I'm 50 years old. Been eating carnivore for 3+ years now. If I have a heart attack tomorrow, I'm smart enough to know it is more likely a result of what I did and ate for 46+ years rather than the last 3.
@@djohn9737 that's what I keep thinking as well. The unexpected removal from this world rate is still 30% higher than expected since it rolled out and was put into the population.
@@djohn9737 dang right about that.. The women who spoke about her stroke had the shots , 3 i think it was but even one or two was enough to bring on a stroke for months after getting the shot. She was a healthy lady as long as i had been watching her videos. I was surprised she went carnivore but not totally because she is always looking for ways to be healthy. To blame the diet when she was only on it a short time was ridiculous especially when the side affects of death, cancer, heart problems, muscle and nerve problems and etc are in the billions. And then she chooses vegan which is one of the most unhealthy diets .. shaken my head on that
@@jp2135744 I just started on the diet and finished my first week. I ordered from Mcdonalds but its just the beef patties w/cheese n bacon. I also ordered naked chicken wings and just put some hot sauce on them. You can still go to the American resturaunts as long as you only order meat and have the discipline to not deviate. But, you can get fancy and search up some recipes on YT that is carnivore friendly. I was just gonna give this diet 30 days, but I feel so great n losing weight rn with a mix of hitting the gym, I might stick with this as long as possible.
yep, regardless of what diet you are, if you are so worried about what you are eating you are living in a state of stress. which is completely counterproductive.
I'm 75. After going keto in 2020, I switched to a strict lion carnivore diet in 2022. Zero carb healed my body, mind, and my life, but I found I just needed some variety to break the monotony of eating a steak at every meal. A few months ago, I added back eggs, bacon, lamb, seafood, butter, some cheeses, and sour cream. I've also added back one or two avocados a week, plus I now make keto dishes like ribeye and lamb chili (2 medium organic tomatoes, 1 tablespoon of chili powder) and Swedish meatballs. I will occasionally have some blueberries. I have not noticed any changes in my body, nor have I gained any weight. I'm still 95% carnivore, with keto foods for variety. ** Edited ** as far as the other content creators go, most don't have enough brains to fill a thimble.
i think if you can tolerate that stuff its totally fine, theres no need to be crazy altho certain days i do prefer to not touch a single carb, and some days i dont want to eat at all, other times i want to eat 20 or so olives or something... not scared of that stuff at all, avocados or sour cream all of it is fine imo, and some cheese once in a while... we actually made some ice cream with half and half the other day, 64 oz was 80 carbs split 3 ways so even wiping out the whole thing was decently quality macros with all the good c15 fat etc but i dont consider it clean at all nor do i do that often...
The same story and timing with me. After healing almost completely I added some things and they don't hurt me anymore. My percentage would be around 85% carnivore now and it suits me well.
Thanks Doc, love your videos. You helped me so much in my health journey and understanding foods. I started to change my routines after reading "The 23 Former Doctor Truths". No wonder Doctor left her career.
I can personally say the carnivore diet has been a game-changer for me. It reduced inflammation and eased arthritic pain, allowing me to get back to working out. It also made it easier to eliminate everything from my diet and reintroduce foods one at a time, so I could tell what worked for me and what didn’t. At 66, I’ve never felt better!
Sounds like my story. No meds now, no digestive issues, lean and strong at 62. I eat between 40-70g carbs/day with no issues. I also do 16/8 fasts (2MAD) regularly.
Anybody that goes on and off carnivore diet can soon find out that their health issues return. Why? My experience is that since my body is and has been sugar and toxin free, as soon as I eat carbs etc., more than what my system can tolerate of course I can feel the effects and the only way I could quickly fix this problem is to go back to strict carnivore. Nobody under the sun can twist my own real unadulterated personal conviction that carnivore is the number one health healing diet ever.
Following Dr. Westman’s way of doing keto healed me enough to go from bedridden to farming. A side benefit was that I also lost 96 pounds. Most people told me, “Of course you got better, you lost weight.” But I got better BEFORE I lost the weight. And I was not able to exercise because of the inflammation in my back, hips and knees. I couldn’t even put on my own shoes and socks! I have been eating a keto diet for eight years now. I’m still a farmer, not bedridden and I can put on my own shoes and socks. I can even wash the BOTTOMS of my feet in the shower! My father died of a heart attack at 58. My mother had suffered multiple strikes and heart attacks by my age of 69 and died at 72 from complications of diabetes. Both parents were diabetic. I was pre-diabetic when I started keto. Today I have never had a heart attack or stroke and I am not diabetic nor ore-diabetic. I take no prescriptions.
Everyone get that point wrong, they think the weight gain is from eating too much when it's all the inflammation and hormonal deficiency from low-nutrition processed foods and grains and fruits and glyphosate tained products. When the inflammation and malnutrition ceases and real nutrition from meat comes in then the weight goes down. I cna't believe people are so dense about this with their CICO-mindset and not a hormone-nutrition mindset.
I did carnivore for several months and it did so much good for my body. I'm currently doing predominantly ketogenic and some days carnivore, and my body feels even better, as does my mood. I'm very happy with this as a lifestyle. 😊
I started considering the carnivore diet because I felt terrible after eating carbs, and I noticed I felt better after eating meat. So I did a simple web search comparing the nutritional value of meat as compared to vegetables and which is easier to digest, and not from anyone pushing either diets. The simple truth is meat has more nutritional value than vegetables and is easier to digest. I also noticed that hunger returns much faster when you eat carbs and make you sluggish and tired. I also just now noticed that my memory and cognition is better. And though my weight wasn't an issue, I lost weight. I do eat fruit and vegetables from time to time, so I don't adhere to it strictly, but the benefits are incentive enough for me.
My approach also. Plus, I never liked vegetables and all my life forced myself to eat vegetables because I thought it was necessary. Went carnivore a while, now I’m carnivore but not strict
The idea that meat digests easier is common sense to me. Turning a plant into animal tissue seems much more complicated and time consuming than breaking down animal tissue into different tissue 😂
Oddly enough I don't feel any different when eating junk or being carnivore I do notice I'm alittle more depressed feeling cause I'm not getting my usual dopamine hits from eating sugar and all. I believe I feel the same the only benefit I notice is weightloss and not getting sore in the gym and just in general feeling cooler than all the other sugar addicted folks
I had a hemorrhagic stroke at the age of 52 on a very low fat diet. After 2 years of dealing with complications from the stroke I found Keto. I have totally reversed the effects of the stroke on a ketogenic diet.
Dr. told me not to eat red meat because I was having gout attacks but that’s when I discovered carnivore and I started eating red meat. Just had my blood work done after 10 months. My uric acid level is 6.2 and I haven’t had a gout attack in six months.😊
I had gout since I was sixteen which agonized me every year for 42 years. I started carnivore 5 years ago and not one bout of gout. 😊 And to boot, I reversed my type two diabetes
Started Carnivore. January 2024. Got rid of me gout that I had for 20 Years, and dropped 55kg in 6 months. I tried many programs there is out there. The carnivore diet has changed my life health improved dramatically.
@@Swearengen1980I can’t answer for this person but my diet prior to 2019 was one of the food pyramid lots of grains and veggies and fruit barley any take out after 2019 low carb / keto i bounced back and forth . I did eat processed foods the first year with my sweet treats . 2022 still low carb keto mix only processed foods were at holidays 2023 I found carnivore and omg I never felt better. I had , insomnia , swelling , nerve pain and neuropathy and digestive issues since a teen . I got minimal relief with keto but carnivore like a new person. I recently found out I have hypoglycemia and borderline low 02 so maybe the reason for my issues but on carnivore idk if they disappeared but I sleep like a baby . I’m animal based now struggling to get back to carnivore . I want to test my 02 see if it changes . I’m decent on animal based but 100% great on carnivore
@@mandyhaven4290 Yes, but my point was virtually everyone would lose weight and feel 90% better doing keto which is far more sustainable. Yeah, Carnivore does make many feel even better and resolve even more issues, but it's not necessary for the majority. And most people can't stick to carnivore, it's just too restrictive and monotonous. Having some fruit and collard greens here and there isn't going to hurt them.
These “influencers” switch things up when the revenue stagnates. I don’t watch anyone that try’s to sell me some garbage supplement or “support group”.
Excellent comment👌. They all have a personal barrow to push. Beneath surface appearances to the contrary, they are invariably, first and foremost, self-interested and dollars-driven..
I’ve lost 140lbs being keto/carnivore and I’ve reversed all health issues including hashimoto’s, PCOS, insulin resistance, and lichen planus. I’m never going back!
so happy for you! I am right behind ya at 100 lbs and reversed so many health issues. Went from over 10 meds to just one! Still waiting for that ole thyroid (hashimotos to take a hike). But otherwise I am the best I've been in 25 years and outta the wheelchair! Yay!
The lady saying she had a stroke had zero to do with carnivore. She made that video as clickbait then followed up with a video explaining that she had a genetic defect small hole in her heart where a blood clot formed and traveled up to her brain. She decided to continue carnivore. Gojiman of course never explained this
@@AnnaMariaAnia I stopped following her after those few videos from 2 years ago. My statement is still correct based on her stroke claim. Not what she is following today
@@davidzaharik5408 She said in early 2024 that she was vaccinated. At that time she also stated there was no research showing the vaccine causes blood clots but of course we now know different.
I am 66 year old nurse. I started keto 8 years ago after a health emergency. I couldn't believe how many health problems resolved. I lost weight and feel 100% better. 3 years ago I was at work and had crushing chest pain. I was taken to A&E where they found my troponin was raised and a Myocardial infarction was diagnosed (even thought there was thankfully no Myocardial damage) I was lying in hospital thinking that maybe I had it wrong, maybe it was saturated fat after all. However, after an arteriogram the Consultant told me "your coronary arteries are remarkably free of plaque" such music to my ears. I was diagnosed with a MINOCA (Myocardial Infarction with no obstruction of coronary arteries) very rare! It was about this time that I was starting to question the injections 💉 that I had taken the first 2. I am convinced it was an injury. I have kept calm and carried on and my health has continued to improve. Incidentally, I had an abdominal ultrasound as a follow up for a small abdominal problem . The Radiographer was amazed that there was so little fat in my liver whereas previously there was quite a lot!
I have coronary artery spasm and coronary microvasculsr disease...the problem could be spasm and a problem with microvascular not working properly. I have angina still.take a calcium channel blocker, long lasting nitro and ranozaline. Started keto 5 yrs ago. Carnivore 1 yr ago. Not healed..but no longer in bed all day. Mine started in 2008 when I was 46.
Yes, it actually can very much be the medication that came out in 2020. Don't let people tell you "we see this all the time. It's totally normal." The data is all out there for anyone who really wants to learn the truth. My son, an active duty Army soldier had a heart attack. He was the most fit he's been in his entire career, had a heart attack, all tests and procedures proved he had zero blockage. His wife is now also going to have to be put out of the Army because she took is having heart issues. Now, heart attacks have been happening for decades, that IS true, but not to this level in these numbers, and for some of the most active, and fit populations. My husband did 22 years in the Army, I served for 8 years and in that time never had colleagues dying from heart issues. Now, my son and daughter have NUMEROUS buddies experiencing heart attacks and suddenly dropping dead.
Theres a song called Everybody Knows. Very popular with those of us who understand how nepotism, corruption and greed led to safe and effective heart disease
Thank you Dr. Westman . I started keto 2 years ago, I read Dr. Atkins and Dr. Eades years ago but really struggled staying on the diet at the time. Im doing great now.
Dr Atkins was a GODsend to me. About 22 years now. He was so far ahead of his time. I adjusted the food to what we ate in my Louisiana culture and have years of experience. When I dropped off of it a few times due to work an unavailability of proper food I became tired and sluggish and joint pains returned. I just started again.Now carnavore/keto and as long as I follow it I feel great!!! Same as Dr Atkins.
Been on the carnivore diet for about 1 1/2yrs. Doctor is ALWAYS trying to push statins. They tried 3 different types before I went carnivore and I had side effects from all of them BUT my cholesterol was down. Now I refuse to take any type of statin. I've learned my cholestoral isn't the "end all, be all" of heart attacks & strokes. As I've said to the doctor; "I'd rather die feeling healthy & pain free that the carnivore diet gives me, rather than living & feeling miserable on drugs the doctors are pushing & eating the "standard American diet"
Statins control cholesterol, right? How many more years is it going to take of statins lowering cholesterol while not improving health outcomes is it going to take to finally convince people some certain kind of cholesterol isn't the problem?
Dr Westman, Keto and carnivore has had an unexpected miraculous effect: it has helped my cerebral palsy. I was so stiff two months ago I could hardly walk. Now I can STRIDE.
Like the Dr mentioned in the beginning, its mostly about health of digestive action. You begin letting things stay away, means that you can have a healing effect cause of the absence of detrimental factors, but it does not mean that you cannot get side effects through the meat eating diet itself if you run it long time. Take for example the attribute of meat to rot in combination with heat, a lot of time cooling is supposed to be not broken cause of the sensitivity of meat. For humans It takes about 36 hours for food to move through the entire colon. For meat eating species like cats for example it is just a one digit number of hours cause their colon is much shorter. Its not a bad idea to do these diets under supervision of medical personal to see if your liver or other system relevant things are influenced.
Rotting of meat occurs in combination with heat, and other factors outside a digestive system. Digestion begins as soon as you start chewing. Stomach acid, enzymes, saliva and more all break down the meat without any rotting or putrefaction. Extracting the proper nutrients is very complicated and it does require heat but because so much else is also happening, fresh meat is healthy food as soon as you eat it.
