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Ken Berry, MD
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Family Physician, Farmer, Father #CarnivoreDiet #KetoDiet #ProperHumanDiet

drberry.com/guidebook here's my free 30 page guidebook that explains all the principles

New farm video is up!

Let's watch the sheep eat and talk about big subjects

Watch: https://youtu.be/dKvJzv6MRBw

Got questions about what is a Proper Human Diet? Join the AMA...

https://stacker.news/items/906691

DON'T TAKE A VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENT!

Get Real Vitamin A from Real Food

(hint: Carrots contain ZERO Vitamin A) See research links...

Vitamin A Foods: https://youtu.be/ZDMs2R35R5A

Which one is your favorite?

Incentives dictate everything...

A low-fat diet could turn you into a high-fat human.

I can verify that this is true.

Our 2 year old and 5 year old both eat an Animal based diet and are thriving. Tall for age, beautiful, and at least 3 years ahead of their peers in intelligence.

That time I interviewed our future FDA Commissioner,

Dr Marty Makary. His answers comforted many,

and triggered some...

Watch: https://youtube.com/live/EqL6hi-CTFQ

Science + Free Speech = BTC

Did I miss anything?

Science should be an engine for knowledge and freedom, not something that stands on top of society and says you must do this or else.

--Bhattacharya

There are 3 anti-nutrients in a Carnivore Diet you should know about...

Watch: https://youtu.be/p35kxUcePTg

It has always been this way and it always will be this way.

The only solution is to exit the system an Live Free.

This is what I live for!

Keep in mind, early in my practice I recommended the ADA diet, Mediterranean diet, Weight Watchers, etc. for years and NEVER heard this from patients.

When people start Keto/Carnivore the signal is immediate, strong, and sustainable!

"Bitcoin is the best way to promote personal liberties and free markets. It offers an open protocol for prosperity that can be delivered to everyone via digital technology."

Did Saylor over-speak here, or is this accurate??

I used to read Dave Ramsey's books and follow his advice like scripture. Not so much any more...

GM

If you're bored, it's your own fault.

BTC + Fiber Internet + Virtual Communities + AI

+

Regen Ranching + Forest Foraging + Survival Skills

Am I crazy for thinking we need Modern Tech + Ancient Tech to survive into the future?

Very interesting. Trying to figure out the pros/cons of this...

Humans have been ingesting it for at least 10,000 years.

Research hasn't proven it to be harmful.

Limited use is most likely fine.

Mono-cropping is environmental vandalism.

You pick that pattie up and eat it like a boss!

Or use a fork...

The only reason to ever eat bread is as a butter delivery vehicle...

The real class conflict is not between the capitalists and the workers.

The real conflict is between the productive taxpayer class, and the parasite government class which exploits everyone else.

Guess what I’m about to do?

Why Counting Calories for Fat Loss is Useless & What Actually Works (The Mass Balance Model) 👇

1/ If you still believe in CICO (Calories In, Calories Out) for fat loss, you’re using the WRONG model. The human body is NOT a closed system—it’s an open system. Fat loss is about mass, NOT calories. Let’s break this down step by step. 🧵👇

2/ Closed systems vs. open systems:

A closed system (like a bomb calorimeter) traps energy inside, with NO mass exchange. 🔥

The human body is an open system—it constantly exchanges both mass and energy with its environment. 🌎

3/ Why does this matter?

🔥 CICO assumes the body is a closed system—like a furnace where calories are “burned” to create weight loss.

🚫 Wrong. The body doesn’t store or lose “calories.”

✔️ The body metabolizes and stores molecules (mass), NOT energy.

4/ Mass has weight. Energy (calories) does not.

When you metabolize food for fuel, mass leaves the body as CO₂, H₂O, ketone bodies, urea, and waste. You lose mass, NOT calories.

5/ If CICO were true, all isocaloric diets would cause the same weight loss.

But studies show low-carb diets cause more fat loss than low-fat diets—despite identical calorie intake.

Why? Because mass excretion changes depending on what you eat.

Carbs increase insulin → trap mass in fat cells.

Fat increases ketones → increases fat oxidation & mass excretion.

6/ The Mass Balance Model (MBM) explains this perfectly:

✔️ Fat loss = Mass In - Mass Out (not calories!)

✔️ The body eliminates fat as CO₂, water, bile acids, ketones, & waste.

✔️ What you eat determines how much mass you retain vs. excrete.

7/ CICO ignores:

🚫 Hormones (insulin, glucagon, leptin, cortisol) dictate fat storage & excretion.

🚫 Fat metabolism increases CO₂ & ketone excretion—NOT just calorie burn.

🚫 Food quality alters metabolic pathways—NOT just energy balance.

🚫 The body doesn’t “store energy” as fat—it stores molecules with mass as fat.

8/ Why is obesity reversal so EASY under MBM?

✔️ Drop insulin → Mass can leave fat cells.

✔️ Prioritize protein & fat → Higher satiety, lower food mass intake.

✔️ Ketogenic state → More fat metabolism → More CO₂, Water & ketones excreted.

✔️ Fasting → No insulin → Full access to fat stores.

9/ How do you actually LOSE fat without counting calories?

🔥 Eat for low insulin & high fat metabolism:

🥩 Meat, eggs, fish = High protein → Increases glucagon → Metabolizes fat.

🥓 Butter, tallow, animal fats = Fuel without insulin spikes.

🚫 No sugar, no seed oils, no refined carbs = Prevents insulin traps.

💧 Water & electrolytes = Supports metabolism & fat loss.

10/ Forget about "burning calories."

🔥 Weight loss happens when stored molecules EXIT the body.

🔥 Increase CO₂, water, ketone, & bile excretion.

🔥 The more fat metabolism, the more fat you lose—independent of calories.

11/ What does NOT matter?

❌ Starving yourself

❌ Tracking every calorie

❌ “Burning off” what you eat

❌ CICO nonsense

12/12 Fat loss is about removing stored mass—not creating a calorie deficit.

✔ Optimize your diet for hormonal balance & mass excretion.

✔ Low insulin, high protein, high fat = sustainable fat loss.

✔ Stop counting calories & start using the Mass Balance Model!