A Personal Trainer’s Health Journey Adam has been a personal trainer for over ten years. He has been through “some tough times” that have left him “feeling I’m in the best place in my life.” Struggling with Acne and Psoriasis Adam had “a lot of acne” when he was young. Looking for relief, he tried Accutane, which
Heidi’s Journey with Diabetes In 2009, Heidi thought her blood sugar problems were over as she welcomed the birth of her son. While still recovering in the hospital, she was assured by the staff that her first meal of Lorna Doone cookies was perfectly fine—gestational diabetes she had while she was pregnant was now a thing of the past.
Claire’s Journey to the Carnivore Diet An educator for over 20 years, school principal Claire needed more energy to keep up with her busy schedule. After being diagnosed with osteoporosis nine years ago, she started a fitness journey leading her to CrossFit classes and weight training. However, after experiencing less-than-stellar results, her coach encouraged her to look closely at
From a lifetime of mental health issues to a new hope with Carnivore My name is James. I am 27 years old and have suffered immensely from mental health issues since I was 6 years old. I was diagnosed with ADHD and put on psych medication in kindergarten. I also was depressed as a child, which progressed as I
Age: 65 Former Athlete to Morbid Obesity I was formerly athletic and became morbidly obese, peaking at least 365 pounds. I actually don’t know HOW HIGH my final weight went because my scale DIED beneath me one morning. Within half a year of this dietary change (heavy meat ketovore), I was down to 332 pounds and feeling great.
Amy’s Struggle with Depression and Medications Amy is a mother to nine kids and has quite a carnivore story. She had always been overweight and depressed. When she decided to have children, she gave birth to a son but lost the next baby. Amy got pregnant a month later, and “That one hit me really, really hard. The postpartum
Jules came to carnivore because of his struggles with mental illness. He found people in the community who had recovered from depression, anxiety, and eating disorders eating meat. Jules is now a Carnivore.Diet coach. He feels his experiences can give people hope for healthy and happy lives. At age 7, his family moved away from his grandparents, who
I was heading down a bad road with lots of health problems. My cousin and a dear friend pushed me to change my life and to look at my illness as a carb addiction. He found Dr. Cywes to help me. It has been a lifestyle change that has been the hardest thing I have ever done. My main
Joel’s Struggle with Autoimmune Diseases Joel was an engineer for Exxon-Mobil and developed autoimmune pericarditis after a viral infection. He fought it for years and had a bad flare-up in 1988. He resigned from Exxon-Mobil and was put on SSDI disability for ten years because of the pain and fatigue. In 2011 he was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis,
Nicola’s Struggles with Weight and Health Issues Nicola has struggled with her weight for her entire life and describes herself as always obese. Nicola says she has struggled with food cravings and binge eating, particularly with foods containing carbohydrates and sugar. Nicola has also struggled with depression, anxiety, and debilitating panic attacks. She was on antidepressants for over ten
