Answering Questions about my Health, Diet, & Weight Loss

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Hey ya'll, I'm Jess from Roots & Refuge Farm
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There was a time that all I wanted in the world was a little farm where I could raise my family and grow our food. Now, that is exactly what exists outside my door. In watching it unfold, a new dream was formed in my heart - to share this beautiful life with others and teach them the lessons we've learned along the way. Welcome to our journey, friend. I am so glad you're here.
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[@katiejon17]

A year ago I let my RN license expire after 15 years. The past 3 years has really highlighted the problems with our current healthcare that is being pushed, but honestly- it’s been a problem for years. We are being fed lie after lie about what we need t9 do to be “healthy”. Seeing regular people take control and then present their doctors with what they did is going to be what makes changes. And look at you - you have over half a million subscribers- that’s a HUGE platform to help others. Glory to God - he’s behind all of this!

[@carolpettengill7690]

That's pretty sad that as a nurse you've seen that. Words of caution for sure from both you and Jess

[@carolhughes5867]

I spent 41 years as a Paramedic and the last 5 were in the ER. I have seen the same. It is sick care not health care. Diet is vital! God bless.

[@betbaker3479]

Amen! I so agree with you.... That's why God put the farm in her mind a long time ago and she just had to have a farm.... And given her such a big following with everything that she does this was the perfect way for God's word to get out. Get back to basics and the word ☺️

[@lilolmecj]

My daddy, who passed away at 88 this past October, found so many answers, especially regarding insulin resistance. His doctors just argued and treated him like a fool. It is very frustrating, he had time on his hands and just read, and read, and read. I expect he knew more about thyroid function, heart health, and metabolism than all of his doctors combined. Western medicine has its usefulness, but loss of respect for the patient is a HUGE problem with many providers. I am also a former RN.

[@soniamarshall9293]

@@betbaker3479 9

[@sallieschuetz1796]

Sometimes you never know how sick you’ve been until you start feeling better.

[@alexguiffrida1211]

I also started seeing a functional medicine doctor in November and found out I have an autoimmune disease. The tests indicted Lupus. The doctor I went to said they’ve noticed an increase in autoimmunity ever since the pandemic. I did AIP/supplements/essential oils/topical magnesium/a whole lotta prayer plus I got my IUD taken out, quit smoking and weaned myself off my antidepressants, and I’m feeling so much better physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Like, it’s wild. Hallelujah to the healer❤️

[@DirtPeaceAndPurpose]

It’s interesting to hear a doc told you that. My 14 year old became very very sick a year ago. They think she has mixed connective tissue disease and other tests are starting to indicate she’s developing lupus too. Her body is attacking itself. She went to school one day fine and healthy and as we picked her up from school a switch flipped and she’s never been the same since. I am desperate to help her at this point.

[@ilana8898]

@@DirtPeaceAndPurpose did she have the covid vaccine?

[@DirtPeaceAndPurpose]

@@ilana8898 No!

[@charleskuchenbrod8400]

Watch out for EXTRA lab creations ADDED to whatever JABs they give...Oh..they say some extra PROTECTION is INSERTED in this VILE of MEDISIN

[@rosewright4605]

I healed myself of Lupus (30 years) by eliminating grains and sugar, and all processed food/sauces. It's been 4 years without a flare. Amazed with my new energy. Good on you Jess.

[@debcambria665]

That's great

[@debrasouthwick4300]

Did you heal your Lupus doing a Carnivore Diet. Would love to put mine in remission and keep it there. Debra

[@alexguiffrida1211]

I’m trying to do this right now. Doc says it’s not possible. I disagree😊

[@rosewright4605]

@@debrasouthwick4300 It was more a Keto diet for me, but Carnivore could work too... the main point was that I totally eliminated all processed foods, because they have such a cocktail of micro toxins in them. Anything that came in a package or bottle from a processing plant I viewed as poison. At least that's what worked for me. Hope that helps. 😊

[@rosewright4605]

@@alexguiffrida1211 I disagree too. Doctors have to follow the Rockerfeller code... we don't. If you know, you know.

[@davisartstudios]

I worked as a secretary for a functional medicine Dr for a few years. I watched so many exhausted people come in and get help. It’s not always perfect, but to have someone listen to you and believe you is a whole new world for many.

[@Freedom-em3zb]

I have my first appointment with a functional Dr this week. I'm praying for answers

[@sheraeduncan2980]

A functional medicine doctor my life, twice I was told I was dying and was 3 pounds from a feeding tube. I'm so thankful

[@colleenm3012]

I found a functional doctor 1 year ago. My health is improving and I am so much more aware. I thank God everyday that I found her!

[@Meg_Davis]

@@Freedom-em3zb Praying for you, Freedom

[@nomparfait]

My son had horrible skin problems & found that he had to stay away from dairy, eggs & soy, including soy lecithin & soy oil (which the government doesn't see as an allergen like the other soy products). He can't even eat beef that eats soy! Some people who r sensitive to cows milk can consume goat & sheep milk products (careful, some such cheeses also have a some 🐄 milk in them). THANK YOU for sharing this journey.

[@3ChartreuseBuzzards]

It is a amazing moment when you realize you didn't know just how bad you felt until you don't feel that bad anymore. Congrats on your breakthrough!

[@pds8220]

I'm 78 and had struggled with arthritis for years and 5 years ago decided to jump start a diet by going plant based for the month of January. I cut out all meat, dairy, oil and sugar and within 7 days I had almost NO arthritis pain and my knees were bone on bone! I decided then that there was no food on the planet that was worth me being in that much pain and have remained plant based since then. I feel better than I did 30 years ago and have more energy! I totally understand how you love feeling so much better! I know what I did and what you did may not work for everyone because each of us have different health issues.... but congratulations and thanks for sharing because you have a large audience and I'm sure many will be encouraged and helped by hearing what you said today!

[@christileewall]

Thanks for the comment on arthritis. I have alot of pain and stiffness. Already had one hip replaced. When my other hip started hurting, I started cutting out meat and sugars. Started eating plant-based more and more. And I could walk without a cain.

[@peasquiet4948]

I lost 82 pounds, reversed more than 4 years of infertility (expecting my third now!), and overcame anxiety, major depression, alcoholism, and food addiction by going whole foods plant based (no meat, dairy, sugar, oil, or ultra-processed foods). Added in lots of fruits and vegetables (cooked or raw). Cutting out processed foods is huge even if someone isn't willing to cut out meat or dairy.

[@sunshinefarmstead843]

Simply cutting out sugar and high carb foods changed my life. I say that as someone who as sold bread for a living, and that still breaks my heart. 🤣🤣

[@emilybh6255]

@ PDS8220 Your pain is gone because protein causes pain and you did what everyone should do- especially those who live with pain -give up the animal protein (which is also loaded with fat). All the protein we need, which is very little, is contained within fruit and veg. There is also minimal protein in human mother's milk. Besides, Nature provided food for each specific species to be eaten in its natural state. Carnivores kill and eat meat raw. Frugivores like humans and Gorillas with identical GI tracts, have luscious raw ripe fruit and tender greens we can eat without processing (or cooking) to make edible or appetizing in any way. The idea of killing an animal by biting into it and then eating it isn't appetizing to any human. The people who live the longest into their 150s and longer eat this way - mostly raw, mostly fruit and mostly plant based with very little protein or fat. John Robbins in his book HEALTHY AT 100 goes into detail about these people who have been living this way for hundreds if not thousands of years. They never experience any chronic or degenerative disease either - never a case of cancer, diabetes or heart disease - ever.

[@sstargaze333]

​@@emilybh6255 I'd like to see proof of this, since in all the blue zones they eat meat.

[@chrisypbydesign]

Good for you, Jess! I’m 4 months in with Carnivore and it’s changed my life! So happy you’re talking about this. You have a great sized platform that will reach so many out there who are feeling hopeless. This way of eating is a godsend for sure!!!

[@heatherhineline9481]

Inflammation crippled me in my 30's to the point I could not wear a coat in 10° weather because I could not move my arms enough to put one on. After so many years of doctors telling you there's nothing wrong with you, you're just depressed, I also just accepted it as part of getting older. An allergy elimination diet saved my life, and when I stick to my limitations, I can be free from pain. Videos like this are incredibly helpful if for no other reason than to realize we are not alone.

[@adriennesmith.artist]

You are not the first person that I have heard this helping!!! A friend of mine felt like she had fibromyalgia and she went carnivore over a year ago and she’s an entirely different person in a great way! I can’t wait to see how you eat. It has helped my husband a lot too.

