Rory’s Journey to Carnivore
Rory is from Brisbane, Australia, and says, “I’ve had health problems my whole life; diagnosed at four as an asthmatic. I had my tonsils taken out. From that point, I’ve had a lot of health issues, mainly asthma, gut-related stuff, food intolerances, and then acne, as I became a teenager.
As an adult, I was a vegetarian when I was 19 to impress this chick on MySpace. Then I was like, hey, this sounds pretty good, and I kept going.”
Moving Towards Plant-based
Rory decided to take it further, saying, “I found out about veganism, and it aligned with my values at the time. I think everyone who goes into it has good intentions.” Rory was originally plant-based out of “a desire to improve my health.”
Struggling with Health Issues
“I found that within six months, I had low energy, fatigue, and joint pain, and I started seeing doctors who had no idea how to help me.” Rory was also having heart palpitations and “heavy left arm pain” and was worried because he has a strong family history of heart disease.
Adding Meat to His Die
Rory slowly started adding some animal products to his diet, and “It helped a little bit, having meat, but I was still on a whole foods diet. I still had low energy, fatigue, candida, brain fog, but the main thing was low energy and joint pain.”
Turning to Carnivore Diet
He once again took it a step further but toward meat this time: “One day last year, after seeing all this stuff online about carnivore, I decided to give it a crack because I’m like, I was sick and tired of feeling like crap. I felt like I could eat basically anything without having a reaction. My skin broke out, and joint pain. I’d eat a bowl of rice and immediately be inflamed and have joint pain.”
Adjusting to Carnivore
“I found that the only thing I could eat was basically meat, and yeah, it made sense to just go into Carnivore.” Rory didn’t have too many problems adjusting to a carnivore diet: “There were moments within the first 30 days where I was like, man, I’m really sick of this.”
“Week three or week four into it and the cravings…I just adjusted. I started adding in lamb and meat stock for the gut, which was really helpful for me.”
Overcoming Health Issues
Rory found that his bowel movements reduced to one every two or three days, which he found “weird when I was used to big ones, once a day.” He also had some “keto flu” around day 18 and was bedridden for three days, with four days of diarrhea, but then felt much better afterward.
He reports that his gut and digestion are normal now, without any of his old issues. About brain fog, Rory says, “it’s helped tremendously, 100%.” He says that “eating this way has given me more mental focus and clarity… I’m able to work longer, harder.”
Rory says the changes have also helped with his son, saying, “I’m a better father because I’ve got myself sorted in this way, and I can really be there for him.”
