Carnivore Bloodwork After 1 YEAR... Cholesterol?! 

I am 34. Got up to 370 pounds. Blood pressure this time last year was 140/90. Constantly sick every month. Did carnivore for a month. Dropped to 353 pounds. Lost nine pounds over a six-day stretch eating a ton of meat. Went for my annual. Doctor asked what I had been eating. Told her red meat, eggs, fat free milk. My blood pressure was 120/81. My triglycerides dropped 100 points. She told me she would probably be calling me the next day to discuss cholesterol medicine as my diet was going to cause high cholesterol and possibly discuss diabetes medicine. She emailed me the next day, my cholesterol was perfect, A1C was perfect, blood sugar was perfect. She couldn't believe it. I told her I cut out all sugar and carbs. She said body needs carbs and pasta is ok every now and then. I love her because she has always told me the truth, especially during Covid and with the vaccines (which she didn't recommend). She has been taught this by medical school. My energy is through the roof. Haven't a single sneeze of cough in months. Taking Zinc, Vitamin C and D, Soursop, and eating carnivore every day. Seems to have worked.

I’m 55 and have been doing cyclical carnivore/ketogenic eating for 17 years. The only reasons I go to my doctor are for my annual check-up and to get them to prescribe me things I can’t get on my own, such as a CAC, colonoscopy and so on. I got tired of explaining the whole cholesterol thing a long time ago. I don’t even try anymore. Anytime I have to switch to a new doctor, of course they recommend statins since that’s what they are programmed to do. My total cholesterol is usually in the 280s, HDL is usually in the 90s, trigs are generally in the 80s, and my LDL is usually in the 120s. I just tell them I’m NOT taking statins, promise to send them medical journals articles related to new cholesterol research to educate themselves, then move on to the next topic of discussion. I’m just way over the discussion at this point. The only sickness I’ve had in the past 17 years is COVID twice. All my other health markers are about as perfect as you can get. So yes, this stuff really works. It cracks me up when I encounter doctors that swear you need 150g, or more, of exogenous carbohydrates to survive long term. This proves that many of these docs don’t even understand basic metabolic physiology and how the body partitions and distributes fuel. Now, I don’t really expect them to know this because the current medical model is to diagnose a condition then treat the symptoms with medication. So anything beyond that model, to possibly cure or actually fix the condition, they don’t really know about. It’s sort of sad really. I guess the upside is, there are enough sick people in current society they can stay in business with that model. If you want to get your own labs done without messing with a doctor you can go to www.walkinlabs.com and run whatever labs you want either through Quest or LabCorps. My doctor does my basic annual labs each year but for stuff like fasting insulin, advanced lipids profiles and the stuff they won’t normally prescribe, you can get it through Walk In Labs. For instance, fasting insulin is only $25 through Quest, using Walk In Labs.

I recommend everyone to find the book titled Unlocking Carnivore Potential ; it goes deep into all of this, and it changed my life

I'm 65 yrs old tried the carnivore diet because my new Holistic Doctor told me it was better then my 8 yr Vegan diet that i am on. In 48 days on carnivore my gout went away, I lost 6 lbs. ,I don't have to take my diabetic pills anymore, my swollen prostrate is getting better , my brain fog is almost gone, my knee pain is gone, I stopped taking my blood pressure meds, I am sleeping through the night without having to get up to pee 2 times, my eye flouters are gone, my long distance vision has improved, my bald spot on the top of my head is starting new hair growth. I had to go back to Vegan because my wife said my face had a pink look to it she liked it better when i had a gray looking face.😁😂I'm loving CARNIVOR !!!

So happy to hear the good news! This fits right in with your "why" - you will be around for your family for a long time. ♥ Good job!

You have done awesome. Also you are super lucky to have such a great, knowledgeable doc who is open to new perspectives in carnivore/ketovore woe and who understands that statins aren't the answer.

CONGRATULATIONS on ur weight loss journey! You look phenomenal!....well done!!

Awesome video man! You must be so pleased with those results. Sounds like you have a good Doc who is on your team too!

Thanks for sharing your results and congratulations on your success!

Patrick, this was such an informative video. Great job editing, too. I like your unbiased approach to the blood test results. Best to you and your lovely family.

Thanks a ton for the follow up. Congrats and I’m happy to say I’m one week in because of you

Congratulations on the great results Pat. Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing.

Congrats…so happy for you! 🥳 Cheers & Smiles! 👏🏻

I'm ketovore, just had labs and my A1C is 4.9. Woot.

