Holy shit I’ve been suffering kidney pain the last week with no infection, they found I’m down to 66% renal function. They state this is in the normal range and I can’t see a specialist to further investigate why… I’m 34 years old and convinced it’s due to my weight/diet/lifestyle. No medical provider is listening to me so I’m taking it into my own hands and going full carnivore.
@@Anna-ww4pv How about a lifetime of eating and drinking the wrong things? Who can say for sure? Point is, she had stage 4 renal failure, and after 3 months of eating steak and eggs, she was at 60% function, and after a year, she was at 90%+ which isn't supposed to happen, least of all happen by eating more protein. Something they say is hard on your kidneys.
✨WOW!🎉✨ THAT’S INCREDIBLE!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Your Mother is living proof the kidneys do recover on Carnivore and It’s highly possible for the kidneys to heal and regain their functions. I’m so happy for the both of you!❤️ Thank you for sharing this valuable testimony🙏🏻😊
@@جنجالی You need to calm down. She left out 1 r...and her sentences are complete. You are a real POS KAREN, YOU didn't punctuate correctly! Write properly!
I decided to do something about my son`s epilepsy and found the keto and after the carnivore diet. My wife has had nephrosis for years & i have leukemia. We live in Japan and started the carnivore diet 12 days ago. After a week my wife had a checkup and the doc could not believe the blood results. He halved her medicine!! At my checkup my hemoglobin & platelets had increased significantly. We all feel various improvements in hair, gums, skin, sleeping, energy, & concentration. My wife says i`m so much calmer. We`re looking forward to the future and intend to spread the word here in Japan. Thanks for your videos Dr Chaffee.
@@danielsijuade4696 All the good effects I mentioned have continued to grow stronger. We have experimented a little eating fish, pork & lamb. We’ve felt the best on beef & lamb. We’ve noticed more and more the mental benefits. My wife and I are talking together in a much calmer atmosphere. Also we enjoy quiet moments much more.
I'm in Africa, my mom has been diabetic and has high blood pressure for years. I asked her what the doctors said the culprit should be and she said fat and salt. Not even carbohydrates and sugar. My partner was told by a doctor to stop eating red meat when he started getting high blood pressure. Very sad the misinformation out there
I have a friend in kidney failure. I suggested carnivore and asked her to research it. She said her dr told her more fiber and lean protein. I planted the seed I'm just hoping she will be saved regardless.
@@charlenebrasher8307 I’m hoping and praying that it reverses my kidney failure they’re talking about doing dialysis on me I told three of my doctors about the carnivore diet. One was OK. The other two weren’t happy about it. Still continue to tell me to reduce the meat and reduce the sodium. And I’m not listening to them. I’m trying to do it on my own, hopefully your friend listens .
7 weeks in CD.. Down from 105Kg to 90.5Kg, white teeth after 22 years (I'm 38), no more depression after 18 years, as sharp as ever before! No more work burnout! Cured my feet fungus after 10(ish*) years, psoriasis cured, my skin is shining and I no longer look pale, sexuality went on the moon! yes, I wake up with a boner like when I was a teenager :) (had to share, for all men out there). No more kidney stones, no more stomach fluid/acid (in Greek is Palindromisis), after 15 years of suffering, no more sleeping apnea (had at least 2-3 times a week, thought I was dying..stress is reducing dramatically, almost stopped biting my nails (was doing that since when I can remember), my female titties disappeared! I Eat 2 meals a day (not chasing it, comes out naturally). 1 cup of black coffee 2 hours after I wake up, drinking a lot of water throughout the day, eating daily beef, and the second meal can be chicken thighs (1 time a week), beef liver (2 times a week), fresh fish fillet (1 time a week), and with every meal i started with 4 eggs, now i'm down to 2 (per meal). I added some butter, but now after big weight loss I added a bit extra. No dairies at all. I add fair amount of salt to season my meat. I eat around 5pm and then again at 9pm and that's it. I'm not hungry only until 3pm (2 hours of hunger until I eat, is when I feel better than ever mentally). Never cheated, and my results are what's motivating me to keep on going. Saving my cheat meal for Christmas (maybe a fruit, some cheese or greek yogurt). I also include sparkling water which seems to help a lot with cravings, especially with soda cravings (been a coke addict for maaaaany years). Been a smoker for 23 years now, and I finally reduced it to 5 cigs a day (was smoking avg 30 cigs), because I fill my time with exercise, have energy for other activities. I will cut completely soon. Starting this diet was the best gift I made to myself since the day I was born. Became an expert in meat cooking by the way. Guys, an advice.. if you're on this diet, don't try to make carnivore pizza, tacos, or all this shit, because it's like telling you body you are weak mentally still, and here's something to ease the cravings for junk. Just go for it straight forward, eat like a lion, like our ancestors, and you'll feel like a superhuman! and exercise! (do not exercise after you feel tired, stop when you reach your limits). Be patient for the first 2 weeks, and then no force in this universe can stop you.
