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A groundbreaking approach to nutrition that will help you break away from traditional dietary habits that leave you sick, weak, tired, or depressed!
Challenge everything you thought you knew about health, learn how to safely adopt a meat-based diet, and walk away with all the tools you need to achieve lifelong success.
This revolutionary, paradigm-breaking nutritional strategy takes contemporary conventional nutrition science theory and dumps it on its head. The carnivore lifestyle breaks just about all the “rules” and delivers outstanding results. At its heart is a focus on simplicity rather than complexity, subtraction rather than addition, making this style of eating both easy to follow and incredibly effective for weight loss, reducing inflammation and joint pain, improving digestive health, and stabilizing mental health.
This game-changing guide includes:
· Evolutionary, historical, and nutritional science that explain the benefits of a meat-centric way of eating
· Practical steps for reversing common diseases thought to be life long and progressive
· A comprehensive strategy for incorporating the Carnivore Diet as a tool or a lifelong eating style
· Common misconceptions about this diet and a troubleshooting guide for transitioning
· Anecdotes and case studies
· A list of foods to add/avoid and modifications that will suit your lifestyle
· A section on cuts and grades of meat
· Temperature charts for cooking meat properly and safely
· A guide to monitoring health markers and more!
Highlighting dramatic real-world transformations experienced by people of all types, The Carnivore Diet offers an alternative lifestyle with practical solutions for taking charge of your own health.
From the Publisher
For the past 100 years, we’ve been told to avoid high-fat cuts of meat in favor of eating lots of vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. But where has that style of eating taken us? Right into the territory of being chronically sick and overweight.
Don’t allow yourself to concede to eating food full of cheap grain, sugar, and highly processed oils. Take charge of your health and give your body what it needs: meat!
No matter how you end up implementing your carnivore diet, the biggest takeaway is that meat is a crucial part of human nutrition.
Publisher : Victory Belt Publishing (November 19, 2019)
Language : English
Paperback : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 162860350X
ISBN-13 : 978-1628603507
Item Weight : 1.35 pounds
Dimensions : 7.47 x 0.6 x 9.09 inches
Customers say
Customers find this book well-researched and informative about starting the carnivore diet, with a step-by-step approach that’s easy to follow. They appreciate the scientific perspective on meat consumption and report positive health outcomes, including increased energy, reduced hunger, and weight loss. Customers feel great after starting the diet.
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Freda Moon –
Incredible Read
I’ve spent my entire life questioning the system and going against the grain. I was a vegetarian, a vegan, a raw vegan and a Seventh Day Adventist during my 20’s. I had a lot of health problems as a teenager and was in search for answers. I tried the no meat approach and got only sicker, more depressed, weaker, fatter and just plain miserable. I remember the first time I decided I was going to eat meat again and had some roasted chicken. I couldn’t stop eating it. It was so delicious. While I started eating meat again, I was still deeply entrenched in the ideas that I needed greens too so I ate a lot of chicken salads. I didn’t start eating more red meat until I learned about Weston A. Price and even then I was only eating red meat several times a week. Even though I adopted all the beliefs of the Weston A. Price foundation and incorporated them into my daily life for several years, I just kept getting sicker and sicker and sicker. I then switched to a Paleo Diet felt better, hopped over to a Keto Diet (indulging on copious amounts of fat and low protein) and while I felt better for a couple of months, I was losing gobs of hair and then my health took a turn for the worst. At that point, I was forced into an all-red meat diet before there was even a term for it. I started reading Protein Power by Dr. Michael Eades and learned how important animal protein was to the body. I was scared because all I could eat was red meat. I couldn’t handle anything else but red meat. My body would blow up like a balloon if I tried to eat anything else. My digestive system could only handle red meat. Magically, within 6 months I got better. I mean I just didn’t get better I was a freaking superhero. I became so lean and stronger than I had ever been in my life. I was able to do 10 hallow body (true) pull-ups and human flags. I couldn’t even hold myself up to the bar during our high school physical ed testing. Here at 34 years old, I was a beast. I did “carnivore” for about 18 months and as my body healed I began to add more foods back into my diet and that was the biggest mistake I have ever made in my life. I was still under the