Thank you Dr Westman! ... Age 78, carnivore for 17 months. Pretty amazing no more arthritis pain, no more hand tremors, Cardiologist took me off of heart meds, no more antidepressants, etc. Keto is too complicated for me. Carnivore is health and food freedom. Previously had terrible digestive issues on diets with vegetables and carbs. Veggies actually showed up mostly undigested int the toilet. I had already quit sugar and processed foods and gluten before trying carnivore. It wasn't enough. Thank goodness for Carnivore!
@@DeadlySponge. Yes, After a few months on carnivore and following several carnivore/keto doctors I started supplementing with Iodine, Vit D and K2 when not out in the sun 30 min a day, CoQ10 per age, and Biotin. Do your research. Follow several carnivore/keto doctors.
I'm 80 years old and have been on the Carnivore Diet for 6 months. I went on it to improve my Chronic Kidney Disease and it's working! My GFR is increasing by doing everything we've been told not to do: eating lots of protein, fat, and all the salt I want! Oh, and by eating all the fat, protein, and salt that I want, my blood pressure dropped to a pretty consistent 115 over something.
I started Keto in I think late 2016 because I came across you Dr. Westman. I was already seeing a neurologist at Duke and when I saw your credentials, it gave me the courage to give it a try. (I was researching inflammation) Best dietary decision I ever made. I fell off about 2 years ago simply from stress of being a sole caregiver. But I've gotten back to it in the last few months, even carnivorish, and am doing so much better again! Joint pain gone, skin ache pain gone, clear thinking/memory. Thank you for staying the course. EDIT: Oh, and the 30 lbs weigh I gained falling off :) Sinuses clearing, hair thicker......
I know how taxing it is emotionally, mentally, and physically being a full time caregiver. I hope your health continues to get better and better. Sending love ❤❤
I'm a full time caregiver as well and I feel ya! When my daughter ended up at Children's Hospital for 4 months, with 3 months of that being in the PICU, I stopped carnivore and just ate Hospital crap food and gained all the weight back within that short period of time. But I'm back on carnivore now and feeling much better and losing the weight. I need the energy that carnivore gives in order to be a caregiver.
My uncle who did physical activities his entire life, low stress lifestyle, vegan entire adulthood had a stroke in his late 60s. He’s never been overweight ever. And it was before Covid.
The lady who had the stroke also said “I’ve been on and off carnivore for years”. Bouncing on and off a diet is suspect in itself. I know, so far, carnivore has lowered my HA1C from 10+ to, as of a couple of weeks ago, 6.6. Still not healthy, but a massive improvement, and hopefully, more to come.
@@Kevinbbadd-c3n She's not back on carnivore. She initially stayed carnivore after her stroke in Aug-2023 and transitioned to lower fat WFPB early 2024. Not sure if she follows vegan.
At the "6:30" mark in this video is a woman who had a stroke. She has her own YT channel on obsessive treatments to stay youthful and beautiful. She admits to Botox and other filler treatments, which is the more likely cause of her stroke--Not Carnivore!
Keto/carnivore . Allowed me to control my Hashimotos and now I have a baby. I’m fairly sure if I had eaten the standard way I wouldn’t be where I am today !
“Stupid is as stupid does”, as Forrest Gump would say. See, at age 84, I was fed up with the inability to lose weight (175 cm/100 kg). The doctor told me that I was tested as pre-diabetic and prescribed metformin and statins. (Never took his advice.) I also had a few small skin wounds that never healed, and so on. After 12 months on keto, my pre-diabetes has gone (A1c 5.1), I lost 25 pounds, my wounds started to heal, I stopped using blood pressure pills, no more early morning sweats, no more strange pain in my stomach or knee, my skin on arms and hands started losing those old spots, no more foggy mind, after bathing no need for a daily deodorant... etc. The first day I started keto, I joined a gym. Exercising every second day with no excuses. Now at 86, I am a new person able to lift heavy weights, walk miles, and feel great. My blood pressure is around 115/65, and my heartbeat is between 58-66. Since childhood, I have been told about a blockage in my heart. I have never been able to sprint or play soccer like the other kids. But those new gym exercises apparently opened new blood pathways, and thus, my heart now works fine. All of that was done in moderation while adjusting to the gym exercises and outdoor walking. My thanks to Dr. Berry, Dr. Cywes, Dr. Westman, and many more.
Strange how all of these 80-90 year olds are always commenting on YT. Same type of comments too. This group barely knows how to turn on a computer/phone yet all over RUclips comments. Suspect.
@@cfoster6804 ‘We‘ (80-90-year-olds) are commenting because we are generally smarter and more experienced than many of you young guys and have something provable to say. Do you?
what I love about Dr Eric Westman videos is his calm well thought out approach when evaluating other peoples content. nothing sensational no bad mouthing of others no putting them or their approach down just a calm and well considered opinion based on his years of clinical practise successfully treating his patients. thats enough for me to know that Dr Eric is the real deal he treats everyone with respect and people like Goji man cant compete on all levels.
My path to obesity started when an employer, a vegan, forbade animal products in the building. I tried vegetarian. Over the next three years I gained 50 lbs due to excess carbs. And my weight increased from there (another 50 lbs) as we followed the food pyramid after leaving that employer. Since switching to keto/low carb/mod protein/healthy fats, and stopping all pre-diabetes meds 13 months ago, I've lost 40 lbs and my blood glucose is better than on the meds. My doc is tracking my results.
Glad you are doing better, kinda wild forbearance to put upon your staff. Not knocking you for obeying, obviously, I don't know the circumstances but that had to be tough one not to disobey.
My 5 years of heartburns in plant base diet gone in only 3 days when I changed to Carnivore diet. Following with many health issues improvment. They can say whatever they want.
Acid reflux and heartburn stopped when I started keto-vore. If I ever cheat for holidays it comes back and I have to add extra pillows when I sleep to keep my head and chest elevated. If i don't, I will actually feel reflux up into my throat, almost vomiting( it's scary, almost choke sometimes)like I did before going ket-vore. I eat a lot/ love of spicy food, especially being in the southwest, but never get heartburn anymore, unless I go back to eating carbs. Keto-vore totally cured that issue and inflammation in my joints and back from almost 35 years at UPS.
Same. Tried plant based a couple of times and felt horrible. Decided to start strength training so bumped meat protein up to 125 grams and cut most refined carbs and my IBS improved dramatically. Totally unintended consequence. I also look and feel better at 56
“Leading by example” - the best words of wisdom i took from this video. Thank you Dr Westman. I’ve been struggling to convince people to change their diets as I have to no avail. I always knew leading by example would most likely be the only way to convince them to change, but I did not follow through. Hearing it from you in this video just seemed to hit me differently. My goal is to actually see serious results for myself and let them speak for themselves. Thank you for this video 🙏🏻
The lady with the stroke told how her doctors told her they did not believe that her carnivore diet caused the stroke. For the Vegan to leave that out is totally unethical
My Nurse Practitioner was all for the Carnivore/ Keto Diet. She and her husband had been doing it for over 5 years, lost weight and were much healthier. My Cardiologist wasn't so excited. She said you really don't want to start following Crazy Diets, but admitted she knew very little about Keto/ Carnivore. I have A-Fib, Pre-Diabetic, far too overweight, edema in legs and feet, low T and low energy. 8 months later in my first blood work since starting......... I lost 85 pounds, my Blood Pressure is back in normal range, my Cholesterol went DOWN, my A1C went from Pre-Diabetic, back to within Normal Range, and my Low T is improved greatly. I don't have all of the aches and pains from being overweight. I'm able to walk normally again. Feeling much better physically and mentally. Next......
After 8 years of vegan, I developed all the same issues you had, except I had neuropathy in my legs. I'm full of arthritis and just had my hip replaced. Then 2 years ago, palps began. After research, I no longer over eat , lots of supplements and guacamole, give me palps. I did carnivore for six months. Ultimately I love food and veggies are back in my diet. I need fiber. I like ballance more after carnivore
This sounds partially like BS. A Nurse Pract who didn't know anything about keto? Everyone has known about keto for 20 years. Carnivore, I get, but there's simple no way that anyone in the medical field doesn't know exactly what Keto is. Don't eat carbs/sugar isn't complicated.
@@ShazziePx Was struck by a Vehicle years ago while working on a Highway. Messed up back and my legs. Although I could still walk, it was painful and simply standing in line somewhere was excruciating. Doing a lot of sitting and very little exercise, I basically gained weight and that made it even worse. Prior to that, I worked out 4 days a week and ran a mile 5 days a week.
@@Swearengen1980 Read my post. My NP knew about it, because she and her husband did it. My Cardiologist was also a Nutritionist taught in the old school and taught patients the "Food Pyramid", and thought Carnivore/ Keto was crazy.
4:00 😂 I stopped eating vegetables and fruits because I had so many bloating issues eating those. Now I'm full carnivore stomach pain went away and inflammation too so I know what to do with my nutrition ❤
But the problem is, when I go off of a carnivore diet, I am in pain and have brain fog. My knees hurt, my intestines feel like a monster clawed them from the inside out, and I gain weight like crazy. So many of us are sensitive to American wheat and dairy and they hide that crap in EVERYTHING!
trial and error. i found that peanuts were messing me up even though i didnt show any response to them, nightshade foods and coffee. all just mess me up 😢
I think we still need to diversify bacteria again with milk kefir, broths etc. Dr. Natasha Campbell has talked about this extensively. I recommend listening to her talks and checking out her books. She has a no-plants GAPS version.
I’ve been eating meat, fish, eggs and raw multi-vegetable salads with berries, EVOO and balsamic vinegar dressing for 2 years 10 months. Lost 73 lbs, got off 7 meds I had been on 20+ years and had best blood test results ever. I’ve been visiting my cousin the past couple of weeks and I have been very lacks on my diet (processed carbs and sugar). Within two days, my joints were hurting and my blood pressure was out of control. Wow!!! I crave my healthy lifestyle.
@@Kevinbbadd-c3n He didn't say it was carnivore. He was telling us what he has been eating and the changes that he noticed when he reintroduced some foods.
Doctor Westman, thank you as always, for bringing the voice of reason. I am healing, slowly, but it is fine with me, I have the rest of my life and that will be longer and better, because I eat the carnivore way
I have listened to all of those influencers in the past. I noticed they all started their new philosophy on diet when keto/ carnivore was clearly being demonized. I personally think that human beings desire to be a part of the status quo. It is hard to overlook that they also promote products. I appreciate your years of knowledge helping your patients on healing metabolic disorders and sharing with us.
But you don't have to buy their supplements to gain their advise , good advice ! Seems to me they are so rude too ,unlike Dr westman ,he is so polite and measured , l eat a few veg not much , mainly meat fish eggs with some dairy , real stuff x
I would love to do an interview with you some time Dr. Westman. I am a keto/carnivore for over 6 years. I was completely carnivore for about 8 months and today I am mostly carnivore, but I have 5-10 percent veggies. I lost over 200 lbs, I am no longer diabetic, many problems healed. Last year I had a stroke. A pretty severe experience. My systolic shot up to 310. They got my BP down with meds and gave me the clot buster, but I was blind and I couldn't walk afterwards. They did an MRI and I had 4-5 previous strokes I didn't know about. They kept wanting to put me on a Statin, but I wouldn't take it, because I know cholesterol is an Important and necessary. And my brain needs it to form new neurogenic pathways, and statins cross the blood brain barrier. My LDL was 121 two days after my stroke when I was still mostly blind and could get 4-5 steps in a walker, but normally it is around 105-110. Well I went a little more keto for a while and had some salads, but still ate a LOT of meat and 3 months later, after much physical therapy, I could see, walk, and drive, and I went back to work. I have since had all the heart tests, ultra-sounds of my heart and neck, cat-scans of nearly everything, and a CTA scan. They showed I have NO blockages of any kind in any of my arteries. My High BP was pulmonary (something about the right side and left side of the heart). It is different than normal high BP, and they have started me on a medication for that. I am 50 years old and was a severe diabetic for years. I was on over 300 units of insulin per day and still was having A1C's in the 14's. Today the only thing I fight with is BP. I am going to try to loose some more weight and see if that helps it further, but really life is good. I feel better today after 5-6 strokes than I did when 200 lbs ago when I was diabetic as heck. I get up early and do things all day long then I eat in the evenings watch a little RUclips and go to sleep about 6-7 hours and do it all over again when the sun comes back up. I have fun with my family. I go on walks for miles and miles. I have discovered I love roller coasters and we are always going on trips to places to ride them.
Accounts like yours are turning the med industry upside down. Bravo! He couldn't have fathomed what we're all reading and reporting here. It's a disgrace and I'm amazed the comments haven't been removed so I will give the channel admin credit for allowing the jury to nullify any pyramid nonsense his med masters have him peddling.
My dentist is probably the most consistent health professional I've seen over the past 22 years & she couldn't believe the difference in my mobility since my last visit 6 months ago. She asked what I'd been doing differently & I said, "Change my diet to low carb & IF " I have MS & pernicious anemia, so fatigue was a real issue... not so much anymore. Still have to have B12 injections but I'm not counting down the days to the next one...
I just watched the video on the 65 year old woman that had the stroke. It wasn't from the carnivore diet. The doctors said the cause of the stroke was from a small hole in her heart and she had been on a plane and should've had compression socks on and she didn't. She said she is confident continuing the carnivore diet.
