Amber O'Hearn - Why Would Someone Adopt a Carnivore Lifestyle 

LOL, similar experience, I went low-carb earlier and a week ago had some chest congestion and inflammation with a slight fever but the next day it was gone. Only some slight signs and nothing even worthy of taking medicine for.

@rusclemania7 7 already did when I went carnivore which is another reason why I'm healthier ;)

I have been on carnivore for three mounths and I usually got sick at least once by now. Now I haven't. I love this diet.

@Wu Me this makes no sense to me. Fasting speeds my recovery of all things. If my body wanted more or certain foods, it would ask for it. Digestion comes at a price, it costs a large amount of energy. This energy can be used for healing if you don't blow it on useless extra meals.

@@billyjean6419 Not saying at all it is so in your case, but not getting a cold, could also mean the body is not able to work up an immune response; like when giving statins to someone before an organ transplant suppresses immunity by inhibiting cholesterol production. This could for example be why vegans claim not to get sick often?

Not only that, but Liver is rich with Vitamin C so it's very accessible.

I got crazy cravings for yogurt and cheese. More than before. It is like my cravings were transfered from sweet to milk stuff. Could it be the opioids in caseine digestion?!

@@gustavoazzo A very good chance I think.

Jim, have you any links to such recipes, please?

Exactly! My grandparents were in the meat and dairy business. It's amazing how many delicacies are made from odd parts!

Exactely . Until y got rid of oxalates

How long did it take for you to get cured?

I'm not cured but, my symptoms have been kept at bay since being a carnivore diet for 5 months. Before that, I was on a very low carbohydrate diet for 3 months. Initially, I was on the GAPS diet until I realized the plants were making me sick. When the GAPS protocal wasn't helping me, I started researching ancestral diets. I realized my ancestors did not eat many plants and had strict preparation methods when they did eat them for health reasons. So, I cut down on the plants, peeled and boiled everything, didn't drink the plant water or eat any seeds. After about 30 days of doing that, I noticed my joint pain was gone. That lead to learning about oxalate toxicity and the carnivore diet. My progression to low carbohydrate eating was gradual. Once I was just eating a few plants, I switched to full carnivore. I do have periodic oxalate dumping symptoms but, they pale in comparison to how bad I felt when I was eating plants. It's not a fast process but, I'm definitely healing.

@@jes4026 glad you are feeling so much better💪did you follow a specific menu ?

Hi Chelle, Initially, I was buying the most expensive organic pastured beef, pork and eggs. Organs were also included. It started out this way because my baby and myself were struggling with symptoms and I didn't know what would tolerate. It did became cost prohibitive. Now I buy the best quality meat I can afford. We mostly eat beef and beef organs, we also eat sustainably caught wild fatty fish and seafood, organic pastured soy free corn free eggs when available, occasionally other ruminant animal meats like pastured pork, lamb and wild meat. We also eat a decent amount of organic grass fed beef liver and suet now. I do notice a difference when eating grass fed liver and I think it's because of the K2 content. My toddler is nursing still so, when I don't get enough of certain nutrients I can tell fairly quickly. Getting enough vitamin K2 and omega 3 is quite noticeable. Since my child is very sensitive to lactose and we are both sensitive to casein, we aren't eating dairy. Maybe one day it will be tolerated. We eat calcium from animal and fish bones. We don't eat poultry because of wheat, corn, soy sensitivities. I've heard there are other carnivores who don't tolerate chicken well either. We both have oxalate toxicity so, even if we try other foods in the future it will be low oxalate choices.

@@jes4026 so glad that you have managed to figure this all out ! It is never easy is it. Wish I had the money and blood tests to know and understand exactly what is going on snd the best protocol to follow based on these results. Jes what do you think of coffee enemas ?

Linda Bragg Sally Norton is brilliant. I have had great results eating low oxalate foods, trying to eat a variety and not feel too restricted. Sally has some nice recipes as well.

I haven’t checked out her recipes. I’ll have to though. Thank you.

Animal fat and raw diary help gaining weight.

Tallow, Raw cream and milk....more fatty meats, less lean cuts. I wish I had that problem. :-)

@Dolly Madeson weight bearing exercise is the best for bone strength

For pain associated with and healing from shingles, look into DMSO (Yummy Mummy - Amandla Volmer - have YT book reviews about its use)

@Dolly Madeson Not all do badly on all carbs; we each can select through ellimination what works for best for us as individuals... If possible, is it not better to be adapted to burning both fat and carbs?

i stand corrected: if they like how they feel on them

Ellenor Malik because Vegan means poor hunter.

Because we discovered agriculture 10,000 years ago, before we discovered animal husbandry. Also, we (as a species) need more calories than we could get through animal husbandry (ranching). It's 2,000,000 calories for agriculture vs. 600,000 per acre from ranching, by some estimates. As the population reduces (Western world and much of the 2nd world countries are already at population collapse, while other nations are approaching it), we will no longer need to have 2,000,000 calories per acre. The question is whether the population reduction will be fast enough for many to switch over to a meat-based diet and reduce/remove plant matter from our diets. I do know that, if we tried to completely switch over to a meat-based diet right now, our population would collapse from starvation. We literally can't support our population on meat, simply due to the realities of math. I expect that it will be a couple of centuries before we can, just because our population will not truly get to a manageable number for a LONG time. It may be longer, as longevity medicine and treatments will start to advance in the next 50 years to the point where life spans are indefinite. that's a completely separate conversation, though.

@@InTheWrongTimeline Ranching/cattle stationing can take place on poorer quality soil than plant agriculture. We just have more space for ranching than for planticulture.

