What Seven Years On A Carnivore Diet Did To Her | Dr. Shawn Baker & Linda (The Carnitarian)

[@michelmoss7559]

7 years carnivore, went from almost dead to almost healthy, so far. Had heart valve stick open. Flooded my lungs, over flowed into abdomen, over flowed into lower extremities. Staggered into ER with BP 283/175 O2 sat 47. Body consumed muscle mass, calcium depleted causing tooth loss, stored 100 lbs water weight, body stored 200 lbs fat. Now, water weight normal, bp normal,calcium levels normal, blood work in normal levels, lost 100 lbs fat and still dropping. Getting there!

[@ShoppingEmail-dr1fs]

That's insane you have been given a second life

[@Papacarnivore15]

Wow… WAY TO GO Michel..!! What an amazing story…😊

[@Kukkema]

That’s awesome.

[@Dakiniwoman]

Thank you for sharing your story. I am very happy for you to make such a positive change.

[@thelaststylebender1678]

5 years now. My medical colleague commented today that I look healthier and younger every year.

[@Papacarnivore15]

Wow!! Way to go!!😊

[@shantelmouritsen3062]

❤🎉

[@Cidfloyd]

Nearly 8 years carnivore for me, I have no intentions to change.

[@HaroldCrews]

I will be one year carnivore in sixteen days (January 9, 2025).

[@EriPages]

Wow. Nice. Whats your 3 main meals?

[@HaroldCrews]

@@EriPages Most of the time I eat three eggs, two 4 oz hamburger patties, three slices of ham, two pieces of bacon, and two tablespoons of butter. Recently I've upped it to four eggs and another half patty of hamburger. A few times a month, I'll eat 1.5 pounds of Italian sausage, three eggs, three slices of ham, and two tablespoons of butter. I don't vary much. Every once in a great while I'll get steak or London broil when I find a deal. I eat two meals a day. I'm hoping that gives me enough protein (~175 grams) and fat to add muscle.

[@Papacarnivore15]

Hi Linda and Dr Shawn… Papacarnivore here. Coming up on 2 yrs Carnivore and at 62 1/2, I haven’t felt or looked this great since I was in my early 20’s!! I’m not only down 101 lbs (300 to now 199 lbs) and have dropped 6 pants sizes (from 44 to now 34!!)… I’ve also reversed/cured T2 diabetes, high BP, fatty liver disease, IBS, acid reflux, chronic arthritis, fatigue, brain fog, migraines, sleep apnea, bipolar depression, anxiety, ADHD, and a ton more stuff… too long to list and I’m OFF ALL MEDS!! I’m now Happy, Healthy and Hopeful (“The 3 H’s of a Proper Human Diet”), and I’m loving this incredible way of eating and living. I sincerely hope that more people will make the decision to change their way of eating in 2025 to carnivore or ketovore and improve their physical and/or mental health. 😀🥩🥩🥩🥩🍖🍗🐮🐷🐓👍👍👍

[@Karen-ux9is]

You are an inspiration!

[@tabitharodriguez7267]

Thanks!

[@Lazyj59]

I’m going on four years of carnivore

[@EriPages]

Wow. Whats your 2 main meals?

[@Papacarnivore15]

That’s great!! Way to go!!😊

[@leavesofchange]

Sally K. Norton has recently talked about lipidema being linked with oxalates.

[@thecarnitarianlife]

Yes! I recently interviewed her and we discussed this on my KZbin channel! The connection is fascinating.

[@ShoppingEmail-dr1fs]

she's to qualified in the area of lipidema. she has zero qualifications in health. that theory doesn't hold water when you look at countries where they eat a a lot of plants with oxalates and don't have higher rates. its genetic. there is no plausible pathway that oxalates would influence the lymph system. "Leukotriene B4 has recently been identified as a key molecule in lymphedema pathogenesis - insulin. not oxalates. not everyone who eats oxalates gets kidney stones either - it depends on balance.... and disorders and genetics.

[@AlastrionaS]

Great guest! I just listened to Dr. Brownstein talking about lipedema on Fertility Friday (FFP378) and he referred to it as “goiter of the fat cells” caused by iodine deficiency. Iodine supplementation can get rid of it in only a few months.

