Let's Talk About What A Balanced Diet Really means...

[@jokulsnow9903]

When I realized how unbalanced my diet was I nearly fell over.

[@kentcarnivore]

hahahahahaha!

[@johnmartinsen963]

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[@KismetWLS]

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[@egg399.]

That’s really interesting Lee! My doc told me to eat a balanced diet! I’m now balancing Meat, Eggs, Butter, Cream and Cheese. I didn’t realise Tea took so much out of us! Man plants are really bad for us!

[@MACTEP_CHOB]

What kind of tea ? And how much really ? Is is okay to drink tea in the morning and eat meat in the evening ?

[@egg399.]

@@MACTEP_CHOB Black tea I think. Green tea is high in EGCG

[@arleneblackwood835]

Lookin good !! Nice shirt!! Excellent teaching, thank you very very much for sharing!!!! 👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️💪🥩🙏✝️❤️

[@kentcarnivore]

Thanks very much!

[@FLGurl]

I have tried to tell people this and they refuse to believe it. Thank you for putting this out there. 🤗

[@danielbroomhall8882]

it is very hard because everyone has been brainwashed into believing that a "balanced diet" is the best...we grew up eating this way so to let it go is very very hard, myself included, it took me quite some time, trial and error, to realise how wonderful carnivore is.

[@FLGurl]

​@@danielbroomhall8882 It became very easy for me because once I realized that everything 'they' said was good was a total lie it became very easy to retrain the brain into thinking the opposite. 🙂

[@danielbroomhall8882]

@@FLGurlcongratulations, you are the exception!

[@Deanriley]

Absolutely on point. Species appropriate diet is the balance we need. Thanks for all your videos.

[@williammccartney4833]

Have a wonderful day Lee and everyone else!

[@joan.nao1246]

Excellent as always, sir 😊

[@danharrington2965]

Great explanation Lee, your doing such a great service 🥰

[@robertstanton1668]

My diet is perfectly balanced. Mostly beef with some pork and occasionally chicken. Perfectly balanced.

[@johnmartinsen963]

add some sea life (lakes and rivers work fine as well) and watch out for imbalance in those mono gastric species (caused by inappropriate feed).

[@robertscott4728]

Any diet where you need to take dietary supplements isn’t balanced- such as vegan or vegetarian. Carnivore is the ONLY balanced diet we have!

[@kentcarnivore]

definately!

[@chaosvii4605]

But carnivore requires supplementing electrolytes. Doesn’t that make it imbalanced by your definition?

[@justanother240]

It's no fault of the diet, but you may still need to supplement iodine because our ocean is polluted and soil depleted.

[@julienfroidevaux1143]

Meat is deficient in vit c , foliate , iodine . Magnesium , salt , potassium , which would explain why many carnivore influencers shill ancestrally appropriate electrolytes powdera .

[@PeCo333]

And why do I have hairloss??

[@matthewwilliams3827]

Your Videos are food for thought for sure! 👍

[@casmartin790]

He really does get into some meaty topics, it's rare that he is a bore, so well done to him (I'm sorry, I actually hate dad jokes but couldn't help it)

[@matthewwilliams3827]

@@casmartin790 haha nice 👌

[@Liveforalongtime]

Well put Kent. I have been frustrated by the “balanced and varied” myth for a long time even before I went to carnivore. It is completely unscientific - no one can tell you what exactly is a balanced diet ‘specifically’. It is only a nebulous thing. And so called diet experts will only ever say things like ‘well try more/less of this or that’ and send you on your way. It’s absolutely crazy. Hopefully some people will get your message herein. I commend you.

[@kentcarnivore]

It’ll continue to pushed too..... Madness! Thanks again.

[@Lucas912]

Among family and friends i'm the only one who follows this diet. They look at my like i'm crazy. I feel diet is a touchy subject like politcs or religion and everybody goes on the defense if you question the status quo. Can anyone relate ?

[@samdevallance1527]

Yes I can relate…I just keep harping on about how good eating carnivore makes me feel.

[@annettestephens5337]

I’m in the same boat. No one wants to know and they pitty me for missing out on the colourful salads and sugary desserts at a family get together.

[@lf7065]

Yup, yup. I just carry on. Meat heals. 🙂🥩

[@kentcarnivore]

I think almost all of us can relate to some degree.

