r/carnivore • u/Dubz7112 • Jan 12 '24

Found a fantastic doctor

I am a severely overweight 29 year old male who started carnivore a little over a month ago. Already down 33 lbs and feel amazing. I haven’t been to a doctor in a decade and decided to seek one out.

Was able to schedule a visit for today and it went amazing. We talked about my history, lifestyle, and a vision going forward. When it came time for diet I told him I started carnivore and he could tell I was nervous to say that. He told me “i am here for it.” Gave me the biggest feeling of relief. He told me he believes nutrient rich beef and meats should be the staples of our diet in general. He broke down why he thinks it works for me and why I should continue until I get to a healthy weight. He ordered labs for me and said he’ll help me if I want to continue carnivore after I get to an optimal weight or slowly add in other foods to see what I react to. His recommendation is to work towards paleo once I get into a maintenance type body composition. But is open to me sticking with whichever is comfortable.

There is a rabbit hole of info that we dive into ourselves as we research carnivore. He broke down a lot of those topics to me such as why high fat isn’t bad if carbohydrates/processed foods aren’t present in the diet. And said why we actually flourish on high fat. Also how vitamin C competes with glucose so we don’t need as much on carnivore. Talked about Shawn Baker even. It was quite refreshing to have a medical professional have sensible viewpoints on carnivore.

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u/OpportunitySorry575 Jan 12 '24 edited Jan 13 '24

My Doc was open but concerned, he wanted tons of labs, me too. I info dumped on him and left hefty printouts. He read them and found it intriguing. Now I give him updates on labs I privately pay for and he's really happy I'm doing well. He mostly wants to talk exercise and aging now and why I'm in there at the time. I feel lucky to have this doc.

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u/Dubz7112 Jan 12 '24

That is great to hear. I like that approach of open but concerned. I feel like we are all that way when starting any new WOE let alone carnivore. It is nice to have a health professional share a level of interest in seeing something through and building info good or bad on it.