[@britter1955]

Linda!! I remember seeing one of your videos 3-4 years ago when I was a newbie carnivore and your story was so inspiring!! I’m so happy to see an updated interview. You look fantastic and haven’t aged a day! Thanks to you both for the wonderful work you do ❤️

[@dawnnwilliams2946]

I been carnivore some 400 days and look forward to many more. Thank you for this interview I liked that she gave her opinions on things and appreciated her laid back approach. I eat grass fed beef from local farmers. So I support my local farmers who are doing their best to be responsible. I did this before I was carnivore. I do it because I don’t like the living conditions of most grain feed beef in the US. It seems people always talk about coming from the SAD diet to carnivore. Some of us come from better diets than that. I wasn’t perfect just like I’m not trying to be the perfect carnivore. I like to support food producers who are conscience about what they are bringing to market. I stopped going to doctors like 20 years ago. The idea of taking a drug to counteract the effect of a drug is insanity to me. I don’t blindly follow anyone and I especially don’t follow people who claim they cannot be questioned. I agree people should do what works for them. I’m no carnivore police. I eat liver about once or twice a month I like the taste and I think it is very nutrient dense, (I cook it). I think it’s important to educate ourselves and take dominion over our heath.

[@Papacarnivore15]

That’s fantastic! I’m 2 yrs carnivore, down 101 lbs, no more diabetes, high BP, fatty liver, IBS, migraines, depression, anxiety and off all meds. What a wonderful way of eating this is!! Where is my next T-Bone steak??? Get in my belly!! LOL!!😊😊🥩🥩🥩🐮🐮🐮

[@karenmiles9822]

What a great interview! I love you both. I want to see you two do ballroom dancing together! Linda and I have played pickleball together!

[@adrianmartinez1587]

10 months carnivore, 3 months keto prior to it. Was 132kg when i started keto, 124kg when i started carnivore, 97kg today. 7kg to go! Then imma bulk up to 95kg and try to get as lean as i can while staying 95kg

[@Papacarnivore15]

Yes Gary I have TONS of energy. The key is to eat plenty of fat. I keep my fat at 70-80% for max energy, healing and weight loss

[@robyn3349]

Thank you! 🕊️❤️🙏🏼🥳

[@StoneAgePHD]

49? You kidding me? I thought you are 34!

[@Papacarnivore15]

Yeah… see what Csrnivore can do to reverse the aging process??!! Linda… you look like you’re 30 year old girlfriend!!! BRAVO!!😊

[@StoneAgePHD]

@ don’t think so. It’s all about genetics. I am carnivore for two years , so

[@Goddessofelegance]

@@StoneAgePHDI’m sure genetics do play a role but if she were to eat ultra processeds foods rather than a carnivore diet I bet she’d look older

[@DangerZone-w6y]

Sometimes it take a while to undo all the ugly damage we've done to our body by consuming all that garbage toxic food, and any drugs we allowed screwed up DR's to con us in to taking. Be patient/Be consistant Dont let others bully you in to eating crap food just because they are!

[@candacekerr4139]

At 77 I thought I should add a little fiber, each time I had IBS. So I will not add anything like that again.

[@herobrineallstar7305]

Same

[@Papacarnivore15]

Yeah… despite what most doctors and nutritionists say, fiber is NOT an essential nutrient and it RIPS UP your guts, super irritating to your intestines and colon… NO BUENO!! I’m 62 and I’ve been carnivore for 2 yrs, ZERO FIBER, and I feel and look better than I’ve been since I was 20 yrs old. Down 101 lbs and down 6 pants sizes (44 to now 34)… I’ll NEVER go back to my old way of eating.😊

[@Papacarnivore15]

Thanks so much Karen! Anyone can do what I did… just eat lots of fatty (mostly red) meat, eggs, butter and seafood and stay away from the sugar, grains, carbs and seed oils, processed foods😊

[@Dakiniwoman]

I think every individual is different so we all have to find the best way by experimenting on ourselves. I have been about 95% Carnivore since October of 2018 but having 5% carbs was not optimal for my goals of weight loss and feeling my best. I healed a lot of health problems eating this way, but now I seriously want to go 100% Carnivore combined with fasting to get the weight loss I have not been able to achieve for more than six years eating almost carnivore. Beef gives me diarrhea so I have found I can not go on the lion diet that I tried many times, so I must include some eggs, chicken, pork and seafood as well as the beef and lamb. I can not eat dairy as it gives me deep depression quite quickly if I eat cheese or yoghurt or cream.

[@deloresrobinson1958]

Great information! Love this! Love this way of eating! Love your shirt Dr Baker! Where can I get that? Are did you have made for yourself only!

[@robbielynmccrary872]

amazon sells this exact shirt for $21.99

[@Likesforhire]

We need more carnivores who lift weights.

[@DanteLikesRock]

why?...

