I have found that I am spending less at the grocery store each month. No chips, no soda, no cookies, no ice cream, no etc. All of these foods cost more than the extra meat I am now buying. The added bonus is I am losing weight and feeling better than I have in years which is priceless!!!
@@bridgethake8218I have the same issue. I had bought new underpants just before I started low carb and then they got too big and I had to buy new ones. Thankfully I can get cheap ones. I try to get my tops from the op shop, but I do buy new trousers because I cannot be bothered searching through the vast quantity that are in the thrift stores and then having to try them on. I've recently lost another 4kgs and need to visit the op shop again because some of my original tops that I managed to make a bit smaller are now too large so I have to ditch those.
In fairness to Dr. Berry, he changed from eating the Standard American Diet to eating low-carb Paleo and then went onto the keto diet. Dr. Barry found that he still had a number of medical problems that were reduced but not eliminated on the keto diet. He found by eating carnivore almost 100% of the time, his health problems were almost eliminated.
Dr. Berry not only talks the talk, but he walks it too. He speaks from first-hand experience. Because of his advice and common sense ways of communicating to us, my life has changed for the better. At almost 60 years old, I am far healthier today than I was at 40. Thank you, Dr. Berry.
@@Vinny-no9bdhe doesn't do that. He just tells you like it is, and leaves you to make the choice. Vegans, on the other hand, are using political power to try to prevent people eating meat. No carnivore would ever do that. Individual choice is the key.
@timothyblazer1749 Thank God he can't but make no mistake that if he could, he would. All of these cult of personalities would take away sweets and treats and "processed " foods if they could.
What she means is that Dr. Berry doesn't just support a carnivore diet he also supports a ketogenic diet. What she means by Ketovore which is a word used in Dr. Berry's community is mostly meat with a little bit of keto friendly vegetables @brendahunter9134
Dr. Westman, are you telling us that because everybody has a different metabolism we should experiment with different types of foods until our blood markers are where they need to be in a healthy range?
If the carnivore diet was so dangerous I should have died decades ago. Kerry's doing so much for the carnivore community and Dr Berry was the favorite carnivore a friend of mine watched on RUclips!
That’s not evidence…my mom smoked cigarettes since she was 13 and died of lung cancer at 74. By your logic cigarettes are either neutral or healthy because she lived so long before there was any trouble
It has been five years this month since I started eating the carnivore diet, I never would have imagined feeling this good just by changing what I eat. Many thanks to Kelly Hogan, Dr. Baker, and Dr Berry for being ongoing role models for this way of eating. Great Video.
Knowing about keto and carnivore way of eating was the best thing to ever happen to my family. The only thing I regret is not knowing about this way sooner.
That’s how I feel about intermittent fasting and fasting in general. I just incorporated carnivore and keto into my diet. It’s definitely a challenge. I’m counting carbs. Questioning artificial sweeteners. So many other questions. I think I’ll end up on a combo ketovore diet.
Dr Westman, I am 78 and have been carnivore for over 5 years. I am on no meds and friends and family think I’m nuts, but I feel so good mentally and physically. Give it a try!❤️🙏
Yes, they are right saying the carnivore diet is too restrictive. But ONLY for those who are not fat adapted yet, those who are insulin resistant, those from before starting carnivore. Once you become carnivore, you will be grateful for being restricted from diabetes, glaucoma, arthritis, even bad breath and the whole slew of chronic diseases.
To say that it's restrictive is nonsense. There is a huge variety of foods to eat on the diet. The different types of seafood and other animal products are quite substantial. You just have to get your head out of the sugar aisle.
@@miyu545 They usually mean socially restrictive. They want to eat the foods they are used to and the foods are commonly accessible. Yes of course there are hundreds of animals and fish to pick from. But few carnivore resturants. Or shops that stock all of the hundreds of meats
I've been low carb since Oct 2021 and only recently started tending more to being carnivore. I had never intended to go carnivore but I'm realising that I feel more well on it than on low carb. I was never a big meat eater so I think it's taken me this long to start enjoying meat.
@@hugoanderkiviI've started buying and cooking roasts in the crock pot and then cutting them into thick slices and freezing them. I have found that it's the cheapest way to buy real meat. I bought a 3kg corned beef which gave me 13 servings between 140g and 160g. I've done a leg of pork and a leg of beef the same way and I'm literally currently cooking 1/2 leg of lamb. I also buy ground/minced meats (beef, lamb, pork) and cook them up and freeze them in portions. If I fry up 500g of ground/minced beef I add 3 beaten eggs and divide it into 3 and eat that over 3 or 4 days. Before I had been relying on beef, pork and chicken sausages, cooking them all up and freezing them. I will still do that for a change but I doubt that I will be eating as many of them as I had been. I just need to have some variety and convenience. I do eat avocados, onion, zucchini and sometimes cauliflower, broccoli and brussell sprouts. I'm not "clean" because I make paddle pops from sugar free jelly/jello mixed with a can of coconut cream and make mug cakes using coconut flour (stopped using almond flour) and use stevia and artificial flavourings. I've limited cheese but do eat sour cream and thickened cream and sometimes flavoured Greek yoghurts. I make my own bread using the 1 minute mug bread mix but use coconut instead of almond; it contains psyllium husk powder and ground flaxseed. I egg a lot of eggs. For work lunch I have a small tin of salmon or shredded chicken and mix it with gherkin, soy sauce, mustard pickles, or mustard, but that is only 3 times per week. Occasionally I will have a tin of soup but I take out the potato and pasta, and usually add bought cooked chicken or a couple of sausages to it.
Right, if you read agenda 2030, you will realize that "they" want to forbide meat, it could be because it will get the ppl healthier, no doctors no medicine business will stand.
Today is my 128th day on carnivore. My life has dramatically changed for the better, and I came from being on Keto. Lost 26lbs and don't need to lose a pound more. Got my 4 pack abs back and hunting for the last 2. More energy, better sleep, better skin, no more gas - like fckin NONE, no more sudden urges to go, no more large smelly dumps, its not a lie. I have no more joint pain!! Any idea what thats like after suffering for the last 20 years?? I don't GAF what the haters say or what their studies say, I actually enjoy how triggered they get.
@@Bruce_Wayne35protein spikes IGF-1 growth hormone, I’m 58, was low carb OMAD plus fasting for the last 6 years started carnivore January 1 my man boobs and belly fat are disappearing and muscle is building up underneath, I did a DEXA scan and my bone density and lean muscle mass are at the top of my age group just gotta lose 20 lb of fat but that may not correspond to losing 20 lb on the scale if I’m building muscle. Will do another DEXA this summer to see if I’ve increased my lean mass and reduced the visceral fat, a cause of metabolic disease.
I filmed that interview! Kerry from HomesteadHow and Dr. Ken Berry having an important discussion for our documentary Healing Humanity: The Power of a Proper Human Diet. The full video is actually on our documentaries RUclips channel HealingHumanityMovie if anyone wants to see the rest. Thank you for your work, Dr. Westman.
Yeah I had already watched the entire video. This video by Westman portrays this as some sort of debate video but both those guys know each other very well and Kerry was merely using the typical opposite perspective that we hear so much to ask the questions. Assuming Dr Westman didn't realize this.
Gut health will affect your mental health, because the gray matter in your gut is not happy. Processed food is the criminal ruining people's gut health.
I can only go by how my body feels now vs how I felt like before carnivore. Before carnivore I felt my age (70's). Now I feel like I did when I was in my 30's. I have energy, mental clarity, and my weight is 165, the same as it was when was 24. The only animal based food I have to avoid is dairy, it causes inflammation in my joints.
@@clemensh6214 I live in France and buy all my dairy raw from the Normandie region of France. They make the best products in Europe. My problem stems from the fact I love crème fraiche and put it on everything I eat (eggs, beef, salmon, and lamb.) As soon as I cut back on the crème fraiche my inflammation goes away.
When I cut out fiber, my IBS, constipation, and hemorrhoids went away. When I cut out high oxalate foods often recommended on a keto diet, fibromyalgia went away.
Absolutely ! My experience too. The whole bloody stupid eating fetish just goes away. It simply is not longer that important. I think they're all obsessed with eating simply because without knowing it they're on the one hand hungry for real food: meat and on the other hand full of addictive substances: i.e. sugar.
@@robshell5367 It is possible to go far longer without eating when consuming very few carbohydrates. Carbs stimulate hunger which is why most people cannot make high carb diets work. In addition, most Americans are addicted to sugar, grains, and other very unhealthy foods that all stimulate hunger hormones. Switching to a low or very low carb diet is the only way most people can lose weight and keep it off. There will be people who have difficulty changing diets because for these individuals, sometimes food is the only good thing in their lives and meat just does not have the same associations as carbs. Those people may need psychological health to deal with their food addiction before they can change their diets long term.
This have shocked me when a yt video mentioned that a high rank W E F member at a restaurant was removing bread and stuff of his meat sandwich to just eat the meat alone. I believe this was one year ago during the yearly meeting.... and they are the ones that says that livestocks are dangerous for the planet and must be removed from farm fields. Go figure why.
It’s over three years for me and I’ve reversed all of my autoimmune conditions, and it’s a great relief to not be suffering chronic pain anymore. I will self prescribe meat everyday with my eggs and continue enjoying my life. Quality of life for me is better than a longer life of pain and suffering. My thanks to Dr Berry and others!😊
Thank you for posting your experience and what you found helped. I've recently started being more carnivore and am concerned about constipation. I have had to reduce my cheese intake because of this.
When it comes to sugar, etc for processed foods, it reminds of something that George Carlin once said: "There doesn't need to be a formal conspiracy when interests align." Companies want to make money. Many of the people making the decisions don't care about anything except making money and they know that they will never personally be held accountable if they push the lines a bit or even a lot. Many companies include fines as a line item. "Part of doing business..." If you looks back to the cigarette companies, they added a chemical to the cigarettes so they would keep burning even if you weren't puffing on it. All so they could sell more product. They actually got sued and lost because of that due to a cigarette burning down a woman's car. It would have died out if not for that chemical addition. How does that chemical effect human health? Who cares, it raised profits. Potato chips are basically designed to be addictive. Pleasant crunch and dissolves away so it doesn't actually fill you up. Salty plus umami (savory) is the one time where 1+1 = 100. That might be more of a personal issue, tbf though. Seeds oils originally started as an industrial waste product that companies had to pay to get rid of. Altering and putting in food suddenly turned that waste product into something that brought profit. To this day, seed oils are used as calorie fillers for processed food because they are so cheap. Most of the processed food in America is owned by a handful of companies under different brand names to give the illusion of choice. You only need a handful of executives to push directives down the line for most of the processed food to be like this. And it could be unrelated to that. The original food pyramid in the US had issues. The government commissioned a group of scientists to come up with a guide. When the scientists came back with their findings, the politicians laughed and said it wouldn't work. It was too expensive to feed people on benefits what they were recommending. That's how the original food pyramid in the US ended up with so many servings of grain... because grain is really cheap to buy. There is an interview on youtube by one of the lady scientists who was involved. It's a tough situation for the common person. A lot of people trying to save money, earn money, and lie about product quality to sidestep them using inferior ingredients. We just have to do our best. Try to vote with your wallet. Try to support your local farms, etc.
Keep bringing more of those facts...the haters are pissing their pants because they can't keep up with covering up the years of lies they have told the USA people
Great post that is factual. I knew about the USD food pyramid and I am so happy that I did not have to explain all that although you did leave out one bit. I am certain that the USDA also wanted the grain farmers and manufacturers to keep making money and paying taxes to the US government. There were several incentives to kill the healthy diet that the dieticians recommended. And until recently, most dieticians have toed the line and lied about what humans actually should be eating. It is ironic given how much chemistry and biochemistry dieticians have to take to get their degrees. But as Dr. Ken Berry pointed out, he had those chemistry and biochemistry courses in med school and the very obvious implications regarding diet and health went totally over his head also.