I truly believe my kidney function has improved, my nocturia is the measure, down from 3-4 times getting up per night, to now remarkably just once. I no longer worry about prostate or other related issues. I'm 77 now have been Carnivore going on 10 months, and really feel this has saved my life, my old age is going to be much more healthy on this diet. My digestion went from terrible to no issues, starting on the first day. So long as it's just meat and water, digestion is good, energy is steady and remarkable, and all this time I've not had one headache nor any lost time/sick days. I appreciate all the Carnivore advice from you and all the other great Carnivore RU-vidrs here. You are doing God's work.
i never looked or felt better than back in the day when i did resistance training and ate mostly fish and beef. i felt like superman and everyone at the gym wanted to know my 'secret'. when i said i ate mostly fish and beef no one believed me.
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I recently found the brand Organic Valley in my local store. Says pasture raised. Ingredients: Organic grade A cream (milk), Gellum gum. 0 carb, 0 sugar, 6g fat in 1 Tablespoon I'm trying to put my stage 4 CKD husband on keto/ carnivore. He put the cream in his coffee and drank cream from the carton, yay! He can't lose anymore weight.
Dont even go to grrocery store anymore. Order from Canadian ranchers that believe in regenerative farming practices and very strict with non GMO anything. We have to support our grass fed beef ranchers!
Donated a kidney 21 years ago, started getting kidney pain about 4 years ago. Plant based made it worse. Been on carni for 4 months and the pain is gone. I’ve avoided doctors because what are they going to tell me to do… eat low fat, lean meat, whole foods.
Ok, I’ve been going deep down the carnivore diet rabbit hole the last month after coming off of being fruitarian for 1 year. Have been animal based 2-3 weeks and last four days just meat, eggs, salt butter and water. I have not started this pod yet, but the title has me amped, and I know for sure that the last 3 weeks eating lots of meat my kidneys are functioning MUCH MUCH better. I used to pee 15-20 times a day and could barely sleep a couple hours without needing to get up to pee. Now I go maybe 5-6 times a day and my back is much better. Excited to dig in, as I know I did a lot of damage to kidneys and want to learn… thx in advance Dr. Chaffee!! ✨🙏✨
My sister was on a wheelchair with terrible pain because she has Lupus. Six mounts eating beef salt and water and she's walking again. She even go to swim. Like a miracle. All the family members we are carnivore of course ❤️
I am a T1D since 1991. Following ADA guidelines for 3 decades I ruined my kidneys. Have a constellation of complications from uncontrolled blood sugars. 8/2020 my filtration rate was down to 14% and went on the kidney transplant list at Vanderbilt. Been on keto diet from 2020-2023. Slowly stabilized my kidney function. I’ve now been carnivore since 1/24 and now my eGFR is 29%. Basically doubtless. Nephrologist astounded!! OMAD. I don’t protein restrict. Now on 85% LESS insulin. Last A1C 5.4. Feeling better at 42 than I did when I was in my teens!! Reversing all complications now! Off 4 other medications!! There is always hope! Never give up on yourself. You can dramatically change your health by nutrition. Meat heals!! Praise GOD!
I am on Carnivore diet. I was prescribed B12 and was taking it since at least last 15 years. after two months on Carnivore diet I had beef liver and then did my blood work for B12 and found that my B12 shoots beyond the upper range. I have now stop taking Centrum and other vitamin supplements except D3 and Cord liver oil. Thank you Dr. Chaffee
My kidney function improved 45% . I’ve been on carnivore for 6 months. Hoping they keep improving or at the very least remain stable at this level. 70 yo male.