[@ronpage101]

Lifting is good. Speeds up all health benefits plus promotes muscle gains and good hormones.

[@carnivorousrachlmt]

Dr Baker! Where did you get this shirt? I want one LOL!

[@deloresrobinson1958]

Ikr! I didn't find on his shirt site. Love that!

[@willstiegler8111]

Fourth nine!? No way... you look amazing for that age 😍

[@EpicTales-y6v]

I got kicked out of a Facebook group for asking a member if they are sure that diet coke should be a part of the carnivore diet. They were encouraging that and it doesn't make sense to me

[@kiwikim5163]

I do well on carnivore from many standpoints. But I don’t poop and I still have inflammation in the feet. I feel worse if I add carbs though. Still seeking. 8 years carnivore with side experiments from time to time.😊

[@tradermunky1998]

I've seen this lady before, can't believe she is my age. I look like poo in comparison, dang you plants!!! Thanks, maybe in another 9 years I'll kind of catch up 🎉

[@elizabethmeadows8751]

Age?

[@thecarnitarianlife]

Thank you!

[@lynnwilliams5432]

Fermented dairy I do bifida/ reuteri in two yogurt makers. I have osteoporosis too so think it helpful for microbe and Ca. Healing guts.

[@davetoms63]

I really need a good coach that can help me with foodvprep/meal plans, weightvtraining and testing... any good sources out there? Im 62 and retired.

[@AlastrionaS]

I looked in Western NY without luck, and I learned dietitians will be horrified at the idea of going carnivore. So I just did it myself with BBBE - Beef, Bacon, Butter, Eggs. (Or any other meat you like.)

[@davetoms63]

Ive been on it off and on, my biggest problem is protein bars like quests and cheese... i get so bored of ground beef and rilled steak every day after 3 months or so

[@olgakuchukov6981]

Try fasting regularly and never be bored again.

[@x.y.7385]

Do you have the breakdown of your LDL ? Big fluffy vs small dense particles, etc ?

[@dahkneelah]

I love vegetables.. i find it hard to take the extra step.meat alone just seems so boring.

[@rexmann1984]

"I don't wanna call anybody out but I don't eat sticks of butter on Instagram." Lmfao Steak and Butter Gal is going to get kick out of that one.

[@thecarnitarianlife]

I've got nothing but love for Bella and she knows that. 💕 I do hope she does get a kick out of it. 😉😂 The sticks of butter are visually impactful and although I couldn't handle the comment section heat from it, I am glad for anything that helps people, and I do think that because it has that shock value to it, it has helped so many people find out about carnivore who otherwise wouldn't have been exposed to it.

[@rexmann1984]

@thecarnitarianlife in this community saying that was as good as saying her name. 😁😂🤣👍

[@herobrineallstar7305]

@@thecarnitarianlife Honestly, it needed to be said. TY

[@alpoztan]

When growing up eating butter probably saved my brain.

[@ronpage101]

Cold Unsalted grass fed butter is easy to consume. It makes it easy to up your fat intake. Have you tried it?

[@H4KnSL4K]

Great interview so far. Hey, did you upgrade your recording setup? It is good quality except for the jump cuts ((e.g. see at 20:07, 27:16, ...) from silence detection? Are you using Adobe?)

[@garymcmillan1357]

Love your videos and advice but jeez someone loves the edit button. It's pretty jarring to have every natural pause in human speech cut out. I would say that it's the pauses that make human speech enjoyable. Free Media Advice, no charge. I am six months carnivore and still struggle with ketosis fatigue. I am 73 and wonder how that affects the adaptation process. I check my ketones several times a day like a fanatic and it is mostly in the moderate range. I have noticed that in the morning though, it will drop into the small range after fasting all night.

[@Papacarnivore15]

I’ve been carnivore for 2 yrs and have not checked my ketones once. I’m down 101 lbs and feel great. You can continue to check your ketones, but for me, I just keep it simple and eat lots of fatty (mostly red) meat, eggs, butter and seafood and it’s working for me!😊😊

[@garymcmillan1357]

@@Papacarnivore15 Good work! the thing is, if you are not eating carbs you're in ketosis at some level. I find at 73 I get exhausted easy. Do you find you have plenty of energy?

[@jasenkamilinovic6013]

I eat 5 eggs a day. If someone were to say to me that I only have to eat one thing for the rest of my life I would choose eggs.

[@AnneMB955]

After 500 days pure Carnivore have had dull gut pain for a few days. Unfortunately I cannot go to the doc without being told to have fibre. Anyone have suggestions? Finding a sympathetic doc here is like searching for the gold at the end of the rainbow.

