Out of all the carnivore influencers out there, you stand out as my favorite. Tomorrow marks 15 months of following the carnivore diet for me, and it’s amazing to see how something that seemed so complicated at first has now become second nature. My routine is simple: two ribeyes a day, plus a beef bowl with butter and a couple of eggs. That’s it. Before this, I struggled with my weight, Crohn’s, IBS, and lifelong mental health issues. Now? No meds, perfect weight, working out regularly, and genuinely happy. I have to thank you for so much of this. You were the one who convinced me to give up coffee and milk, and that made a world of difference. More people need to see your content because you’re thorough, you do the research, and you genuinely care. Thank you for everything-you’re the man. Keep going.
They don't just eat them, they hunt them first. Years of munching on weeds has atrophied their minds to such an extent that they feel if they don't stealthily creep up on a lettuce, it will run away.
By the way, you can still get your meat direct from farms. We raise beef and lamb to supply ourselves and others in southern Missouri. We need more people getting back to the land and engaging in animal husbandry for change to be made. We left the city and bought 42 acres to do just that.
@@Boababa-fn3mr I've been trying to find a girlfriend who's a farmer. I might have found one but my scooter happened to break down this week... 😭 she seemed highly interested in me. My manifestation for chick who's family is connected to a ranch is coming close. 🤞 Crossed
The reason I like Paul is that even with things he DOESN'T eat, he still tries to give the best advice on how, as he understands everyone is different. My buddy got to 300 lbs and was prediabetic before he decided to go carnivore, and it helped. But he had to add a few carbs to keep thriving and now he is back to 200 lbs and living his best life. We are all built different. I myself am doing keto and have lost weight, my psoriasis is practically gone, I sleep better and don't need antihistamines prior to mowing anymore, amongst other things.
I encountered those defense mechanisms recently while eating some figs from one of my trees. Apparently I picked some that had not ripened yet, and got some burns on the tip of my tongue and lips due to the fruit containing latex. Was an interesting experience.
Currently the best carnivore channel on UA-cam. Enough information presented to set you in the right direction for doing your own further research. There is a lot of unlearning to do, and Max's channel is a great place to start. Thank You!
Good rebuttal! The benefits I’ve enjoyed since adopting the Carnivore way of eating (in no particular order): Excess weight gone, improved sleep, mental clarity, arthritis gone, able to remember why I went into another room, varicose veins disappeared, sun and stove burns don’t hurt and are gone the next day, hardly any plaque and no bleeding gums at the dentist, rosacea gone, acne gone, mood improvement, cravings gone, ankle swelling gone, cracked heels gone, and I never feel “hangry”
I watched a TV series called orangutan jungle school that focuses on an organization that takes care of orphaned baby orangutans to raise them so they can gain the skills needed so they can be released in the wild One of the orangutans started getting dental issues and becoming overweight because they were constantly eating bananas. The staff had to put him on a special diet because his fruit addiction was causing health issues. And this is for a species that eats a lot of different fruits in their natural habitat. But even they develop issues when they overconsume fruit, especially the man-made fruit that we grow that's been made to be very high in flesh and sugar.
@@jmseipp What grease? Meat and the fat of it is dissolved on DNA basis already in the jejunum. Humans and their predecessing species eat meat for 2 million+ years - seed oils for 150 years max and more and more of it for 50 years maybe. Sure it's the stuff humans and their predecessing species eat for 2 million+ years.
Unfortunately I tried carnivore and made it about 60 days. I tried it for two reasons: to fix my insomnia and to heal my gut. First 2 weeks sucked, then I got fat adapted and felt amazing. However 6 weeks in and I stopped craving meat. Steaks didn't taste good, and some meals left me just as bloated and uncomfortable as I was before carnivore. I ended up undereating because I wasn't hungry and didn't like anything I ate, even bacon didn't taste good. So I started adding in seasonings, more dairy, and condiments/sauces. It helped a little, but I could tell my hormones were suffering and my sleep suffered once again. My energy plummeted, my melancholy mood swings returned, and my gut ended up no better than before. So I quit and started slowly adding in fruit and honey and a well-researched probiotic supplement to help adapt (never did this before). After two weeks, my gut health is pretty much perfect and my energy is much better. Libido is back and mood is great. My appetite is strong as well, and steak and bacon taste great. All this to say, Paul Saladino's approach may be wrong for you Max, however it is helping me live my best life and achieve better health. The dogmatic will not help anyone, being open minded to celebrating other people's success should be our first response to someone doing well for themselves. So to you who are not doing well on carnivore, stop and recalibrate. Maybe, just maybe it isn't right for you.
For me consuming some carbs here and there is better as well. The first change is an increase in sex drive if I add some carbs. On carnivore diet my SHBG levels are very high and free testosterone gets lower
@@amitloutube These are the same in all men while on carnivore diet. The problem is that these people are extreme fanatics and there is no room left to talk to them. Some carbs are benefical
I eat almost carnivore. Have a small amount of fruit/veg, keeping below 30g carbs a day. Works well for me, eczema reduced, energy levels, sleep, digestion good.
@@doloressosa4351 I feel fine on 100% carnivore. Just enjoy having a bit of flexibility in my diet. Also, people on 100% carnivore often say they get issues when they try to reintroduce plants, I'd rather just keep eating them (in small quantities). They aren't causing me problems, and I don't want cause issues consuming them in the future. Never needed to lose weight so I'm not concerned about that side of the diet. I do it for my skin, and although it's not 100%, it's much better now than when eating a 'normal' diet.
@@No_Frills_Carnivore I don't know. I'm off it at the moment. Went to visit family and didn't want to be awkward with people cooking for me. Been off it for about a week, skin is slightly worse, but I'm enjoying the freedom to eat whatever 😂
@dmythica so you've been off it a week, your skin is worse off but you're enjoying the freedom to eat whatever? That's crazy... feel free to eat what clearly poisons your body - we all have free will.. do you 😉 I recently came back from a family holiday myself. Every day I ate red meat and eggs, and I cooked for everybody else for 7 days too - there were 11 of us all together. I don't care what anybody thinks or says about how I eat. I'm happy to defend it if I have to 🤷🏾♀️. The reason I didn't go off my diet is simply nothing feels better than health 🥩🍳❤️
Its so difficult to convince ppl how amazing carnivore diet is when they hold to the false stigma of government guidelines regarding diet and nutrition.
@@NearHavana care to explain how? I mean if the action is systemic the compound is inside the cells , And what would be the iodine/ chemical poison reaction?
Carnivore is a healing diet. If someone heals, and slowly introduces foods that don't impact them in a negative way, they are more than able to do so. If they need to heal again, they can always go back to full carnivore. Some people don't need to heal their entire life. Carnivore diet is expensive, and some people just like food. Let's not kid ourselves. I plan on starting Carnivore soon, but once I get the healing I want/need, I will likely also add fruit or other things as well.
I like Paul Saladino… I think everyone has a unique life style.. I exercise 2 1/2 to 3 hours and just eating meat I get leg cramps that nothing will stop… once I added low glycemic fruit and Keifer and Greek yogurt my leg cramps are gone… I follow Paul Saladino..
How clean muscle meat diet did you eat? Just curious because too little magnesium can cause cramps, I need to eat ~1 magnesium pill(~1 days worth of magnesium) per week while doing exercising(4-5 hours per week) and eating mostly clean muscle meat or I'm done. You'd need to eat 1.5kg or 3.3 pounds of meat per day to get enough magnesium for a normal person.
Same happened to me , I added some fruit & cramps disappeared. I agree every (body )is unique in their own way . Do what works and listen to your body 🤓
Four months into my so far twelve month carnivore journey I ate four warmed by the morning sun, fully ripe apricots off my own organically raised tree. The pain and bloat I'd experienced my entire life after eating anything plant based came roaring back and stayed with me for over 24 hours. Even the best fruit is no good - not for me anyway.
It’s only an addiction if it hurts or impedes you in someway. He is lean, very fit, very active and doing far better than I am on strict carnivore. I have asked dozens of people to give me any input, or suggestions on why I have failed so miserably at carnivore. I am now on my third attempt and like the first two times, I am extremely short of breath, I am extremely weak and fatigued, I have debilitating muscle pain and tightness and have to lie down after the most basic activities. I think Paul is onto something when he says that some people simply cannot live without carbs. I seem to be one of them. I know the carnivore diet works for 98% of all people because I’ve seen the proof of it. I understand that it takes time to adjust to any diet but at some point, you have to be able to function. It’s a safe assumption that a diet is not working for you when for six weeks straight, you can barely get up off your couch. It seems as though some people experience rapid acclimation and great success while others have an immediate and life altering backlash when they remove carbs from their diet. Like clockwork, after three days, I go into a state where I have absolutely no energy and no tolerance to any kind of movement or activity. I cannot stand for more than 5 or 10 minutes without having to go and lie down. After resting and recovering for about an hour, I can get back up again only to find that five or 10 minutes later I have to get back to the couch as quickly as I can before i go to the floor. The only thing that pulled me out of this state the last time I tried carnivore was adding in avocados but then I gained 10 pounds and knew that was not going to work so I stopped the diet again. While I do understand that you know far more than I ever will about nutrition and biology, I can only tell you that the only reason you believe in strict carnivore is because it works for you. Until you have had to live with debilitating weakness, exhaustion, fatigue, muscle tightness so crippling and painful that you literally can not stand but for a few brief minutes or you’re forced into lying on the couch all day, you really can’t understand that some people simply cannot adapt to this diet quick enough no matter how badly they may want to. I have no doubt that given time my body would eventually be able to convert fat into energy, but I can only hold on for so long until I’m so weak and unable to function that I feel forced to return to eating various foods that will give me energy and relief from muscle cramps and general weakness. It takes me too long to begin utilizing my own fat stores so I feel destined to fail at every attempt. I grow too exhausted and frustrated to stick with it until I have a break through. The one thing that perplexes me is why can we eat pizza and hamburgers and french fries and our energy remains stable but when we get on a really healthy diet, within three days some of us hit a wall that seems impenetrable. Dr. Saladino says he was having muscle tightness and I believe him, because I live with everyday myself. I’m sincerely glad for you if you don’t. If I ever figure out how to overcome these obstacles and manage to stay with it this time, I am determined to try to help as many people as I possibly can who find themselves stuck in the same situation because it’s so discouraging to want so badly to succeed at a healthier way of living but feel that you are one of a few who simply can’t make it to the other side.
