Carnivore diet

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In May, our family will have been on a carnívore diet for two years. We had been vegan and SAD (standard American diet) prior to carnivore and carnivore has been a game changer.

First thing, I have been able to fully reverse type 2 diabetes without drugs and lost 60 pounds in the last two years. My skin, hormones, and muscle tone have greatly improved as well despite being almost 50. I get regular periods and no more menopausal symptoms. Fatty meat is the basis of hormonal health.

My husband has reversed his Hashimoto’s and is also no longer on any prescription drugs. He has mostly been thin and active since we have been together (30 years) but was getting skinny fat on a plant based diet. He is now muscle-y and looks amazing. Younger, more confident and a wow in bed!

Over the past two years we have given up alcohol as it’s no longer something we crave. We supplement with vitamin d (in the winter as we get plenty of sun otherwise), magnesium, and iodine (for hormonal and adrenal support).

Our two teens still at home love this way of eating and have been making huge strides in athletics while maintaining all A’s in school. They also work part time jobs and have great skin and hair. They know they will feel crappy when they eat standard American crap food with their friends. They have to experience that and learn on their own. Our two kids in college were skeptical but both have come around after seeing our results and are trying to stay cleaner with their diets and be more animal based.

I understand (especially as a former vegan) that this seems strange. Don’t knock it til you try it. We did this initially as a two week experiment and it’s been amazing.

We get most of our meat from a local rancher and get our eggs and raw milk and cream from a local farm. We are lucky that despite living in a major metropolitan area, we have been able to source this. We also shop at Costco for some extra meats, cheeses, sparkling water, and snacks(Chomps).

This is affordable, we are regular and our trashcan is practically empty every week as we generate hardly any trash now.

The sodium and cholesterol in Chomps is undoable. I would rather NOT have a heart attack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really want to start this diet but I’m curious why sugars from dairy are allowed but not a salad. Are all carnivores strictly carnivore and no plant based foods at all (fruit and veg)? I can’t even prepare or eat meat or poultry or fish dishes without vegs (garlic, lemon, bell peppers, salad).


I can believe the elimination of all grains is good for the body . All the vitamins and minerals one gets from grains are found in meat or nuts/seeds and dairy anyway.

I’m having a hard time understanding the utility behind keeping dairy but not plants

A lot of carnivores do not consume dairy products as they are inherently more inflammatory. The Lion Diet is more strict and is typically meat and water only, no coffee, dairy etc.

Some do this for a while and add back dairy and some fruits and veggies as tolerated. Meat is the most nutrient dense food on the planet so most carnivores or ketovores end up not needing to eat much after a while on the diet. Most true carnivores are quite slim and really are low on viceral fat.

But their shit smells horrific

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What an asinine idea. Eat a well-balanced diet rich in all whole foods. Stop with these ridiculous fads.

That’s what the standard American diet entails but how is that working out for us?

An elimination diet may be a good thing. Maybe 40-60% of our daily intake being carbs is what’s driving the obesity epidemic.

Not for nothing but our parent and grandparent generation ate tons of red meat , eggs, whole milk, and even organ meats like chopped liver and even with smoking, they’re healthier than we are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What an asinine idea. Eat a well-balanced diet rich in all whole foods. Stop with these ridiculous fads.

That’s what the standard American diet entails but how is that working out for us?

An elimination diet may be a good thing. Maybe 40-60% of our daily intake being carbs is what’s driving the obesity epidemic.

Not for nothing but our parent and grandparent generation ate tons of red meat , eggs, whole milk, and even organ meats like chopped liver and even with smoking, they’re healthier than we are.

People write this nonsense and act like the dork in Good Will Hunting that discovered the library.

The “standard American diet” volume of carbohydrates involves massive amounts of refined sugars and garage. That’s the problem. Nobody has a problem with their weight if they are eating Whole Foods and carbohydrates in fruits, vegetables, and grans.

Unless they just have an overall consumption addiction, which results in problems unless they follow some elaborate scheme to blunt the effects of their overconsumption. Then having identified the scheme, they declare its something other than them that’s the problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What an asinine idea. Eat a well-balanced diet rich in all whole foods. Stop with these ridiculous fads.

That’s what the standard American diet entails but how is that working out for us?

An elimination diet may be a good thing. Maybe 40-60% of our daily intake being carbs is what’s driving the obesity epidemic.

Not for nothing but our parent and grandparent generation ate tons of red meat , eggs, whole milk, and even organ meats like chopped liver and even with smoking, they’re healthier than we are.

People write this nonsense and act like the dork in Good Will Hunting that discovered the library.

