doug offers a scathing critique of the processed food industry, highlighting its origins and detrimental impact on human health.

• Doug Evans [02:47]: “Society wants you to eat cooked food, processed food, refined food, meat, dairy, animal products... it's like that industry just wants to profit off of you.”

He traces the roots of the processed food industry back to tobacco companies, illustrating how conglomerates like R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris expanded their influence by acquiring major food brands to dominate the market.

4. Health Implications and Societal Issues

The conversation delves into the hidden health crises exacerbated by dietary choices influenced by processed foods.

• Doug Evans [05:17]: “There are billions of people around the world that are eating just plants, but society... telling the truth... everything you eat is a life or death decision.”

Doug discusses the microbiome's role in cravings and how processed foods manipulate our brain's desire to overeat, drawing parallels with addictions like gambling and drugs.

5. Sprouts as a Survival Food

Highlighting sprouts' resilience, Doug underscores their viability as a sustainable food source, especially during crises.

• Doug Evans [24:04]: “Sprouts are the number one survival food because their seeds can last a long time because they have nature's preservative, and all you need to do is add water.”

He shares anecdotes from the pandemic, illustrating how his preparedness with sprouts allowed him to navigate shortages effectively.

6. Holistic Lifestyle Choices

Beyond diet, Doug emphasizes the importance of comprehensive lifestyle practices, including physical exercise and environmental consciousness.

• Doug Evans [32:31]: “I run barefoot. I run in my five fingers... I'm big right now on the trampoline... last year I ripped through 100,000 push-ups.”

Doug advocates for natural movement, bodyweight exercises, and minimizing reliance on processed supplements or equipment.

7. Challenges in Promoting Holistic Health

The duo addresses the systemic challenges faced by advocates of natural health, including censorship and industry pushback.

• Sean Kelly [36:05]: “Facing censorship is tough because it stunts your growth.”

• Doug Evans [36:16]: “They treat it as terrorism. You could go to jail for 20 plus years because they're calling it domestic terrorism.”

Doug shares alarming insights into the repercussions faced by whistleblowers exposing food industry atrocities, emphasizing the societal resistance to genuine health advocacy.

8. Future Endeavors and Community Building

Concluding on an optimistic note, Doug outlines his ongoing projects and aspirations to expand the sprouting movement globally.

• Doug Evans [28:47]: “Sprouting in other countries, like in Japan, broccoli sprouts alone are billion-dollar industry... it’s just the beginning.”

He discusses collaborations with influencers and the importance of grassroots movements in fostering widespread health transformations.

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Notable Quotes:

• Doug Evans [00:27]: “Every single sprout contains every amino acid to form complete proteins.”

• Doug Evans [02:47]: “Society wants you to eat cooked food, processed food, refined food… it just profits off you.”

• Doug Evans [05:17]: “They are treating them with sprouts.”

• Doug Evans [24:04]: “Sprouts are the number one survival food... all you need to do is add water.”

• Doug Evans [36:16]: “They treat it as terrorism.”

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Conclusion

This episode of Digital Social Hour serves as a compelling exploration into the world of sprouting and its potential to revolutionize our approach to food and health. Doug Evans not only provides a wealth of knowledge on the benefits of sprouts but also courageously exposes the underlying issues within the food industry. Sean Kelly's adept hosting ensures a balanced and engaging dialogue, making complex topics accessible to all listeners. Whether you're a health enthusiast or simply curious about optimizing your diet, this episode offers valuable insights and practical advice for fostering a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle.

Transcript

[Sean]

Some people cook their fruits.

[Doug Evans]

I don't know why.

[Sean]

And vegetables. Well, vegetables I get taste better, right?

[Doug Evans]

Theoretically. What happens is, you know, if you add salt, oil, or sweetener and you cook something, it doesn't necessarily taste better, but it manipulates the brain to make you want to eat more of it.

[Sean]

All right, guys, part three with Doug Evans, the sprout king himself. Thanks for coming back.

[Doug Evans]

Hey, my pleasure, Sean, I love you here.

[Sean]

You were one of my first viral guests ever, so thank you for coming on that first time.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah, thank you.

[Sean]

Yeah, I remember a lot of those clips blew up.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. Well, look, and. And now, like, the whole category of sprouting is blowing up.

[Sean]

I'm seeing more and more videos about it. You were, like, the first person, I feel like, in that space.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. I mean, I think that what happened is. Let's just get right into it. When I moved to the desert, I realized I was not only in an environmental desert, I was in a food desert. And that I wanted to eat, clean eating. I've been eating plants, raw vegan plants for 25 years. So when I moved to the desert, I was like, what am I going to eat? So I literally asked the universe, what can I eat? And it said, you can eat sprouts. And I knew about sprouts, and I always thought of sprouts as a garnish or a side dish. But then with nothing else available, my perspective changed. And I saw sprouts as food, not just as a garnish. I saw them as vitamins and minerals. And then I remembered that early quote from Hippocrates that said, let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food. And there's a place called the Hippocrates Health Institute in West Palm beach, and they serve people sprouts. Like, that's what's on the menu. Sprouts to heal and treat chronic illnesses like cancer and heart disease and other stuff. They are treating them with sprouts.

