Darby’s Life Before the Carnivore Diet Darby grew up being plagued by every kind of allergy imaginable. At five years old, he was diagnosed with hundreds—from trees to weeds to bee stings and everything in between. At 11, he needed reconstructive sinus surgery due to the many sinus infections over the years and later had to have his tonsils
A Life of Pursuing Health and Wellness Aimee has lived a life in pursuit of health and wellness; trying many different diets along the way. After being diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes in 1971 at the age of 16, doctors told her to avoid sugar—and she did—while faithfully taking one shot of insulin a day. From Vegetarian to Raw Vegan
Kasumi’s Vegan Journey and Health Decline: Benefits and Drawbacks Kasumi was a top-tier soccer player in the Netherlands when she became vegan in 2014. Within months, aching joints and declining energy levels sidelined her soccer career. She “got convinced by YouTube videos to try a vegan diet” to help with a skin condition when she was 23 years
Alex, 57, is a carpenter and lives in Colorado. He grew up in Boulder and likes to ski and race mountain bikes. From Struggling to Thriving: Alex’s Journey with Carnivore Diet Alex longed to be a natural athlete but always had to “struggle” for his performance. Anytime he got fit, Alex restricted his calories and exercised “like
Rachel’s Struggles with Chronic Illness Rachel lives in North Carolina and is 27 years old. She ate a standard diet as a child, with lots of “pizza and chicken nuggets.” She wanted to be a vegetarian, but her mother refused. Rachel still avoided meat as much as possible. She was sick for most of the last six years,
Bjorn’s Health Struggles Bjorn is a 48-year-old independent filmmaker who works for some environmental non-profits. He has a passion for wilderness adventure, particularly using “the technology called the Fat Bike, you know the fat bike was invented in Alaska to ride on winter trails like the Iditarod trail, but I’ve been for the last dozen years or so exploring
Introduction to Keto and Carnivore Keto and carnivore have changed my life beyond anything in my wildest/hopeful dreams. I was introduced to Keto, or should I say re-introduced to Atkins, by a coworker who had lost a noticeable amount of weight. Because it came from a woman’s magazine I really wasn’t on board with it and felt the need
Kat’s Health Struggle and Athletic Journey Kat’s battle for her health has been a fierce one, and she has fought bravely her whole life to find relief from the crippling asthma and ulcerative colitis that has plagued her since she was a baby. “I had ulcerative colitis from day one, ear infections, and asthma. Back in the day—they
An avid athlete, firefighter Danny Smith would work out twice—sometimes even three times—a day. In 2016, after a few bouts of what he thought was gastritis, he went to the hospital on a day he was experiencing, particularly acute symptoms. He was admitted right away, and while the nurse was asking him about the situation, Danny passed out. The
Emily’s Journey: From Keto to Carnivore Three years ago, Emily was simply looking for a way to lose weight before her wedding. On the advice of her father, she started doing the ketogenic diet. She lost weight for the wedding but was still generally miserable. Why? In her early teens, Emily was diagnosed with a debilitating connective
