Doctor: 'You are Triggering Me with Carnivore” So I TOLD HIM THIS…
In a Nutshell
A 74-year-old man reversed 20 years of type 2 diabetes, eliminated multiple medications, normalized inflammation, and resolved polymyalgia rheumatica within weeks of starting carnivore, with his A1C dropping from near 10 to 5.3. He attributes success to replacing two hours of daily food pleasure with 24-hour wellbeing, prioritizing electrolyte management, and using CGM tracking to maintain therapeutic ketosis. The account highlights how standard medical training lacks nutrition education and how root-cause dietary intervention outperforms lifelong prescriptions for metabolic and autoimmune conditions.
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Dino fired his last two cardiologists after mentioning interest in the carnivore diet. The first cardiologist pointed his finger and said "You're triggering me," ending the conversation. The second cardiologist asked if Dino was listening to "quack doctors on YouTube" and dismissed the approach.
Dino responded to the second doctor by stating he was living on ketones and fat because his brain prefers ketones. The doctor replied "No, no, you're wrong." Dino suggested looking it up.
Cary welcomes Dino to discuss his health journey with a proper human diet. Dino attended a Healing Humanity screening in Orlando and brought physician Dr. Brian, who watched the documentary for the first time.
In his 20s, Dino was thin but carried a roll or half-roll of Tums due to severe acid problems. He passed out at home and was taken by ambulance to the hospital. Doctors noted he was pale and asked about a black bowel movement. Dino mentioned blueberry pie, but doctors determined he had lost significant blood.
Dino had burned a hole in his esophagus and lost 2.5 pints of blood. This occurred during the height of the AIDS crisis, so doctors declined a transfusion, stating he would have to recover without one. From that point, he was prescribed Prevacid for years.
Dino started gaining weight after his esophagus incident. At one point he weighed only 135 lbs. He comes from an Italian family on both sides. His aunt and cousin have best-selling Italian cookbooks. His cousin is Stanley Tucci. The family gathered at grandparents' home nearly every weekend for meals that could last an hour or two, followed by additional hours of stories and eating.
Around the year 2000, Dino's weight neared 300 lbs. His neighbor was a trainer, and Dino began working out with him. The trainer prescribed eating only chicken, broccoli, and sweet potato. Dino lost weight and got strong, but his doctor noted he was pre-diabetic.
The doctor provided no guidance on what to do, only stating Dino was about to become diabetic. Dino eventually developed diabetes. He attended classes where he was told not to eat a lot of fruit but could eat other items. His weight continued increasing and his numbers worsened.
Dino was eventually placed on multiple diabetes medications that lowered blood sugar but also caused spikes. He remained in the diabetic range. His A1C reached close to 10 while on diabetes medication. He was also taking blood pressure medications and Prevacid. He felt unwell and began researching alternatives.
Dino first encountered Dr. Ken Berry's content but found it insufficiently compelling to act. He later watched a 30-day carnivore video in which the speaker stated that if offered a million dollars to stop, the answer would be no. Dino found this authentic and began the carnivore diet.
Dino experienced immediate diarrhea followed by severe constipation that made travel difficult. He felt faint while visiting his daughter and stopped the diet temporarily. He later learned from another doctor that feeling faint indicated missing minerals. He now advises people not to start carnivore without researching electrolytes including salt, potassium, and magnesium.
For constipation, Dino found magnesium citrate resolved the issue immediately, contrary to advice about needing more fat or water.
Dino made a critical mindset shift. He enjoyed his meals but felt horrible for the remaining 22 hours of each day. He is married to a woman 14 years younger and does not want her caring for him in old age. His father lived to 103 and his mother is alive and well at 98.
He asked himself whether he wanted to feel good for 2 hours a day or 24 hours a day. He chose 24 hours, deciding to give up 2 hours of pleasure for lifelong wellbeing. This shift eliminated the mindset of doing carnivore temporarily until he could return to old eating patterns.
At nearly 74, Dino reports feeling great and lifting more weight at the gym than younger men. He uses tallow from compassionatecarnivore.store, specifically the vanilla variety, and states people comment he looks younger. He attributes some of this to the product.
He briefly fell off the diet around Christmas but returned and has since lost an additional 5 lbs. He states he is back on permanently.
The host notes that the word "carbohydrate" contains "hydrate," explaining that eliminating carbohydrates causes loss of water and electrolytes. Many people experience keto flu, fatigue, or bathroom issues without replenishing electrolytes. The host took electrolytes for the first couple of weeks and now takes them occasionally after workouts, sun exposure, or feeling off.