[@dorcasjonassen722]

Jess, thank you so much for being vulnerable. I felt like I was back in time 2 years ago when my husband went through something so similar. He was 27, severe skin itching, he also spent hours upon hours in the bath to keep from going absolutely insane from itching. The searching for answers, for what food was healing for him, supplements etc.. it's just all so familiar. Sadly, we discovered at last that he had Hashimoto's, Lymes and also Hodgkin's lymphoma. He passed away a year ago. But your story is so relatable and brought back many memories of my husbands journey. thank you so much for sharing!! Hearing healing stories are such a gift from God, not something to take lightly.💜

[@cheryltemple7188]

So very sorry for the loss of your husband. Thank you for sharing.

[@vanessaibarra185]

Sending you Love ❤

[@christinehelmus8461]

Thank you for sharing your trials. I am 63 years old and was always in pain. 90 days ago I started carnivore and within a few weeks all the pain was gone. I am struggling with the passion that I have for my vegetable garden. I live on one acre, I had started a food forest in 2019 and I raise 6 hens for eggs and meat birds for the freezer. I have decided this year to grow food to freeze dry for the future, grow food for my chickens and for our local food pantry. I have also noticed that wart like growths that I had spreading all over my back and onto my torso for the past 16 years have started falling off! It is so important for you to share these struggles and healing for others to learn that there may be ways to help that may seem very radical but are healthy. God bless you and keep you close to His heart.

[@Kali08012]

Have you heard of Mikhaila Peterson out of curiosity? I’ve been toying with the idea of going carnivore, I would say she is my inspiration. She lead me into a dive of investigation into carnivore diet. I think for me I would have to start with a keto diet then slowly work into it. But I’m struggling with depression and anxiety, I’ve read so many testimonies and watched so many on this diet curing these ailments. Congratulations to you on your journey to healing btw, blessings to you!

[@midwestribeye7820]

I lost all my skin tags, too.

[@Sweetest_of_Seven]

@@Kali08012 hey Kali! Just wanted to let you know that we (hubby and I) went keto almost 4 years ago… we literally got all the stuff out of our kitchen and pantry that was not healthful for us… so many bags and boxes full of stuff. We gave it away to people who wanted it. For me it was a bit difficult for the first couple of weeks but definitely doable! Honestly, by the second month I was naturally transitioning into carnivore. It is life changing! 🥩🍖🥓🧈🧀🥚and occasionally 🥑🍓

[@Kali08012]

@@Sweetest_of_Seven thank you for your reply, everyday I get more validation from random places that this decision is a good one.

[@christinehelmus8461]

@@Kali08012 yes I have watched her. There are so much good information on how to help heal inflammation and insulin resistance.

[@kathyv3909]

Watch out world, this woman is about to wow us...even more. Your deep smile and new energy make me want more for myself. Thank you for the motivation.

[@meganlokemoen-steege3788]

You’ve got that right! She’ll be unstoppable!

[@tamiholloway6452]

We started following y’all for gardening. I left after y’all moved only because I’m not homesteading. Y’all are bring tears to my eyes and heart because our 35 year old daughter has suffered like you for years and started carnivore in desperation to have energy to be a ‘good Momma’ to her sweet son. Thank you thank you for encouraging her and us as we go down this journey. Her chronic pain, inflammation, depression, we’re GONE in four days! Blessings and tears of thankfulness to God for this. She in almost two months in. We can’t thank God enough. Now that you are sharing you are strengthening her in her efforts to live a better life! I’m going to share this video with others. May God continue to bless and increase your health which will increase your family. We love y’all from Arkansas always!

[@tamiholloway6452]

I found out today that Kimberly met you years ago in Conway at the coffee shop she worked at down town! Blessings to y’all always

[@stonedapefarmer]

It's amazing how we don't even recognize how much pain we're in, because I've been going through a similar healing journey the last few months. First two years back in my rural home town in an RV that turned out to have black mold inside the walls... and I had just chalked up my respiratory symptoms to allergies because my body just wasn't used to all of the pollen and everything in the country anymore. Then just found out recently that we had a faulty water filter and I've literally been megadosing on manganese from our well for the past 3 years, which was causing balance and speech issues and all kinds of other things. And that was all on top of being extremely food insecure for the past three years and amassing all kinds of nutrient deficiencies because I lost my job and car during the pandemic and could no longer even get into town to buy groceries, even if I'd had the money. Ended up getting low in B12, vitamin D, vitamin C, iodine, and who knows what else. The nutrient deficiencies were literally driving me crazy. I didn't even recognize my own mind anymore. It was like I was a passenger and something else was in control. I was irritable, and aggressive, and delusional, and had massive mood swings. I couldn't be around people in person or even interact with people online, because it took almost nothing to set me off. And I was pushing my body so hard to produce food on badly degraded land with no resources. Just trying to survive and facing crop failure after crop failure... all of the logging in the area caused the deer, rabbit and other herbivore populations to explode, so I was competing with them for food, including the stuff from my garden... and couldn't even find weeds to forage because of the intense herbivore pressure. All of that in addition to experiencing the worst weather conditions I've ever experienced here in 35 years. Temps nearing 120 for a week at a time. 180 consecutive days without rain during the growing season when we didn't have the infrastructure to irrigate. Et cetera. Then add all kinds of inflammation and autoimmune stuff on top of that because most of the calories I was getting was from the cheapest things I could get my hands on in bulk. Lots of sugar. Lots of oil. Not a lot of real food... real food that I had expected to be able to get from my garden. It finally came to a head late last year after I got covid and just never really bounced back and then the amount of painkillers I was taking just to be functional started destroying my stomach. I had to stop taking them and just sit with the pain. It's the first time I realized how much pain I was actually in, and for how long I'd been in that much pain. There were days I couldn't get out of bed. I knew it couldn't continue. I couldn't live like that. Started out with just some extended fasting to get back to a baseline I could build up from. Then I knew I had to start rebuilding myself with all of the nutrients I hadn't been getting since the start of the pandemic. I got help with groceries from a friend and started tracking everything I put in my body and made sure that every day I was hitting at least my RDA for every vitamin and mineral, if not 2 or 3 times that amount, just to rebuild. Lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and nuts and seeds. No oil, no sugar, no salt, no processed grains, no animal products, no preservatives, emulsifiers, stabilizers, or other unpronounceable chemicals. I started tracking my sun exposure to see how much vitamin D I was actually getting, and when I realized it wasn't enough (because I always tried to get out and get my work done before the hottest part of the day... which was apparently too early to produce any real amount of Vitamin D this far north), I started taking a high potency supplement to restore my levels. Basically, getting better became my full time job. And all of that helped me improve a lot, including helping me lose 30 pounds. But the manganese poisoning from our well water was the nail in the coffin that I just hadn't figured out yet. I don't remember how I stumbled across manganese poisoning, but once I started researching it I realized that all of the symptoms fit... and I knew that our unfiltered well water was extremely high in manganese. Then I tested the water filter and discovered that it indeed wasn't working. Stopped using the well water for cooking and drinking and began hauling water in from our nearest neighbor and started to feel better immediately. Started researching manganese poisoning more and figured out that a lot of the foods I'd been having intense cravings for were actually on the list of things that help draw excessive manganese out of the tissues so the body can eliminate it, but I'd been putting so much into my body for so long that it just wasn't enough. This past week I started treatment for manganese poisoning and felt better still. But two or three days into treatment I woke up in the middle of the night and just started crying because for the first time in almost 3 years I finally felt like my mind was my own and there wasn't someone else in the driver's seat. My pain still isn't 100% every day, but at least now it's always because I push myself too hard instead of just because I exist. I'm losing weight easily now and I expect joint pain to continue to get better and better as I shed the excess pounds. And since the autoimmune stuff and weight gain started before I was a teenager, I now find myself randomly smiling more than I can ever remember smiling at any point in my life. I'm sad that it took so long and that I had to endure so much pain and heartache, but it feels so good to be on the path to freedom.

[@thamarrahjones3546]

This is an incredible story. I am sorry that you went through any of that, let alone all of it. Congratulations on beginning to heal. Wishing you the best in your recovery journey.

[@stonedapefarmer]

@@thamarrahjones3546 Thanks!

[@jenniferarmer106]

I'm done with conventional western medicine and found a functional medicine and naturopath. Im sick of a pill or a procedure to fix my issues. Completely changed my diet no dairy, no gluten and no sugar. Very limited on my veggies. Gut health is also so huge. It's soooo hard but I woke up the next morning feeling so much better. I'm on the road to recovery and feeling amazing. I pray for you Jess

[@stephaniebirkner4207]

Jess, thank you for sharing your journey. I suffered from acute sinus infections since my early 20’s I am now 60. I was on antibiotics and steroids twice a year every year. Hospitalized with abscess sinus twice. Sometimes I wanted to die and sometimes I would forget how it felt to feel well. One summer in 2015 We hosted a Ukrainian and he was surprised at how much medicine I was taking. He told me to eat raw garlic, drink local honey and apple cider vinegar. It changed my life. I have been healed from sinus infections. I pray that God gives you wisdom and complete healing.❤️

[@Sunshine23194]

Because this is the comment at the top I'm going to leave this info here. Sally K Norton is someone everyone should search on KZbin and watch a few of her interviews. OXALATES are the cause of so many issues and people have no idea! I was eating a diet of what I thought was super healthy for 15 years until I lost my gallbladder a year ago. After that I started researching why I would have lost my gallbladder from eating so healthy and I came across Sally's videos. For 13 of those 15 years I was suffering with horrific back spasms and blood vessels in my fingers and toes breaking leaving them black and blue. I had a list of other issues. So many of us are eating foods high in oxalates and have no clue what they do to us. To give you an idea of how many people have this issue I was in a low oxalate FB group of over 50,000 people! Most doctors will only talk about oxalates when referring to kidney issues. It's just not true!! I'm now eating mostly meat, eggs, some dairy, blueberries and banana. It will be a year in May since I started lowering oxalates and eating meat. Feeling a whole lot better!