You are most probably a slow oxidizer metabolic type. Fast Oxidizers convert their food into energy at a very fast pace while Slow Oxidizers convert their food into energy at a very slow rate. As a slow oxidizer you probably have a low cortisol production, which means less conversion of proteins and fats into glucose, which is how Cortisol is able to maintain blood sugar levels. Without this conversion taking place, you will tend to have a more severe trend for hypoglycemia as blood sugar levels cannot be maintained. The reason why avocado helped you is due to the potassium it contains. Low cortisol production will also mean that there will be lower potassium levels in your tissues.
It sounds like you needed electrolytes. I would feel the same without making sure to take them daily. Sometimes I have to take more at night to keep them balanced. Otherwise I suffer terrible leg cramps. But have stuck with this strictly and added in LMNT every day and as I mentioned sometimes twice.
@@firelight-vitalitythank you for this information. This is very helpful. I do get a bit light headed so maybe it is blood sugar. About two hours after I eat I notice I get red flushing and my face and ears get hot. That usually continues on for a few hours and thankfully each spell is very brief lasting only a minute or two. I’m just going to have to get through it this time. Hopefully this will sort itself out over time. Thank you.
@@benicio1967Have you tried to transition more slowly? Going cold turkey can be bit of a shock to the system. You could try to go from 100g carbs a day to zero over the span of half a year. And if you feel bad at 50g a day, you could go back to 60g and stay there for 2 weeks before you try again or maybe you find out that is the sweetspot for you.
I still don't get how a diet that includes plants can be called "animal based". I think it's really just Saladino's way to not completely go against his carnivore roots. I can almost get onboard him calling Honey animal based, almost, but strawberries have nothing to do with Animals, so it's already deceitful to me. I personally think Saladino just ate way too much organs (which he now sells in overpriced supplements) and that was what caused his issues, which he's used to justify adding all the fruit. But, that's just a guess, i could be very wrong about that.
You are thinking black and white. I eat 80-90% animals, but to you I'm just a SAD omnivore or what. Especially since most of my meat I eat raw, most people would see me as carnivorous. Labels are stupid. Just do what works. Pure carnivore is a great start point ( I am pure carnivore a few days per week), have no issues and a sponsored athlete with under ten percent body fat Don't let "perfect" be the enemy of the food. That is known as orthorexia. Keep Evolving.
calm down, i don't think anything about you or how you eat. i was just saying that the label "animal based" is a bit of a misnomer for something with lots of plants in it; nothing more.
When we say ‘animal based” as a way of eating, it just a way of saying you mainly base your diet around meat, but you still have meagre amounts of non meat products, ie a you might have blueberries a couple of times a week. Meat-based used in this context doesn’t mean you only base your food on meat, that’s carnivore, it means carnivore plus a bit of other non-meat foods. It can help someone adjusting from Keto to full carnivore or keep others on track that might otherwise fall off the carnivore wagon. Not ideal, but we all do the best we can.
That makes sense, it's just not how I think. When I think "animal based", I think of something based on animals, which fruit isn't. To describe the situation as you describe, I'd probably call that, "animal focused" or carnivorish. It doesn't matter really, I just find "animal based" a poor term for eating some non-animal foods. Not a problem for me, I just find it weird terminology.
It depends, I feel better eating leaner carnivore plus some carbs, keeping fats low to moderate. Way better than with crazy advice "up your fat eat sticks of butter with each meal". Ketosis is stressful, so is gluconeogenesis. Fasting is stressful too.
Same here. I alternate meats. Sometimes I do leaner cuts, sometimes fattier ones. Experimenting with carbs now. I think I prefer starches to fruit though, especially for dinner.
10:14 Oh yes I've heard this argument before, it's totally invalid, at least as far as USDA beef and pork are concerned. Those animals are not fed "garbage grains" full of "chemicals". Acutally, all the chemicals go to the vegans and junk food eaters. See, the animals are feed distillation byproducts and soybean cake. The soybean cake has all the oil pressed out of it, and then it is washed down and rinsed several times (I believe it's steamed). So all the "chemicals" that were in it get washed out. Most of the chemicals get washed out into the soybean oil that then goes to feed vegans and soyslop eaters. The thoroughly rinsed and clean soybean cake is then shipped to feed lots and hog farms. The corn(maize) get's smashed up and made into wort to ferment alcohol. So the solid mush sits around SOAKING in a very warm water bath for a long time, and all the chemicals that were in there gets washed out....then it actually ferments to some solution of alcohol. So the solid bits are soaking in water in alcohol for quite a while. Then the solid bits get separated out....completely clean of all the "chemicals" that were ever sprayed anywhere near the plant. Then that CLEAN maize mash gets shipped to feedlots and hog farms. Actually this "byproduct" material that is fed to the animals is sparkling clean and free of 99.9999% of most chemicals. All the harmful chemicals get washed out in the alcohol solution that becomes your E85 and Coors Light!! Now contrast this to "muh grass fed organic beef".....they are allowed to graze on grass that may have been growing in toxic soil for all you know. They could have been grazing in meadows that used to be an industrial site (i.e. "brownfield"). There's all the proof you need that USDA>grass fed
Meh, I don't know, all these studies with industrial animal food sounds just like big farms and meat companies lies to make their products look not as bad as they trully are. You can't really trust anythings these days, in fact some neurological studies suggest that we live in a controled hallucination induced by our brains, so...yeah😔
Corn and soy in the USA is genetically modified. They are also grown by big Ag and are sprayed with pesticides as well. I guarantee that a cow would go for the grass vs a washed soy cake. I don’t buy your argument.
I have been eating organic strawberries and blueberries mashed up in cottage cheese for breakfast, and I feel great. since they are low in sugar and super high in polyphenols, I think they are okay. But other fruits you've gotta be really careful with. Especially the high fructose ones
I felt worse on 100% carnivore and didn’t lose an ounce….five months in and no weight loss. Have now incorporated less than 20grams of some fruit and salad.
Thank you !! Was doing great on carnivore then I added blueberries and strawberrys after my OMAD and went downhill fast. Mood crashed, joint pain, lower back pain, sleep suffered, brain fog, stomach bloat and weight gain. My N=1 is no fruit or I pay a heavy price for at least 2 weeks. And vegis are worse.
I was a real hard man, tough as nails on carnivore, milking a cow, churning the butter, eating 5 kg of butter and then the whole cow every day while I worked in the salt mines and ate about 2 buckets of salt everyday. Then one day the missus added a touch of BBQ sauce to the cow. I read the ingredients: …onion extract. By the first bite, I started projectile vomiting. My appendix became inflamed and promptly ruptured, causing peritonitis. Fluid leaked into my lungs and I could hardly breathe. My heart started to fail and I slipped into a coma. The defense chemicals started destroying my body, the strong, masculine, naturally virile body that my natural diet of cow and salt - that humans had been eating for billions of years - had built. All destroyed by the potent defence chemicals. I went into a coma, but luckily Dr Baker was barbecuing at the hospital I was brought to, and he revived me by injecting steak grease into my bloodstream. Never going back to plants again
I don't think you can make blanket statements for everyone. Are you a 60 year old post menopausal woman? I was successful on carnivore for 11 months and changed nothing but started having irregular heartbeats like arrhythmia and other symptoms that Dr. Paul had. I tried upping my fat and upping my protein and calories but nothing helped until I added in carbohydrates. Even the smallest amount corrects the symptoms. Everyone should do what they need to do for their body at their phase in life there's not a one size fits all.
I'm one of those post menopausal women you spoke of. I am also underweight so have to be careful about not losing more. And the thought of just eating meat all day makes me want to cry. (I hate cooking it and the texture can gross me out). In addition, I am a hyper absorber of cholesterol AND a lean mass hyper responder so I had to be put on ezetimibe. Yes, definitely not a one size fits all.
I’ve been on clean keto and OMAD for over 7 years now, definitely the best thing I’ve ever done for my health. On a normal day, I’d mostly eat wild caught fish, eggs and green vegetables, lots of fish and olive oil. So around 60-70% fat, 25-30% protein and 5% carbs usually from green vegetables and berries. At 62, my body fat count stays between 7-9% and I don’t even get sick anymore now. To me, being healthy is way more important than anything else in life, a healthy lifestyle keeps me happy and alert. However, since everyone is different, what works for me may not work for everyone, depends on lifestyle/genetic/guts biome, it’s advisable to do regular checkups when one makes diet and lifestyle changes.
