Hello Judy. I was keto/ carnivore for a couple of months. But I started having some abdominal pain. I had an ultrasound, and my doctor said that I have a gallbladder sludge. She suggested me to stop eating fatty meat 🍖. Is it normal to develop a gallbladder sludge with the carnivore diet or is it that the body is getting rid of the junk? I started feeling better when I was keto/ carnivore, but a couple of months later, this issue resurface. Keep your great work. Greetings from Houston.
Mom & i are doing carnivore. Today makes one week. I feel fine. Mom had a stroke last September 2022. She uses a Walker and still has some speech issues and lack of energy. I know it’s only been a week but her energy level is lower than before starting. Today I got her electrolytes for her water. We eat twice a day till full. She is on BP medication and has psoriasis. We skipped her taltz injection for her psoriasis because she wants to eliminate the psoriasis from her body doing carnivore and get off her BP meds. Is there anything else I need to do for my mom. She is 81 years old….help
Thanks Judy. This is so helpful. I started carnivore in May (16) and just had bloods done last week. My A1C on Keto was 5.3 and I am 5.7 now. TC is way up and LDL as well, which I expected. But - my trigs are DOUBLE what they were, now 164. That does not mesh with your (very near my own) numbers. I have been eating butter and butter-bites, but I had fasted 21 hours before bloods (except coffee with hwc). I feel great on carnivore and am going to back off the butter and high fat a bit - I find that protein is so filling and needed better fat intake.
I agree. Back off the fat a bit. My trigs went up a bit when I was eating a lot of fat. I cut back in the fat a little and after 4 months, they are back down
According to Dave Feldman...He is becoming an expert in cholesterol for keto & carnivores, you fasted too long. Do not fast more than 14 hours for bloodwork especially cholesterol measurements. Getting bloodwork closer to the 12 hour mark is best.
I think your coffee with cream before your bloodwork messed up the results. It's better to go in fasted. No more than 12 hours. And no physical exertion the day before, either. Also, if you're dehydrated, that can change the results as well. 😐
Thank you so much for sharing this! It really helps and I so appreciate your openness. I have VERY SIMILAR blood work. Amazingly similar, so I was especially eager to hear your comments! My MY VIT D status is about the same, too, so it was interesting to see that. Thanks again for being a lovely, helpful contributor to the wellness space.
Thanks for sharing as most of it went over my head, lol. I think people need to not stress out about numbers to much, I know numbers can give me a big headache. I just keep focusing on how I feel and keep learning to know my body making micro adjustments as needed, sometimes daily. Trial and error there is no easy way as everybody is not built the same. Be in tune with yourself is best.
Thanks for this. Just got my results back and the Doc was very concerned and added meds to my list and now the wife is upset and going through the I told you so list. After a year of carnivore, I kinda expected better in some areas (297lbs down to 183lbs is good), Doc is rescheduling another workup after I have had time to take my statins (I am not going to be taking - have not felt this good in years). I have a new Doc (I am in the military system - and always getting new DOCs), he did not ask anything about diet, so I did not mention, I think I should have. Also, I left out the fact that I had 3 cups of fat bomb coffee (butter n salt), because I forgot about the blood draw (that afternoon).
It's honestly incredible that eating this way makes fat literally just melt off of you and improves all the markers of good health that other people would actually see...but so many people are just absolutely convinced that the way a particular doctor interprets a particular sheet of numbers is the be all end all of health. What happened to common sense??
I was carnivore for long time but have had a lot of problems so I recently went to ketovore after I got out of the hospital and I noticed I’ve been doing a lot better 🙌🏻
As long as you find what's working best for you, that's good. If you were low in electrolytes or minerals, test your ADH and osmolality. It may be a deeper issue than diet, and diet just gave the clue!
@@mikebell4435 I do fermented foods like, sauerkraut, Kimchi, kefir, and I also eat organic blueberries, flavored electrolytes and then some organic clean condiments, because I make my own bread with egg white protein powder and I love eating sandwiches 😆
At 13:40, Judy brought up the significance of thyroid function in relation to fatigue. Throughout the day, I experienced tiredness until I decided to reduce my sodium intake, which surprisingly rejuvenated my energy levels. Interestingly, I stumbled upon a comment online and later came across a video by Dr. Berg where both said that excess sodioum can cause fatigue. By the way, I've been following a 100% carnivore diet for approximately 9 months now.
Thanks for sharing. It really depends on the person as some people oxidize minerals faster than others. Most people can do better with salt but some do not. Always find what works for you!
That's funny because I had the opposite experience. After being low salt for quite awhile because of my BP, I added in Real Salt and got energy back I had not seen in a very long time (I was suffering from chronic fatigue for years). And my BP is stable.
What are your thoughts on people developing insulin resistance long term on a keto/carnivore diet 5+ years? Seems to happen to some people and people develop it? Thanks!
Hi Judy- I would love to see you address Adrenaline Dominance at some point. I tried carnivore for 10 months, and while my blood markers improved, my CAC is a wonderful zero, and my hair started to grow back (yay!), unfortunately, my sleep, energy and weight did not. I am Adrenaline Dominant, according to Dr. Michael Platt's book, and my sleep got worse on carnivore. A certain percentage of us really need to pay attention to glycogen stores to be able to sleep through the night (I still wake up at 3am needing a snack pretty much every night) and for general blood sugar stability. Maybe you could interview Dr. Platt? He's been making the YT rounds lately. Maybe? Thanks! :)
So wild! I don't have an eating disorder, but I have so many gut health issues (and other health issues) that I was looking for an elmination diet that might get to me to root of allergies and what was upsetting my digestive system so much. I found GAPS, but did not think I could eat just lean beef, squash and bone broth without being starving. I wish, wish, I had found carnivore back then...I would not have been hungry and I might have figured out my allegies and intollerances sooner and my health would have improved so much faster!