belief system that red meat was bad and caused cancer and there wasn’t enough information still about eating just red meat. So I started adding back chicken and protein shakes and replaced my red meat which went back down to only eating a couple of times a week. Within 2 years my health my a drastic and sharp decline to the point where I was turning blue/purple, my blood pressure was dropping so low I could barely walk/stand and I would pass out. I was having severe neurological issues, digestive issues and more. By the time I found a holistic doctor I was diagnosed with Epstein Barr, Lyme disease, hypothyroid nd more. I then started my $1000 a month supplement program which included bio-identical hormone therapy, thyroid medications, and a host of other crap I had to swallow. In the beginning, I was grateful to get some sort of normal life back, but then I started questioning everything. Not to mention spending $1000 a month on supplements just to stay awake sucked. I kept asking there MUST be a better way. Then in December of 2018 I started making serious changes. By March I came across Shawn’s Instagram page and followed. When I reached out to him and he told me he takes ZERO supplements I was floored. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I was like HOW is that even possible. We’ve been conditioned to believe that we can’t survive without supplements today because we are deficient, the soil is deficient and therefore if we don’t supplement we are deficient. Like every time I would get my blood tested I was always super low in magnesium no matter how much oral supplements I would swallow or how much magnesium I would slather on my body or Epsom salt baths I would take, I was low. But, after reading Shwan’s book, I understand why. More importantly, since I’ve doubled up on my red meat, I don’t NEED as much magnesium anymore. By July of 2019, I was able to come off of pretty much EVERYTHING. As I write this review, I still can’t believe I quit everything and I feel the best and I have the CONFIDENCE now with this book. I have the research to back it up which I didn’t have before and a community of like-minded people who also are thriving and that is huge. I’ve been low carb for a long time so the transition was easy for me and now you couldn’t get me to touch chicken. All I eat is red meat and raw milk. I’ve even cut back significantly on my water consumption. Today I’m 47 years old, I feel like I’m aging backward and the things I can do with my body are incredible. Shawn is 100% correct about the Seventh Day Adventist’s hand in shaping our nutritional advice. This book will really make you think about EVERYTHING. Even in Keto land most of the KETO players have to “fill the nutritional gap” and sell crap. Their keto coaching and culture is founded on all their foods and supplements. They all have something to sell whether it is supplements, collagen protein or expensive junk food bars. If you have to “fill the gap” it isn’t a sustainable diet and who the hell wants to walk around pricking their fingers or peeing on sticks and hoping for ketones and just being obsessed in general. I love this diet because it is so simple; eat when you’re hungry, drink when you’re thirsty, eat red meat! Shawn has changed my life and I’m so grateful for this book! I’d give it 10 stars if it would let me. – Freda
philipp merker –
Surprising results
It is expected that people are skeptical a as bout a all meat diet, itâs not how we grew up.The book is well written, it has a good story line. But there are pros and cons.Pro: anecdotal stories and circumstantial evidence is strong and compellingCon: while refuting established norms are refuting scientific research can be fine, no opposing research has as of yet been conducted to proof the concept.Reality: coming from the Atkins diet, Iâm used to low carb diets. But as with essentially any diet, itâs based on food restriction to get weight loss results. The Carnivore diet is different. It encourages eating until satisfied.I started this diet on Dec. 26 2020, today is Jan 10 2021, so Iâm 16 days in.The first observation I made is that, yes, only having meat on the plate is enough. You do get full and get satisfied. As a result, I no longer experience that tired sensation after eating. I also donât feel hungry a few hours later. Snacking in between meals has completely disappeared. I can finally resist, because I donât feel a need for snacks.The next thing I observed is that 12 hours between meals is not a problem. I eat around 2pm and again around 4am (I have a non traditional schedule). I even started to skip either meal because I simply am not hungry.At over 350 pounds, there are few scales that work for me, so I have no accurate starting weight. However, my ankles are no longer swollen like they used to. I feel itching of the skin, which is a result of weight loss. My mood has improved. My mental health has improved. Walking is easier. Food no longer drives me. All reasons to keep going on this diet. I feel no restriction, yet I am eating less as I keep going.Not perfect: while I am technically 100% carnivore now, I havenât found a convenient source