9 month carnivore here and I have been having a handful of blueberries with a high fat greek yoghurt every day and its only been positive so far. It helped me get over a weight stall and helped a little with the constipation, which in my opinion is the only bad thing about carnivore.
Shouldn't have any constipation on carnivore as there's no fiber to ingest you don't even have to use the bathroom every day.. That's not constipation you simply need to wait to wear enough materials or build up to have a number two as most of meats and proteins we digest almost 100%
@rollinupeverest5042 I must be broken then 🤣 I have seen others with same issues and I'm going every 3 to 4 days so yes alot less but adding that small amount of blueberries has made going much more comfortable and also boosted my metabolism. If you do fine without them that's great but for some it could be very helpful.
Some things to consider: - process ripe fruits correctly before eating them (or juice them - solid parts of fruit have more poisons, oxalates, lectins, etc) - eating fat and sugar can keep you fat-adapted - sugar is burned quickly as opposed to complex carbs, so unless you're eating a ton of sugar every meal and between meals... - don't mix fruit and meat in the same meal - they are digested at completely different acidities. Same goes for meat and milk or yogurt, or those things with fruit. If you do this, you'll identify them as bad when really you just ate them at the wrong time (and didn't remove the skin and you ate the seeds - shame) - you can also eat other veggies - the same processing we do for fruits works for them too - it's been shown that honey can help restart a dead pancreas to start producing insulin again, something to consider why we have an organ for helping us with sugars - we eat pollen through honey that has been through the bee's body and undergone chemical changes. It's not the same form as if we just started licking flowers. Similarly, we're all eating grass when consuming meat from a grass-eating animal. Their meat is SO healthy in fact because it contains many of grass's locked nutrients. People rely on animals all the time to make something inedible, in fact, edible. Mothers turn food into milk for their babies, and animals turn food into muscle and flesh. It's not crazy that bee honey and propolis have health benefits after going through a bee's biological system.
I believe Paul Saladino mentions all this too - how to properly prepare your fruits and what is still present in the skins, seeds, rinds, and unripe fruit, along with how to cleanse them of natural defense toxins as well as herbicides/pesticides.
I listened to Paul and it cost me a year of progress and it hurt my gut and I gained weight, I am now back on carnivore and doing well, I believe daily athletes can do some fruits mainly seasonal and local,
Many fruits used to be somewhat bitter until we selectively bred them. So they clearly didn’t want to be eaten by anyone but specific animals that helped them propagate well. I reckon it’s a mixed bag even at the best of times. Edit should’ve watched ten seconds ahead cause you said basically this.
No, you are mistaken, and Saladino doesn’t see the full picture either. Fruit itself is not the problem. Let me explain. Yes, most fruits have been hybridized to be sweeter, but that doesn’t mean we should exclude them entirely. People have always consumed fruit when it was available, as it makes for a perfect snack when you're out and about. The key phrase here is “out and about.” Natural light is a crucial nutrient, playing a significant role in carbohydrate metabolism. Our mitochondria convert energy from light, electrons, protons, and oxygen, aided by copper and iron, into deuterium-depleted water, ATP, and light-energy for the system. When you're active, outdoors in the sun, grounded (barefoot), and eating fruit that ripens on the vine and is in season, the effect of sugars on your body is vastly different compared to eating a banana in front of your computer in February in Europe. Saladino lives in Costa Rica most of the time, where he often wears just a pair of shorts, is very physically active, and enjoys fruit. In my opinion, he overdoes it, but it works for him due to the factors mentioned above. What is the danger of eating fruit? We have a plethora of other carbohydrate sources, making it easy to overconsume carbs. Specifically, fructose signals to the body that it’s summer or autumn-a time of abundance-indicating it's time to store fat for the winter. Naturally, this suppresses hunger signals, leading to the consumption of large amounts of fruit, if available. The problem is that we've made fruit and other carb-rich foods available year-round and in abundance. A small amount of fruit, when in season, is a wonderful food that helps many people retain electrolytes. The real question is how we consume fruit and in what quantities. If you're overweight and perhaps leptin resistant, it is best to follow a strict keto diet to lose weight first and then reintroduce fruit properly, consuming it only when it’s in season. But if you are at your perfect weight and active, it is self-torture to avoid something as delicious and satisfying as watermelon at this time of year. Science generally avoids extremes, but proponents of the carnivore diet often tend to favor them. I am sitting on the grass, barefoot and under the sun, enjoying a watermelon right now. Cheers! p.s. If you want to eat honey, make sure to consume only a small amount AND with comb larvae, which is rich in protein and helps offset the high sugar content. However, since it's almost impossible to find honey with comb larvae in stores, honey is off the menu for me.
Some of us live life,… just as the hunter gatherers. I'm animal based, and I eat some fruit and veggies. Don't eat too much 'too sweet' fruit or else that can cause problems.
In theory i totally agree, but as a 50 year old jiu jitsu player plus weight training, I have allowed myself to add a cup or two of blueberries or plums after my OMAD which is dinner after class. Definitely a couple pounds added but otherwise feel like it helps with muscle glyvogen overall. What's your opinion?
I feel better with some fruit. I needed some carbs and energy. Carnivore alone I had little energy. I eat little fruit but it definitely helps me. I only do it when my energy is low
I first misread the title as "Warning Adult Carnivores..." I was going to say that kids, competitive athletes and even some younger, very active people can probably get away with Paul'd diet. He's not that young, but I believe he still lives in a tropical climate, surfs a couple of hours every day, lifts weights regularly and walks everywhere. He may still be doing some long-term damage, but he's not getting fat due to his activity level and having a good metabolism (I believe he started out a skinny vegan then became a more jacked carnivore). He may also be on TRT, which is a big advantage no matter what you're diet. But to think someone much less active in their 60s can add a ton of fruit to their carnivore diet and only get benefits is very naive.
Paul needs to listen to Dr. Bright. He doesn't need fruit & dairy; he needs to rebuild his hormones with a ton more saturated fat and iodine! He's too active, too skinny, and too iodine deficient to not be eating a stick of butter 🧈 and taking iodine everyday. Also, please stop the organ supplements
Yes but "too Skinny"? are you serious? since the use of steroids, creatine, etc people seem to forget how a natural human use to look like, at most you can say he is lean, not even skinny.
It still is in some places! I work in the woods and LOVE this time of year (high elevation northern latitude, so fruit season is just now coming to an end). Huckleberry, grouse whortleberry, wild strawberry, thimbleberry, elderberry YUM! Funny enough we do have an abundance of historic apple and cherry trees in the lower elevations too, but the domestic fruit is not nearly as good as the tiny forest berries that pack a massive burst of flavor.
My experiments with diet and CGM have shown me that there is a great deal of biological variability amongst people. I had been doing strict carnivore for years and found that my sugars surprisingly were higher than I would’ve expected. Adding a cup or two of blueberries, an avocado, and maybe ONE tbsp of honey daily, while cutting my protein intake, smoothed out my sugar responses. I think there is some benefit to some phasic insulin spikes to increase insulin sensitivity and metabolic flexibility. I’m 6’5” and 220ish. I’m currently experimenting with 100-125g of protein, 150-200g of fat, and 30-40g of total carbs from organic blueberries and ONE tbsp of honey daily. Still relatively low carb but more than keto or carnivore. My sugars have been flat as a board using a CGM. And I actually look bigger and leaner. Maybe from muscle glycogen? The issue with Saladino is that what he’s doing works for HIM. The rest of us can’t necessarily fuck off surfing for hours each day or hike a Costa Rican rainforest. My focus overall has shifted. I used to be about protein protein protein as per standard dogma. Now, given that T2 diabetes is the BIGGEST risk factor for heart disease, my focus is on dialing in my diet to my CGM. And I don’t think that you can generalize that carnivore eaters’ sugars won’t be high. Because there are A LOT of carnivores who report blood sugar dysregulation. Shawn Baker’s A1c at one point was 6.3!!! Dexcom just came out with an OTC CGM called Stelo which is cheap and you can order online. I would strongly encourage everyone to get one and use that to dial their diet in.
To the section "Unripe fruit" (3:16). Please watch the video: "The thing EVERYONE gets wrong about pineapple". Basically there are fruit which ripe only on the plant and there are fruits that ripen on their own - tomatoes, apples, bananas etc. They already contain all the needed stuff to ripen
Great video Max! I have a question you may be able to answer. I eat a full Carnivore diet 99% of the time with a cheat day every now and again that consists of maybe adding some maple syrup to my raw milk or having some fruit or sourdough bread. My question is, how long does eating these carbs only on one given day throw me off of being fat adapted and out of Ketosis for? I did this yesterday, lol. But every time I do I always wonder that question. I basically eat beef, eggs, bacon and raw dairy with morning coffee being the only plant item i still consume. Thanks in advance!
my 2 cents. every day you wake up in fat burning state. So if you are already used to burning fat then it should only take until the next day to get back into keto.
Glycation depends on the duration of exposure to high blood glucose levels. Healthy individuals can efficiently store the carbohydrates they consume, which helps prevent glycation. Additionally, fruits contain antioxidants that protect against glycation. In one of his reviews, Saladino’s HbA1c was noted to be in the low 5% range, similar to other carnivores tracking their health markers. Therefore, Paul’s glycation levels are no higher than those of other carnivores with the same HbA1c levels, which is negligible.