[@susantindell3567]

Salt baths. Eliminates toxins. Use water softener salt. Macrobiotic Diet will increase your food options, within the eliminations you have done.

[@dianafoot]

Thank you for this beautiful, honest, and transparent look into your journey! I am 76 years old, an old time homesteader from the early 1970's, was vegan for 21 years when I was younger, eating only organic food we grew ourselves and harvested/traded with local farmers. Much as I thought our careful, unprocessed, vegetable focused diet was the way to perfect health, it was not for me. I also had constant pain, gained weight on few calories, and was not in great health despite exercising constantly. Once I listened to my body and my great advisors, I started eating fish and meat, took out all of the grains, dairy, and carbs, I lost weight and regained my energy. It's all about listening to your body and doing what works!

[@RedNicole22]

I ate a vegan & gluten free diet for a year and it didn’t work for me either. My hair really started falling out even more. My teeth went transparent, my joints were sore, my memory and word finding was a disaster, I forget what else went wrong, but I had been eating a healthy organic Whole Foods vegan diet, and every thing that was wrong with me, intensified within 8-9 months. I ate so many fresh veggies and still got really sick. I took supplements the entire time as well, and it still didn’t help. Getting back on good quality animal products turned things around for me. So glad I saw what was happening to my body and stopped after 1 year in. God is Good ALL the time. 🙏

[@hectickhomestead591]

@@RedNicole22 SAME!!!! Dang!! I could have written this myself!! 😮

[@1Waarheid]

Yup! A proper human diet because we are not grazers: BBBE Dr. Ken D. Berry. Dr. Paul Mason, Dr. Anthony Chaffee etc.

[@staceymckinsey9252]

I’m 46 years old, and I’ve dealt with autoimmune diseases my entire life, from RA, to chronic yeast infections as a young girl, to psoriasis. My chiropractor has become a family friend because I’m there so much. I found in the past year, thanks to an amazing FNP, that my gut was a big issue. I’ve had to learn to recognize the symptoms, the signs; I’ve also started making my own kombucha and 48hr fermented yogurt (lucky I can do dairy). Such a blessing to find a path to feeling better. My heart smiles seeing you use your platform to discuss your experience. Bless you.. ❤❤❤

[@simpsongreenhouseandchicken]

I was like this as well, and when I had my Hysterectomy last year, they found endometriosis all over my GI track. For decades, I had bad GI issues and surgeries and no relief 🤦‍♀️. I've had 3 c-sections, and no one has seen it. They removed it from my GI track, and other things, all my female organs, and all my GI issues are gone. I also have 3 auto immune issues, so gluten is a no-go for me as well, and when I eat it, I can feel it for days. I'm down 50 pounds from all this, pain-free for the first time in decades, and like you, it's like WOW.

[@deniserollick4498]

I am 60 and pain has been my constant companion from my first decade of life. Lion Diet for the last 3 years has transformed my life. Clean slate. Remove everything. 100 pounds gone. My 8 AI conditions are almost in remission. So happy to hear your story! God bless.

[@billierichter1379]

I am SO very happy for you! I started meat-heavy keto (plenty of animal-based protein, and leafy veggies only) in October of 2016. After only 3 days of eating this way, I woke up in a completely different body. I was 47 years old, and ran down the steps in the morning like a little kid. Before that, my ankles and knees hurt so badly in the morning that I had to brace myself on the sides of the stairway for fear of falling down the steps. I literally felt like I was 80 years old. I knew that I would never go back to eating the way I had been. I lost 50 pounds in just a few months, and have kept it off since then. Like you, I didn't realize how much pain I was in until it was gone. I made a promise to myself that I would never do that to myself ever again. So, now I'm 54 years old, am fit, pain-free, get to eat delicious, healthy food, and enjoy my life every single day! God is good, and I thank Him every day for creating this life for me. Thanks so much for sharing your story.

[@candyalexander2196]

62years old lost 118lbs in 1 year off 3 years now..lazy keto carbs. 20 or below daily.. keto is King..walk2 miles a day when possible..if it doesn't work for you then stop and try something else..at least u tried

[@maryasdoss9234]

I had nearly the same experience. I do best on leafy greens and mostly Brushford beef/ pasture raised pork/ pasture raised eggs.

[@Kali08012]

Applause 👏 you are an inspiration!

[@kathleen9900]

I’m wondering why do you think the leafy greens are okay for you but not some? I’d like to go carnivore, but I think I would miss salads. I should ask how you eat the leafy greens. With dressing or plain or cooked/seasonings? Thx!

[@botanicalbecca8443]

As a long time fan/viewer, and also a mother who started studying mycology and then became an herbalist due to the desire to heal my own autoimmune health issues, I salute you, Jess!! You continue to show up so genuinely for yourself and this community in such a powerful way. We love to see it!! Eliminating grains and most veggies, and upping my animal fats/meats/organs drastically changed my health. Thank you so much for your beautiful testimony to the power of the proper human diet. 💗💪🏼🙏🏼

[@botanicalbecca8443]

The accidental weight loss in mind blowing for sure. Appreciate you speaking about that, as I have struggled with my weight my whole life. Never been healthier and I've had four babies now at almost 37. Feels like aging in reverse! 😌

[@soulfitnesshawaii]

As a functional fitness coach and exercise therapist, I totally understand your journey. On a personal note, I was 200lbs, in pain, vertigo, anxiety, and depression, as well as a care giver to my husband, my life overtook me, in desperation I took the all or nothing path with carnivore. It saved my life. The weight loss was not my intention, feeling alive again was. God bless you and all you do. Aloha🌺💕🌤️🏝️

[@wendilamphear7667]

I had arthritis so painful I would wake up crying just to roll over. I gave up gluten and within 10 days I had no more joint pain and have been basically joint pain free for several years now. I am amazed that modern medicine is so slanted to medicine that it took listening to functional practitioners to find my relief and yours as well. I am so glad that you are feeling better!!

[@KeeKeeSoto]

As soon as I read the title I knew you were gonna say either keto or carnivore diet. The foods we love are seriously harming us and I didn't realize until my first month of keto how terrible I was living. Constant pain, PCOS, terrible sleep patterns, etc... I'm so glad you have found relief. Love and blessings to you and your family 🙏🏾💚🤗🌿

[@TheTandumbs]

These are issues I’m having now. Thank you for posting this comment. ❤

[@pamelapruitt2558]

Isn't Keto wonderful? ❤

[@freckles2773]

Carnivore saved my kidneys. I had chronic urinary irritation but not infection. It was so painful.

[@earthmamma85]

Yup, I knew she was going to say it too. Cutting carbs and plants has helped me tremendously. I feel the best with a 90% animal based diet. I suffer from urinary issues and have had no one give me an explanation. I figured it out on my own. Meat really does heal.

[@addictedtoelf]

Wow I sympathize immensely. As a child I had chronic UTIs, to the point where my mom thought I got my period incredibly young because I was peeing blood. Holistic methods helped keep things away for a period of time, but as a young teen I got one so bad that it started to spread to my kidneys and I nearly died. I had a fever of 107.3, I was hallucinating and couldn't speak. I was in the hospital for 5 days and have memory of only 2. My memory was wrecked for a long while after that, from the fever and antibiotics. My mom brewed kombucha decades before it was cool and she started making it for me again, and the first time I drank it I felt it in my kidneys and had a panic attack from the UTI PTSD. I've read studies about specific probiotics helping with UTIs and many other things, and they are in kombucha. L.reuteri and L.rhamnosous (spelling may be wrong) and as long as I've either taken those or drank kombucha, along with eating mostly paleo and often fully keto/carnivore, I've kept them away for 15 years. Watching you retell this made me cry because I know that pain and fear of the pain. I'm so glad you've felt some relief and hope it continues. Sending love from Florida, thank you so much for sharing.

