FACTS on Keto Carnivore Diet with Dr Anthony Chaffee

Cholesterol, Ketosis, Insulin, Coffee, Athletic Performance - we cover all you need to know about a meat based diet!
Dr Chaffee explains various studies and what markers to look for in bloodwork on a Ketogenic Carnivore Diet! Was a pleasure having Doctor Chaffee back on The Grin Reapers Podcast.
Timestamps:
00:00 Welcome
3:00 Falling off the Wagon
04:15 Benefit of staying Strict
05:38 God Mode
06:38 Coffee Tips
08.20 Sugar is Meth
13.25 Carbs Are Worse
18:45 (Some) Jews Eat Bacon
20:00 Insulin
23:00 Beast Meats
26:00 Eggs
30:00 Hormones/Bloodwork
34:00 Fibre and Crohns
38:00 Testosterone
39:00 Worked for Michael Jordan
41:30 Glycogen Studies
42:20 Marathons in Ketosis
45:30 Coffee Caffeine Toxins
48:25 Electrolytes and Bloodwork Analysis
58:50 Cholesterol on Ketogenic Diet Studies
01:08:00 Buried Sugar Studies
01:15:10 Conspiracies
01:19:00 Potential Cancer Study
01:26:15 Ketosis Adaptation Study
01:30:15 Legal Steroids
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[@Eric-jo8uh]

Just on 11 months carnivore. 74 years old. BEST DECISION I have made in a very long time. GP cannot understand why my blood chemistry is all normal, BP 120/65. Sleep soooo much better. Hair, skin and nails have visually improved. Weigh what I weighed as a 25 year old. Will NEVER return to the BS that was pushed down my throat for so many years.

[@theGrinReapers]

Love to hear it!!!

[@rickfreeman1516]

I am having my 73rd birthday June 20 and that will approximately be my 1 year anniversary on carnivore. I feel like l am 30 and I too weigh what I did at 30. Not ever going back to the SAD.

[@musclesmouse]

40+ years of lies. The more I followed their diet the worse I felt. I have found the same. At least I have many years left to live. Only been 5 months. I was keto before. I am dirty carnivore now. I dont want to give up coffee and seasonings.

[@SwazerSwazers]

Day 334 of carnivore. Lifesaving. I'm also down 81 pounds. I'm back to my 21 year old weight as a 51 year old bloke. Crazy. I had to throw my clothes out twice the past year. A big shout out to Dr Chaffee. He's the real deal. Cheers for the podcast, fellas.

[@paratrooper73]

That's great🎉 enjoy the new you

[@tanyawright1742]

Amazing!!! ME TOO...down 6 sizes!! Better to spwnd on smalle, not larger......smiles

[@juliecollinsphotofilm1927]

Did you ever get sick of just eating meat no burn out?

[@tanyawright1742]

@@juliecollinsphotofilm1927 I have never got tired of it, I am mostly beef and lamb. Some seafood, dairy as a condiment, eggs, butter, some pork, some dark chicken. I use different Redmonds smoked salts. I am pretty creative so I never get bored. I realize it seems impossible, however tastes and desires really change. Also you learn real hunger and your body will tell you easily when you are finished. The whole idea of what and when and how becomes very simple and satisfying. I am 13 months in...no going back,

[@silencenhikes6692]

​@juliecollinsphotofilm1927 as opposed to what though? It's nice to eat delicious food but I rather get bored of eating meat than being sick, tired, fat, etc.

[@Tomas-oc4lo]

Got my 20 year old body back thanks to it, been a carnivore for 14 months now and turning 60 this year 😉

[@theGrinReapers]

Hats off to you!! Awesome to hear 💪🏽

[@bugsy1254]

70 yo male. Carnivore for 6 months. So many benefits. Just had all my blood tests. My Dr has been an LDL guy but this time he said ‘your LDL is a bit high but your HDL is really good and your triglycerides are low so that’s fine.’ My kidney function improved by 45%. I feel great.

[@wheelofcheese100]

Awesome that your HDL & triglycerides are good plus your kidneys (which I would assume is a concern for people).

[@dahof2789]

11/4/23 Went C and will never go back. I'm not militant about what I eat, but our fridge is virtually empty, our raised bed gardens are empty, but my freezer is full. I've never felt better, my brain fog is gone. At 60, I finally know how my ancestors felt.

[@luannewood687]

Amen

[@ronladuke7235]

Great guest guys, Anthony is one of the ( hero) doctors that is helping people to get their life back! Excellent 😊

[@theGrinReapers]

Thanks and yes he is!