I was strict carnivore for 5 years. Worst mistake of my life. I felt fantastic, I mean awesome, for 4 years. Then the bottom fell out. I began feeling tired and drank more coffee to compensate (but never more than 2 cups a day). Then my gut blew up. I had severe gut inflammation for 3 days, felt like I was going to die. I was gaining weight back, blood sugar was climbing. Then I had full blown leaky gut. Massive cortisol and insomnia due to the stress my body was under. That lead to adrenal fatigue. If you don't know what adrenal fatigue is, it's what causes fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. It will stop you cold. It's been 2 years since I stopped being carnivore, and I'm still battling to get healthy. I had to stop working, stop all exercise, basically my life came to an utter standstill. Why? Because carnivore is ZERO FIBER. Your gut microbes live exclusively off of fiber. No fiber and goodbye gut health, good bye health. I feel fortunate to be alive. I healed and sealed my gut with the GAPS intro diet, plus 1/2 cup beans 3x a day, and am eating a ton of fermented foods, kefir, and yogurt--all homemade from organic sources, store bought is crap and doesn't do the job of rebuilding the gut microbiome. For those that say, "Well it didn't work for you, that's YOU." That's like saying "Well, some people need oxygen, some don't." We all have microbiomes, and they all need fiber. And not the kind from grains. Educate yourself. And for those that say "You didn't do carnivore right, etc. etc." Wrong. I did it exactly the way the BS carnivore gurus say to do it. And it ruined my health. I say all of this in hopes of helping others avoid the hellish nightmare I'm still going through, 2 years after quitting carnivore. And no, I didn’t take the depop shot.
I'm at year 5 and after the initial 90 days of beef only, I did a few experiments with eggs, cheese, butter. Butter has worked best. Today I am eating only raw beef and it has been great. No more electrolyte problems that I had when I was cooking the meat. Now I don't waste energy on cooking, I just rinse it off and then slice it up. If I am delivered bones, I spoon out the marrow and eat it cold. If liver, I just eat it raw. No need to cook any of it and you lose the urge to salt it, so I have all these beautiful salts, but because there are no muscle cramps anymore, I haven't needed them for months now. I hear what you are saying about fiber, but the cows can actually digest that stuff, humans cannot. And while you can have tons of bacteria in your gut, I see no reason to have bacteria there for plants if I am only eating meat. I think you probably ran into another problem unrelated to eating meat. Good luck with your journey. I prefer a zero carb because it has no impact on my dental health. If you put carbs in your mouth, you will have to deal with dental decay. I prefer beef only because it's clearly the most energy dense food we can consume and that just makes sense to eat once a day and then fast for 23 hours, or longer as your case may be. Now that I know I can eat it raw, and not waste energy in cooking or preparation and I'm probably getting a better dose of bacteria from the cow and the living flesh, I figure there is really no reason to consider carbs in the form of fiber or sugar because they have no nutritional value. Only the fat and water in the meat carry vitamins. And as I was saying before, the minerals seem to stay in balance for significant periods of time if eating raw - months without sugar and no twitching, no cramping, etc. It's just a more efficient diet from from every perspective. Even the idea that the cows get to live because I'm not taking lots of their land and asking for pristine fruits and veggies at the supermarket sets well with me. I prefer to feed those to the cows, let them have babies and give milk, and then when they are old, I'll eat them. That supports more life as far as I can tell and I don't even eat a whole cow a year, so it's not a burden on anybody...
You wouldn’t need that flora on carnivore, so the argument that the loss of it due to carnivore cause you problems when you stopped it makes no sense. You felt great when on it and then felt horrible when you stopped… why stop?
This woman was interviewed on Steak and Butter Gall channel about a year ago. She had been vegan for 5 years and self reported she often was a junk food vegan. Changed various diets switching to carnivore 9 months before her stroke. Also during the change to carnivore she had a hip replacement and then contracted covid. She still follows the carnivore diet. So not everything regarding her case is being relayed correctly. Talk about misleading people, lol. I spent yesterday at an orthopedic surgical center supporting a family member having surgery. Watching the various people's coming in and out was eye opening. Keep as low carb as you can is all I will say about what I noticed about the patients.
"Keep as low carb as you can is all I will say about what I noticed about the patients." - since going low carb and learning about metabolism, I am noticing people's girths. I'm amazed at how many "pregnant" men there are with some of them looking like they are 1 or 2 months past term. And the family group with the "mini me" children. It's very sad.
@@pamostman516 And the solution is so simple, but may be more difficult for some people. Motivation is very important; for me it was learning that diabetes can cause blindness and kidney damage. My husband was on peritoneal dialysis (unrelated to diabetes). We researched both types and both have a large impact on your life.
Considering how much the mainstream seems to want to kill meat production/consumption in this country i would be interested in knowing if these "influencers" have been paid off
That's a good point @preshrunk_cyperpunk5479 but there are a LOT of really stupid people who can be "influenced" themselves with a well placed threat here and there - the biggest one being the threat of losing friends/income.
I appreciate that you take your time to adress this criticism. I presently try to get into ketosis. I suffer from EDS, not over weight, normal bloodwork even thought low carb, high fat/protein transitiom raises my LDL, total cholesterol(my HDL goes up, my triglycerides low, bloodsugar low/normal as well as insuline) BUT I have problems with arthritis, meniscus tears, inflammation etc that I realise benefit from a low carb diet. I sometimes feel hesitant about leaving out a large amount of fruits and vegetables(processed foods and flour/sugar etc in any form has not been a part of my diet for long) have even given up on my small amount of berries at the moment but still allowing lots of leafy greens, SOME cherry tomatoes, broccoli, kale etc and som nuts(pecans, almond butter, walnuts, hempseeds but limited amount). I skipped dairy (milk, youghurt, cottage cheese) but kept full fat cheese, sourcream/full fat cream along with butter, ghee(goat ghee) and some olive oil). Olives and avocados are in! I get hungry three times a day! Not a snacker. My ”fasting” is always 13-14 hours, it’s my normal way(have to take my dog out in the morning… But! I stay on 0.5 on my urin stick. Have a headache in the morning. I do add extra salt, mix some celtic salt into my water. My bloodpressure tends to drop even when I’m not on a Keto diet and I can feel it has increased so… Constipation is also an issue, always have been due to my EDS but now worse. So! I have days when I’m in doubt. Still I can say that mental state benefits from a low carb diet. Having constant stress from a disease that progressively makes you “fall apart” causing an overload on your nervous system requires staying “balanced” the best you can. But I wish I knew I was doing the right thing… I’m not yet sure!! Trying to be patient. I agree with some of the criticism as I feel that the Carnivore approach sometimes is extremely offensive. This is so unnecessary. If you are certain about what you are doing or recommending to others then this is not the way you behave! Greatful for advice on my own situation from sincere doctors, someone with a similar situation as mine.
The thing is .... I spent over 30 years trying to get healthy with a balanced diet with very little ultra processed foods and lots of whole food fibre. I got sicker and sicker until I found kero and then carnivore. Over 3 years in and I feel like I’m actually living.
Same here. Now I ONLY eat what I farm (grass fed sheep,beef and dairy) plus some organic coffee. I I am so thankful for the Carnivore diet. Not everyone can do it as they find it too restrictive so then I recommend DrWestman‘s book ‘End your carb confusion’.
A couple of friends just died of pancreatic cancer...one of them 50yo - Standard American diet, slightly overweight; the other 70yo - health freak, one hour daily walk, golf every weekend, vegetarian/vegan and slim built. As a matter of fact, i have noticed more people with pancreatic issues this last decade, while before it was so rare, i didn't even know it existed. Any imput? Is it on our food? Water? Thanks for any input
The lady who had the stroke, mentioned on her channel video that she had taken a long airplane flight without using compression stockings, that had more to do with her stroke than anything else.
I have tried every diet and I counted calories for so long that my metabolism slowed to the point I would gain weight when I ate 900 calories a day. We are talking years of this. I started keto and I lost 71 in a year and I wasn't hungry all the time. All but one of my health issues went away. My knees were in such bad shape that I was still headed toward needing a wheelchair. I tried carnivore and the pain decreased to near zero. It took some time, but I am much better now. I am in my 5th year of carnivore, just turned 69 this month, and I don't need any kind of perscription medication.
You aren't as hungry in ketosis because it down regulates the metabolism (it's a survival mode to keep you from starving to death), the exact opposite of thriving. Notice most carnivore gurus are eating only one meal a day now, that's why. Your knee issues etc are related to plants, seeds/nuts, grains and polyunsaturated fats. That's why carnivore works, it's not because you're just eating meat.
I had a silent heart attack about one or two months into carnivore after developing bloodclots in varicose veins due to yard work injury. I'm 69 and slowly healing. All my cardiologist wanted to address was my 330 LDL with statins. I'm also seeing a carnivore naturopath. She's treating thyroid, hormones, cortisol, digestion, and high ferritin. My VO2max had dropped into the poor zone and I had a cardiovascular age of 79! An ultra sound showed I have a prolapsed posterior valve, but my resting blood flow is good at 65 - 75%. I have stayed with carnivore for 7 months now. My VO2max is gradually improving! I'm moved into the Fair zone and cardiovascular age is 72. Strength training and walking 😊
I can’t stand Gojiman. I find him to be highly obnoxious who cherry picks videos and takes things out of context all the time. Most of what he aims at Keto and carnivore equally applies to vegans! No one has said that eating carnivore or Keto will prevent you from having a heart attack or stroke. Diet is a highly personal thing and one has to try and adapt diets to suit your own personal needs.
My stepdad is off of all pharmaceutical drugs and weight is down to when he was in the military (He's 70). He was on tramadol, gabapentin, baclofen, mirtazapine, omeprazole, and a few others. His doctors are not happy. He feels better than he has in years, what the hell is wrong with these people? God complex having, overeducated fools.
I'm having a really difficult time tolerating Goji Man's attitude (the carnivore diet denier). Last year I went on the carnivore diet and in 4 months my high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels returned to normal, psoriasis spots nearly healed, and my fluctuating low thyroid level stabilized.
So refreshing to hear your balanced voice of reason. Biggest take-away for me in my personal journey is that it is so 'personal' - what works so well for me does not work at all for others. Keep up the great work.
@@IZombi-mx9lsyeah that can’t be accurate. I do not believe you. I was Carnivore for 9months and not one single sniffle and I was surrounded by kids and adults with strep, covid, sinus infections etc. Carnivore boosts your immune system to 💯 so you must’ve been sneaking carbs or sugar or something….
I've been through some major things. After, and recovering, my favorite vegetables and fruits were making me feel sick. Carnivore was helping my recovery. Long term I hope eventually be able to eat all healthy foods, not the bad highly processed food and high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup really make me sick, so learning different ways to eat, Carnivore and keto, are making me feel better and teaching me different ways to eat or when I have a set back, Carnivore will reset me to a feeling good again. Everything has value, you don't have to only eat one way forever. I appreciate all the different opinions and advice.
Not sure if you seen Paul lately, but if your external complexion has anything to do with indication of health I don't think he's better off for the path that he's taken.
My lifetime digestive and elimination issues ONLY went away on carnivore- I have been omnivore then vegetarian then vegan (whole food not junk food for 6 years) which tanked my health even though I don’t smoke 🚭 no alcohol and no drugs. Go carnivore and enjoy the new life!
8 Years ago when my GP told me to look into Keto and I found Dr. Westman, and started following his Keto prescription strength version to the letter the very next day! It saved my life, I'm certain that I would have died within a few months had I not made the changes! Thanks go out to Dr. Hightower in Oklahoma and Dr. Westman in SC for saving my life ❤
the "godfather" of carnivore himself has always held that carnivore may not be a permanent diet for everyone, but that it was a tool to get back to health and then one can reintroduce foods. that said, been carnivore since june 2023 and i have no intentions of stopping.
I'm sure you wouldn't say that if they were vegans switching to carnivore. You'd probably say something positive about a carnivore diet and negative about a vegan diet.
@@PaulBengtsson seems Like most carnivore dieters end up sick. It's a lot easier to be plant based or mostly plant based..and healthier too. There are no studies showing a carnivore diet is a healthy diet. And comparing it to a processed, junk food diet isn't saying much. Greens, nuts, berries and legumes are all healthy and should be a mainstay in people's diets. Coffee and tea are amazing too. As are spices. All are healthier than any meat on an individual level. The only positive thing about meat is it's a concentrated source of protein and maybe iron, but both are easily replaceable.
The clinical experience. Seeing what patients do and checking their results, their labs, how they feel is exactly right! Dr Westman is correct because he can see first hand what works and what doesn’t. As an obesity doc I see 100 patients a week and I see their labs their calcium scans, I see people that have heart disease and I look and see their labs and what happens to them on the low carb and keto diets and their lives and health get better on low carb and applying things Dr Westman teaches, and I have all their data at my fingertips in the electronic record and patients everyday thanking me for changing their life. When you see those patterns of what works and what doesn’t and how people’s metabolic syndrome labs correlate you cannot unsee it.
66 year old carnivore here and have healed many health issues!!! Healthier now and on no medication than i have been all my life. I have more energy and stanima also at my age now being carnivore. I will never stop my carnivore lifestyle!!
I watched out of curiosity. Never watch "influencers" either. I call them "zealots", even this doc! Everyone is different, life styles, needs ect. What works for one may not work for the next. I do watch and love, Dr. Gil Carvalho (NutritionMadeSimple). He's unbiased, uses sound science, doesn't try to sell one diet or the other. I also like Dr. Suneel Dhand, straight up facts about all around health.