Great video! Thank you for sharing this in such extensive detail. It's very encouraging for someone like me, being that I am 43 years old, have been full carnivore for only about 4 weeks, and have very similar results in the bloodwork I did two days ago.
What's so disturbing for me is that most physicians do not promote prevention or health at all! It's all about promoting disease, and keeping patients on meds! I've been carnivore for 6 years now, and my doctor wants me on a statin which, I refuse, so I'm not able to find a doctor who wants me as a patient. Not sure of what to do next... Discouraging as hell!
It actually does help a lot Judy- especially seeing that your A1C & fasting glucose numbers aren't super low, they're average & that's good. I hear people saying they want to see fasting glucose always in the 70's, or A1C under 5, etc.- mine are similar to yours, so it's reassuring that you're not concerned either. I realize it's all in conjuction with other markers, but I think we sometimes get caught up in chasing certain numbers, when our bodies are all so different. Not to mention the normal fluctuations, plus it's one specific day's blood draw & so forth. Thanks for sharing🙋♀-Sammy in NV
Thanks for sharing your labs. You are correct, the carnivore diet may resolve many issues but not all. I'm now being tested for high cortisol levels. Well see what becomes of this tests. Redoing 24 hr urine test and mouth swab.
Reversed my diabetes on keto in 3 months. My HbA1c stayed at 5.2% for 3 years on keto. Then I switched to carnivore about 9 months ago, and my HbA1c jumped to 6.2%. No change in my diet and lifestyle. I'm as boring as hell, said my friends.
@@NutritionwithJudy encouraging compliment for you to stay you. Your book was more detailed than most. You deliver more facts than most. You're high level. Most content creators are shallow sensational and repetitive. You're always educational and we hear something we didn't know before. Might have to hear it a few times to learn it. Please stay you. Don't worry about the market share of those showmen. Trust everyone in the carnivore space looking for more detailed information will be into your channel. Stay excellence. One plant one water God give the increase. You're intimidating to start. Just so you know. Most of us will start watching a human interest type channel. But once you learn who lost weight, and that's important. Your channel teaches me how and why and what to do when that's not enough. You're more well rounded information.
Dr. Baker interviewed a young lady named Helen. She has to deal with CIRS and another red blood cell deformation disease. She has made great improvement (weight gain) with carnivore, but knows it is not the complete answer for all her problems. I thought maybe you would like to interview her as well. God Bless
Thanks for sharing your bloodwork with us! It would be interesting to see a Vitamin D follow-up video to discuss the numbers in more detail. I think it is important especially for CIRS clients who are taking CCM and have low MSH which puts them at risk for a deficiency
There are those that say that RBC’s live longer when a person is in the carnivore diet. I don’t know if this is actually true, but if so, that might be why the RDW is low.
Hi Judy, thanks for sharing! I believe my A1C, c peptide, fasting insulin, Tryglcerides, and iron all look good from bloodwork done back in November but it’s hard not to be concerned about how much my cholesterol has gone up. Prior to eating keto/carnivore I had a total of around 200. A few years on keto and it had gone up some but closer to Carnivore in the last year or so and it shot up to total of 351 with an HDL of 83 and LDL of 252. 😳 Of course my primary doc said I needed to go on a statin which I said no to. Do you think I should have further tests run?
This is my problem with my GFR.. still in good range, but not great as it was.. Being on a carnivore diet, you tend to not be as thirsty... Definitely trying to fix that so I'm not over working the organs
Yes, we notice less thirst on carnivore and we always recommend a bit more hydration (with a pinch of salt or minerals). The eGFR, the fastest way we see improvement is a little less protein and a bit more fat. Make sure you aren't eating mostly lean proteins.
@@NutritionwithJudy It's been mostly all fatty meat.. Chicken here and there, but it always with the skin on.. I will try to up the fats more... Maybe more butter or fat trimming.. Definitely will up my water more
Make sure and not cook with an iron skillet. Boiled meat or cooked in an Insta pot or crackpot are the best way to cool meat. Also, calcium from dairy will bind to some of the iron and copper balances copper.
Love your videos and always learn a lot, thank you! I have contacted your clinic multiple times as I’m interested to work with you to heal. I have never heard back. Do you no longer do consults??
short comment/question. estimated avg glucose at 105 is surprising for the fact that yudoon't eat any carbs. That means you have spikes of up to 130/140. I would investgate that. What is your fasted glucose after depleting glycogen stores? With very high LDL, even sightly higher gucose is dangerous. Second, an more important, 2 key parameers are missing: homocysteine and Lp(a)., especially since for MCV is towards the higher end. yu mcould be seriously deficient of folate. For proper folate in carnivore, you would to tak 20+eggs a day. With very high LDL, even sightly higher HCys is dangerous. you may have 2 risk facors for oxidation of LDL, so if HCys is higher than 11, you may want to have a LDL NMRR size profile
Judy, can you do something to make your first book available again. Embarrassingly, I misplaced my copy, and when I looked to just buy one again it is not available. Thanks.
Absolutely love your work. Thanks for sharing. However people MUST stop comparing themselves to others. No two people exactly the same with exactly the same environment and exactly the same upbringing. People need to learn why we call it a n=1.
Judy have u checked your insulin levels specifically? Glucose may be high due to gluconeogenesis which can also cause fatty liver as a result of the insulin response. The carnivore community must be aware of gluconeogenesis. This is why it seems there is no need for carbs but the body is producing its own glucose via the liver. The effect of prolonged gluconeogenesis are always negative as insulin is produced in response. Specifically long term it leads to liver, kidney and cardiovascular damage. Not sure if Judy is willing to do an unbiased show on gluconeogenesis and its effects over time specifically in the carnivore community. It appears no carnivore proponent is willing to delve into this vital topic at all, preferring to avoid it entirely.