Congratulations on your great results! 🥳 In my opinion LDL is a lousy indicator for cardiovascular health. Dr. Berry made a video about different indicators and their association to cardiac events. I looked at the study and LDL was +39% and Diabetes was +997%. So the one indicator (diabetes) is 26 times a higher indicator for heart disease then LDL. Glad your doctor did not freak out! 😃

I "talk" to my doctor about any concern and he immediately reaches for his prescription drug pad.

The hard part is finding an open minded doctor who doesn’t just follow what they’ve read in the standard textbooks.

Great video! I finally had a CAC done, results were zero!

7:41 It's not a 16 percent increase. It's a 16 times increase. HUGE difference.

Congrats on your achievement dude, the transformation is mega.

Good work, mate. Love seeing these real-world, real-people, real-life real-sults.

I'm so very happy for you as you are doing a terrific job. Also congrats on your twins to come.

Good video and I wrote down the blood work test you suggested I’ll do that for your four months on the carnivore way of eating I’m 61 years old 11 days in the Carnovore and I am feeling good. I’ve already lost inches lost weight I have more energy so I will continue and I’ll let you know.

Thank you so much! I just got my bloodwork two days ago (after only two months carnivore), and I was so surprised to see how high and crazy my numbers were. I'm not due back in the office for another week to go over all the results, so to say I was in panic mode, would be putting it mildly. This video was such good timing, to help put my mind at ease (for now). I am schedule for a CAC test to see what my calcium score is, but I have not been scheduled for the CT Coronary angiogram.

Years ago my mothers cardiologist told her that quite often someone headed for a heart attack had a crease in the earlobe.. I used to have one..now 15 months in on the diet, the crease in my earlobe has disappeared.

good job and thanks for sharing , it really helps other people !!

Great job on your health journey! Fantastic concise video explaining additional testing. Super informative and easy for anyone to understand. I knew most of these things from watching all the doctors you mentioned and (more😊) but I am terrible at remembering who said what and trying to explain it. My husband was just asking me to find him a video that was a “to the point” that he could watch. I am excited to share this with him and others to help them understand what to know and ask for when getting checked by doctors who may not be familiar with this way of eating! God Bless you and your family! Keep up the great work!❤️

Something to think about or research regarding your A1C is some believe that when you are eating a Ketogenic or Carnivore that, your red blood cells can last longer than 3 months. If this is the case, the test is testing a period of time that can be up to 4 months. That said, it could take longer with a slower decline of your A1C number. A doctorate student who is a hyper responder found he can get his LDL and total cholesterol in range by eating 6-8 Oreas for a few days before the test.

Thank you for your story. Im going to give this a shot. 48 yrs old 6'3, 315 lbs. See what happens. Wish me luck!

338 for test as a normal 32yr old when the range goes from 300 up to 1000 is not great, I mean its normal, but you may need to supplement it bring yourself to at least 700 and above. I know some docs say it's all good but it's not.

Great information. Thanks for sharing your journey

Little late comment but any longterm excess skin from the weight loss? Wondering if the extra collagen from all the meat helps prevent a lot of that?

Great video. Well done on your success so far. I’ve been 100% Carnivore for 15ths and am also a LMHR. I’m 52 this year and recently had a clear Angiogram and a CAC Score which was zero. Never felt better mentally or physically. #carnivoreforlife

We’re lucky to get a doctors appointment here in the UK if we are really ill. No way could we get our bloods done. Not with the NHS anyway. But this looks really good. You’re looking great. What a weight loss! 😊🇬🇧

Fantastic bloodwork results!! You have done so well. I hope you and your beautiful family are doing well.

Another great one guys.

3.5 months in on a keto/ carnivore, and im down 70 pounds from 350 pounds. So im around 280 now. Still have 30 to 40 pounds to go! I've never felt better. Energy is amazing, and im working out daily 💪.

Great job! All due respect you are not a LMHR: 80 or above HDL, 80 or below tri and over 200 LDL is the criteria in addition to be low carb for 5 years and BMI Which you didn’t mention but it looks like you got and yes I totally agree with you your tri/HDL is optimal. I’m 6 years low carb, carnivore OMAD since January 1st close to LMHR numbers at 58 years young: HDL 80, tri 81, LDL 301 BMI 28 per DEXA scan. If you really wanna make sure all is well and you are still very young but a CAC will tell you if you’ve got calcium but I think you’ve arrested you poor health and are doing a great job, I’ve had 2 CAC’s one at 52 and one at 57 both 0.