[Sean]

Crazy. And you lived off sprouts for 30 days in a row, right?

[Doug Evans]

Yeah, easily 30 days or longer. And. And the. The. The fact is, I thought, like, maybe I'd be missing something, and that's what caused me to go down the rabbit hole. And I went down it. Like people say, where do you get your protein? Every single sprout contains every amino acid to form complete proteins. And if you have a variety of sprouts, you're definitely getting complete protein, right?

[Sean]

Yeah. Amino acids are the building blocks, right?

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. I mean, if you think about, where does a horse. Where does a Cow, like where does it, where does a grass fed cow get its protein from? Well, right, from grass. And you don't have to be a ruminant in order to process the amino acids into proteins. So there are billions of people around the world that are eating just plants, but society, and this is what I love about your podcast, is you tell the truth. Society wants you to eat cooked food, processed food, refined food, meat, dairy, animal products, cereals, potato chips, fast food. Anything that they could put in a container, a bag or a box will have a long shelf life and high margins. Whether they're using additives, preservatives, food coloring, natural flavors, they don't care. It's like that industry just wants to profit off of you. And the origins, and I think, you know this, of the processed and ultra processed food industry are the tobacco companies. Right. That's where they, they came from. You know, when the cigarette sales started to decline, you know, R.J. reynolds, you know, bought Nabisco. Right. And Philip Morris bought Kraft and General Mills. So the world shifted to them using the scientists and the marketing expertise to drive sales at the expense of human health.

[Sean]

Right. And you see a lot of these big food companies acquiring healthy local brands like Siete Foods got acquired yesterday for 1.2 billion. Yeah, people are really upset.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. Well, what's going to happen is they're just going to take the brain, the brand leverage off of the goodwill and push it as far as they can, you know, to make it profitable. And there's no interest in health, right?

[Sean]

Yeah, Pepsi bought them out. So they're not really known for being healthy.

[Doug Evans]

No, I mean, you know, and it's okay, like capitalism is perfect. What you want to do is just let the buyer beware and have people being tuned in. And the fact like for me, everything that I put in my mouth is a life or death decision. And you know, on like one of our previous pods, you know, we talk about cravings, right. I went deep down the rabbit hole of the microbiome and we have 38 trillion different microorganisms in our stomach that are non human yeast fungus parasites are living in our gut and they are processing what we eat and they are controlling and driving our cravings and our habits. So when people, you know, the great example is when Morgan Spurlock did Super Size Me.

[Sean]

Yeah.

[Doug Evans]

In the beginning when he started to eat the McDonald's and was supersizing it, you know, he kind of liked it right towards the end. He loved it because the microbes had shifted and they were highly addicted to that so, you know, we, you know, especially in Vegas, there's gambling addiction, there's sex addiction, there's drugs, there's alcohol. The number one addiction in the world is food. Because you don't have to gamble, you don't have to have sex, right? You don't have to smoke crack, but you have to eat. And as soon as you eat, it opens up the framework to the reptilian survival brain that just needs to eat. And this brain is wired that if you're eating food that is rich in fat, it causes the dopamine pleasure sensor in the brain, right? Because we're if, if we were born into starvation and scarcity and now there's food, someone has to tell the body to keep eating, right? If you think about, you know, a child, a baby, and I have a two year old baby, the way that she goes for the boob, the way that she wants the milk is not because the milk tastes good. It's because the milk contains casein. And the casein has a metabolic reaction in her brain that says, hey, this is my source of survival, I need this. And that's why when you take milk and you give it to an adult, even though like there are no adults in nature that are consuming dairy, it just doesn't happen. Like, what is dairy designed for a baby calf to turn into a 2,000 pound cow. Right? That's what that milk is designed for. But if you give that milk to you, right, you're gonna have like feel like, oh, okay, milk is good. I like milk. People like milk. And if you take cheese, you, you're just condensing the water out, concentrating the casein and the hormones that are inside. So milk is just very addictive. Same thing with meat. So we just have to be aware that if you start to eat this and the food companies play with this as well, they know like, you know, Pringles, you can't just eat one, right?

[Sean]

Hell no.

[Doug Evans]

Because the salt, the oil and the fat, you know, makes it highly, highly addictive.

[Sean]

Did you see they just changed all the names of the food colorings to make it more kid friendly.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah, it's terrible. It's, you know, I was just on a panel with Cali Means and with Vani Hari at Jesse Itzer's running man, which is amazing. He has a running event and he takes the initiative to have a food panel to talk about the atrocities that are going on the food and industry at a running. And it was so crazy. I went there with Mike Posner. Yeah, I fed him sprouts and he did a 50k ultra on sprouts. And then an hour and a half after he finished this five hour race, he did a 16 song concert.