I have the same, glucose 92 and A1c 5.2, but i eat plants and sometimes carbs, sweets. why you have so high A1C? This is weird ...when you are all the time in ketosis
Wanted to ask about the ALT numbers. I have been on carnivore for 7 weeks now. Lost 21lbs. Feel great but got bloodwork done. My ALT was 61. Range said 7-52. Would this number go up starting carnivore and then go back down after time? I dont drink much so shouldn’t be due to alcohol. Thanks
Just went to the Dr today and was advised to stop the Carnivore diet because of raise in cholesterol. One point she made was true carnivores eat raw meat and that is how you get the total nutrients, but we cook those out nowadays. This is a question that has entered my mind before and does worry me. I am 69, started the carnivore year and a half ago, lost 40 pounds and then put 10 back on from cheating off and on. I'm healthy with no meds or symptoms of arthritis, no gut issues, I just use it to lose weight. What about adaptation? I agree we are eating seriously bad food these days but except for short periods of time in my life I have stayed pretty close to natural foods. I like the carnivore diet, but if we are cooking the meat are we really getting all our nutrient needs met? I am going to post this question on my favorite most respected carnivore influencers on youtube. Dr. Shawn Baker, Dr Ken Berry, Dr Chaffee, Dr Alan Davis, and Nutrition with Judy.
Hi Judy, I like to know I’ve been on the carnivore diet going on almost 4 months drop down about 6570 pounds very weak. Very stressed out. No energy strictly carnivore Grass Fed grass finished beef. Plenty of water I need electrolytes. I’m wondering what type of good fat do I need to keep my bowel movements soft… anyone know what’s going on cause I’m struggling like crazy
Thank you very much for sharing this (I totally understand the hesitance to share such private info). The way you provide the info makes it easier to understand! I'm still trying to understand the concept of purines from red meat and organ meat that is said to cause gout. And in general red meat is said to cause acidity in the body. Can you kindly share your thoughts on this or point to some resources or videos that explain these concepts, please? Many thanks!
What do you do about high ALT? Mine has been above range the last two tests. My doc is ignoring it. How do I treat liver inflammation? Could dumping oxalates cause this? I drink zero alcohol, eat no sugar in any form and only take dessicated thyroid. Thank you for any clues.
Do you find people with autoimmune issues have low white blood cells? I've had it for over a decade, and into 1.5years into zero carb. Not severely low though
Hello Judy, and followers! We need your help, can you consult for a baby? Or any advice? Or to any and all who might take the time to help my baby and I, please advise. I found carnivore a few years ago. I read The Carnivore Cure, The Carnivore Code, Toxic Superfoods, The Great Plant Based Con, The Big Fat Surprise, Sacred Cow, Stay off my Operating Table, Hard to Kill, The Fertile Feast, and many more. I am amazed at the health benefits fatty meat provides and rather upset I spent 40 years of my life trying to limit it and prioritize plants on my plate in order to 'Eat Healthy'. I wish I knew this when I was young! I have made a massive dietary shift towards carnivore (but still have cheats now and again.) I just had my first child, Eva Lee, 2 years ago, at the age of 40 while eating primarily carnivore. I want to give this baby what I never had, a chance at true optimal health right from the start, and to learn the truth about nutrition. I have fed my baby a Carnivore diet since she started eating solids at 7 months. Before that we were breastfeeding, and we still are morning and night. At one point in the beginning of my breastfeeding journey, Eva Lee wasn't gaining enough weight. Turns out she had an undiagnosed tounge, lip, and cheek ties that hindered her ability to draw out milk and downregulated my milk supply. I had to obtain donor milk as a supplement to my own breastmilk and worked very hard to reestablish my own supply. She did start to edge up in her percentile after we began supplementing, however she did not gain a significant amount of weight back untill I began feeding her meat and egg yolks. It made all the difference. So many people, including my own immediate family, have complemented on her 'comeback', but then when they realized that she is only eating animal based foods, and has never had a fruit or vegetable, criticize me and sometimes verbally attack me for my method as they assume Eva is malnourished from lack of plant foods. Even my husband, her father, has warned me that I could give her heart disease by feeding her too much fatty meat and egg yolks. I am not concerned as I know that these foods are the most nutrient dense foods on the planet and they dont cause heart disease, however to calm everyone down, ease their fears, and stop the family arguments, I called my pediatrician to request a complete lab health panel for Eva including a standard health lab with lipids and inflammation, along with a nutritional panel that would represent eurethrocyte (intracellular) vitamin and mineral levels. The pediatrician said these tests are not preformeded unless there is medical necessity and also that a nutritional panal doesn't exist. What can I do? Where can I go? I want to prove that Eva Lee is as healthy on the inside, as she shows by her vibrancy on the outside!? BTW, Eva has surpassed all her cognitive markers by miles! Several ppl including my grandmother and mother who have several kids as well, say she is the smartest baby they have ever seen. And, according to Dr Cywes, Cognitive Milestones are a reflection of nutrition as the brain requires a significant amount of saturated fat and cholesterol for optimal development. But this doesn't seem to be good enough evidence for my close naysayers. Please help us!