@@zsigzsag I watch some of their videos but it was small channels that inspired me to try the carnivore diet and I’ve been successful doing a less strict version
@@dccoletrain I've been Vegan for almost 3 yrs now, WFPB low carb. I has a high cholesterol count and some calcification on my arteries. I was taking generic Zetia low dose and it dropped some but the Vegan diet dropped it dramatically (I want to drop the statin hopefully) I love meat and dairy but terrified of bypass surgery..lol! I will eat fish occasionally tho. I'm actually healthier now than I was earlier in life, going on 73. No health issues other than hypothyroidism but controlled. Only eat once a day but never that hungry. I don't preach Veganism it just works for me.
@@zsigzsag Doesn't sound like it. You're still on a statin and have calcified arteries. I'm 65, take no meds, lift, run, all biomarkers are excellent. Bypass surgery isn't even a thing to me. Outperform 30 year olds, my own 30 year old self included.I'm ketovore since 2017, that's 50 pounds ago.
@@hektor6766 I may drop the statin. I was taking it before becoming Vegan. Caclification hasn't progress wasn't that bad anyway not enough to warrant treatment. And yeah I can keep up with 30 yr olds too! I'm ideal weight 119 (5'5"). Lost 17lbs before Vegan.
I’m watching this as I’m eating my liver and eggs after regaining my health. Regaining my life. Regaining my energy! Multitude of issues have been corrected. More than happy to share with you, but not wanting to post them here. And this is all since doing Carnivore since October 1 of last year/keto from July 6. Thank you very much. I’m gonna stick to my carnivore diet.
They are all ' High Energy ' Junkies like I used to be. The Carnivore diet is quite relaxing and calming. I've had many comments on how my mood has improved since I turned carnivore to heal my Crohns' disease. Now I switch between pure carnivore and ketovore according to how my body feels.
(7:03) The woman that had the stroke plainly says that she was on and off of the carnivore diet for years. Why would that man assume that the carnivore diet is what caused the stroke without some kind of biased opinion? Many people on all kinds of diets have strokes every day. A plant-based diet or the carnivore diet doesn't give you any immunity toward having a stroke. P.S. I'm an omnivore who enjoys many foods.
Because he's a propagandist vegan. There are people that do this all over the internet from the political, the social justice side and the nutrition side.
Exactly what i learned in “Health and Beauty Mastery” by Julian Bannet, that book is a real eye opener about shocking stuff health industry is doing! I completely changed my habits
@@0ptimal Exactly, and always this terrible ebooks. "Health and Beauty Mastery" and "Secret Supplements" appear on various channels comments and always with insanely high likes. Very clear that this is a dirty campaign and all the likes are paid for.
Started carnivore after a foot operation in December 2019, Lost 40 kilograms, of course I've tryed also the version with fruit/ vegetables... Now, since six months strict carnivore (meat, eggs, greek yoghurt, hard swiss cheese ) - feel the best!
I love your balanced approach! To me it seems like the Fad part of keto and carnivore is changing or leaving, but the rest of us know we eat this way because we need to. I have IBS and am pre diabetic. Eating keto makes me feel like a person
My bowl movements are MUCH better while I am strictly “Lion “ If I have a couple days eating Starches (Potatoes) and Greens (Broccoli) my movements are a mess
Any carbs create constipation for me. Frustrating. But it keeps me carnivore, which has healed so very many ills. But, since I’m human, not everything is healed. It doesn’t stop me from eating better over time and hoping that the disorders I’ve been told are “irreversible” will be found not to be, if I live long enough. 😉
😂 nobody can digest plants. They rot in the gut and we get very little nutrients from them. Maybe you're mother was a cow so you have a ruminant stomach. @mrmaxcarter2306
62 years old, started Keto in January 2019 and after 5 years, began Carnivore at the beginning of 2024, so at this point, almost 6 years. I'm down 100lbs, within 10lbs of my ideal weight, off 2 BP meds, no longer pre-diabetic, no more sleep apnea, acid reflux, no more arthritis pain, and more energy than I've had in 20 years. I'm now strength training again for the first time in 4 decades. My wife has reversed fatty liver, T2 diabetes, fibromyalgia, arthritis, and more. I'm never going back to the Standard American Diet. We may have a keto friendly treat or even completely deviate from low carb on occasion but never more than 2 consecutive days or meals and we've had great success. Rarely hungry, no cravings, and only need to eat one or 2 meals daily. I wish I had started this sooner and I share my success with as many as I can. Do I have cramps and a need for electrolytes, absolutely, but it's an easy problem to solve with supplementation of electrolytes. I don't know who some of the of the folks in the video are other than Thomas DeLauer but I stopped following him many months ago when he started changing his story and following Dr Paul Saladino. I do think Dr Saladino and Thomas offer some useful content but it will easily confuse folks that aren't well grounded in what they are doing.
Amazing as a species that we managed to survive and thrive for hundreds of thousands of years on 99.9%+ carnivore… and these influencer clowns think we need a constant stream of fruits and vegetables when there wasn’t such a thing for 99%+ of human history.
I agree. Hunter gatherers, or those who lived by the sea, or those in more arid climates with olives, lamb, goat, and a very rustic/basic form of bread, all of them still ate what was available and they are from whom we come. And corn wasn't anything like we are blessed (or cursed) to have today. Vegetables (heritage?) were not the same and were still only consumed in season and were harvested from where the people actually lived. It shouldn't be that hard to wrap our pointy heads around ;) .
THANK YOU Dr Westman for a fair & accurate critique. 👍🙂 I SUSPECT that Goji-Man Does NOT what to come to your clinic and see your SCIENTICFIC EVIDENCE that disproves his beliefs - Because, "it's Bad for (HIS) Business" and bad for HIM ""makin money" of HIS Channel". I always find it 'interesting' when a man criticizes his opponents for doing EXACTLY what he himself is doing. 👎 Self-Righteous-Hypocrisy...??? UGH...! -70SomethingGuy
Why are these people trying to debunk these influencers? Why should you care about what some people choose to do as far as what they eat? To each its own. Maybe this country should clean up the foods that we consume.
I'll go with my body and my labs tell me. The thing some of these influencers talk a big game, but we really don't know whet they are actually doing when nobody is looking. I remember a famous vegan influencer who got busted on a vacation eating fish, because her friend was shooting video of them eating dinner with her phone and posted it on social media. Then had to do a public apology. Saladino changed his game but his carnivore book is still for sale on Amazon. Interesting. Like I said. I'll stick with my results and my labs.
I appreciate you doctor for sharing this. You are letting us make our own decisions by showing us to weigh the differences in diets and lifestyles. I love your practical approach. Trusting we have enough good sense to choose what works best for us. Thank you so very much. Im Carnivore and over a year. I feel so much less stress. No more irritable bowel syndrome. No more constantly thinking about food. I’m not hungry all the time. And I know what I’m going to eat. Carnivore ❤
@Stop-What-U-Are-Doing-At-Once Maybe you should learn how to critically think about something for once in your life and not just believe every word from the idiotic news that is constantly overflowing with lies and misinformation.
@Stop-What-U-Are-Doing-At-Once yeah, nonsense, my friends dad took it and had a massive heart attack and died, his daughter permanently lost her sense of taste.
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I'm 50 years old. Been eating carnivore for 3+ years now. If I have a heart attack tomorrow, I'm smart enough to know it is more likely a result of what I did and ate for 46+ years rather than the last 3.
Agreed!
@@MisfitTina ... and many people are not considering the covid vaccination could be a factor?
@@djohn9737 that's what I keep thinking as well. The unexpected removal from this world rate is still 30% higher than expected since it rolled out and was put into the population.
@@djohn9737 dang right about that.. The women who spoke about her stroke had the shots , 3 i think it was but even one or two was enough to bring on a stroke for months after getting the shot. She was a healthy lady as long as i had been watching her videos. I was surprised she went carnivore but not totally because she is always looking for ways to be healthy. To blame the diet when she was only on it a short time was ridiculous especially when the side affects of death, cancer, heart problems, muscle and nerve problems and etc are in the billions. And then she chooses vegan which is one of the most unhealthy diets .. shaken my head on that
Ever notice how vegans and vegetarians are usually nasty ppl?
71 years old. Carnivore 5.5 years…. It fixed Everything! No going back!
Question, did you just switch from eating a typical american diet (ie mcdonalds and pizza) to a carnivore?
How honest will you be when you are on a hospital bed?
@@jp2135744 I just started on the diet and finished my first week. I ordered from Mcdonalds but its just the beef patties w/cheese n bacon. I also ordered naked chicken wings and just put some hot sauce on them. You can still go to the American resturaunts as long as you only order meat and have the discipline to not deviate. But, you can get fancy and search up some recipes on YT that is carnivore friendly. I was just gonna give this diet 30 days, but I feel so great n losing weight rn with a mix of hitting the gym, I might stick with this as long as possible.
@@vangpham2514 ????????????????
@@vangpham2514only nutrient staved vegans an vegetarians who troll carnivore channels end up in hospital 😅😅😅😅😅😅
Stress is a killer regardless what you eat. Human are spiritual being too. Homeless people survive and fighting every day.
yep, regardless of what diet you are, if you are so worried about what you are eating you are living in a state of stress. which is completely counterproductive.
I'll keep listening to Dr. Westman, Dr. Ken Berry, and Dr. Rob Cywes. Thank you Dr Westman for giving us the real information.
Dr. Chaffee
Like them all but man, isn't cywes mega h9nest and transparent! I like how he promotes an electrolyte, and clearly admits it tastes "a bit crappy"!
They are the best and not fanatical.
I don't see Bart Kay in that list.
@@sunwukong7567
True... Lets also include him.
I'm 75. After going keto in 2020, I switched to a strict lion carnivore diet in 2022. Zero carb healed my body, mind, and my life, but I found I just needed some variety to break the monotony of eating a steak at every meal. A few months ago, I added back eggs, bacon, lamb, seafood, butter, some cheeses, and sour cream. I've also added back one or two avocados a week, plus I now make keto dishes like ribeye and lamb chili (2 medium organic tomatoes, 1 tablespoon of chili powder) and Swedish meatballs. I will occasionally have some blueberries. I have not noticed any changes in my body, nor have I gained any weight. I'm still 95% carnivore, with keto foods for variety. ** Edited ** as far as the other content creators go, most don't have enough brains to fill a thimble.
What was the driver for the fruit/veggies you chose to incorporate, potassium?
i think if you can tolerate that stuff its totally fine, theres no need to be crazy altho certain days i do prefer to not touch a single carb, and some days i dont want to eat at all, other times i want to eat 20 or so olives or something... not scared of that stuff at all, avocados or sour cream all of it is fine imo, and some cheese once in a while... we actually made some ice cream with half and half the other day, 64 oz was 80 carbs split 3 ways so even wiping out the whole thing was decently quality macros with all the good c15 fat etc but i dont consider it clean at all nor do i do that often...
Apparently Cayenne Pepper is very good for our blood. 👍
The same story and timing with me. After healing almost completely I added some things and they don't hurt me anymore. My percentage would be around 85% carnivore now and it suits me well.
@@infiniteepoch8 yes. I was still getting leg cramps if I was walking over 4 miles a day.
Thanks Doc, love your videos. You helped me so much in my health journey and understanding foods. I started to change my routines after reading "The 23 Former Doctor Truths". No wonder Doctor left her career.
I can personally say the carnivore diet has been a game-changer for me. It reduced inflammation and eased arthritic pain, allowing me to get back to working out. It also made it easier to eliminate everything from my diet and reintroduce foods one at a time, so I could tell what worked for me and what didn’t. At 66, I’ve never felt better!
balance is key mostly meat and fish and eggs works for me. I do occasionally eat carbs but rarely.
@@ScotHendricks I can concur. Veganism nearly killed me meat based/carnivore restored my health.
I agree. I'm just weak. Love veggies and crave fruit.
Sounds like my story. No meds now, no digestive issues, lean and strong at 62. I eat between 40-70g carbs/day with no issues. I also do 16/8 fasts (2MAD) regularly.
Anybody that goes on and off carnivore diet can soon find out that their health issues return. Why? My experience is that since my body is and has been sugar and toxin free, as soon as I eat carbs etc., more than what my system can tolerate of course I can feel the effects and the only way I could quickly fix this problem is to go back to strict carnivore. Nobody under the sun can twist my own real unadulterated personal conviction that carnivore is the number one health healing diet ever.
Following Dr. Westman’s way of doing keto healed me enough to go from bedridden to farming. A side benefit was that I also lost 96 pounds. Most people told me, “Of course you got better, you lost weight.” But I got better BEFORE I lost the weight. And I was not able to exercise because of the inflammation in my back, hips and knees. I couldn’t even put on my own shoes and socks! I have been eating a keto diet for eight years now. I’m still a farmer, not bedridden and I can put on my own shoes and socks. I can even wash the BOTTOMS of my feet in the shower! My father died of a heart attack at 58. My mother had suffered multiple strikes and heart attacks by my age of 69 and died at 72 from complications of diabetes. Both parents were diabetic. I was pre-diabetic when I started keto. Today I have never had a heart attack or stroke and I am not diabetic nor ore-diabetic. I take no prescriptions.
Everyone get that point wrong, they think the weight gain is from eating too much when it's all the inflammation and hormonal deficiency from low-nutrition processed foods and grains and fruits and glyphosate tained products. When the inflammation and malnutrition ceases and real nutrition from meat comes in then the weight goes down. I cna't believe people are so dense about this with their CICO-mindset and not a hormone-nutrition mindset.
@@user-ue4he3li8bGreat points
I did carnivore for several months and it did so much good for my body.
I'm currently doing predominantly ketogenic and some days carnivore, and my body feels even better, as does my mood.