@@GordonPavilionmight I suggest that you learn some manners? I can assure you that you wouldn’t address me like that if we were standing face to face. Now, run along and if you can make a polite request, I’ll be happy to accommodate you.
Im so happy to hear that! I cant believe how we have been lied to! And i am saying that as a Nurse from Israel. Im trying to eat more Meat but not full keto yet, meat is expensive. The grass fed are even more expensive
@TomCarnivore. No, it really doesn't!! And we carnivore people need to stop saying that because it's not the meat what heal us it's the elimination of anything else!! We need to be careful how we spread information around... Meat, fat, eggs allow the body to be nurtured while healing....
Dr. Chaffee, thank you so much for all your videos! I have learned so much from you. My husband asked me yesterday why i listen to them, to him he said it sounds like the same information every time. I said, I learn something new every time. So please don't quit! I have 3 girlfriends, a sister, and 2 coworkers that I have influenced. What I have learned about carnivore and oxolates has also helped me know why I'm sticking to carnivore and not cheating! Whenever I tell someone about oxolates, it really gets them thinking! God bless you!❤
The last 2 years I've been listening to various carnivore docs . I ,m almost convinced that this is the way to eat. I appreciate all the knowledge that you have shared
If you are concerned, slowly migrate to keto and once you are feeling better, slowly pivot to carnivore. I started keto. I eventually cut out chicken and the veg and only then went full carnivore. Good luck. 👍 ❤
It’s a challenging transition, no doubt about it. If you commit to just a short time it is easier for your mind to accept - 90 days is a good minimum. The hardest pushbacks will come from those in your family and possibly from workmates. I found the easiest thing to do is to tell people that you’re having some personal health issues that you don’t really want to discuss, and that you are going on a total elimination diet for 90 days, to try to identify possible food sensitivities and what is producing inflammation and/or pain in your body. It helps to keep a daily note of changes you experience - some will happen fast and are a good motivation to spur you on. I’d recommend full bloods before and after. All the best
My cousin in late 60s diabetic for 20 years on dialysis 5 years and on transplant list , did low carb ketodiet, lost weight, reverse diabetes and high blood pressure, no more dialysis no more BP meds, only levothyroxine for hypothyroidism. Truly Amazing
My kidney function was 45% in 2019, end of 2019 I started Canivore and since then my kidney function raised to 75% with 1 kidney left due to the removal of my left kidney which was a shrunken kidney in 2014. Due to the Carnivore lifestyle my kidney function increased 30%.
I'm so glad when I'm one of the first to comment! Sadly Family compromises delayed my chance to meet you in person in London. It made really sad. I'll be glad to fly to see if necessary but I hope you come back to London soon and I hope for something like a pure carnivore meeting! ¡Muchas Gracias por su Trabajo Dr Chaffee! I'm probably one of your top colombian fans!
This is amazing. Recently diagnosed with CKD and I'd love to know What Kidney issues did you have?. Are you still going strong? Do you have aby resources you can share for Your diet Trying to save my life as a 27yr old with hereditary kidney issues
@@danielsijuade4696I didn’t have any kidney issues other than some pain occasionally. Went carnivore mainly to help with anxiety and panic attacks which resolved 100%. Also lost 50 lbs. fixed a bunch of things. The improved kidney function was just a byproduct. Diet is beef mostly and bacon, eggs occasionally. Have chicken legs or wings a couple times a month. I do have sushi once a month.
@@derekhines1078 Thanks so much for this. Taking notes I did want to ask, why less of eggs and fish? Are they considered harmful in a carnivore diet if eaten frequently? Or it's just a personal preference
Would love to see a discussion with both you and Dr Jason Fung !! He is a legend in this space too, and I am sure you have heard of him. He is a nephrologist specializing in kidney function. I would LOVE to see you both have a sit down chat 🙂 Thanks for all your do Dr Chaffee !
Reading comments shows u that this is very real. Not just this video but all carnivore videos are loaded with 1000s of comments affirming the diet. Even the yrs old videos full of recent comments from ppl it has saved. I'm also one.
Well what can i say. The carnivore diet certsinly reopened my growth plates. Not in height, but length and girth of the old one eyed monster down below. I used to be an average 6 inches but now im jousting with about 9. All within 4 weeks. Thank you carnivores!
