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Mar 2025
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The Truth About the Carnivore Diet and I...

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Is the carnivore diet even better than the Keto diet or the Paleo diet? Health Theory always aims to explore every strategy that can improve your health.


In this special episode of Health Theory, several leading functional health practitioners weigh the pros and cons of the carnivore diet, and compare it to several other popular diets. Paul Saladino, Ken Berry, Mike Mutzel, Will Cole and Mark Hyman explain how micronutrient-rich meat is, how to start eating a carnivore diet, what an “advanced” version of the carnivore diet looks like, and whether or not the supposed risks of the diet are overblown.


[ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 10-31-19].


SHOW NOTES:

Paul Saladino details the evolutionary case for a carnivore diet [0:39]

Paul advocates that sudden access to nutrient-dense meat changed the human diet [3:08]

Ken Berry explains why the carnivore diet was better for him than keto [6:54]

Ken talks about eating a carnivore diet that doesn’t include chicken [8:24]

Paul gets into the nitty-gritty of how to maximize the carnivore diet [8:57]

Paul explains why he eats raw meat whenever possible [10:46]

Paul advocates eating liver and other organ meat [12:40]

Paul explains why some organ meat supplements might be good [15:47]

Paul describes the simplest version of the carnivore diet [16:19]

Paul then describes the “varsity” version of the carnivore diet [17:48]

Mike Mutzel explains why he is not terribly concerned about cholesterol [18:12]

The carnivore diet can be seen as just another elimination diet [19:48]

Ken explains why he does not worry that the carnivore diet will cause a heart attack [20:22]

Ken talks about why elevated cholesterol is not a significant risk factor [22:48]

Will Cole explains how a carnivore diet may be the ultimate elimination diet [24:00]

Will explains how bad bacteria can last much longer than anyone would expect [27:30]

Mark Hyman explains how the carnivore diet can help very sick people [28:13]

Mark claims that you can get by with a nose-to-tail carnivore diet, but it’s not ideal [31:00]

Will thinks that if you’re eating organ meat, the only nutrient you’ll miss is fiber [32:40]

People need to experiment with their own diets [34:27]


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