[@tanyawright1742]

Another great chat! Dr C is a great host, however love to hear him as a guest! Found him a yr ago along with a few other Drs who explained this way of life! I will say full carnivore for over a year now, I am.....no return to old ways, no deviation, no cheat days, no need for cake ever again! However people did make me a tenderloin with candles in it!! Thanks again for a great chat ♡ from Toronto Canada!!!!

[@theGrinReapers]

Thankyou appreciate your awesome feed back and good on you, that’s impressive!

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

this is the only diet that helped me lose weight and keep it off without constantly being hungry and tired

[@paulhailey2537]

Me too

[@jayhoggard92]

I've been carnivore for 2 years. I'll never eat any other way.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

big fan of Dr. Chaffee! I built a basic home gym with dumbbells and barbells to lift at home. Makes life easier and no excuses and no need to drive to a gym.

[@stevemizera3891]

I am 83. Diabetes for 25 years. Started carnovoring 3/22/24. Six weeks a1c 8.2 down to 6.0 no longer have high blood pressure lost 8 pounds. Only eating ribeye and lamb and eggs and water. Thanks for your information Dr Chaffee. My Doctor is learning from you via me.

[@rancepants4517]

Over 2190 days of carnivore. Love the good doctor. He and Dr Baker saved me! Cool to see him on! 🔥

[@beergut8915]

I'm 2 weeks into carnivore now Best I've felt in years, might even start body boarding again 🤙

[@theGrinReapers]

Haha Legend! How goods that

[@truthtelleranon]

And you just started! Excited for you. In another 2 weeks your body won’t give you a choice. You’re going to body board whether you want to or not!

[@JIMENEZ4327]

130 days on carnivore. Lost 77 pounds since and still not stopping this new life style. haven't felt this great in years. went from 3xl shirts down to large. I been listening to DR Chaffee for the past 4 months and I'm very grateful he takes the time to educate people on a healthy way of living and taking control of your life again.

[@TomCarnivore]

The carnivore diet resolved so many of my issues, never going back!

[@dahof2789]

Same... and that's exactly what we all say and only another C understands.

[@velmasablan2290]

I almost didn’t recognize Dr. Chaffee 😃 He is a young person to begin with, but he seems to be reverse aging! Carnivore could be the so-called “fountain of youth” ☺️ Frankly, practically every testimonial I’ve seen shows the person looking more youthful after implementing the proper human diet for at least 90 days (and not just because they are losing weight in many instances). It is likely because the diet helps repair mitochondria, thus facilitating healing on many levels 😊

[@melanie4926]

In the beginning, I felt better on day 1. That's what makes carnivore so easy for me. I couldn't have imagined feeling satisfied with Bacon, beef, butter, lamb and occasional eggs. I'm 3 months in and feel 20 yrs younger ❤️

[@theGrinReapers]

Love hearing these stories! For me day 1-4 running I barely had the energy to go 5km, today day 5 I did 8km and I’m feeling good again! 10km tomorrow

[@sarahjane8527]

I felt better on day one also...it's the future 😊

[@Kwildcat13]

@@theGrinReapersit takes a few weeks and then you will feel amazing during workouts , push through

[@cathiemcginnis3997]

Within 3 or 4 days, I started feeling like a new woman! I didn't lose any weight for 3 months but I didn't care. I started carnivore to see if I felt better not to lose weight. After 6 months I lost 30 lbs and felt amazing! Very best decision of my life! I am 76 and feel like I am 30!

[@danajacobs9097]

I felt better on day two and i was an anorexic bulimic

[@pamelacogginsrobles3606]

New to your show but I've been listening to Dr. Chaffee and eating mainly carnivore for 8 months ( I'm 62 yr). I have had great improvements in bp, gerd, joints, sleep, energy, mood, concentration and 50lb wt loss. The fire/water damage example made a lot of sense. Keep spreading the word, thank you!

[@theGrinReapers]

How good is that!!! Thanks for the feedback!

[@antoniokray]

The man, the myth, the legend. Thanks for your work and for living what you preach Dr Chaffee

[@gjahncke]

Thanks for helping humanity waking up

[@NancyHoffmanforeverjourney]

Do a show on hormones for men and women. Insights on how carnivore helps with that.

[@ChrisEmm87]

For men you need to be fat adapted to achieve optimum hormonal faction , maybe 24 -36 hrs fasting twice a month . It takes 40 days for me i do not tolerate any carbs.Once you re adapted you re like a train.