[@ritawahn6934]

This is so encouraging to hear, my son has some rare neurological autoimmune symptoms (picture a 3 year old with Parkinsons) and I am in the process of revamping how our family eats. I anticipate years of searching and trying new things to find the best results for him, but it's always so gratifying to hear people's stories of how they found healing. I pray that this continues to work for you Jess, congrats on feeling good again!

[@sstargaze333]

Carnivore and ketosis is amazing for the brain. Can always start with it and slowly add things in.

[@isadelahunt2284]

Thank you. Chronic health problems are a frog in the stewpot situation, many times, especially if you are a person who justs adapts and keeps pushing on, regardless of pain. And then suddenly you look up and your whole life is built around adapting to whatever your issues are, and it's at a ridiculous point and totally non-functional. I have gone through a year of that, starting with getting seriously sick last summer, and am just now starting to feel like I am seeing some progress toward health again. Chronic pain and dysfuntion are life-changing. It's been a real turning point for me, and as I come to grips with healing and restoring my daily life to function it's made me much more appreciative of small things, like the goal of just getting up and walking across the room without a lot of preparation and stops and starts. I had a healthy life and diet before this; I'm working with that now to be even better, gradually adding foods and activities back in and being responsive to how they change my overall state of health. I'm learning patience and gratitude. I'm learning to accept help when needed. It's true in health as in business, that the only person who really can take proper care of your own interests is you. Though others may be helpful, in the end, you have to listen to your body and do what is necessary, even if it seems weird or inconvenient, or is different from the way you always did it or assumed it ought to be done. I'm glad you are finding a way forward. It's affirming for others on similar journeys to share progress, as hope is a fragile but necessary ingredient for healing. Never give up!

[@farmer-red488]

I choked back the tears when you mentioned about how you felt like you were not whole for most of your marriage and apologized to Mia! That was powerful and raw, and if I'm brutally honest, made me contemplate our heath issues that we are having. Thank you, thank you for allowing yourself to be vulnerable with us and share something deeply private and personal, you truly are a blessing Jessica in my life! You have been an instrumental part of how I came to find Jesus right at a point in my life where I was hopeless and grasping for a life raft. You are so precious! God bless you and continue to use you as his instrument for others.

[@donnamays24]

❤️🙏

[@jamesbrown8718]

Your message touched me so deeply, Jessica is amazing person and has a way of reaching people through her words and testimonies of all she has been through and bring hope to peoples lives. It touched me that through her and her messages you were able to find the lord and be saved that speaks so much volume for what a impact she has on so many peoples lives here on KZbin. I pray that you and your family find answers for your health issues through all that she has said today and what helped her so much. Asking the lord to bring peace and comfort to your lives and bring healing through his son Jesus who did not only for our sins but for our healing. Each store upon his back was for healing of his people. And it’s so wonderful to know one of those was for the healing of you and your family. Praying blessings upon you all.

[@ninalegend432]

I'm literally bawling, I was going to make a comment but you hit every note that I wanted to express on my comment, this video was very ray and emotional, and above all INSPIRING!! Jess you are one amazing Human and you are such a blessing to many! Thank you!!! May God continues to bless you and strengthens you in this healing journey! MUCH LOVE!!! 🙏 💖

[@ninalegend432]

And also I have my entire family of a animal based diet, and have been wanting to cut off dary and grains but haven't done it yet out of laziness, Some of my kids have been having aome autoimmune responses so this is a call for me to finally stop dary like I felt was the right thing to do but hadn't done it.

[@amandameredith5355]

She was my life raft too! Praise God!!!

[@klaatu0barada0nikto]

Gosh Jess, this has been the thing I really needed today. I lost my 15 year engineering career two years ago because of the progressive inflammation in my hands, wrists and elbows. I've been so terrified of losing my new job that I havent told anyone my daily chronic pain, I've just been bullheading my way through, locked in survival mode, taking painkillers and spiralling mentally. Well meaning friends have smothered me with this diet, this shake, this guru, this tiktok etc etc. I've consistently failed at the AIP even though I started feeling better after a few days, I don't know why. You've given me some hope with a large, fresh, inhale of breath that may be I don't have to be this way and a direction to research into . Much love x

[@christinehelmus8461]

There is hope. I had to go on disability from my career 11 years ago. No real diagnosis or treatment. I am presently pain free and all because of removing foods that were causing severe Inflammation! My MD is still not on board telling me to eat foods that I know hurt me " for a treat once a month". I pray that you find peace and healing.

[@partinsheritagehomestead4981]

Thank you for this Jess, I've become a homestead who had to reduce carbs (low carb) and all regular sugars. My husband's diabetis was a blessing in disguise. In helping him I took this travel with him I myself lost 48 lbs and feeling much better. Homesteading has now become a life saving lifestyle as well. I started a KZbin channel based on this area now. I was afraid at first, but was shocked at how many others silently was going through the same thing. I'm not huge in ratings, but blessed with this new family we have become.

[@itzakpoelzig330]

Your channel looks great! I just subscribed.

[@partinsheritagehomestead4981]

@@itzakpoelzig330 thank you so much

[@Youcangarden]

Jess, I bless YOU for sharing your story. I’ve been in chronic pain and chronic extreme muscle tension for over 20 years. I’ve been feeling the nudge to focus on my health bc I’m struggling in the garden and with everyday chores. You talked about thinking maybe this is just what it feels like to be almost 40… I’m almost 52 and have thought well, this is the 30s, 40s, 50. I got teary-eyed listening to your journey. Found your videos in Fall 2021. They gave me courage to start my suburban backyard garden and composting in Spring 2022. I feel like my health issues are an autoimmune condition. I have PCOS and just found medical articles saying some researchers are starting to think it’s an autoimmune issue. My sister has lost so much hair and had constant stomach issues until she had to go on restricted diet to keep from going bald. I think there’s something to all of this. Let’s claim 2023 for getting to the foundations of good health, not covering up the symptoms, and having life more abundant. Ty again

[@girlmom8672]

Hi Christina, do you mind sharing what dietary changes your sister made please? I'm an ovarian and breast cancer survivor that's also losing her hair and I'm desperately trying to heal myself holistically. I know my gut health has to be awful, especially after chemo and radiation. Everyone's journey is different but any information is so helpful. Thank you for listening.

[@RichKatRanch]

I will always feel blessed to have "stumbled upon" your channel way back when. You are such a bright spot in the world. Thank you for all that you share with all of us. Thank you for being REAL. I appreciate you and I love your precious family. Sending love your way ♥

[@WhittAcres]

You're gardening tours not only got me started doing youtube but also has helped me learn about food as I haven't had the best relationship with food. Never hungry. Glad to see you have found some balance. Keep striving, you're an inspiration to us all.

[@kilochase5560]

Love your videos!

[@Wendid1]

Jess everyday God uses you. I know you know that, but it’s so surprising to me to hear your words and know I was meant to hear what your saying. When you mentioned viewership was down a few months ago. I decided to do my part and I have been watching your old videos 24/7. Jess It doesn’t matter if the video is 4 years old. Every video speaks to my heart in such a profound way that they often stop me in my tracks. Todays video was no exception. Some day I hope to get the opportunity to tell you what a blessing and gift from God you have been to me. I honestly am in awe how a total stranger that I have never meet could have such an impact in my life. But you have. I had kind of forgot that God cares enough about me to give me what I need, even without me asking. I bless you and Thank you for sharing your story and life with all of us.

[@ourtinyoasis]

This helped me a lot. Pain has been my constant companion for a few years now, and now I’m starting to have problems with my digestive tract. I am very tired of it. Justin Rhodes is where I first leaned about the carnivore diet, but I haven’t been brave enough to try it. I think I my start now, since I’ve seen how it is helping you both. Thank you so much for sharing your story!

[@My-cat-Kimchi]

I had to find this video that I watched 2 months ago and post a huge thank you for sending me on a carnivore journey. I’m 22 pounds lighter and down 3 pant sizes and counting. I’ve never felt so good and may never have known this without your video. Thanks again!

[@EdenSpringsHomestead]

I needed to see this so bad Jess... Thank you for helping to give me the courage to do what I need to. I am tired of feeling 90 at 42. We bless you, and love you. Keep being a shining example of what Yah can accomplish in us if we just listen. Carnivore for 30 starts today for both me and My husband. Hugs and Love to you all!

[@teresamariner4238]

Prayers it helps sort out your health issues. To have health issues and experiencing grief isn't easy. My prayers are with you.

[@maria_snyman]

Hi Jes, I see myself in many of your pain. Now I am going to start. Tha k for Sharing. Have been a discriber for years.

[@hoopnfarm]

This video made me cry. My body is screaming for me to take care of her and I just keep stubbornly doing what I’m doing. Diet has been the biggest thing I know I need to work on. As you said it’s so hard to let go of the things we get used to eating. Thank you so much for your courage in posting this video. It resonated with my heart and appreciate your strength in your vulnerability. Today I am going to start listening. 😔❤️‍🩹

[@flowerpower3618]

That’s how I am . I’m 64 and I feel so ugly and fat that I think I’m punishing myself by constantly eating poorly . I have to end this.

