It Took Me 3 Years on Carnivore to Realize What I'll Tell You in 10 Minutes
In a Nutshell
After 3 years on carnivore, the key lesson is achieving **deep therapeutic ketosis** (ketones 3.0+, GKI ~1) for optimal healing, as seen in superhuman energy, cognition, mood, and recovery from obesity, depression, anxiety, and heart failure—best triggered recently by OMAD plus exercise, mimicking ancestral fasting. Strict carnivore alone (e.g., frequent lean meals) often fails without this depth, unlike fatty, infrequent eating. Track with Keto Mojo ($50-60 on Amazon) to confirm and optimize.
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In under 10 minutes, sharing advice that took three years on carnivore to figure out. Wish I knew this on day one. At the end, sharing a new tool for tracking.
Healing on carnivore has been amazing: down 100 pounds since heaviest, overcame depression and anxiety, stopped snoring, reversed congestive heart failure. Felt next level superhuman at certain points: first couple weeks starting carnivore, during one meal a day (OMAD) stretches over last three years, and during fasts (3-day, 5-day, 8-day fast). During 8-day fast, felt superhuman and wanted to feel like that forever.
For the last 10 days, felt like during 8-day fast: superpower, cheat code like movie Limitless. Cognitive ability through the roof, energy through the roof, best sleep ever, incredible carnivore zen. Staying up until 1:00 AM with endless energy, doing hobbies like making signs for trails.
10 days ago: started OMAD because after three years realized I tend to feel better doing it. Also regularly exercising, unlike previous sedentary winter in Wisconsin.
Huge shout out to Healing Humanity, power of a proper human diet. Buy shirts, merch, hats, salter portable travel size keychain with Norwegian sea salt and electrolytes. Public salt has dextrose and garbage. Every penny supports Healing Humanity documentary (done filming, now at expensive marketing phase to reach millions, then series). Link in description.
Two big changes 10 days ago: OMAD and regular exercise. Wife Jen noticed: "What's going on? There's something different about you." Mood, zen, incredible energy, getting much done, going to gym, endless energy, projects like clearing trail (was filling in and fire hazard when sick before carnivore).
Couple days in, felt like deep state of ketosis, similar to fasting. Bought new Keto Mojo on Amazon (next day delivery) to track glucose, ketones, GKI. Theory confirmed: in deep therapeutic ketosis, recommended by Professor Thomas Seyfried for stage four cancer, horrible mental health issues, seizures.
Took three years to learn: level of ketosis critical for healing. Knew carnivore helped via ketogenic diet, fatty meat raised cholesterol and balanced hormones, healthier gut bacteria without glyphosate, pesticides, chemicals. But didn't realize how critical the level of ketosis is.
Hears often: "I'm doing carnivore just like you, not seeing healing like you." Most find healing, but many don't. Lesson: level of ketosis critical for healing (opinion, not doctor, do own research).
Can do strict carnivore for six months without reaching current ketosis level. Example: eating lean chicken breast six times a day is strict carnivore (100% animal products) but won't get deep ketosis.
People doing strict carnivore not healing likely not in deep therapeutic ketosis, recommended for cancer, seizures, mental health issues. If good for them, good for everyone. Feeling incredibly amazing now without those conditions.
North star: ancestrally appropriate. Ancestors in deep therapeutic ketosis: hunted big animal, lucky to eat one meal a day, more fasting. Eating bacon and eggs breakfast, hamburger patties lunch, sirloin steak dinner is strict carnivore but not ancestral.
Deep therapeutic ketosis critical for healing. Everyone needs healing: fatty liver, visceral fat, damaged mitochondria, inflammation.
Current approach: OMAD, exercising more, working at this stage. Other ways: up fat, lower protein. Not saying copy exactly—different for everyone (older need more food, females maybe not fasting, males different, starting carnivore vs. long-term).
Research deep therapeutic ketosis, consider coach or metabolic health professional. Can't improve without tracking: get Keto Mojo, link below.
Keto Mojo: $50-60 on Amazon, link below. Device comes with lancets (pokey things for tiny drop of blood).
Process:
- Pull top part of lancet out, save for safety.
- Insert lancet, push down to arm.
- Device has numbers, set to 4, push button on finger to poke.
- Get two strips, tear at perforation.
- Wipe first blood drop with paper towel, massage finger for second drop.
- Insert blue strip (for ketones?), touch to blood, sucks up, beeps.
Demo reading: glucose 72, ketones 3.1. GKI around 1 or less in app (amazing, deep therapeutic ketosis). Tracked daily/sometimes twice last 4-5 days, ketones 3.0 or above every day.
Syncs to phone app for trends. Easy to use. Link below to order. Thanks for watching.
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