[@ninaredenius1009]

Chaffee explains the physiology so very well. Going carnivore changed my life - the neuropathy, which was the finally straw that made me seek another WOE, is 100% gone, I’ve experienced significant fat loss, arthritis is gone, plantar fasciitis is completely gone, Morton’s neuroma is gone (except when I wear a particular show, and then it’s barely there), and so much more. Carnivore saved my life.

[@nevinkuser9892]

Guys, I have to dump my guilty conscience. I fell off the wagon a few weeks ago and binged on guava and oranges. I kid you not, after 3 months no sugar the fruit binge gave me blisters on my arm and face. I had to stop coffee and sugar to get it to heal. I feel like this road only goes one way which is cutting out everything that doesn't make us thrive. Anything that lowers our frequency and vibe is going to eventually get kicked out the door.

[@theGrinReapers]

That’s crazy! Yeah that’s direct feedback from the body right there!!

[@nevinkuser9892]

@@theGrinReapers Yes sir. My body said a big F you haha.

[@theGrinReapers]

@@nevinkuser9892 hahah but dayum I bet that sweet sweet fructose hit different after 3 months 🤣

[@nevinkuser9892]

@@theGrinReapers Yeah, that's why I couldn't stop. I was at an orange farm in Bali so I literally ate the trees bare like a possum. hahaha

[@jurisveipe4341]

After 7 days of eating nothing but meat and drinking water I drank warm milk with honey and ate ice cream. Feel terrible, stomach aches, terrible sleep and no energy. Day 1 today again. No food is worth feeling that lethargic vs feeling constant levels of energy all the time.

[@vonitaesse4307]

Every time I get cramps, my very first mineral I reach for is Potassium, and it resolves the cramps every time!

[@TheMothers3]

Why not take it every day?

[@vonitaesse4307]

@@TheMothers3 The reason for my leg cramps is usually a meal or snack that is too salty. The excess sodium causes Potassium loss. I don’t abuse salt very often.

[@momentum4th104]

So glad I came across Chaffee It’s hard to describe to dare I say it, normal people 😂 I see my spearo n surf mates drop and have to nap on the taxing days. Crazy stuff

[@theGrinReapers]

Energy for dayzz 💪🏽🫡

[@micah_noel]

The conversation about dopamine at about 10 minutes in makes me wonder if I could benefit from some dopamine fasting. Could do with using my phone less and and just constantly chasing entertainment and comfort, even if it’s not in the form of junk food.

[@theGrinReapers]

Absolutely, put the phone down and get outdoors in the sun 🙌🏽🙌🏽🫡

[@joanneferndale101]

135 hrs workong in hospital per week plus interviews podcast QnAs personal patient care and no doubt other smazing stuff ... Magical 😇✨😇 ❤️❤️❤️

[@lori-lynngermain1333]

Just threw out my last bit of sugar…cane sugar in coffee creamer!! Yikes aweful scary 😦 my grand-father was a Guinea pig for Dr. Banting…by that time he had amputated feet and was blind!!! Yes the nitrates! I had graves and lupus now gone! thank you for your inspiration and teaching and saving lives!! 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@dellzywillis3001]

That's amazing, great job. Good for you. My step Mothers best friend died from having lupus. She had so many joints replaced way back. So amazing you avoided that.

[@annettestephens5337]

Love listening to Dr Chaffee.

[@maybemore2010]

Superb information...thanks for sharing!

[@theGrinReapers]

He’s a wealth of knowledge that’s for sure! Cheers

[@sallyjones9144]

I'm day 80 Carnivore. Transitioned from Keto. Dropped 3 sizes in 80 days. I still drink coffee. It's my one great vice and love. I'm not even considering ever giving it up. It's my favorite thing I consume. I feel great and it doesn't bother me!! I was doing the 90 day carnivore challenge but I'm not stopping. I had such an addiction to carbs....ice cream is my nemesis. I have no desire for it now. #teamcarnivore ❤

[@theGrinReapers]

Think I’m in the same boat!!! Not sure where you are from but in West Aus we have a company called Margaret River Dairy and their Natural Greek Yoghurt somehow tastes like ice cream or even better?!

[@sallyjones9144]

@@theGrinReapers I'm in the States on the East Coast. There is an ice cream place by my work that makes homemade ice cream everyday They have about 50 flavors last year the key lime pie got a hold of me hence my transition to carnivore cuz I couldn't stop eating it lol. 😁

[@deniseragona2383]

Love Dr. Anthony Chaffee ❤❤❤. Carnivore since Nov 2022!

[@ChattanoogaDave]

Day 2 Carnivore and doing great. Inflammation is leaving quickly! Love it. Down 6lbs already. It's true what he said about weight coming off quickly. One thing though is having to pee at night. Not great. Hello from the US.