Dino began carnivore while on two or possibly three diabetes medications. His blood sugar dropped into the 40s one day, causing him to feel he would pass out. He drank maple syrup from the refrigerator to recover. He stopped all diabetes medications immediately after this incident and has never needed them again. This occurred within 2 weeks of starting carnivore.
He had been diabetic for approximately 20 years, possibly longer.
Dino reflects that if his earlier doctor had recommended keto, he would never have become diabetic. The host shares that his cousin with type 2 diabetes has lost limbs and that doctors never mentioned nutrition. The host notes that many people receive victim-blaming messages about genetics and insulin rather than root-cause dietary intervention.
Dino's best friend, a physician, had only one short nutrition class in medical school, and the information was incorrect. Dino invited him to the Healing Humanity screening, which was eye-opening. The friend now knows most of the information but others respond that "it's cool that it's working for you" without believing they can do it themselves.
Dino experienced horrible memory problems that resolved on carnivore. He now remembers things he previously could not. The host describes similar brain fog and memory issues that cleared within a couple of weeks, leading to the realization that the fog had become normalized.
The host notes that greater wounds take longer to heal. Dino had diabetes for a long time, so results took longer than for some others, but improvement occurred.
Dino's current cardiologist is Dr. Pradeep Jamnadas, who supports the carnivore diet. Recent tests showed zero fatty liver. His inflammation marker is now normal. Previously, the marker was so high he was diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica, an autoimmune disease. Doctors had prescribed prednisone forever, which became a catalyst for dietary change.
The polymyalgia rheumatica resolved very quickly on carnivore.
Dino's father taught him that health is the most important thing because without it, nothing else works. The host emphasizes thinking beyond immediate benefits to aging well without aches, pains, mobility issues, or early death from preventable causes. The host's wife joined carnivore after hearing the long-term vision of walking daughters down the aisle and being grandparents.
The host frames processed food companies as making billions at the expense of health and longevity, likening it to being bullied while the companies profit.
Dino wears a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) constantly because he sets goals and must exceed them. The finger prick method did not work for him. The CGM allows him to see whether he is meeting or exceeding targets. His A1C reached 5.3. His ketones are consistently elevated, higher at night than morning. He is still addressing the dawn phenomenon and plans a 4-day fast to resolve it.
Dino notes that some results came more slowly for him than for the host because he was older and had diabetes longer. He initially worried slower progress meant it would not work, but persistence paid off.
Self-competition drives improvement, similar to tracking numbers with a daughter who consistently outperformed. While some criticize this approach as overcomplicating things, technology tools like continuous glucose monitors (CGM) provide value for serious healing, particularly for type 2 diabetes or those seeking faster results. The core principle remains that improvement requires measurement—otherwise you're operating blind without data on how numbers are responding.
The Keto-Mojo finger-prick method is inconvenient compared to continuous monitoring. A continuous ketone monitor was provided for testing alongside a CGM, creating dual monitoring capability. The expectation is that combined CGM and continuous ketone monitor (CKM) devices will become available since both technologies already exist separately. This combination would be particularly powerful for healing protocols, allowing users to track both ketones and glucose during extended fasts and apply frameworks like the Dr. Boz ratio to assess healing progress.
Dino states he would be "Underground" without discovering the proper human diet, indicating it saved his life and provided a second chance. Many people hear the message but remain too scared or stuck in existing patterns to make changes. The healinghumanity.life membership site was created to support others on healing paths, featuring over a dozen weekly Zoom calls, included courses, a social media network, and regular Q&As with doctors, experts, and coach Lisa. A 50% off first-month offer is available through a link in the description.
Attending carnivore meetups reveals that making such significant dietary changes requires a level of bravery and being a different kind of person. Dino attended the Healing Humanity documentary screening in Orlando and brought his best friend of 30 years, Dr. Brian Allen from Apopka, Florida. The most impactful moment was watching Dr. Allen's reaction to the original heartbeat recording versus the current one, which prompted disbelief about how such improvement was possible.
The two-hour documentary held everyone's attention completely. Both Dino and Dr. Allen were surprised that the entire audience stayed for an additional hour afterward, despite it being a school night with early 4:00 AM wake-up times. The drive home meant Dino didn't get to bed until midnight but considered it worthwhile.
Some doctors respond with "Interesting" and show no further interest when patients report healing through diet, as happened with the reversal of lifelong irregular heartbeat, ejection fraction of 44, and documented reversal of congestive heart failure. This lack of engagement is troubling because it affects how many other patients with similar conditions will continue receiving only the standard prescription-based approach.