I'm a 75 yr old woman who works outdoors....I'm stronger than I was 2 years ago. Finishing some body alinement thru Rolfing and then on carnivore. Both have made me feel 30 years younger. Not just 20...A man doing some construction here is always taking video of me lifting something or toting something. Funny. Now I know he's been sending the pics to his uncle (81) who is holding down a recliner! I try act my age, not lift it.
You are an inspiration for me. I am 73; 2 1/2 mos. carnivore...and am so thankful for all the health benefits so fat...and hoping I can BS like you, too. Keep up the great lifestyle! 🙂
4months on carnivore (80% of the days ) my symptoms from IBS and SEBO als mostly gone when I eat 100% carnivoor . I had also a lots of problems with my tailbone ( artritis) and when o eat strictly carnivore the pain from the artritis is totally gone ! I still have to work more too the 100% carnivore because i feel very clearly that the days that I go for other food the problems are back in less than 2 days . In my humble opinion “carnivore works “
magnesium chloride will help with oxalate dumping and potential kidney stone issues. the magnesium chloride in my personal opinion is the most potent form of magnesium for issues like this because it turns those stones into sediment so that you can excrete them much easier instead of in the form of painful stones. my rule of thumb is start with the bare minimum and work my way up. If having loose bowels and diarrhea, taper it down. usually works for me. I've saved myself from both chronic and acute kidney issues solely with magnesium chloride flakes. i spray it topically and also ingest it both forms of application have direct benefits from what ive noticed.
I did carnivore for 6 months and got a kidney stone. It scared me so I quit. From research I think it was now from oxalates because I was drinking spinach smoothies and eating all the high oxalate foods everyday before. Trying to get going again because other than kidney stone, I felt so much better.
Juice a lemon and add a glass of water. Keeps stones away. I assume my husbands kidneys were going bad from sugar 30 years ago. He started drinking lemon water a year ago, has never had a stone.
lemon water is based on a myth. see his video on plants kill, causd they do and were killing me. watch sally norton for specific info on oxcilates. if your'e not a strict carnivore, you'll want to prepare your body for the change so you don't go through carnivore fever, which can last days to over a week depending on which way of eating you enter carnivore through. I personally learned plants were killing me on my own journey before learning about Dr. Chaffee, and had already stopped them,and many other things that improved my health greatly before I found him, so it was a very easy transition for me that even increased my health even more based on his teachings.
I'm a hardheaded Cheese-aholic. Not even losing an ounce with cheese. Now I'm back to behaving myself with meat only. Feeling humbled by that experience. Avoid cheese, if you want to lose weight. I learned my lesson. 😢
Yay, another episode!👏🏻😃✨ Thank you so much for this video Dr. Chaffee! I was nervous about my Father’s condition. I was right, his doctor told him he can’t leave the hospital. We refused hospitalization, took him home and we ate beef liver and briskets. His doctor said come back on the 29th for stomach camera to see if he has any ulcers or stomach cancer since his BUN is high. My father has no pain in his stomach area. I’m wondering if his inflamed hemorrhoids has anything to do with it. Or suddenly eating beef and it’s showing in his blood work??? She did briefly ask if he was eating meat. He answered, I ate bread. Lol! 😅 🍞 I suspect the doctor over medicating him with diuretics for over a month caused this serious condition. We went to the hospital 3 days in a row, 2 hours each for IV to help his dehydration. The doctor kept telling us it’s his fault that this happened because he was eating too much salt. Which he totally avoided salt. …his IV was Sodium 😅 That means sodium deficiency from dehydration and malnutrition. (My guess) Thank you so much for all your videos! I was watching your older videos and other RU-vid appearances then this one popped up at the best timing! Looking forward to your next Live stream and other contents in the future.🙏🏻😊 (I Can’t Believe That Major Hospital Refused To Check My Father’s Vitamin B12 Level!) It’s the KYOSAI HOSPITAL in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Japan.
@@NickSheesenYTHello 👋🏻😃 Thank you so much for your support and kind words two days ago! That was nice of you.🙏🏻😌 The people in the Live chat were so kind too.❤️ I’ve been educating myself nonstop watching Dr.Chaffee’s videos on RU-vid. I will definitely join in!😊👍🏻✨ See you there!