[@theGrinReapers]

Nice!! Make sure you push through the week barrier 👏🏽👏🏽 night time pee is never welcome haha

[@jimjoelliejack]

You are loosing water weight, it will stop soon. You may also start getting the shits with no warning! Keep at it you will be amazed at the progress that your body will make.🥩🥓🍳

[@carlwatts1230]

Been doing carinvore since the tail end of january 2023. Very clearly the superior diet for me. There's no doubt about it when judging it on my daily experience. Had been experimenting with diet for close to 10 years before looking for the diet that gave me most well-being with a focus on mental health and mental focus. Keto was a big improvement and did variations on that for years. Last 2 years of keto I did the Gundry style which avoids the more damaging plants and uses lots lots of olive oil. Gundry's rhetoric did get me to think more about the damaging potnetial of eating plant foods and the diet agreed with me pretty well. Exploring his ideas probably accelerated my carnivore epxeriment which I'd been wanting to try for a few years but which I kept putting it off. I recommend folks to try it for a month, or even just a week or two if a month seems daunting. Hell you can start with a few days. Most people notice some significant improvements pretty early; especially if you're suffering from what is called by many "Irritable bowel syndrome" but which ought to be called as dr Baker has said "you're eating the wrong damn food". Yeah you're bowels gonna get irriated when you shove irritants in there. No S. When you throw sand in your eyes and rub it in you'll get irritable eyes syndrome. Don't bother stopping with the sand just get some medication because that's scientific, right?

[@AnneMB955]

I certainly agree to try Carnivore for at least a week or two. Longer even better. At 9 months now and no sugar cravings at all. Amazing feeling.

[@theGrinReapers]

Great points thanks!

[@stormwatch7245]

Yessss we ALL love Dr Chaffee ❤️ ty for having him

[@wolfcruise]

Great content ! Love seeing Dr Chaffee doing his thing !! I am day 51 in carnivore, don't see an end, I feel amazing !! Cheers guys !

[@jimjoelliejack]

I’m 61, 5 feet 7, in January I weighed over 15 stones, I’m not sure exactly how much because I refused to weigh myself because I was in denial , today I am 11 stones 12 pounds, I’m off my BP meds and no longer using inhalers. I’m fitter than I have been since I was in my 30s, my body looks great again and I’ve got so much energy. One strange thing is I wake up every morning with a hard on! I eat Bacon eggs butter and beef, I occasionally have blueberries and raspberries too. It’s an amazing way of life.

[@Debbie-rp1pi]

🎉🎉🎉

[@KennethThysbjergJensen]

The talk on Cholesterol is epic, i might make a clip of that. This might bring you guys some heat!

[@intelligenthumanhealth1580]

Gratitude for the good work Dr. Anthony Chaffee, Reapers great guest!!!

[@sarahwhite2315]

So informative I could listen for hours 🙌🏼

[@nevinkuser9892]

Great show guys, you killed it! Lots of great info and topics. I especially like the idea of seeing just how much energy we have stored in our bodies on carnivore diet. I might not need my car anymore. Can save money on fuel.

[@theGrinReapers]

Hahahahha just run everywhere! I feel so stupid eating an egg before a half marathon when there’s a guy doing 5 full marathons fasted 🤣🤣

[@nevinkuser9892]

@@theGrinReapers Fasting's a bitch though. Nobody likes not eating.

[@phoebeleonora]

Day 40 🔥 Becoming Carnivore is like Being Injected By Lightning ⚡

[@theGrinReapers]

Let’s go!

[@danajacobs9097]

Ive been feeling like a ninja. I just wanna scale of buildings.

[@maybemore5074]

Very cool information!

[@theGrinReapers]

Thanks!!

[@seths6069]

8 weeks in- 6 lbs down and 2 inches down around the waist. Had my first cowboy cut steak tonight. Was even better than Ribeye. Blood pressure down 15 points diastolic and systolic!

[@theGrinReapers]

Let’s go!!!

[@shynebull]

Dr. Chaffe is the man that gave me the confidence to actually make the leap. His delivery of the information makes it so easy to soak up and understand.

[@TheMothers3]

Wow! What an education I just had. This Dr is so knowledgeable. I'm going to try the carnivore diet. Nothing to loose but some weight and get healthy. ❤❤❤

[@iw9338]

Excellent thanks very much 😅

[@rossibenjamin8150]

1years of 80% of read meat and 20% of fruits/vegetable/eggs. life changing for mee.