Thank you for going outside your personal comfort😢 zone to share data. It was educational and informative. I pulled out my labs and again reassured myself that ketovore eating has really improved my metabolic health. My highest triglyceride was 162 in 2010. The two years as ketovore 56 and now 50! My Trig/HDL ratio dropped from 2.57 to current 0.52👏👏👏 Sugar and grains give me abdominal pain, diarrhea and anxiety. I periodically experiment and am now convinced it’s better to eat my bacon when others chow down on sweets. Kelly Hogan promotes carrying ‘purse bacon’ great idea on your way to a celebration. One sandwich bag full is so yummy.🍳🥩🥓🧈
Very low carb for four years. All bloods normal. Trigs low, HDL high, LDL very high. Have had arrythmias and waking up with thumping heart at 2am since Jan. ECG unremarkable. Introduced 4 slices of bread (42 gms carbs) per day and all cardiac and sleep issues vanished. So the zero human requirement for carbs as proposed by Prof. Bart and Paul Mason may not be entirely accurate for everyone.
Hey guys i need help, 4 montanin carnivore i suspect im not absorcing nutrients due to low stomatch acid ( dont know the cause, suspects are antibiotics i recieved 1 year ago), i get hugely bloated and burping all time after eating. Im starting to suplument with hlc. Anyone has suggestions on this???
My blood work is VERY similar to yours and I’m 44, and obese. Though my vitamin D is 75. I like it higher. I’m just starting carnivore and hoping to go from 250 to 160 pounds eventually.
For all the low carb high fat all meat diet people.....ask for 2 test...check your Lipoprotein 'a' levels and apo-b levels these are considered the genetic heart disease markers. These 2 test can determine if you should be eating the all meat diet. If those test show higher than normal range.....avoid the all meat diet or you might risk getting a heart attack or stroke.
Total cholesterol 267 HDl 42 Trigs 88 LDL 205 CHOL/HDLC RATIO 6.4 NON-HDL CHOLESTEROL 225 mg/dL My Doc says i'm going to die and need a statin asap. With these numbers that means I'm a hyper-responder?
You are not a LMHR. Because your HDL is not high enough. I recommend adding fatty fish to get your HDL up. Otherwise some people with just saturated fat alone, it can go up.
When I started the trigs where almost 150 I thought 88 was pretty good still looking to get it lower. It has continued to go down on the last 4 blood tests. The total cholesterol has fluctuate from 290 to 260. Before carnivore it was I believe 197. So I believed it was a big jump as to why my DOc stated I needed a statin Asap,. @@adrianmatei4086
Why does it have to be vegan? Do we only have two options in diet? How about Mediterranean? Here's me: LDL- 75, HDL 58, trig's 63 (thanks fish oil), apoB- 4.9, glucose 92. All of the MANY meta-analysis show lowering LDL cholesterol leads to a 30% reduction of heart attacks. I'm not getting my life on that data being wrong.
Relative risk, probably. I have no idea what any of my cholesterol numbers are--I just hope they're higher than they were decades ago, when I was last tested at something like 175 total.
Yes we run GI Maps all the time. Regardless of mine (It's probably not fair since I take probiotics once a year), but we see diversity all over the map with carnivores. It's not a consistent stool test look from eating carnivore. Your gut flora is impacted by much more than just diet. e.g., stress, water, the people's flora you spend time with.
Vitamin D is definitely to little, but you are not brown Judy :D There are also a lot of infos, that Vit D level above 100 or around is very healthy, People have amazing results with high Vit D in bodies, so i disegree. Better supplement, or go to the sun!.
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Hello Judy. I was keto/ carnivore for a couple of months. But I started having some abdominal pain. I had an ultrasound, and my doctor said that I have a gallbladder sludge. She suggested me to stop eating fatty meat 🍖. Is it normal to develop a gallbladder sludge with the carnivore diet or is it that the body is getting rid of the junk? I started feeling better when I was keto/ carnivore, but a couple of months later, this issue resurface. Keep your great work. Greetings from Houston.
Mom & i are doing carnivore. Today makes one week. I feel fine.
Mom had a stroke last September 2022. She uses a Walker and still has some speech issues and lack of energy. I know it’s only been a week but her energy level is lower than before starting. Today I got her electrolytes for her water. We eat twice a day till full.
She is on BP medication and has psoriasis. We skipped her taltz injection for her psoriasis because she wants to eliminate the psoriasis from her body doing carnivore and get off her BP meds. Is there anything else I need to do for my mom. She is 81 years old….help
I’m a retired SICU RN and I find that you and Mary Ruddick are the most open and have the best philosophy for health. You’re books are the best!
Thank you so much. I love Mary too!
Thanks Judy. This is so helpful. I started carnivore in May (16) and just had bloods done last week. My A1C on Keto was 5.3 and I am 5.7 now. TC is way up and LDL as well, which I expected. But - my trigs are DOUBLE what they were, now 164. That does not mesh with your (very near my own) numbers. I have been eating butter and butter-bites, but I had fasted 21 hours before bloods (except coffee with hwc). I feel great on carnivore and am going to back off the butter and high fat a bit - I find that protein is so filling and needed better fat intake.
I agree. Back off the fat a bit. My trigs went up a bit when I was eating a lot of fat. I cut back in the fat a little and after 4 months, they are back down
According to Dave Feldman...He is becoming an expert in cholesterol for keto & carnivores, you fasted too long. Do not fast more than 14 hours for bloodwork especially cholesterol measurements. Getting bloodwork closer to the 12 hour mark is best.
Thanks!@@curiousjojo4life
Yes the longer you fast the higher your cholesterol is going to be.
I think your coffee with cream before your bloodwork messed up the results. It's better to go in fasted. No more than 12 hours. And no physical exertion the day before, either. Also, if you're dehydrated, that can change the results as well. 😐
I get so much benefit from your videos. Thank you for all you do!
