David lives in Sweden, where there is a large community of vegans. He says he finds it interesting that so many vegans in Sweden, especially in the northern districts where it is freezing most of the year, and their vegetables cannot be grown locally. David, however, grew up with grandparents who valued the nutritional components of meat. He says his
Theresa’s Journey with Crohn’s Disease and the Carnivore Diet Before she discovered the carnivore diet, Theresa’s body suffered immensely. Theresa was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at 17 years old; she even had bowel surgery as a young adult. Before discovering a healthier way of eating, Theresa ate the Standard American Diet. Her doctor put her on multiple medications
A Family Affair: Converting Rich’s Wife to the Carnivore Way of Eating Rich’s journey into a carnivore lifestyle has been a family affair. Rich describes his diet at a young age as the Standard American Diet. He used to eat fast food every day in his early adulthood and struggled with his weight. Over twenty years ago, Rich’s weight
Dave Struggled With Pain Before Carnivore For many years, David struggled with pain in his knees. He even had knee surgery at just 15 years old. After suffering so much pain, David stopped exercising when he was 23. He describes his diet for most of his life as “standard,” and he even developed a bit of a limp in
Zoe’s struggles with weight gain, bloating, and hormonal imbalances Before adopting the carnivore way of eating, Zoe described her life as an “eat less, train more” diet. Like many people, Zoe grew up eating the Standard American Diet. As an adult, she worked in the fitness world and often worked out 7-9 times a week. Zoe describes her prior way
From Standard American Diet to Carnivore Lifestyle As a military member, Zack reaps the benefits of living a carnivore lifestyle daily. Zack describes his eating before the carnivore way of life as the Standard American Diet. Zack says he was a bit on the bigger side, even as a child. He lost weight in his teens to join the
Eric’s Early Struggles Eric’s problems began at an early age. His parents were trying to follow diet guidelines and didn’t understand how carbohydrates could drive eating disorders. He was a heavyset kid, living with great stress from his parents’ failing relationship. Eric’s diet was the standard American diet (aka “SAD”), which included meat, lots of carbs, and sweets.
Ruth’s Health Challenges Three years ago, Ruth was facing a third colon resection while battling chronic gut infections that returned whenever she discontinued antibiotics. How did things get this bad? Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2008, Ruth saw her medications progressively increasing. She was facing the reality of becoming insulin dependent. Recurrent bouts of diverticulitis had
Michael is a Naturopathic student with a history of using ketogenic diets to cut weight for Muay Thai competitions. He had been on a ketogenic diet full time for the previous five years, when he saw Shawn Baker, MD interviewed on the Joe Rogan Experience. He decided to give it a try! Michael’s Transition to the Carnivore Diet At
Yecca’s Weight Struggle As a child, Yecca was always overweight, reaching 199 pounds when she was in high school. She tried every diet unsuccessfully, including lemonade diets, counting calories, plant-based diets, eating more salads, gluten-free diets, and a Paleo diet. Having lost weight before starting the Paleo diet, Yecca found herself gaining weight on the diet. A chef by