[@HappilyCarnivore]

I envy you just a little. I don't tolerate any fruits or vegetables. Just meat, fish, eggs, and some low carb dairy. Most of the time I'm totally content with that, but once in a while I wish I could eat some fruit or vegetables.

[@mehow2g]

I wouldn't have expected I would be getting health content from Chris White when i was 15. Good stuff, Chaffee is a legend.

[@billycroom9208]

About one month in on 98% carnivore and I'm down over 20 pounds. It's crazy hiw fast the weight fell off. I'm 45 and feel far better than I have in so many years. Knee surgery three times on right knee, it always hurts or did hurt, I should say.

[@davidl5843]

It is hard watching younger people fall off the diet because their "why" isn't really there - but get to 30-40, that pain we accumulate, be it knee or shoulder or even mental clarity is a binary reminder. I guess enjoy youth, carnivore is a tool you can bring out more easily later when the "why" becomes bigger as you age

[@danajacobs9097]

Agreed.

[@nbass5773]

Cyanide in fruit seeds actually can help cure cancer. Look up apricot seeds. I agree. The vegetables aren’t supposed to be eaten, but some fruit with the seeds is supposed to be eaten. For weight loss I do stick district carnivore, but when I reach my goals, I will incorporate some fruit.

[@HappilyCarnivore]

Unfortunately I don't tolerate fruit any better than I tolerate processed sugar. I've been carnivore for three years now and so far that hasn't changed. But maybe in another three years it will. I don't know.

[@bonnier7746]

Started carnivore today, had a ribeye steak at 9am 😁. At 4pm I had a power bowl with eggs, leftover ribeye cut up in small pieces, bacon, butter, Redmond real salt. So Delicious 😋!! I’m excited to start this journey towards weight loss, muscle strength and energy!

[@erikagay1570]

Love ❤️ 😍 💖 Dr C

[@patrickblanchard1338]

Thank you for sharing. One month carnivore l did leg press 680lbs 15 reps and not sore the next day.

[@theGrinReapers]

Wild!!

[@yolandagutierrez7465]

Thank you! Go carivore

[@tonywinkler8609]

I eat t bone, ribeye,chuck roast ,and hamburger 6-8 eggs bacon and 1 pound of pure cow butter that's all I'm eating my sugar has came from 245 down to 100 I've dropped 35 pounds in four weeks all edema has left my legs only drink about water around 4 liters a day work out at gym four days a week I don't miss the veggies in the least

[@theGrinReapers]

🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@user-dp8tr3of1v]

Your thoughts on blackseed oil. Does it cause inflammation as other oils do? Thanks in advance for your input.

[@shavamalakha3554]

Avocado the gate way drug…Meth under a bridge with a side of broccoli … is the best explanation of me right now 😂😂😂

[@remiewatkins8032]

Awesome job great info thanks so much

[@outerbanks854]

I'm moving towards carnivore.. ketovore has been a revelation

[@Debbie3360]

Sugar lights up the same parts of the brain as booze, dope, sex, shopping & gambling addictions

[@mr8966]

At 10:50 I always wanted to ask this - for all intents and purposes is any carbohydrate you consume treated by your digestive system as any other in that ice cream / an apple / kale / table sugar ?

[@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD]

Avocado is toxic for chickens too (we have hens for our carnivore eggs❤)

[@lynnwilliams5432]

Anthony what Is in sardines that turns off hunger?

[@robincivitello4473]

Hello, I'm Robin and I have a couple questions...I have a son with glioblastoma, I was just reading about a keto diet and keeping the body in ketosis is stopping the tumors from growing on other people because the diet doesn't contain sugars and stuff that the tumors feed on what do you think about that it sounds logical to me

[@dirtyd6174]

❤️🙏❤️

[@brittney3156]

I want to hear about people who have histamine and mold toxicity issues. I love carnivore but I ran into these issues and other long term carnivores have as well.

[@dmt3412]

I suffered with histamine intolerance. The itching was intolerable, I couldn't even sleep at night. Now both that and my decades-long lactose intolerance have both resolved! I think it resolved after a year on carnivore. Now, I have been on carnivore for 21 months and have resolved and improved over 40 issues. I think the amino acids in the complete proteins, the fat, the cholesterol, and the nutrients help get our bodies operating the way they need to. I have no idea about mold toxicity, but I would imagine fighting it with a healthy system would be a person's best bet.

[@MelissaWalker82]

First of all try using a back massage along the vagus nerve through your chest when you are having a flare. It helps me a lot! I still cannot do bone broth or aged meats but after 6 months eating mostly meat, other triggers have improved. On the flip side, now I notice how much tomatoes and peppers flare it if I happen to sneak one. So I agree that I think it resolves over time. I keep most of my meat in the freezer and only thaw overnight in the fridge if absolutely necessary. I dunno if any of that is helpful but mostly just showing solidarity here.