Carnivore for a year, lion diet since May. The more food I eliminated, the better I felt, and did not think I’d like beef & bison only. Surprise surprise! No coffee this month, so another surprise, even though I drank only 1 cup/day. I did find it interesting that organic doesn’t necessarily mean no pesticides, because you said that pesticides could be natural too. Duh. Thank you for that, and thank you for posting good information presented well.
Humans evolved with amylase the enzyme to break down starch and taste buds for sweet. Obligate carnivores like cats do not have amylase and taste buds for sweet. So to say we arent adapted to eat carbs is ridiculous. Does that mean we should make high glycemic carbs the foundation of our diet? no it means we can and i believe should eat the high fiber low glycemic fruit and vegetables to regulate and slow our digestion, feed our gut bacteria and create micro biome diversity which makes us stronger and more resilient. Modest glucose intake helps stimulate low level insulin release our body needs to manage hormones and metabolism and provide minimums of glycogen not having to rely on the liver conversion of fat and protein to glucose. Low glycemic glycemic high fiber plant foods do not create the problems of high insulin and promote fat storage in higher fat diets. Additionally if you eat high fiber low glycemic plants with lean meat, fish and eggs you get the perfect balance nature intended for us and most animals in nature to eat. We created the majority of our high glycemic fruit a hybrid frankensteins if low fiber high sugar/starch. We have also created selectively bred livestock to produce ectopic fat/marbeling in their meat. Wild plants that wild omnivores and even herbovores eat are high in fiber low in starch/sugar snd wild animals have lean muscle with the highest fat in organs and sub dermal. Even a whale has leaner meat than our domestic cattle, that is how dysfunctional our diet has become. There is plenty of fat in healthy wild game and plenty if glucose/starch in wild fruit and vegetables. I have been eating Paleo this way now for almost 3 years successfully at now 58 years old down from 200 lbs to 155 lbs, free of pre diabetes, metabolic dysfunction, high blood pressure, without meds. Only minerals and a few vitamins. When you eat lean meat and low glycemic fruit and vegs you supply lower levels of fuel glucose and fat with plenty of protein and fiber exactly what our digestive system was designed for whole food that is not mostly fuel that our liver and mitochondria can process and metabolize without creating metabolic dysfunction from being flooded with pure fuel from hybrid plants and animals.
I always bring up this exact same issue about how domestic animals are grossly overfed and bred to be fatter. I feel so much better eating lean bison, venison, or elk than modern cattle even if it’s grass fed
A lot of fruits are bitter until they are ripe enough to fall off the tree. It is not beneficial for them to be eaten until later in the fruit's development cycle. It seems to me that they drive up the sugars at the last stage of development to mask the taste of the bitter chemicals. But the bitter chemicals remain.
I have never seen carnivore centurions. Mainly they eat a variety of food, meat being a small part. I'm mainly 90% animal food eater, but I won't be closed minded negating all other possibilities.
Why would I add fruit when it’s never been a fave of mine? Paul has a few good ideas but his method can misdirect Carnivores to think these extra foods are okay. Thx Max for reminding us why fruit should not be included in Carnivore. 👏🇦🇺
Perfect recipe for chronic disease. You either consume high carbs low fat or you go high fat zero carbs/close to zero. The reason you don't mix them is because its clogged your system up. But its a free country do what you want.
I think everyone should experiment for themself with ratio of carnivore and fruit and choose what makes them feel best. I have been on pure carnivore for about 2 years and when I started introducing some fruit daily , my energy levels went up and overall I feel more happier and stable. I think everybody is individual and should try what works for them.
Raw local honey during childhood is perfect to avoid developing environmental allergies. Honey is a perfect food and humans eat it universally across the world.
I think Paul has turned into a grifter and like all grifters, he'll change his tune to whatever he thinks will draw the most cash his way. He certainly isn't in it to spread truth, or to discover truth.
I have a question: i know that wild berries are low in fructose and defence compounds. You are mentioning the Inuit people in other videos as an example for healthy carnivores. I did my own research and read that the wild growing berries, kelp and yams roots in the northern most part of Canada and Russia are essential for their survival and have been an essential part of their diet before the Europeans arrived. They (berries) are harvested in the summer weeks and eaten in small portions all year round. I know you are not a historian and technically (not yet) a dietician but I would like to hear about your opinion on that. If you did finish your degree (I watch your videos in an non chronological order so I may have mixed the timeline up) I apologise.
Completely agree. Been carnivore for over 400 days, tried animal based mostly berries, a few apples and oranges. For my, carnivore is way better. The other things, Paul maybe spends 4 hrs daily in the sun and surfing, and gets seasonal fruit were he is ate that is probably NOT what most folks can do
Out of all the carnivore influencers out there, you stand out as my favorite. Tomorrow marks 15 months of following the carnivore diet for me, and it’s amazing to see how something that seemed so complicated at first has now become second nature. My routine is simple: two ribeyes a day, plus a beef bowl with butter and a couple of eggs. That’s it.
Before this, I struggled with my weight, Crohn’s, IBS, and lifelong mental health issues. Now? No meds, perfect weight, working out regularly, and genuinely happy. I have to thank you for so much of this. You were the one who convinced me to give up coffee and milk, and that made a world of difference.
More people need to see your content because you’re thorough, you do the research, and you genuinely care. Thank you for everything-you’re the man. Keep going.
Will becoming fat adapted make my workouts worse or no?
Really agree with you. In the learning phase I needed so much reassurance. Now it’s automatic. 👏
Yeah this is one of my favorite channels. Another good one is called 'Pottinger's Human'
Thank you very much. I greatly appreciate it. Great to hear you are doing amazing and I’m glad you enjoy the videos.
@@WaylinWayWay Becoming fat adapted will only help once your body is used to it. I have much more consistent energy when I workout now.
"I can't believe vegans still eat plants...it's like they don't even consider their feelings" 🤣🤣
They don't just eat them, they hunt them first. Years of munching on weeds has atrophied their minds to such an extent that they feel if they don't stealthily creep up on a lettuce, it will run away.
By the way, you can still get your meat direct from farms. We raise beef and lamb to supply ourselves and others in southern Missouri. We need more people getting back to the land and engaging in animal husbandry for change to be made. We left the city and bought 42 acres to do just that.
Sort of I’ve been trying to but the place that I found fresh milk they’re trying to sell it $70 for a gallon
That sounds wonderfully peaceful. Accolades to you. 👏🇦🇺
@@gatesroyaleouch, better off spending that $70 on supermarket steak than milk...
Definitely true and strongly needed! Good on you guys!
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@@Boababa-fn3mr I've been trying to find a girlfriend who's a farmer. I might have found one but my scooter happened to break down this week... 😭 she seemed highly interested in me. My manifestation for chick who's family is connected to a ranch is coming close. 🤞 Crossed
The reason I like Paul is that even with things he DOESN'T eat, he still tries to give the best advice on how, as he understands everyone is different. My buddy got to 300 lbs and was prediabetic before he decided to go carnivore, and it helped. But he had to add a few carbs to keep thriving and now he is back to 200 lbs and living his best life. We are all built different. I myself am doing keto and have lost weight, my psoriasis is practically gone, I sleep better and don't need antihistamines prior to mowing anymore, amongst other things.
I encountered those defense mechanisms recently while eating some figs from one of my trees. Apparently I picked some that had not ripened yet, and got some burns on the tip of my tongue and lips due to the fruit containing latex. Was an interesting experience.
Currently the best carnivore channel on UA-cam. Enough information presented to set you in the right direction for doing your own further research. There is a lot of unlearning to do, and Max's channel is a great place to start. Thank You!
Thank you very much
😂 no it isn't, its generally good though
@max.german can you please show me a study where it shows these defence chemicals are bad for you in a human diet
@@TheMightyZeus. defense chemicals. You know of any that are good for you?
@@Cenot4ph please show me a study showing they are bad for you?
Excellent info, thanks Max! Covered a lot of ground here!
Good rebuttal! The benefits I’ve enjoyed since adopting the Carnivore way of eating (in no particular order): Excess weight gone, improved sleep, mental clarity, arthritis gone, able to remember why I went into another room, varicose veins disappeared, sun and stove burns don’t hurt and are gone the next day, hardly any plaque and no bleeding gums at the dentist, rosacea gone, acne gone, mood improvement, cravings gone, ankle swelling gone, cracked heels gone, and I never feel “hangry”
Im in my fifth year carnivore/no veg no fruit
no issues with iron or fat
I watched a TV series called orangutan jungle school that focuses on an organization that takes care of orphaned baby orangutans to raise them so they can gain the skills needed so they can be released in the wild
One of the orangutans started getting dental issues and becoming overweight because they were constantly eating bananas. The staff had to put him on a special diet because his fruit addiction was causing health issues.
And this is for a species that eats a lot of different fruits in their natural habitat. But even they develop issues when they overconsume fruit, especially the man-made fruit that we grow that's been made to be very high in flesh and sugar.
Most likely they were feeding it man made fruit which contains more sugar than what would be found in the wild.
@@leemanwrong They were. They were typical bananas that we'd be eating too.
5 years carnivore this month. No fruit. Thriving.
