Struggles with Weight and Health Issues Joseph has been struggling with his weight for most of his life. By the time he was in his mid-thirties, Joseph weighed around 330 pounds. Joseph says he spent almost a decade around that weight until he was in his mid-forties. He developed many health conditions as his body struggled to handle the
Elaine’s journey to the carnivore lifestyle started over nine years ago. Elaine says she has always been overweight. Elaine is 5’10”, so her body can carry more weight than an average woman, but even in high school, she weighed 195 pounds. Elaine is a musician and is on the road for her work, making it hard to commit to a
From Childhood to Adulthood: Struggles with Weight and Health Issues Debbie grew up living back and forth between the United Kingdom and Australia. Debbie has always been a little bigger, even as a child. Debbie says she had people who told her she would lose her “puppy fat” when she got older. However, as Debbie became a teenager, she only
Twenty years ago, Bruno began his healing journey. He was born prematurely and was diagnosed with a heart condition at a young age. Doctors said he couldn’t exercise, which was hard for him, especially as a teenager. He often got the flu, which sometimes required hospitalization. Bruno explained his heart had an infection that would not allow blood to pump
From Poor Diet to Carnivore: Bernardo’s Journey Bernardo is a police officer and says his diet before discovering the carnivore way of eating was very poor. He ate a lot of bread, pasta, rice, and other high-carbohydrate foods. Bernardo says he wasn’t sleeping well, felt very sluggish, and carried a bit more weight than he would have preferred. The
Matthew, who goes by Matt, says his health wasn’t much of a concern until he turned fifty. Matt describes he used to be a smoker, but he always tried to eat somewhat healthily. His eating habits were much like the Standard American Diet; however, he always tried to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. Matt’s Health Issues Before the
Wyatt’s Journey to Better Health through the Carnivore Diet Wyatt says before he found the carnivore way of eating, he ate “whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted.” He goes on to say he didn’t put a lot of thought into what he was eating and never thought his diet had anything to do with his mental health. Over
From Standard American Diet to the Carnivore Way Zack says he has been a little stocky most of his life. Before finding the carnivore way of eating, Zack says he ate the Standard American Diet– a lot of bread, coffee with sugar, and other highly processed foods. Zack said when he tried to research how to lose weight
How a Cancer Biology Class Changed Dr. Chaffee’s Life and Diet Dr. Anthony Chaffee has a plethora of knowledge regarding the carnivore diet, research, and human evolution. He was one of the first trailblazers in the carnivore way of eating. Dr. Chaffee’s quest to learn more about this lifestyle began twenty years ago when he took a cancer
Health and fitness have been a big part of Josh’s life. He says, “I have spent the better part of my adult life exercising and on some sort of ‘diet.’” Josh graduated college with a degree in kinesiology and a minor in health. He thought he knew what it took to live a healthy lifestyle. He ate several high-carbohydrate and