Thank you! ❤
Yes - context always matters! I appreciate you sharing and explaining this. ❤ 💪
Yes, so important! ❤
Thank you so much for sharing this! It really helps and I so appreciate your openness. I have VERY SIMILAR blood work. Amazingly similar, so I was especially eager to hear your comments! My MY VIT D status is about the same, too, so it was interesting to see that. Thanks again for being a lovely, helpful contributor to the wellness space.
Thanks for sharing as most of it went over my head, lol. I think people need to not stress out about numbers to much, I know numbers can give me a big headache. I just keep focusing on how I feel and keep learning to know my body making micro adjustments as needed, sometimes daily. Trial and error there is no easy way as everybody is not built the same. Be in tune with yourself is best.
Thanks for this. Just got my results back and the Doc was very concerned and added meds to my list and now the wife is upset and going through the I told you so list. After a year of carnivore, I kinda expected better in some areas (297lbs down to 183lbs is good), Doc is rescheduling another workup after I have had time to take my statins (I am not going to be taking - have not felt this good in years). I have a new Doc (I am in the military system - and always getting new DOCs), he did not ask anything about diet, so I did not mention, I think I should have. Also, I left out the fact that I had 3 cups of fat bomb coffee (butter n salt), because I forgot about the blood draw (that afternoon).
It's honestly incredible that eating this way makes fat literally just melt off of you and improves all the markers of good health that other people would actually see...but so many people are just absolutely convinced that the way a particular doctor interprets a particular sheet of numbers is the be all end all of health. What happened to common sense??
I’ll never understand why anyone would waste energy sending hate. It benefits nothing & no one. 🥩
I was carnivore for long time but have had a lot of problems so I recently went to ketovore after I got out of the hospital and I noticed I’ve been doing a lot better 🙌🏻
As long as you find what's working best for you, that's good. If you were low in electrolytes or minerals, test your ADH and osmolality. It may be a deeper issue than diet, and diet just gave the clue!
What non carnivore foods do you include in your ketovore?
@@mikebell4435 I do fermented foods like, sauerkraut, Kimchi, kefir, and I also eat organic blueberries, flavored electrolytes and then some organic clean condiments, because I make my own bread with egg white protein powder and I love eating sandwiches 😆
@@carnicavegirl7214Thanks for sharing, really helpful.
At 13:40, Judy brought up the significance of thyroid function in relation to fatigue. Throughout the day, I experienced tiredness until I decided to reduce my sodium intake, which surprisingly rejuvenated my energy levels. Interestingly, I stumbled upon a comment online and later came across a video by Dr. Berg where both said that excess sodioum can cause fatigue. By the way, I've been following a 100% carnivore diet for approximately 9 months now.
Thanks for sharing. It really depends on the person as some people oxidize minerals faster than others. Most people can do better with salt but some do not. Always find what works for you!
That's funny because I had the opposite experience. After being low salt for quite awhile because of my BP, I added in Real Salt and got energy back I had not seen in a very long time (I was suffering from chronic fatigue for years). And my BP is stable.
Thank you so much for the detailed information! I just signed up for your newsletter.
Glad it helped!
What are your thoughts on people developing insulin resistance long term on a keto/carnivore diet 5+ years? Seems to happen to some people and people develop it? Thanks!
Hi Judy- I would love to see you address Adrenaline Dominance at some point. I tried carnivore for 10 months, and while my blood markers improved, my CAC is a wonderful zero, and my hair started to grow back (yay!), unfortunately, my sleep, energy and weight did not. I am Adrenaline Dominant, according to Dr. Michael Platt's book, and my sleep got worse on carnivore.
A certain percentage of us really need to pay attention to glycogen stores to be able to sleep through the night (I still wake up at 3am needing a snack pretty much every night) and for general blood sugar stability. Maybe you could interview Dr. Platt? He's been making the YT rounds lately. Maybe? Thanks! :)
So wild! I don't have an eating disorder, but I have so many gut health issues (and other health issues) that I was looking for an elmination diet that might get to me to root of allergies and what was upsetting my digestive system so much. I found GAPS, but did not think I could eat just lean beef, squash and bone broth without being starving. I wish, wish, I had found carnivore back then...I would not have been hungry and I might have figured out my allegies and intollerances sooner and my health would have improved so much faster!
I’ve just started dabbling in ketovore, great info thanks for sharing. I have a carnivore and keto corn dog your kid would probably love 😊
Thanks for sharing! It is helpful to go through all the numbers and what to look out for.
You can always go back and review certain numbers as you need!
Great video! Thank you for sharing this in such extensive detail. It's very encouraging for someone like me, being that I am 43 years old, have been full carnivore for only about 4 weeks, and have very similar results in the bloodwork I did two days ago.
What's so disturbing for me is that most physicians do not promote prevention or health at all! It's all about promoting disease, and keeping patients on meds! I've been carnivore for 6 years now, and my doctor wants me on a statin which, I refuse, so I'm not able to find a doctor who wants me as a patient. Not sure of what to do next... Discouraging as hell!
You don’t need doctors if you are eating well.. if you do, find a functional doctor, they exist.
It actually does help a lot Judy- especially seeing that your A1C & fasting glucose numbers aren't super low, they're average & that's good. I hear people saying they want to see fasting glucose always in the 70's, or A1C under 5, etc.- mine are similar to yours, so it's reassuring that you're not concerned either. I realize it's all in conjuction with other markers, but I think we sometimes get caught up in chasing certain numbers, when our bodies are all so different. Not to mention the normal fluctuations, plus it's one specific day's blood draw & so forth. Thanks for sharing🙋♀-Sammy in NV
Thanks for sharing your labs. You are correct, the carnivore diet may resolve many issues but not all. I'm now being tested for high cortisol levels. Well see what becomes of this tests. Redoing 24 hr urine test and mouth swab.