The 60,000 miles of veins in your body are clogging up with all of that GREASE!
@@jmseipp What grease? Meat and the fat of it is dissolved on DNA basis already in the jejunum. Humans and their predecessing species eat meat for 2 million+ years - seed oils for 150 years max and more and more of it for 50 years maybe. Sure it's the stuff humans and their predecessing species eat for 2 million+ years.
@@jmseipp grease doesn't clog up veins... it heals them.
@@SuperSinSlayer Who told you that ridiculous lie? Name names!
@@jmseipp lie? no lies here. Animal fat is the most healthy substance a human can consume.
Unfortunately I tried carnivore and made it about 60 days. I tried it for two reasons: to fix my insomnia and to heal my gut. First 2 weeks sucked, then I got fat adapted and felt amazing. However 6 weeks in and I stopped craving meat. Steaks didn't taste good, and some meals left me just as bloated and uncomfortable as I was before carnivore. I ended up undereating because I wasn't hungry and didn't like anything I ate, even bacon didn't taste good. So I started adding in seasonings, more dairy, and condiments/sauces. It helped a little, but I could tell my hormones were suffering and my sleep suffered once again. My energy plummeted, my melancholy mood swings returned, and my gut ended up no better than before. So I quit and started slowly adding in fruit and honey and a well-researched probiotic supplement to help adapt (never did this before). After two weeks, my gut health is pretty much perfect and my energy is much better. Libido is back and mood is great. My appetite is strong as well, and steak and bacon taste great. All this to say, Paul Saladino's approach may be wrong for you Max, however it is helping me live my best life and achieve better health. The dogmatic will not help anyone, being open minded to celebrating other people's success should be our first response to someone doing well for themselves.
So to you who are not doing well on carnivore, stop and recalibrate. Maybe, just maybe it isn't right for you.
My reply @benicio1967 might be applicable to you too.
For me consuming some carbs here and there is better as well.
The first change is an increase in sex drive if I add some carbs.
On carnivore diet my SHBG levels are very high and free testosterone gets lower
same issue here
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These are the same in all men while on carnivore diet. The problem is that these people are extreme fanatics and there is no room left to talk to them. Some carbs are benefical
Glycation has nothing to do with how you feel.
I eat almost carnivore. Have a small amount of fruit/veg, keeping below 30g carbs a day. Works well for me, eczema reduced, energy levels, sleep, digestion good.
Same here. 100 percent carnivore made me feel ill. Whichever diet that makes you feel most optimal, do that. Your body is your guide.
@@doloressosa4351 I feel fine on 100% carnivore. Just enjoy having a bit of flexibility in my diet.
Also, people on 100% carnivore often say they get issues when they try to reintroduce plants, I'd rather just keep eating them (in small quantities). They aren't causing me problems, and I don't want cause issues consuming them in the future.
Never needed to lose weight so I'm not concerned about that side of the diet. I do it for my skin, and although it's not 100%, it's much better now than when eating a 'normal' diet.
@@dmythicado you think your skin would be better if you dropped the fruit/veg?
@@No_Frills_Carnivore I don't know. I'm off it at the moment. Went to visit family and didn't want to be awkward with people cooking for me. Been off it for about a week, skin is slightly worse, but I'm enjoying the freedom to eat whatever 😂
@dmythica so you've been off it a week, your skin is worse off but you're enjoying the freedom to eat whatever? That's crazy... feel free to eat what clearly poisons your body - we all have free will.. do you 😉
I recently came back from a family holiday myself. Every day I ate red meat and eggs, and I cooked for everybody else for 7 days too - there were 11 of us all together. I don't care what anybody thinks or says about how I eat. I'm happy to defend it if I have to 🤷🏾♀️. The reason I didn't go off my diet is simply nothing feels better than health 🥩🍳❤️
I recently tried to add fruit, ruined my consistent energy, my sleep, brain fog, anxiety, aches and pains.
I'm 7 months strict carnivore. I've never felt better. I quit dairy almost 2 months ago. That was a game-changer for me.
Well, summer is almost over and watermelon is gone. No more fruit for me. I’m allergic to most fruit anyway.
Great video, as usual, Max! Thank you! Keep up the good work! From Bo and Rebecca in Auburn, Washington USA 🇺🇸 💪🏽 ❤️
Glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate the support.
Wow i thought this was just a dumb video but you actually made some pretty good points!
Its so difficult to convince ppl how amazing carnivore diet is when they hold to the false stigma of government guidelines regarding diet and nutrition.
ITs just addiction. Nothing more nothing else. People don't want to give up sugar addiction like smoking or drinking same shit different story.
Government guidelines? Fruit is delicious. Nothing less, nothing more. No government involved
Paul Saladino just became addicted to sugar again and is trying to justify his adiction
Just like Cole Robinson back on the Mcdicks diet😂
He's addicted because he tanked his hormones. He needs more fat and iodine
@@ceptember. And he eats way too much organ meat.
you have a protein and fat addiction, we eat carbs because we can and they're healthier than eating just meat.
According to Paul he eats daily between 300-400 grams of carbs in the form of fruit, fruit juices and honey I wouldn’t call that an animal based diet.
Most pesticides have systemic action, that means it acts inside the plant and not in the surface, so they are unwashable
Yep, I never made this connection until I started using systemic pesticide on my roses and I was like… wait a minute!! 😮
Then grow your own. That's the problem people are so ignorant about.
@@kyles5513 ok Kyle, I’m sure that’s feasible for a family of 4 in an apartment.
@@NearHavana care to explain how?
I mean if the action is systemic the compound is inside the cells ,
And what would be the iodine/ chemical poison reaction?
@@NearHavana I'm alive, I have metabolism dead plants don't
Very well presented thank you
That was a great explanation about how the body can or can’t (so easily) tap into its own fat reserves for fuel. Thx Max!
Excellent summary, well done
Carnivore is a healing diet. If someone heals, and slowly introduces foods that don't impact them in a negative way, they are more than able to do so. If they need to heal again, they can always go back to full carnivore.
Some people don't need to heal their entire life. Carnivore diet is expensive, and some people just like food.
Let's not kid ourselves. I plan on starting Carnivore soon, but once I get the healing I want/need, I will likely also add fruit or other things as well.
The healing comes from people eliminating sugars and processed foods. "Man was not born to be a carnivore" - Albert Einstein.
Someone with "salad" in his last name. What did we expect?
Your comment is too underrated lol 😂
What would you expect from Ken BERRY?
@@pabloschlebos I expected a fruit-eating junkie, but I am glad that he is a huge carnivore diet proponent instead.
I like to eat meat, dairy and berries, raw honey etc. Feels good.
Thanks Max, it is good to hear the truth explained. 10 out of 10.
Truly appreciate the hard work you put in your videos. Could you do a video about nuts consumption.
I like Paul Saladino… I think everyone has a unique life style.. I exercise 2 1/2 to 3 hours and just eating meat I get leg cramps that nothing will stop… once I added low glycemic fruit and Keifer and Greek yogurt my leg cramps are gone… I follow Paul Saladino..
How clean muscle meat diet did you eat?
Just curious because too little magnesium can cause cramps, I need to eat ~1 magnesium pill(~1 days worth of magnesium) per week while doing exercising(4-5 hours per week) and eating mostly clean muscle meat or I'm done.
You'd need to eat 1.5kg or 3.3 pounds of meat per day to get enough magnesium for a normal person.
Same happened to me , I added some fruit & cramps disappeared. I agree every (body )is unique in their own way . Do what works and listen to your body 🤓
2 1/2 to 3 hours of exercise is bad for you. It is unnatural. You are probably sweating out your electrolyes.
Take magnesium and Taurine, not Fructose 🤦
Do you all salt?
Four months into my so far twelve month carnivore journey I ate four warmed by the morning sun, fully ripe apricots off my own organically raised tree. The pain and bloat I'd experienced my entire life after eating anything plant based came roaring back and stayed with me for over 24 hours. Even the best fruit is no good - not for me anyway.
You destroyed your gut eating only meat.
@@piotrmusial9399can you not read? He had gut issues BEFORE he went carnivore.
@@peterwebb8732 can't you not read? He said that after carnivore he can't even eat 4 small fruits.
And that it wad worse then before.
@@piotrmusial9399 Nope, was the same pain as before. Read my comment.
I cannot eat fruit. It is a disaster for me to do so.