@@BM-7888 You're very kind, thank you. I fill my spare time watching Dr Chaffee videos as you do. I relate to his approach and thought process more than anyone else by far. Imagine, you commented about your Dad 2 days ago and the Dr Chaffee Team posted this video starting with CKD-4 . Plus it's the video you posted a Superchat question from around 10 days ago. People in this space care. People associated with Dr Chaffee's Channel are, in my opinion, the Best on the Net. I'm honoured to be part of the Team.
My Kaiser Dr told me I had stage 3 CKD (eGFR/60) May 8th.. I could not believe what I was hearing. I compared my BUN/creatinine levels with a bodybuilder friend of mine I’ve known since high school, and I am 50 his numbers were the same as mine and he has never been drunk or high or anything so he is my gold standard. I got a Cystatin-C test thanks to a Sean Baker podcast on the issue. My EGFR is 99! Fucking Kaiser drs smh… i’m going to cuss that doctor out next appointment I have….
Yes an eGFR of 60 means stage 3 CKD, but if you want to keep listening to RU-vid docs that don’t see patients, you’ll be doing it at the detriment of your kidneys. Get a kidney ultrasound, you’ll see that the eGFR, just like all the lab numbers the carnivore docs like to ignore, is a real measure of kidney function. Get an ultrasound. It’ll confirm your CKD
Reading these comments really makes me think. In my age group practically everyone has health problems. This can’t be normal. We are not a sick species. If we were,we would not have survived the mind boggling aeons of time to arrive at this stage. Quite simply, our current human health is self inflicted in most cases. But now we know that it doesn’t have to be. With people like Dr. Chaffee and others whose motivation is a desire to improve human health by providing this health information, we can each individually choose the path to health. This is not a competition between vegans and carnivores or being right or wrong. It’s as simple as choosing to try and see for yourself. If you see no benefit after say, 90 days, then no harm done. Although, that does seem unlikely given the very positive results experienced by so many.
Not if you have a condition like nephronopthisis or FSGS like what my son has. I think, Dr. Chaffee you should clarify what kind of kidney issue since CKD is a catch all terms for a variety of reasons for the kidney not working.
A friend suffers from proteinuria along with kidney disease. He’s close to being on Dialysis. He was warned NOT to eat Carnivore WOE. Also with the kidneys not functioning properly he has developed Congestive HF…. What info can I find to help him? Thank you!!!
Hello Dr Caffee, I shook your hand at the metabolic health conference in London. Thank you for all the great advice in carnivore . I’m almost a carnivore about 95% and many meals are just animal based nowadays. I feel better and am trying to spread the message to friends, family and colleagues. MS seems to come up a lot. Perhaps you could do a talk on autoimmune diseases. My son and husband both have reversed their ulcerative colitis symptoms. Many thanks again
only eating meat ,eggs,dairy for over a year….only is my 90% cocoa dessert (40g/day) always been rather fit, started when read about cancer, lead me to seyfried amd then this diet. no more gums bleeding at dentist, inflammation when laying down gone in 5 days of meat and water, hair on hanckles gre back.. only issue im worried about is the cocoa oxalates….but i think dairy calcium and drinking plenty should take care of it. my cholesterol is pattern A (0.611)/. im 75 kg,189cm, fit. looking at the (guesstimated )total cholesterol and LDL , i should have a hear attack ahaha oh and my kidneys are perfectly fine,, urea and creatinine.
Don’t stop making videos My egfr is 23. So glad to find this. I started eating the carnivore diet about three weeks ago. I’ve already lost 14 pounds,. I am diabetic and I’ve noticed that my glucose readings are around 90 to 100 now. Wow!! Please continue to do your RU-vid ation about carnivore diet. The next thing I need to know about is bowel movements. I’ve noticed that I do not go as much as I used to. Do you have any videos on that? Hope to hear response from you thank you.
the Bible tells the story of Cain and Able. they were both commanded by God to present an acceptable sacrifice of value. Able brought an offering of meat, while Cain brought an offering of plants. God was pleased with Able but angry with Cain.
I don't believe it was about the offer but the attitude they brought leading to the offer. Cain had a mediocre one instead Able had given his best. My opinion that I got from that.