of lard or tallow, so Iâm using up my EVOO. Butter is not an alternative because Iâm lactose intolerant. Also I still consume 2-3 20oz bottles of Diet Coke per day. Otherwise itâs just water. A couple times a week Iâm also using fresh garlic or garlic powder. So I guess Iâm cheating a little bit. I have calves liver in the freezer and that goes perfectly with sautéed onions…we will see what I do about that.Biggest negative aspect is there is diarrhea involved in the transition. It usually happens 30 minutes to 2 hours after eating. But only once, not like as if you had bad food and get all cramped up. However, this has mostly cleared up by now as well.Cost: is it more expensive? That depends on your previous food budget and eating habits. My actual budget so far is $70-80 per week. I donât buy expensive rib eye steaks though. Lots of ground beef, a roast, some cheap steaks, hot Italian sausage and eggs. A fried egg on top a steak is perfect. My second week I ate 14 out of the 16 pounds of meat I had bought and about 18 eggs. At $80 a week thatâs $11.50 a day or $5.75 a meal. Totally doable.Social Life : going out is different now. Not only is there little on most menus to order (unless you get a steak or burger) but you may find that you are not hungry and interested in eating if you had breakfast/lunch already. Spending the evening drinking may also be a thing of the past since it interferes with the purpose of the diet. It almost throws the entire culinary arts into question. One exception would be southern bbq. Traditional holiday fare? Maybe you treat yourself to sone but chances are you will skip the side dishes and just eat your meat. Hanging out with vegan friends is easier now – after all you can order one meal and share, you get the meat and your vegan friend can eat the side dishes.Verdict: Approved and recommend. If for no other reason then the ability to resist snacking, the carnivore diet is worth a try. I would certainly say give it a 30-day trial and be honest with yourself.
AG –
Great read
This was a great reference tool when I started the Carnivore Diet. Very easy to understand and it gives great tips for beginners. I would highly recommend to anyone starting the Carnivore lifestyle.
M. Shasta –
Gives you the confidence to go for it with Carnivore
loved this book was following Baker on Twitter and decided to do carnivore January. And am still going as we are now in March. I have little desire to go back and am happy with the results. Lost 2 inches on waist, a few pounds and strength and fitness are significantly better. Reading this book was inspiration. What I liked was that he isnât preachy or dogmatic. His mindset is this really works for most people, the evidence is overwhelming that it isnât harmful and so many people get great results in overall health as well as treating many health conditions. Some may say all of his stories are anecdotal. While he cites plenty of clinical research, the most compelling are the individual stories. What I have learned over the years is another word for a collection of anecdotes, is data. I also liked hearing his personal story and journey. His attitude is – try this. It may really work for you too.
BF –
compelling case for an all-meat diet
Dr. Shawn Bakerâs The Carnivore Diet presents a compelling case for an all-meat diet, backed by scientific insights and personal experience. He explores the potential benefits of eliminating plant-based foods, including improved health, weight loss, and enhanced performance. The book is well-structured, easy to read, and challenges conventional dietary wisdom, making it an intriguing read for those curious about carnivore nutrition.
David Martins –
BEST BOOK I EVER READ ABOUT HEALTH!
THE BEST BOOK I EVER READ ABOUT HEALTH!
Dale –
Great read
Great background to the diet and Dr Shawn Bakers experience in discovering it. Weâre meant to be carnivores and wouldnât be here otherwise.
AN –
reading now
Carolin SteinhäuÃer –
Dieses Buch stellt auf kurzweilige Art und Weise alle wichtigen Informationen zur carnivoren Ernährungsweise zur Verfügung. Wer wissen möchte, wie man seine Gesundheit positiv beeinflussen kann und welche gesundheitlichen Probleme verbessert werden können, ist hier genau richtig.
Nicola Perini –
Dr. Baker’s book is incredible because it actually asks questions: Is a plant-based diet/lifestyle the real solution to the increasing number of autoimmune diseases, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and so on, as well as environmental issues(climate change), to better our health and our environment? Aren’t any other solutions and approaches?I think that Dr. Baker nails this questions providing his story and many other stories supported by science and results, that a carnivorous diet can be an optimal solution improving many markers of our health as well as environmental ones!Fantastic honest read worth ech single page!
R. Juliette –
Un ouvrage très complet à se procurer si on ne sait pas par où commencer pour le régime carnivore. Une approche simple et pragmatique, idéal pour débutants, avec des témoignages en fin de livre qui le rendent authentique.
Mariana –
Todo me gusta