It’s only an addiction if it hurts or impedes you in someway. He is lean, very fit, very active and doing far better than I am on strict carnivore. I have asked dozens of people to give me any input, or suggestions on why I have failed so miserably at carnivore. I am now on my third attempt and like the first two times, I am extremely short of breath, I am extremely weak and fatigued, I have debilitating muscle pain and tightness and have to lie down after the most basic activities. I think Paul is onto something when he says that some people simply cannot live without carbs. I seem to be one of them. I know the carnivore diet works for 98% of all people because I’ve seen the proof of it. I understand that it takes time to adjust to any diet but at some point, you have to be able to function. It’s a safe assumption that a diet is not working for you when for six weeks straight, you can barely get up off your couch. It seems as though some people experience rapid acclimation and great success while others have an immediate and life altering backlash when they remove carbs from their diet. Like clockwork, after three days, I go into a state where I have absolutely no energy and no tolerance to any kind of movement or activity. I cannot stand for more than 5 or 10 minutes without having to go and lie down. After resting and recovering for about an hour, I can get back up again only to find that five or 10 minutes later I have to get back to the couch as quickly as I can before i go to the floor. The only thing that pulled me out of this state the last time I tried carnivore was adding in avocados but then I gained 10 pounds and knew that was not going to work so I stopped the diet again. While I do understand that you know far more than I ever will about nutrition and biology, I can only tell you that the only reason you believe in strict carnivore is because it works for you. Until you have had to live with debilitating weakness, exhaustion, fatigue, muscle tightness so crippling and painful that you literally can not stand but for a few brief minutes or you’re forced into lying on the couch all day, you really can’t understand that some people simply cannot adapt to this diet quick enough no matter how badly they may want to. I have no doubt that given time my body would eventually be able to convert fat into energy, but I can only hold on for so long until I’m so weak and unable to function that I feel forced to return to eating various foods that will give me energy and relief from muscle cramps and general weakness. It takes me too long to begin utilizing my own fat stores so I feel destined to fail at every attempt. I grow too exhausted and frustrated to stick with it until I have a break through. The one thing that perplexes me is why can we eat pizza and hamburgers and french fries and our energy remains stable but when we get on a really healthy diet, within three days some of us hit a wall that seems impenetrable. Dr. Saladino says he was having muscle tightness and I believe him, because I live with everyday myself. I’m sincerely glad for you if you don’t. If I ever figure out how to overcome these obstacles and manage to stay with it this time, I am determined to try to help as many people as I possibly can who find themselves stuck in the same situation because it’s so discouraging to want so badly to succeed at a healthier way of living but feel that you are one of a few who simply can’t make it to the other side.
You are most probably a slow oxidizer metabolic type. Fast Oxidizers convert their food into energy at a very fast pace while Slow Oxidizers convert their food into energy at a very slow rate. As a slow oxidizer you probably have a low cortisol production, which means less conversion of proteins and fats into glucose, which is how Cortisol is able to maintain blood sugar levels. Without this conversion taking place, you will tend to have a more severe trend for hypoglycemia as blood sugar levels cannot be maintained. The reason why avocado helped you is due to the potassium it contains. Low cortisol production will also mean that there will be lower potassium levels in your tissues.
It sounds like you needed electrolytes. I would feel the same without making sure to take them daily. Sometimes I have to take more at night to keep them balanced. Otherwise I suffer terrible leg cramps. But have stuck with this strictly and added in LMNT every day and as I mentioned sometimes twice.
@@firelight-vitalitythank you for this information. This is very helpful. I do get a bit light headed so maybe it is blood sugar. About two hours after I eat I notice I get red flushing and my face and ears get hot. That usually continues on for a few hours and thankfully each spell is very brief lasting only a minute or two. I’m just going to have to get through it this time. Hopefully this will sort itself out over time. Thank you.
@@ThelmaFulcherI think the lmnt is a huge boost for those who tend to drop electrolytes. I think I likely have a potassium deficiency as well.
@@benicio1967Have you tried to transition more slowly? Going cold turkey can be bit of a shock to the system. You could try to go from 100g carbs a day to zero over the span of half a year. And if you feel bad at 50g a day, you could go back to 60g and stay there for 2 weeks before you try again or maybe you find out that is the sweetspot for you.
I still don't get how a diet that includes plants can be called "animal based". I think it's really just Saladino's way to not completely go against his carnivore roots. I can almost get onboard him calling Honey animal based, almost, but strawberries have nothing to do with Animals, so it's already deceitful to me.
I personally think Saladino just ate way too much organs (which he now sells in overpriced supplements) and that was what caused his issues, which he's used to justify adding all the fruit. But, that's just a guess, i could be very wrong about that.
You are thinking black and white. I eat 80-90% animals, but to you I'm just a SAD omnivore or what. Especially since most of my meat I eat raw, most people would see me as carnivorous.
Labels are stupid. Just do what works. Pure carnivore is a great start point ( I am pure carnivore a few days per week), have no issues and a sponsored athlete with under ten percent body fat
Don't let "perfect" be the enemy of the food. That is known as orthorexia.
Keep Evolving.
calm down, i don't think anything about you or how you eat. i was just saying that the label "animal based" is a bit of a misnomer for something with lots of plants in it; nothing more.
When we say ‘animal based” as a way of eating, it just a way of saying you mainly base your diet around meat, but you still have meagre amounts of non meat products, ie a you might have blueberries a couple of times a week. Meat-based used in this context doesn’t mean you only base your food on meat, that’s carnivore, it means carnivore plus a bit of other non-meat foods. It can help someone adjusting from Keto to full carnivore or keep others on track that might otherwise fall off the carnivore wagon. Not ideal, but we all do the best we can.
That makes sense, it's just not how I think. When I think "animal based", I think of something based on animals, which fruit isn't. To describe the situation as you describe, I'd probably call that, "animal focused" or carnivorish.
It doesn't matter really, I just find "animal based" a poor term for eating some non-animal foods. Not a problem for me, I just find it weird terminology.
@@happilyhomeless I call it "carnicore", since meat is the core of it, all else is optional.
It depends, I feel better eating leaner carnivore plus some carbs, keeping fats low to moderate. Way better than with crazy advice "up your fat eat sticks of butter with each meal".
Ketosis is stressful, so is gluconeogenesis. Fasting is stressful too.
Same here. I alternate meats. Sometimes I do leaner cuts, sometimes fattier ones. Experimenting with carbs now. I think I prefer starches to fruit though, especially for dinner.
10:14 Oh yes I've heard this argument before, it's totally invalid, at least as far as USDA beef and pork are concerned. Those animals are not fed "garbage grains" full of "chemicals". Acutally, all the chemicals go to the vegans and junk food eaters. See, the animals are feed distillation byproducts and soybean cake. The soybean cake has all the oil pressed out of it, and then it is washed down and rinsed several times (I believe it's steamed). So all the "chemicals" that were in it get washed out. Most of the chemicals get washed out into the soybean oil that then goes to feed vegans and soyslop eaters. The thoroughly rinsed and clean soybean cake is then shipped to feed lots and hog farms. The corn(maize) get's smashed up and made into wort to ferment alcohol. So the solid mush sits around SOAKING in a very warm water bath for a long time, and all the chemicals that were in there gets washed out....then it actually ferments to some solution of alcohol. So the solid bits are soaking in water in alcohol for quite a while. Then the solid bits get separated out....completely clean of all the "chemicals" that were ever sprayed anywhere near the plant. Then that CLEAN maize mash gets shipped to feedlots and hog farms. Actually this "byproduct" material that is fed to the animals is sparkling clean and free of 99.9999% of most chemicals. All the harmful chemicals get washed out in the alcohol solution that becomes your E85 and Coors Light!! Now contrast this to "muh grass fed organic beef".....they are allowed to graze on grass that may have been growing in toxic soil for all you know. They could have been grazing in meadows that used to be an industrial site (i.e. "brownfield"). There's all the proof you need that USDA>grass fed
Meh, I don't know, all these studies with industrial animal food sounds just like big farms and meat companies lies to make their products look not as bad as they trully are. You can't really trust anythings these days, in fact some neurological studies suggest that we live in a controled hallucination induced by our brains, so...yeah😔
Thanks for the info, I can only afford regular beef and pork. This, "evil grain-lot fed beef" was probably started by vegan propagandists.
Soyslop had me 😂😂😂
Corn and soy in the USA is genetically modified. They are also grown by big Ag and are sprayed with pesticides as well. I guarantee that a cow would go for the grass vs a washed soy cake. I don’t buy your argument.
Well done Max 👍brilliant!
awesome vid mate. Im about 6 months eating only steak butter and salt and i am in phenomenal shape and retaining information like a machine
I have been eating organic strawberries and blueberries mashed up in cottage cheese for breakfast, and I feel great. since they are low in sugar and super high in polyphenols, I think they are okay. But other fruits you've gotta be really careful with. Especially the high fructose ones
Great video💪 I’ve been carnivore for 2 years and started to share my story here a week ago🥩🤝
I felt worse on 100% carnivore and didn’t lose an ounce….five months in and no weight loss. Have now incorporated less than 20grams of some fruit and salad.
Kick the salad, there's no purpose
What happened after you added the carbs?
❤ and 🤗 -- many thanks !
Thank you !! Was doing great on carnivore then I added blueberries and strawberrys after my OMAD and went downhill fast. Mood crashed, joint pain, lower back pain, sleep suffered, brain fog, stomach bloat and weight gain. My N=1 is no fruit or I pay a heavy price for at least 2 weeks. And vegis are worse.
What a great reminder to others that our bodies run individually and we need to listen to our needs. 👏
Same here fiber from plants makes me sick.
I'm going to say for a fact that if all that happened after eating a blueberry you got something else to worry about friend.