[@Val.Kyrie.]

Change your life. Go carnivore.

[@genehuft5527]

I actually need to put on about 5-10lbs. Doing carnivore to help with Parkinson’s and host of symptoms that comes with it. I’m 90% ribeye, NY strips & butter. Some hard cheese, not much. Can I gain weight?

[@beefesurient]

I needed to put on about 5 lbs and it did happen, although I didn't track how long it took. Maybe 8-12 months? I typically work out every day, weights, metcons, functional, bodyweight, just something fun, don't often go for 1RM or PRs. No scans or calipers but am certain it's muscle/bone. Clothes fit even a bit looser than before. Am 63 yrs young female. Dr. Chaffee recos resistance training in tandem w/carnivore for adding muscle weight. The X3 system or similar might be beneficial for you. Good luck!

[@blakesmith9039]

You still need nitrates, I would recommend. Fruits and vegetables

[@DKing-js1of]

Why doesn't anybody talk about the "keto flu" when starting this diet anymore?? Everyone used to say how hard the first few weeks were cutting all carbs, but now everyone says they feel amazing on day one. What changed?

[@theGrinReapers]

I’ve just started on it again and second time around it’s not as bad as the first. I honestly think the reason most ppl struggle is Cofféé withdrawal. This time I’ve kept coffee and the loss of energy is not nearly as bad.

[@theGrinReapers]

And just realised this time my body didn’t have to eliminate vegies either.

[@DKing-js1of]

Thanks, that makes sense. I've dramatically lowered my coffee intake, but never fully eliminated.

[@muldrow121]

Remember the electrolytes!!

[@AnneMB955]

Probably not mentioned so much because the effects vary differently from person to person. Just hang in there, it gets better and better.

[@juliannelusvardi2912]

Im shocked you consider 70 a high blood sugar! What should it be at fasting?

[@lynnwilliams5432]

Early bf Carnivore I ate an Avocado and it ran up my BS. I must be able to digest its fiber???

[@annaoslo8650]

Ok but how do you deal with the sugar cravings when attempting to switch to this diet because low blood sugar is a serious issue and can be a medical emergency for diabetics.

[@Siik94Skillz]

Just deal with the craving, pull yourself together and resist the cravings. They will go away after max 1 week

[@SWH5619]

I've fallen off the carnivore wagon a few times because after about one week carnivore I get severe flu symptoms, it's debilitating. And I get extreme thirst. So I freak out and eat veggies and fruit. Any suggestions?

[@ThanhNguyen-ds1kl]

Keep up carnivore. "Keto flu" is quite common when you transition away from carbs to fat. It will eventually get better. Going back to fruits and vegetables will only set you back.

[@americanhwyflower]

Do a slower transition.

[@theGrinReapers]

Yeah it’s so hard to push through that wall, but you can do it!! Maybe try again and supplement electrolytes to see if it can help reduce that extreme thirst feeling. I know it well!!

[@leannelollypop1869]

Drink lemon water or cold water with a pinch of salt. It will quench the thirst. Start off with eggs after feeling sick and then add meat back in.

[@onthatilegenesis8952]

how i love coffee and how it makes me so hungry afterwards. i suspect it messes up with my insulin

[@theGrinReapers]

I just swapped to black coffee with a tiny bit of cream, still hits the spot!

[@judythomas1050]

When doctor Chaffee says 4 grams of sugar in the blood … is optimal… anything over is bad… is that the way it’s decided in Australia … we are told 5…..6 is. Correct??? I know we have different ways of testing/results to the USA Thanks

[@theGrinReapers]

I was wondering the same, as my level was 5 last month and also 5 last year when I was strict carnivore.

[@bennyl7224]

Over about 5.9 fasted is considered for pre diabetic testing. But that’s based on a standard diet with wildly fluctuating insulin numbers. It’s not a valid test if the patient has fasted for too long, which carnivore mimics. The body synthesises glucose

[@theGrinReapers]

@@bennyl7224 yeah mine was fasted on both a normal diet and carnivore and was 5 both times.

[@bennyl7224]

@@theGrinReapers sweet

[@paulhailey2537]

You are Mixing up totally different things

[@christapovec]

Supposedly coffee opens your airways, not makes it harder to breathe. But I don’t know if that’s unique to coffee or caffeine

[@theGrinReapers]

Feels like that to me too!

