today's video is going to be everything you need to know to start a carnivore diet
successfully in this video I'm going to share with you some tips what foods you
can eat and also answer some frequently asked questions if you're thinking about
starting a carnivore diet and not sure where to start
keep watching hey guys welcome back to my channel if you're new here my name is
Kait I'm a health coach and I post videos on a high fat nutrient-dense way
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and make sure to subscribe ok so what is the carnivore diet it is a way of eating
where you eat only animals and animal products and no plants whatsoever I get
the question all the time is blank food carnivore and we're gonna get into that
a little bit later in the video now if this is your first time ever hearing
about the carnivore diet you might be thinking it sounds absolutely crazy but
please hear me out because the more you break it down the more and more sense it
makes so why does the carnivore diet work I have a whole other video that
breaks down the four reasons why I think it is so effective so you can check that
out after this video but basically when you are eating only animal foods and no
plant foods the diet is basically zero carbs and this makes it a version of a
ketogenic diet so if you're familiar with keynote you will experience a lot
of the same benefits this includes weight loss blood sugar regulation
sustained energy and mental clarity you are also eating the most nutrient-dense
foods yes believe it or not animal foods are way more nutritious than any plant
food the nutrients are also preformed so our bodies don't have to work to convert
them and on top of that they don't have any anti nutrients which can hinder
nutrient absorption so going along with that you are also eliminating any foods
that can trigger inflammation and autoimmune symptoms plants can be
causing any number of symptoms in your body for example my partner he has
psoriasis it's not too severe but the first time he went carnivore
ended a full 30 days completely strict no plants whatsoever
within a couple weeks it almost went away completely and if you go to
websites like meat heals com there are hundreds if not thousands of
testimonials of people improving or reversing their autoimmune conditions
another reason it works is that you are eliminating fiber yes you heard me
correctly if you have any digestive problems whether it be IBS or just
bloating eliminating fiber is a game-changer I have more videos on my
channel on why we don't need fiber so I won't go into that too much today the
carnivore diet is simple and it's satiating honestly there's no chopping
there's next to no prep time it is so so easy and this is one of the reasons I
think it works so well for things like weight loss it is easy to figure out and
to stick to it on top of that when you have a wide variety of things on your
plate and you're eating them and kind of switching from one to the other to the
other this can really mess with your hunger cues when you're just eating one
or maybe two things it's really easy to tell when you're actually full and this
is more or less how our ancestors ate think of where you live I'm from Canada
where winters are pretty long do you think people 100 years ago were eating
the rainbow maybe we would have some seasonal berries maybe some apples but
beyond that our diets were based on meat and animal products even if you do live
in a tropical place where things like bananas are in season all year long fish
is usually a staple and also any grains we were eating would have been fermented
and nothing like the bread we eat today so what can you eat I'm going to put a
quick list up on the screen I'm also going to link to a shopping list in the
description box down below but honestly it's pretty straightforward
is the food in question an animal then yes you can eat it is it not then No so
yes that means things such as seafood and eggs are all fair game now what
about macro so macros is something that is really
emphasized on keto diets but most people eating a carnivore diet find that they
don't have to worry about it too much if you're eating fat and not just getting
lean cuts of meat if you're cooking with fat your macros more or less fall into
place yes the diet should be higher in fat
than it is in protein but again unless you are seeking out lean cuts of meat
this usually falls into place so there are a few variations of the carnivore
diet some are stricter than others there is what is now being referred to as the
line diet as calling by Mikhaila Peterson this is pretty much just beef
salt and water if you have severe autoimmune issues this is probably the
route you want to take it doesn't have to be forever you can try this and then
start adding some more animal foods back in and see how you do but yes if you
have severe autoimmune issues probably start here if you are not in that camp
you can probably take a less strict approach and this is what I refer to as
the standard part of our diet pretty much all animals all fish all animal
products are fair go and then finally there's what is known as keto carnivore
so this variation does include some keto friendly plants but it is mainly based
around meat I go into this a bit more in another video on my channel so I will
link that up above and you can check that out afterwards ok now I'm going to
give you some tips for getting started number one is to commit to 30 days this
is the minimum amount of time you need to commit to to see some benefits some
people do experience a bit of an adaptation phase so even if you are
coming from a keto diet some people yeah again it's it's kind of like when you
first started keto you go through the keto flu and things like that this does
happen for some people not for everyone and kind of going off that my next tip
is to be keto first be in ketosis be fat adapted it's not necessary but it is
going to make the transition easier my next tip is to find a support group so
if the people around you aren't on board if they think what
you're doing is completely crazy there are plenty of Facebook groups out there
I have one myself that you can join also just the Instagram community in general
is so fantastic just search the hashtags carnivore diet and yeah get connected
start following some people start connecting and this is just so important
for helping to keep you motivated now if you're still a little bit iffy and not
sure where to start then my key note of carnivore four-week program is for you
this is a program I created to help you transition from a keto to carnivore diet
it's going to answer all of your frequently asked questions you will have
24/7 access to myself via a private Facebook group each round only has 15
participants we are currently going through Ram 2 right now and enrollment
for round 3 is gonna open very soon now like I said there's only 15 spots
available so you don't want to miss out make sure to click the link in my
description box to join the waitlist so you will be the first to know when
enrollment open thank you guys for watching I hope you found this video
helpful make sure to give it a thumbs up if you enjoyed it also if you have any
other tips on how to start a carnivore diet please leave them in the comment
section down below thanks for watching and I will see you next time bye guys