[@Tee667]

That balanced rainbow diet contributed to serious malnourishment, hormone deficiencies, chronic pain. It didn’t balance anything it tipped the scale into misery. 20 months carnivore. Life has gotten better, much better. As Jordan Peterson has said (and I’m paraphrasing) ‘I’ve never recovered from finding out the truth about the food pyramid’. You’re doing a grand job Lee!!!!

[@kentcarnivore]

Exactly! Yes, it’s quite something to learn. The red pill is both worth taking, but also a touch pill to swallow.

[@Tee667]

@@kentcarnivore if I’m honest… I’m still working through anger. It’s the people that mindlessly stupidly aggressively sell the rainbow drug den pyramid that grind my gears and completely mis represent how healing this is. Ya… speaking to converted clearly. Need to learn to let that go don’t I.

[@lupaswolfshead9971]

it balances nutritionists bank accounts for peddling snake oil diets.

[@kentcarnivore]

@Tee667 It's like me accepting my bag. You gotta let it go, or it'll eat you up from the inside out.

[@Tee667]

@@kentcarnivore of course I totally agree. That pill is tough to swallow. Especially when one sees people needlessly suffering. Been through hardships myself because of bad health, but have to say honestly have given me life lessons I wouldn’t want to be without.

[@Paul-x2h]

Absolutely 😊

[@lf7065]

You look great, Lee! Hope you're feeling just as well. 🙂💪🥩

[@kentcarnivore]

Thanks, I feel well!

[@lucywells9671]

Thunder!

[@KAXOK]

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[@lppbntso1]

I have been searching for plants without antinutrients and can’t find any. All I see is vegans saying not to worry about antinutrients and saying that antinutrients “are part of the daily diet”. Does anybody know about any fruit or vegetable without antinutrients?

[@spuldzexx]

I like to listen to You, and I'm all for carnivore. But did you said that tea makes you lose nutrients? I would love to hear about this more.

[@kentcarnivore]

It’s the oxalic acid that tea contains. This is why doctors tell people not to take their iron supplement with a tea. Funny how they know that one, lol.

[@spuldzexx]

@@kentcarnivore Thanks! I'll look more in to it.

[@johnmartinsen963]

@@spuldzexx look into phytic acid as well

[@prunelle19]

​@@kentcarnivore I believe that's the tannins in tea that attach to iron

[@kentcarnivore]

@@prunelle19 They contain both, though you might be right that tannins bind to iron more than oxalate. Between the two, it's not good, lol.

[@johnmartinsen963]

I hate that it's such a common belief among well educated folks...at least I have enough understanding to point out the facts you highlighted here. Cheers🤙

[@biodieseler1]

There should be a carnivore flag. The colours would be red, white and yellow.

[@ruseeingdis1195]

With a big juice steak in the middle.

[@CanEHdianBob]

"Balance not just for Karate, but for all Life" -Mr. Miyagi

[@ronanobrien836]

I dont eat fibre any more due to gut issues and I feel much better ❤ Maybe its not bad for everyone, theres a lot of biological variability between humans and possibly its only an problem for people with gut issues? Apart from meat, eggs and butter, I squeeze a lime into hot water every morning and that fixed my low vitamin C and high uric acid. Love your content, hope you are well 💪🙏

[@Alecmcq]

This whole “balanced diet” thing is utter bollox… balanced with what exactly? Cyanide? Grass? Wood? Chairs? “Balanced” is a 100% value judgement, can mean whatever you want it to mean… meaning it means *nothing*.

[@kentcarnivore]

Exactly!

[@johnmartinsen963]

I you want to see a crazy balancing act check out the whole bull cooked at once on wilderness cooking today.

[@Gameaholic1337]

I'd rather eat an appropriate diet than a "balanced" diet. When I hear someone say balanced diet I think of the bullshit food pyramid pushed on us for so many years.

[@ghanashyammvghanashyammv3961]

I listen to u bro. By the way can u tell me abt the sustainability of regenerative farming as there r many ppl who argue that it won't sustain on large scale ?? Can It really v sustainable on large scale ??

[@kentcarnivore]

As long as carbon sequestration is present with each herd, you could scale it, but theres never a time that all humans go carnivore. Most people won't be eating lots of red meat every day. Regenerative farming is pretty much replicating nature. It worked perfectly well up until the agricultural revolution. Tthey just wanted to figure out a way to feed everyone for cheap, and that worked, but we’re all sick now, so that's definately not sustainable. Neither is monocropping.

[@ghanashyammvghanashyammv3961]

@@kentcarnivore and what if they didn't want ppl to b sick and everyone tried regenerative farming?? Will it b sustainable then ??