[Sean]

What? So he had all that energy.

[Doug Evans]

All that energy and it's all recorded. Jesse had like full camera crew, you could see. And he did the songs and it was just amazing. And I was like an obstacle on this 50, 50k ultra where I was standing on the track with stainless steel tongs handing out sprouts to people while they're running. Because the alternative is they're going to have gels and processed food and junk carbohydrates and junk protein as opposed to a natural way of getting their nutrients.

[Sean]

I'll pick sprouts over Gatorade, of course.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. I mean, to me there's no difference between Gatorade and like coolant fluid for my car. Right. They even look the same, they radiate the same. So it's just a matter of being aware of what you're willing to eat.

[Sean]

Right. So sprouts for the food side of things. What about drinking? Are you just doing water?

[Doug Evans]

Actually, most of my water comes from plants. Like I'm drinking this because I'm in Vegas and, and I'm just here and I'm not eating during this. But most of my water source is coming from eating raw fruits and vegetables.

[Sean]

Oh, wow.

[Doug Evans]

And sprouts are vegetables.

[Sean]

So there's enough water in the sprouts.

[Doug Evans]

There'S enough water in the sprouts, there's more water in fruit. But basically that is the ultimate structured water. If you imagine like in a piece of fruit, the rainwater filtered through the organic soil, the roots, the shoots, the stems and the leaves, and you're processing them by chewing them, you're extracting the water molecules from the cytoplasm of the plant and you are getting structured water. So in a way like this water that we're drinking here, the can is incrementally better than the plastic bottle. But this can is lined with plastic.

[Sean]

I just found that out actually.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah, so it's lined with plastic. So the best thing is drinking in glass. But even better in is to have a natural source of just eating your water through nutrient rich raw fruits and vegetables.

[Sean]

Like a watermelon.

[Doug Evans]

Watermelon. But basically all raw fruits and vegetables have high concentrations of water.

[Sean]

Some people cook their fruits.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. I don't know why.

[Sean]

And vegetables, well, vegetables I get taste better. Right.

[Doug Evans]

I mean, theoretically what happens is if, if you add salt, oil or sweetener and you cook something it doesn't necessarily taste better, but it manipulates the brain to make you want to eat more of it.

[Sean]

That makes sense.

[Doug Evans]

So in my world, with no added oil, no added salt, no added sweetener, you're eating. And one of the reasons people are overeating is because of the processing of the food. So if I were to give you a head, a handful of sprouts, you'd eat X amount and you'd be like, okay, I'm done. But if we were to pour olive oil vinaigrette on it, it's like you wouldn't even taste the sprouts. It's just a filler for it. So my idea is to eat the food in a natural state and think about, like, in nature. There are no animals in nature that are overweight. Like, you take a lion in the jungle and it's surrounded, like king of the jungle. It could eat anything that it wants to. It eats when it's hungry and stops eating when it's full. It doesn't overeat. Right. It's not gluttonous. But if you were to look at three animals, three mammals, three animals basically get chronic illnesses, humans, dogs and cats. So as soon as we're domesticated, that's when the chronic illnesses kick in.

[Sean]

That's crazy. Yeah. I see some fat dogs these days.

[Doug Evans]

Oh, my God. Well, and I'm sure the owner is also fat, right? So you're seeing fat dogs, fat owners. And look, it's not to me about shaming, right? This is about, you know, healthy, right? So we know, like all the studies on longevity show that a caloric restrictive diet is the best for longevity, right? We know that heart disease is a silent killer, Right? And we know that if you're eating raw fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, seaweeds and sprouts, you reduce the risk of heart disease. Like, this is just fact. So I'm not telling everyone like what to eat or what not to eat. I'm just saying open up your eyes and be aware that everything that you eat is a life or death decision. And you want to be present with the food that you're willing to consume. Because there's no truer adage than what we grew up on is that you are what you eat. Right? You are what you eat. So my philosophy is, like, raise your standards of what you're willing to eat and then you will have a higher quality life.

[Sean]

Absolutely. And I really like your diet too, because I know last time we talked about this, but living off of sprouts and the food you eat isn't that expensive?

[Doug Evans]

I mean, it's the most affordable way. Like if you buy seeds. Right. It's under a dollar a serving for organic vegetables. And one of the things I also like about this is that it's fresh, right? It's fresh. So most, you know, I don't know where your audience is all over the world, but in the United States, most salad comes from Salinas Valley, California. So it's on trains and trucks going in bags and boxes across the country in refrigerated trucks. Where most of that weight is coming from. What? Water. Water, yeah, they're shipping water weight. And the produce is cut off from the life force, from the ground, from the roots, from the soil. So you have something that's raw, something that was fresh, but it's decaying over time. So when you can have a sprout, you are eating something fresh harvest every day. I'm eating a fresh harvest from my own sprouting kit every single day. And with those fresh sprouts, I. I'm eating the entire living organism. The root, the shoot, the endosperm, the embryo. It's all happening live and fresh right in front of me. So I'm very aware of what I'm eating, where it's coming from, where most people have no idea. Like the kids, they think food comes from the supermarket. They don't know where it's coming from, the farm or the origins of the food.

