Austen has been struggling with gluten intolerance his entire life. In his senior year of college, at the age of twenty-two, Austen developed dry flakey patches on his skin, which he would later find out were caused by psoriasis. Austen says he was eating a lot of chicken, broccoli, and rice at the time, and his dermatologist told him there
Larry’s parents are from Bosnia, and he says he grew up eating a relatively healthy diet. In Bosnia, many meals are centered around meat, organs, and potatoes. Larry says his diet changed to a more Standard American Diet as he got older. He ate a lot of pizza and Mcdonald’s, including cheeseburgers. Larry says around the time he turned
Tracy’s Health Journey and Gut Issues Tracy has always taken her health and her nutrition seriously. She even owned a health and cleansing studio in San Diego. When Tracy was around twenty or twenty-one years old, she started noticing issues with her digestion. Tracy was perplexed because, in her mind, she was eating very healthily. Her diet at the time
Isabel’s Poor Diet Habits Isabel’s diet was very poor before she discovered the carnivore way of eating. Isabel describes stopping at Starbucks daily on her commute to work to start her day with a grande white chocolate mocha– a drink full of sugar. She justified her extra-sugary coffee by ordering a “healthy” low-fat turkey sandwich. Isabel says, “I didn’t know
From Vegan to Carnivore: Daniel’s Journey Daniel lives in the United Kingdom, and his journey to the carnivore way of eating started two and half years ago when he started running ten kilometers to work every day. Daniel is an avid runner who has spent the last couple of years running practically around the world, which has also had
From a Mediterranean Diet to Weight Struggles Maria lives in northern Michigan with her husband. Maria’s father was Lebanese and was “raised there and came here when he was in his late teens,” so she grew up eating a Mediterranean-style diet. She says she “never had a weight problem or any health problems growing up, and I had
Robin’s Pre-Carnivore Diet and Beliefs Robin is of German descent and is a Chiropractor practicing in Australia. He went into his carnivore journey with no chronic health conditions or obesity but a healthy professional curiosity. Before he was a practitioner, Robin ate “a horrible diet, lots of processed foods, and I actually had developed a sugar addiction, to
Jacie has a phenomenal story of healing. She explains that she was prediabetic and had cystic acne, chronic joint pain, and mental illness. Jacie was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) when she was 15. Her OCD was crippling, despite being medicated for ten years. Jacie says she managed to go to work and familiar places, but going somewhere new was
Michael says he has been on a 20-year journey to find health. He had asthma as a teenager. By 20, he’d gained weight from eating too much fast food and drinking a lot. He says he also had strong sugar cravings and a lot of digestive issues. Michael joined a boxing gym and lost 65 pounds in three months. He
Giovanna is Peruvian. She explains that Peruvian food is very carb-centric—the country has over 3000 varieties of potatoes, and the nation consumes a lot of quinoa, rice, and fruit. Giovanna had weight issues after high school until she was in her thirties. She came to the United States 21 years ago. Giovanna lost weight with the calories in/calories out method
