I wrote a post yesterday Weird, oddball health improvements I've experienced on the Carnivore diet. In that post, I detailed all the many improvements, in widely different areas of health, that I got from going carnivore.
But there's one improvement that I value above all the others. And even if I hadn't gotten any of the other benefits, I'd still be carnivore, just for this one thing.
I'm happier.
My mood is much improved. I whistle and sing a lot more. I regularly go from being in a great mood, to being exuberant. Not that there's no bad times, but I get over them much more easily.
What was I like before carnivore? I didn't have any mood issues, no depression or anxiety, I was mostly pretty average (though actually, that may not be average anymore, what with the huge increase in mental issues).
You might ask - how could eating all animal products, and not plant products, possibly help your mood? And not just a little bit, but dramatically?
I don't know all the biochemistry behind it, but my general health improved a lot. And the brain is part of the body, so why wouldn't my mental health improve dramatically as well?
In medical talk, all this (low-carb, keto, and carnivore) is called ketogenic metabolic therapy, or therapeutic carbohydrate restriction (TCR). And they're experiencing some great results in treating very serious mental illnesses, like bipolar, schizophrenia, serious depression, anorexia nervosa, and all kinds of other disorders.
There's two good books out on this very topic - Change your Diet, Change your Mind by Dr Georgia Ede, and also Brain Energy by Chris Palmer. If anyone is interested in learning more details, including about the possible mechanisms by which this might work.
Tagging people who commented on yesterday's post: @elvismercury, @IamSINGLE, @denlillaapan, @realBitcoinDog, @Fabs, @User21000000