[@APEXCARNIVORE]

We can never balance carbohydrates, but we tend to overeat them because they are not satiating.

[@CarnivoreHercules-j8i]

That's been my question, what are they balancing. Are they using the food pyramid or the divided plate!?

[@kentcarnivore]

It’s so silly. I mean, that divided food plate sound like some patronising lesson for kids.

[@dwaynemontgomery1851]

went to my local subway and asked for "a bowl of steak" they looked at me funny, but my one friend who worked there said "i got you" and made me a bowl of hot steak eggs roast beef and capicola!

[@kentcarnivore]

We all need a buddy like that! 👍

[@TomHenksYT]

to me the concept of balancing out diet has never made sense when those same concepts also always declare some food groups as good and others as bad. Logically speaking, why would you ever want to add the bad stuff to your diet? I guess if you subscribe to the mainstream narrative that plants are good and meat is bad, that explains why people think vegan diets are healthy. But all the other trend diets like mediterranean, paleo, flexitarian, or even keto, they all allow for some foods which people know are bad for them, yet they still eat them. To me, carnivore is the only diet that makes sense from a nutritional standpoint, and it's inherently balanced for nutrients.

[@lat1419]

I was keto for ages, vego-keto with fish, vegetarian as it had been our choice for ages since BSE, and fish because I had crohhs & UC, and knew I wasn't getting enough protein. The whole keto thing was so hard as it allowed small amounts of the addictive stuff, the carbs, and lots of inflammatory stuff, the veg. It was a huge relief to find carnivore, and stop the "false food" treadmill of keto. Keto bread was my worst mistake, and all the keto "cheats".

[@raashidbhatt1]

When are you going to bring me in for a podcast ?

[@kentcarnivore]

We can do a podcast if you like... Send me an email with details as to what you wanna talk about, etc. [e-mail]

[@Gdgdragos]

What about cheese 🧀 and yogurt 🍦, etc ? Is this part of the carnivore diet as well? Thank you guys for support

[@kentcarnivore]

It can be. I’d try it as a dessert. If you have no issues, carry on...

[@Gdgdragos]

@@kentcarnivorethank you, appreciate your support 🙏

[@Becoming-Boyka]

I just started carnivore

[@stephenmcphillips6118]

Anyone have any advice on doing carnivore when you have gallstones I'm awaiting a gallbladder removal just worried about a flare up with the extra fat I'll be consuming

[@tallcedars2310]

I am not a doctor but I believe you would heal your gallbladder with the carnivore diet. Might check into this before going ahead with the operation.

[@johnmartinsen963]

@@tallcedars2310 I'll second that comment

[@johnmartinsen963]

@@andyc7747 and 2nd that comment too

[@kentcarnivore]

You’ll need to transition very slowly. Go very easy with the fat intake, and slowly increase over time. Consult a Dr. that will be helpful, not moronic. To follow your progression. Quite often, the carnivore diet will expose your previous diet, and you don’t want pancreatitis.

[@stephenmcphillips6118]

@kentcarnivore yeah I think I'll have to re think my approach I only lasted 4 days

[@wickedstitches5284]

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[@1timbarrett]

You have a beautiful garden, Lee. To my eye plants are so easy on the eye. They also make great medicines. But why would anyone want to chow down on plants day after day after day…? 🤔

[@kentcarnivore]

exactly! Cheers.

[@cuoredivita]

Has anyone got better from colitis on the carnivore diet?

[@roghabhrideradioshow]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@mattdefreitas525]

If we are what we eat i want to be meaty muscle 💪

[@HumpaLumpaBiriBam]

Balance diet means, "eat whatever you want to eat" BUT = If you malnutrition be aware of it and make small adjustments. If you are very obese, be aware of it and make small adjustment. The word "balance" means "small adjustments" in your current diet that will make you better. If you jump between diets 4 times a year, you wont achive anything. Balance diet is very individual. Some have sweet tooth, some are like little squirells. The whole point of balance diet... is to MAKE YOU FEEL EVERYDAY LIKE YOU ARE NOT ON ANY DIET, yet you making small adjustments to reach your goal.

[@wenshu888]

Now that's a razor that cuts through delusion. Starting the human-appropriate diet was the catalyst that made me realise my teenage intuition was right after all. I somehow knew when I was a kid that the whole freaking system is a LIE, and has been for thousands of years. If had had this information 40 years ago, I posit my life would have been very different. This is one of very few regrets in life.

[@ThatOctopusLady]

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[@johnmartinsen963]

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[@caroldorothy4138]

Nice shirt!