I'm very happy with this as a lifestyle. 😊
thank you for sharing , i love your story
Awesome, you do what works best for you.
I started considering the carnivore diet because I felt terrible after eating carbs, and I noticed I felt better after eating meat. So I did a simple web search comparing the nutritional value of meat as compared to vegetables and which is easier to digest, and not from anyone pushing either diets. The simple truth is meat has more nutritional value than vegetables and is easier to digest.
I also noticed that hunger returns much faster when you eat carbs and make you sluggish and tired. I also just now noticed that my memory and cognition is better. And though my weight wasn't an issue, I lost weight.
I do eat fruit and vegetables from time to time, so I don't adhere to it strictly, but the benefits are incentive enough for me.
My approach also. Plus, I never liked vegetables and all my life forced myself to eat vegetables because I thought it was necessary. Went carnivore a while, now I’m carnivore but not strict
I think this is a smart approach
The idea that meat digests easier is common sense to me. Turning a plant into animal tissue seems much more complicated and time consuming than breaking down animal tissue into different tissue 😂
Oddly enough I don't feel any different when eating junk or being carnivore I do notice I'm alittle more depressed feeling cause I'm not getting my usual dopamine hits from eating sugar and all. I believe I feel the same the only benefit I notice is weightloss and not getting sore in the gym and just in general feeling cooler than all the other sugar addicted folks
@ that’s hard to believe. Sounds like you didn’t get adapted or you never really did carnivore
I had a hemorrhagic stroke at the age of 52 on a very low fat diet. After 2 years of dealing with complications from the stroke I found Keto. I have totally reversed the effects of the stroke on a ketogenic diet.
Reading this hit deep. My dad was 52 two years ago and died from a stroke. God bless you
How old are you now.? What were your effects of the stroke? Thanks
I had a mild stroke in 2022
This gives me hope
Thanks for sharing
But what did you actually eat? Low fat diet says nothing. Did you eat candy or was it only organic fruit and veggies?
Lmfao! Your bloodwork sucks, guaranteed
Dr. told me not to eat red meat because I was having gout attacks but that’s when I discovered carnivore and I started eating red meat. Just had my blood work done after 10 months. My uric acid level is 6.2 and I haven’t had a gout attack in six months.😊
great..
I don't see how red meat would be the cause of that when for ages we've known that gout in many people was cause by rich diets.
Good doctor. ❤
Funny how clueless doctors are. No it's scary ,they drug dealers.
I had gout since I was sixteen which agonized me every year for 42 years. I started carnivore 5 years ago and not one bout of gout. 😊 And to boot, I reversed my type two diabetes
Started Carnivore. January 2024. Got rid of me gout that I had for 20 Years, and dropped 55kg in 6 months. I tried many programs there is out there. The carnivore diet has changed my life health improved dramatically.
I am 88 years old. I have had Diabetes for 40 years. I have lost 80 pounds. I been carnivore for three years, I feel great. It's not a fad.
But what was your diet before you went carnivore? McDonalds? Cookies, chips, white bread, ice cream?
88? Wow
You go, guy! 🤩
Do you still need to take shots, or medication, for your diabetes after switching to the carnivore diet?
@@Swearengen1980I can’t answer for this person but my diet prior to 2019 was one of the food pyramid lots of grains and veggies and fruit barley any take out after 2019 low carb / keto i bounced back and forth . I did eat processed foods the first year with my sweet treats . 2022 still low carb keto mix only processed foods were at holidays 2023 I found carnivore and omg I never felt better. I had , insomnia , swelling , nerve pain and neuropathy and digestive issues since a teen . I got minimal relief with keto but carnivore like a new person. I recently found out I have hypoglycemia and borderline low 02 so maybe the reason for my issues but on carnivore idk if they disappeared but I sleep like a baby . I’m animal based now struggling to get back to carnivore . I want to test my 02 see if it changes . I’m decent on animal based but 100% great on carnivore
@@mandyhaven4290 Yes, but my point was virtually everyone would lose weight and feel 90% better doing keto which is far more sustainable. Yeah, Carnivore does make many feel even better and resolve even more issues, but it's not necessary for the majority. And most people can't stick to carnivore, it's just too restrictive and monotonous. Having some fruit and collard greens here and there isn't going to hurt them.
These “influencers” switch things up when the revenue stagnates. I don’t watch anyone that try’s to sell me some garbage supplement or “support group”.
I see nothing wrong with supporting people who need support with life style change!
This is absolute nonsense if you actually watch these people. You literally just pulled that out of your ass.
Yes, I've seen several fasting influencers change 180 lately also.
Excellent comment👌. They all have a personal barrow to push. Beneath surface appearances to the contrary, they are invariably, first and foremost, self-interested and dollars-driven..
They are Grifters.
I’ve lost 140lbs being keto/carnivore and I’ve reversed all health issues including hashimoto’s, PCOS, insulin resistance, and lichen planus. I’m never going back!
so happy for you! I am right behind ya at 100 lbs and reversed so many health issues. Went from over 10 meds to just one! Still waiting for that ole thyroid (hashimotos to take a hike). But otherwise I am the best I've been in 25 years and outta the wheelchair! Yay!
@@activeingredientFAITH that’s so awesome!! 😀
@@Lilybellarose505did you take any supplements like iodine or minerals?
The lady saying she had a stroke had zero to do with carnivore. She made that video as clickbait then followed up with a video explaining that she had a genetic defect small hole in her heart where a blood clot formed and traveled up to her brain. She decided to continue carnivore. Gojiman of course never explained this
I’m sorry but you are not 100% correct. She was carnivore and now she is plant based.
@@AnnaMariaAnia I stopped following her after those few videos from 2 years ago. My statement is still correct based on her stroke claim. Not what she is following today
She even says she was Carnivore off and on. What was the "off" diet like?
@@AnnaMariaAnia She said she was Carnivore off and on.
@@davidzaharik5408 She said in early 2024 that she was vaccinated. At that time she also stated there was no research showing the vaccine causes blood clots but of course we now know different.
I am 66 year old nurse. I started keto 8 years ago after a health emergency. I couldn't believe how many health problems resolved. I lost weight and feel 100% better.
3 years ago I was at work and had crushing chest pain. I was taken to A&E where they found my troponin was raised and a Myocardial infarction was diagnosed (even thought there was thankfully no Myocardial damage) I was lying in hospital thinking that maybe I had it wrong, maybe it was saturated fat after all. However, after an arteriogram the Consultant told me "your coronary arteries are remarkably free of plaque" such music to my ears. I was diagnosed with a MINOCA (Myocardial Infarction with no obstruction of coronary arteries) very rare! It was about this time that I was starting to question the injections 💉 that I had taken the first 2. I am convinced it was an injury. I have kept calm and carried on and my health has continued to improve.
Incidentally, I had an abdominal ultrasound as a follow up for a small abdominal problem . The Radiographer was amazed that there was so little fat in my liver whereas previously there was quite a lot!
I have coronary artery spasm and coronary microvasculsr disease...the problem could be spasm and a problem with microvascular not working properly. I have angina still.take a calcium channel blocker, long lasting nitro and ranozaline. Started keto 5 yrs ago. Carnivore 1 yr ago. Not healed..but no longer in bed all day. Mine started in 2008 when I was 46.
It’s called a type 2 MI and we see them regularly. It has nothing to do with immunizations.
Yes, it actually can very much be the medication that came out in 2020. Don't let people tell you "we see this all the time. It's totally normal." The data is all out there for anyone who really wants to learn the truth. My son, an active duty Army soldier had a heart attack. He was the most fit he's been in his entire career, had a heart attack, all tests and procedures proved he had zero blockage. His wife is now also going to have to be put out of the Army because she took is having heart issues.
Now, heart attacks have been happening for decades, that IS true, but not to this level in these numbers, and for some of the most active, and fit populations. My husband did 22 years in the Army, I served for 8 years and in that time never had colleagues dying from heart issues. Now, my son and daughter have NUMEROUS buddies experiencing heart attacks and suddenly dropping dead.
@GraceSufficient74 that is so sad and not acceptable. My heart issues were before the jabs.
Theres a song called Everybody Knows. Very popular with those of us who understand how nepotism, corruption and greed led to safe and effective heart disease
Thank you Dr. Westman . I started keto 2 years ago, I read Dr. Atkins and Dr. Eades years ago but really struggled staying on the diet at the time. Im doing great now.
Dr Atkins was a GODsend to me. About 22 years now. He was so far ahead of his time. I adjusted the food to what we ate in my Louisiana culture and have years of experience. When I dropped off of it a few times due to work an unavailability of proper food I became tired and sluggish and joint pains returned. I just started again.Now carnavore/keto and as long as I follow it I feel great!!! Same as Dr Atkins.
Been on the carnivore diet for about 1 1/2yrs. Doctor is ALWAYS trying to push statins. They tried 3 different types before I went carnivore and I had side effects from all of them BUT my cholesterol was down. Now I refuse to take any type of statin. I've learned my cholestoral isn't the "end all, be all" of heart attacks & strokes. As I've said to the doctor; "I'd rather die feeling healthy & pain free that the carnivore diet gives me, rather than living & feeling miserable on drugs the doctors are pushing & eating the "standard American diet"
Statins control cholesterol, right? How many more years is it going to take of statins lowering cholesterol while not improving health outcomes is it going to take to finally convince people some certain kind of cholesterol isn't the problem?
Dr Westman, Keto and carnivore has had an unexpected miraculous effect: it has helped my cerebral palsy. I was so stiff two months ago I could hardly walk. Now I can STRIDE.
✨amazing✨
Your comment made me so happy 🙏
I'm so happy for you 💗
Hell yea! Happy for you !!!
Like the Dr mentioned in the beginning, its mostly about health of digestive action. You begin letting things stay away, means that you can have a healing effect cause of the absence of detrimental factors, but it does not mean that you cannot get side effects through the meat eating diet itself if you run it long time.
Take for example the attribute of meat to rot in combination with heat, a lot of time cooling is supposed to be not broken cause of the sensitivity of meat. For humans It takes about 36 hours for food to move through the entire colon. For meat eating species like cats for example it is just a one digit number of hours cause their colon is much shorter.
Its not a bad idea to do these diets under supervision of medical personal to see if your liver or other system relevant things are influenced.
Rotting of meat occurs in combination with heat, and other factors outside a digestive system. Digestion begins as soon as you start chewing. Stomach acid, enzymes, saliva and more all break down the meat without any rotting or putrefaction. Extracting the proper nutrients is very complicated and it does require heat but because so much else is also happening, fresh meat is healthy food as soon as you eat it.
Thank you Dr Westman! ... Age 78, carnivore for 17 months. Pretty amazing no more arthritis pain, no more hand tremors, Cardiologist took me off of heart meds, no more antidepressants, etc. Keto is too complicated for me. Carnivore is health and food freedom. Previously had terrible digestive issues on diets with vegetables and carbs. Veggies actually showed up mostly undigested int the toilet. I had already quit sugar and processed foods and gluten before trying carnivore. It wasn't enough. Thank goodness for Carnivore!
That's amazing congratulations! Did you ever supplement with anything like iodine or minerals?
@@DeadlySponge. Yes, After a few months on carnivore and following several carnivore/keto doctors I started supplementing with Iodine, Vit D and K2 when not out in the sun 30 min a day, CoQ10 per age, and Biotin. Do your research. Follow several carnivore/keto doctors.
@@susans7091 thank you
I'm 80 years old and have been on the Carnivore Diet for 6 months. I went on it to improve my Chronic Kidney Disease and it's working! My GFR is increasing by doing everything we've been told not to do: eating lots of protein, fat, and all the salt I want! Oh, and by eating all the fat, protein, and salt that I want, my blood pressure dropped to a pretty consistent 115 over something.
Awesome!
I started Keto in I think late 2016 because I came across you Dr. Westman. I was already seeing a neurologist at Duke and when I saw your credentials, it gave me the courage to give it a try. (I was researching inflammation) Best dietary decision I ever made. I fell off about 2 years ago simply from stress of being a sole caregiver. But I've gotten back to it in the last few months, even carnivorish, and am doing so much better again! Joint pain gone, skin ache pain gone, clear thinking/memory. Thank you for staying the course. EDIT: Oh, and the 30 lbs weigh I gained falling off :) Sinuses clearing, hair thicker......
I know how taxing it is emotionally, mentally, and physically being a full time caregiver. I hope your health continues to get better and better. Sending love ❤❤
@@jewelsbarbie 🤍 Thank you Jewel. So much.
I'm a full time caregiver as well and I feel ya! When my daughter ended up at Children's Hospital for 4 months, with 3 months of that being in the PICU, I stopped carnivore and just ate Hospital crap food and gained all the weight back within that short period of time. But I'm back on carnivore now and feeling much better and losing the weight. I need the energy that carnivore gives in order to be a caregiver.
My uncle who did physical activities his entire life, low stress lifestyle, vegan entire adulthood had a stroke in his late 60s. He’s never been overweight ever. And it was before Covid.
The lady who had the stroke also said “I’ve been on and off carnivore for years”. Bouncing on and off a diet is suspect in itself. I know, so far, carnivore has lowered my HA1C from 10+ to, as of a couple of weeks ago, 6.6. Still not healthy, but a massive improvement, and hopefully, more to come.
Funny thing is that she is back on Carnivore again 😅
@@Kevinbbadd-c3n She's not back on carnivore. She initially stayed carnivore after her stroke in Aug-2023 and transitioned to lower fat WFPB early 2024. Not sure if she follows vegan.
@@trail.blazer Nope as of now she is back on Carnivore. Verified through one of her comments.