[Sean]

They don't tell you either.

[Doug Evans]

They don't want you to know. They don't even know because most of the food companies are just brands and they're dealing with CO packers and the supply chains and the produce could be coming, you know, from, you know, anywhere in the world. There was an expose on Whole Foods where they had organic California Medley vegetables grown in China. What they send you the clip.

[Sean]

How are they able to put that label on it then?

[Doug Evans]

Well, because California Medley is just like a, you know, it's just a brand. It's just like they're just labeling it there. But then they put in a small print grown in China. So you don't know whether your produce is coming, you know, from over the border mixed with sewer sludge as fertilizer. So that's where it's really important, you know, to be aware of the food that you're willing to eat.

[Sean]

Yup, I just found out for meat and seafood, actually they could say USA based if they just process it in the usa, but it could come from another country.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah, I mean, I can't imagine like, eating that. If you look at foodborne illness and outbreaks, you know, from those things, you look at the concentration of toxicity in chemicals and heavy metals in it, and then the impact of LDL cholesterol, you know, on the arteries. Like, you know, we have to. We have to really, like, just take a breath and think about, like, if we want to be healthy and we want to have the energy. Right. We should raise our standards of what we're willing to eat.

[Sean]

Yeah. Now, I just found out coffee, one in four has mold.

[Doug Evans]

I think it's more.

[Sean]

It's more than that.

[Doug Evans]

It's more than that.

[Sean]

That's disgusting. So if you just go to Starbucks, there's a good shot you're drinking mold.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. I mean, look, I think the mold, you know, in coffee, they are roasting it, right? And then they're adding high heat. So the mold toxicity level is potentially inflated and conflated. But the fact is, you want to know, like, the source, like, if people really care. Like, the people who I know that are coffee connoisseurs, they get green beans and they roast them themselves. And they're getting organic, and they're getting, you know, they're going through the whole process, and it's not about, you know. Well, most people are drinking coffee not for the flavor, not for the artisanal qualities, because they need the caffeine to stimulate their adrenal system, because they need to overcompensate for the fact that they're not getting sleep and they're eating a crappy diet, which depletes the energy.

[Sean]

Yeah. They use that as a source of energy 100%. Most people drink coffee for that reason.

[Doug Evans]

I'd say, you know, I never had a cup of coffee in my life.

[Sean]

Really?

[Doug Evans]

Yeah.

[Sean]

Tea.

[Doug Evans]

No tea? No tea or whatever. I've had tea. I'll have some herbal tea. Like, maybe one or two cups a year.

[Sean]

Wow.

[Doug Evans]

And never had a cup of coffee.

[Sean]

You naturally have energy.

[Doug Evans]

I mean, the energy is coming from having a desire and having a will and also not doing anything that affects the perfect harmony of my body.

[Sean]

Yeah. No alcohol. No smoking. No, no, that's cool.

[Doug Evans]

Like, alcohol, we know, is a metabolic poison. Destroys every cell that encounters. Like, you know, that's like poison. Like, why do we want to eat poison?

[Sean]

And it's easily accessible in America. You just walk in and buy it.

[Doug Evans]

I mean, it's. It's. It's really, you know, it just goes into the drugs, processed food, alcohol, like, all these things, because people aren't, you know, present, you know, it's society. Like, I don't think that anyone's doing anything wrong. I think what's happening is the deck is now stacked against the American public. Like, the major agencies don't work for protecting U.S. consumers. They work for the food companies and the farming companies. I guess if there wasn't a farm bill subsidizing meat production, like a hamburger would cost $35 a pound. Right. Chop meat would cost $35 a pound, but the farm bill is subsidizing it. So, like, everything is just stacked towards money. Just in this society where I'm looking at, like, what's really important is health.

[Sean]

Wow. I didn't know about that. Farm bill.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. Do some research on the farm bill. Get some ex usda, FDA guys. Get a lobbyist, you know, get a. Get an ex lobbyist, you know, from.

[Sean]

Washington, D.C. i'd love to hear their mindset. I've had Cali means on and Casey's coming on next week, but, yeah, I'd love to get a former employee at these government agencies.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. Cali with no one, because I'm sure. Yeah. What's happening is, like, the same way, like, people who work in the slaughterhouses eventually can't take it anymore. And before they quit, they stuff a video camera up their ass, they sneak it in, and they film the atrocities that go on in there.

[Sean]

Jesus.

[Doug Evans]

Right. And do you know that in the U.S. if you film what goes on in a slaughterhouse, they treat it as terrorism.

