In this video, I'll uncover everything you need to know about the carnivore diet.
The carnivore diet is a very interesting diet that has really captivated the attention of
so many people. The reason for it is because a lot of people are following this diet and
getting incredible results. Where they had no answers to their health; they're finally
finding answers. And let's face it when it comes to any good health strategy the foundational
pillar is going to be your diet. So the carnivore diet may just be the right diet for you. So
that's what we're gonna discover in this video. We're gonna talk about what is the carnivore
diet? We'll talk about the foods that you should eat while on it. The benefits it has
to offer. When you should follow it when you shouldn't. Also we really dive in and just
uncover everything that you need to know about the carnivore diet. So that you can find success
if this is the right diet for you. So stick around to the end of this video but before
we get started I'm Dr. Zyrowski and welcome to the channel. If you're new to the channel
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Let's go ahead and talk about first of all the foods that you're going to eat well on
the carnivore diet. This is really important because you know when we think of the carnivore
diet first of all we're thinking yes it's a meat diet. So we eat lots of meat but the
truth is that there's a few subtle nuances that we really have to discover whether or
not it is right for us. Adding in certain foods, taking certain ones out. Now fatty
fish is going to be one of the first things on our list. Now fatty fish is good on the
carnivore diet because in general on the carnivore diet we're sticking to fatty meat. So fatty
fish that has high amounts of omega-3s, high DHA. It also is going to have a lot of benefits
for our health or brain. When we look at these fatty fish we're thinking salmon, mackerel,
anchovies, sardines, herring. We're thinking of those fatty fish because those ones are
going to be the top ones we want to eat while on a carnivore diet. Burger is also good as
well. Steak we want to stick to more of a grass-fed, good quality burger here. I'm a
big fan of that especially when it comes to liking any of these meats. It really even
comes down to the fish. We want to make sure that we're getting some wild caught fish.
We don't want farm-raised stuff. Well good quality grass-fed meats. Pork we also want
to make sure that we're you know always giving all of our food in a good sustainable way.
Where these animals are sustainably raised because what the research shows is that they
offer more nutritional benefits. So when we make sure we get a good burger, steak, and
pork. Now eggs is the first thing on our list that is not meat based. Now eggs are considered
nature's multivitamin. Lots of different nutrients in them. Good array of amino acids. Lots of
good healthy fats. You've got like choline in it and so eggs are considered acceptable.
Now there are some reasons which we'll get to in just a moment why some people may not
want to add eggs into the carnivore diet but for the most part it's considered acceptable.
Now dairy kind of falls into that same category. Some people put it in and some people don't.
Now when consuming dairy while on the carnivore diet we're going to consume it in low amounts.
Okay this isn't something where you know maybe like the ketogenic diet where a lot of people
are consuming dairy at higher amounts. Well with the carnivore diet if we do add dairy
and if we add in some yogurt, if we added some cheese, if we add in that type of dairy
we consume it in lower amounts. Now next is going to be organ meats. Organ meats are very
good on the carnivore diet. Simply because they have lots of good nutrients in them.
One of the major things in rebuttals that you see about people who are going to follow
the carnivore die is that well you're going to get you know scurvy. You know you're going
to get deficiency in B vitamins. You're going to get deficiency and you know all these different
vitamins but the truth is that first of all we can get them from organ meats. Secondly,
when you're not consuming a bunch of glucose; basically you find that you don't have a problem
with these particular nutrients. When we look at you know some of these different tribes,
the Inuit tribe, the Maasai tribe, basically these particular tribes, they were eating
a carnivore diet for a long period of time. They had no issues with them. They didn't
get scurvy. They didn't get nutrient deficiencies. They were good healthy individuals and so
we can eat organ meats if we are concerned about getting more nutrients but it's something
that some people do, some people don't. I always recommend a lot of good variety while
on the carnivore diet. That would include organ meats, bone marrow is also good during
this time. If you want to consume good quality bone marrow from a good healthy sustainably
raised animal. It's going to have a lot of different nutrients that you may not be getting
from your meat. So adding in bone marrow is also great and then when it comes to condiments
some people are just simply sticking to salt and pepper. Other people are adding in things
like mustard, horseradish and different spices. Okay so once again it really depends on why
you're following this diet. If you're just following it for general health purposes then
you're all probably someone who adds in eggs, dairy and more condiments. If you're following
it because you have a problem like an autoimmune condition or you're suffering from some particular
condition you heard the carnivore diet and help with. Then you are going to want to be
a little bit more strict with it. Okay we'll continue talking about the topic in just a
moment here. Now how do I start the carnivore diet? So, the first question that a lot of
people ask is well you eat meat but how much meat should you eat? Now most people who are
following the carnivore diet are just eating meat until they're satiated. They're not necessarily
following a pattern of you have to eat so much meat per day. They’re following a pattern
of hey as long as I'm full, eat as much as I want and I'm good. Now the other thing is
some people look at their calorie count and they'll try to make sure they're hitting a
certain amount of calories per day but the truth is just in general when it comes with
carnivore diet it's just a matter of eating until you’re comfortable. Eating until you're
full and just you know making sure that you're feeling satisfied but there's not a particular
amount. What do I drink? Well while on the carnivore diet you're simply going to drink
things like water, bone broth and that's typically it. Okay now, there are some people adding
in coffee and some tea but you know when doing a strict carnivore that's not something you
do. In general when we look at what is allowed during the carnivore diet water and bone broth.