Don’t bother showing your doctor any research. If he hasn’t read it he doesn’t have an interest.

Excellent video. I'm a lean responder as well. Just got a standard blood test with my doctor who doesn't know or understand this framework I'm operating with, that I'm a carnivore-diet lean responder, so my high cholesterol score, like yours, starts to ring alarm bells. I'm watching your video precisely to refresh my understanding of this paradigm that Dave Feldman is studying. Your video is an high quality summation of how this all hangs together which s really helpful for me in not getting freaked out by my test scores.

Dude! You have nailed it! I'm in the same category, very lean, athletic, low trig, high chol, perfect health, 4-6% body fat. Been on low carb forever. Good to know there's nothing wrong with that high chol.

I am a keto eating diabetic and have eaten mostly that way for a few years minus some slip ups. I just got my bloodwork this week … 5.2 A1c. My triglycerides are 52, my HDL is 48. That puts me at optimum ratio. My LDL is a smidge high for the range at 133. Usually I measure just under the line. I am not remotely worried about that. My insulin was 16. It needs improvement still. But I used to have a much higher number there. Now if my darn thyroid would play nice it would be great. But clearly all the fat isn’t killing those of us who eat keto/carnivore. Oh and I haven’t had diabetes meds in years.

2 months after I started carnivore diet, I have a lot of problems with insomnia. How you guys manage insomnia problems in carnivore diet?

Amazing video. Many thanks. You've done so well. You look so healthy ❤

4 years into carnivore (started on 2nd January 2020). In the best health of my life. No more gastrointestinal issues (mainly IBS and GERD). Lost over 60kg in weight (154kg at my heaviest).

“If you are a LMHR, it’s recommended you talk to your doctor.” lol. My lipid numbers are very similar to yours and that conversation did NOT go well haha. We left it with me explaining I am not concerned about the LDL, and him explaining I have “motor oil in my veins”. wouldn’t motor oil lubrucate my arteries and not clog them?

I'm so thankful for your video. I just saw my blood work today. Hopefully hear from my doctor tomorrow. But my anxiety went sky high. But I had very similar numbers as you did. Low triglycerides normal VLDL cholesterol. Normal sodium. My calcium and protein were lower than I liked but normal. My glucose was low at 69. But the LDL was super high. And my total cholesterol was super high. Hdl was normal. I am not overweight. I have never been overweight. But my blood pressure which use to be 90/60 has been ranging 110/70. I'm not use to that. I am F/ 49. I appreciate your video

Great to hear. I didn't have the best reaction with Keto/Carnivore, I was on it for 4 years, strict 20-carbs limit/ to 0 carbs 6-month regiments. However, I think it was the context of genetics with me and not proper monitoring, but I got hypertension. I had to switch to a plant-based diet since March, and I'm glad to announce everything is normal on my side, HOWEVER my creatine levels were slightly elevated, 1.35 mg/dl. My urinalysis revealed I had 3-7 WBC in my blood, so it's suspected that I have UTI, and I'm a male. Hopefully by next week I'll find out if this is an acute case or something caused because of me going to the gym 6 days a week (I don't supplement). I hope this is not something caused because of early signs of chronic kidney disease, since my RBC are considerably lower 4.9x 10.0. I don't believe one diet fits all, and it entirely depends on how it modulates with your lifestyle. From what I understand, proteins from animals are in long-term toxic to my kidneys, and that is just the genetic hand I've been given unfortunately. I didn't have to get on statin, and supplemented psyllium husk and my cholesterol levels are baseline. I'm still young, 32 y.o, so my body's able to deal with the wear and tear. When I did carnivore, I had a bad case of GERDs, but after switch back to keto the symptoms would disappear. I ask, even if you are doing the carnivore/keto diet, make sure to monitor yourself, BP, SpO2, RHR, and blood works...just so you keep on top of things. Get a walk in everyday, and lift weights! I made the dumb mistake of just falling into zealotry of diet culture without respecting my own body.

Thank you for explaining the bloodwork, I’ve seen many comparison videos of before & after but I didn’t know what each one meant. This was helpful.

Great video straight to the point no beating around the bush and you look like your killing it keep it up man

Amazing work! I haven't done blood work in years, makes me want to do the same. After this summer, I'll have been carnivore (off and on) for 8 months. About to start another 100 day strict sprint. And thank you for breaking down the science of the relationships between HDH and LDL. It's far more complicated (but also very logical) than the conventional "LDL=bad" narrative. Just subbed! Looking forward to seeing you more in my feed. Keep up the good work!