[Sean]

Whoa. So that's a felony.

[Doug Evans]

It's beyond a felony. Like, it's very, very strict. You could go to jail for 20 plus years because they're calling it domestic terrorism because it can affect the profitability of those heinous organizations. So that was one way that they wanted to prevent it. And believe it or not, there are still people working willing to risk 20 years in prison in order to share and expose the atrocities that go on.

[Sean]

Yep. I had one of them on the show. She rescued four chickens from a slaughterhouse. She has an ankle monitor on right now, and she's going to court soon. She's facing 20 years.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. Yeah. So it's. It's really, you know, and it's messed.

[Sean]

Up because that slaughterhouse is one of the biggest businesses in that city she's in. So they pretty much have the police, like, you know.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. I mean, the deck is stacked.

[Sean]

Yeah. They have everyone on their side, so. Because it's bringing in a lot of money for that city.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. I mean, the good thing is this case and this woman you know, will bring out the atrocities and we'll just see. But that's where, like, I don't even know who to tell you to vote for. Like, I don't even want to talk politics. But what we have to do is have individual agency to make better decisions. Know for yourself, your family and your friends.

[Sean]

Yeah, yeah, I know. Last time we were talking, you were a fan of RFK and Marianne Williamson.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah.

[Sean]

Both great people.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. Did you, you got Marianne on, on the pod.

[Sean]

She's going to come back on. And then I'm trying to get RFK before the election. Yeah, I like what he's doing with going up against all this stuff. So.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah, I mean, it, it's really, I, I, I love it. And, you know, it's the interesting thing when he's willing to have discussions about things that no one wants to talk about.

[Sean]

Yeah. It's never, I've never seen this in politics where they're going after big pharma and big food companies. So I think people are waking up.

[Doug Evans]

I mean, I think we have no choice. I mean, the level, you know, it used to be like 1 out of 100, like 50 people would get autism, and now it's like 1 out of 38.

[Sean]

Crazy. And that's what they're, they're saying it is. Could be even worse.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. So. Well, I'm glad you had Marianne and, and you're still in touch with, with RFK's team.

[Sean]

Yeah, I'm on their list. But he's been all over campaigning, so maybe after the election when he's more cooled down.

[Doug Evans]

All right, when this drops, I'll text it to him and I'll give him another reminder. He should, he should do it.

[Sean]

Yeah. Because Tulsi was a great episode and they've been touring together.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. So. Well, I mean, you're doing really important work. What's your goal of this pod?

[Sean]

Educate. Inspire. Get the truth out there, man. Because when I was filming this thing two years ago, I couldn't even say the V word. Vaccines. I couldn't even say certain topics. And now I can, which is a great sign. And now I just want to keep pushing the truth.

[Doug Evans]

Amazing, you know? Amazing. Well, look, what, what I will say is like this sprouting world. You have a kit, right, that is stainless steel and glass, and you put one quarter cup of seeds in, and five days later, you get a full jar of edible organic.

[Sean]

Wow, that's quick.

[Doug Evans]

So five days. And it's so simple that what we're seeing right now is that People are growing sprouts, you know, like, it's hard to believe. Like, when I wrote, you know, this book, the sprout book, and we had another one out, like, this book became a national bestseller. Like, broke into the top 70 bestselling books on Amazon.

[Sean]

Crazy.

[Doug Evans]

And it's a paperback book about sprouts. Right. With no budget behind it, no pr, just organically spread because it resonated with the consciousness. So now you know what people are buying, literally, from the sprouting company. People are putting in large bags, so they're buying 10, 20 bags of the seeds, and they're putting them in their bunkers so they're prepared, you know, for a crisis.

[Sean]

Smart.

[Doug Evans]

Right. So sprouts are the number one survival food because their seeds can last a long time because they have nature's preservative, and all you need to do is add water. So during the last pandemic, when people were fighting over Kraft macaroni and cheese and Coca Cola and toilet paper, we had no concern because we had hundreds of pounds of seeds ready to rock and roll, ready to grow our own food.

[Sean]

They just ran out of toilet paper yesterday in Vegas.

[Doug Evans]

Really?

[Sean]

The ports closed down. Did you see this?

[Doug Evans]

Wow. No, I'm.

[Sean]

Yeah. So there's port strikes right now on the east coast, so all the ports are closed.

[Doug Evans]

Wow.

[Sean]

Toilet paper sold out again, everywhere.

[Doug Evans]

Wow.

[Sean]

Crazy. But when you got these seeds, you're good.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. And get a bidet.

[Sean]

Yeah, definitely get a bidet. I don't know why people even use that toilet paper. It's actually bad for you.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. I mean, like, if you got chocolate smeared on your arm, you're gonna wipe it off, you're gonna wash it off.

[Sean]

I use bamboo toilet paper.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. We have a bidet in every bathroom in the house.