[@TizzyLisch]

Add me to this list. I have no idea why I am not eating like I know I should be. I get so disappointed in myself and then I only feel worse.

[@HollyMLynch-td7qf]

Jess I've been following you for years. You've totally inspired my garden for my family. Thank you. and thank you for this post. After almost dying from covid 2 years ago I made the decision to go back and get my certification as a functional medicine health coach. I've yet to go forward as a profession with that as I'm caring for older parents, however that information has been critical. Like you I have struggled with major gastro issues for almost 20 years and I'm living a life of intense inflammation. Could you possibly share Some of the alternatives that you've been Trying? Meat gets a little boring after a while even though I know it is helping. Can you eat eggs? I cannot. I've heard that duck eggs are better do you have any input on that? I'm proud of you for exposing this as it is a long journey for many of us and you are inspiring to many. Good luck on your continued journey and God-bless you in your health and thank you for reminding me that I'm doing this for me and for God above.

[@loritanner4478]

I'm 63 and 10 years ago I found out I am highly allergic to gluten and dairy. And have not eaten any in all that time. I have never cheated, not even once. Yes you have to read every label and cut out alot of things. And have to learn to cook recipes in a new way. But I don't ever want to feel that bad again! No food is worth it! Believe me. Just think of food you are allergic to, like it's poison. Would you purposely eat poison? Really?

[@juleswallace3483]

Dr. Ken Berry describes it as food addiction, particularly, fructose, which ruins a broken digestive system.

[@brittamartens9968]

So powerful. I very much identify with so much of this. Not comparing or saying it’s exactly the same though. Grew up with chronic bladder infections through high school- went through all the traumatic procedures. A boat load of antibiotics. From there I didn’t deal with that anymore but spent the rest of my life… depressed, anxious and terribly tired. I started working with a Nutritional Therapist Practitioner a year ago. After a year of hard work things slowly and dramatically changed. Literally did not know this is how normal people should feel, did not know how terrible I was actually feeling. It’s life changing and it’s also something to mourn. I feel like I’ve lost so much life. But looking to the future as well. Hard for me as well because there isn’t one thing that made me better. God is good and food is medicine!

[@ambethk77]

I went strict carnivore for a couple of weeks and I could not believe how sweet even vegetables tasted when I started to loosen up the diet. Green beans tasted like candy. Lol I'm so happy for you!

[@doubles1545]

Yes! I juiced a lime into my water one day and realized limes aren’t sour at all. They are very sweet.

[@CG-mj8tk]

@@doubles1545 wow!!

[@shamancarmichael5305]

The moment you realize you aren't in pain, after years of just existing in it, is like walking out of darkness into light. I sat and cried because I had forgotten what it was like, what I was like. I'm so glad you are feeling so much better, and thank you for sharing your journey. It will help a lot of people. ❤

[@a.c.9807]

Jess, I'm a female your age, and I have struggled throughout my life with similar issues. I would feel like I had UTIs but tests would be negative. After being misdiagnosed several times, with interstitial cystitis, among other things, I found I had pelvic floor dysfunction. No thanks to modern medicine/ doctors. I'll be the first to say, you have to be your biggest resource. No one knows you better than you. Through hundreds of hours of research, I have learned that stress was a HUGE trigger. I've learned to find solitude through gardening, and natural remedies like stretching and allowing yourself to have time to decompress and take a moment, has been my biggest healing help. Best wishes!

[@saoirse31]

As a fellow chronically ill person, I *totally* see you-and I’m glad you finally found things that make your everyday life sustainable. And sleep!! It amazes me how similar a lot of our stories are. Idk where I’d be without online communities helping me piece together what was going on, + I guess the brightside out of all of this is seeing how supportive and helpful people are in these communities. Ty for sharing❤️💓💗

[@kknichols8067]

Jess, I wake up every day in pain and your story has spurred me to make a change TODAY. Gardening season approaches and I can’t stand the thought of missing another year. Thank you so much for sharing your journey and giving me the kick in the butt I needed! 💜

[@meganlofgren1457]

Good luck and happy gardening!!

[@sheraeduncan2980]

I'm a severe full bar nerve pain patient. I was injured, spinal by a texting teen . Couldn't ambulate independently, shower, Makebmyself a sandwich, drive nothing for 4 long years I was told I was goin to die twice and today I run my 5 acre farm almost independently with of course Gods help. It's not easy and it's not always pretty. I have had 23 spinal surgeries and can walk, drive on good days. I have Cptsd as the result of all that and my career ending after such hard work and it was my passion, my calling. Until I was blessed with this farm and slowly after 3 years here I have tons and tons of seeds started and beds planned. Just sowed my 3rd bed of beans and cucs. It may not always be perfect but I'm growing my own food, have chickens, my donkeys help with heavy work. You can do this. I believe in you. I see you. I hear you. N

[@kaylagallo6039]

Proud of your commitement to yourself!! All the best on your journey!

[@kknichols8067]

@@sheraeduncan2980 you are an inspiration! 💜

[@mrsB0915]

The things you have accomplished while being so hindered are incomprehensible. The things you will accomplish going forward now that you are free from your body are going to mind blowing. Thank you for taking us along on your journey.

[@faithco23]

A couple years ago, I was on strict AIP for a solid year and the amount of inflammation that left my body was INSANE. I've been in a season of eating anything and everything (because young kids and homeschooling and being so busy) but now my body is screaming at me to feel better. I have Hashimotos & chronic Lyme + 3 coinfections and as much as I don't enjoy being strict with what I eat, I know it's for my own good! You've given me the push I needed to start fresh, so thank you!

[@goldenhippie1984]

We have a long line of Medicine Women and men in our family, and I'm so glad that I have the honor of taking that title. I'm grateful for Pharmacy school to learn compounding pharmacy and holistic health. It allows me to help myself and my family heal ailments through herbs and proper diet rather than pills. I've never taken supplements, and I've had 6 kids and just turned 40. So many people advocated for vaccines and voted these people into play that, at one point, you couldn't heal yourself or refuse treatment of their experiments. I'm now studying foreign natural holistic health. May you find what you need and can pass it on to your loved ones.

[@brittleann9823]

As a fellow female who has also dealt with a lot of urinary issues, I can say I understand what you mean when you said the pain has caused a type of ptsd. I have had several kidney stones over my short 31 years here on earth & the pain is insurmountable. Unexplainable. I see you, sweet girl. You’re a fighter. 💪🏼

[@8thcelisabeth]

Chronic pain has such a significant impact on both metal and physical health. I've had chronic kidney stones, kidney infections and an eGFR (kidney health) score under 60. I switched to the DASH diet 2-3 years ago and my last eGFR was 90!! No matter what people do, I hope they find that healthy path to ease their pain and improve their health. I hope you were able to find a path that works for you Brittleann. I am thrilled Jess found a solution to ease her pain! Nobody deserves to live like that.

[@brittleann9823]

I’m researching the carnivore diet. Although, dairy seems to be my main trigger. I will probably start by cutting out dairy completely & go from there. This video was truly eye opening!

[@SerialSpinner-ss]

@@brittleann9823 For many people kidney stones are from oxalates. Look up Sally K Norton. There are a lot of good interviews out there. Many foods we are told are healthy are loaded with oxalates - spinach, almonds, chocolate, tea, rhubarb. I found I feel so much better on a low oxalate diet. Eating mostly carnivore works for me.

[@Ozarksclassicclean]

Medical medium

[@soulspaces]

Sending love to you. That sounds so hard

[@hvp6218]

Hi Jess, I'm so happy to hear that you found a solution that is working for you. I started the Carnivore/Keto diet to help with some onset of arthritis in my knees and feet as well as weighloss. My thoughts were that my weight was contributing to the pain but then a doctor confirmed I had arthritic inflamation in my feet. I went to my chiropractor who confirmed my history of diet has lent to systemic inflamation. I had my doubts about the carno/keto diet but the results are amazing. My joints feel so much better and I've dropped 15lbs in the first 5 weeks. I think one of the weirdest things about the Carnivore diet are people's reactions to hearing you're eating nothing but meat and fat. But the results are so worth the journey with this eating style.

[@holyscrapgirl]

My sister had kidney reflux (VUR) as a child and was also healed. She was told her future was going to be kidney dialysis and barrenness. She has never needed dialysis, her kidneys look normal and healthy and she now had 6 kids. God is good. I have dealt with chronic health issues since age 24. I am finally finding some solutions but it’s definitely a struggle and a different life when you lose your youth and health to constant pain and symptoms. Thank you so much for sharing your story. God bless you and your family.