Reversed my diabetes on keto in 3 months. My HbA1c stayed at 5.2% for 3 years on keto. Then I switched to carnivore about 9 months ago, and my HbA1c jumped to 6.2%.
No change in my diet and lifestyle. I'm as boring as hell, said my friends.
You're very precise and technical. Thats you. Its ok that you're intimidating as we progress we'll crave more enlightenment.
I don't know if this is a compliment or an insult :) lol Just trying to help!
@@NutritionwithJudy encouraging compliment for you to stay you. Your book was more detailed than most. You deliver more facts than most. You're high level. Most content creators are shallow sensational and repetitive. You're always educational and we hear something we didn't know before. Might have to hear it a few times to learn it. Please stay you. Don't worry about the market share of those showmen. Trust everyone in the carnivore space looking for more detailed information will be into your channel. Stay excellence. One plant one water God give the increase. You're intimidating to start. Just so you know. Most of us will start watching a human interest type channel. But once you learn who lost weight, and that's important. Your channel teaches me how and why and what to do when that's not enough. You're more well rounded information.
Dr. Baker interviewed a young lady named Helen. She has to deal with CIRS and another red blood cell deformation disease. She has made great improvement (weight gain) with carnivore, but knows it is not the complete answer for all her problems. I thought maybe you would like to interview her as well. God Bless
Thanks for sharing your bloodwork with us! It would be interesting to see a Vitamin D follow-up video to discuss the numbers in more detail. I think it is important especially for CIRS clients who are taking CCM and have low MSH which puts them at risk for a deficiency
There are those that say that RBC’s live longer when a person is in the carnivore diet. I don’t know if this is actually true, but if so, that might be why the RDW is low.
Thanks for your comprehensive report.
very welcome ❤
Hi Judy, thanks for sharing! I believe my A1C, c peptide, fasting insulin, Tryglcerides, and iron all look good from bloodwork done back in November but it’s hard not to be concerned about how much my cholesterol has gone up. Prior to eating keto/carnivore I had a total of around 200. A few years on keto and it had gone up some but closer to Carnivore in the last year or so and it shot up to total of 351 with an HDL of 83 and LDL of 252. 😳 Of course my primary doc said I needed to go on a statin which I said no to. Do you think I should have further tests run?
A1C 5.4
C Peptide 1.3
Fasting insulin 6.0
Triglycerides 62
Iron 14.6
Total Cholesterol 351
HDL 83
LDL 252
This is my problem with my GFR.. still in good range, but not great as it was.. Being on a carnivore diet, you tend to not be as thirsty... Definitely trying to fix that so I'm not over working the organs
Was your GFR measured of just estimated via creatinine?
Yes, we notice less thirst on carnivore and we always recommend a bit more hydration (with a pinch of salt or minerals). The eGFR, the fastest way we see improvement is a little less protein and a bit more fat. Make sure you aren't eating mostly lean proteins.
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It was measured...
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It's been mostly all fatty meat.. Chicken here and there, but it always with the skin on.. I will try to up the fats more... Maybe more butter or fat trimming.. Definitely will up my water more
How about iron markers? The only reason I'm afraid to try carnivore is Iron overload.
Make sure and not cook with an iron skillet. Boiled meat or cooked in an Insta pot or crackpot are the best way to cool meat. Also, calcium from dairy will bind to some of the iron and copper balances copper.
It helps a lot Judy, we/I want to compare how does mine against someone who if further along 😊❤
Love your videos and always learn a lot, thank you! I have contacted your clinic multiple times as I’m interested to work with you to heal. I have never heard back. Do you no longer do consults??
short comment/question.
estimated avg glucose at 105 is surprising for the fact that yudoon't eat any carbs. That means you have spikes of up to 130/140. I would investgate that. What is your fasted glucose after depleting glycogen stores? With very high LDL, even sightly higher gucose is dangerous.
Second, an more important, 2 key parameers are missing: homocysteine and Lp(a)., especially since for MCV is towards the higher end. yu mcould be seriously deficient of folate. For proper folate in carnivore, you would to tak 20+eggs a day. With very high LDL, even sightly higher HCys is dangerous.
you may have 2 risk facors for oxidation of LDL, so if HCys is higher than 11, you may want to have a LDL NMRR size profile
Judy, can you do something to make your first book available again. Embarrassingly, I misplaced my copy, and when I looked to just buy one again it is not available. Thanks.
Absolutely love your work. Thanks for sharing. However people MUST stop comparing themselves to others. No two people exactly the same with exactly the same environment and exactly the same upbringing. People need to learn why we call it a n=1.
Judy have u checked your insulin levels specifically? Glucose may be high due to gluconeogenesis which can also cause fatty liver as a result of the insulin response. The carnivore community must be aware of gluconeogenesis. This is why it seems there is no need for carbs but the body is producing its own glucose via the liver. The effect of prolonged gluconeogenesis are always negative as insulin is produced in response. Specifically long term it leads to liver, kidney and cardiovascular damage. Not sure if Judy is willing to do an unbiased show on gluconeogenesis and its effects over time specifically in the carnivore community. It appears no carnivore proponent is willing to delve into this vital topic at all, preferring to avoid it entirely.
So are you saying we should consume carbs?
I have the same, glucose 92 and A1c 5.2, but i eat plants and sometimes carbs, sweets. why you have so high A1C? This is weird ...when you are all the time in ketosis
That’s what happens when you do low carb long term.
My fasting glucose is 78 and I eat around 200 carbs per day with fatty meat.
@@SG-ji5ij fasting glucose is totally unrelevant.....