[Sean]

Smart. So you don't even use any toilet paper?

[Doug Evans]

No.

[Sean]

Wow. How do you dry it off?

[Doug Evans]

Air. Do some jumping up and down.

[Sean]

Oh, you're funny, bro. Yeah. You could probably live off the grid if you wanted to.

[Doug Evans]

I mean, you know, we have a house that's fully off the water grid, electric grid, has solar, has batteries, has a well.

[Sean]

Wow. That's the way to live. Because my electric bill last month was 2000, water bill was 2000, and I'm at their mercy.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. Yeah. So I think, you know, there are, you know, solar is not without its complications. Right. And I dread the day in 50 years when they need to, you know, dump all those solar panels. But in the now, it's. It's definitely much better solution, especially as it's getting hotter. The electric bills are going up. So you're probably, probably charging you second and third and fourth tier charges just for running. You know, the environment, they're not taking into consideration. That would be unsafe if you didn't do that. But what I would suggest is sleep outside.

[Sean]

Yeah. That's too hot though. At night in Vegas. Yeah. Probably not in the summer, but yeah, maybe now I could.

[Doug Evans]

I mean, we have a nice six person tent and we have three twin mattresses inside and we sleep outside.

[Sean]

Really? So you don't even have a master bedroom inside?

[Doug Evans]

We have a bedroom, but, you know, the preference is to sleep outside.

[Sean]

Wow. And is that for the grounding aspect that you're doing that?

[Doug Evans]

It's to see the scar, it's to see the stars and the Milky Way and the galaxy and also to get that fresh night air. So even if it's really hot and you can get like a little Mr. And that will cool you off quite a bit.

[Sean]

That's it.

[Doug Evans]

Just a matter of just getting used to it. Just. But I would go sleep on a lawn chair, you know, one night, see how it feels.

[Sean]

They say sleeping on the ground is actually good for you. So.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah, I'm just thinking, you know, just if you want to be like grounding is, is the, the greatest. I'm just saying from a comfort level, you've got a lounge chair and you don't want to be on the ground. And I don't know if you've got vermin and other critters. You know, just being scorpions. You got scorpions. So slightly elevation, I'd be smart.

[Sean]

I just went stargazing two days ago.

[Doug Evans]

Where'd you go?

[Sean]

Out here. There's a pitch black road 20 minutes from my house.

[Doug Evans]

Wow. Amazing.

[Sean]

Yeah, it was beautiful. I haven't done that in 15 years, dude.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. I would put on your calendar next August 12th.

[Sean]

August 12th.

[Doug Evans]

There's the per seed meteor shower. And you might be able to see a shooting star every minute.

[Sean]

So I saw two when I went two days ago. Isn't that crazy? Yeah, but I'd love to go. August 12th, Shooting Star.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah, it's an annual meteor shower.

[Sean]

You ever see any UFOs when you were doing this?

[Doug Evans]

Yeah, I don't want to go down that.

[Sean]

Don't want to get you in trouble there.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah, there's. There's a lot. There's a lot of shit we don't know.

[Sean]

Yeah, I feel that. I feel that. What else you've been working on lately? I know you've Been going to the farmers market, selling these out, right?

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. I mean the main thing is getting the message out. So I've been doing a lot of like science backed. So I'm working on my second peer reviewed, published white paper. We're doing live events. So we did Jesse, it's his running man. So I know you want to get Jesse. Yeah, well, we'll send, we'll send him a clip. But the main thing is like every day, you know, having dozens of conversations, you know, even podcast form interviews, one on one to supporting people. Because I think what's happening is sprouting in other countries, like in Japan, broccoli sprouts alone are billion dollar industry.

[Sean]

Whoa.

[Doug Evans]

Like one company is a billion dollar company selling broccoli sprouts and they're selling them in 20,000 retail stores. So like in 711 you can get broccoli sprouts. Really in Japan, right? Because they think of broccoli sprouts as a health food and as something to prevent and to treat cancer. So they know that there. And so here it's just the beginning. So it's really like blue ocean, you know, to be able to get this message out there. So you know what I'm working for. Just, you know, last week, you know, Mike Posner and I, we met with Gary Vee and the Vayner team and they're super stoked about sprouting. And just every week, every day, it's like getting the messages out there and seeing how people are transforming their lives. I put out in the, you know, in our, in your Mastermind chat, you know, about people who want to lose weight naturally because this, you know, I don't know how many people are on Ozempic and the weight loss drugs and they're, they're working on pushing the standard care that if you have a 12 year old that's overweight or obese, they want to put them on these weight loss drugs as A, at 12 and they'll be on them for life. So, you know, what we've, you know, uncovered in the research is that by eating sprouts, they're super high in fiber, they are low in calories and low in fat. So they will fill up the stomach and they will create the GLP1 peptide and give you the feeling of satiation. So if someone were just eating sprouts, not just exclusively, but if they're eating sprouts, they're actually nourishing themselves at a core level. They're getting more fiber, more structured water into their system and High concentration of micronutrients and phytonutrients. So if you know anyone that is overweight or obese, that wants to naturally shift their diet, shift their health, shift their physique, start eating sprouts and adding sprouts to the diet.

