KETO / Carnivory Saved my life...
Posted by CaptainKirk 6 years, 3 months ago to Science
If there is any great interest here, I will gladly post more details...
In summary, you can look at the before and after photo. That is effectively the 5 month mark of going KETO / Carnivore.
I took 6 months of my life to find out why I gained weight so easily. I had removed bread/grains. I was eating mostly vegetables, meat, low carb Diet Soda.
I gave up a LOT, and wasn't making much of a dent. I felt like crap. I was on a WATER PILL, 3 allergy meds/day. My sinuses had been continuously plugged for over 5 years straight. (I was constantly told it was seasonal allergies). My bed was propped up to be at an incline to help me breathe at night.
I weight in at 307lbs at 5'10" ... Today I am 204.8, on my way to 190lbs (My Pre College weight)...
I have NO Sinus Issues
I no longer take ANY Medicines
It was the food folks! The "supposed" good foods. Like Mikhalia Peterson, it turns out I am reacting to these foods with INFLAMMATION.
I eat 99% meat products. (Typical for me is 1-2 lbs of bacon and a ribeye).
Doing that healed me (and I am still healing. My leaky gut will likely take 3 years of this to complete heal).
I am allergic to Egg Whites and ALL Dairy. Even heavy whipping cream can cause me issues. Which explains why the Atkins was MISERABLE for me.
I write this article in the hopes of getting others who are suffering with arthritis, and other inflammatory diseases to realize it's probably the foods you think are safe! I recommend IgE (Skin Test) and IgG (Blood Tests, Meridian Valley Labs) to get you started.
I struggled for the first 2 months learning, and cutting things out. When I learned about Carnivores (Dr. Shawn Baker), and others. I decided to try it. WITHIN 8 days, my BP was normal, and I was losing over 1lb a day. I was so full (eat like it's your job), I went to OMAD (One Meal a Day). And the weight kept dropping.
Then my BRAIN FOG Lifted, and finally, I had the DESIRE to join a GYM (I am 52, I have a gym membership where I live, but not in the mountains where I was)
Honestly. I could NOT believe how good I felt. I continued to study more, and learn more. Something I noticed, I felt better the LESS I ate. After the initial struggle, my energy was actually HIGHER when I was not eating (Intermittent Fasting).
I skipped eating for a day, just to see if I could do it (EVERYONE: IGNORE What you think you know about fasting. It does NOT reduce your metabolism, and if you keep your fasts to 3-5 days, it actually INCREASES your metabolism). www.IDMProgram.com is a great resource, and coaching is available.
Anyways, I hired a coach to help me, we meet once a month, it helps keep me accountable. He says I am one of his most compliant clients. OF COURSE, because I dont feel like CRAP doing this. I feel AMAZING. I only feel like crap, when I eat like Crap.
I often fast 4 days a week, eating only MWF. This kicks off a process called Autophagy, and because of this, even after losing over 100 lbs and 12 Inches from my belly... I do NOT have sagging skin.
Finally, my doctor was kept in the loop. He warned my wife that what I was doing was dangerous (because he did not understand it). When I came back home, he almost tripped when he saw me. He removed ALL of my medicines. He request blood work, which I did.
EVERY BLOOD MARKER IMPROVED... My Cholesterol (his biggest concern) dropped 51 points to 201... 201 is BELOW my College entrance levels of Cholesterol (220s)...
He gave in. He asked what I was doing... And then admitted he had no time to hear it. I sent him some links.
Along the way, my wife has 300+ Cholesterol, but is "FIT". He wants her on a (Dangerous) Statin drug. So, We BOTH got our CAC (Calcium Score).
DO THIS PLEASE (EVERYONE): Get a Calcium Score. It is an accurate predictor of having a heart attack in the next 10 years.
My wife scored a ZERO (Perfect score, no plaque). He backed off on the Cholesterol Lowering Idea! PERFECT!
My score was a 75. I am in the next group (Low, less than 3.9% chance of having a heart attack in 10 years). Not bad, all things considered.
