Tanner is 32 years old and located in Missoula, Montana where he has spent most of his life. Growing up in the 1990s and 2000s, Tanner ate the standard American diet full of processed foods and sugar. At age 14, Tanner was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease following a colonoscopy after years of digestive issues. He was severely anemic and entering
Cassi began her carnivore journey in August 2022. In 2020, Cassi developed back pain that was so bad that she could hardly walk. She was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, a painful autoimmune disease that causes the joints in the spine to become inflamed. Her condition continued to worsen, and she began using a walker. She was 28. Cassi needed answers.
Ashley’s Story and Diagnosis of MS Ashley lives in the eastern United States, and Ashley’s diet for most of her life was “meat and two vegetables.” She says that she wasn’t a sweet eater and didn’t eat much junk food either. She says, “I have MS; I was diagnosed in 2019.” Ashley has gotten remission, or a cure,
Travis’s Medical Background Travis is in Calgary, Canada, and was born with coarctation of the aorta, also nearly three months premature. He says there were “lots of complications because of that.” Travis explains, “I’ve had eight heart operations and two gastrointestinal because my aorta was actually plumbed to my stomach artery. Because that got infected, it was a
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
Dennis’s Diagnosis and Treatment Journey Dennis is 43, an army vet, and was a bodybuilder before he was diagnosed with CIPD—a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by a gradual weakness in the arms and legs. When Dennis turned 40, he noticed that his legs and feet would go numb, his arms would ache, he fell a lot, and he’d
Coach Aaron’s Background Coach Aaron lives in Waco, Texas, where he is a licensed massage therapist as well as an instructor and personal trainer. As a child, he grew up always hearing from his mother that fat and meat were bad. Aaron’s mom was an herbalist and always taught him as a kid that fat and meat were bad.
Ed started a keto diet as a way to improve his focus and productivity and noticed that it provided more consistent energy. His father had been working on losing weight and had lost weight and found his productivity and mood improved on a carnivore diet. Ed wanted these gains for himself, so he started the diet also. “I was like,
Marcel’s Health Challenges and Struggle to Find a Solution Marcel is working on completing his Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) training and is focused on health. But health was something that was eluding him. Perhaps his health challenges were one of the things that made him decide to be a healthcare provider as well. Marcel’s Journey with Psoriasis and
Lauren’s disordered eating and low-carb meat-based journey Lauren is in her early 30s and has been Carnivore for 8 or 9 months. Her disordered eating began when she was 11 or 12 years old. She struggled with anorexia, bulimia, and what she describes as “very restrictive eating behaviors” up until she began her low-carb meat-based journey. She always