The “standard American diet” volume of carbohydrates involves massive amounts of refined sugars and garage. That’s the problem. Nobody has a problem with their weight if they are eating Whole Foods and carbohydrates in fruits, vegetables, and grans.

Unless they just have an overall consumption addiction, which results in problems unless they follow some elaborate scheme to blunt the effects of their overconsumption. Then having identified the scheme, they declare its something other than them that’s the problem.

Interesting. OP here. I guess I have an “overall consumption addiction,” because it’s true that I can’t eat grains in moderation. I could always have another piece of bread or serving of pasta. I think a lot of people are like me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What an asinine idea. Eat a well-balanced diet rich in all whole foods. Stop with these ridiculous fads.

That’s what the standard American diet entails but how is that working out for us?

An elimination diet may be a good thing. Maybe 40-60% of our daily intake being carbs is what’s driving the obesity epidemic.

Not for nothing but our parent and grandparent generation ate tons of red meat , eggs, whole milk, and even organ meats like chopped liver and even with smoking, they’re healthier than we are.

People write this nonsense and act like the dork in Good Will Hunting that discovered the library.

The “standard American diet” volume of carbohydrates involves massive amounts of refined sugars and garage. That’s the problem. Nobody has a problem with their weight if they are eating Whole Foods and carbohydrates in fruits, vegetables, and grans.

Unless they just have an overall consumption addiction, which results in problems unless they follow some elaborate scheme to blunt the effects of their overconsumption. Then having identified the scheme, they declare its something other than them that’s the problem.

Interesting. OP here. I guess I have an “overall consumption addiction,” because it’s true that I can’t eat grains in moderation. I could always have another piece of bread or serving of pasta. I think a lot of people are like me.

I’m the same way but I think that’s most people. A granola bar , spaghetti, or bowl of cereal is not going to be as filling as an egg or steak or a bowl of meatballs instead of the spaghetti. Kellogg , the creator of Kellogg cereal , created the cereal because he was a Seventh Day Adventist who thought a grain based and vegetarian diet linked to spirituality and that meat would cause hyper sexuality and deviancy in children. So much about the grain industry in America is so wrong.

Delusional people are now saying cow farts will kill the planet. Really? Cows have four chamber stomachs to properly digest all the crap/grains they’ve been fed. A Kellogg cereal or Twinkie from 2009 can still look fresh today on the shelves

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What an asinine idea. Eat a well-balanced diet rich in all whole foods. Stop with these ridiculous fads.

That’s what the standard American diet entails but how is that working out for us?

An elimination diet may be a good thing. Maybe 40-60% of our daily intake being carbs is what’s driving the obesity epidemic.

Not for nothing but our parent and grandparent generation ate tons of red meat , eggs, whole milk, and even organ meats like chopped liver and even with smoking, they’re healthier than we are.

People write this nonsense and act like the dork in Good Will Hunting that discovered the library.

The “standard American diet” volume of carbohydrates involves massive amounts of refined sugars and garage. That’s the problem. Nobody has a problem with their weight if they are eating Whole Foods and carbohydrates in fruits, vegetables, and grans.

Unless they just have an overall consumption addiction, which results in problems unless they follow some elaborate scheme to blunt the effects of their overconsumption. Then having identified the scheme, they declare its something other than them that’s the problem.

PP here. You don’t get the plot. Why are you making this about weight only ? There are people with overconsumption issues, gut issues, autoimmune disorders and sugar addictions that aren’t overweight.

Weight is not the arbiter of health that you think it is. Lot of thin people have vitamin deficiencies and mental and physical ailments because of the demonisation of meat /reduction of meat is now propoganda spread massively .

Most people don’t know chocolate milk is more nutritious than orange juice . Whole milk will help your teeth and in a bowl of cereal, the bad part is the grain not the milk

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What an asinine idea. Eat a well-balanced diet rich in all whole foods. Stop with these ridiculous fads.

That’s what the standard American diet entails but how is that working out for us?

An elimination diet may be a good thing. Maybe 40-60% of our daily intake being carbs is what’s driving the obesity epidemic.

Not for nothing but our parent and grandparent generation ate tons of red meat , eggs, whole milk, and even organ meats like chopped liver and even with smoking, they’re healthier than we are.

That is NOT what the standard American diet is. A standard American diet is mostly overprocessed foods, not enough veggies and fruits and not enough movement.

Our grandparents certainly did not eat a ton of red meat. It was expensive and mostly unaffordable. They ate meat at a much lower rate than we do. They did eat organ meat more than we do because it was so much cheaper. They also ate less of everything in general.

A well balanced diet rich in all kinds of foods is much better for your health long term.