Okay so it's very simple and this is such a simple diet to follow and this is why a
lot of people love it. Now as I mentioned before a variety is good. So some people who
might follow the carnivore diet may just stick to one type of strict cut of meat or one type
of meat. I always recommend adding in variety, it's good. Adding in that organ meat; adding
in the bone marrow it's going to be a good thing to add in. So that you just get a little
bit of differentiation between the meats and the nutrients that are in them. Now intermittent
fasting and one meal a day. Do you do this while following the carnivore diet? Most people
are and the reason for it is because while on the carnivore diet what people report is
that they don't feel hungry all the time. So kind of like the ketogenic diet. You know
you're not feeling hungry all the time. You're not feeling the need to eat as often. So many
people just easily fall into the intermittent fasting category; this one meal a day category
and it's not a problem for them. Almost anybody I've ever learned and talked to that is doing
the carnivore diet is doing intermittent fasting or OMAD. Ketosis are you going into ketosis
while doing the carnivore diet? The truth is like yes and no. So basically I mean when
you're cutting out all the carbohydrates. When you're cutting out all the sugars, all
of that basically you will go into the state of ketosis. Now with the carnivore diet you
know because it's high protein you'll basically probably be going in and out of ketosis during
the time that time you’re following it. Understand too that there's a purpose and
think of why you're following this diet. How many people who are following the ketogenic
diet they specifically want to go into the state of ketosis. Well the carnivore diet
that's not necessarily the goal behind it. The goal is not to necessarily get into ketosis.
The goal is actually just to improve your health. So if you're someone who's very concerned
about getting into ketosis; the ketogenic diet may be the better route for you. Now
if you're somebody who is looking for just general health purposes and you're having
some conditions that you heard the carnivore diet will solve. Then that would be the reason
you would hope for more of the carnivore diet. We'll get to some of the conditions it helps
with in just a moment. So with ketosis you'll go in and out of it most likely but the truth
is that is not necessarily the goal of the carnivore diet. Now these are the foods like
I said over here that you should eat. This is some of the general guidelines around the
carnivore diet. We have to make sure that we eliminate foods. Okay we're eliminating
the fruits, the vegetables, the legumes, the grains, the nuts, the seeds, the sugar, the
carbohydrates. We're eliminating all of that stuff I mean when you look at the carnivore
diet it is technically a zero carbohydrate diet. So we want to make sure that we are
cutting all this stuff out and you'll see why this is important in just a second here.
Now the carnivore diet, why does it work so well? Why are so many people getting incredible
results? Now as a doctor who sees patients I find this to be a very useful tool now because
there's a lot of people who are out there suffering from an autoimmune condition. Now
autoimmune conditions are something that are becoming more and more of a problem. Like
when we look at you know just the statistics with arthritis. Autoimmune conditions that
are attacking thyroids. Autoimmune conditions that are just attacking the body in general.
They are on the rise and they continue to be on the rise. It's estimated that in America
alone twenty five-plus million people are suffering from an autoimmune condition. Okay
it is also estimated that twenty percent of people are sensitive to foods. What does this
mean? This means that you know with good intentions trying to eat a healthy diet you're eating
lots of leafy greens. Lots of good quality fruits and vegetables and you're having negative
reactions to it. Okay and so if that's happening to you and you're having reactions to eggs
and dairy and you know grains all these different foods then that's why you're going to be falling
into this category where you'll get great results while following the carnivore diet.
So a lot of people have them in autoimmune conditions. A lot of people have food sensitivities.
Now what you're going to find is that many of these foods have different bioactive compounds
in them and these different compounds are actually driving the immune system causing
problems. Here are some examples right here. So like different vegetables for instance.
They have anti nutrients like phytic acid, like oxalic acid, they have endocrine disruptors
like lectins, phytoestrogens, exorphins and then they also have immune disruptors.Okay
like these right here. So what we find is that in good quality food leafy greens, good
healthy fruits and vegetables there are some different bioactive compounds that some people
do not do well with and when you have an autoimmune condition. Let's say that you have an autoimmune
condition that started just due to an unhealthy diet in general okay. If you're one of those
people then these different things all the sudden may start making that condition worse.