@@trail.blazerWFPB?🤔
@@Kevinbbadd-c3n What date was that comment? Recent? Sounds like she changes her diet more often than some people change their underwear.
So calm. So measured. As usual, Dr Westman is the voice of reason in a sea of sensationalism and radicalisation.
I wonder why he can't eliminate his double chin on this perfect human diet?
At the "6:30" mark in this video is a woman who had a stroke. She has her own YT channel on obsessive treatments to stay youthful and beautiful. She admits to Botox and other filler treatments, which is the more likely cause of her stroke--Not Carnivore!
I thought she also said on her channel that she had only been on carnivore for a short time.
Keto/carnivore . Allowed me to control my Hashimotos and now I have a baby. I’m fairly sure if I had eaten the standard way I wouldn’t be where I am today !
Well done and congrats!
I hope with a good partner. Single parenting is bad for both sides.
The standard American diet is bad. That doesn't mean a carnivore diet is healthy.
@@mrmaxcarter2306 The fact it makes you healthy is a pretty good indication.
It definitely changed my life. I will never go back to eating all the crap they told me to eat. Meat fish and eggs cured me of lots of ailments.
Thank you Dr. WESTMAN, YOUR ONE OF MY FAVORITES. SOUND, DOWN TO EARTH COMMON SENSE. 😊
Ooooo. Where can I get that Kale is BS shirt?
You're
best comment ever
Maybe he'll do a video on his double chin retention on this diet. It's remarkable how he's retained it so long on this perfect human diet.
Never quitting carnivore, it's changed my life, my only regret is that I didn't find it in my twenties ❤
Is it just me that thinks the Keto / Carnivore community seems more genuine and less stressed.....
Yes, and more emotional.
Carnivores are always angry
@@Kevinbbadd-c3nwrong,thats the pasty faced weakling vegans😮
@@Kevinbbadd-c3n mmmmmm Soya milk
@@billyt9921 U Mad
“Stupid is as stupid does”, as Forrest Gump would say.
See, at age 84, I was fed up with the inability to lose weight (175 cm/100 kg). The doctor told me that I was tested as pre-diabetic and prescribed metformin and statins. (Never took his advice.)
I also had a few small skin wounds that never healed, and so on.
After 12 months on keto, my pre-diabetes has gone (A1c 5.1), I lost 25 pounds, my wounds started to heal, I stopped using blood pressure pills, no more early morning sweats, no more strange pain in my stomach or knee, my skin on arms and hands started losing those old spots, no more foggy mind, after bathing no need for a daily deodorant... etc.
The first day I started keto, I joined a gym. Exercising every second day with no excuses.
Now at 86, I am a new person able to lift heavy weights, walk miles, and feel great. My blood pressure is around 115/65, and my heartbeat is between 58-66. Since childhood, I have been told about a blockage in my heart. I have never been able to sprint or play soccer like the other kids. But those new gym exercises apparently opened new blood pathways, and thus, my heart now works fine. All of that was done in moderation while adjusting to the gym exercises and outdoor walking.
My thanks to Dr. Berry, Dr. Cywes, Dr. Westman, and many more.
Strange how all of these 80-90 year olds are always commenting on YT. Same type of comments too. This group barely knows how to turn on a computer/phone yet all over RUclips comments. Suspect.
@@cfoster6804 ‘We‘ (80-90-year-olds) are commenting because we are generally smarter and more experienced than many of you young guys and have something provable to say. Do you?
@@cfoster6804 So, like, how do you know what “this group” knows how to do? Just askin’…
@@bbujic🎉❤❤❤
@@cfoster6804 Speak for yourself. Maybe you don't know shit, but some of us old timers know a lot more that you could ever imagine!
what I love about Dr Eric Westman videos is his calm well thought out approach when evaluating other peoples content. nothing sensational no bad mouthing of others no putting them or their approach down just a calm and well considered opinion based on his years of clinical practise successfully treating his patients. thats enough for me to know that Dr Eric is the real deal he treats everyone with respect and people like Goji man cant compete on all levels.
Completely agree. Dr Eric is most reasonable.
My path to obesity started when an employer, a vegan, forbade animal products in the building. I tried vegetarian. Over the next three years I gained 50 lbs due to excess carbs. And my weight increased from there (another 50 lbs) as we followed the food pyramid after leaving that employer. Since switching to keto/low carb/mod protein/healthy fats, and stopping all pre-diabetes meds 13 months ago, I've lost 40 lbs and my blood glucose is better than on the meds. My doc is tracking my results.
Glad you are doing better, kinda wild forbearance to put upon your staff. Not knocking you for obeying, obviously, I don't know the circumstances but that had to be tough one not to disobey.
The Food Pyramid is awful, it's like what the UK govt recommends, but presented as a plate of sugar.
Surely that can’t be legal?
@@sallyedwards2400 Perhaps not legal, but fortunately carnivore means you probably don't need to eat at work, or eliminate there, either!
My 5 years of heartburns in plant base diet gone in only 3 days when I changed to Carnivore diet. Following with many health issues improvment. They can say whatever they want.
Acid reflux and heartburn stopped when I started keto-vore. If I ever cheat for holidays it comes back and I have to add extra pillows when I sleep to keep my head and chest elevated. If i don't, I will actually feel reflux up into my throat, almost vomiting( it's scary, almost choke sometimes)like I did before going ket-vore. I eat a lot/ love of spicy food, especially being in the southwest, but never get heartburn anymore, unless I go back to eating carbs. Keto-vore totally cured that issue and inflammation in my joints and back from almost 35 years at UPS.
Same. Tried plant based a couple of times and felt horrible. Decided to start strength training so bumped meat protein up to 125 grams and cut most refined carbs and my IBS improved dramatically. Totally unintended consequence. I also look and feel better at 56
“Leading by example” - the best words of wisdom i took from this video. Thank you Dr Westman. I’ve been struggling to convince people to change their diets as I have to no avail. I always knew leading by example would most likely be the only way to convince them to change, but I did not follow through. Hearing it from you in this video just seemed to hit me differently. My goal is to actually see serious results for myself and let them speak for themselves. Thank you for this video 🙏🏻
i'm still very much carnivore and i'm not going to change i'm almost 3 years in and I don't have any medical issues
Logic and reason as always from Dr Westman 👍
He's been the calm and intelligence I've stayed connected to throughout the years. I appreciate him so much.
The lady with the stroke told how her doctors told her they did not believe that her carnivore diet caused the stroke. For the Vegan to leave that out is totally unethical
My Nurse Practitioner was all for the Carnivore/ Keto Diet. She and her husband had been doing it for over 5 years, lost weight and were much healthier. My Cardiologist wasn't so excited. She said you really don't want to start following Crazy Diets, but admitted she knew very little about Keto/ Carnivore. I have A-Fib, Pre-Diabetic, far too overweight, edema in legs and feet, low T and low energy.
8 months later in my first blood work since starting......... I lost 85 pounds, my Blood Pressure is back in normal range, my Cholesterol went DOWN, my A1C went from Pre-Diabetic, back to within Normal Range, and my Low T is improved greatly. I don't have all of the aches and pains from being overweight. I'm able to walk normally again. Feeling much better physically and mentally. Next......
After 8 years of vegan, I developed all the same issues you had, except I had neuropathy in my legs. I'm full of arthritis and just had my hip replaced. Then 2 years ago, palps began. After research, I no longer over eat , lots of supplements and guacamole, give me palps. I did carnivore for six months. Ultimately I
love food and veggies are back in my diet. I need fiber. I like ballance more after carnivore
This sounds partially like BS. A Nurse Pract who didn't know anything about keto? Everyone has known about keto for 20 years. Carnivore, I get, but there's simple no way that anyone in the medical field doesn't know exactly what Keto is. Don't eat carbs/sugar isn't complicated.
I am interested to know what was wrong with your walking in the first place
@@ShazziePx Was struck by a Vehicle years ago while working on a Highway. Messed up back and my legs. Although I could still walk, it was painful and simply standing in line somewhere was excruciating. Doing a lot of sitting and very little exercise, I basically gained weight and that made it even worse.
Prior to that, I worked out 4 days a week and ran a mile 5 days a week.
@@Swearengen1980 Read my post. My NP knew about it, because she and her husband did it. My Cardiologist was also a Nutritionist taught in the old school and taught patients the "Food Pyramid", and thought Carnivore/ Keto was crazy.
4:00 😂 I stopped eating vegetables and fruits because I had so many bloating issues eating those. Now I'm full carnivore stomach pain went away and inflammation too so I know what to do with my nutrition ❤
You're the real deal Doctor and I love your demeanor and presentation of facts and experience as an actual MD.
And after reading pages and pages of comments, it's clear his 19th century breakthrough training is without dispute.
But the problem is, when I go off of a carnivore diet, I am in pain and have brain fog. My knees hurt, my intestines feel like a monster clawed them from the inside out, and I gain weight like crazy. So many of us are sensitive to American wheat and dairy and they hide that crap in EVERYTHING!
trial and error. i found that peanuts were messing me up even though i didnt show any response to them, nightshade foods and coffee. all just mess me up 😢
Same!!!!! EVERYTHING is better on Carnivore.
I think we still need to diversify bacteria again with milk kefir, broths etc. Dr. Natasha Campbell has talked about this extensively. I recommend listening to her talks and checking out her books. She has a no-plants GAPS version.
Because the wheat is genetically modified (so is veg, fruits..) and our bodies can’t tolerate this crap .
Why you stop eat healthy and go back to food that kill you.
I’ve been eating meat, fish, eggs and raw multi-vegetable salads with berries, EVOO and balsamic vinegar dressing for 2 years 10 months. Lost 73 lbs, got off 7 meds I had been on 20+ years and had best blood test results ever. I’ve been visiting my cousin the past couple of weeks and I have been very lacks on my diet (processed carbs and sugar). Within two days, my joints were hurting and my blood pressure was out of control. Wow!!! I crave my healthy lifestyle.
That’s not Carnivore
awesome
@@Kevinbbadd-c3n He didn't say it was carnivore. He was telling us what he has been eating and the changes that he noticed when he reintroduced some foods.
@@Kevinbbadd-c3n Duh!!! Of coarse it’s no carnivore. I’ve experienced incredible results and shared what I did.
@@MOAB-UT thanks for you compliment
I'm 59, 3 months on keto...down 22 lbs, 213 to 192, a1c back to normal. Not going back to my carb addiction.
Doctor Westman, thank you as always, for bringing the voice of reason. I am healing, slowly, but it is fine with me, I have the rest of my life and that will be longer and better, because I eat the carnivore way
I have listened to all of those influencers in the past. I noticed they all started their new philosophy on diet when keto/ carnivore was clearly being demonized. I personally think that human beings desire to be a part of the status quo. It is hard to overlook that they also promote products. I appreciate your years of knowledge helping your patients on healing metabolic disorders and sharing with us.
Not true at all. Saladino switched way before the others, as did Dr. Ted Naiman, Carnivore Yogi, Jack Kruse and many others.
But you don't have to buy their supplements to gain their advise , good advice ! Seems to me they are so rude too ,unlike Dr westman ,he is so polite and measured , l eat a few veg not much , mainly meat fish eggs with some dairy , real stuff x
I would love to do an interview with you some time Dr. Westman. I am a keto/carnivore for over 6 years. I was completely carnivore for about 8 months and today I am mostly carnivore, but I have 5-10 percent veggies. I lost over 200 lbs, I am no longer diabetic, many problems healed. Last year I had a stroke. A pretty severe experience. My systolic shot up to 310. They got my BP down with meds and gave me the clot buster, but I was blind and I couldn't walk afterwards. They did an MRI and I had 4-5 previous strokes I didn't know about. They kept wanting to put me on a Statin, but I wouldn't take it, because I know cholesterol is an Important and necessary. And my brain needs it to form new neurogenic pathways, and statins cross the blood brain barrier. My LDL was 121 two days after my stroke when I was still mostly blind and could get 4-5 steps in a walker, but normally it is around 105-110. Well I went a little more keto for a while and had some salads, but still ate a LOT of meat and 3 months later, after much physical therapy, I could see, walk, and drive, and I went back to work. I have since had all the heart tests, ultra-sounds of my heart and neck, cat-scans of nearly everything, and a CTA scan. They showed I have NO blockages of any kind in any of my arteries. My High BP was pulmonary (something about the right side and left side of the heart). It is different than normal high BP, and they have started me on a medication for that. I am 50 years old and was a severe diabetic for years. I was on over 300 units of insulin per day and still was having A1C's in the 14's. Today the only thing I fight with is BP. I am going to try to loose some more weight and see if that helps it further, but really life is good. I feel better today after 5-6 strokes than I did when 200 lbs ago when I was diabetic as heck. I get up early and do things all day long then I eat in the evenings watch a little RUclips and go to sleep about 6-7 hours and do it all over again when the sun comes back up. I have fun with my family. I go on walks for miles and miles. I have discovered I love roller coasters and we are always going on trips to places to ride them.
Accounts like yours are turning the med industry upside down. Bravo! He couldn't have fathomed what we're all reading and reporting here. It's a disgrace and I'm amazed the comments haven't been removed so I will give the channel admin credit for allowing the jury to nullify any pyramid nonsense his med masters have him peddling.
My dentist is probably the most consistent health professional I've seen over the past 22 years & she couldn't believe the difference in my mobility since my last visit 6 months ago. She asked what I'd been doing differently & I said, "Change my diet to low carb & IF " I have MS & pernicious anemia, so fatigue was a real issue... not so much anymore. Still have to have B12 injections but I'm not counting down the days to the next one...
