What a Heart Surgeon Said About My Carnivore Diet Results
In a Nutshell
Carrie, diagnosed with congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, and a TIA, reversed her conditions on a carnivore diet started March 2023, with heart surgeon Dr. Philip Ovadia confirming no evidence of cardiomyopathy or CHF, normalized ejection fraction (44% to 60%), CAC score of 0, CRP at 0.42 (no inflammation), A1C 5.2, and triglycerides at 45. Heart disease stems from inflammation and insulin resistance—not cholesterol, which merely repairs vessel damage—prompting Dr. Ovadia to recommend low-carb, animal-based diets rich in meat and fat to prevent it. Top improvements include fully regular heartbeat, normalized heart structure, and zero coronary plaque, proving CHF can improve despite conventional views.
These notes were generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies.
Most people with congestive heart failure wouldn't eat meat on a carnivore diet long term. Speaker has heart history: irregular heartbeat since birth, diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Video shows what carnivore did to heart, including two visits with heart surgeon Dr. Philip Ovadia, who performed over 3,000 heart surgeries in 20 years. His book: Stay Off My Operating Table. Shares results on heart disease root causes.
Simple root causes of heart disease are inflammation and insulin resistance.
Focus on cholesterol ignores insulin resistance and inflammation. Heart surgeons busier than ever; heart disease is number one killer in US and worldwide, incidence increasing.
Speaker Carrie: diagnosed with congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, suffered TIA (mini-stroke). Visits Dr. Philip Ovadia, deep dive into 27 heart tests before and after carnivore using AI. Sponsored by LabCore.
Congestive heart failure means heart not effectively pumping blood, leading to fluid buildup in body, noticeable in legs due to gravity, also in lungs and all tissues.
I was under the assumption it would never get better. Is that true?
Common thinking: chronic progressive disease like diabetes, best to manage and keep stable; most cases get worse. Now discovering it can be improved and reversed.
Cholesterol is body's repair mechanism for blood vessel damage from inflammation and insulin resistance. If damage continues and cholesterol damaged (effect of insulin resistance), leads to plaque buildup and atherosclerosis, causing heart disease and heart attacks.
Cholesterol getting blamed, but it wasn't the cholesterol that started the problem.
No one demonstrated cholesterol spontaneously forms plaque without prior blood vessel damage, which allows cholesterol to enter vessel wall and build plaques.
Speaker previously hid from meat and fat, cut fat off steak, ate low-fat dressing, worried about cholesterol, ignored body-wide inflammation.
Used AI on 27 health records, over 200 metrics before/after carnivore. Recent LabCore blood work shown.
Heart disease from inflammation and insulin resistance. C-reactive protein (CRP) same test before carnivore: above 3 (high risk, off charts wrong direction). Now 0.42 (barely registering, off charts right direction), almost no inflammation.
LabCore on Demand: purchase tests online, sample at patient service center, no doctor's appointment. Special link in description.
Cardiologist: no evidence of cardiomyopathy or congestive heart failure anymore; heart is good.
Potentially being in ketosis, heart more efficient on ketones vs. sugar.
Heart prefers ketones as energy source. Heart has direct access to fatty acids via thoracic duct from intestines, bypassing liver and bloodstream, indicating fat's importance. Evidence shows ketones preferred over glucose.
Uncharted territory for CHF patients eating meat, but many report improvements on strict ketogenic diet. Speaker's irregular heartbeat since birth now normal last three tests.
Dr. Ovadia worked with patients having low heart function, low ejection fraction, cardiomyopathy, CHF symptoms; saw significant improvements in symptoms and ejection fraction.
AI report highlights:
- Dr. W: "Carrie your heart looks good there is no evidence of cardiomyopathy" (prior: evidence of cardiomyopathy, CHF, irregular heartbeat).
- CAC score: 0.
- Ejection fraction: 60 (improved from 44), normal.
- CRP: 0.42.
- A1C: 5.2.
- Triglycerides: 45.
- Monitor ApoB.
Carnivore start: March 20th, 2023.
Heart structure: pink (before) enlarged; green (after) normalized. Ejection fraction normalized. Diastolic function unmeasurable before, normal after. Irregular heartbeat with APCs (48% premature beats before, lifelong); now completely regular. No gallop, no murmur.
Echo measurements improved (5 shown): heart size, wall thickness reduced from enlarged (red to green).
Blood work: pre-carnivore/statin triglycerides 140-145; now 45. HbA1c and glucose excellent. Zero coronary plaque detected; heart attack risk 0.1% per year. CAC scan: $50, 15 minutes, Google "CAC scan near me", no insurance.
- Irregular heartbeat completely reversed.
- CHF class 3 reversed (told chronic forever).
- Cardiomyopathy (8-year diagnosis) gone.
- Diastolic function normal.
- CAC score 0.
- Ejection fraction 44 to 60.
- CRP 0.42 (exceptional, no inflammation).
- A1C 5.2, triglycerides 45 (excellent insulin sensitivity).
- PFO shunting no evidence by color flow (previously seen; may need bubble test).
- Heart physically remodeled: size/structure normalized (enlarged before due to CHF).
Worry about inflammation, insulin resistance (CRP, A1C) over cholesterol; 11 other things more concerning.
Same advice I gave myself 8 years ago: low carbohydrate, eliminate processed food. Eat whole real food, majority animal protein and fat. Evolved eating these for millions of years without heart disease issues. Heart disease epidemic started with sugar, fake oils, processed food.
Low carb, primarily animal protein focused; some go full carnivore. Great results in community. Advice to patients: low carb, whole real food; eat all red meat, animal products desired—they are not harming heart, never were. Shocking to hear from heart surgeon, but confident based on evidence and personal practice.
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