[Sean]

That simple, huh?

[Doug Evans]

It's that simple.

[Sean]

Wow. Yeah. These Ozempic pills, who knows what the side effects would be on those?

[Doug Evans]

I mean, we already know. But here's the dilemma, right? It's a real catch 22. I would rather see someone lose weight at any cost than stay obese or morbidly obese. So because the risk factor of being so heavy and the stress on the internal organs and their risk of a heart attack is so great, and the risk of diabetes is so great that. And diabetes is a trap. Type 2 diabetes leads into type 3 diabetes, which is Alzheimer's and dementia, and the obesity leads into heart disease that it's really important for people to lose weight. So the research is. Now, if you look at how to lose weight, right. You can get the gastro bypass, stapling of the stomach. Very effective. Oic. Almost as effective as the gastro bypass with less risk. Right. Cause you're not going under the needle. And the full part. But the healthy part is eat fresh raw fruits and vegetables, walk a little. And, like, you can start exercising, just barely moving, but just getting to the level of movement. And that's like, the healthy way to do it.

[Sean]

Absolutely. Are you still running barefoot?

[Doug Evans]

I run. I run barefoot. I run in my five fingers. You know, I'm big right now on the trampoline, so I love the mini rebounder and the trampoline just to accelerate the shifting of the lymphatic system, you know, and the lymphatic fluids. So I'm doing that. And, you know, last year I ripped through 100,000 push ups.

[Sean]

Damn.

[Doug Evans]

So.

[Sean]

So how many is that a day?

[Doug Evans]

That's 274 a day.

[Sean]

Holy crap.

[Doug Evans]

Which is not a lot. I do, like, sets 40, 50, or 60.

[Sean]

Whoa.

[Doug Evans]

And you know, five, six sets, and bang it out. And I listen to Eminem. Not afraid.

[Sean]

That's a classic.

[Doug Evans]

And, you know, and I encourage everyone, body weight exercises like, you can go to a gym. Nothing wrong with the gym. But if you can run free, you could do push ups free. You could do burpees, jumping jacks, pull ups. So I'm building an outdoor gym right now just so I could do my pull ups, you know, and muscle ups. Just because, like, you got to have movement.

[Sean]

Yeah.

[Doug Evans]

And you got to have some strength training, and air squats are, like, free. I want to go from my air squats. My goal, this, you know, for this year, I'd like to be able to start doing some pistol squats.

[Sean]

Those are tough. Wow. You've convinced me to buy trampoline. Now I need to look into those.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah, just get a little mini rebound. It's like 100 bucks. Jump up and down for two or three minutes.

[Sean]

Mini rebounder. I just bought a vibration machine, too. Have you seen those?

[Doug Evans]

Yeah, those are great. Those are great for the lymphatic system, but I just think, like, all of these, like, little things are helpful, but when there's a natural alternative to jumping up and down versus being on the vibrator, I would. I would air to jump up and down.

[Sean]

Well, Tony Robbins brings a trampoline everywhere he goes.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah.

[Sean]

So he knows what's up.

[Doug Evans]

Oh, absolutely.

[Sean]

Yeah. There's all these biohacks you could use. But like you said, I think the main thing is diet and the lifestyle and just movement.

[Doug Evans]

Like, I think the next time we do this pod, I want to be standing.

[Sean]

I'm down.

[Doug Evans]

I like sitting sitting down. Like, just wire us up, move the mat, the cameras back a little bit further and just be more alive.

[Sean]

That should be a show. Just take a walk with your guests and film the whole thing.

[Doug Evans]

I think so.

[Sean]

I'd be cool.

[Doug Evans]

I think so. I mean, like, just the movement or even running. We should do a running pod.

[Sean]

Yeah. Yeah. We'd have to keep the pace, honest. But, yeah, I'm down. I just ran a 5k last week.

[Doug Evans]

I think that's great. You run every day?

[Sean]

No, it's my first time in 10.

[Doug Evans]

Years, so off the bench. 5K. Good for you.

[Sean]

25 minutes.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. 3.1 miles. That's good stuff.

[Sean]

A lot of it's mental, dude.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah.

[Sean]

You know, it's. Running is very mental.

[Doug Evans]

It's all mental.

[Sean]

I used to run back in the day, and I had a weak mindset.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. Now you got a strong mindset.

[Sean]

Yeah.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah, I love it.

[Sean]

Yeah. Comes with a thousand podcast episodes.

[Doug Evans]

That's how many you've done.

[Sean]

Yeah.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. I mean, you, like. I look at your schedule, you just bang them through. Yeah.

[Sean]

25 this week.