[@leannelollypop1869]

Most coffee has mold spores in it. That’s why it can affect asthmatics. Asthma develops because of these spores/fungus in the lungs. My sister slept underneath a mouldy ceiling all of her childhood. She has extremely poor health and carries an epi-pen as everything other than meat sets her off.

[@TheVio888]

I don't exclusively eat meat, but it makes up 90% of my diet.. Gladly, I don't react to a little fruit or a small amount of healthy carbs on occasion. Grateful for Dr. C and other animal based diet influencers.

[@territhompson5685]

I crave carbs within three days

[@toowoombahometutoring8077]

So if urea is high then I need to eat more fat? How does creatine level confirm this?

[@theGrinReapers]

I’ve started eating way more fat, will get my bloods done in a month and if it comes down I’ll let you know!

[@coffeemachtspass]

Look up Bart Kay’s video from this week. He’s interviewed by a coach on dietary strategies. Kay goes deep into the biology about halfway through the chat.

[@allanchiu8294]

hey you know what is missing ...... posters man ..... posters from bodyboarders in the pipe with full color and spice resolution man thats not everywhere .... why .... because you can´t find it and buy it

[@erinkieley7747]

I'm 5 feet, workout 5 days a week and drink 197 ounces of water per day, sodium is 128. Since starting Carnivore I have been struggling with edema. I'm thick with a lot of extra water. Could I be drinking too much water messing up my sodium/potassium pump??

[@bartobruintjes7056]

The inventor of this diet, Atkins, died from it himself. That's how bad this diet is. People don't do this, because in the long term you will get bad consequences.

[@theGrinReapers]

The doc would be the one to ask about that. Have you tried supplementing with magnesium? I read that can help with edema.

[@theGrinReapers]

@@bartobruintjes7056 hahah nice try. He had a blood clot on his brain after he slipped and fell on ice., his autopsy is public record! Just read all the testimonials above to see what this diet actually does for people.

[@erinkieley7747]

@@theGrinReapers I do take 1600 mg of Magnesium oxide every night.

[@theGrinReapers]

@@erinkieley7747oh, well good luck finding the fix, I’m sure like you say it’s finding that correct balance of salt/water

[@jaymorr2414]

55k is alot to some of us good Doctor.

[@theGrinReapers]

Yes individually, but to his point if you divide it up among the people that may now be diabetic, taking that amount for global damage - it’s not worth it.

[@coffeemachtspass]

Is 55k a lot for a doctor at Harvard?

[@paulhailey2537]

LMFAO NO IT'S NOT A LOL YOU WOULD MURDER MILLIONS OF PEOPLE FOR BILLIONAIRES JUST FOR THE LINT IN THEIR POCKETS ? NOBODY IS THAT STUPID

[@user-fq1oj2tr3v]

I have heard some people say sourkrout is okay because it is fermented. Is that true?

[@theGrinReapers]

My wife enjoys sourkrout, you could easily fit that into a keto diet.

[@MrUncleBob]

sauerkraut is fine .Food undeniably embodies culture. If an exclusive meat diet were natural for us, it would have been ingrained in our cultural practices over generations.

[@coffeemachtspass]

@@MrUncleBobNot really. Our cultures were embodied by circumstances and survival. For 4.5 million years, survival meant eating as much meat as possible.

[@HappilyCarnivore]

It's really individual. There are some of us that need to avoid all plants if we don't want symptoms to return. You just have to add it in and see how you do.

[@joepaulter8488]

And yet Ancel Keys lived to 100 years. How do you explain that? Maybe he wasn't corrupt and wrong like Chaffee keeps saying.

[@coffeemachtspass]

Oh, he was definitely corrupt. We have the paper trail to prove that. If he was wrong is a question to be demonstrated in the scientific literature and clinics. You have also assumed that Ancel Keys himself was following a low-fat diet. Do you know that he was?

[@mikepeek5655]

Could be he subscribed to the opposite of what he knew was bad. There is an article on the Internet that refutes Dr Chafee claim. Which ever way it was at this point it doesn't really matter any longer. Let's move on and keep improving.

[@dr66ss396]

They have done studies with twins, and the one that ate a carnivore diet was healthier

[@theswingmechanic]

I tried carnivore and felt terrible. Felt like I was dying. Looked terrible too.

[@Siik94Skillz]

How long did you try it?

[@micheleshively8557]

Noooo not dead hummingbirds 😮😢 eeek

[@theGrinReapers]

Poor things hey!!

[@dennyrosson2522]

Keto yr and ha,f carnivore since February, Dow no 90 lbs. best labs ever.

