So…is this pretty much the Keto thing…or is Carnivore different. And if it’s too difficult to explain, feel free to tell me to Do My Own Research…I won’t be offended.
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What got me started 5 years ago was me offering a dessert to my oldest adult daughter and she said "we can't, we are doing keto".
I said "what the hell is keto".
That lead me to read Keto Reset Diet by Mark Sisson. Which lead me to Primal Endurance...then Primal Blueprint. After reading that, I became a Primal Health Coach. What they said made so much sense, and I'd suggest skipping straight to Primal Blueprint.
Of course, then I started the firehose on a lot of the thought leaders in the space: Mark Sisson, Jason Fung, Robb Wolf, Ken Berry...Paul Saladino was an up-and-comer - really in your face about carnivore like Shawn Baker - and I appreciated the greater detail he provided in his podcasts. He and Baker got me interested in going full carnivore.
Baker has remained a carnivore, but Saladino has moved to more "Animal Based". I'm anti-FB, but I do still use Instagram to follow some of these folks...and share health and wellness as well as tennis content. Saladino has some nice video shorts on Instagram where he packs a lot of knowledge or dispels myths. He's worth the follow over there (or at least search his content). He also wrote the Carnivore Code.
- Keto is pretty strict about ketosis...will keep you to 20-30g of carbs/day.
- Paleo is pretty much whole foods that your paleo ancestors would eat...so no grains or anything farmed...but meat, seeds, nuts, berries, etc.
- Primal is a more relaxed Paleo in my opinion
- Carnivore...from the strictest standpoint...is meat and salt! I also think it is the BEST elimination diet. Go carnivore for 2-4 weeks, then slowly introduce 1-2 foods and judge how you feel/sleep/triggers for inflammation or auto-immune issues. Rinse...repeat.
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Thanks so much for all of this, so incredibly helpful!
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Thanks - glad you got value out of it. If you just follow the common sense "10 Laws of the Primal Blueprint" overall health will improve noticeably unless you were already paleo/carnivore/etc. Actually - just take out grains and seed oils (including the seed oils in virtually all processed foods in the grocery aisles...vs the whole foods on the outskirts) and watch the improvement.
Stick to olive oil, avocado oil, coconut oil, butter, ghee, lard, tallow, etc.
I literally eat slivers of butter while I'm cooking.
I’ve really gotten into Omaha Steaks lately. When you stack coupons…it’s not too bad, still expensive but the best steaks I’ve ever had.
Best part, I cook them EXACTLY how I like them, and I eat them in the company of my 4 favorite people in the world, and am not expected to tip 22% when I’m done.
I’ve fallen in love with my grill. 🥩
And, pretty much only use olive oil…gonna try avocado oil, got a buddy that swears by it.
Did I mention I like butter…umm, a lot?
Go avocado or coconut oil for higher heat cooking.
I started “shaking your rancher’s” hand within the last year. Split a 1/2 cow with my youngest daughter…we also split a lamb.
Getting a 1/2 just for the wife and me at the end of this month, another lamb, and possibly a pig.
Did I mention we were carnivores?🥩
THIS IS THE WAY