@d_gaming Carnivore and vegan are both extremes. And if the food isn't clean, both are worse than, let alone better, than a diet of clean, whole food. And unless you are getting your meat from a local source, and or, can verify it is what the label says, you are fooling yourself about eating healthy. What do you think those animals are eating? ''Hundreds of recipes'' gets really small once you start eating clean meat, because it isn't easy to get, and it is telling when people say they save money on carnivore. It shows how lost they are. Again, what do you think those animals are fed? For starters, pesticide riddled grains.
@@robshell5367strict carnivores claim that all plants are toxic and vice versa for vegans to a similar extent but I would argue that a vegan diet wouldn’t be able to provide as much nutrients as carnivore. How food is grown and what these animals are eating is a whole other issue.
Thank you, Dr. Westman for your inputs as always. I love Dr. Berry's discussions as always, but I personally interchange btw Carnivore and Keto. I obviously eat more carnivore, but It is hard to be consistent on a strict carnivore diet, but I like to do it for a month or two and then interchange it with a Keto for a few days and then back to Carnivore. It works best for me this way and I am happy about it.
@@kimberlyrosado8893 Yes. It's easier for me to eat carnivore in my house, but I travel monthly and it's just not easy to be restrictive when I visit family or other people.
I’ve been carnivore for almost 3 years now. It was the best decision I’ve ever made regarding my health. I’m in my mid 50s, take zero meds, and feel like I did in my 20s. I’ll never go back to eating any other way.
Oh, dear, Dr. Berry hit the nail on the head. Food is the high point of too many people's day. There is something wrong with our society that for many people the only joy that they have each day is looking forward to eating some food that is slowly ruining their health. Rarely do people live to eat a serving of broccoli or kale. IMost people crave processed food, the frosted cakes, cupcakes, cookies, ice cream, and chips that people love.
Got a 2nd opinion today on my elevated LDL, ex-doc said statin. She knows that LDL is a good sign, for those over 60 especially. Yippee! No more supplements either, according to my blood test results. Soooooo happy. Thx Dr. Westman, we need your steady voice of reason. 👏
The problem with the standard American diet is the fact that the detremental problems take nearly decades of time to become evident. If eating a Twinkie was like taking Fentanyl, we would not tolerate it and be much more careful about what we consume. When the diseases from metabolic dysfunction appear, we always hear that it was because the individual is just getting old. Getting old on high carb diets will ensure that your getting old is not a pleasant experience.
I have a friend who is morbidly obese. I asked her once if she could magically loose the 120 extra pounds that she carries on her body and all her healthy problems caused by the excess weight including arthritic pain and heart disease in one second, but she could have to not eat sugars or grains again or the weight would return, would she do it? She said no. There isn't much that can be done with people like this. She is utterly convinced that anyone who is overweight simply had bad genes and that being overweight has nothing to do with diet or exercise. She spends most of the day parked in a chair watching television.
@@alexr6114 Addiction is evident in many forms. Alcohol, tobacco, drugs and even the food items. I have found so many people indicate that the changes they could do is too difficult. One person, the other day said that it would be giving up "fun".
@@lorettacaputo6997 For many people, the only joy in their life is eating their favorite foods. Take that away and they have nothing. Granted, something is horribly wrong when food is the only thing that comforts or brings joy to so many people. But this is similar to the story that some physicians have said that there are to many lonely people in America who are miserable. I sympathize, but I do not really understand as I am an introvert. As long as I have books to read and access to news and information online, I am happy.
I ate keto for 2 years, raw salad every day with linseed, etc. I ended up in the operating room with appendicitis. After that just a carnivore lifestyle. easy. I save a lot of money and my fridge is pretty empty, but the freezer is full. no more flatulence and the amount of bowel movements has halved. fingers are slim, the body has contour again. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case with keto. It was also very expensive.
the other thing I would say as a physician is to at least use the concept of staying in ketosis until you approach a more normalized BMI. I have so many obese patient who have eaten enough calories to last a year of fasting. or more.
I lost 180 lbs on Keto. I love Dr. Berry and the carnivore diet works. There is room for a blended approach. I only eat fish, chicken, and turkey, but I still did it. Keto Connect and Dr. Berg really helped me. Dr. Westman, you are the inspiration for most others doing keto. Great video. Thank you.
There's something about Dr Berry's paunch that tells me he's not sticking to carnivore. I lost my paunch within a couple of weeks of starting carnivore and it never came back.
There may not be the academic studies as yet, but there are thousands upon thousands of testimonials from those who have gone carnivore and have ailment after ailment resolve, from auto immune conditions to mental health diagnoses to diabetes to eating disorders to addictions. Many times people decide to just try it for 2-3 months but because they feel so good, it is so easy, or their blood work/health results are so unbelievable, they continue. Also, knowing that there isn’t some big industry backing it, leads one to realize that these are just every day people sharing their experiences with a lifestyle that is everything opposite of what big government, big pharma, and big food have told us to do.
Dr Westman I nolonger need scientific research to tell me what is healthy to eat. Previous Scientific research results which I followed came extremely close to killing me.
Dr. Berry addressed this problem with medical doctors in an old video. When he was still consuming the standard American diet of high carb and processed foods, he simply assumed that his patients were not following his dietary advise. It was not until he, himself was pushing 300 pounds, and was prediabetic, suffering from GERD, and feeling horrible that he went back to his biochemistry textbooks from med school and realized that he had been eating the wrong diet and promoting it to his patients who were also becoming more overweight and unhealthy. That is when he went keto and ultimately carnivore.
A lot of people have shared their blood work results. Those results show how much improved all of them are. My friend shared hers on Facebook. He doctor was so surprised. My son's breathing has improved, and he has more energy.
Very informative video!! Thank you Dr. Westman, Dr. Ken Berry, and Kerry from Homestead How, who is doing a documentary movie on the healing benefits of the Carnivore way of eating!! God bless all of you!!
My, unsupportive, partner had her physical today. She told me that she informed her primary that I’m on the carnivore diet. Her Dr. just replied with “ Well, that’ll give him a heart attack”. Ugh.
Don't feel down about it. Try to own it. If you feel good then you feel good and you can enjoy your life knowing you are much more capable and healthy than you ever could be. And every day without a heart attack and a successful day without fruit and veg is a day you're proving someone wrong :)
Hi Philip. I am so sorry your partner thinks that way. My husband and I became low-carb together. We are both in our eighties. He is so healthy he never sees a doctor. I have high blood pressure even though I weigh 124 and am 5'6". The medical community isn't making any money off us.
There are plenty of cardiologists online praising versions of a low carb lifestyle. Best thing to come out of that exchange was you now know what Dr NOT to go to.
#3 Agree that more research would be welcome. In the mean time There is also no descent research that proves the contrary. What we have is prove that we evolved as hyper carnivores for at least hundreds of thousands years with only the last ~10ky a significant portion of plants. For now I'm thriving on meat and have resolved several health problems.
The difficulty with "Where's the science?" is that not many researchers, especially academics, want to risk their reputations. Also, where are they going to get funding? So far the only way has been crowd funding. At this point, the BEST we're going to be able to do is piece together research done with small systems or issues because no one wants to touch it with a 10 ft pole and an 8 ft extension. Competing interests have the deepest pockets, deep enough to make even practicing professionals as well as tenured professors ignore the basic science they learned in their first year of college. There should be a push for engaging, bite sized, basic education on these matters promoted to the general populace. One great example is lipolysis. Biology 101.
💯 Evidence based on myself. I'm 15 pounds down, no crazy exercises. Just eating mostly meat. I weaned myself off veggies, sugar and more and I feel better than ever.
Growing up in a large family and now having a big family myself I can tell you that meals bring the family together and it is an important time for everyone.
Carnivore diet put my diverticulitis into remission, immediately. Further, after three months on the diet my LDL went from 100 to 85. HDL went from 58 to 72. Total cholesterol went from 171 to 156. I only started carnivore to try to improve my biweekly diverticulitis episodes, yet my waistline went from 38 to 36. I am still cautious about buying in to any "fad", but for me plants are poison. I don't read scientific publications, but my body was telling me my 2-year vegetarian experiment was a complete failure. In desperation, I figured the downside to trying carnivore could not be worse than the path I had been on. Meat saved my gut, life quality, and maybe even my life.
I feel more restricted being fat, tired, depressed and sick all the time, than eating beef, fish, eggs, seafood and some low carb dairy while being able to play badminton and go kayaking at age 64. If you can eat anything you want and still be healthy, I won't stop you...
Excellent point! Carrying around extra weight in and of itself without all the other health problems is very restrictive. If you cannot walk up the stairs without huffing and puffing, something is wrong and you need to consider your diet.
I’ve been on a journey to 99% carnivore over the past five years - some of the benefits have been more significant than others, in no particular order I’ve personally found it has allowed me to lose weight, improve my skin condition, have no bloating, stronger hair and nails, significantly less gas, less anxiety (how it’s improved my mental health is incredible), massive reduction in joint pain. I’m enjoying my carnivore lifestyle and the huge benefits it’s giving me.
I'm a man that is 6'3" 240lbs and did not believe that my cost of food would decrease on a carnivore diet. I was very wrong. I have gone from eating multiple times per day not including snacks, to once, maybe one and a half per day. It was shocking to me that after the first 3 or 4 days, I was not hungry or craving food of any kind for about 20-24 hours after eating. Generally with any diet, you don't find out the negatives until you get far into it. I entered the diet skeptically, but have been surprised at the incremental positive changes to my sleep, for intake, overall feeling if well being, and regularity I'm only going into my 3rd week but I have no plans to alter it in any way.
Since going carnivore I no longer have cravings for the crap food that made me fat and sick. I’m finally at a healthy weight and all the aches and pains are gone. I feel better than I have in 40 years and to me being healthy is not restrictive at all. Dr Berry saved my life
Wolf: eats meat. Scientist: "Wolves need to eat meat." Human: eats meat. Scientist: "Where's the data to show that's okay long-term?" I understand that there's some nuance to this because most known societies have included plants, too, but if it's demonstrated that humans as a species have always prioritized meat when available, do we really need robust data? Is it even reasonable to accept data that shows that any species has been eating wrong for their entire history? I'm sorry, but humans eating meat for as long as they drank water IS data of the most robust kind. Any newfangled study that contradicts this data needs to be cross-examined for sources of error or special circumstance.
"Lion: eats meat. Scientist: "Lions need to eat meat." Human: eats meat." It's little more nuanced than that: Cats, including lions, are obligate carnivores. They can't eat anything else. Wolves can make do, for a while, with some plants as a survival food. That doesn't make them omnivore, it's just to (hopefully) get them through an episode of starvation, they can't do that for long. Humans are more like that: plants can be eaten as a survival food. If too much of the survival food is eaten, it's not good for us. Not quite as bad as for wolves, but it's a closer analogy. Dogs may be a better analogy, since they have developed a greater capacity to handle carbs than wolves since they began domestication. They can eat more carbs than wolves and stay reasonably healthy, but carbs are still only supposed to be survival food until "meat is back on the menu".
@ekondigg6751 missing nuance was literally the first thing I admitted after the initial lion bit. I hope you saw that! 😆 But yeah, I can switch it to a wolf. (I don't think a dog will make the point well enough thanks to their diet being data-backed kibble.)
I believe ketogenic, ketovore and carnivore are all good lifestye changes. We are all different. I myself have a day of carnivore (rib and steak day), ketovore 4 days and ketogenic 2 days. I keep the carbs low but like the variety. Once a month a day of rest with nothing but water. Works for me at 68, heathy and happy
Dr. Westman, you should sit down with Dr. Berry and have a discussion. Ken is on a carnivore diet because Keto did not completely fix his ailments whereas carnivore has.