[@MrGoatlady]

Thats wonderful! I'm 72 and had been plant based. My labs came back with all sorts of problems. For some reason after that I tried Keto, with intermittent fasting. It worked so well for me. Back and hip pain that had kept me from doing so many things was gone, My blood sugar normalized, liver enzymes became normal, cholesterol went down, and my mind was so clear. Finding what works for us is so important. Bless you!

[@WendysWorldTX]

Please share your paleo carnivore recipes! So many people need this info! I'm so happy for you and your new found strength. As always, thank you for sharing your journey with us!

[@catfor_life1534]

This video has been more of a blessing to me than you'll ever know. My daughter has had chronic UTI's since she was around 3 years old. She's 13 now. We have done all the tests. Seen so many specialists. Years of antibiotics, labs, scans, tests, pelvic floor physical therapy.. . She's on an antibiotic as I type this for another UTI. It's heartbreaking. No one talks about food. We will be diving into researching the elimination diet and carnivore diet. Thank you!

[@ctheel9343]

Dr. Ken Berry here on youtue might be a good place to start.

[@lisalapoint7022]

Check out vagus nerve therapies. Please. Watch some vidoes about vagus nerve self therapy and make sure she sees a good chiropractor every week for a bit.

[@paavolaprincess]

I know you said you’ve had everything done but both my girls have urinary reflux which was diagnosed through a VCUG procedure. It has been very well managed, hopefully they both outgrow it but if not then we will have to do surgical intervention

[@pamelapruitt2558]

@@ctheel9343 YES!! And check out Eric Berg DC

[@sandralafond3818]

Please also look into the Virgin Diet

[@TheForwardCook]

I feel so kindred with you in this video, and it has spoken to me. It was as though this was a sign to stop and actualize some self-care. I spent a large portion of my summer last year battling a mystery rash on my arms and chest. Aches and joint pains that were debilitating at times. I chalked it up to turning 41 and postpartum recovery or "I must have gotten into something when I was harvesting in the garden". After starting my own carnivore journey a few weeks ago, I already feel different. The lower back and hip ache while simply lying in bed are gone. The sensitivity of my skin in the areas where my rash had been more severe is gone. There are no new outbreaks. I can hoist myself up into the tailgate of our truck again whereas I could not lift my leg due to hip pain previously. I, too, have shed tears of devastation that I had allowed myself to suffer and power through. The marked difference in just short amount of time is astounding, and I am forever thankful for your message. I will continue to pray and praise for your healing and mine. Looking forward to what this summer holds! ❤

[@jimshirey2293]

We are in our mid 60's and just started the carnivore WOE to help my auto immune and psoriasis and rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis'. WOW what a difference it has made in our lives in just 2 weeks!

[@corrallee2]

As a functional nutrition counselor, I can't tell you how much sharing your journey can help others ❤️ So many need our help but don't understand what we do or how we can help them. Thank you for sharing, and best wishes with your continued healing journey!!

[@8thcelisabeth]

Thank you for the work you do! Health is everything.

[@contentedspirit9022]

There are many of us who have struggled with autoimmune issues and been in severe pain for years, just wishing we could find someone who could help us. I'm a medically disabled critical care RN and started learning about functional/integrative medicine and nutrition several years ago. I've tried finding a practitioner I could see because I knew a better diet would be helpful. I'm medically treated for rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, diabetes type 2, Feltys Syndrome, osteoporosis, latex allergy, as well as numerous environmental allergies and food sensitivities. Being on so many medications, I'm unable to take some supplements because they affect my health (my platelets run low from Feltys Syndrome and take sulfasalazine - tumeric causes my platelets to drop further and causes an increase in bruising). I need a functional/integrative medicine physician to help me get off conventional meds and transition to healthy/real herbs and supplements. Unfortunately, insurance doesn't cover these providers and I'm on disability and Medicare (totally unable to pay the expensive fees for naturopathic/functional/integrative medicine providers). I have been in excruciating pain for well over ten years, and now the only treatment I'm given is opioids (NOT what I would prefer, but if I don't take it, I literally cannot move. I get so uncomfortable I cannot sit, stand, or lie down for more than 5 minutes at a time without having to reposition. It doesn't take long to slide into deep depression and desperation). There needs to be a way for all people to see real, natural medicine providers rather than be stuck in a corrupted medical system that only pushes chemical remedies for symptomatic relief. I am so glad you are in the functional medicine area and are helping people who can really benefit from the education and information you're able to provide. God bless you.

[@lmd2454]

I’m in school right now to become a holistic nutritionist, registered herbalist, and wellness coach because our healthcare system is so broken and just can’t treat chronic illnesses correctly at all. I’ll be able to start practicing at the end of this spring semester and I’m so excited to be able to start helping people. I went to school initially because of my own health problems and my inability to afford access to holistic practitioners since insurance won’t cover them. So I’m my own most challenging client 😅 But now I’m so looking forward to getting to help people who so desperately need it! I’m so sorry you have had to endure these issues but I’m also so thankful for all you’ve learned and your ability to share that with others so they will be encouraged to find a functional/holistic practitioner and get to the root causes of their health issues.

[@teresamariner4238]

God's blessings on your new path of holistic health and learning. At almost 77 I've been working on my health issues by turning to mostly organic foods, eliminating all pre packaged foods and artificial additives. I lost 20 pounds just eliminating artificial sugars in "diet" water additives for flavor. Learned when your body doesn't know what to do with something it stores it in fat! Eliminating it eliminated the need to store it so my body "eliminated" it. Eating real foods did the rest. Still have health issues but not quite as bad. Prayers as you learn, for your first patient, you, and all those you will help.

[@lmd2454]

@@teresamariner4238 thank you so much! ❤️ Congratulations on the success you’ve found in improving your health, as well! God bless you!

[@petgranny194]

Good luck to you on your new journey of service. Women are so un-heard in the medical community. You will be a great gift to many.

[@DavidNiedbala]

Have you ever worked with someone who has ringing ears?

[@misst1586]

I have an opportunity to start online school for those same exact things that you're doing can you tell me which school you went through?

[@pamelabillings2464]

Jess, we love you! You deserve to feel good. As I keep telling myself, I want to live, not just exist. 3&1/2 years with my own illness, I have finally found someone who I think can help me heal. I'm in it for the long game. You realize after years that healing is a process. I'm glad you are on the path and thank you for being an encouragement. There is a lot of illness in this world and we all need to know we're not alone. ❤️

[@badlandsfarmwv]

I started following last year when we had our first garden and think its crazy you are talking about this now. My husband and I started ketovore a little over a month ago to try to deal with his severe acid reflux. The eat mostly meat, and some cheese, and almost all the carbs we take in are from low inflammation vegetables. It had been amazing. I felt the same way thinking this is just how my body was going to feel at almost 40 and it was overwhelming when you realize it's not. Eating out is the hardest part but we eat so good at home we don't miss the things we can't have. I've lost 13 lbs and am now under my original goal weight and he has lost 15. I have been following Dr Berry and neisha and the PHD (proper human diet). I can't get over how it makes us feel. Good luck on your healthy eating journey!

[@ArtByWendyKlein]

OMG, Jess, you probably just saved my life! So my guess is, I’m not the only one. I’d prepare to be bombarded by SO MUCH LOVE just the way you’ve always shared yourself with us here. Thank you, Jess. I bless you. Thank you!!!

[@abbyu209]

Thanks for sharing this. When I watched Justin Rhodes video when he went on the carnivore diet I told my husband about it who was a type 2 diabetic. I said to my husband just try it. So to support him, I also went on it too. That was back in October, he is no longer a type 2 diabetic and I no longer has arthritis pain in my fingers. He has lost at least 80 pounds and is feeling so much better. We still eat carnivore and aren't looking back.

[@CrossPatchDi]

Do you have a book you follow?

[@wildwoodsdream3505]

@@CrossPatchDi , check out Dr. Ken Berry here on you tube. Beef, butter, bacon, eggs, .... animal products ( includes fish of course) and stay away from seed oils.

[@promisedjubileedaniels]

Praise God, that is awesome ☺️ congratulations!

[@staciegulizia4144]

That’s awesome! Congratulations. My husband is type 2 diabetic, he also lost 80 pounds and is off of all his insulin. For 15 years doctors told him he’d never get off insulin. Keto works for him. He’s doing incredibly well now.

[@abbyu209]

@@CrossPatchDi Like @Wildwoods Dreams reply. We watched and continue to watch many of the carnivore doctors on KZbin to get all the info.

[@sherrizanoli1398]

I also let my RN license expire after 32 years. I have had 7 back surgeries and need 2 more. I haven't been able to work since 2005. I had been sick all my life and finally found a Dr that would take everything that I had been feeling forever and test everything. They actually thought I had stage 4 lung cancer and removed half of the right lower lobe of my lung. I didn't have cancer, I had an autoimmune disease.