Able shed an animals blood, a sacrifice, a type of Jesus shedding His blood for our sin. Able brought the works of his hands, what he did. There's only one way to heaven...through the death of Jesus shedding His blood on the cross then rose 3 days later. No matter how much work you do you cannot get to heaven by those works. 1 Corinthians 15 : 1-4. ✝️
Thanks that I found you I have wanted to do carnivore diet but I have 3a egfr diabetes high blood pressure and had a 5 bypass in 2016. so i'm going to get on the carnivore diet since of what you said about the kidneys with the diet.
Watch Coach Stephen's video with a guy who was on dialysis and a kidney transplant list. He went carnivore and turned down the transplant because he didn't need it ❤❤❤
I have been 6 months carnivore, pasture beef, eggs, salt, and water. 5 hour eating window, with consistent GKI of 0.5, 2 hours after lunch. I have Papillary renal cell carcinoma. I would love to have some advice from Dr. Seyfried. I don't have a provider. I don't use traditional treatment. My weight is perfect.
Without a gall bladder I find spreading my meals across a 6 - 8 hour window works fine. Only once, a very fatty oxtail dinner has caused me stomach cramps.
you probably were not primed for a higher animal fat intake. He has a video wherein he discusses a person not having one, what it was designed to do, and how one's body can adapt to increased fat intake without it. Basically, it's a process to prepare, I say one's body misses the dump truck but can still take out the trash. I helped my sister adapt to this.
I live on a high mountain and at 6,800 ft elevation, where there are two shops that work together to cut up and sell whole or partial beef steer. They bring them in fresh off the mountain where cows eat & graze on mountain meadows. The meat tastes more natural then store bought beef.. And it's NOT Gased in any of there business selling to the public. Lately i am eating more RAW GROUND CHUCK ROAST with all of the natural fat that comes with it....
My kidney tests were showing some signs of abnormalities so my naturopath was keeping an eye on it. I was carnivore for two weeks, had my blood drawn and everything had normalized. I developed dark circles under my eyes since being diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease which I told was a sign of kidney issues. I’m hoping that I will be able to see improvement in that area the longer I’m on the diet.
I was on carnivore for approx 90 days when I went into stage 5 kidney failure. I felt great and lost 70lbs right up until my kidneys quit. I am on dialysis now and about to get on the transplant list. My nephrologist said carnivore did not cause my kidney failure. But obviously it did not stop it either. I feel like crap again with all the joint pain and I would like to start carnivore again, but I really need somebody to convince me that it is not a bad idea.
I do not know how convincing it is for you, but if humans are evolutionary carnivors, we should eat this way, no matter what. Oxalate dumping (which can come when you switch to carnivore) can damage the kidneys. Maybe check out Sally Norton, she has tips how to manage it without damaging our organs.
May save your life. Real doctor, practicing in Houston, TX and has reversed heart failure and kidney failure in his patients with diet. Not just RU-vid doctor. A practicing physician. Helped my mom. At least make a call and have a consultation
Watch Coach Stephen's video with a guy who was on dialysis and on a transplant list as he had stage 5 kidney disease. He went Carnivore and got off dialysis and turned down the transplant because he didn't need it ❤❤❤
Hello, newbie here. I paid attention that nobody talks about duck or goose meat... here in EU we ate them quite often. Foie gras is a real delicacy. When you guys mention liver, what liver are you referring to?
IMPORTANT!! Dr. Chaffee, I was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease 12 years ago, along with hypertension. I'm 39 now. Nephrologists and cardiologists I've seen so far only seem to want to switch my blood pressure medication every now and then, but they never have given me a specific cause (other than I'm obese, 175cm at 105kg) and that I'll never come off medication. I have slightly increased creatinine and urea, showing decreased kidneys function, but nothing too serious, and I'm trying carnivore as a last resort to avoid dialysis. Any tips or recommendations please? Best wishes from Brazil.