One of the things I would like to see discussed and pointed out is the MASSIVE reduction in waste while on this diet. The plastics, aluminum, cardboard, etc NOT used to bring my groceries home, store and prepare meals is just stunning. I have to transport my household's garbage to our dump. After composting, recyling and making my bone broth from scraps and left overs, using a Brita water filter and good salts and extracts to flavor for drinks and so on, I'm loving Life a little bit more not having this nasty chore so often anymore. Also, I'm using my energy resources differently too. Electricity and propane especially. I'm thinking I can be more efficient with that too. I'm NOT a climate twit. But, I DON'T like the filth from the wrappers and water bottles and such piled up. I have a small property along the highway and so have to clean up messes people toss out. I have found squirrels, snakes, skunks and hawks trapped, strangled by plastics and other waste over the years. Anyway I think it is worth paying attention to.
He has spoken to quite a few people who have been a carnivore for 20+ years. They will attest to their great health. With no down falls. So, so far so good.
Well when you say eat hamburger and hotdogs. Hamburger is fine if you know what to buy, which most don't even think about. And hotdogs? That is processed goop for pete sake.
As someone who is addicted to food and cannot moderate with multiple health problems and obese, I look forward to starting such a "restricted" diet as carnivore. For me, food cannot be entertainment.
Bologna and hot dogs? Dr. Westman: Ultra-processed foods are inflammatory. Right? You’re going to just let Dr. Berry’s recommendation on these pass as healthy?
hot dogs are less inflammatory than rice, pasta, potatoes. If all you can afford is bologna and hot dogs still way better than french fries. and just a note that is what i ate when I started carnivore, my inflammation went away.
Love his answer food is nutrition. If that’s a highlight of your life-then I don’t envy your life. Wonderful. It reminds me of the saying, do you live to eat or do you eat to live? I think that’s pretty deep !
I always believe in diet on MODERATION and VARIATION. Moderation - eat everything in small portions. Variation - eat variety of food Together, it gives you the benefits of food and not depriving yourself of the food you like to eat.
" ... the food you like to eat." The "food" I used to LIKE to eat was destroying my health. Seeing chronic veinous insufficiency worsening to the point of some day requiring one or both feet to be amputated helped me to reconsider priorities for what I liked -- to feed cravings for engineered "food" (even including modern produce) or to reverse unhealthy conditions. I still miss eating many of the foods I had enjoyed eating for so many years, but the likelihood of getting to keep both of my feet for as long as I live (along with all of the other improvements I have experienced) makes the choice easy for me. I now view foods for their effect on my health rather than for convenience, entertainment, enjoyment, or social activity. ( 1:08 )
I’m 2.5 months into a carnivore diet. Zero issues going #2. In fact, it’s hard to imagine going back to how uncomfortable #2’s were before I went to all meat and eggs. Down 20 lbs in 2.5 months as well with roughly 20 to go. BP greatly improved as well. :)
In August 8 2023 , I was diagnosed with diabetes. I started having vision problems, trouble with my feet , joint issues, etc. That's what lead me to see the doctor. My A1c was 11. Way to high. The doctor told me I was diabetic and ill always be a diabetic. He prescribed me with metformin and a Staten. ( Took neither ) I am taking Berberine. Well, that didn't set well with me. So, I started my own research, that's when I found Dr. Berry , Dr Fung , Beat diabetes pod cast , and several other's on RUclips. Who recommend carnivore, and low carb eating. Another very important factor in this is fasting. In doing this I've lost 30 pounds, blood pressure is in normal range , and my A1c was 5.8 on January 29 2024. This took me 6 months to achieve. I'm 5.11 200lbs now I'm going to get down to 190 lbs and see where I am metabolically. You also need to need to exercise. Something else, almost all my joint pain is gone. This is due to getting rid of the inflation in my body.
I struggle with the notion that processed hot dogs, spam, bologne, etc are somehow better for you to eat in bulk (for a person not able to afford quality meats on a regular basis) versus, say veggies or even lentils, etc. Does Dr. Berry, who I respect GREATLY, not take into consideration what they make hot dogs from? Obviously the lowest of low quality corn fed meat possible, but more importantly, the huge levels of preservatives and other additives that I fear would kill you far faster than non meat-based alternative foods. There is a reason most people have extreme gas after consuming a bunch of 4th of july hot dogs... your body doesn't like it. Eating them daily or multiple times per week as a staple food is bad advice in my opinion. Just my two cents on this topic. Good information overall.
Do you really think that humans two million years ago were eating quality meats? They were primarily eating what was left after stronger meaner predators killed large antelope and other animals in central east Africa. They cracked open the bones and the skulls and also consumed whatever muscle meat was left on the bones after the predators left. The vegetables and fruits that were available for human consumption were tiny and would only make up a small amount of the human diet. My guess is that the women were most likely to eat root vegetables. Hybridization of crops over the last five or more thousand years has produced vegetables and fruit that are far larger, sweeter, and far less nutritious than what was available to our ancestors though millions of years of our evolution. Dr. Berry advocates eating the best quality of meat that every individual can afford. The reality is that many people cannot afford good quality meat. That is a major tragedy.
@@alexr6114 I agree, in part. Ancestral meats did not contain high levels of preservatives like hot dogs, bologna, deli meats, etc. have. But I agree, it is a tragedy that healthy whole meats are not very affordable to the average Joe. I have taken to butchering my own ribeyes from a 20 lb slab that can be purchased for much less money per lb. Works out well.
@@roberttamm131 I suspect that you have a car. I do not own a car and there are no butcher shops in my local area. There are buses, but butcher shops are thin on the ground where I live. Fortunately, a local grocery store has large packages of chicken leg quarters of $1.29 a pound. And occasionally, the grocery store makes too much ground beef and it goes on sale on Monday for $2.12 a pound. I then buy a lot of ground beef. I have checked the packages of deli meats at local stores and most of them contain sugar! No thank you.
I think we should distinguish between "standard" carnivore eating (meat, eggs, fish, diary) and lion version (meat only). I was for more than half century carbholic, always loved fruits, sweeter - better, but also loved broccoli, asparagus, zucchini, potatoes, rice, ... All but meat. Eating a lot of eggs was only good thing I did as vegetarian. And vegetarianism got me countless health issues solved mostly after regular keto, better even on carnivore. Some damage is however permanent (like scarred stomach lining confirmed by endoscopy after decades of gastritis one after another; haemorrhoids, somewhat enlarged colon "thanks" to massive amounts of fiber consumed through years, some scarring in liver because of severe NAFLD, reversed later on keto, ...). Currently keto 7+ years, 4+ from this on carnivore. Month after i have dumped all plant matter I never felt anything restrictive about not eating anymore avocado, broccoli, asparagus, zucchini, ... Simply they were not part of my life anymore. All I now "crave" (not in sense as I was craving once sugar) is meat, eggs, cheese. Period. Never cross my mind to eat anything else ever again. And I TOTALLY enjoy my every single meal out of 2 daily usually. Nothing changed so far in this past 4+ carnivorous years. Only lion version sounds to me restrictive as I love also eggs, cheese and other fermented low carb diary. Tried few times but I was soon back to my "regular" carnivore, plant free world.
@@RoyaDani Low cholesterol has a higher correlation with death than high cholesterol. But you are right in that most physicians are trained to believe that high cholesterol is a marker for cardiovascular disease. New research is showing that low LDL is more likely to lead to deaths as a result of CVD. And the thinnest most healthy people on keto and carnivore diets often have very high LDL according to recent publications. More research is ongoing to resolve this issue.
Only 6 months in it still feels rather restrictive. but I'm also realizing I don't miss as much as I thought I would and a lot of things I used to eat just didn't taste as good as I'd hoped. I just got used to it because I genuinely needed it and would often starve if I turned it down. Resturnts and take aways and things I never liked to begin with and found it stressful to find something nice, so its not a loss to me. But I understand if others can't handle that. If there were an option to just buy a big wod of meat from a resturant I would be relatively happy. Seed oils be damned.
My ancestors are still eating their natural ancestral diet & western diseases are unknown to them. I started following the diet of my ancestors back in early 2000 and have no disease, illness or need for any prescriptions... as long as I eat a diet based on animal products. As a certified nutritionist, I coach LC, Ketogenic, Ketovore & carnivore to help people get healthy & off medications. I can say without any doubt that there are "foods" humans simply should NOT eat: Most grains, if not all grains, seed oils, non-local, out of season fruit and vegetables... and anything your ancestry didn't have for thousands of years to adapt to digesting. We DO need clinical trials on these diets ... trials NOT backed by Big Pharma, Agriculture, 7th day Adventists, CocaCola, Quaker, Kelloggs, etc!
So glad to see Dr. Westman getting a huge viewing audience! His voice of reason gives a wonderful balance to the high profile keto/carnivore entertainment that still needs some added analysis and Dr. Westman seems to have a safe set of hands!
a good solution for people that can!!!! I just purchased a half of beef (cow) from a rancher (in Tennessee) that I know was grass fed its whole life and free of antibiotics, growth hormones and all other junk in chemical form. After the bill from them and also the bill from the meat processing place, (about 1900 dollars for about 300 lbs. of vaccum sealed, labeled fresh meat for the freezer)I have a garage freezer full of pasture raised beef! That comes to less than 6.50 per pound! That's for everything from hamburger to roasts to steaks and more! Try to buy a steak of any kind at the grocery store for 6.50 per lb.! FORGET IT! I can eat a FULL pound of meat every day for $6.50 !!!! That's not expensive at all!!!!!
I'm old and on carnivore. I don't think there will ever be a study on carnivore during my life time. What is the purpose of a study anyway? Studies don't convince people to change their lifestyle..
You’re absolutely right with your initial response to Dr Berry’s “I don’t envy your life” swipe at non-carnivore food in general. Good, wholesome (unprocessed) foods of all kinds and hues can bring families, friends and communities together…and seriously enrich lives. It’s the solitary, lonesome garbage food that is so utterly toxic…in many more ways than one.
Humans around the world get together over food as a social occasion. Having a variety of tasty foods is part of the event, but not the reason for the people's happiness. Grandma is pleased when everyone finds her food so delicious they're clamoring for seconds, but what really makes her happiness soar is having the whole clan together and everyone connecting and having a good time.
I went carnivore and my triglycerides dropped to 35 and my HDL went up to 73 - a ratio of less than 0.5. Explain to me how that would promote heart disease.
I am 62 years young Finn who had painful osteoporosis being 54 years old. left grains for 8 weeks, all the pain left. Went to keto but eating too little fat and meat. Beginning to trie Carnivore about 4 years ago. I was afraid to eat enough fat but meat, how delicious it is with lots is of butter and salt. I thank Dr Berry and Anthony Chaffee for life saving advices. leaving veggies and increasing fat over 200g/ day has helped me a lot. I got odd symptoms, after about 18 months in Carnivore, luckily I found Sally Norton in RUclips, her telling about about oxalate dumping. Surprise how many troubles veggies can give. Anthony Chaffee gave the best advice for gut, increase fat till poop comes out like very easy, if too easy, lessen fat a little bit.
In most cases, health care has made people sicker if the patients were told to eat lost of whole grain and reduce all fat and meat consumption. That is a recipe for metabolic disease.
Dr Westman your voice is just so soothing, its perfect to listen and relax to. The video was interesting to me to see another Doctor's points of view on what Dr Berry is telling us and I do think he is guiding us with astounding health information.
Lol, I love Dr Berry, but I know who he is. Passion first, feistiness second. Some people need to hear it his way for them to even notice. But as I like to do for myself, seek out the calm, data driven people for balance.
Whoot, whoot, big thank you for bringing me to giggles today. Your honest modesty yet true curiosity sounded so much like my type of behaviors. Today I started my long overdue muscle building program. I look forward to the day I can catch a “sneak peak” at my transition. I really needed a good giggle today. ✅
I go by how I feel, since going carnivore with an occasional carb, I have lost 35lbs, my skin and hair super healthy now, no brain fog, eyesight has i creased, able to walk my dog again, inflammation is tolerable from osteoarthritis.