Ellenor Malik exactly. Look up allan savoy. He makes extremely green lando from Almost desert land with cows pigs sheep etc. Animals and plants need eachother. Soil need the fertilizing effect from animals.

Robert Yang Seed and veggie oils are inflammatory.

Hi, Chelle. Many vegetables are high in sulfur, but animal foods also contain it. However, I think it's easier to find out if a carnivore diet would help you simply by trying it than by making a hypothesis about what is causing your health problems and then trying to figure out if a carnivore diet matches that hypothesis.

@@l.amberohearn450 hi Amber, thank you for taking the time to write me. I appreciate it so much! I shall indeed take your advice and get started on this and see how it goes 👍

About the suet, do you like the taste, and how do you include it with your meals?

Have it raw on the side. Tastes very mild like water that way. Texture is like bubble gum, so having it with other food helps.

@@genemodin5506 Raw. Its texture is different from fat surrounding muscle meat. It's like bubblegum (kinda). Its the visceral fat around the kidneys pancreas and liver and its packed with vitamins and minerals. A small amount goes a long way.

Tea and coffee are not "Carnivore," but if they don't bother you then nobody's stopping you.

Raw meat has more micro nutrients but cooked releases more available calories. Just remember to eat high fat and safe raw meat and you should be fine.

I will try carnivore cooked meat ... Currently I am on keto

Coffee is low oxalate. I drink one cup in the morning with some Collagen, 2 tbsp and it's wonderful. Sally Norton has a long article on the studies on coffee.

No tea cos of oxalates

Amber followed up with her answer: Glycogen does not stay in meat after death. The cells continue to process it anaerobically until it's gone. Carbs are typically calculated by subtraction of known non-carb substances. In liver, it's likely lactate that's leftover.

@@LowCarbUSA Thank you so much for following up. .there's so much to learn about this topic and I appreciate all you do!

Maybe you have particular gene that predisposes you for gaining weight on high saturated fat diet. Check Rhonda Patrick's site to test. Or maybe you're just insulin resistant which leads to weight gain. Take glucose tolerance test.

@@user-sp1mj1xr3j had my DNA tested... supposedly I should do well with a high fat diet.

@@lynnecobb9399 I meant high saturated fat diet. e.g. this gene: rs1121980(C;T) www.foundmyfitness.com/SAMPLE.Report.pdf But also deficiencies can cause weight gain. Maybe you depleted certain nutrient, like magnesium or sth like that. I would try supplements and if it wouldn't work then you should probably try another diet.

Sympathetic dominant state because of chemical, physical and/or emotional stress; this results in release of cortisol etc.; thus suppresses thyroid and metabolism in general, and leads to weight gain - especially in area that serve as protection for organs. Look into various ways to reduce stress, for example detoxify (research the many ways to do this) - including fasting, deep sleep - in correspondence with daylight/nightdark cycle, regular exercise, deep breathing, and various other ways of vagus nerve stimulation, regular sun exposure, grounding, prayer & meditation, etc.

@@maricamaas5555 thanks for the input. I do practice fasting. I have a grounding mat on my bed...one of the good ones, I use blue blockers to help regulate my circadian rhythm (get great sleep now). I try to get outside some each day but I haven't seen the sun in a couple of months (taking vet d supplement). Also practice and teach Taoist Taichi. It's frustrating that I keep creeping up in my belly fat.

Flea Vegans don’t know much.

Not used to seeing vegan and friendly in the same sentence. I think you meant to say vegan angry.

@@spiritlevelstudios you have a point there i have a vegan friend that always seems to be at the guard to attack someone over small things

@@spiritlevelstudios 🤣🤣🤣

Very few Vegans know anything about what they're eating.

At the Carnivore Con, this was a question in the Q and A. They had mentioned that in meat only civilizations, there was a great diversity of gut flora making vegetable absolutely unnecessary. My ancestors were Native Americans and all lived into their 80s and 90s. Nose to tail cannot fail.

But then made in tallow?

Queen Shelley Hughes Who knows, but I doubt she’s ill.

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YarHSFIUOeY.html ...really? even before I was convinced of the carnivore diet she always stuck out to me as a woman that seems very grounded, clear and yet feminine at the same time.

She doesn’t look ill to me.

I've seen her in person at a conference and she looks great. The lighting for this video is unflattering, that's all.

Bad lighting, she seems under slept, she’s really good looking for her age even after being plant based for decades

Yes, you do!

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@@LowCarbUSA Do you think I could benefit from a Carnivore diet if I have sulphur sensitivities ?

@@shelley4417 Cool!!

@@shelley4417 I've asked Amber what she thinks

I get that way on 2 hours of sleep. As an academic and caregiver...it's the cost of poor sleep.

Aneamia manifests this way but I'm not saying she has it. But its possible if she has folate deficiency.

​@@user-sp1mj1xr3j Its just that I see this pattern in a lot of high-fat carnivores and I just want to know why. It is not folate or an iron deficiency since everybody eats liver

@@viktortikka8544 But you can't eat liver all day long. Also aneamia can be caused by microscopic bleeding in intestines for example caused by dairy products in some people. And to strenghten capilaries there you need vitamin C. Otherwise your capilaries become very fragile. Poor circulation can also take place because when you have poor circulation your blood is not oxygenated (when it is cold you get blue lips). Poor circulation can be caused by sludged blood which happens when you have too much fat in your blood but I don't know if ketogenic diet results in high fat content of blood because carbohydrates are also transformed to triglycerides... So it's complicated. :)