The scandal of Rawvana, the vegan youtuber exposed in a video eating fish

What looked like an innocent video became a crisis of credibility for the vegan youtuber Yovana Mendoza, known as Rawvana, so was caught eating fish in a restaurant, after 6 years defending herbal diets in their chain.

The recording was published by the blogger Paula Galindo, known on YouTube as PauTips, which He betrayed his colleague during a trip to Bali. Although he wants to eliminate the test, it was too late and the video has become viral.

Criticisms against Rawvana have not taken long and this Saturday he released a video in which he explained why he had incorporated meat into his diet, unlike the speech that he had defended and for which he had earned money and fame.

He explained that his first approach was a raw vegan diet, rich in carbohydrates and low in fat, which brought many benefits. But At the end of 2015, she lost her period.

"I went to study and obviously my hormones were all out of balance, In addition, other levels of vitamins and minerals were low. I did not want to think that it was the diet, and that's when I started modifying my diet, eating cooked food, and my rule came back in 2016, "he said.

But the problem came back for 2017, and he discovered that I was anemic. "My iron levels and my thyroid were low. The doctors told me that my body did not absorb the nutrients and that I had to eat eggs and animal protein, but I decided to stop seeing these doctors and to look for a doctor who would accept my herbal diet. "

After several health problems in 2018, he admitted that He has been eating eggs and fish for three weeks.

"The reason I did not share it is because I needed time to heal, to feel good, to check and then share it with you. I'm not ready, but I'm doing it and I'll feel good after they know what's going on, because my greatest wish is to go back to eating food, to be healthy and to feel good. " , said Rawvana, who will continue to post his experiences on his YouTube channel, in which it already had more than 2 million subscribers, although this weekend, it fell to 1.9 million.

Her subscribers attacked her and in the video where she explained her situation, several people wrote:

"So the lifestyle you were leading makes you sick?And even then you recommended it ?!";" That's why we must follow the recommendations of PROFESSIONALS NO INFLUENCE "" I think the problem was not eating fish … I'm fascinated by animal foods. I think it was the disappointment and the image of veganism ":

Others were more radical: "You have to stop following her to learn the lesson she loads and loads for videos, even for those "excuses" "; "You are a fraud, you have given health advice and eat healthywhen in fact everything you promoted hurt you … you endanger the health of many people. "

The reaction of the person who gave it

Paula Galindo said on Twitter that her intention was never to tell her friend, but it was an editing error in your video.

"It does not matter that they clbad me as a traitor or bad friend. […] And I did not know that this clip was included in my vlog. It was not my intention to hurt anyone or cause controversy with my content. Sometimes these accidents happen and I can only take my responsibilities ", wrote the vlogger.

"It's not an easy process for her after years of life and I regret that she was quick to tell you about it." For my part, I take care not to edit or revise my content several times. once, as it happened, my publisher is downloading it, "he explained.