I was a real hard man, tough as nails on carnivore, milking a cow, churning the butter, eating 5 kg of butter and then the whole cow every day while I worked in the salt mines and ate about 2 buckets of salt everyday. Then one day the missus added a touch of BBQ sauce to the cow. I read the ingredients: …onion extract. By the first bite, I started projectile vomiting. My appendix became inflamed and promptly ruptured, causing peritonitis. Fluid leaked into my lungs and I could hardly breathe. My heart started to fail and I slipped into a coma. The defense chemicals started destroying my body, the strong, masculine, naturally virile body that my natural diet of cow and salt - that humans had been eating for billions of years - had built. All destroyed by the potent defence chemicals. I went into a coma, but luckily Dr Baker was barbecuing at the hospital I was brought to, and he revived me by injecting steak grease into my bloodstream. Never going back to plants again
@@lukerichardson2404 🤣😂😊😁
I don't think you can make blanket statements for everyone. Are you a 60 year old post menopausal woman? I was successful on carnivore for 11 months and changed nothing but started having irregular heartbeats like arrhythmia and other symptoms that Dr. Paul had. I tried upping my fat and upping my protein and calories but nothing helped until I added in carbohydrates. Even the smallest amount corrects the symptoms. Everyone should do what they need to do for their body at their phase in life there's not a one size fits all.
I'm one of those post menopausal women you spoke of. I am also underweight so have to be careful about not losing more. And the thought of just eating meat all day makes me want to cry. (I hate cooking it and the texture can gross me out). In addition, I am a hyper absorber of cholesterol AND a lean mass hyper responder so I had to be put on ezetimibe. Yes, definitely not a one size fits all.
I’ve been on clean keto and OMAD for over 7 years now, definitely the best thing I’ve ever done for my health. On a normal day, I’d mostly eat wild caught fish, eggs and green vegetables, lots of fish and olive oil. So around 60-70% fat, 25-30% protein and 5% carbs usually from green vegetables and berries. At 62, my body fat count stays between 7-9% and I don’t even get sick anymore now. To me, being healthy is way more important than anything else in life, a healthy lifestyle keeps me happy and alert. However, since everyone is different, what works for me may not work for everyone, depends on lifestyle/genetic/guts biome, it’s advisable to do regular checkups when one makes diet and lifestyle changes.
9 month carnivore here and I have been having a handful of blueberries with a high fat greek yoghurt every day and its only been positive so far. It helped me get over a weight stall and helped a little with the constipation, which in my opinion is the only bad thing about carnivore.
Constipation on carnivore is often associated with too little fat.
Shouldn't have any constipation on carnivore as there's no fiber to ingest you don't even have to use the bathroom every day..
That's not constipation you simply need to wait to wear enough materials or build up to have a number two as most of meats and proteins we digest almost 100%
@rollinupeverest5042 I must be broken then 🤣 I have seen others with same issues and I'm going every 3 to 4 days so yes alot less but adding that small amount of blueberries has made going much more comfortable and also boosted my metabolism.
If you do fine without them that's great but for some it could be very helpful.
Some things to consider:
- process ripe fruits correctly before eating them (or juice them - solid parts of fruit have more poisons, oxalates, lectins, etc)
- eating fat and sugar can keep you fat-adapted - sugar is burned quickly as opposed to complex carbs, so unless you're eating a ton of sugar every meal and between meals...
- don't mix fruit and meat in the same meal - they are digested at completely different acidities. Same goes for meat and milk or yogurt, or those things with fruit. If you do this, you'll identify them as bad when really you just ate them at the wrong time (and didn't remove the skin and you ate the seeds - shame)
- you can also eat other veggies - the same processing we do for fruits works for them too
- it's been shown that honey can help restart a dead pancreas to start producing insulin again, something to consider why we have an organ for helping us with sugars
- we eat pollen through honey that has been through the bee's body and undergone chemical changes. It's not the same form as if we just started licking flowers. Similarly, we're all eating grass when consuming meat from a grass-eating animal. Their meat is SO healthy in fact because it contains many of grass's locked nutrients. People rely on animals all the time to make something inedible, in fact, edible. Mothers turn food into milk for their babies, and animals turn food into muscle and flesh. It's not crazy that bee honey and propolis have health benefits after going through a bee's biological system.
I believe Paul Saladino mentions all this too - how to properly prepare your fruits and what is still present in the skins, seeds, rinds, and unripe fruit, along with how to cleanse them of natural defense toxins as well as herbicides/pesticides.
Top content Max 👍
I listened to Paul and it cost me a year of progress and it hurt my gut and I gained weight, I am now back on carnivore and doing well, I believe daily athletes can do some fruits mainly seasonal and local,
Many fruits used to be somewhat bitter until we selectively bred them. So they clearly didn’t want to be eaten by anyone but specific animals that helped them propagate well.
I reckon it’s a mixed bag even at the best of times.
Edit should’ve watched ten seconds ahead cause you said basically this.
No, you are mistaken, and Saladino doesn’t see the full picture either. Fruit itself is not the problem. Let me explain.
Yes, most fruits have been hybridized to be sweeter, but that doesn’t mean we should exclude them entirely. People have always consumed fruit when it was available, as it makes for a perfect snack when you're out and about. The key phrase here is “out and about.”
Natural light is a crucial nutrient, playing a significant role in carbohydrate metabolism. Our mitochondria convert energy from light, electrons, protons, and oxygen, aided by copper and iron, into deuterium-depleted water, ATP, and light-energy for the system. When you're active, outdoors in the sun, grounded (barefoot), and eating fruit that ripens on the vine and is in season, the effect of sugars on your body is vastly different compared to eating a banana in front of your computer in February in Europe.
Saladino lives in Costa Rica most of the time, where he often wears just a pair of shorts, is very physically active, and enjoys fruit. In my opinion, he overdoes it, but it works for him due to the factors mentioned above.
What is the danger of eating fruit? We have a plethora of other carbohydrate sources, making it easy to overconsume carbs. Specifically, fructose signals to the body that it’s summer or autumn-a time of abundance-indicating it's time to store fat for the winter. Naturally, this suppresses hunger signals, leading to the consumption of large amounts of fruit, if available. The problem is that we've made fruit and other carb-rich foods available year-round and in abundance.
A small amount of fruit, when in season, is a wonderful food that helps many people retain electrolytes. The real question is how we consume fruit and in what quantities. If you're overweight and perhaps leptin resistant, it is best to follow a strict keto diet to lose weight first and then reintroduce fruit properly, consuming it only when it’s in season. But if you are at your perfect weight and active, it is self-torture to avoid something as delicious and satisfying as watermelon at this time of year.
Science generally avoids extremes, but proponents of the carnivore diet often tend to favor them. I am sitting on the grass, barefoot and under the sun, enjoying a watermelon right now. Cheers!
p.s. If you want to eat honey, make sure to consume only a small amount AND with comb larvae, which is rich in protein and helps offset the high sugar content. However, since it's almost impossible to find honey with comb larvae in stores, honey is off the menu for me.
Actually yes then being bred to be 3 to 6 times sweeter than they used to be is a perfect reason to not consume them entirely or at alll
Some of us live life,… just as the hunter gatherers. I'm animal based, and I eat some fruit and veggies. Don't eat too much 'too sweet' fruit or else that can cause problems.
In theory i totally agree, but as a 50 year old jiu jitsu player plus weight training, I have allowed myself to add a cup or two of blueberries or plums after my OMAD which is dinner after class. Definitely a couple pounds added but otherwise feel like it helps with muscle glyvogen overall. What's your opinion?
I feel better with some fruit. I needed some carbs and energy. Carnivore alone I had little energy. I eat little fruit but it definitely helps me. I only do it when my energy is low
I first misread the title as "Warning Adult Carnivores..." I was going to say that kids, competitive athletes and even some younger, very active people can probably get away with Paul'd diet. He's not that young, but I believe he still lives in a tropical climate, surfs a couple of hours every day, lifts weights regularly and walks everywhere. He may still be doing some long-term damage, but he's not getting fat due to his activity level and having a good metabolism (I believe he started out a skinny vegan then became a more jacked carnivore). He may also be on TRT, which is a big advantage no matter what you're diet.
But to think someone much less active in their 60s can add a ton of fruit to their carnivore diet and only get benefits is very naive.
Jacked? I'm twice his size😂
Iv tried adding fruit and literally within a day or two aches and pains reapear and or I feel like I'm getting a cold or flu
Paul needs to listen to Dr. Bright. He doesn't need fruit & dairy; he needs to rebuild his hormones with a ton more saturated fat and iodine!
He's too active, too skinny, and too iodine deficient to not be eating a stick of butter 🧈 and taking iodine everyday. Also, please stop the organ supplements
Raw dairy is great for you 😂
Yes but "too Skinny"? are you serious? since the use of steroids, creatine, etc people seem to forget how a natural human use to look like, at most you can say he is lean, not even skinny.
love your work
Fruit was a once a year treat.
It was never a treat. It was an energy source when meat wasn’t available yet had its consequences for consuming.
In the 60s it wasn’t once a year but not as sweet and not so many choices.
@@AnneMB955 Ancestral hunter/ gathering was once a year.
It still is in some places!
I work in the woods and LOVE this time of year (high elevation northern latitude, so fruit season is just now coming to an end).
Huckleberry, grouse whortleberry, wild strawberry, thimbleberry, elderberry YUM!
Funny enough we do have an abundance of historic apple and cherry trees in the lower elevations too, but the domestic fruit is not nearly as good as the tiny forest berries that pack a massive burst of flavor.
Berries are good for humans. Just don't eat them all the f'ing time.
My experiments with diet and CGM have shown me that there is a great deal of biological variability amongst people.
I had been doing strict carnivore for years and found that my sugars surprisingly were higher than I would’ve expected.
Adding a cup or two of blueberries, an avocado, and maybe ONE tbsp of honey daily, while cutting my protein intake, smoothed out my sugar responses.