Hey Dr. Eric. Much respect to you and your experience and level-headedness :) I'd like to point out a few points that one might consider when assessing the legitimacy of a diet like the carnivore diet: The vegan diet for example will heal you, somewhat, when you come from the standard American diet, but as you know, most people ditch it in the first 5 years because of health complication due to the significant lack of nutrition. Those who last longer are supplementing like there's no tomorrow, and still their health wouldn't be optimal. -How can a diet that heals fatty liver (A cause of death), clears arteries, cure diabetes, gut issues, auto immune issues, inflammation (in all its forms), mental issues (A psychiatrists just posted a video about it), gum issues, strengthen bones, add muscle mass and reduce visceral fat (And the list goes on) be doubted for the long term adoption????! -Here's what should be doubted for long-term adoption, every other diet. Having a strawberry or a some blueberries, or even some honey ONCE IN A WHILE while on the carnivore diet (our diet for millions of year PROVEN by science (That I can refer you to if you'd like) ) is not a crime. But being "Keto" having spinach every day (Like I did and messed up my body) is not a better option. Logically speaking. -Now if you'd like some long-term observations, is a 65-year-carnivore enough time to tell whether a diet can be sustainable or not?? Check out Maggie the rancher and try to guess her age by watching her video with Dr. Anthony Chaffee. She's healthy as a horse. She can pick me up and walk up a mountain and has more energy than all the 20-year old girls I work with. I'm not exaggerating a single bit here!!!! -Dr. Chaffee has been consuming only red-fatty meat for about 11 years now and doesn't consume anything else. Check with him about his health and ask him if he has a single health issue that needs attention. There's none! If a diet can yield so many benefits in a short period of time, and the benefits continue to happen over time (per thousands of people experiencing the same results. It's all on RUclips, just pick one and click on it) why would a sane person be weary of it? I'll tell you why. It's the noise around us. People trying to sell their products that are available in every corner 24/7 365 days a year!!! That's why. Remember that the carnivore diet is not a "new trend" but it's rather going back to our roots and allow our bodies to thrive on what ALL our genetics were designed to accept and understand how to process for AT LEAST 350, 000 years as homosapians and more than 3 million years before that!!! -Also, it has been proven that plants have toxins that are BAD for you. I personally experienced this. Especially the oxalates. Why the hell would I need to put those toxins in my body???! Is there anything I need from plants that I can't get from red meat?? No, the answer is no. And for those who want to argue otherwise, I will destroy you with science so don't write anything before you do your homework. -Here's a fun fact that doesn't require research to see what's what. No one left the carnivore diet and their health didn't take a sharp dip, and no one has left ANY OTHER diet for carnivore and didn't feel much better and healed all their issues. That alone should wrap it up. -Lastly, all you need to prove is that red-fatty meat has EVERY nutrient a human body needs, and once you prove that, it should be end of discussion. And this has already been proven unequivocally. I just dropped my mic 😂 I have more to say about it. That was just me being lazy and not getting into the Randle cycle, gluconeogenesis and other things that even most doctors are illiterate about. The Carnivore diet is a step up from the ketogenic diet. Many people had to take that step because Keto alone wasn't cutting it. The carnivore diet isn't extreme. What's extreme is the amount of options we have now for things to shove in our mouths!! That's what's really extreme and ridiculous.
I still go out to eat with my friends at nice restaurants I just have a cup of hot tea that's it . I think it's much more uncomfortable for them than it is for me . Food is no longer a recreational or entertainment thing for me .
The problem with getting good studies on Keto, Carnivore, etc is that there is no money to be made on the outcome, so no one will finance it. The common food studies done were often paid for by junk food interests to show the benefits in eating high profit junk food. As to any study, one should ask, 1. What does it say? 2. Who did it? and most important, 3. Who paid for it?
No money to be maid in the billion dollar animal agriculture industry that has already spent mass amounts of money on studies in the past???... You do live on Earth right???... ;-)
Also sometimes I share this, the Bible says that GOD loves us so much that he sent his son JESUS CHRIST to this earth and HE lived a perfect sinless life.And JESUS went to a cross and gave HIS life for us.And rose again in 3 days and who ever will receive JESUS AS THEIR SAVIOR AND ASK HIM TO COME INTO THEIR HEART AND FORGIVE THEIR SINS,HE WILL TAKE YOU TO HEAVEN.
I would LOVE to see in-depth discussions between Dr. Berry and Dr. Michael Gregor (How Not To Die / How Not To Age). In his books and videos, Dr Gregor makes a compelling argument (individually citing and critiquing over 13,000 studies) for a whole food, plant based (WFPB) diet. I wonder if, whether carnivore or WFPB, the key factor is eliminating processed frankenfood? At any rate, both doctors seem honestly convinced of their conclusions and I think the entire field of nutrition would benefit from ongoing debate in these two widely disparate conclusions. The carnivore diet is intriguing to me, but ultimately I decided to place my bet with WFPB for several reasons: - The incredible complexity of the human body & its microbiomes should never be underestimated. I'm not convinced a uni-diet optimizes all of these systems. - The possible risk of getting "locked in" to a highly restricted diet as I've seen in some case studies. - The uptick of alpha-gal syndrome. - Future availability of affordable foods. As observed, meat is being targeted, and induced shortages are anticipated in coming years. - The science-changing Israeli study which essentially found that the statistical models used with food studies have a critical weakness in that they assume homogeneity of cohorts to achieve one "good/bad" result, when the reality is that there are groups of genotypes - even in the same ethnicity, gender, age, etc. which react very differently to a given food. I think this should temper ALL "eat this, not that" advice. Dr. Berry himself makes the case for this when he points out three generalized lipids profiles of those on the carnivore diet. - I don't have time to wait for the 50-100 years to get truly long-term studies done on this question. I suspect the health (and metabolic) benefits of a carnivore diet may be at the cost of overall longevity - burning the candle at both ends, so-to-speak. - I don't just enjoy my food (and variety in diet), but I enjoy cultivating it, preparing it, fermenting it, and cooking/eating it for/with others, etc. It shouldn't be an idol, but it is a valuable connection to our world and others. And while I have no conscience problem with taking an animal's life to support my own, I see the carnivore diet as something to be done more of necessity (for instance, generalized food allergies). Again, any "extreme" diet, whether carnivore, other ketosis, vegan, bread and milk, etc. is something we *should* be discussing and studying. As I've learned more and more about nutrition, genetics, the microbiome, and their effects on every aspect of our lives, I'm shocked at now little emphasis the medical community places on genetic analysis (for drug/dietary advice and informed health risk monitoring), nutritional education (for disease prevention), and voluntary nutritional monitoring (for disease management or reversal).
yes but, Dr Greger looks really gaunt / decrepit , Dr Berry looks a bit overweight here. Here is my theory : Humans are paleo- omnivores, so organic plants and meat like we have had for thousands of years, but in this day and age we are so very affected by pollution, toxins, glyphosates, oils .. A diet free of processed oils, pesticides, and excess calories, should be beneficial for most. Some need to go plant based some need to go carnivore, whatever works, the best would be to be able to eat both meat and carbs , in proper amounts not overeating and consuming good proteins ( plant or animal) and feeling satiated . Unfortunately todays chemicals and additives trick our brains into wanting more and more processed food with oils and chemicals that have messed us up.
I did 3 month carnivore. It was a very good experience for me. But my body wants to go back to keto! I missed a lot and felt weak at the end of carnivore.
@@jonwelch564 Yes, I ate enough fat and salt, but I became weaker after 3 month. And I became cravings for other food. (not suger or carb). So I will do carnivore for about 6-8 weeks a year.
I have found that I am spending less at the grocery store each month. No chips, no soda, no cookies, no ice cream, no etc. All of these foods cost more than the extra meat I am now buying. The added bonus is I am losing weight and feeling better than I have in years which is priceless!!!
Pork rinds are rich in collagen 😉👌
My husband says it’s hugely expensive cos now I’m losing I’m buying more clothes ha ha
Guess who dont like that, the food industry.
@@bridgethake8218I have the same issue. I had bought new underpants just before I started low carb and then they got too big and I had to buy new ones. Thankfully I can get cheap ones. I try to get my tops from the op shop, but I do buy new trousers because I cannot be bothered searching through the vast quantity that are in the thrift stores and then having to try them on. I've recently lost another 4kgs and need to visit the op shop again because some of my original tops that I managed to make a bit smaller are now too large so I have to ditch those.
@@bridgethake8218😁🥓🥩
In fairness to Dr. Berry, he changed from eating the Standard American Diet to eating low-carb Paleo and then went onto the keto diet. Dr. Barry found that he still had a number of medical problems that were reduced but not eliminated on the keto diet. He found by eating carnivore almost 100% of the time, his health problems were almost eliminated.
Dr. Berry not only talks the talk, but he walks it too. He speaks from first-hand experience. Because of his advice and common sense ways of communicating to us, my life has changed for the better. At almost 60 years old, I am far healthier today than I was at 40. Thank you, Dr. Berry.
He may have mentioned having pre-diabetes.
@@floby00My only disagreement with Berry is that he's become like the vegans in wanting to take away foods he doesn't agree with.
@@Vinny-no9bdhe doesn't do that. He just tells you like it is, and leaves you to make the choice. Vegans, on the other hand, are using political power to try to prevent people eating meat. No carnivore would ever do that. Individual choice is the key.
@timothyblazer1749 Thank God he can't but make no mistake that if he could, he would. All of these cult of personalities would take away sweets and treats and "processed " foods if they could.
Dr Berry also promotes a ketogenic and a ketovore diet
Ketovore literally means to eat keto.
What she means is that Dr. Berry doesn't just support a carnivore diet he also supports a ketogenic diet. What she means by Ketovore which is a word used in Dr. Berry's community is mostly meat with a little bit of keto friendly vegetables @brendahunter9134
@@brendahunter9134 Ketovore means carnivorous ketogenic. Where most of you food is animal products but you are not as restrictive
Yes he does, but not for himself. The discussion was about him.
Dr. Westman, are you telling us that because everybody has a different metabolism we should experiment with different types of foods until our blood markers are where they need to be in a healthy range?
The evidence is how well i feel after 2 years of carnivore if i die of a heart attack i will blame the 58 years of crap diet from before.
Indeed.
The evidence is thousands upon thousands of people bearing testament in the comments of every carnivore video.
Just read the comments.
Yeah it'll be the drug abuse and cigarette smoking for me
Yeah, I ate a ton of crap and had to have my gallbladder removed. I regret that now.
Have K2 every day and reverse previous damage
The sounds a bit too much like confirmation bias to me.
If the carnivore diet was so dangerous I should have died decades ago. Kerry's doing so much for the carnivore community and Dr Berry was the favorite carnivore a friend of mine watched on RUclips!
Bam! In their face, Rick! Love it! Keep on spreading your prove. Cheers
That’s not evidence…my mom smoked cigarettes since she was 13 and died of lung cancer at 74.
By your logic cigarettes are either neutral or healthy because she lived so long before there was any trouble
@@francostacy7675 Being alive and living are not the same thing.
It has been five years this month since I started eating the carnivore diet, I never would have imagined feeling this good just by changing what I eat. Many thanks to Kelly Hogan, Dr. Baker, and Dr Berry for being ongoing role models for this way of eating. Great Video.
Dr. Berry also PROMOTES a Keto, Ketovore and Low Carb lifestyle aka the Proper Human Diet (PHD).
Knowing about keto and carnivore way of eating was the best thing to ever happen to my family. The only thing I regret is not knowing about this way sooner.
Same
That’s how I feel about intermittent fasting and fasting in general. I just incorporated carnivore and keto into my diet. It’s definitely a challenge. I’m counting carbs. Questioning artificial sweeteners. So many other questions. I think I’ll end up on a combo ketovore diet.
I hope you have good health cover😮
I totally agree.
@@Redcouriercat what’s a health cover?
Dr Westman, I am 78 and have been carnivore for over 5 years. I am on no meds and friends and family think I’m nuts, but I feel so good mentally and physically. Give it a try!❤️🙏
Amazing, big congrats!
Yes, they are right saying the carnivore diet is too restrictive. But ONLY for those who are not fat adapted yet, those who are insulin resistant, those from before starting carnivore. Once you become carnivore, you will be grateful for being restricted from diabetes, glaucoma, arthritis, even bad breath and the whole slew of chronic diseases.