That's another thing that drives me NUTS! Everytime my grandma visits a doctor or is in the hospital (all but this last time).. I ask about giving her a B12 shot cause I know she has to be low on B12. She doesn't eat enough meat. She only eats carbs and struggles swallowing large vitamin supplements. And I am consistently blown off by her doctors with little more than a shrug & a nod of "no". Sometimes I get told: "It won't help". Well, it wouldn't hurt either. She's dealing with cognitive decline & I know some brain shrinkage as per some neurology tests ran on her a few years back. I've even had cardiologists say right in front of my grandma: "At this point, we're not interested in prolonging life." Well, that's always nice to hear from the doctors you're trusting to save your life. One of her cardiologists gave her a year to live & that was 2 years ago last October. I couldn't get her motivated to do anything after that. All I heard was: "Why bother? I only have a year to live!" The medical establishment, especially in the States, is horrifically incompetent & negligent. Can't even give a B12 shot on request with an attitude of "Meh. We're not interested in prolonging life." Disgusting! Absolutely disgusting!
This is what kills me. My grandma has A-Fib & CHF. As a result, especially as with this last hospital stay, the put her on IV lasix to get the fluid off which ALWAYS puts her into kidney failure. And it's SO sad, because as she ages she's refusing to eat meat. Burgers used to be her favorite food. And I make her meat every meal. But she'll just eat the side dish carbs & give the meat to the dogs. It drives me nuts, because she's losing muscle & will not eat her protein. I make her hamburger patties, eggs, bacon, chicken, pot roast, pork tenderloin... you name it. Nope. She only wants breads, noodles (especially noodles), potatoes, or rice. If I make her just bacon and eggs... she'll maybe take two bites, give it to the dogs, & then load up on potato chips or cheese crackers. And I've played these videos for her. It's so sad. She could reverse so many problems and have so much of a better quality of life.
So my B12 was 868 pg/ml and was designated high. However it's actually low right? I can't find a vid from you discussing all the other labs test we should get and the optimum healthy ranges? Can you make one please? Pretty please?
There are some great carnivore foods sold by Amazon. But, to order, at least here in 🇨🇦 are extremely expensive. Which prevents me from purchasing. Unfortunate!
If someone has super high protein in their urine, is carnivore diet still appropriate and helpful ? Over 6,000. She's diabetic and was told she has very low protein in her blood, so she started drinking HIGH PROTIEN BOOST drinks. .Now her urine has super high protein.
It's so interesting bcs my 16.5 year old cat has now developed kidney disease. She was given mostly kibble for most of her life when she didn't live with me but after she moved in with me a couple of years ago I put her on a raw food diet. Her muscle mass and fur improved greatly. But...now she can't tolerate eating her species appropriate diet anymore and I have had to resort to give her veterinarian foods especially developed for CKD. It contains crap that I don't even eat myself but she got so sick that I had no choice. It's a struggle to make her eat the veterinarian foods obviously bcs it's not what they evolved to eat. She Improves when she eats it though but it's a constant struggle to get her to eat it and I wish I could find a way to let her eat a fully carnivorous diet again. It's so interesting to me that humans can reverse CKD on a carnivore diet but my cat can't?!? I have researched like crazy and it's gotten me nowhere sadly. I have given her phosphorus binders to her regular food but it doesn't work. She gets sick again so I always have to resort back to the veterinarian foods. I don't know what to do anymore!
Good luck with your situation. I have two elder cats, one with beginning stages CKD. I’ve moved both of them to raw meat diet. One cat I have to mix in a small amount of wet cat food, just for the smell otherwise he won’t touch it.
@@G.Factor That's what I did...Raw food plus a little good quality wet food on top otherwise she wouldn't touch it....But she can't eat that now bcs she gets so sick and pukes violently every day. She got better on the veterinarian foods but the struggle is real to get her to eat it. And when I give in and give her her regular food she begins to puke again. It's really difficult..😥 I hope it goes well with your cats!🪷
@@cammieklund Not really. Keeping it simple, nutrient dense and moisture rich and something they like to eat. Primarily raw beef cut into small chunks, then mixing in other items in alternating days such as liver, hearts, eggs and other misc meats that I may be cooking that day. I really don't know if this works until next blood test. But this diet should be worlds better than the foods I was feeding before as this is closing to a proper cat diet they would have in the wild. Please let me know what you are doing. I find so much conflicting information on the web, hard to determine what is right.
DR. TONY, thank you for your extreme knowledge regarding carnivore. My husband are dealing with kidney and we have switched to carnivore diet and lemon water.