[@sherryrorabaugh3359]

After suffering for 20 years with 2 autoimmune diseases, could it be this simple? I'm tired of waking up every day feeling like I just ran a marathon. I'm tired of my limitations because I hurt and I'm tired. I see people a lot older than me doing things I could only dream about. I'm going to get organized on this, and start as soon as possible. Better days...here I come!

[@sarahpalmer5122]

I have MG and carnivore has absolutely improved my help!!

[@SuperMamaLeer]

I'm crying because you're describing exactly how I've felt my entire adult life (I'm 36). But also because I am so so so happy for you and how much better you feel ❤

[@terribrown6089]

Andrea, You can do this too. My apologies for possibly repeating what you may already be aware of, but in an attempt to be helpful if you don't know where to start, (?), key words to research & read up on are the subjects of anti-inflammatory eating, as well as personalized functional medicine. Wishing a better life for you, Terri

[@LoveGrowLiveFree]

Having lived what you're speaking about - thank you for giving it a voice! The way you describe things is so perfect. The pushing through and the not realizing how bad it was.... Nailed it! You're a real gift, Jess! Thank you 🥰🙏

[@familymeetsfarm]

This video hit home so much! I am actually going through something similar (unknown health issues and reactions) and also ended up unintentionally eating more of a carnivore diet. We have been living in high stress and crisis mode for the last year, trying to get help for my son who has high needs…. It took a toll on my health, and I had food allergy testing done. I already have celiac disease and eat gluten free, but I found out I was reacting to 59 out of 90 foods! Most of those were fruits and veggies (which of course is the worst feeling since we have a big garden) but I also have started seeing similar relief and results in eating mostly proteins and cutting out the same things you have listed. It was such a surprise as well. Crazy that I also started in November and am down 20lbs. I have all the feels and can relate. I am always so thankful when you share things that relate to so many others, such an encouragement to see people come together to get answers, just like Sow the Land did for you. Praying for continued answers.

[@stacydillion6891]

I have a very similar story. Gluten / dairy free has helped rid 90% of symptoms. My eyelids had a rash still do some days. Maggie Yu was my functional Dr. Was tested for IGG food sensitivities along with hormone , thyroid and general blood test. 11 months since my healing began. I have added LDN since December it has been very helpful. I still have a few issues but I am thankful for my healing and I also did not know how sick I was. Blessings snd healing to you!

[@rachelhenderson3275]

I'm so glad you're sharing your story about your health. There are so many dead ends when we go to the doctors office and it always leads to medication, surgery or a test with no answer and an empty wallet. One day, our health care system will change for the better but until then, people like you telling their stories will give others hope to continue searching for answers and not accepting the pain that they're in.

[@rachelhenderson3275]

Also great job at kicking peoples opinions to the curb.

[@samstevens7888]

@@rachelhenderson3275 It's not just the system in the USA. I'm in the UK so don't have ti worry about paying fir medical as I have the NHS. Doctors the world over send you for tests and when they comes back negative tell you your wrong about how you feel or how much pain your in. Even though you know something is wrong and spend your days and or night crying in pain that painkillers don't work for. I feel if a doctor can't throw a pill at something to "fix" it then they give up. A good amount of them don't like or understand natural remedies so try to stop you going that route. But what else are we to do when conventional medicine doesn't work we have to do our own research? Some are not going to be able to live a fully pain free life but if a diet or natural remedies will work I feel we have no other option.

[@missouribroad978]

I’m so happy to see your bright light shine even brighter, Jess. I had three pregnancies and each one consisted of months of bed rest due to very high pregnancy induced blood pressure. Each time, once my baby was born, the amount of energy and feeling of being newly well would flood thru me. It is an incredible feeling. My husband was so glad I felt better but was not as enthusiastic as I was when I removed all of the carpet in every room of my house, cut it into small strips which I rolled up and put out for the trash during my first week post delivery. Our partners in life who stay the course are worth their weight in gold. ❤

[@runningcreekfarms3530]

I feel your pain, I to suffer with severe pain and discomfort from my severe auto immune disease, and I’m now starting the keto/carnivore diet and pray this helps me as well. Now it’s the struggle to change a life style that’s ingrained in my 44 years on this planet. God bless you Jess

[@leahv.2537]

I'm happy for you about reclaiming your health after so many health issues. Hearing your story helps me feeling like I'm not alone in the chronic illness journey. Mine started 16 years ago as food poisoning. Things went slowly that first year, I was still strong at that point but got lactose intolerant and horrific stomach aches and started getting more tired than usual. Had a traumatic first year of college. At the 14 year mark things really started getting crazy, one thing after another in a downward spiral of unwellness. I've been struggling ever since to get my life in order. Plus, I've been a caregiver for my parents for 7 of those chronically ill years and taking care of them was a top priority and my own health was on the back burner but I'm working on prioritizing myself. But it's only been easier to take better care of myself simply because my mom passed away 2 years ago.

[@missyk1180]

As a person with multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease, I feel for you. Want you to know that for about 3 years or so I have appreciated your videos and your sustainable lifestyle has helped me as a beginner gardener (in my forties), you have been encouragment in my life. Mostly I would like you to know I appreciate YOU, a beautiful person inside and out! Thank you for the incredible amount of real substance you have posted to help my gardening and even myself. I am happy to hear you are feeling happier and healthier, thank you for that inspiration too! Sending you much love and wishing you many blessings!

[@PurrrfectCustomCreations]

would you be willing to share about MS. My MRI shows signs of MS and I hate looking on the web for information

[@Kali08012]

Have you heard of Mikhaila Peterson? If not look her up, I pray if it is what you need for your autoimmune disease you will be lead to someone that has found a route for herself towards healing, maybe it could help you. If not.. no harm no foul.

[@stevesweet6642]

I have Dr. Terry Wahls book, The Wahls Protocol. She had M.S., cured it with diet. Most every disease comes down to Poisons and Toxins. Dawn Lester and David Parker's book, What Really Makes You ILL? is also excellent.

[@donnacriswell421]

I’m happy for you Jess…. Moving is so important at any age I’m 70 and walk at least 5 days 2 miles and watch my carbs and sugars and my arthritis from aging stays at bay! Bless you Jess

[@UrbanHomesteadArtist]

Sugar is the biggest enemy of health and a major inflammatory. I’m glad you have found answers. Bright Line Eating is wonderful too. Perhaps not as strict but individually we need to learn how OUR bodies respond to different foods. You do look healthier. I’m happy for you. God bless x Kayleen

[@saradeaton687]

What amazing results! I started carnivore a months ago, seeing some changes but don't weigh myself. I feel so much better that I don't care about the numbers.

[@kamfaith8556]

It’s so crazy that you posted this today because I’ve been having health issues recently and my husband had just told me he wanted us to try this same diet just an hour before I watched this video. Just further affirmation from God to be more attentive to what I fuel my body with. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing your story, I hope it opens the eyes of many like me to prioritize their health more.

[@survivalflare54]

I am in Awe of you! Thank you for sharing your story. I know how hard it is to share this with the world. But I can already tell by the comments that you have helped so many people. I quit gluten about 13 years ago. I was so sick that I felt I could just drop dead at any moment. Every step I took was a chore. I was only 40, but felt like I was 80. My arms and legs felt numb and every time I ate I would feel dizzy. It was crazy. I had seen a video and decided to take gluten out. Within a week I felt so much better. Now, because of this video I will take out sugar and all the bad stuff. I get super sick if I accidentally get glutened. Eating out and family functions was the hardest. I felt like a freak. But after a bit, I learned to eat before going or take my own food. I can't stand to be sick so I have never ate it again. Gluten free foods are super weird. Breads etc.. But I do eat them on occasion just to feel somewhat normal. I would rather feel deprived than sick and achy. It's not a diet for me. It's a lifestyle. Again. Thank you!!

[@Joie-de-Vivre33]

Thank you, very, very much. Your words have helped me to make a shift - my nutritionist recommended the carnivore diet, but life exploded at the time and I gave it up after a few weeks. I’ve spent the last year being ill and worried and essentially eating what I like more than caring for my body. I have the heart now to care more for my body than eating what I like. Thank you!!

[@threetreesfarm]

Love to hear you are improving and your strength and mobility is coming back! Chronic pain is so crippling. Keep going!!!

[@maryblair3618]

Jess, I'm 65 years old and can hardly move. I am finding much inspiration in what you have said. I've been off wheat for a while but am going to cut out dairy, sugar and most all processed foods with Gods help because i know it won't be easy. I hope that my IBS and joint issues as well as my weight will benefit from the changes, I'm tired of being sick and tired. I want to garden and start living again because i had almost given up! Thank you so much for the push! I can use all the prayer folks can give me! Love to you and your beautiful family! 🙏❤

[@cesmith48]

I am so sorry you are experiencing these problems. America's food sources are not clean (antibiotics and pesticides.) Foods that lack nutrients. I have my Grandma's Book: Back to Eden by Jethro Kloss. I take warm soaks in Good You Magnesium Flakes to replenish energy.