[@Snoopy-mo4hw]

Are you drinking coffee? I love coffee but decided to eliminate it for a week to see if it was causing the dull stomachache I was experiencing. Lo and behold, the pain went away. No more coffee for me except once in a great while. Good luck. I hope you figure it out.

[@AnneMB955]

@ Thx Snoopy for your thoughts. Could be coffee but why now and not sooner? Really appreciate your response.

[@nrsimmons178]

I had the same issue, and it was due to coffee. I think once your body clears out the effects of all other plant toxins, coffee happened to be the last one quietly rattling around; I think your body's able to "hear" it now since the other plants causing chaos are absent. Coffee is hard to wean from, especially socially when we've proudly become a caffeine-laden society. I drink bone broth with plain electrolytes when I want something warm, otherwise it's water for me.

[@AnneMB955]

@@nrsimmons178 Thx for your thoughts. Coffee is hear to stay, but I understand that it may cause concern. I only drink a small amount so deep down I feel this is not my problem. Really appreciate your response. Happy new year. 🎊

[@nrsimmons178]

@AnneMB955 You're welcome, and do what's best for you! Happy New Year! 🥳

[@michaelkeselman]

Sorry ma'am but if it's cheaper or the only thing available at the store, and it often is, I'm gonna have to buy Australian lamb and beef. You're right we shouldn't need to do that, but it's better than nothing for a lot of people.

[@shasa8223]

I have honest questions about women taking HRT. I see great health as getting through menopause without taking it, so makes me question the diet on some level. I love the diet, its not a slam but an honest question about what people doing the diet might be missing. I welcome any thoughts.

[@geo1962]

I suspect individual variability is relevant here. Some do fine without, some need the extra help that HRT provides.

[@HeatherClark-f5b]

So are you saying that, really high fat carnivore diet is not the way to go for people who have trouble losing excess fat. Does that mean that those people should just eat fatty meat without adding extra butter etc? Or should they go one step further and eat mainly leaner cuts of meat? I have 10 stubborn kilos of fat around my stomach that won't come off

[@geo1962]

No, she is not saying that. She is saying that she found eating slightly less fat and slightly more protein worked better for her because of her lipedema. If you have a weight stall, investigate that. Dr. Berry's talked about it, Kelly Hogan has done recent videos on it. You got this.

[@Papacarnivore15]

I’m down 101 lbs in 23 mos and I keep my fat content at 70-80% (higher fat carnivore). I’ve reversed/cured my T2 diabetes, high BP, fatty liver, migraines, IBS, acid reflux, sleep apnea, chronic arthritis, fatigue, brain fog, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and a ton more… and I’m OFF ALL MEDS 😊 For me, higher fat carnivore was what worked best. Others may do better with higher protein/lower fat carnivore so it depends on the individuals needs and situation. Good luck!!😊😊😊

[@Nebajin-y6k]

Bone in pork shoulder is Full of fat....if you can smoke cook one, and eat it with Celtic Sea Salt, it is on par with Bacon

[@matthewharvey9779]

My wife is on waitlist and WAITING!! She is type 1 diabetic and needs some guidance. We are both Carnivore for 1.5 years and every going back

[@AlastrionaS]

Hang in there. I think Revero will grow exponentially when more MDs get onboard. Their blog and podcast are keeping me going while I’m waiting.

[@afisanaa]

Dr Tony Hampton may be helpful. His wife is Type 1 diabetic. He may be able to guide you. He is a Carnivore and on KZbin.

[@H4KnSL4K]

23:40 - Nice Revero ad. I would suggest setting it up so that you're looking at the camera.

[@karenschwalb4952]

Do you cook for your family? I don’t hear you mention chicken…..

[@olgakuchukov6981]

She mentioned chicken.

[@WegottaLovett]

Chicken is not a ruminant meat. Ruminant meat is prime

[@lynnwilliams5432]

Honey = Fructose high uric acid read Rick Johnson MD

[@sherilcarey7100]