[I am following Dr. Davis (Wheat Belly) Books protocol of K2 and D3, EPA, etc to lower my calcium score. It will take 2-3 years to see that it has NOT gotten worse (it normally does), and a good chance to improve it)[
I share this with EVERYONE because the Food Pyramid is Garbage and is killing us. #yes2meat is a great Twitter section for seeing others on this journey.
If you have inflammation, high blood glucose, T2D, etc. etc. etc. YOU MUST CHANGE Your Diet.
BTW, after 3 weeks, ALL of my cravings were gone. I no longer sweeten my coffee. I salt it. I no longer want OFF of this diet.
For my upcoming birthday, I will have a few things I KNOW will damage me. It will literally take me 3-5 days to recover from having some foods I have not had in over 6 months. I will do it a bit in moderation... But this is a pressure release valve. AND A TEST to see me get back on the horse and keep riding.
Here are some VIDEO Resources for additional information. The science is pretty clear. T2D can be reversed (A Recent study showed a group following a KETO diet were able to Get off of all their medicines (97% in 12 months), and REVERSE the A1C to no longer be Diabetic (85% again, in 12 months)).
This is amazing. You don't need to be on drugs for life. You need to stop eating SUGARS and OTHER POISONS.
Sorry about my hiatus, I had some serious health issues to attend to. BTW, I am NO LONGER Pre-Diabetic! My 4.5 A1C score 2 weeks ago is rated "Super Optimal", it is actually considered LOW by conventional doctors. I am fixed for life!
This introduced me to Carnivore: Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLF29...
First, I found this Dr. Fung on a binge getting my arms around things.
Here is the link to the first video in the series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypllo... (1 of 6)
His short Article on Medium: https://medium.com/@drjasonfung/a-new...
This one, with Dr. Gundry started my realization that some HEALTHY foods are poisons!
(I read his book, and reading 2 more, as I zone in on what is kicking me when I am not
fasting. Because I feel better fasting than I do eating, depending on what I eat).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL6da...
Next is Mikhaila Peterson (Jordan Petersons Daughter)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrF4a...
In summary, you can look at the before and after photo. That is effectively the 5 month mark of going KETO / Carnivore.
I took 6 months of my life to find out why I gained weight so easily. I had removed bread/grains. I was eating mostly vegetables, meat, low carb Diet Soda.
I gave up a LOT, and wasn't making much of a dent. I felt like crap. I was on a WATER PILL, 3 allergy meds/day. My sinuses had been continuously plugged for over 5 years straight. (I was constantly told it was seasonal allergies). My bed was propped up to be at an incline to help me breathe at night.
I weight in at 307lbs at 5'10" ... Today I am 204.8, on my way to 190lbs (My Pre College weight)...
I have NO Sinus Issues
I no longer take ANY Medicines
It was the food folks! The "supposed" good foods. Like Mikhalia Peterson, it turns out I am reacting to these foods with INFLAMMATION.
I eat 99% meat products. (Typical for me is 1-2 lbs of bacon and a ribeye).
Doing that healed me (and I am still healing. My leaky gut will likely take 3 years of this to complete heal).
I am allergic to Egg Whites and ALL Dairy. Even heavy whipping cream can cause me issues. Which explains why the Atkins was MISERABLE for me.
I write this article in the hopes of getting others who are suffering with arthritis, and other inflammatory diseases to realize it's probably the foods you think are safe! I recommend IgE (Skin Test) and IgG (Blood Tests, Meridian Valley Labs) to get you started.
I struggled for the first 2 months learning, and cutting things out. When I learned about Carnivores (Dr. Shawn Baker), and others. I decided to try it. WITHIN 8 days, my BP was normal, and I was losing over 1lb a day. I was so full (eat like it's your job), I went to OMAD (One Meal a Day). And the weight kept dropping.
Then my BRAIN FOG Lifted, and finally, I had the DESIRE to join a GYM (I am 52, I have a gym membership where I live, but not in the mountains where I was)
Honestly. I could NOT believe how good I felt. I continued to study more, and learn more. Something I noticed, I felt better the LESS I ate. After the initial struggle, my energy was actually HIGHER when I was not eating (Intermittent Fasting).
