Rachel began the carnivore diet in March 2022. She is 30 years old and has a daughter who was diagnosed with autism when she was three. Rachel had a stressful marriage that led to depression. Eating made her happy—at least at first—but afterward, she would feel awful. She ate lots of carbs; pasta, bread, Oreos, and sweets were the primary
Meet Sara, a 63-year-old type 1 diabetic who is very active. Sara had gestational diabetes during her second pregnancy. She used a meter to measure her blood glucose and consulted with a dietician, who advised her to eat a lot of carbs. She thought it was bad advice and designed her own low-carb plan. Sara gave birth to a healthy
Greg, who is 6’3″, put on 150 pounds in 20 years. In 2018, he weighed 397 pounds—a number that shocked him—only three pounds away from 400. Greg was a long-distance runner and was very lean from high school into his 30s. Between a growing family and work, he had less time to run. Plus, his job as a computer scientist
Discovering the Carnivore Path In a small town in Crete, Pavlos embarks on an unusual dietary journey. While most of the world is exploring veganism, intermittent fasting, and other dietary trends, Pavlos decides to dive deep into the carnivore diet, a regimen that consists of consuming only animal products. He is not influenced by a sudden whim but by his
Since my early teenage years, training was a big part of my life. Running, swimming, bodybuilding, wrestling and martial arts. Staying fit was always important to me. At the age of 19, I served 6 years in the United States Army as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division. The 82nd, we were known as the running junkies! After the
Joe was 17 years old when he began experiencing mood swings, intense thirst, bed-wetting, and an overall decline in his mental and physical health. Having just had his wisdom teeth removed a month prior, he attributed many of these symptoms to recovering from the procedure as well as being a teenager with so many big life changes going on at
Barbara is a 54-year-old mother of 3 grown girls with her first grandchild on the way. She was in the radiology field as an MRI technologist for 35 years. She has scanned many metabolically unhealthy people with intramuscular and visceral fat over the years. She has witnessed the overall decline in the health and a rise in obesity in many
A Busy Active Life with Physical Discomfort Jen is in her 40s and has two children. After having her second one in her later 30s, she found that recovery from second childbirth was very challenging, saying, “After my little boy was born, I just could not get my body back; not in a way that I could feel comfortable
Guy’s background and interests Guy is a 57-year-old man who has been married for 33 years and has three grown children. He worked as a microbiologist and chemist before transitioning to a career as a software engineer. He enjoys playing tennis, beach volleyball, and running obstacle races in the mud. Additionally, he has played lead guitar in various
Amanda’s Struggle with Weight Gain and Health Issues Amanda is 33 years old and lives in Bellingham, Washington. She started gaining weight when she was about nine years old after experiencing trauma. She learned to cope using food, saying, “I watched my Mom be a size four and eat an entire bag of Hershey’s to deal with her