I love this so much, and yet I am utterly repulsed with the growing obsession over time to demand that people not care about or discuss, or even recognize their own experience, feeling better on grassfed. It's full of poor reasoning and logical fallacy. The cultlike obsession to do those mental gymnastics, and those guilt trips is ugly. We are not losing ranchers because of the grassfed movement. We are losing ranchers year after year after year due to the failures and the corruptions that come from politics and from the big ag y'all want us to suport instead. Ugly. Not everyone buys from overseas. Some of us spent over 15 years pouring money and tremendous effort into the know-your-farmer model of supporting better American farming. The implication that we are destroying the planet if we buy from overseas when what we are really doing is trying to survive an evil economy AND demonstrating the demand that we want and need better, healthier farming practices! Your fight against that is wrong and it is UGLY. None of my well loved farmers have gone under and quit farming from me having to buy differently in the last four years. They are all making more money than ever from people who have more to give them than I do right now. And I'm glad for them. In addition i have 20 years of experience helping and supporting adn getting new farmers into farming and making it work for themselves and thwir families despite the monolithic and powerful system you are trying to force on me running ranchers and every kind of mid size or smaller farmer out of business at an alarming rate while also killing lots of really big operations too. Who is that's causing their to not be food farmed in America?! The answer is the opposite from the amswer you keep pushing! Your obsession with making sure that the less optimal way of farming gets the business instead might very well have a negative long term impact on the American food and farming economy and whether or not there is meat enough to go around for those of us who are just working as hard and as smart as we can year after year, in a world that wants to kill us. Once upon a time, the current wisdom of what was well understood, said that meat was something that we all need less of and that it is generally bad for us. Now there is a movement going in a direction that says the opposite and is seeking ways to create data to know for sure. There is also a movement to fix many things that are wrong with conventional farming and to create studies and generate reliable data on that. There is no reason why those two movements have to be at war with each other. That is a choice you are making to wage war. And you are wrong. If she hates grassfed or hates better farming practices or people who feel significantly better on grassfed... bully for her. If you hate those things, bully for you. But you are dead wrong about your fallacies and your campaign to make everyone agree that there is no difference and no need and no reason. Why do 99% of carnivore channels pretend that the large numbers of people who don't heal from just carnivore don't even exist? That's some crazy level of something is wrong when reality has to be denied. Why do y'all campaign against letting people find a path to health if their story doesn't fit into the all meat is magical paradigm? And as long as I'm speaking on such a personal level, let me add that I am never going to eat salmon. Her trite little "just eat fish" is wrong. I am partial to being able to breathe, and if I ate any boney fish, I'd go into anaphylactic shock. I am far from the only person who cannot eat seafood. You both need to get a grip on why you are policing this issue of people are allowed to prefer or need or choose grassfed... OR BE A PART OF THE PUBLIC DISCOURSE with our point of view and our experience that you hate so much.

[@lynnwilliams5432]

NC western still suffering people

[@Jay-h9d9h]

whats up with everyone talking about slamming food? I eat food.

[@AlastrionaS]

@@Jay-h9d9h I think it depends on the definition of “food.” 80% of what’s in my grocery store doesn’t qualify as food.

[@Papacarnivore15]

Depends on what you consider the word “food” to be. Cookies, cake, pies, pop tarts, breakfast cereals, candy, etc is not food…. Meat, eggs, seafood, butter, cheese, etc is REAL FOOD😊

[@edwardrenner1296]

👍

[@gregpalmer67]

Anxiety and depression - common signs of aging ??? Really

[@D4rkBl4de]

What I thought she was late 20s early 30s

[@sitoh382]

Carnivore bagels? Is this a joke?

[@RobBanks14]

Vitamin C is good for collagen production and other things. I don’t see the downside of taking low dose Vitamin C. People with low Vitamin D don’t get rickets but it can have other negatives.

[@wocket42]

There seems to be no data to suggest it's needed when you don't eat plants and do eat lots of meat. There is enough "vitamin C" and DHAA in meat. Vitamin C is an anti oxidative, but it can be easily recycles if you have enough glutathione, which you do have on carnivore. And obviously burning ketones produces less ROS than glucose, so you need fewer anti oxidants anyway. Too much vit c may get you into oxalate problems.

[@anir8023]

I also take acerola

[@irishslave51]

It's from the "elimination" part, more than the meat part.. Meat only until "stuffed" is gluttony.. Scripturally a no/no.. Don't argue with me about it... It's written, and so it is...

[@ronpage101]

Really? 😂 pull your panties out of your ass......

[@LucyGirl8]

LOL 😂…I’m arguing, but just once, so no need to reply. They don’t mean stuffed, they mean satiated or full. What a shallow, uneducated use of scripture as well. I’m sure you never eat til you are stuffed…on junk…🤣🤣

[@demonized3299]

I feel better low carb ( 75 grams a day) than I did carnivore. I think people need to find what works for them. Definitely feel carnivore, keto or low carb is best and how we are meant to eat tho....

[@Papacarnivore15]

I agree. I’m 90-95% carnivore and I feel amazing!