Lots of stuff coming out about cholesterol now. 200-400 is better than 110 for all death mortality.

I was on carnivore for 4 months last year. I had horrible diarrhea then abdominal pain and ended up in the ER. I had an obstruction of stool in my intestines from eating just meat and almost got a colostomy bag. I was in the hospital for 6 days, got cleaned out and never doing strict carnivore again. The GI doctor said I was not the first on carnivore that had the same symptoms. The impaction blocked my bowels but some liquid stool got around it, thus the diarrhea. Never doing that again. I did OMAD with veggies and lost my 97 pounds in 11 months that was my goal.

The cholesterol number that matters is the particle count and size of the LDL. Specifically the number of particles smaller than 20nm. The larger particles are no risk, but a high number of small particles is what is dangerous. Regular LDL test measures the mass per ML of blood, it’s useless without knowing the particle count and size.

68WM. Did some bloodwork yesterday morning (Walgreens/Labcorp), Results back last night (wow fast). Cholesterol and LDL high (312,219). Been on Carnivore 27 days (down 15 lbs). Need to look into additional tests.

From your blood work I feel you need to eat more fat that’s why your fasting glucose and a1c didn’t change. Reason why your testosterone is low mine was low 300’s after adding more fat 6 months later it went up to 623 im 34 years old.

Very good. My doctor lowered my ldl from 200 to 50. Then i did my research. People with higher ldl live longer. Statins do reduce cholesterol but the association to heart disease is weak at best. The statin 4S drug trial showed no difference in ACM and relative difference of 37%. But absolute difference 1%. This is the math game. Cholesterol is needed for most cells which are being continuously replaced. Our brains make their own cholesterol. Statins go through the blood brain barrier and reduce production. They also lower CoQ10 and K2 production. The culprit for inflamatjon is high carb SAD. This drives high triglycerides and CRP. Check out Dr David Diamond videos on the history of diet and cholesterol. Also Dr Nadir Ali.

great result ! and you look so good now compared before 🙂 great !

Great numbers, you look so healthy

Congratulations!! 🎉woo hoo!! 👏🏻

Holy fvck! Great job young man!! Thanks for sharing your journey to health. You are a positive example for hundreds of millions of sick people worldwide to emulate.

My lipids seem to be an outlier. Before starting keto my LDL was 106, HDL 44, and triglycerides 145. 5 years in LDL 68, HDL 88, and triglycerides 45.

Professor Dave Feldman. Maybe he deserves a professorship.

Great presentation-straight to the point and laid out in a logical fashion. Keep spreading the word!😊

Same exact story...all my labs are perfect but my ldl is sky high ....triglycerides 45...hdl 106

Myself have been on the carnivore diet for ages as I had to lose weight to be a kidney donor I have had loads of bloods taken and all great

I am going in for my 2nd year carnivore blood test soon!

Pat, Congrats on all you have accomplished. You are an inspiration to so many people. Heart disease is such an all encompassing subject. I really don't think the scientists themselves really understand it. Seems to me there are so many variables that cause the disease that it is extremely hard to pinpoint any one particular culprit. Living a happy life that is well balanced and not extreme in anything(a life of moderation in every aspect of daily living) seems to be the answer for people living in this crazy world where we exist today. The majority of people in our land of plenty have been so dumbed down and controlled by corporation commercial influences that they make all the wrong choices and ultimately suffer the consequences brought on after years and years of self abuse. Heart Disease is the biggest killer of Americans(600,000 deaths per year) yet you hardly hear about it. Obesity is epidemic and it doesn't come alone.

Your video is what I’ve been looking for to help me determine if it is something I should do. I’ve watched so many videos and no doubt see the lies perpetuated on the American people since the 1960’s and onward; culminating in the governments AMA food scale. Tons of information that it doesn’t work and that we are fatter and more unhealthy since its advent. How real studies were suppressed to the contrary of the AMA. I’m not a conspiracy theorist but just shows that suppression of information in science and medicine has been going on for many many years not just recently. My issue with carnivore is that I adore eating my salads and legumes. I am obviously a product mentally of my upbringing starting in the 70s but that does not negate my palate for such carbs as part of my overall diet. I’m getting I would need to start with a low carb diet and wean myself into a ketogenic diet; then eventually go carnivore. I can’t imagine being successful in jumping right into carnivore, nor from my research would it be advisable. Question: how did you transition to carnivore?

