Growing Up on the Standard American Diet Nicki grew up eating the Standard American Diet. She describes eating Butterfingers to combat stress and remembers being in her late twenties and eating a Poptart for breakfast. Now her breakfast meals look a little different. Exploring Vegetarian and Vegan Diets Nicki spent a portion of her life experimenting with vegetarian and
Jessie’s Health Journey Jessie has been suffering from eczema and anxiety for most of his life. Growing up, he was told to eat his vegetables like most kids. He says he ate a lot of pasta and other high-carbohydrate foods and drank a lot of milk and Coca-Cola. At the age of fifteen, he noticed what he describes as a
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.
Seb was fit and active, eating a lot of carbs for 40 years, but then one day realized it wasn’t working for him. “I wasn’t feeling that great. I saw a podcast by Dr. Shawn Baker and heard him going on about world carnivore tribe, and world carnivore month, and I was talking to my girlfriend and said ‘this looks
Before embarking on her health journey, Priscilla weighed 208 lbs at 5’ 4” tall. She had eczema and lots of joint pain and was only 20 years old. In 2018, she began a ketogenic diet and lost weight as she dropped to 127 pounds by the end of the year. Some of her other symptoms, however, remained. Priscilla’s Health
The Carnivore Diet: A Simple Solution for Diabetes Control When Elizabeth was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, it was “a huge curveball for my life.” She started a ketogenic diet six months later but kept “falling off the wagon.” She gained some weight, up to a high of 207 pounds, and her A1c went over 8. Elizabeth was looking
Meet Parveen, one of Carnivore.Diet’s coaches. Her journey started years ago when she had developed a leaky gut and was getting severe migraines, joint pain, and more. “I was reacting to all kinds of food; I had all kinds of environmental allergies to the point where I actually had to carry an EpiPen.” She didn’t find any help from the
Struggles With Mental Health And Physical Pain Meet Liz. Before Carnivore, she had a lot of issues with mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, and eating disorders, such as binge eating and overeating. The eating problems were a coping mechanism for her emotional problems, but they led to stomach and digestive issues and being overweight. Liz was
Mike’s Struggle with Gout and Diet Approaches After years of trying everything from the standard American diet loaded with sugar and processed foods to a vegan diet, Mike finally discovered the healing benefits of a carnivore diet. In the process, he healed his painful gout symptoms and optimized his health in every way. Mike struggled with gout for many
Khaled began his health journey two years ago to improve his physical and mental health through better nutrition. Coming from a standard American diet, Khaled often felt sluggish and noticed his brain fog was getting worse. He started with a low-carb diet and, over the last year, transitioned to a carnivore diet. Trained as a physician for over twenty years,