[Doug Evans]

That's amazing. And how often do you drop them?

[Sean]

3 a day. So 21 a week.

[Doug Evans]

That's incredible. Good for you.

[Sean]

So I'm gonna go for the world record. I should be there in two years.

[Doug Evans]

I think you could do it in one year.

[Sean]

Well, it'd be tough because Joe Rogan has about 3,3000. So if I need. If I did in one year, I would have to draw up a lot. And I think three a day is already a lot for most people. So I'll give it two years.

[Doug Evans]

Okay.

[Sean]

But I'll catch him. You'll see me in two years from now. I will be past Joe Rogan in Episodes.

[Doug Evans]

Wow.

[Sean]

Yeah. That's pretty crazy.

[Doug Evans]

I love it. Just keep going.

[Sean]

Yeah. He had a 15 year head start, so I had to catch up.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. And what do you think is the hardest thing about what you're doing?

[Sean]

Facing censorship is tough because it stunts your growth. So certain guests will shadow ban me. I'm sure you've experienced this with what you teach. My views are down 80 right now.

[Doug Evans]

Really?

[Sean]

Yeah.

[Doug Evans]

On. On Social or on the pod?

[Sean]

Social, because I had Tulsi Gabbard on. I had this guy named Sneako and a few other political ones, and they just shadow banned me since.

[Doug Evans]

Well, how do you get out of the shadow band box?

[Sean]

I'm still figuring it out. But if it wasn't for guests being able to collaborate on the post, I'd be so screwed because I'm shadow banned. So if I just did solo episodes and had no collaborators, I'd be done. Dude. And most people are like that.

[Doug Evans]

Wow.

[Sean]

So it's tough.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. I think you gotta get Zuck on the pod.

[Sean]

I'm down. He seems to be turning a new leaf.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah, I think you gotta appeal directly to him. I mean, you have a big enough audience that I would promote ads, you know.

[Sean]

Hey, Zuck, come on.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah, just say, like, what's up?

[Sean]

Yeah.

[Doug Evans]

You know, like, you got, like, the shadow banning, I think, is really tough.

[Sean]

I'm sure you face it, too, in your space. Anything holistic, they don't like.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah, they don't like.

[Sean]

Not at all. They want it getting better, but not there yet.

[Doug Evans]

They want you to, like, literally shower and puree.

[Sean]

I mean, think about half their advertisers who are the.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. I mean, they want to have gloves with Purell, you know, squirting out of it like the Spider man glove, but with. With Purell.

[Sean]

Think about Purell cells during the pandemic.

[Doug Evans]

I mean, it's crazy.

[Sean]

It must have made a killing.

[Doug Evans]

Just crazy.

[Sean]

I used to use it every day in high school.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah.

[Sean]

And that's probably made my microbiome worse in my hands.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah, it's. It's. It's. Other than the best ever.

[Sean]

Yeah. And even the hand soap they use everywhere, that pink shit, it's terrible for you.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah, I mean, I go to different places, so I haven't even seen the pink shit in. I can't even imagine the last time.

[Sean]

Ye.

[Doug Evans]

Look, I think that's a whole other thing. Like, you know, rather than carrying around Purell, carry around a little, you know, three ounce jar of Dr. Bronner's.

[Sean]

I use Bronner's.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah. Carry that shit with you.

[Sean]

I didn't know they made mini ones.

[Doug Evans]

They make mini ones, travel ones.

[Sean]

Nice. I'll start, you know.

[Doug Evans]

Perfect. So you could even bring it on the airplane because you want to go to the hotel and use their crap.

[Sean]

Nah, hotels are always a struggle, man.

[Doug Evans]

But that's the whole thing. And look, you know, brings me to like the last point. I want to talk about travel. People always say like, oh, how do you travel? How do you eat clean when you travel? It's like you call the hotel in advance and say, remove all the alcohol, all the soda, all the candy, all the chips. Right. I want an empty refrigerator in the room. And then you call Instacart and have them load it up so you're getting what you want. So, so you're not a victim of your circumstances. You are taking initiative on what you're willing to consume.

[Sean]

Yeah, I do that same thing. I call Instacart. Get the Spring Valley mountain water. I get the natural toothpaste and natural toothbrush and everything.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah, yeah. So I think that's it. Well, Sean, you're doing a great job. Thank you so much for having me.

[Sean]

Yup. Thanks for coming on. Well, do you sell these online yet?

[Doug Evans]

Yeah, yeah, these are on. They're in stock right now.

[Sean]

Cool.

[Doug Evans]

Thesproutingcompany.com it's just beautiful. Anything that touches the sprouts.

[Sean]

All glass too, which I like.

[Doug Evans]

Yeah, glass and, you know, easy to hold glass, stainless steel.

[Sean]

Love it. We'll link that below. We'll link the book below. Thanks for coming on, Doug. Okay y. Thanks for watching guys.

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