To say that it's restrictive is nonsense. There is a huge variety of foods to eat on the diet. The different types of seafood and other animal products are quite substantial. You just have to get your head out of the sugar aisle.
@@miyu545 They usually mean socially restrictive. They want to eat the foods they are used to and the foods are commonly accessible.
Yes of course there are hundreds of animals and fish to pick from. But few carnivore resturants. Or shops that stock all of the hundreds of meats
I've been low carb since Oct 2021 and only recently started tending more to being carnivore. I had never intended to go carnivore but I'm realising that I feel more well on it than on low carb. I was never a big meat eater so I think it's taken me this long to start enjoying meat.
@jobrown8146 Exactly the same experience, although I've loved eating meat as long as I remember.
@@hugoanderkiviI've started buying and cooking roasts in the crock pot and then cutting them into thick slices and freezing them. I have found that it's the cheapest way to buy real meat. I bought a 3kg corned beef which gave me 13 servings between 140g and 160g. I've done a leg of pork and a leg of beef the same way and I'm literally currently cooking 1/2 leg of lamb. I also buy ground/minced meats (beef, lamb, pork) and cook them up and freeze them in portions. If I fry up 500g of ground/minced beef I add 3 beaten eggs and divide it into 3 and eat that over 3 or 4 days. Before I had been relying on beef, pork and chicken sausages, cooking them all up and freezing them. I will still do that for a change but I doubt that I will be eating as many of them as I had been. I just need to have some variety and convenience. I do eat avocados, onion, zucchini and sometimes cauliflower, broccoli and brussell sprouts. I'm not "clean" because I make paddle pops from sugar free jelly/jello mixed with a can of coconut cream and make mug cakes using coconut flour (stopped using almond flour) and use stevia and artificial flavourings. I've limited cheese but do eat sour cream and thickened cream and sometimes flavoured Greek yoghurts. I make my own bread using the 1 minute mug bread mix but use coconut instead of almond; it contains psyllium husk powder and ground flaxseed. I egg a lot of eggs. For work lunch I have a small tin of salmon or shredded chicken and mix it with gherkin, soy sauce, mustard pickles, or mustard, but that is only 3 times per week. Occasionally I will have a tin of soup but I take out the potato and pasta, and usually add bought cooked chicken or a couple of sausages to it.
THEY DO NOT WANT US TO EAT MEAT. That’s all I need to know.🙂
Then we ll just have to eat more meat and invest in more healthy pasture practices won't we?😁👍🤣
_" You will eat insects, own nothing, and be happy. "_
••• W.E.F.
Ding, ding!
They also don't want us to smoke. That's all I need to know.
Right, if you read agenda 2030, you will realize that "they" want to forbide meat, it could be because it will get the ppl healthier, no doctors no medicine business will stand.
Today is my 128th day on carnivore. My life has dramatically changed for the better, and I came from being on Keto. Lost 26lbs and don't need to lose a pound more. Got my 4 pack abs back and hunting for the last 2. More energy, better sleep, better skin, no more gas - like fckin NONE, no more sudden urges to go, no more large smelly dumps, its not a lie. I have no more joint pain!! Any idea what thats like after suffering for the last 20 years?? I don't GAF what the haters say or what their studies say, I actually enjoy how triggered they get.
I wonder how hard it is to bulk on a carnivore diet.
You had me at no joint pain! ❤
@@Bruce_Wayne35protein spikes IGF-1 growth hormone, I’m 58, was low carb OMAD plus fasting for the last 6 years started carnivore January 1 my man boobs and belly fat are disappearing and muscle is building up underneath, I did a DEXA scan and my bone density and lean muscle mass are at the top of my age group just gotta lose 20 lb of fat but that may not correspond to losing 20 lb on the scale if I’m building muscle. Will do another DEXA this summer to see if I’ve increased my lean mass and reduced the visceral fat, a cause of metabolic disease.
Awesome!
Ddddddz
I filmed that interview! Kerry from HomesteadHow and Dr. Ken Berry having an important discussion for our documentary Healing Humanity: The Power of a Proper Human Diet. The full video is actually on our documentaries RUclips channel HealingHumanityMovie if anyone wants to see the rest. Thank you for your work, Dr. Westman.
Yeah I had already watched the entire video. This video by Westman portrays this as some sort of debate video but both those guys know each other very well and Kerry was merely using the typical opposite perspective that we hear so much to ask the questions. Assuming Dr Westman didn't realize this.
Great!
Awesome! Thanks Adam 🤗😘
the most unexpected benefit of carnivore for me was is the mental calm that it brought. really neat.
YES YES YES
If this was ALL that meat did for me, I'd still remain a CARNIVORE.
I love being mentally stable.🤣
I feel that mostly during fasting. 👌
Gut health will affect your mental health, because the gray matter in your gut is not happy. Processed food is the criminal ruining people's gut health.
I get great sleep, and one unexpected benefit is the complete absence of jet lag when I travel.
@@jamescalifornia2964how often do you fast through? Carnivore would be all day, every day.
I can only go by how my body feels now vs how I felt like before carnivore. Before carnivore I felt my age (70's). Now I feel like I did when I was in my 30's. I have energy, mental clarity, and my weight is 165, the same as it was when was 24. The only animal based food I have to avoid is dairy, it causes inflammation in my joints.
Did you try gras fed raw milk? Oftentimes the problem with milk is coming from the pasteurisation process
I only drink raw dairy now on a Carnivore way of eating. It is like the milk I grew up on, on our family farm
@@clemensh6214 I live in France and buy all my dairy raw from the Normandie region of France. They make the best products in Europe. My problem stems from the fact I love crème fraiche and put it on everything I eat (eggs, beef, salmon, and lamb.) As soon as I cut back on the crème fraiche my inflammation goes away.
When I cut out fiber, my IBS, constipation, and hemorrhoids went away. When I cut out high oxalate foods often recommended on a keto diet, fibromyalgia went away.
Dairy gives me pimples. I'm 63🤣
One of the benefits of carnivore is that I only eat for sustenance. It is no big deal at all to delay or skip a meal.
How is that specific to only eating meat? That is the benefit from eating whole food, and eating when you are hungry.
Absolutely ! My experience too. The whole bloody stupid eating fetish just goes away. It simply is not longer that important. I think they're all obsessed with eating simply because without knowing it they're on the one hand hungry for real food: meat and on the other hand full of addictive substances: i.e. sugar.
@@robshell5367 It is possible to go far longer without eating when consuming very few carbohydrates. Carbs stimulate hunger which is why most people cannot make high carb diets work. In addition, most Americans are addicted to sugar, grains, and other very unhealthy foods that all stimulate hunger hormones. Switching to a low or very low carb diet is the only way most people can lose weight and keep it off. There will be people who have difficulty changing diets because for these individuals, sometimes food is the only good thing in their lives and meat just does not have the same associations as carbs. Those people may need psychological health to deal with their food addiction before they can change their diets long term.
This have shocked me when a yt video mentioned that a high rank W E F member at a restaurant was removing bread and stuff of his meat sandwich to just eat the meat alone. I believe this was one year ago during the yearly meeting.... and they are the ones that says that livestocks are dangerous for the planet and must be removed from farm fields. Go figure why.
You know why.
I used to do this as a kid. People used to get so mad at me for it.
Turns out it was the right thing to do all along. how funny.
They want it all for themselves plus they know it works!
It doesn't surprise me at all. These elites know the truth. They just don't want YOU to know the truth.
For you. Not for them. No rich ahole is going to go without meat to save the planet.
It’s over three years for me and I’ve reversed all of my autoimmune conditions, and it’s a great relief to not be suffering chronic pain anymore. I will self prescribe meat everyday with my eggs and continue enjoying my life. Quality of life for me is better than a longer life of pain and suffering. My thanks to Dr Berry and others!😊
I used to experience constipation on a diet that was mostly meat. Eating more fat (in my case butter) fixed that.
Thank you for posting your experience and what you found helped. I've recently started being more carnivore and am concerned about constipation. I have had to reduce my cheese intake because of this.
When you add the butter the turds just slide on out.
@@deltanine2468 I like not having to use so much toilet paper
My problem is sometimes I don't get enough fat
Avocadoes and blackberries and chia seeds can help.
When it comes to sugar, etc for processed foods, it reminds of something that George Carlin once said: "There doesn't need to be a formal conspiracy when interests align."
Companies want to make money. Many of the people making the decisions don't care about anything except making money and they know that they will never personally be held accountable if they push the lines a bit or even a lot. Many companies include fines as a line item. "Part of doing business..."
If you looks back to the cigarette companies, they added a chemical to the cigarettes so they would keep burning even if you weren't puffing on it. All so they could sell more product. They actually got sued and lost because of that due to a cigarette burning down a woman's car. It would have died out if not for that chemical addition. How does that chemical effect human health? Who cares, it raised profits.
Potato chips are basically designed to be addictive. Pleasant crunch and dissolves away so it doesn't actually fill you up. Salty plus umami (savory) is the one time where 1+1 = 100. That might be more of a personal issue, tbf though.
Seeds oils originally started as an industrial waste product that companies had to pay to get rid of. Altering and putting in food suddenly turned that waste product into something that brought profit. To this day, seed oils are used as calorie fillers for processed food because they are so cheap.
Most of the processed food in America is owned by a handful of companies under different brand names to give the illusion of choice. You only need a handful of executives to push directives down the line for most of the processed food to be like this.
And it could be unrelated to that. The original food pyramid in the US had issues. The government commissioned a group of scientists to come up with a guide. When the scientists came back with their findings, the politicians laughed and said it wouldn't work. It was too expensive to feed people on benefits what they were recommending. That's how the original food pyramid in the US ended up with so many servings of grain... because grain is really cheap to buy. There is an interview on youtube by one of the lady scientists who was involved.
It's a tough situation for the common person. A lot of people trying to save money, earn money, and lie about product quality to sidestep them using inferior ingredients. We just have to do our best. Try to vote with your wallet. Try to support your local farms, etc.
Great information, thankyou.
Keep bringing more of those facts...the haters are pissing their pants because they can't keep up with covering up the years of lies they have told the USA people
Great comments.. Kudos!
Great post that is factual. I knew about the USD food pyramid and I am so happy that I did not have to explain all that although you did leave out one bit. I am certain that the USDA also wanted the grain farmers and manufacturers to keep making money and paying taxes to the US government. There were several incentives to kill the healthy diet that the dieticians recommended. And until recently, most dieticians have toed the line and lied about what humans actually should be eating. It is ironic given how much chemistry and biochemistry dieticians have to take to get their degrees. But as Dr. Ken Berry pointed out, he had those chemistry and biochemistry courses in med school and the very obvious implications regarding diet and health went totally over his head also.
If carnivore is too restrictive then dont do it, but dont tell others not to
NO🚫STARCH
I feel like people who call carnivore restrictive don't know that there are hundreds of recipes to give variety to this all meat lifestyle.
@d_gaming Carnivore and vegan are both extremes. And if the food isn't clean, both are worse than, let alone better, than a diet of clean, whole food. And unless you are getting your meat from a local source, and or, can verify it is what the label says, you are fooling yourself about eating healthy. What do you think those animals are eating? ''Hundreds of recipes'' gets really small once you start eating clean meat, because it isn't easy to get, and it is telling when people say they save money on carnivore. It shows how lost they are. Again, what do you think those animals are fed? For starters, pesticide riddled grains.
@@3_1_3rd_gamingso you don’t use spices since they are plant based? Just curious
@@robshell5367strict carnivores claim that all plants are toxic and vice versa for vegans to a similar extent but I would argue that a vegan diet wouldn’t be able to provide as much nutrients as carnivore. How food is grown and what these animals are eating is a whole other issue.
Your channel came up after I went Carnivore and I really enjoy your discussion about different topics 😁
Thank you, Dr. Westman for your inputs as always. I love Dr. Berry's discussions as always, but I personally interchange btw Carnivore and Keto. I obviously eat more carnivore, but It is hard to be consistent on a strict carnivore diet, but I like to do it for a month or two and then interchange it with a Keto for a few days and then back to Carnivore. It works best for me this way and I am happy about it.
