Glen came to the carnivore diet not for a significant physical illness but for his mental health. Glen says growing up, he was very active and ate a diet full of protein and carbohydrates. He was taught as a child and teen to use “carbs for energy.” As Glen got older and went to college, his mental health began to
Volodymir’s Journey to Better Health with the Carnivore Diet According to Volodymir, the carnivore diet “saved my life.” Volodymir lives in Ukraine and says before the carnivore way of eating, his health was vastly declining. Volodymir struggled with intense indigestion issues and insomnia. He also struggled with pain in his teeth and sinuses. However, the most significant health crisis
Rick’s Health Struggles Rick has spent most of his life playing sports and even ran marathons as a middle-aged adult. However, Rick’s diet was causing him inflammation and pain. He has had four knee replacements, surgery in his neck, and intense pain in other areas of his body. Rick also struggled with high blood pressure, eczema, and weight gain.
Alexandra lives in France and has struggled with “emotional eating” for the last twenty-three years. Alexandra describes trying many diets, usually constricting her calories, losing weight only to gain it back. During her time of yo-yo dieting, Alexandra also gave birth to two children, and she said her pregnancies only worsened her weight gain. Alexandra says she has a twin
Ashley experienced a lot of trauma as a child. She says much of the trauma was due to family situations that caused her to struggle with high levels of depression and anxiety. By the time Ashley had become a preteen, she was on ten different medications for depression and anxiety. She had even attempted suicide. Ashley says she now knows
Growing Up with a Love for Food and Unhealthy Eating Habits Andy lives in Britain and was fortunate enough to grow up with parents who were also chefs and introduced him to a wide range of foods. He says he never really thought much about his health when he was younger. Andy was very active– he lifted weights and
Isabel’s Journey to a Healthier Lifestyle Isabel grew up eating lots of bread, pasta, and fruit. She even found herself addicted to carbohydrates. At the age of eight, Isabel started developing daily headaches, which would sometimes evolve into migraines. She was also diagnosed with hypoglycemia at thirteen, describing the sugar crashes she experienced as being very difficult. Symptoms and
Before discovering the carnivore diet, Matt says his eating consisted of pizza, spaghetti, bread, and an addiction to Oreos. Matt says he didn’t have any significant health issues as you would expect from a forty-year-old eating the Standard American Diet. However, he did experience intense acid reflux and athlete’s foot, and he also noticed his moods were not completely stable.
Jan spent much of her childhood and teen years eating a Standard American Diet. Like many adults who grew up in the 1990s, Jan often ate Poptarts and Dunkaroos and considered a trip to Mcdonald’s with her family a treat. However, Jan suffered from debilitating anxiety as a child and was diagnosed with selective mutism. Jan also suffered from intense
Ruth’s Health Challenges Three years ago, Ruth was facing a third colon resection while battling chronic gut infections that returned whenever she discontinued antibiotics. How did things get this bad? Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2008, Ruth saw her medications progressively increasing. She was facing the reality of becoming insulin dependent. Recurrent bouts of diverticulitis had