Watch Coach Stephen's video with a guy with stage 5 kidney disease who got off dialysis and turned down a kidney transplant because he went carnivore ❤❤❤
I had a kidney removed three years ago due to cancer. My eGFR was 23. Now with one kidney and adrenal my eGFR is . I eat meat only and feel better than at Any point in my life.
That’s Amazing!!! Thank you for sharing your experience. People need to see your kind of testimony! It’s important to know the kidneys need protein to heal. I’m so happy for you!👏🏻😊✨
Dr Antony, i am busy transitioning to carnivore and have a question about hydration. Should I add anything, such as Celtic salt, to the water that I drink? Thank you
Big pharmaceutical companies, unfortunately a patient cured is a patient lost !!!!!! It seems they want you on synthetic drugs for life 😢Carnivore seems to get to the root of the problem, real food not altered by man I feel this is the way to go 👍😊
QQQ Dr Chaffee I had my labs drawn my BUN was very high I believe 3.5 creatinine and AST was also high. I’m on keto / mostly carnivore diet for over a year I’m not overweight and really no medical history only Osteoporosis. Should I worry a high protein can causes high BUN. ANY ADVICE. IM HAVING PLENTY OF BUTTER
So the ducts that run down from the Liver and drips into the first part of the small intestine will grow larger and thicken, this becomes the pseudo gall bladder. However, not every patient grows a pseudo gall bladder. Hopefully you do 👍🏻
Hello and thanks for the great information again Dr. Chaffee! I try and try but still have the sugar & carb cravings after a carnivore meal - so what nutrient is possibly missing when chocolate (milk) & ice cream are needed in large amounts as dessert? Iron, magnesium, copper, more fats? I don't get it because the satiation only sets in with some carbs and dairy/chocolate/cocoa. My carni meal consists mostly of ground beef, eggs and butter with salt and sometimes bacon or fish. The amount varies according to appetite. I love dairy and miss yoghurt, cream, cheese, milk - maybe I should incorporate these more although they contain carbs but I'm severely underweight so it's probably not as bad?
There are many many people look healthiee on raw fruit and veg vegan diets.my father.lenny kravitz eli martyr orvel douglas.who is 60 looks 30 .check them out. Its not luck😊
@@janeslater8004 I have been vegetarian for 15 years and tried vegan for a month. It did not help me at all. Glutenfree helped me and Im now trying carnivore. I guess its just a try what suits you best.
So far healthy looking veganists are usually caught eating meat. There are no healthy vegans except cows etc. Money from the clicks is everything for some people.
A question hopefully a few of you all can answer because I'm late to the party. My son (now 11) was born with basically 1 functioning kidney. We bounced up to Dornbeckers (sp?) every 6 months to run tests (for 6 years) to make sure everything was still good, which is. Question is, is the age and one kidney (the other is just underdeveloped) a concern for carnivore...which I'm a firm believer has always been the healthiest.
Huge responsibility, no wonder, you are hesitant. There are some amazing success stories in this comment section with one kidney. Keep researching until you find certainty. Personally, I think that humans are evolutionary carnivors, so healthy or sick, old or young, the best option is the species' ideal diet.
A close friend of mine has been on dialysis for years and it really makes his life difficult and I'm desperately trying to find something that might help... I believe he's CKD 4? He can't make his own urine though, would this put him under the permanent damage camp? Would going carnivore/keto help???
I just started carnivore, and am experiencing some kidney pain in my lower back that makes it impossible to sleep on my back at night. I have to be on my side. Has anyone else experienced this as a side effect when you started? I’ve looked around and the only thing that I’ve been told is drink lots of water. If I drink any more water, I won’t be able to sleep at night because I’ll be up every five minutes going to the bathroom! 😂
You may be oxalate dumping. I've been carnivore for about a month after 8 years vegetarian and am still dumping. Terrible bladder pain, cloudy urine, feel like crap. For me lots of water and surprisingly benadryl helps. Search it- Dr. Chaffee has a vid with Sally Norton that was very helpful to me. My bladder is starting to calm down- I use peanut butter to slow the dumping down a bit. Organic,non gmo, no sugar added of course, lol.
You are destroying your kidneys, just like all nephrologist in the country will tell you. Your eGFR is probably dropping. Get some blood work. And yes the number going low is a sign of your kidneys being damaged.