I find it easier than keto, lol you know that question what's for dinner 😂 now I don't even have to think other than steak or burgers 🤩
@@kimberlyrosado8893 Yes. It's easier for me to eat carnivore in my house, but I travel monthly and it's just not easy to be restrictive when I visit family or other people.
I’ve been carnivore for almost 3 years now. It was the best decision I’ve ever made regarding my health. I’m in my mid 50s, take zero meds, and feel like I did in my 20s. I’ll never go back to eating any other way.
Is life too short to give up ice cream? No, life is too short because of ice cream.
Don’t they have a recipe for carnivore ice cream?
@@lauriebarkley9756 yes but I haven't really tried it yet, I got close with a version of carnivore eggnog ice cream
@@lauriebarkley9756 -- I'm sure they do. At least keto.
I guess if you eat it everyday.
Heavy whipping cream is a tasty substitute for a vanilla milkshake. Cream cheese can be a substitute for ice cream.
As always Dr. Westman, a balanced, logical and professional analysis. Keep up the good work.
I’m a carnivore and I do agree that we need more studies and Dr. Baker among others are facilitating that right now 😊!!!
Oh, dear, Dr. Berry hit the nail on the head. Food is the high point of too many people's day. There is something wrong with our society that for many people the only joy that they have each day is looking forward to eating some food that is slowly ruining their health. Rarely do people live to eat a serving of broccoli or kale. IMost people crave processed food, the frosted cakes, cupcakes, cookies, ice cream, and chips that people love.
Well said. Socializing is the bane of our existence.
@@tallcedars2310True dat!
@@sandyp4918 Not a popular thought though😅
Got a 2nd opinion today on my elevated LDL, ex-doc said statin. She knows that LDL is a good sign, for those over 60 especially. Yippee! No more supplements either, according to my blood test results. Soooooo happy. Thx Dr. Westman, we need your steady voice of reason. 👏
The problem with the standard American diet is the fact that the detremental problems take nearly decades of time to become evident. If eating a Twinkie was like taking Fentanyl, we would not tolerate it and be much more careful about what we consume. When the diseases from metabolic dysfunction appear, we always hear that it was because the individual is just getting old. Getting old on high carb diets will ensure that your getting old is not a pleasant experience.
Thank you very much! It's a fact! I hear all the time that getting old sucks! Now the question is how do we eat steak when our teeth are gone?
@@sandyp4918 Put it in a blender and sip it thru a straw....LOL!
I have a friend who is morbidly obese. I asked her once if she could magically loose the 120 extra pounds that she carries on her body and all her healthy problems caused by the excess weight including arthritic pain and heart disease in one second, but she could have to not eat sugars or grains again or the weight would return, would she do it? She said no. There isn't much that can be done with people like this. She is utterly convinced that anyone who is overweight simply had bad genes and that being overweight has nothing to do with diet or exercise. She spends most of the day parked in a chair watching television.
@@alexr6114 Addiction is evident in many forms. Alcohol, tobacco, drugs and even the food items. I have found so many people indicate that the changes they could do is too difficult. One person, the other day said that it would be giving up "fun".
@@lorettacaputo6997 For many people, the only joy in their life is eating their favorite foods. Take that away and they have nothing. Granted, something is horribly wrong when food is the only thing that comforts or brings joy to so many people. But this is similar to the story that some physicians have said that there are to many lonely people in America who are miserable. I sympathize, but I do not really understand as I am an introvert. As long as I have books to read and access to news and information online, I am happy.
It is refreshing to see a commentary that highlights disagreement and agreement in an intelligent way good post!
Yes, I don't like those interviews where they bang heads and nothing is proven.
I ate keto for 2 years, raw salad every day with linseed, etc. I ended up in the operating room with appendicitis. After that just a carnivore lifestyle. easy. I save a lot of money and my fridge is pretty empty, but the freezer is full. no more flatulence and the amount of bowel movements has halved. fingers are slim, the body has contour again. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case with keto. It was also very expensive.
Am same in every way on carnivore,and nothing in fridge only butter, sorry you went to hospital, Blessings to you
the other thing I would say as a physician is to at least use the concept of staying in ketosis until you approach a more normalized BMI. I have so many obese patient who have eaten enough calories to last a year of fasting. or more.
I lost 180 lbs on Keto. I love Dr. Berry and the carnivore diet works. There is room for a blended approach. I only eat fish, chicken, and turkey, but I still did it. Keto Connect and Dr. Berg really helped me. Dr. Westman, you are the inspiration for most others doing keto. Great video. Thank you.
There's something about Dr Berry's paunch that tells me he's not sticking to carnivore. I lost my paunch within a couple of weeks of starting carnivore and it never came back.
Not all body's are the same. He may have had hernia surgery that left that paunch. You are assuming.
There may not be the academic studies as yet, but there are thousands upon thousands of testimonials from those who have gone carnivore and have ailment after ailment resolve, from auto immune conditions to mental health diagnoses to diabetes to eating disorders to addictions. Many times people decide to just try it for 2-3 months but because they feel so good, it is so easy, or their blood work/health results are so unbelievable, they continue. Also, knowing that there isn’t some big industry backing it, leads one to realize that these are just every day people sharing their experiences with a lifestyle that is everything opposite of what big government, big pharma, and big food have told us to do.
Dr Westman I nolonger need scientific research to tell me what is healthy to eat.
Previous Scientific research results which I followed came extremely close to killing me.
Indeed!
Dr. Berry addressed this problem with medical doctors in an old video. When he was still consuming the standard American diet of high carb and processed foods, he simply assumed that his patients were not following his dietary advise. It was not until he, himself was pushing 300 pounds, and was prediabetic, suffering from GERD, and feeling horrible that he went back to his biochemistry textbooks from med school and realized that he had been eating the wrong diet and promoting it to his patients who were also becoming more overweight and unhealthy. That is when he went keto and ultimately carnivore.
A lot of people have shared their blood work results. Those results show how much improved all of them are. My friend shared hers on Facebook. He doctor was so surprised. My son's breathing has improved, and he has more energy.
As soon as carnivore gets boring - I just fast for 60 hrs. Even sardines taste wonderful after 60 hours of no food.
Me too
Very informative video!! Thank you Dr. Westman, Dr. Ken Berry, and Kerry from Homestead How, who is doing a documentary movie on the healing benefits of the Carnivore way of eating!! God bless all of you!!
I do eat for entertainment sometimes and I am carnivore. You can make all kinds of food with carnivore ingredients. Meat is just good.
Really great critique, you always look to science, and you are always a gentleman.
My, unsupportive, partner had her physical today. She told me that she informed her primary that I’m on the carnivore diet. Her Dr. just replied with “ Well, that’ll give him a heart attack”. Ugh.
Don't feel down about it. Try to own it. If you feel good then you feel good and you can enjoy your life knowing you are much more capable and healthy than you ever could be. And every day without a heart attack and a successful day without fruit and veg is a day you're proving someone wrong :)
Hi Philip. I am so sorry your partner thinks that way. My husband and I became low-carb together. We are both in our eighties. He is so healthy he never sees a doctor. I have high blood pressure even though I weigh 124 and am 5'6".
The medical community isn't making any money off us.
You will most likely outlive both of these asshats.
There are plenty of cardiologists online praising versions of a low carb lifestyle. Best thing to come out of that exchange was you now know what Dr NOT to go to.
@@Mallchad Thanks so much for the reply and your words of encouragement. It is much appreciated.
#3 Agree that more research would be welcome. In the mean time There is also no descent research that proves the contrary. What we have is prove that we evolved as hyper carnivores for at least hundreds of thousands years with only the last ~10ky a significant portion of plants. For now I'm thriving on meat and have resolved several health problems.
We don't have proof of evolution either, it's only conjecture. There isn't enough evidence to prove anything
Big pharma won't make money researching carnivore.
The difficulty with "Where's the science?" is that not many researchers, especially academics, want to risk their reputations. Also, where are they going to get funding? So far the only way has been crowd funding. At this point, the BEST we're going to be able to do is piece together research done with small systems or issues because no one wants to touch it with a 10 ft pole and an 8 ft extension. Competing interests have the deepest pockets, deep enough to make even practicing professionals as well as tenured professors ignore the basic science they learned in their first year of college. There should be a push for engaging, bite sized, basic education on these matters promoted to the general populace. One great example is lipolysis. Biology 101.
Yeah. aparently the meat industry doesn't want to fund studies on carnivore diets, which blows my mind
You also can't experiment on humans. We should be looking at other sciences like biology, anthropology, evolution, and so on.
The truth is that on carnivore there's no farts
Yeah you either have nothing or you think there is a fart an you shit your pants 😂
Yes there are occasional farts.
Trust me
yes because you are SO constipated
Almost no poop either! I occasionally get too much fat and that comes out 😅
And not much odor either.
💯 Evidence based on myself. I'm 15 pounds down, no crazy exercises. Just eating mostly meat. I weaned myself off veggies, sugar and more and I feel better than ever.
Growing up in a large family and now having a big family myself I can tell you that meals bring the family together and it is an important time for everyone.
Carnivore diet put my diverticulitis into remission, immediately. Further, after three months on the diet my LDL went from 100 to 85. HDL went from 58 to 72. Total cholesterol went from 171 to 156. I only started carnivore to try to improve my biweekly diverticulitis episodes, yet my waistline went from 38 to 36. I am still cautious about buying in to any "fad", but for me plants are poison. I don't read scientific publications, but my body was telling me my 2-year vegetarian experiment was a complete failure. In desperation, I figured the downside to trying carnivore could not be worse than the path I had been on. Meat saved my gut, life quality, and maybe even my life.
I feel more restricted being fat, tired, depressed and sick all the time, than eating beef, fish, eggs, seafood and some low carb dairy while being able to play badminton and go kayaking at age 64. If you can eat anything you want and still be healthy, I won't stop you...
Excellent point! Carrying around extra weight in and of itself without all the other health problems is very restrictive. If you cannot walk up the stairs without huffing and puffing, something is wrong and you need to consider your diet.
I’ve been on a journey to 99% carnivore over the past five years - some of the benefits have been more significant than others, in no particular order I’ve personally found it has allowed me to lose weight, improve my skin condition, have no bloating, stronger hair and nails, significantly less gas, less anxiety (how it’s improved my mental health is incredible), massive reduction in joint pain. I’m enjoying my carnivore lifestyle and the huge benefits it’s giving me.
I was always in a panic to eat varied foods of all descriptions. So glad for keto/carnivore. So easy. Aussie Bob
I'm a man that is 6'3" 240lbs and did not believe that my cost of food would decrease on a carnivore diet.
I was very wrong.
I have gone from eating multiple times per day not including snacks, to once, maybe one and a half per day.
It was shocking to me that after the first 3 or 4 days, I was not hungry or craving food of any kind for about 20-24 hours after eating.
Generally with any diet, you don't find out the negatives until you get far into it.
I entered the diet skeptically, but have been surprised at the incremental positive changes to my sleep, for intake, overall feeling if well being, and regularity
I'm only going into my 3rd week but I have no plans to alter it in any way.
Since going carnivore I no longer have cravings for the crap food that made me fat and sick. I’m finally at a healthy weight and all the aches and pains are gone. I feel better than I have in 40 years and to me being healthy is not restrictive at all. Dr Berry saved my life
Wolf: eats meat.
Scientist: "Wolves need to eat meat."
Human: eats meat.
Scientist: "Where's the data to show that's okay long-term?"
I understand that there's some nuance to this because most known societies have included plants, too, but if it's demonstrated that humans as a species have always prioritized meat when available, do we really need robust data? Is it even reasonable to accept data that shows that any species has been eating wrong for their entire history?
I'm sorry, but humans eating meat for as long as they drank water IS data of the most robust kind. Any newfangled study that contradicts this data needs to be cross-examined for sources of error or special circumstance.