@@emilee_7265 Interesting. I'll tell my uncle that's diabetic with a fasting glucose of 112 you said everything's OK. 👍
Wanted to ask about the ALT numbers. I have been on carnivore for 7 weeks now. Lost 21lbs. Feel great but got bloodwork done. My ALT was 61. Range said 7-52. Would this number go up starting carnivore and then go back down after time? I dont drink much so shouldn’t be due to alcohol. Thanks
Just went to the Dr today and was advised to stop the Carnivore diet because of raise in cholesterol. One point she made was true carnivores eat raw meat and that is how you get the total nutrients, but we cook those out nowadays. This is a question that has entered my mind before and does worry me. I am 69, started the carnivore year and a half ago, lost 40 pounds and then put 10 back on from cheating off and on. I'm healthy with no meds or symptoms of arthritis, no gut issues, I just use it to lose weight. What about adaptation? I agree we are eating seriously bad food these days but except for short periods of time in my life I have stayed pretty close to natural foods. I like the carnivore diet, but if we are cooking the meat are we really getting all our nutrient needs met? I am going to post this question on my favorite most respected carnivore influencers on youtube. Dr. Shawn Baker, Dr Ken Berry, Dr Chaffee, Dr Alan Davis, and Nutrition with Judy.
Hi Judy, I like to know I’ve been on the carnivore diet going on almost 4 months drop down about 6570 pounds very weak. Very stressed out. No energy strictly carnivore Grass Fed grass finished beef. Plenty of water I need electrolytes. I’m wondering what type of good fat do I need to keep my bowel movements soft… anyone know what’s going on cause I’m struggling like crazy
Thank you very much for sharing this (I totally understand the hesitance to share such private info). The way you provide the info makes it easier to understand! I'm still trying to understand the concept of purines from red meat and organ meat that is said to cause gout. And in general red meat is said to cause acidity in the body. Can you kindly share your thoughts on this or point to some resources or videos that explain these concepts, please? Many thanks!
What do you do about high ALT? Mine has been above range the last two tests. My doc is ignoring it. How do I treat liver inflammation? Could dumping oxalates cause this? I drink zero alcohol, eat no sugar in any form and only take dessicated thyroid. Thank you for any clues.
Phosphatidyl choline
@@Janarae18 thank you for the suggestion. I'm completely unfamiliar with that. Have already looked it up!
Anyone sending hate mail…..look how young, vibrant, and healthy Judy looks….I think she knows what works
Do you find people with autoimmune issues have low white blood cells? I've had it for over a decade, and into 1.5years into zero carb. Not severely low though
Hello Judy, and followers! We need your help, can you consult for a baby? Or any advice? Or to any and all who might take the time to help my baby and I, please advise.
I found carnivore a few years ago. I read The Carnivore Cure, The Carnivore Code, Toxic Superfoods, The Great Plant Based Con, The Big Fat Surprise, Sacred Cow, Stay off my Operating Table, Hard to Kill, The Fertile Feast, and many more. I am amazed at the health benefits fatty meat provides and rather upset I spent 40 years of my life trying to limit it and prioritize plants on my plate in order to 'Eat Healthy'. I wish I knew this when I was young! I have made a massive dietary shift towards carnivore (but still have cheats now and again.) I just had my first child, Eva Lee, 2 years ago, at the age of 40 while eating primarily carnivore. I want to give this baby what I never had, a chance at true optimal health right from the start, and to learn the truth about nutrition. I have fed my baby a Carnivore diet since she started eating solids at 7 months. Before that we were breastfeeding, and we still are morning and night. At one point in the beginning of my breastfeeding journey, Eva Lee wasn't gaining enough weight. Turns out she had an undiagnosed tounge, lip, and cheek ties that hindered her ability to draw out milk and downregulated my milk supply. I had to obtain donor milk as a supplement to my own breastmilk and worked very hard to reestablish my own supply. She did start to edge up in her percentile after we began supplementing, however she did not gain a significant amount of weight back untill I began feeding her meat and egg yolks. It made all the difference. So many people, including my own immediate family, have complemented on her 'comeback', but then when they realized that she is only eating animal based foods, and has never had a fruit or vegetable, criticize me and sometimes verbally attack me for my method as they assume Eva is malnourished from lack of plant foods. Even my husband, her father, has warned me that I could give her heart disease by feeding her too much fatty meat and egg yolks. I am not concerned as I know that these foods are the most nutrient dense foods on the planet and they dont cause heart disease, however to calm everyone down, ease their fears, and stop the family arguments, I called my pediatrician to request a complete lab health panel for Eva including a standard health lab with lipids and inflammation, along with a nutritional panel that would represent eurethrocyte (intracellular) vitamin and mineral levels. The pediatrician said these tests are not preformeded unless there is medical necessity and also that a nutritional panal doesn't exist. What can I do? Where can I go? I want to prove that Eva Lee is as healthy on the inside, as she shows by her vibrancy on the outside!? BTW, Eva has surpassed all her cognitive markers by miles! Several ppl including my grandmother and mother who have several kids as well, say she is the smartest baby they have ever seen. And, according to Dr Cywes, Cognitive Milestones are a reflection of nutrition as the brain requires a significant amount of saturated fat and cholesterol for optimal development. But this doesn't seem to be good enough evidence for my close naysayers. Please help us!
No Apo B? Isn't that like the gold standard for CHD Risk? Since LDL is high its very likely Apo B is also elevated to some degree.
Thank you for going outside your personal comfort😢 zone to share data.
It was educational and informative.
I pulled out my labs and again reassured myself that ketovore eating has really improved my metabolic health.
My highest triglyceride was 162 in 2010. The two years as ketovore 56 and now 50! My Trig/HDL ratio dropped from 2.57 to current 0.52👏👏👏
Sugar and grains give me abdominal pain, diarrhea and anxiety. I periodically experiment and am now convinced it’s better to eat my bacon when others chow down on sweets.