Research copper!
I just watched the video on the 65 year old woman that had the stroke. It wasn't from the carnivore diet. The doctors said the cause of the stroke was from a small hole in her heart and she had been on a plane and should've had compression socks on and she didn't. She said she is confident continuing the carnivore diet.
It's also been revealed that she was jabbed as well.
She ended up going on a plant based diet after she said she was staying carnivore.
I was strict carnivore for 5 years. Worst mistake of my life. I felt fantastic, I mean awesome, for 4 years. Then the bottom fell out. I began feeling tired and drank more coffee to compensate (but never more than 2 cups a day). Then my gut blew up. I had severe gut inflammation for 3 days, felt like I was going to die. I was gaining weight back, blood sugar was climbing. Then I had full blown leaky gut. Massive cortisol and insomnia due to the stress my body was under. That lead to adrenal fatigue. If you don't know what adrenal fatigue is, it's what causes fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. It will stop you cold.
It's been 2 years since I stopped being carnivore, and I'm still battling to get healthy. I had to stop working, stop all exercise, basically my life came to an utter standstill. Why? Because carnivore is ZERO FIBER. Your gut microbes live exclusively off of fiber. No fiber and goodbye gut health, good bye health. I feel fortunate to be alive. I healed and sealed my gut with the GAPS intro diet, plus 1/2 cup beans 3x a day, and am eating a ton of fermented foods, kefir, and yogurt--all homemade from organic sources, store bought is crap and doesn't do the job of rebuilding the gut microbiome.
For those that say, "Well it didn't work for you, that's YOU." That's like saying "Well, some people need oxygen, some don't." We all have microbiomes, and they all need fiber. And not the kind from grains. Educate yourself.
And for those that say "You didn't do carnivore right, etc. etc." Wrong. I did it exactly the way the BS carnivore gurus say to do it. And it ruined my health.
I say all of this in hopes of helping others avoid the hellish nightmare I'm still going through, 2 years after quitting carnivore. And no, I didn’t take the depop shot.
I hear what you're saying and don't have any argument ....but aside from that, I wondered if you've ever been tested for Lyme disease.
I'm at year 5 and after the initial 90 days of beef only, I did a few experiments with eggs, cheese, butter. Butter has worked best. Today I am eating only raw beef and it has been great. No more electrolyte problems that I had when I was cooking the meat. Now I don't waste energy on cooking, I just rinse it off and then slice it up. If I am delivered bones, I spoon out the marrow and eat it cold. If liver, I just eat it raw. No need to cook any of it and you lose the urge to salt it, so I have all these beautiful salts, but because there are no muscle cramps anymore, I haven't needed them for months now.
I hear what you are saying about fiber, but the cows can actually digest that stuff, humans cannot. And while you can have tons of bacteria in your gut, I see no reason to have bacteria there for plants if I am only eating meat.
I think you probably ran into another problem unrelated to eating meat. Good luck with your journey.
I prefer a zero carb because it has no impact on my dental health. If you put carbs in your mouth, you will have to deal with dental decay.
I prefer beef only because it's clearly the most energy dense food we can consume and that just makes sense to eat once a day and then fast for 23 hours, or longer as your case may be.
Now that I know I can eat it raw, and not waste energy in cooking or preparation and I'm probably getting a better dose of bacteria from the cow and the living flesh, I figure there is really no reason to consider carbs in the form of fiber or sugar because they have no nutritional value. Only the fat and water in the meat carry vitamins. And as I was saying before, the minerals seem to stay in balance for significant periods of time if eating raw - months without sugar and no twitching, no cramping, etc. It's just a more efficient diet from from every perspective.
Even the idea that the cows get to live because I'm not taking lots of their land and asking for pristine fruits and veggies at the supermarket sets well with me. I prefer to feed those to the cows, let them have babies and give milk, and then when they are old, I'll eat them. That supports more life as far as I can tell and I don't even eat a whole cow a year, so it's not a burden on anybody...
You wouldn’t need that flora on carnivore, so the argument that the loss of it due to carnivore cause you problems when you stopped it makes no sense. You felt great when on it and then felt horrible when you stopped… why stop?
@goolash9991
Did you get the (so-called) “vaccine”?
@ Hell no. Drug free, shot free. I don’t do doctors or their toxic drugs & procedures. I stated that at the end of my post.
This woman was interviewed on Steak and Butter Gall channel about a year ago. She had been vegan for 5 years and self reported she often was a junk food vegan. Changed various diets switching to carnivore 9 months before her stroke. Also during the change to carnivore she had a hip replacement and then contracted covid. She still follows the carnivore diet. So not everything regarding her case is being relayed correctly. Talk about misleading people, lol. I spent yesterday at an orthopedic surgical center supporting a family member having surgery. Watching the various people's coming in and out was eye opening. Keep as low carb as you can is all I will say about what I noticed about the patients.
"Keep as low carb as you can is all I will say about what I noticed about the patients." - since going low carb and learning about metabolism, I am noticing people's girths. I'm amazed at how many "pregnant" men there are with some of them looking like they are 1 or 2 months past term. And the family group with the "mini me" children. It's very sad.
@@jobrown8146 Indeed it is.
@@pamostman516 And the solution is so simple, but may be more difficult for some people. Motivation is very important; for me it was learning that diabetes can cause blindness and kidney damage. My husband was on peritoneal dialysis (unrelated to diabetes). We researched both types and both have a large impact on your life.
Considering how much the mainstream seems to want to kill meat production/consumption in this country i would be interested in knowing if these "influencers" have been paid off
That's a good point @preshrunk_cyperpunk5479 but there are a LOT of really stupid people who can be "influenced" themselves with a well placed threat here and there - the biggest one being the threat of losing friends/income.
My thoughts as well. Psycho warfare.
I wonder if these keto carnivore influencers are being paid off by big meat .
Do you?
Mainstream IS NOT trying to kill meat production. That is nonsense.
@@julienfroidevaux1143
Yes. My first thought from the start.
I appreciate that you take your time to adress this criticism. I presently try to get into ketosis. I suffer from EDS, not over weight, normal bloodwork even thought low carb, high fat/protein transitiom raises my LDL, total cholesterol(my HDL goes up, my triglycerides low, bloodsugar low/normal as well as insuline) BUT I have problems with arthritis, meniscus tears, inflammation etc that I realise benefit from a low carb diet. I sometimes feel hesitant about leaving out a large amount of fruits and vegetables(processed foods and flour/sugar etc in any form has not been a part of my diet for long) have even given up on my small amount of berries at the moment but still allowing lots of leafy greens, SOME cherry tomatoes, broccoli, kale etc and som nuts(pecans, almond butter, walnuts, hempseeds but limited amount). I skipped dairy (milk, youghurt, cottage cheese) but kept full fat cheese, sourcream/full fat cream along with butter, ghee(goat ghee) and some olive oil). Olives and avocados are in! I get hungry three times a day! Not a snacker. My ”fasting” is always 13-14 hours, it’s my normal way(have to take my dog out in the morning…
But! I stay on 0.5 on my urin stick. Have a headache in the morning. I do add extra salt, mix some celtic salt into my water. My bloodpressure tends to drop even when I’m not on a Keto diet and I can feel it has increased so…
Constipation is also an issue, always have been due to my EDS but now worse. So! I have days when I’m in doubt. Still I can say that mental state benefits from a low carb diet. Having constant stress from a disease that progressively makes you “fall apart” causing an overload on your nervous system requires staying “balanced” the best you can. But I wish I knew I was doing the right thing… I’m not yet sure!! Trying to be patient. I agree with some of the criticism as I feel that the Carnivore approach sometimes is extremely offensive. This is so unnecessary. If you are certain about what you are doing or recommending to others then this is not the way you behave! Greatful for advice on my own situation from sincere doctors, someone with a similar situation as mine.
I have never been fully carnivore. However, since I increased beef/ organs and meats consumption my health improved.
The thing is .... I spent over 30 years trying to get healthy with a balanced diet with very little ultra processed foods and lots of whole food fibre. I got sicker and sicker until I found kero and then carnivore. Over 3 years in and I feel like I’m actually living.
Same here. Now I ONLY eat what I farm (grass fed sheep,beef and dairy) plus some organic coffee. I I am so thankful for the Carnivore diet. Not everyone can do it as they find it too restrictive so then I recommend DrWestman‘s book ‘End your carb confusion’.
Same, I am on month 5 and my auto immune disorder is healing. Its slow but I finally feel human. Down 20 pounds and I am going to stick to it 😊
Same with all of us, not sure my take on this doc, personally I don't think he looks health... maybe he is eating to many carbs
A couple of friends just died of pancreatic cancer...one of them 50yo - Standard American diet, slightly overweight; the other 70yo - health freak, one hour daily walk, golf every weekend, vegetarian/vegan and slim built. As a matter of fact, i have noticed more people with pancreatic issues this last decade, while before it was so rare, i didn't even know it existed. Any imput? Is it on our food? Water? Thanks for any input
The lady who had the stroke, mentioned on her channel video that she had taken a long airplane flight without using compression stockings, that had more to do with her stroke than anything else.
She also has R/A
And she was vaccinated !!!!!
@@dag-nabbitWhat's R A ?
I have tried every diet and I counted calories for so long that my metabolism slowed to the point I would gain weight when I ate 900 calories a day. We are talking years of this. I started keto and I lost 71 in a year and I wasn't hungry all the time. All but one of my health issues went away. My knees were in such bad shape that I was still headed toward needing a wheelchair. I tried carnivore and the pain decreased to near zero. It took some time, but I am much better now. I am in my 5th year of carnivore, just turned 69 this month, and I don't need any kind of perscription medication.
You aren't as hungry in ketosis because it down regulates the metabolism (it's a survival mode to keep you from starving to death), the exact opposite of thriving. Notice most carnivore gurus are eating only one meal a day now, that's why.
Your knee issues etc are related to plants, seeds/nuts, grains and polyunsaturated fats. That's why carnivore works, it's not because you're just eating meat.
That’s great thanks for sharing. Would love some ideas for breakfast and lunch please 😊
@@wholeenchilada9599 Classic eggs and bacon is carnivore is my sons favorite breakfast. Personally, I just eat two meals a day.
I had a silent heart attack about one or two months into carnivore after developing bloodclots in varicose veins due to yard work injury. I'm 69 and slowly healing. All my cardiologist wanted to address was my 330 LDL with statins. I'm also seeing a carnivore naturopath. She's treating thyroid, hormones, cortisol, digestion, and high ferritin. My VO2max had dropped into the poor zone and I had a cardiovascular age of 79! An ultra sound showed I have a prolapsed posterior valve, but my resting blood flow is good at 65 - 75%. I have stayed with carnivore for 7 months now. My VO2max is gradually improving! I'm moved into the Fair zone and cardiovascular age is 72. Strength training and walking 😊
I can’t stand Gojiman. I find him to be highly obnoxious who cherry picks videos and takes things out of context all the time. Most of what he aims at Keto and carnivore equally applies to vegans! No one has said that eating carnivore or Keto will prevent you from having a heart attack or stroke. Diet is a highly personal thing and one has to try and adapt diets to suit your own personal needs.
But he looks so healthy... Just like all the other dweebs, beaming health 😅
yeah he has that classic angry vegan vibe. Calling others idiots, condescending self-righteous attitude
I’d never heard of this Gojiman before. Think I’m goona have to stop watching this video; dude is super annoying.
Typical left wing soyboy!
My stepdad is off of all pharmaceutical drugs and weight is down to when he was in the military (He's 70). He was on tramadol, gabapentin, baclofen, mirtazapine, omeprazole, and a few others. His doctors are not happy. He feels better than he has in years, what the hell is wrong with these people? God complex having, overeducated fools.
They like money and your dad has put a halt to their money flow.
Isn't that frightening? And we can't blame it all on Big Pharma, since so many physicians and PA's are the prescribers.
Many of them are educated into imbecility.
They paranoid about cow farts..
Your stepdad reduced their profit margins. Good for him!!!!
I heard a few months back that, some influencers were being paid to stop promoting keto and carnivore. Especially keto. Sounds like it may be true.
I'm having a really difficult time tolerating Goji Man's attitude (the carnivore diet denier). Last year I went on the carnivore diet and in 4 months my high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels returned to normal, psoriasis spots nearly healed, and my fluctuating low thyroid level stabilized.
So refreshing to hear your balanced voice of reason.
Biggest take-away for me in my personal journey is that it is so 'personal' - what works so well for me does not work at all for others.
Keep up the great work.
Agree!
I respect influencers that share their health shifts with honesty and integrity 🤓 TY 4 keeping it real 👌🏼
Since I've been keto/ carnivore 4 years I have not been sick once...not one sniffle. Others I know are the same .
Me too! Six years of Keto/carnivore and never sick! And you know what worldwide illness that includes…
Funny because I was sick all the time. I gave up zero carb the moment I got sick with pneumonia.
@@IZombi-mx9lsyeah that can’t be accurate. I do not believe you. I was Carnivore for 9months and not one single sniffle and I was surrounded by kids and adults with strep, covid, sinus infections etc. Carnivore boosts your immune system to 💯 so you must’ve been sneaking carbs or sugar or something….
I did get Covid, but I was vaccinated. Barely noticed it. I laugh at the Chicken Littles squawking about "the jab".
I’m 64 years old, doing carnivore for almost 3 years.
I feel better than ever!
