Before beginning the carnivore diet, about 2 years ago, I was on what everyone thought was an extremely healthy diet.
- Very heavy in fruit and veggies
- Mostly whole grains
- Lots of legumes
- Very limited on meat and animal products
- No processed junk food
- Any treats I ate, I would make myself, which slows down consumption dramatically.
I got a lot of kudos for that, a lot of "you're so self-disciplined!".
And granted, I was in better health than most people my age, just from the fact that I was not overweight.
I think that's why I was so resistant to making any drastic changes in my diet. I was proud of my way of eating.
Here's what I have to thank, for eventually getting over my pride, and realizing that there's another way of eating out there, far, far better than the conventionally healthy diet.
1 - the public health catastrophe that was the Covid era. Any trust whatsoever that I had in medicine and public health vanished completely, never to return.
2 - The fact that multiple bitcoiners were also carnivore. It seemed so strange to me, like they're showing off their oddities. But then I listened to a few podcasts from Saifadean Ammous, especially the one where he interviewed Nina Teicholtz. After reading her book The Big Fat Surprise, my mind was blown.
So, I got over my ego and smugness about how great my previous way of eating was. Instead, I felt tricked by the medical/health establishment. Within a few months I was carnivore. The benefits became apparent in just a few weeks, and now I'm 100% committed.
Here's some of my previous posts on Carnivore.
2025-07: My friend is eating an almost vegetarian diet. I think it's killing him.
2025-05: Carnivore Classic by Dr. Anthony Chaffee - Plants are trying to kill you
2025-04: Carnivore hack: how to buy meat without spending a fortune
2025-04: It seems like all carnivores converge on this one favorite food
2025-04: Rendering beef tallow, from beef fat trimmings - yum
2025-04: The most common question I get asked as a Carnivore has been answered
2025-03: I was unknowingly almost vegetarian, before going carnivore
2025-02: Is sugar the new smoking?
2025-02: I would continue with Carnivore even if I got only this ONE benefit
2025-02: Weird, oddball health improvements I've experienced on the Carnivore diet
2024-10: There's currently a propaganda campaign against low-carb diets
2024-07: Carnivore quotes in classical literature
2024-04: Carnivore diet - looks like it fixed this nighttime disorder for me
2024-04: Carnivore diet - believe it or not, it healed this oddball disorder for me
2024-04: Can a keto/carnivore diet heal issues like depression, anxiety, OCD, bipolar?
2024-04: Eating Carnivore on a short trip - tips and tricks
2024-01: Latest steps in my carnivore path
2024-01: Carnivore achievements unlocked
2024-01: Taking a temporary break from mostly-carnivore diet during holidays
2023-12: Sugar and Alzheimers
2023-12: Kinda-carnivore diet is leading to WAY more energy
2024-12: Question for carnivores/carnivore-curious folks
2023-12: I'm transitioning ... to a more MEAT centric diet
2023-11: This book is blowing my mind - The Big Fat Surprise by Nina Teicholtz