Kelly Hogan promotes carrying ‘purse bacon’ great idea on your way to a celebration. One sandwich bag full is so yummy.🍳🥩🥓🧈
Thank you for sharing
Thank you for sharing.
Hey Judy do you have a chart w your lab ranges w rationale or will that be in your book coming out in dec
Hi Judy,
My white blood cell count is low on 3.1 and absolute neutro, mono, and eosino are below low range. Is this normal? I am anemic by the way.
My hemoglobin and hct was high. Every thing else was normal. Any thoughts why? Can carnivore cause that?
Fascinating Judy! Thank you for sharing.
Hi Judy! ❤
What is your CAC score?
Very low carb for four years. All bloods normal. Trigs low, HDL high, LDL very high. Have had arrythmias and waking up with thumping heart at 2am since Jan. ECG unremarkable. Introduced 4 slices of bread (42 gms carbs) per day and all cardiac and sleep issues vanished. So the zero human requirement for carbs as proposed by Prof. Bart and Paul Mason may not be entirely accurate for everyone.
But you are doing it wrong they will tell you 😂 Seems like there are a lot of people with similar situations.
They would tell you about electrolytes
It's almost like humans are omnivores or something
Hey guys i need help, 4 montanin carnivore i suspect im not absorcing nutrients due to low stomatch acid ( dont know the cause, suspects are antibiotics i recieved 1 year ago), i get hugely bloated and burping all time after eating. Im starting to suplument with hlc. Anyone has suggestions on this???
Some bitter herbs before a meal will help a lot. Also some ox bile with the meal.
I’d rather read this. What are the numbers?
My blood work is VERY similar to yours and I’m 44, and obese.
Though my vitamin D is 75. I like it higher. I’m just starting carnivore and hoping to go from 250 to 160 pounds eventually.
wheres the interesting biomarkers? folate, vitamin c, PTH, RBC magnesium, cortisol, acth.
No supplements?
Would be interesting to see folate and vitamin C, true
And ferritin and B12.
Went from keto to carnivore,blood test showed low MCV's, what should I do?
You look so good and young at your age. I thought you are on your late 20s
So are you happy with your LDL at 200? Looking at your overall health
For all the low carb high fat all meat diet people.....ask for 2 test...check your Lipoprotein 'a' levels and apo-b levels these are considered the genetic heart disease markers. These 2 test can determine if you should be eating the all meat diet. If those test show higher than normal range.....avoid the all meat diet or you might risk getting a heart attack or stroke.
Thanks for sharing
Total cholesterol 267 HDl 42 Trigs 88 LDL 205 CHOL/HDLC RATIO 6.4 NON-HDL CHOLESTEROL 225 mg/dL My Doc says i'm going to die and need a statin asap. With these numbers that means I'm a hyper-responder?
No. Your hdl is too low and triglycerides too high
You are not a LMHR. Because your HDL is not high enough. I recommend adding fatty fish to get your HDL up. Otherwise some people with just saturated fat alone, it can go up.
When I started the trigs where almost 150 I thought 88 was pretty good still looking to get it lower. It has continued to go down on the last 4 blood tests. The total cholesterol has fluctuate from 290 to 260. Before carnivore it was I believe 197. So I believed it was a big jump as to why my DOc stated I needed a statin Asap,.
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That's cool he can predict the future. 🤭
How high does HDL need to be to be considered as such? @@NutritionwithJudy
Is it private? I can't watch it
Watch what?
Hmm It should work?
Genesis 1:29 blood work that!
Are vegan influencers lining up to share their health markers? I rarely watch them, so I don't know.
I'm not sure but a few carnivore-adjacent people were that were scaring people away from keto and carnivore diets. ("we need carbs!")
Why does it have to be vegan? Do we only have two options in diet? How about Mediterranean? Here's me:
LDL- 75, HDL 58, trig's 63 (thanks fish oil), apoB- 4.9, glucose 92.
All of the MANY meta-analysis show lowering LDL cholesterol leads to a 30% reduction of heart attacks. I'm not getting my life on that data being wrong.
Relative risk, probably. I have no idea what any of my cholesterol numbers are--I just hope they're higher than they were decades ago, when I was last tested at something like 175 total.
My RDW is HIGH. 🤔
there are now new tests that check real biological age vs cronological age and also how fast is the aging.
Have you had your fecal matter bacteria diversity checked?
Yes we run GI Maps all the time. Regardless of mine (It's probably not fair since I take probiotics once a year), but we see diversity all over the map with carnivores. It's not a consistent stool test look from eating carnivore. Your gut flora is impacted by much more than just diet. e.g., stress, water, the people's flora you spend time with.
Why would a 41 year old female need HRT? Is that normal
Yeah I know. Shouldn’t need hrt if you are healthy.
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Vitamin D is definitely to little, but you are not brown Judy :D There are also a lot of infos, that Vit D level above 100 or around is very healthy, People have amazing results with high Vit D in bodies, so i disegree. Better supplement, or go to the sun!.
Are you eating only grass fed grass fish sihed meat 🍖?
I love your vids but most are far to long to have time to watch, can you not edit them to 10 to 20 mins
No one can see this chart. So without you telling us the # the video us worthless.
I see the chart? Not sure what you mean.
@@NutritionwithJudy what I mean is you can't read the chart it is too small to see well.
@@herbalannie7707 I could view it just fine on PC. Regardless, she talks about her numbers so if you can listen you will get what she is saying.
We can see it just fine. It's your computer.
If you say to your clients that this level of wit D is healthy then I feel really sorry for them 🥲