That's awesome. I would've loved to see the numbers before you started the diet. But I'm a full believe!!

Very thorough explanation! Thanks!

This is incredible!!! Great job!!! Love your channel!

Cholesterol is not what causes heart disease. It is what shows up at the scene of the accident. When you are carnivore in ketosis your cholesterol in all its categories can fluctuate because it is doing things for each individual. It is not a set number.

Very encouraging! thanks for sharing!

Dude you look like a whole new person!

Sir…nice job. Answered some good questions.

Awesome post! Well done 🎉 on your journey incredible. You tracking really well. Once you hit your ideal weight, great times to slowly consider adding things back in, like fruit, will help with your weight lifting and test ambitions.

Half of heart attack patients have cholesterol lower than the "optimal". Cholesterol doesn't cause heart disease.

Wow very inspiring to me. Thank you so much. I want to be exactly where you are at in all the numbers. Perfect job.

Please correct me if I am wrong but. Plaque build up in your arteries, is the direct result of damage to those arteries due to Inflammation. How much Inflammation you have is going to very depending on a variety of issues/circumstances. However it does not change the fact that your LDL numbers do not matter provided you have little to no Inflammation. How do you know how much Inflammation you have? A C-Reactive Protein test during your blood work. Now C-Reactive Protein is not a direct marker for Inflammation but it does help provide a bench mark as to whether it is high, medium or low. Which in return would tell you if you are at risk of stroke or heart attack assuming it was high. Now based on what I have just said and the information Patrick provided about his Homocysteine levels, I would guess he has a low C-Reactive Protein level thus making his LDL irrelevant. Patrick you may want to consider requesting a C-Reactive Protein test added to your Blood Lipid Panel to see what it is for curiosities sake.

Great results!

Congrats on the huge weight loss!

Holy crap! I just watched a videos of you guys at 3 month thinking that was recent. Congratulations!!! I'm on day 7 🥩

A big sign that made me stop worrying about sodium is before carnivore i used to get "salt hangovers" from all the sunflower seeds and chips i used to eat. I haven't had one since turning to carnivore nearly a month ago.

Wondering if the doctor shared if you had large or small size cholesterol particles? Especially when you had that LDL so high.

Excellent video! Well presented, clear and informative! Thanks so much!

You look amazing dude!!! Grats

You should do artery ultrasound, then do it again in like 5 years a d see if you are getting plaque/stiffening. That way you will know for sure if the claims of high cholesterol are true or not.

Great results! Been doing Carnivore for six months and feel great! I don't see any research on why it would improve your testosterone and it depends what time of the day they did blood work. Testosterone is always higher in the morning so if the blood work isn't done at the same time every check up then that could be reasons for the fluctuation in numbers. Losing weight helps but eventually when men get older they will need testosterone replacement therapy if they want to keep feeling twenty-one.

Great to see numbers and straight to the point thank you

I'm 4 months into carnivore and my LDL shot from 121 to 252. My doctor called me all frantic about starting statins and explained that I wasn't concerned since my Trig / DL < 1. I lost 40 lbs, and I am insulin sensitive for the first time in my life. I think that we need to question the dogma related to LDL because the knee-jerk response to 'your LDL is high, and so you now I need a statin' is short sighted and it doesn't take the entire context into consideration.

It is nowadays common sense that ApoB is the ultimate predicter of cardiovascular disease. What is your number? And of course the fat loss overshadows any harm that the carnivore diet is causing. By a large margin. And you are very young, so your system is still quite pure and lean. Now I am waiting for your ApoB level.

Actually daily creatine will raise creatinine, and is quite safe. So be careful on misdiagnosis if you take.

Nice work, it is inspiring. I am looking forward to hearing about the next scans and ldl density test. Im 4 months in and down From 195 to 177. Seeing how this goes.

I tried to go for a CAC test but insurance doesn’t cover it and I wasn’t willing to spend $500 for it. So much for a preventive medicine. It would’ve been good to know, but everything else in my blood work was excellent.

Awesome, well done. Fantastic results 🎉

This has been extremely helpful! Thank you!

My Triglycerides are at 250 right now, after 7 month of carnivore. I have no idea how in the world it got up there. o.O Any ideas? My kidney numbers are also worrying. Cholesterol also very high. Please help. I ate a lot of ground beef, eggs, butter and cheese during that time.

Great analysis. Great work.

You gave your Free T as a percentage. What is the actual serum concentration? It would be in units of ng/dl, or pg/ml in Labcorp.