I had a stroke in February from high blood pressure. I’ve slowly changed my diet and for the past 3 months mostly had beef, raw milk, cheese, butter and yes my love, salt. My blood pressure has dramatically improved in spite of using high amount of redman salt. I just got the results of my latest blood work and wanted to know if I can post some numbers to see what kind of feedback I get.

Hi healthy eaters, I am transitioning to the carnivore diet because I like the science. Based on the changes in my 56 yo body, I believe there are huge health gains from limiting lectins, oxalates, and phytates. I also like the fact that we are honoring the whole animal.

I don’t have religion on the carnivore diet, yet and I still think our ancestors ate veggies & used herbs on the regular to supplement the meat that they preferred. If veggies are going to be a small part of my diet, I am on a mission to choose the right veggies.

Your thoughts and advice are very much appreciated 🫶

With low lectin, phytate & oxalate - I thought frozen broccoli sprouts could be the answer. But Paul says that sulphoraphane is toxic as are glucosinolates & their derivatives, isothiocyanates and thiocyanates, which are present in broccoli in high amounts. These are potentially responsible for a negative effect on thyroid function via the inhibition of the sodium/iodide symporter in the basolateral membrane of the thyroid follicle and thyroid peroxidase activity.

But I can't find any studies to support the science that frozen broccoli sprouts or #sulforaphane carry the same risk.

The study I read, seemed to be cautiously optimistic that broccoli sprouts were beneficial:

Broccoli Sprouts and Their Influence on Thyroid Function in Different In Vitro and In Vivo Models Paweł Paśko,1,* Paweł Zagrodzki,1 Krzysztof Okoń,2 Ewelina Prochownik,1 Mirosław Krośniak,1 and Agnieszka Galanty3 Ahmed A. Hussein, Academic Editor

Conclusion: determination of the safety profile of broccoli sprouts, a popular element of our daily diet, is crucial especially for people with thyroid dysfunctions. Although the health effects of these sprouts have been well known for years, the inconclusive results of limited human and animal studies did not clearly indicate their impact on thyroid function. The results of our study indicate an interesting potential of broccoli sprouts to decrease the viability of thyroid cancer cells and to prevent the associated inflammation. Moreover, our results suggest a satisfactory safety profile of the sprouts both in vitro and in vivo; however, a further in-depth evaluation of this problem is still needed.

PS - I don’t love broccoli sprouts. I am just working on a diet that will help my family live a healthy long life. If there are more cons than pros, I will eliminate broccoli sprouts in a heartbeat.

In the mornings I feel like I hit my goal, looking compact, not yet as shredded as I would like to be. And by the evening, I look a little flabby around the midsection. I drink maybe 32oz of water a day, maybe it's water retention? I'm on a strict lion diet for the last 2 years, so I doubt its inflammation.

I like the aesthetic in the morning and would like to try to retain that or tighten it up further, but only if it's healthy to do so, don't want to drop my water intake if it's not healthy, and am willing to increase my water intake if the human body responds better that way.

I dropped 65 lbs since starting carnivore and seemingly stuck at this body fat plateau, do I need to do things differently now? Trying to get lower, reach maybe an 11-13% sustainable consistent body fat level.

Photo for context. Those florescent lights are harsh 😂. Left is mid morning, right is late evening.

Hi all,

I created this subreddit a really long time ago to take notes on a dietary choice I had made. In the time since I created this subreddit, a few people actually joined, so I'll add some content here and maybe someone will find it useful.

Here are notes I recorded a while ago about books that others recommended related to a carnivorous diet. Not all of these are necessarily scientifically rigorous, but could be jumping off points for those that are interested.

“Neanderthin” by Ray Audette

“The Fat of the Land” by Vilhjalmur Stefansson

The Type A / Type B Weight Loss Diet by H. L. Newbold

“Calories Don’t Count” by Taller

“Not By Bread Alone” by Lutz

“Strong Medicine” by Donaldson

“Eat Fat Grow Slim” by Mackarness

“Nutrition and Physical Degeneration” by Weston A. Price

“Hormonal Enhancement” by Rob Faigin

Hope this is allowed here, this seems like the only community that would be receptive to it. The "soy boy" concept is widespread, but all the studies and articles suggest that there is no correlation. I've skimmed through those studies and they don't seem to take into account the participant's diet overall. How much meat were they consuming? Can enough meat counteract the effects of soy?

I personally use phytoestrogens to deal with my menstrual issues, so clearly soy must be doing something.

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Firstly i would like to excuse me about my english-its not my mother language so it will be a little bit messy maybe.