So we have to take that into consideration.Okay so a lot of people are going to follow the
carnivore diet because they're having an autoimmune problem. I find that this is one of the best
reasons that somebody should follow this diet and when we look at why it works so well.
it's simply because you're cutting out all the things that are very reactive. okay we
talked about some of these different things right here fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains,
nuts, seeds. These are things that people react very poorly when having an autoimmune
condition and then you look at these different bioactive compounds that can be in there that
are further driving the problem. You eliminate all of them and you start feeling pretty good
and that's why I said from the very beginning. You know some people doing the carnivore diet
eggs may not be right for them. Dairy may not be right for them. You may want to just
go strict meat in order to actually work on reversing this autoimmune problem. So autoimmune
conditions arthritis, thyroid problems are an incredible reason to do the carnivore diet.
Now a lot of times people say well let's say they didn't have an autoimmune condition and
they start doing the carnivore diet and they're just amazed at the amazing results they get.
Now in general if you are following a total trash diet you could follow a vegan diet,
a ketogenic die,t a low carb diet of any sort. I mean you could follow almost any diet that's
healthier than the one that you're on and get incredible results. Okay so for the just
average person who is pretty healthy and they find that they're able to lose weight and
get good results. While on the carnivore diet and they don't really have like an autoimmune
condition or any serious condition they're getting good results because they went from
eating you know sugar, carbs all kinds of trash to a very very strict diet. Okay that's
how they got results. Now that's why they find it beneficial but the people who are
having severe autoimmune crises like this just cuts out everything that is very reactive
and then you do very well with it. So this is a major reason. Let's talk about some other
reasons to do the carnivore diet. Weight loss; some people start doing this because they
want to lose weight. Once again this is a simple diet right? Very simple to follow and
for some people when they're trying to you know improve their lifestyle and start following
a healthier diet you know it gets so overwhelming for them and so as a result following something
as strict as a carnivore diet is sometimes the way for them to go. So weight loss is
one of the major reasons that you'll see a lot of people follow the carnivore diet. Gastrointestinal
health; now there's a lot of people out there were serious gastrointestinal health conditions
right now. Like it's pretty serious and it's getting worse and worse and I say that because
I work with a lot of people who have these issues. So if you're someone who has some
of these gastrointestinal issues the carnivore diet which is not going to you know have the
sugar in it and all the carbohydrates and even some of the different bioactive compounds
that are in fruits and vegetables that you may react negatively to may be the way to
go. So a lot of people are finding that it helps with their gastrointestinal health.
Helps balance their microbiome if you're somebody who has like a lot of bacterial overgrowth.
Hormone balance is another good reason to follow the carnivore diet. You know when a
lot of these people are falling poor quality diets for a long period of time what happens
is their metabolic hormones are just a mess. They're all over the place they're not horrible
sensitive anymore. Testosterone is plummeted basically the carnivore diet has been found
to balance these different hormones, increase testosterone and a lot of people feel quite
a bit better. Carnivore diet has been found to decrease inflammation. This is why so many
people with autoimmune conditions get great results with it. This is why so many people
who have you know had problems like arthritis and they have been put on like heavy pharmaceuticals
one after another for many years; start to get really great results because it's just
a good non inflammatory diet. It's you know of course without all the chemicals involved.
One of the problems with people who have serious inflammatory disorders and autoimmune conditions
when they start getting put on many of these heavy pharmaceuticals; these pharmaceuticals
just deplete their body of nutrients like you've never seen. Anybody that I've ever
done testing on that had some of the most severe nutrient deficits that I've ever seen.
They were always on very heavy pharmaceuticals for some sort of arthritic condition or some
sort of autoimmune inflammatory condition. So the carnivore diet is the natural way to
decrease inflammation. It's going to help increase your mental focus. A lot of people
report back that they feel so much better and have so much more mental clarity when
doing the carnivore diet and it's simple to follow. I mentioned this before. Now I mean
simplicity is a big thing. When you start taking somebody who has an autoimmune condition
let's say and you talk about following the elimination diet where they have to basically
just take out a ton of foods and they do this for about four weeks. Then they slowly start
adding these foods back in if you're a very busy person, with a busy job and you have
a lot going on in life it can be so complicated. On the carnivore diet it doesn't get any easier
than that and so that's why like I said as someone who works with people who with autoimmune
conditions I find the carnivore diet to be incredibly intriguing, very interesting and
incredibly beneficial. I mean I could tell you story after story of people who have really
turned their life around following this diet but we don't have all day. So you know be
sure to share your carnivore diet story in the description below. I'd love to hear what
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