I think there is some benefit to some phasic insulin spikes to increase insulin sensitivity and metabolic flexibility.
I’m 6’5” and 220ish. I’m currently experimenting with 100-125g of protein, 150-200g of fat, and 30-40g of total carbs from organic blueberries and ONE tbsp of honey daily. Still relatively low carb but more than keto or carnivore.
My sugars have been flat as a board using a CGM. And I actually look bigger and leaner. Maybe from muscle glycogen?
The issue with Saladino is that what he’s doing works for HIM. The rest of us can’t necessarily fuck off surfing for hours each day or hike a Costa Rican rainforest.
My focus overall has shifted. I used to be about protein protein protein as per standard dogma. Now, given that T2 diabetes is the BIGGEST risk factor for heart disease, my focus is on dialing in my diet to my CGM.
And I don’t think that you can generalize that carnivore eaters’ sugars won’t be high. Because there are A LOT of carnivores who report blood sugar dysregulation. Shawn Baker’s A1c at one point was 6.3!!!
Dexcom just came out with an OTC CGM called Stelo which is cheap and you can order online. I would strongly encourage everyone to get one and use that to dial their diet in.
and Salad man has AGED since he's been on honey and fruit and sugar and sugar.
That Saladino guy copied and tried to destroy my good friend Frank Tufano, so no respect for such a bully... 😖
To the section "Unripe fruit" (3:16). Please watch the video: "The thing EVERYONE gets wrong about pineapple".
Basically there are fruit which ripe only on the plant and there are fruits that ripen on their own - tomatoes, apples, bananas etc. They already contain all the needed stuff to ripen
Great video Max! I have a question you may be able to answer. I eat a full Carnivore diet 99% of the time with a cheat day every now and again that consists of maybe adding some maple syrup to my raw milk or having some fruit or sourdough bread. My question is, how long does eating these carbs only on one given day throw me off of being fat adapted and out of Ketosis for? I did this yesterday, lol. But every time I do I always wonder that question. I basically eat beef, eggs, bacon and raw dairy with morning coffee being the only plant item i still consume. Thanks in advance!
my 2 cents. every day you wake up in fat burning state. So if you are already used to burning fat then it should only take until the next day to get back into keto.
Buy a ketone monitor.
Glycation depends on the duration of exposure to high blood glucose levels. Healthy individuals can efficiently store the carbohydrates they consume, which helps prevent glycation. Additionally, fruits contain antioxidants that protect against glycation. In one of his reviews, Saladino’s HbA1c was noted to be in the low 5% range, similar to other carnivores tracking their health markers. Therefore, Paul’s glycation levels are no higher than those of other carnivores with the same HbA1c levels, which is negligible.
Carnivore for a year, lion diet since May.
The more food I eliminated, the better I felt, and did not think I’d like beef & bison only.
Surprise surprise!
No coffee this month, so another surprise, even though I drank only 1 cup/day.
I did find it interesting that organic doesn’t necessarily mean no pesticides, because you said that pesticides could be natural too.
Duh. Thank you for that, and thank you for posting good information presented well.
paul sugarino
Max you are 100% correct
Hey max reckon you could do an interview with coach carnivore Cam? I really enjoy both your content
Well said Max!! ❤
Humans evolved with amylase the enzyme to break down starch and taste buds for sweet. Obligate carnivores like cats do not have amylase and taste buds for sweet. So to say we arent adapted to eat carbs is ridiculous.
Does that mean we should make high glycemic carbs the foundation of our diet? no it means we can and i believe should eat the high fiber low glycemic fruit and vegetables to regulate and slow our digestion, feed our gut bacteria and create micro biome diversity which makes us stronger and more resilient. Modest glucose intake helps stimulate low level insulin release our body needs to manage hormones and metabolism and provide minimums of glycogen not having to rely on the liver conversion of fat and protein to glucose. Low glycemic glycemic high fiber plant foods do not create the problems of high insulin and promote fat storage in higher fat diets. Additionally if you eat high fiber low glycemic plants with lean meat, fish and eggs you get the perfect balance nature intended for us and most animals in nature to eat.
We created the majority of our high glycemic fruit a hybrid frankensteins if low fiber high sugar/starch. We have also created selectively bred livestock to produce ectopic fat/marbeling in their meat. Wild plants that wild omnivores and even herbovores eat are high in fiber low in starch/sugar snd wild animals have lean muscle with the highest fat in organs and sub dermal. Even a whale has leaner meat than our domestic cattle, that is how dysfunctional our diet has become. There is plenty of fat in healthy wild game and plenty if glucose/starch in wild fruit and vegetables.
I have been eating Paleo this way now for almost 3 years successfully at now 58 years old down from 200 lbs to 155 lbs, free of pre diabetes, metabolic dysfunction, high blood pressure, without meds. Only minerals and a few vitamins.
When you eat lean meat and low glycemic fruit and vegs you supply lower levels of fuel glucose and fat with plenty of protein and fiber exactly what our digestive system was designed for whole food that is not mostly fuel that our liver and mitochondria can process and metabolize without creating metabolic dysfunction from being flooded with pure fuel from hybrid plants and animals.
I always bring up this exact same issue about how domestic animals are grossly overfed and bred to be fatter. I feel so much better eating lean bison, venison, or elk than modern cattle even if it’s grass fed
A lot of fruits are bitter until they are ripe enough to fall off the tree. It is not beneficial for them to be eaten until later in the fruit's development cycle. It seems to me that they drive up the sugars at the last stage of development to mask the taste of the bitter chemicals. But the bitter chemicals remain.
Great video.
Nice video
Fruit ripen in time to provide excess calories to help survive the winter. The problem is more about eating fruit all year around.
Honey is a plant material processed by bees.
Beer is a plant material processed by humans.
If honey is "animal", then so is beer..
What “anti nutrients” do onions have?
Just wondering. Because I do eat the odd slice.
I have never seen carnivore centurions. Mainly they eat a variety of food, meat being a small part. I'm mainly 90% animal food eater, but I won't be closed minded negating all other possibilities.
Yeah, meat clogs arteries and causes diabetes. There is no people who live long on meat.
Added coconut water to my carnivore diet. Feel much better and no more cramps
Good stuff
Why would I add fruit when it’s never been a fave of mine? Paul has a few good ideas but his method can misdirect Carnivores to think these extra foods are okay. Thx Max for reminding us why fruit should not be included in Carnivore. 👏🇦🇺
Nobody cares
I'll eat fruit, bread, but still focus on animal foods.
Perfect recipe for chronic disease. You either consume high carbs low fat or you go high fat zero carbs/close to zero. The reason you don't mix them is because its clogged your system up. But its a free country do what you want.
I think everyone should experiment for themself with ratio of carnivore and fruit and choose what makes them feel best. I have been on pure carnivore for about 2 years and when I started introducing some fruit daily , my energy levels went up and overall I feel more happier and stable. I think everybody is individual and should try what works for them.
And those oxalates are nasty on the way out 🙄
Raw local honey during childhood is perfect to avoid developing environmental allergies. Honey is a perfect food and humans eat it universally across the world.
I couldn’t poop on carnivore, so had to add carbs back in 😅
Sounds like you are a diet high in protein and low in fat. For the carnivore diet to work you must eat twice as much fat as protein.
Saladino poisoned himself with too much vitamin A from all the organs, but he can’t admit it and still sell his supplements 😬😬😬
he said he cut the amount of organs he was eating and still didnt feel better
Blueberries are ok to add in on occasion, this “fruit” is one of the fruits that have not been modified.
I think Paul looked a lot better when he was carnivore. His face is gaunt
His face looks horrible in those grocery store videos. Glycation and sun damage. He seems to agree since he took an interest in face creams
I think Paul has turned into a grifter and like all grifters, he'll change his tune to whatever he thinks will draw the most cash his way. He certainly isn't in it to spread truth, or to discover truth.
yes its fact
Paul Silidino
I ate a raisin last night went to sleep and shit the bed
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Glad I watched this
I don't even like fruit anymore. It messes up my stomach.
So what about raw milk though, is it bad becuase it has lactose sugar???
I have a question: i know that wild berries are low in fructose and defence compounds. You are mentioning the Inuit people in other videos as an example for healthy carnivores. I did my own research and read that the wild growing berries, kelp and yams roots in the northern most part of Canada and Russia are essential for their survival and have been an essential part of their diet before the Europeans arrived. They (berries) are harvested in the summer weeks and eaten in small portions all year round. I know you are not a historian and technically (not yet) a dietician but I would like to hear about your opinion on that. If you did finish your degree (I watch your videos in an non chronological order so I may have mixed the timeline up) I apologise.
Weird because the first carnivore book I ever read was Paul Saladino 📕! I admire him for changing his diet even though I don’t agree @ all!
Completely agree. Been carnivore for over 400 days, tried animal based mostly berries, a few apples and oranges. For my, carnivore is way better. The other things, Paul maybe spends 4 hrs daily in the sun and surfing, and gets seasonal fruit were he is ate that is probably NOT what most folks can do
Great point re honey being plant based!!
Hello, I started carnivore diet 4 weeks ago, however, I am truly having difficulty not drinking coffee and Kombucha.
HELP! 😢
ADENA
Primary fuel source is fatty acids, not ketones, right?
Well done ✅
I’m including homemade fermented vegetables and kefir….