"Lion: eats meat. Scientist: "Lions need to eat meat." Human: eats meat."
It's little more nuanced than that: Cats, including lions, are obligate carnivores. They can't eat anything else. Wolves can make do, for a while, with some plants as a survival food. That doesn't make them omnivore, it's just to (hopefully) get them through an episode of starvation, they can't do that for long. Humans are more like that: plants can be eaten as a survival food. If too much of the survival food is eaten, it's not good for us. Not quite as bad as for wolves, but it's a closer analogy. Dogs may be a better analogy, since they have developed a greater capacity to handle carbs than wolves since they began domestication. They can eat more carbs than wolves and stay reasonably healthy, but carbs are still only supposed to be survival food until "meat is back on the menu".
@ekondigg6751 missing nuance was literally the first thing I admitted after the initial lion bit. I hope you saw that! 😆
But yeah, I can switch it to a wolf. (I don't think a dog will make the point well enough thanks to their diet being data-backed kibble.)
You are so right. It’s ridiculous to say we need studies to prove that our natural diet is good for us.
Yeah well the food industry isn't interested in what wolves eat. Once money is involved, "science" is suspect.
Another great video. I really love your approach Dr, thank you!
I believe ketogenic, ketovore and carnivore are all good lifestye changes. We are all different. I myself have a day of carnivore (rib and steak day), ketovore 4 days and ketogenic 2 days. I keep the carbs low but like the variety. Once a month a day of rest with nothing but water. Works for me at 68, heathy and happy
Dr. Westman, you should sit down with Dr. Berry and have a discussion. Ken is on a carnivore diet because Keto did not completely fix his ailments whereas carnivore has.
He has, there are at least 2 videos on this channel.
One of the things I would like to see discussed and pointed out is the MASSIVE reduction in waste while on this diet. The plastics, aluminum, cardboard, etc NOT used to bring my groceries home, store and prepare meals is just stunning.
I have to transport my household's garbage to our dump. After composting, recyling and making my bone broth from scraps and left overs, using a Brita water filter and good salts and extracts to flavor for drinks and so on, I'm loving Life a little bit more not having this nasty chore so often anymore. Also, I'm using my energy resources differently too. Electricity and propane especially. I'm thinking I can be more efficient with that too.
I'm NOT a climate twit. But, I DON'T like the filth from the wrappers and water bottles and such piled up. I have a small property along the highway and so have to clean up messes people toss out. I have found squirrels, snakes, skunks and hawks trapped, strangled by plastics and other waste over the years.
Anyway I think it is worth paying attention to.
Great point!
He has spoken to quite a few people who have been a carnivore for 20+ years. They will attest to their great health. With no down falls. So, so far so good.
Surprised Dr. B. has a bit of a gut!
Yes so am I
Not a good look for someone who is promoting this way of eating. Obviously he is over-eating or needs to take up some exercise.
Well when you say eat hamburger and hotdogs. Hamburger is fine if you know what to buy, which most don't even think about. And hotdogs? That is processed goop for pete sake.
Maybe he just ate a couple of ribeyes before the taping? 😏
Inflammed gut. Not good.
As someone who is addicted to food and cannot moderate with multiple health problems and obese, I look forward to starting such a "restricted" diet as carnivore. For me, food cannot be entertainment.
Berry's belly is bigger than his chest.
Bologna and hot dogs? Dr. Westman: Ultra-processed foods are inflammatory. Right? You’re going to just let Dr. Berry’s recommendation on these pass as healthy?
hot dogs are less inflammatory than rice, pasta, potatoes. If all you can afford is bologna and hot dogs still way better than french fries. and just a note that is what i ate when I started carnivore, my inflammation went away.
@@katdoe192 Duh. You state the obvious. That doesn’t answer the question. Is your name Dr. Westman? Shhh. 🤫
Remembered about halfway through that i'd be hearing Ken's "atomic sh!t blast" comment for the fourth or fifth time. 🤣
Love his answer food is nutrition. If that’s a highlight of your life-then I don’t envy your life. Wonderful.
It reminds me of the saying, do you live to eat or do you eat to live?
I think that’s pretty deep !
I always believe in diet on MODERATION and VARIATION.
Moderation - eat everything in small portions.
Variation - eat variety of food
Together, it gives you the benefits of food and not depriving yourself of the food you like to eat.
" 'All Things in Moderation' is TERRIBLE Advice (Sugar Addiction Help)" -- KenDBerryMD
2021-05-26 ( 6: 43 )
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" ... the food you like to eat."
The "food" I used to LIKE to eat was destroying my health.
Seeing chronic veinous insufficiency worsening to the point of some day requiring one or both feet to be amputated helped me to reconsider priorities for what I liked -- to feed cravings for engineered "food" (even including modern produce) or to reverse unhealthy conditions.
I still miss eating many of the foods I had enjoyed eating for so many years, but the likelihood of getting to keep both of my feet for as long as I live (along with all of the other improvements I have experienced) makes the choice easy for me. I now view foods for their effect on my health rather than for convenience, entertainment, enjoyment, or social activity. ( 1:08 )
Agreed! Be wary. So little is known
" 'All Things in Moderation' is TERRIBLE Advice (Sugar Addiction Help)" -- KenDBerryMD
2021-05-26 ( 6: 43 )
( Search in YT for: PdpZSrHysSg )
I’m 2.5 months into a carnivore diet. Zero issues going #2. In fact, it’s hard to imagine going back to how uncomfortable #2’s were before I went to all meat and eggs. Down 20 lbs in 2.5 months as well with roughly 20 to go. BP greatly improved as well. :)
Dr. Westman, have you ever done a RUclips review of Sten Ekberg’s videos? If not, I’m sure many of us would find it interesting.
He has, and he didn't do his due diligence when explaining what/how Dr Ekberg operates.
In August 8 2023 , I was diagnosed with diabetes. I started having vision problems, trouble with my feet , joint issues, etc. That's what lead me to see the doctor. My A1c was 11. Way to high.
The doctor told me I was diabetic and ill always be a diabetic.
He prescribed me with metformin and a Staten. ( Took neither ) I am taking Berberine.
Well, that didn't set well with me.
So, I started my own research, that's when I found Dr. Berry , Dr Fung , Beat diabetes pod cast , and several other's on RUclips.
Who recommend carnivore, and low carb eating. Another very important factor in this is fasting.
In doing this I've lost 30 pounds, blood pressure is in normal range , and my A1c was 5.8 on January 29 2024. This took me 6 months to achieve.
I'm 5.11 200lbs now I'm going to get down to 190 lbs and see where I am metabolically.
You also need to need to exercise.
Something else, almost all my joint pain is gone. This is due to getting rid of the inflation in my body.
I struggle with the notion that processed hot dogs, spam, bologne, etc are somehow better for you to eat in bulk (for a person not able to afford quality meats on a regular basis) versus, say veggies or even lentils, etc. Does Dr. Berry, who I respect GREATLY, not take into consideration what they make hot dogs from? Obviously the lowest of low quality corn fed meat possible, but more importantly, the huge levels of preservatives and other additives that I fear would kill you far faster than non meat-based alternative foods. There is a reason most people have extreme gas after consuming a bunch of 4th of july hot dogs... your body doesn't like it. Eating them daily or multiple times per week as a staple food is bad advice in my opinion.
Just my two cents on this topic. Good information overall.
Do you really think that humans two million years ago were eating quality meats? They were primarily eating what was left after stronger meaner predators killed large antelope and other animals in central east Africa. They cracked open the bones and the skulls and also consumed whatever muscle meat was left on the bones after the predators left. The vegetables and fruits that were available for human consumption were tiny and would only make up a small amount of the human diet. My guess is that the women were most likely to eat root vegetables. Hybridization of crops over the last five or more thousand years has produced vegetables and fruit that are far larger, sweeter, and far less nutritious than what was available to our ancestors though millions of years of our evolution. Dr. Berry advocates eating the best quality of meat that every individual can afford. The reality is that many people cannot afford good quality meat. That is a major tragedy.
@@alexr6114 I agree, in part. Ancestral meats did not contain high levels of preservatives like hot dogs, bologna, deli meats, etc. have.
But I agree, it is a tragedy that healthy whole meats are not very affordable to the average Joe.
I have taken to butchering my own ribeyes from a 20 lb slab that can be purchased for much less money per lb. Works out well.
@@roberttamm131 I suspect that you have a car. I do not own a car and there are no butcher shops in my local area. There are buses, but butcher shops are thin on the ground where I live. Fortunately, a local grocery store has large packages of chicken leg quarters of $1.29 a pound. And occasionally, the grocery store makes too much ground beef and it goes on sale on Monday for $2.12 a pound. I then buy a lot of ground beef. I have checked the packages of deli meats at local stores and most of them contain sugar! No thank you.
5 years high saturated fat carnivore here.
Best decision of my life,
I think we should distinguish between "standard" carnivore eating (meat, eggs, fish, diary) and lion version (meat only). I was for more than half century carbholic, always loved fruits, sweeter - better, but also loved broccoli, asparagus, zucchini, potatoes, rice, ... All but meat. Eating a lot of eggs was only good thing I did as vegetarian. And vegetarianism got me countless health issues solved mostly after regular keto, better even on carnivore. Some damage is however permanent (like scarred stomach lining confirmed by endoscopy after decades of gastritis one after another; haemorrhoids, somewhat enlarged colon "thanks" to massive amounts of fiber consumed through years, some scarring in liver because of severe NAFLD, reversed later on keto, ...).
Currently keto 7+ years, 4+ from this on carnivore. Month after i have dumped all plant matter I never felt anything restrictive about not eating anymore avocado, broccoli, asparagus, zucchini, ... Simply they were not part of my life anymore. All I now "crave" (not in sense as I was craving once sugar) is meat, eggs, cheese. Period. Never cross my mind to eat anything else ever again. And I TOTALLY enjoy my every single meal out of 2 daily usually. Nothing changed so far in this past 4+ carnivorous years.
Only lion version sounds to me restrictive as I love also eggs, cheese and other fermented low carb diary. Tried few times but I was soon back to my "regular" carnivore, plant free world.
You have people and also some doctors who think eggs will increase your cholesterol
@@RoyaDaniYes, nothing to wonder however, they have spent countless billions for creation of this lies and keeping them alive. :-(
Hi interesting to hear!
Do you eat/drink the standard cheese from supermarkets or special gras fed raw cheese and milk?
@@RoyaDani Low cholesterol has a higher correlation with death than high cholesterol. But you are right in that most physicians are trained to believe that high cholesterol is a marker for cardiovascular disease. New research is showing that low LDL is more likely to lead to deaths as a result of CVD. And the thinnest most healthy people on keto and carnivore diets often have very high LDL according to recent publications. More research is ongoing to resolve this issue.
Only 6 months in it still feels rather restrictive. but I'm also realizing I don't miss as much as I thought I would and a lot of things I used to eat just didn't taste as good as I'd hoped. I just got used to it because I genuinely needed it and would often starve if I turned it down. Resturnts and take aways and things I never liked to begin with and found it stressful to find something nice, so its not a loss to me. But I understand if others can't handle that.
If there were an option to just buy a big wod of meat from a resturant I would be relatively happy. Seed oils be damned.
I could stick to a carnivore way of eating but keto works for me
My ancestors are still eating their natural ancestral diet & western diseases are unknown to them. I started following the diet of my ancestors back in early 2000 and have no disease, illness or need for any prescriptions... as long as I eat a diet based on animal products. As a certified nutritionist, I coach LC, Ketogenic, Ketovore & carnivore to help people get healthy & off medications. I can say without any doubt that there are "foods" humans simply should NOT eat: Most grains, if not all grains, seed oils, non-local, out of season fruit and vegetables... and anything your ancestry didn't have for thousands of years to adapt to digesting. We DO need clinical trials on these diets ... trials NOT backed by Big Pharma, Agriculture, 7th day Adventists, CocaCola, Quaker, Kelloggs, etc!
