Matthew, who goes by Matt, says before discovering the carnivore diet, he ate what most would consider the Standard American Diet. Matt says he ate a lot of bread, potatoes, rice, and Cheetos. Matt has struggled with severe anxiety and panic attacks for most of his life. He says, “I didn’t realize I had anxiety. I just thought something was
Jacob’s Struggle with Carbohydrate Addiction Jacob says his carbohydrate addiction was so bad he should have been born an Italian. Jacob says he ate pasta and other high-carb foods almost every day. All of the sugar and carbs caused Jacob to gain weight, and at two hundred pounds and just five foot tall, he jokes, “I grew sideways, not vertically.”
Before she found the carnivore diet, Kim experienced crippling arthritis in her back. Fifteen years ago, Kim was also diagnosed with high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. Kim says for about five years, she took Metformin and pricked her finger multiple times every day. Kim says she knew she wanted more for her life, so she started looking into
Bryan has been struggling with his weight his entire life. Bryan says everyone in his family struggles with obesity. Bryan also says he has always been overweight and, at one point, weighed over five-hundred pounds. Bryan was diagnosed with gout at just twenty-four years old. Medical professionals at the time told Brian to eat a vegan diet, but Bryan gained
For most of his life, Gary has been eating a diet he thought was “healthy.” Gary says around the time he was sixteen or seventeen years old, he had put on a little bit of excess weight, so he decided to implement more fruits, vegetables, and very little fat into his diet. The low-fat diet helped Gary lose some weight
The carnivore diet has helped Touko control his weight and health. Touko was diagnosed with celiac disease when he was six years old, so he has been eliminating gluten from his diet for most of his life. However, besides avoiding gluten, Touko says before he found the carnivore diet, he “ate everything I could get my hands on.” Fortunately, besides
Jenell’s Struggles with IBS and Pain Jenell has struggled with intense pain from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gas since she was twelve years old. Jenell says the pain was so bad she struggled to go grocery shopping or watch her kids. She thought plants were the answer to all her problems and started eating a vegan diet in her
Cindi’s journey to health and the carnivore way of eating began in 2002 when Cindi was just forty years old and weighed over three hundred pounds. Cindi knew she needed to change her life, so she tried the Atkins diet (a diet that focuses on low-carbohydrate eating). Cindi had some success with the Atkins diet and even lost 120 pounds.
Cyndy’s Journey to Health Cyndy is a cancer survivor. In 2008, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Cyndy says she did what she had to do to stay alive, including eight surgeries in two years. However, all of her treatments took a toll on Cyndy’s body. Battling Cancer and Diabetes Soon after her battle with cancer, Cyndy was diagnosed
From Whole Foods to the Carnivore Diet: Susan’s Health Journey Susan always considered herself to be a person who prioritized her health. Susan always ate whole foods and had been gluten-free for many years. Susan says she loves vegetables, especially sweet potatoes, spinach, beets, and broccoli, and spent most of her life eating a “mostly vegetarian” diet. Discovering