[@kentcarnivore]

Thanks!

[@arnbergvictor601]

:D

[@robmiller2919]

I've been in a rough u c flare for about 2 months , been strict carnivore for 22 days , no improvement at all , also on prednisone and started immune modulator a couple weeks ago , starting to wonder if this is going to work , almost seems to be getting worst, do I just give it more time?

[@lf7065]

Yes, A LOT more time! And while you're on meds, things can be up and down significantly. Going through same. Stay the course! Things will improve. You're very new to this! It can take many months to see significant improvement. Again, stay the course. All the best! 🙂💪🥩

[@robmiller2919]

@lf7065 , thank you! I have actually been mainly meat based for a while but cheat with energy drinks and chocolate in the past and occasional alcohol , I'm trying to stay the course this time , thank you!

[@mattmcg0verndotcom]

Balance should refer to meal frequency and fat to protein ratio 😂

[@Jacky5299]

There's nothing fitter than a vegan's dog!!

[@danielbroomhall8882]

Did you go to a professional to start carnivore or you just started on your own one day with beef and eggs?

[@TimmyBobinson]

A balanced diet is a piece of steak in one hand and a lamb chop in the other.

[@sov7846]

Is there any evidence that would change your mind in the future similar to Paul Sandino or this is for life u feel?

[@johnmartinsen963]

Not me and I'm sure Lee would agree. If you can handle the presentation (sort of the GFYM persona) you will find answers from Bart Kay on the "science".

[@kentcarnivore]

I’m alwyas open to be wrong, or to learn something new. As far as I can see, theres no additional benefit to adding plants to the diet. No science out there to show that to be the case.

[@jadoniccryon5898]

Hey Kent , I've seen your diet video , how do you meet your Omega-3 requirements ?.

[@johnmartinsen963]

I'm sure Lee (aka Kent) would mention pasture eggs and fatty fish/sea critters. Avoid supplements that can be fake, don't keep well and cause more harm than good in both cases.

[@kentcarnivore]

We get all we need from beef alone. Lamb is better, along with eggs. Fatty fish is king for DHA. I eat lamb maybe oncer per week, fish also oncer per week. Egg yolks here and there.

[@barbaracornell9412]

So why do we need salt with our meat then.

[@fashqumil]

Why do almost all centenarians eat mostly vegetables and varied diets and how is bryan johnson scientifically the worlds healthiest man on a balanced vegan diet?

[@kentcarnivore]

They don't. The blue zones eat mostly pork, fish, fermented dairy, and red meat. If you visit any of the blue zones, you'd realise they don't exist. Humans throughout history have eaten fatty red meat. There is no such thing as an essential plant, carbohydrate, fibre, or polyphenol. Every essential nutrient required for optimal human health is found within fatty red meat alone.

[@fashqumil]

@@kentcarnivore But centenarians themselves say this is what they eat, never mind wether blue zones exist or not. Yeah every essential nutrient is in fatty meat just I haven't seen any long term controlled trials or long cohort studies on this, do you know any? In fact, the current research generally suggests a negative association between red meat consumption and longevity even if I personally find the studies I've read quite flawed. Given this, it would seem like the logical thing is to look at what the world's oldest people eat as the carnivore diet is not a new thing so you'd assume some carnivore centenarians would still be around, right?

[@joereau8806]

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[@NICHS1994]

As much as I love u buddy, how “old” are u, cos u lookin say tired in this one, plus why u wana “d*monise” certain plants, let’s say, most ppl do far better when they add coconut water/white rice, etc bk in. Love.

[@kentcarnivore]

I’m nearly 37 years old! I’ve had 2 major surgeries due to plant consumption. That might be why... All plants are toxic, hard to digest and offer almost no nourishment. Eat what you like though.

[@APEXCARNIVORE]

We can never balance carbohydrates, but we tend to overeat them because they are not satiating.

[@Miraak1868]

i have not eaten a carb, cept for a daily spoonful of cottage cheese, since June 2023.

[@danielbroomhall8882]

we can easily eat 500g of carbs in one sitting, however that's impossible when it comes to fat and protein.

[@happycarnivore..]

@@danielbroomhall8882 You can't eat a 500g steak????

[@danielbroomhall8882]

@@happycarnivore..500g of steak doesn’t mean you r having 500g of protein and 500g of fats.

[@robinsmit1632]

Foods like brown rice and potatoes aren't satiating?

[@Sparrowthelegs]

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