[@digsindirt4490]

It’s interesting that I’ve heard from many women “of a certain age” who start feeling this way (sadly, I include myself in that group). One thing they have in common is they cut out sugar and bread and some dairy products and started feeling better. All foods they once ate with ease now seem to have the opposite effect. It makes me wonder if it’s all linked… our food sources, female hormones as we age, etc. All that said, I hope you find what’s causing your issues and are able to feel better. Hang in there!

[@carolnewsome554]

I started with Keto 3 yrs ago. My Dr was thrilled with my numbers and asked what I was doing. Carnivore is a more strict level of Keto. Maybe start with Keto and work your way up to Carnivore so you don't overwhelm yourself. I now toggle back and forth between Keto and Carnivore, and I have never felt better. It is a wonderful health plan. Learn as much as you can about Keto and Carnivore. Dr. Ken Berry is a great reference on KZbin. Good luck and good health to you!

[@dc0145a]

Dr Ken Berry youtube saved me from a potential downward spiral.

[@5674Kc]

❤

[@kathyhoot7277]

I too was a sick child. My bladder tube grew shut and I couldn't pee. I was 4. Mom was given thalidomide while pregnant with me. Thank God she didn't take much. I have auto immune disorder, thyroid problems, female problems, hives, rashes, I don't sweat. I turn beat red. I want to sleep 10-12 hours a day. HUGS AND PRAYERS FOR EVERYONE THAT NEEDS THEM! WITHOUT GOD AND PRAYERS I WOULDN'T BE HERE!

[@colleenbrehm4399]

I’ve been on a similar rollercoaster, carnivore diet is the way to go. 32 and couldn’t get down the stairs in the morning or hold a deodorant stick with out getting help, the pain was unreal. I’ve been so scared this past year. So glad you found the carnivore diet, ppl in my experience are totally against trying it but it works. Hope you have a great gardening season and actually get to enjoy it!

[@theresecornelius812]

Wow!!! Good for you big time! You have taken charge of your health! I’ve studied nutrition for over 30 years, and sometimes it takes pain to move you to answers. Food is medicine! Very inspirational video for so many! Thank you for sharing! So damn proud of you!!

[@lorismith2484]

Our bodies are created uniquely. You need to do what's best for your body. I had a similar journey to find what worked for me and don't regret it. Praying for you to be completely healed. Nothing is wasted. Trials are the way we learn lessons.

[@theresemenez4964]

Thanks so much for sharing your story. At 54 yrs with similar issues with inflammation, menopause etc- my thought also was “this is just what happens was you age.” Nope! It’s been almost 5yrs ago that I changed my diet as well and relearned how to cook accordingly, lost 30 lbs and gained energy and lost inflammation. Wow, feeling good is nice! Keeping up with my grandsons here on our farm is wonderful! My husband joined me in this process and we’re both experiencing improved health. Yay! Praise the Lord!

[@deniserollick4498]

Nothing tastes as good as being pain free feels. I am right there with you. Came from not being able to take care of me or my family to being able to function normally at 60. The contrast from then to now in how I feel is a constant amazement. What a blessing to listen to your story. I have not been brave enough to reintroduce yet. I love my beef and I love my Ninja Foodi air fryer.

[@davidmccray4936]

Thanks for your testimony! I am crying as I write this. I too have been struggling with multiple issues for years only to get band aids slapped on the wound and suffer from trauma from the medical field. I am encouraged by this. Thanks! - L

[@lindabinley574]

What a great real-life testimony of a healing journey. So glad you took the time to share. My husband is a certified functional medicine practitioner (CFMP). Many times it takes this ALL-IN commitment, which is hard to tell someone who has already suffered so much. But it takes what it takes. "What did you do?" You did EVERYTHING! Huge kudos to you. Excited to see your progress.

[@mamat5264]

As a woman with kidney/bladder issues, it’s so hard to find a good doctor who will really listen. Having constant pain is exhausting and causes ptsd. Love you Jess. ❤

[@lisalapoint7022]

Try vagus nerve therapies. See your chirpractor and watch some videos about it.

[@jenniferespinosa3996]

I was honestly shook watching this. Today (before watching this video) I made an appointment with a functional medicine doctor because I am so tired of hurting, having no energy and feeling unlike myself. This was a huge sign for me ❤

[@kprairiesun]

I saw a fabulous documentary on how scientists, paleontologists and geneticists, etc studied our ancestors and discovered man didn't have disease until they began eating grains.

[@shellnfaith]

Thank you for sharing, Jess. You were very candid, and I know that you don’t know anybody that level of intimacy. There are great benefits to elimination diets and I truly believe functional medicine doctors are the way to go. Grateful that you found relief from all of that pain. God bless you. 🙏🏻

[@patsymccluskey5017]

Thank you Jess - I just turned 66 and have been progressively gotten worse with Celiac disease, Autoimmune diseases and Inflammation numbers that just keep going up. This has made me cry and gave me hope. I am starting tomorrow to change my diet. I no longer want to grimace with pain getting out of a chair, avoid climbing stairs, avoid a lot of things because I just hurt and I am tired of hurting.

[@thelmaavila3685]

Me too!

[@mamaahu]

Sending you love and courage.

[@jamjar5716]

Jess, when you told of childhood experiences with your health, it just broke my heart. After almost 40 years of pain and illness, it must feel that the chains have been removed. What freedom you must feel now!💕

[@karendemorrow]

I have been in SO much. Pain. Chronic pain for SO long. I get that feeling of being afraid, terrified of being in pain.

[@mirlamurillo3473]

Our dental hygiene has a huge impact on our health. Always always always seek a holistic dentist. Never perform root canals and have only holistic dentist perform any extractions. I had been sick ever since 2 conventional extractions. After being extremely sick for about 7 years soon after the extractions, ABBA revealed to me the true cause: my oral health. I have always had pain and discomforts in my mouth but after some time, I considered them normal. Until one day HE allowed me to see the relation my oral health had with my overall health, big time! I now take my oral health very serious. Thank YOU, ABBA. In Yahshua's name. Amen.

[@stevemindham520]

You're looking great and so full of life. You have achieved so much despite being poorly. Healthy Jess is going to be a force of nature.

[@bayoublessingshomestead2507]

I am so happy that you did this video! I want to give you some encouragement….. I did a massive dietary change in 2013 for an autoimmune disease. I found that gluten, grains, dairy, and some beans were my triggers. Dealing with the diet change was hard enough, but then the fact that my doctors told me they would not even see me if I didn’t take their medicines, I had a HARD time! No one in my “circle” thought I should do it my way! They thought I should just go to the doctor and take more medicine! Well, here I am, 10 years later, and just recently I have been able to add most things back into my diet! My autoimmune disease has not been present in quite some time! In fact, the last time it was was because I had an infection and I took an antibiotic even though I knew that I shouldn’t! Keep doing what works for you!!! I’m so excited for you!

[@terribrown6089]

YeP. I had the nerve to tell a traditional doctor that I wanted to try to control my diabetes with diet. He got really mad at me. 40 years ago, I had the nerve to tell a traditional doctor that I was going to a Chiropractor occasionally. He got really mad at me. Lol!

[@emilyhill5342]

Jess, thank you so much for sharing your health journey! I grew up with chronic UTIs and have been struggling with awful inflammation and joint pain since I got Lyme disease 13 years ago. I'm amazed at your strength and am so glad you're feeling better. I've watched your channel for years, and to be honest, I thought, 'she must have no pain to be doing all that she does'. Just goes to show how invisible pain can be and that we don't realize what people may be pushing through in order to do what they love or what needs to be done. I've dabbled in avoiding gluten and sugar and it did seem to help some, but I've been inconsistent and never wanted to give up dairy. But what you've shared here is really inspiring me to commit to it and see how it feels. And of course I'm always inspired by your garden and your straight forward and honest style of teaching and everything I've learned from you. I'm in NC and my aunt (also a fan of yours) and I can't wait to come see your store and coffee shop and hopefully attend a class! Sending you and your family much love!

[@brandywright-texasrealesta551]

I can understand the maddening itching very well. I had a childhood marred by liver issues and would scratch myself bloody from the maddening intensity of the itching. Oatmeal baths didn’t help, but thankfully I didn’t have a rash. Last time I was sick was in my twenties and it started with my hands and feet. To this day I have this moment of panic if my hands or feet itch.

[@TheFarmhouseGardener]

I have Celic Disease and was diagnosed later in my life and I 100% agree with you that making such a drastic dietary change is extremely difficult. But when you get to a point of experiencing that pain and then the relief of pain and what it is like to live without pain, changes your perspective on “what matters”. Gluten free cooking with minimal inflammatory foods is difficult but I do promise, the food does get better lol. I am so glad you have experienced relief. ❤