[@davidadamashvili2894]

I quit most things and just eat meat but I still can't give up on wine and drinks.

[@cojocaru25]

Try it it’s worth it. Carnivore for 9 months thirst 4 months was having drinks and wine also I felt good but the last 5 months no drinks at all feel like a Superman:)

[@rockyblumble]

You can, you just don't want to

[@asolland]

keto/carnivore since 2012 ;)

[@dianeclarke9392]

Lion diet for a year. Month ago got my pathology test and was gutted. A1C 6.8 eGFR 90, blood in my urine. CAC score 237 not zero as I had been told. When feasting blood sugar high 8.9 when fasting 24 or more my blood sugar lowest I saw 4.3. Blood sugar up and down. I am type 2 diabetic off all meds for 3 years. No gallbladder. Doctor wrote me out a script for statins and a referral to see a cardiologist. 3 years ago blood test A1C 5.6 kidneys fine and so is liver. This was a Keto diet. I went carnivore then to lion. So what went wrong? QLD 🇦🇺🤷‍♀️

[@theGrinReapers]

Dr Chaffee would be better to offer advice, but if I were you I’d go back to which ever diet you felt best on! Sounds like keto was working well. Good luck and I hope you get on top of it all! I believe in you!

[@truthtelleranon]

You need to book a call with one of the carnivore doctors. You don’t have a gallbladder? Not sure bc i’m not in your shoes. Hope you find relief. Reach out to a carnivore doctor!

[@Debbie-rp1pi]

There are Facebook groups that have been doing zero Carbs for years. Zeroing in on health I think is the name. Dr Chaffee recommends them. Maybe they can offer insight.

[@sugahoney89]

Don't take the statins

[@vitalishus]

Join up to Dr Ken Berry’s group so you can ask him a question and personally get an answer. (You’ll have to join up though but the monthly $ is not expensive) I’ve heard him give advice to others without a gall bladder. Or you might want to scroll through all his videos. You might just find the answer there. But I’m sure he’ll be able to help you. Good luck, hope you can fix this. And please don’t take the statins before you talk to him. I would suggest trying ketovore - just keep high protein/fat with some select veg. Keep it low carb/low GI though (Avocado, berries) & dairy. In the meantime.

[@Lexidezi225]

I’m curious to hear what Tom Brady would have to say about this

[@TB-jb4um]

Need mag glycinate not citrate

[@TB-jb4um]

Before bed or evening. I like pure encapsulations

[@theGrinReapers]

I tried both but couldn’t tolerate either.

[@cojocaru25]

Carnivore is the proper human diet ❤

[@yessirthatsright]

I’m 60 days in but having issues with diarrhea in last couple weeks…. Uuuuugggh

[@theGrinReapers]

That’s odd it came after 60 days and not on the transition period?! hope you resolve it shortly and let us know how you do it, could help someone else!

[@yessirthatsright]

@@theGrinReapers the only thing I can think of is NO butter first month… then I started eating some butter

[@rockyblumble]

​@@yessirthatsrightare you drinking coffee?

[@yessirthatsright]

@@rockyblumble I recently stopped coffee. Poops have been solid lately. Still have experimenting with fat amounts

[@rockyblumble]

@@yessirthatsright glad to hear, yeah coffee was probably the thing that was causing it, it has a laxative effect

[@liamr3866]

Cost a bit more tho or nah?

[@Aron_Baker]

You can easily do carnivore on a cheap budget. Most people who switch to the carnivore lifestyle actually save money on food. You don't have to eat prime ribeye steaks every day.

[@flofreshbeats]

I only eat ribeye for the best protein/fat ratio. Ribeye alone, I spend between $230-$250 every 2 weeks. My eggs are free because we raise chickens but that's all that I buy. A few small things, Himalayan salt and animal rennet cheese every once and a while. Overall, less than $600 per month on food for myself. When you factor in not buying any other food or drinks, it's reasonable even at the higher end.

[@spreadthegospel6667]

@@flofreshbeatsI agree… when you quit buying the junk… it’s affordable…

[@WastelandMama]

A way I saved money was no longer buying drinks out and about like coffees/energy drinks. That stuff really adds up. Don’t need all these extra ingredients for “recipes”.

[@tanyawright1742]

​@@Aron_Baker I would say the cost is the same or less...also as you continue into getting used to new ways of shopping you save so much headspace, time and money! I go to the butcher 1 time per week, easy peasy! There really are so many options as a carnivore, every cut has its own flavour! Ribeye, Chuck eye and beef cheeks my fav!!!

[@user-op2ro5xt9d]

How does Anthony stand speaking with not smart people?