I've been through some major things. After, and recovering, my favorite vegetables and fruits were making me feel sick. Carnivore was helping my recovery. Long term I hope eventually be able to eat all healthy foods, not the bad highly processed food and high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup really make me sick, so learning different ways to eat, Carnivore and keto, are making me feel better and teaching me different ways to eat or when I have a set back, Carnivore will reset me to a feeling good again. Everything has value, you don't have to only eat one way forever. I appreciate all the different opinions and advice.
delauer is the worst one always selling something, but saladontknow is selling stuff too pretty often
I'm guessing Saladino is planning a book.
Saladontknow (great name, btw) has been debunk often.
I watch Bart Kay too! 😂
Maria Emmerich is like a modern day Billy Mayes, like some of the other influencers.
Not sure if you seen Paul lately, but if your external complexion has anything to do with indication of health I don't think he's better off for the path that he's taken.
My lifetime digestive and elimination issues ONLY went away on carnivore- I have been omnivore then vegetarian then vegan (whole food not junk food for 6 years) which tanked my health even though I don’t smoke 🚭 no alcohol and no drugs. Go carnivore and enjoy the new life!
Me too. My gut (I have UC) nearly killed me eating plants and carbs.
Same here. We got this!
Definitely!
8 Years ago when my GP told me to look into Keto and I found Dr. Westman, and started following his Keto prescription strength version to the letter the very next day! It saved my life, I'm certain that I would have died within a few months had I not made the changes!
Thanks go out to Dr. Hightower in Oklahoma and Dr. Westman in SC for saving my life ❤
the "godfather" of carnivore himself has always held that carnivore may not be a permanent diet for everyone, but that it was a tool to get back to health and then one can reintroduce foods. that said, been carnivore since june 2023 and i have no intentions of stopping.
The fact is these so-called influencers clicks where dropping and they needed a different click bait.
yep, grifters.
I'm sure you wouldn't say that if they were vegans switching to carnivore. You'd probably say something positive about a carnivore diet and negative about a vegan diet.
.....Or a real job!
@@mrmaxcarter2306 Yes, these vegans might be smarter now and want a healthy life. Most vegans get sick in the long run.
@@PaulBengtsson seems Like most carnivore dieters end up sick. It's a lot easier to be plant based or mostly plant based..and healthier too.
There are no studies showing a carnivore diet is a healthy diet. And comparing it to a processed, junk food diet isn't saying much.
Greens, nuts, berries and legumes are all healthy and should be a mainstay in people's diets. Coffee and tea are amazing too. As are spices. All are healthier than any meat on an individual level. The only positive thing about meat is it's a concentrated source of protein and maybe iron, but both are easily replaceable.
Right on Dr Westman! 👍👏👏
Thanks Doc. If you read the book called "The 23 Former Doctor Truths", you would know exactly why!
That's a a lot of spam you do there.
Does he mention anything about how he has retained his double chin on his ketosis diet? It's impressive!
I’m so sick of these bots
The clinical experience. Seeing what patients do and checking their results, their labs, how they feel is exactly right! Dr Westman is correct because he can see first hand what works and what doesn’t. As an obesity doc I see 100 patients a week and I see their labs their calcium scans, I see people that have heart disease and I look and see their labs and what happens to them on the low carb and keto diets and their lives and health get better on low carb and applying things Dr Westman teaches, and I have all their data at my fingertips in the electronic record and patients everyday thanking me for changing their life. When you see those patterns of what works and what doesn’t and how people’s metabolic syndrome labs correlate you cannot unsee it.
Thank you Dr. Westman for explaining this video. I completely trust you and your opinion. Bless you and your team ❤
66 year old carnivore here and have healed many health issues!!! Healthier now and on no medication than i have been all my life. I have more energy and stanima also at my age now being carnivore. I will never stop my carnivore lifestyle!!
Yep, removing those vegetable oils and grains makes a massive difference.
I just started watching this and I’ll say I’m not quitting… influencers don’t influence me…
I watched out of curiosity. Never watch "influencers" either. I call them "zealots", even this doc! Everyone is different, life styles, needs ect. What works for one may not work for the next. I do watch and love, Dr. Gil Carvalho (NutritionMadeSimple). He's unbiased, uses sound science, doesn't try to sell one diet or the other. I also like Dr. Suneel Dhand, straight up facts about all around health.
@@zsigzsag I watch some of their videos but it was small channels that inspired me to try the carnivore diet and I’ve been successful doing a less strict version
@@dccoletrain I've been Vegan for almost 3 yrs now, WFPB low carb. I has a high cholesterol count and some calcification on my arteries. I was taking generic Zetia low dose and it dropped some but the Vegan diet dropped it dramatically (I want to drop the statin hopefully) I love meat and dairy but terrified of bypass surgery..lol! I will eat fish occasionally tho. I'm actually healthier now than I was earlier in life, going on 73. No health issues other than hypothyroidism but controlled. Only eat once a day but never that hungry. I don't preach Veganism it just works for me.
@@zsigzsag Doesn't sound like it. You're still on a statin and have calcified arteries. I'm 65, take no meds, lift, run, all biomarkers are excellent. Bypass surgery isn't even a thing to me. Outperform 30 year olds, my own 30 year old self included.I'm ketovore since 2017, that's 50 pounds ago.
@@hektor6766 I may drop the statin. I was taking it before becoming Vegan. Caclification hasn't progress wasn't that bad anyway not enough to warrant treatment. And yeah I can keep up with 30 yr olds too! I'm ideal weight 119 (5'5"). Lost 17lbs before Vegan.
I’m watching this as I’m eating my liver and eggs after regaining my health. Regaining my life. Regaining my energy! Multitude of issues have been corrected. More than happy to share with you, but not wanting to post them here. And this is all since doing Carnivore since October 1 of last year/keto from July 6. Thank you very much. I’m gonna stick to my carnivore diet.
Saladino, DeLaur, and Norton are all highly muscled, and high level athletes. Most people aren’t and need to reduce their carbs accordingly.
Good point.
They are all ' High Energy ' Junkies like I used to be. The Carnivore diet is quite relaxing and calming. I've had many comments on how my mood has improved since I turned carnivore to heal my Crohns' disease. Now I switch between pure carnivore and ketovore according to how my body feels.
@@marcjames3487 It will catch up to them when they're older.
Saladino always makes it clear to only consume certain carbohydrates to your energy requirements and not more than that amount.
(7:03) The woman that had the stroke plainly says that she was on and off of the carnivore diet for years. Why would that man assume that the carnivore diet is what caused the stroke without some kind of biased opinion? Many people on all kinds of diets have strokes every day. A plant-based diet or the carnivore diet doesn't give you any immunity toward having a stroke. P.S. I'm an omnivore who enjoys many foods.
Because he's a propagandist vegan. There are people that do this all over the internet from the political, the social justice side and the nutrition side.
I watch her channel. She's had lots of health issues. She doesn't think it's the carnivore diet that caused it at all.
So glad and thankful your here Dr.
0:51 did she get the jab?
I have a friend who at 38 and a gum gal had a stroke, she is a jabber .
Did she catch C19? It can also cause a myriad of heart and endothelial problems.
what a cold? @@silasakron4692
what is a jabber?@@foxfieldfarmer5570
Must be 😂
Exactly what i learned in “Health and Beauty Mastery” by Julian Bannet, that book is a real eye opener about shocking stuff health industry is doing! I completely changed my habits
Thanks for sharing
Theres another book. Its called: how to spot a fabricated shill comment.
@@0ptimal Exactly, and always this terrible ebooks. "Health and Beauty Mastery" and "Secret Supplements" appear on various channels comments and always with insanely high likes. Very clear that this is a dirty campaign and all the likes are paid for.
@@0ptimalwhy they make this comment?
So on the one hand you have scammers selling you pills and on the other tbogus doctors selling you meat.
Started carnivore after a foot operation in December 2019, Lost 40 kilograms, of course I've tryed also the version with fruit/ vegetables... Now, since six months strict carnivore (meat, eggs, greek yoghurt, hard swiss cheese ) - feel the best!
I love your balanced approach! To me it seems like the Fad part of keto and carnivore is changing or leaving, but the rest of us know we eat this way because we need to. I have IBS and am pre diabetic. Eating keto makes me feel like a person
My bowl movements are MUCH better while I am strictly “Lion “ If I have a couple days eating Starches (Potatoes) and Greens (Broccoli) my movements are a mess
Same. Its so obvious this is what we’re supposed to eat. Our body shows us.
Any carbs create constipation for me. Frustrating. But it keeps me carnivore, which has healed so very many ills. But, since I’m human, not everything is healed. It doesn’t stop me from eating better over time and hoping that the disorders I’ve been told are “irreversible” will be found not to be, if I live long enough. 😉
Probably because you starved your gut bugs to death and you can't properly digest plants..
😂, when I was vegan, eating raw food, 8 years ago, they came out as water, i was miserable @@mrmaxcarter2306
😂 nobody can digest plants. They rot in the gut and we get very little nutrients from them. Maybe you're mother was a cow so you have a ruminant stomach. @mrmaxcarter2306
10 days into a vegan diet and I had severe stomach pain, bloating and diarrhea, it was the body's way of telling me, eat real food!
The difference in speaking style and tone between Goji Man and West Man is significant. Who would you rather have a conversation or debate with?
Goji .
West Men sounds low energy and sleepy , he needs carbs .
@@julienfroidevaux1143 😂
@@michaelsliwinski8044 Chafee sounds low energy as well .
Goals are important. Many of these influencers are gym rats with goals of building muscle. Not dealing with diabetes, autoimmune, or obesity issues.
Their goals are views, likes and revenue.
You missed the real reason...the elimination of Polyunsaturated Fats in the diet.
62 years old, started Keto in January 2019 and after 5 years, began Carnivore at the beginning of 2024, so at this point, almost 6 years. I'm down 100lbs, within 10lbs of my ideal weight, off 2 BP meds, no longer pre-diabetic, no more sleep apnea, acid reflux, no more arthritis pain, and more energy than I've had in 20 years. I'm now strength training again for the first time in 4 decades. My wife has reversed fatty liver, T2 diabetes, fibromyalgia, arthritis, and more. I'm never going back to the Standard American Diet. We may have a keto friendly treat or even completely deviate from low carb on occasion but never more than 2 consecutive days or meals and we've had great success. Rarely hungry, no cravings, and only need to eat one or 2 meals daily. I wish I had started this sooner and I share my success with as many as I can.
Do I have cramps and a need for electrolytes, absolutely, but it's an easy problem to solve with supplementation of electrolytes.
I don't know who some of the of the folks in the video are other than Thomas DeLauer but I stopped following him many months ago when he started changing his story and following Dr Paul Saladino. I do think Dr Saladino and Thomas offer some useful content but it will easily confuse folks that aren't well grounded in what they are doing.
Amazing as a species that we managed to survive and thrive for hundreds of thousands of years on 99.9%+ carnivore… and these influencer clowns think we need a constant stream of fruits and vegetables when there wasn’t such a thing for 99%+ of human history.
You are absolutely right when you call them clowns 👍
I agree. Hunter gatherers, or those who lived by the sea, or those in more arid climates with olives, lamb, goat, and a very rustic/basic form of bread, all of them still ate what was available and they are from whom we come. And corn wasn't anything like we are blessed (or cursed) to have today. Vegetables (heritage?) were not the same and were still only consumed in season and were harvested from where the people actually lived. It shouldn't be that hard to wrap our pointy heads around ;) .
Well said
Amazing the morbidly obese can live into their 70's , 80's and 90's .
Amazing plants civilised humans .
The beer civilisation theory exists for a reason .
No such carnivore theory exists .
THANK YOU Dr Westman for a fair & accurate critique. 👍🙂 I SUSPECT that Goji-Man Does NOT what to come to your clinic and see your SCIENTICFIC EVIDENCE that disproves his beliefs - Because, "it's Bad for (HIS) Business" and bad for HIM ""makin money" of HIS Channel". I always find it 'interesting' when a man criticizes his opponents for doing EXACTLY what he himself is doing. 👎 Self-Righteous-Hypocrisy...??? UGH...! -70SomethingGuy
Why are these people trying to debunk these influencers? Why should you care about what some people choose to do as far as what they eat? To each its own. Maybe this country should clean up the foods that we consume.
Thank you, Dr Westman.
I'll go with my body and my labs tell me. The thing some of these influencers talk a big game, but we really don't know whet they are actually doing when nobody is looking. I remember a famous vegan influencer who got busted on a vacation eating fish, because her friend was shooting video of them eating dinner with her phone and posted it on social media. Then had to do a public apology. Saladino changed his game but his carnivore book is still for sale on Amazon. Interesting. Like I said. I'll stick with my results and my labs.
I appreciate you doctor for sharing this. You are letting us make our own decisions by showing us to weigh the differences in diets and lifestyles. I love your practical approach. Trusting we have enough good sense to choose what works best for us. Thank you so very much. Im Carnivore and over a year. I feel so much less stress. No more irritable bowel syndrome. No more constantly thinking about food. I’m not hungry all the time. And I know what I’m going to eat. Carnivore ❤
The woman who had a stroke. I'm betting on her having taken the coerced injectable post 2021.
She did actually
Yep she did and now she went Vegan.
@Stop-What-U-Are-Doing-At-Once you want to do some research. The harms the injectable’s have caused are overwhelming. The evidence is overwhelming.
@Stop-What-U-Are-Doing-At-Once Maybe you should learn how to critically think about something for once in your life and not just believe every word from the idiotic news that is constantly overflowing with lies and misinformation.
@Stop-What-U-Are-Doing-At-Once yeah, nonsense, my friends dad took it and had a massive heart attack and died, his daughter permanently lost her sense of taste.