Most doctors entered medicine to heal people but become constrained by a system where the primary tool is a prescription pad with limited other options. Dr. Brian Allen demonstrates openness by investigating root causes rather than immediately prescribing. The documentary was created for two purposes: to support people unfamiliar with the approach like Dino before his carnivore journey, and specifically to inspire doctors. Nine doctors and experts appear in the film, including Dr. Hampton who has helped hundreds of people discontinue medications.
At dinner with Dr. Allen, Dino demonstrated CGM readings by drinking water and showing the numbers decreasing, then eating steak which caused further reduction. Dr. Allen was shocked by this response. Dino explained living on ketones and fat, with the brain preferring ketones, though Dr. Allen initially disagreed until they verified the information. This revealed gaps in medical training that can be corrected through current resources like ChatGPT.
The brain and heart both prefer ketones. Babies are born in ketosis but are moved out of this state through formula and sugar. Ancestral humans would have been in deep ketosis most of their lives, hunting large animals, feasting, then fasting, with only occasional small amounts of berries that differ significantly from modern chemically-treated, selectively-bred varieties.
Dr. Chaffee's observation that all animals become sick when removed from appropriate diets applies to humans. Sick animals naturally stop eating to enter healing mode, which parallels human fasting where the body initiates healing processes.
Dr. David Sinclair, a longevity professor, states that eating frequency matters more for longevity than whether someone eats all plants or all meat. Less frequent eating through fasting correlates with longer life across nearly all cases. Carnivore eaters naturally consume fewer meals—typically one or two daily—because fatty meat, ground beef, or eggs provide lasting satiety. This results in 18-hour fasting windows even without intentional extended fasts, during which healing occurs.
Previous attempts at "clean eating" following plant-heavy recommendations led to hunger within 30 minutes of meals, requiring constant grazing throughout the day. Carnivore eating eliminates this pattern through sustained satiety.
Dino practices one meal daily, recently consuming one pound of ground meat and five eggs but not finishing due to feeling satisfied. Hunger doesn't return until dinner the following day. Dr. Allen skips lunch and relies on protein bars, experiencing energy depletion. Dino plans to encourage Dr. Allen toward this approach and confirmed Dr. Allen became more open after the documentary screening.
Dr. Allen investigates root causes rather than immediately prescribing medication, which has created professional difficulties within the medical industry. He would be valuable for future Healing Humanity series content focused on finding causes and helping patients rather than providing pills. The challenge is that while some doctors recognize dietary change as necessary, patients often resist that recommendation. However, for desperate and hopeless individuals seeking alternatives, having this option available becomes critical.
The documentary can serve as a two-hour recommendation for doctors to give patients. Longer-term plans include creating 45-minute episodes for major health conditions including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, mental health, and autoimmune disorders, each featuring a specialist doctor and multiple patient recovery stories.
Dino requested resources for a cousin with schizophrenia who is also significantly overweight. Three resources were provided:
- A YouTube video featuring multiple testimonies of individuals overcoming schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder through proper human diet, including doctors
- Metabolic Mind, a YouTube channel by the Bazuki Group focusing on mental health and nutrition intersections, featuring interviews including Dr. Georgia Ede
- Dr. Georgia Ede's book Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind, covering schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, and related conditions
Dr. Georgia Ede is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist who experienced personal physical and mental healing through dietary change and now helps patients overcome mental health issues through nutrition. She stated the book would have saved years of ineffective antidepressant medications.
Carnivore eating functions as healing rather than a weight loss program. The body naturally reaches appropriate weight after healing type 2 diabetes, inflammation, and insulin resistance. Mental health conditions require deeper therapeutic ketosis achieved through fasting, adjusting fat-to-protein ratios, and monitoring ketone and glucose numbers. This approach has produced significant improvements in schizophrenia cases where other treatments failed.
High-fat, low-protein protocols require intentional choices. Ribeye provides good fat-to-protein balance while filet mignon delivers excessive protein with minimal fat. Those needing higher fat ratios select chuck roast or ribeye over leaner cuts, add butter or cook in tallow, and may use freeze-dried beef suet. The demonization of fat damaged hormones, sleep quality, and mental health for years. Bringing dietary fat back regulates hormones, improves sleep, and strengthens immune function beyond simple calorie restriction.
Dr. Ede's book discusses the two dials—protein and fat—and how to adjust them. Dino's current diet consists primarily of ribeye, chuck roast, and ground meat.
As body fat decreases, dietary fat intake must increase because the body chooses between burning stored body fat or incoming dietary fat. This represents an ongoing adjustment process that varies by individual journey. Experimentation and personal testing determine what works for each person.
Dino can be found on Facebook as Dino Racal. He plans to write health-related blogs on his business website rachiele.com under the learn tab, where a recent blog discusses designing custom sinks to facilitate family meal gatherings. Links will appear in the description.
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