Hi Dr. Shawn, My name is Andrius, I am a 27 year old male 6 foot 1, from Lithuania. I did a one month fast(no food, just salt water) for 1 month during 2018 August during which I lost roughly 55-65 pounds. Preface I started getting overweight going into my mid twenties and thought nothing of it, until it
Joe, 27, lost weight and improved his metabolic flexibility following a carnivore fasting lifestyle. Joe shares about how he began his health journey following a low-carb diet which included intermittent fasting, eventually choosing one meal a day within a 2-3 hour eating window. “I enjoy the metabolic flexibility of being able to engage in physical work all day without crashing
Hi, Saw your post on IG about fasting or time restricted eating. I’m a former Division I linebacker and collegiate competitive power lifter.I also used to be a division one strength and conditioning coach at Yale and Georgetown, and also I’ve been a strength coach and Sport Psych consultant for NFL combine preparation. while the strength coach I was
Hi there. I piled on loads of weight during Christmas. To be honest, by Christmas I mean November -March. After Christmas I started hitting the gym again. I was getting stronger but the body fat wasn’t coming off. I found myself weighting 16st 3 (227lbs) at 5ft10. I’m an electrician, but despite being a trade, the vegan trend had caught up with me.
Hello! Short version: Fasting has helped me return to normal after suffering from chronic vestibular migraines for years. I started suffering from vestibular migraines in 2016. That is the formal diagnosis anyway. I have a lot of weird symptoms that seem to be connected to my inner ear. I was getting dizzy all the time. I couldn’t watch traffic, scroll
Valerie is no stranger to using diet when trying to achieve a health goal. She says, “I have pretty much tried every diet known to woman.” Valerie developed chronic health problems after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. This created a cascade of health problems for her, including weight gain. She says, “There is a serious amount of weight that I
Shelly is a “41-year-old mother of 6 and grandma of 1!” She works with food also, but finds that it conflicts with her current beliefs about nutrition: “I’m a part-time cafe cook (which is actually very frustrating for me because it’s hard serving crap food).” She is also a “trucker/ farm wife.” Shelly wasn’t the kind of person to just
My story is about prevention rather than cure. At 72, Dad showed signs of Alzheimer’s and died a few years later. I’m 72 and ApoE3/4, having inherited a copy of the “4” allele which raises my risk of Alzheimer’s. I’m trying to do all I can to avoid Dad’s fate. I believe my best chance is
From SAD To Carnivore: My Journey To Health And Fitness I am a 25-year-old man who has seen incredible changes since going carnivore. I tried many different diets, and a majority of them were not as effective. As of this writing, my weight has dropped to 179 lbs, a level not seen for at least seven years. The last
45 year-old woman My story mainly concerns the reproductive system, but also the gastrointestinal system. Symptoms of Reproductive System Issues Prior symptoms affecting my reproductive system: Agonizing periods (starting from about 33 years onward, steadily getting more intolerable), flooding, monthly cycle shortened to only 21 days (with 7 day long periods). Two laparoscopic ovarian cystectomies (both