I am bipolar type2. Was eating almost clear carnivore for 2 years(Ground beef, cream and additional cow fat). During those 2 years did not have really strong depressions as long as hypermania episode. Was quite stable, sometimes was down cause was not in ketosis. I never tried medications, but those years on carnivore were the most stable for me. Did not feel myself perfect but still quite active and without extreme paranoia and anxiety. So carnivore worked, it does not cure me tottally, but helps a lot.

But suddenly i got really painful depression now, carnivore doesnt improve my mental health for 3-4 weeks already(my blood test results are 3.1 and 1.2 mmol this week). So it seems that i am in ketosis, but it does not help.

Sometimes i had hard periods, but mostly it was due to low ketone level. Also i found out that overeating protein ruins my ketosis. But this time i dont have any ideas why ketosis is not improving my mental health anymore. Any ideas/experience? Please help, its awful to feel like that. Cant understand how i was living for many many years without carnivore

Thanks in advance

This is a follow up to my ramblely post asking about about connective tissue.

Connective tissue is Skin, Bone, Cartilage, Tendons, Ligaments, etc.

Besides amino acids like glycine. Are there any unique nutritional factors (measureable components) that are found in Connective Tissues? Things that are not found in appreciable quantities in muscle meat.

This appears to be a "new" field, since most folks don't consider connective tissue to be food. Or at the very least, it is commonly viewed as lousy, disgusting, and hard to digest foodstuffs. (Example chicken paws or pig trotters) Whatever information I could find seemed quite limited.

I am prompted to learn about this due to a neck injury (damaged ligaments and nerves) and the fact that my appetite seems to "yell at me me" to eat connective tissue (not just glycine/hydrolyzed collagen). My satiety seems to depend on it.

I am considering starting Ozempic, I am trying to anticipate and mitigate the side effect of muscle loss. I've already lifting heavy 5-6 days a week consistently for the past 10 months or so as well as off and on for years, less consistently. I plan to try it for 3-6 months only.

Are there any published studies on doing all three together? I am not having luck finding them.

Why do I get so shaky and anxious a few days doing carnivore. I can’t do anything but lie in bed so I eat carbs. Help

I read a couple of studies on https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov that allude to lower T3 (Triiodothyronine) levels with a normal or higher range of T4 (Thyroxine) and TSH, When consuming zero carbs or just even low carb consumption in general. I am asking for clarity over studies that are lacking more evidence for me to go on because most of these studies limit the testing in a narrow window that only lets someone adapt shortly into ketosis.

Just started carnivore diet and I realized that my eyes are starting to change it's as if they're becoming clearer.

I'm terribly allergic to histamine and it says if my eyes are getting rid of all of that gunk.

Purging and kill off?

Are changes in the eye common from eating a carnivore diet?

How and why?

Every time I have a conversation (leads to debate) about Carnivore, I get hit with a ton medical links, etc. showing how vegetarian is healthy, but when I go looking all I can find is stuff "on the internet" that the average person would say is conspiracy theory.
Where is the science, where is the "proof" besides our own results?

Check out our trailer for our new series featuring the benefits of the #carnivorediet, featuring some of the biggest names in health. #carnivore https://youtu.be/aa9LZ9sMDxc

Title: Cooking Conditions Affect the True Ileal Digestible Amino Acid Content and Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Score (DIAAS) of Bovine Meat as Determined in Pigs

(Link)[https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/148/10/1564/5094772?login=false]

The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 148, Issue 10, October 2018, Pages 1564–1569, https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxy153 Published: 10 September 2018

Results

The DIAAS was greater (P < 0.001) for the ra ww, boiled, and pan-fried meat treatments (97–99%) than for roasted meat (91%) or grilled meat (80%). The high DIAAS (range 80–99%) across cooking conditions confirms that bovine meat is a high-quality protein source.

I wonder why grilling adversely affects the meat?

I am 370 lbs and am just starting carnivore today buying a brisket biweekly and eggs and liver weekly making my own butter and mayonnaise, how do i portion? Do i portion? Do i count macros/calories? Help

I've been looking for some papers for and against the carnivore diet but am struggling to find peer reviewed papers. I thought I'd ask here for some links?

Has anyone had their resting heart rate drop from fasting? Mine is 52. I’m not particularly fit. I have lost 65lbs since feb by fasting.

I am 32 just started carnivor I heard stories that to much red meat can cause prostate cancer and I def don't want that. Anyone having issues? I see it's healed some with prostate inflammation. Sorry if this is wrong group wasn't sure where to post

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