So glad to see Dr. Westman getting a huge viewing audience! His voice of reason gives a wonderful balance to the high profile keto/carnivore entertainment that still needs some added analysis and Dr. Westman seems to have a safe set of hands!
a good solution for people that can!!!! I just purchased a half of beef (cow) from a rancher (in Tennessee) that I know was grass fed its whole life and free of antibiotics, growth hormones and all other junk in chemical form. After the bill from them and also the bill from the meat processing place, (about 1900 dollars for about 300 lbs. of vaccum sealed, labeled fresh meat for the freezer)I have a garage freezer full of pasture raised beef! That comes to less than 6.50 per pound! That's for everything from hamburger to roasts to steaks and more! Try to buy a steak of any kind at the grocery store for 6.50 per lb.! FORGET IT! I can eat a FULL pound of meat every day for $6.50 !!!! That's not expensive at all!!!!!
I'm old and on carnivore. I don't think there will ever be a study on carnivore during my life time. What is the purpose of a study anyway? Studies don't convince people to change their lifestyle..
Why has Dr Berry developed such a large gut?
Too many calories .. ❓️🤔
Eat for nutrition, similar to my saying, "eating is just filling a void" you fill the void with sugar ridden products you will suffer.
You’re absolutely right with your initial response to Dr Berry’s “I don’t envy your life” swipe at non-carnivore food in general. Good, wholesome (unprocessed) foods of all kinds and hues can bring families, friends and communities together…and seriously enrich lives. It’s the solitary, lonesome garbage food that is so utterly toxic…in many more ways than one.
Humans around the world get together over food as a social occasion. Having a variety of tasty foods is part of the event, but not the reason for the people's happiness. Grandma is pleased when everyone finds her food so delicious they're clamoring for seconds, but what really makes her happiness soar is having the whole clan together and everyone connecting and having a good time.
@@Ge1Ri4 Make me a roast beef or something please.
I would so enjoy a big roast.
I went carnivore and my triglycerides dropped to 35 and my HDL went up to 73 - a ratio of less than 0.5. Explain to me how that would promote heart disease.
adding just the slightest amount of carbs starts a snowballing effect, carbs are too addicting for me. So 100% meat for me.
I am 62 years young Finn who had painful osteoporosis being 54 years old. left grains for 8 weeks, all the pain left. Went to keto but eating too little fat and meat. Beginning to trie Carnivore about 4 years ago. I was afraid to eat enough fat but meat, how delicious it is with lots is of butter and salt. I thank Dr Berry and Anthony Chaffee for life saving advices. leaving veggies and increasing fat over 200g/ day has helped me a lot. I got odd symptoms, after about 18 months in Carnivore, luckily I found Sally Norton in RUclips, her telling about about oxalate dumping. Surprise how many troubles veggies can give. Anthony Chaffee gave the best advice for gut, increase fat till poop comes out like very easy, if too easy, lessen fat a little bit.
My question for health care: how many have you cured? Not helped, but cured?
In most cases, health care has made people sicker if the patients were told to eat lost of whole grain and reduce all fat and meat consumption. That is a recipe for metabolic disease.
Dr Westman your voice is just so soothing, its perfect to listen and relax to. The video was interesting to me to see another Doctor's points of view on what Dr Berry is telling us and I do think he is guiding us with astounding health information.
Thank you, Dr. Westman. It takes all kinds to make a carnivore world!
Lol, I love Dr Berry, but I know who he is. Passion first, feistiness second. Some people need to hear it his way for them to even notice. But as I like to do for myself, seek out the calm, data driven people for balance.
I’m a bit surprised at Dr Berrys physique. What’s that about ?
His wife is keto. I think he indulges.
Whoot, whoot, big thank you for bringing me to giggles today. Your honest modesty yet true curiosity sounded so much like my type of behaviors. Today I started my long overdue muscle building program. I look forward to the day I can catch a “sneak peak” at my transition. I really needed a good giggle today. ✅
Dr Berry looks a bit bloated himself
Yes I wanted to say that too...I think he is eating his aiskrim
I go by how I feel, since going carnivore with an occasional carb, I have lost 35lbs, my skin and hair super healthy now, no brain fog, eyesight has i creased, able to walk my dog again, inflammation is tolerable from osteoarthritis.
Hey Dr. Eric. Much respect to you and your experience and level-headedness :)
I'd like to point out a few points that one might consider when assessing the legitimacy of a diet like the carnivore diet:
The vegan diet for example will heal you, somewhat, when you come from the standard American diet, but as you know, most people ditch it in the first 5 years because of health complication due to the significant lack of nutrition. Those who last longer are supplementing like there's no tomorrow, and still their health wouldn't be optimal.
-How can a diet that heals fatty liver (A cause of death), clears arteries, cure diabetes, gut issues, auto immune issues, inflammation (in all its forms), mental issues (A psychiatrists just posted a video about it), gum issues, strengthen bones, add muscle mass and reduce visceral fat (And the list goes on) be doubted for the long term adoption????!
-Here's what should be doubted for long-term adoption, every other diet. Having a strawberry or a some blueberries, or even some honey ONCE IN A WHILE while on the carnivore diet (our diet for millions of year PROVEN by science (That I can refer you to if you'd like) ) is not a crime. But being "Keto" having spinach every day (Like I did and messed up my body) is not a better option. Logically speaking.
-Now if you'd like some long-term observations, is a 65-year-carnivore enough time to tell whether a diet can be sustainable or not?? Check out Maggie the rancher and try to guess her age by watching her video with Dr. Anthony Chaffee. She's healthy as a horse. She can pick me up and walk up a mountain and has more energy than all the 20-year old girls I work with. I'm not exaggerating a single bit here!!!!
-Dr. Chaffee has been consuming only red-fatty meat for about 11 years now and doesn't consume anything else. Check with him about his health and ask him if he has a single health issue that needs attention. There's none!
If a diet can yield so many benefits in a short period of time, and the benefits continue to happen over time (per thousands of people experiencing the same results. It's all on RUclips, just pick one and click on it) why would a sane person be weary of it? I'll tell you why. It's the noise around us. People trying to sell their products that are available in every corner 24/7 365 days a year!!! That's why.
Remember that the carnivore diet is not a "new trend" but it's rather going back to our roots and allow our bodies to thrive on what ALL our genetics were designed to accept and understand how to process for AT LEAST 350, 000 years as homosapians and more than 3 million years before that!!!
-Also, it has been proven that plants have toxins that are BAD for you. I personally experienced this. Especially the oxalates. Why the hell would I need to put those toxins in my body???!
Is there anything I need from plants that I can't get from red meat?? No, the answer is no. And for those who want to argue otherwise, I will destroy you with science so don't write anything before you do your homework.
-Here's a fun fact that doesn't require research to see what's what. No one left the carnivore diet and their health didn't take a sharp dip, and no one has left ANY OTHER diet for carnivore and didn't feel much better and healed all their issues. That alone should wrap it up.
-Lastly, all you need to prove is that red-fatty meat has EVERY nutrient a human body needs, and once you prove that, it should be end of discussion. And this has already been proven unequivocally.
I just dropped my mic 😂
I have more to say about it. That was just me being lazy and not getting into the Randle cycle, gluconeogenesis and other things that even most doctors are illiterate about.
The Carnivore diet is a step up from the ketogenic diet. Many people had to take that step because Keto alone wasn't cutting it.
The carnivore diet isn't extreme. What's extreme is the amount of options we have now for things to shove in our mouths!! That's what's really extreme and ridiculous.
Agree 100% !!!
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I still go out to eat with my friends at nice restaurants I just have a cup of hot tea that's it . I think it's much more uncomfortable for them than it is for me . Food is no longer a recreational or entertainment thing for me .
I love the jardience commercials before these videos
The problem with getting good studies on Keto, Carnivore, etc is that there is no money to be made on the outcome, so no one will finance it. The common food studies done were often paid for by junk food interests to show the benefits in eating high profit junk food. As to any study, one should ask, 1. What does it say? 2. Who did it? and most important, 3. Who paid for it?
No money to be maid in the billion dollar animal agriculture industry that has already spent mass amounts of money on studies in the past???... You do live on Earth right???... ;-)
Also sometimes I share this, the Bible says that GOD loves us so much that he sent his son JESUS CHRIST to this earth and HE lived a perfect sinless life.And JESUS went to a cross and gave HIS life for us.And rose again in 3 days and who ever will receive JESUS AS THEIR SAVIOR AND ASK HIM TO COME INTO THEIR HEART AND FORGIVE THEIR SINS,HE WILL TAKE YOU TO HEAVEN.
I would LOVE to see in-depth discussions between Dr. Berry and Dr. Michael Gregor (How Not To Die / How Not To Age). In his books and videos, Dr Gregor makes a compelling argument (individually citing and critiquing over 13,000 studies) for a whole food, plant based (WFPB) diet. I wonder if, whether carnivore or WFPB, the key factor is eliminating processed frankenfood? At any rate, both doctors seem honestly convinced of their conclusions and I think the entire field of nutrition would benefit from ongoing debate in these two widely disparate conclusions.
The carnivore diet is intriguing to me, but ultimately I decided to place my bet with WFPB for several reasons:
- The incredible complexity of the human body & its microbiomes should never be underestimated. I'm not convinced a uni-diet optimizes all of these systems.
- The possible risk of getting "locked in" to a highly restricted diet as I've seen in some case studies.
- The uptick of alpha-gal syndrome.
- Future availability of affordable foods. As observed, meat is being targeted, and induced shortages are anticipated in coming years.
- The science-changing Israeli study which essentially found that the statistical models used with food studies have a critical weakness in that they assume homogeneity of cohorts to achieve one "good/bad" result, when the reality is that there are groups of genotypes - even in the same ethnicity, gender, age, etc. which react very differently to a given food. I think this should temper ALL "eat this, not that" advice. Dr. Berry himself makes the case for this when he points out three generalized lipids profiles of those on the carnivore diet.
- I don't have time to wait for the 50-100 years to get truly long-term studies done on this question. I suspect the health (and metabolic) benefits of a carnivore diet may be at the cost of overall longevity - burning the candle at both ends, so-to-speak.
- I don't just enjoy my food (and variety in diet), but I enjoy cultivating it, preparing it, fermenting it, and cooking/eating it for/with others, etc. It shouldn't be an idol, but it is a valuable connection to our world and others. And while I have no conscience problem with taking an animal's life to support my own, I see the carnivore diet as something to be done more of necessity (for instance, generalized food allergies).
Again, any "extreme" diet, whether carnivore, other ketosis, vegan, bread and milk, etc. is something we *should* be discussing and studying. As I've learned more and more about nutrition, genetics, the microbiome, and their effects on every aspect of our lives, I'm shocked at now little emphasis the medical community places on genetic analysis (for drug/dietary advice and informed health risk monitoring), nutritional education (for disease prevention), and voluntary nutritional monitoring (for disease management or reversal).
yes but, Dr Greger looks really gaunt / decrepit , Dr Berry looks a bit overweight here. Here is my theory : Humans are paleo- omnivores, so organic plants and meat like we have had for thousands of years, but in this day and age we are so very affected by pollution, toxins, glyphosates, oils .. A diet free of processed oils, pesticides, and excess calories, should be beneficial for most. Some need to go plant based some need to go carnivore, whatever works, the best would be to be able to eat both meat and carbs , in proper amounts not overeating and consuming good proteins ( plant or animal) and feeling satiated . Unfortunately todays chemicals and additives trick our brains into wanting more and more processed food with oils and chemicals that have messed us up.
My friend started the carnivore diet and now he's gay
I did 3 month carnivore. It was a very good experience for me. But my body wants to go back to keto! I missed a lot and felt weak at the end of carnivore.
If you felt weak, were you getting enough fat?
You do what is best for you. Wish the best for your Keto future. 😊
@@jonwelch564 Yes, I ate enough fat and salt, but I became weaker after 3 month. And I became cravings for other food. (not suger or carb). So I will do carnivore for about 6-8 weeks a year.
@Kwildcat13 I never had any cravings for carbs or sugar. That´s the point.
@@theeagle8268 interesting. Thanks