I skipped eating for a day, just to see if I could do it (EVERYONE: IGNORE What you think you know about fasting. It does NOT reduce your metabolism, and if you keep your fasts to 3-5 days, it actually INCREASES your metabolism). www.IDMProgram.com is a great resource, and coaching is available.
Anyways, I hired a coach to help me, we meet once a month, it helps keep me accountable. He says I am one of his most compliant clients. OF COURSE, because I dont feel like CRAP doing this. I feel AMAZING. I only feel like crap, when I eat like Crap.
I often fast 4 days a week, eating only MWF. This kicks off a process called Autophagy, and because of this, even after losing over 100 lbs and 12 Inches from my belly... I do NOT have sagging skin.
Finally, my doctor was kept in the loop. He warned my wife that what I was doing was dangerous (because he did not understand it). When I came back home, he almost tripped when he saw me. He removed ALL of my medicines. He request blood work, which I did.
EVERY BLOOD MARKER IMPROVED... My Cholesterol (his biggest concern) dropped 51 points to 201... 201 is BELOW my College entrance levels of Cholesterol (220s)...
He gave in. He asked what I was doing... And then admitted he had no time to hear it. I sent him some links.
Along the way, my wife has 300+ Cholesterol, but is "FIT". He wants her on a (Dangerous) Statin drug. So, We BOTH got our CAC (Calcium Score).
DO THIS PLEASE (EVERYONE): Get a Calcium Score. It is an accurate predictor of having a heart attack in the next 10 years.
My wife scored a ZERO (Perfect score, no plaque). He backed off on the Cholesterol Lowering Idea! PERFECT!
My score was a 75. I am in the next group (Low, less than 3.9% chance of having a heart attack in 10 years). Not bad, all things considered.
[I am following Dr. Davis (Wheat Belly) Books protocol of K2 and D3, EPA, etc to lower my calcium score. It will take 2-3 years to see that it has NOT gotten worse (it normally does), and a good chance to improve it)[
I share this with EVERYONE because the Food Pyramid is Garbage and is killing us. #yes2meat is a great Twitter section for seeing others on this journey.
If you have inflammation, high blood glucose, T2D, etc. etc. etc. YOU MUST CHANGE Your Diet.
BTW, after 3 weeks, ALL of my cravings were gone. I no longer sweeten my coffee. I salt it. I no longer want OFF of this diet.
For my upcoming birthday, I will have a few things I KNOW will damage me. It will literally take me 3-5 days to recover from having some foods I have not had in over 6 months. I will do it a bit in moderation... But this is a pressure release valve. AND A TEST to see me get back on the horse and keep riding.
Here are some VIDEO Resources for additional information. The science is pretty clear. T2D can be reversed (A Recent study showed a group following a KETO diet were able to Get off of all their medicines (97% in 12 months), and REVERSE the A1C to no longer be Diabetic (85% again, in 12 months)).
This is amazing. You don't need to be on drugs for life. You need to stop eating SUGARS and OTHER POISONS.
Sorry about my hiatus, I had some serious health issues to attend to. BTW, I am NO LONGER Pre-Diabetic! My 4.5 A1C score 2 weeks ago is rated "Super Optimal", it is actually considered LOW by conventional doctors. I am fixed for life!
This introduced me to Carnivore: Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLF29...
First, I found this Dr. Fung on a binge getting my arms around things.
Here is the link to the first video in the series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypllo... (1 of 6)
His short Article on Medium: https://medium.com/@drjasonfung/a-new...
This one, with Dr. Gundry started my realization that some HEALTHY foods are poisons!
(I read his book, and reading 2 more, as I zone in on what is kicking me when I am not
fasting. Because I feel better fasting than I do eating, depending on what I eat).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL6da...
Next is Mikhaila Peterson (Jordan Petersons Daughter)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrF4a...
SOURCE URL: https://www.screencast.com/t/3C90g1LL5vA
