37-hour dry fasting notes:

The first 20 hours were the easiest foodless stretch I've ever done. My hunger was a fraction of what it usually was when I OMAD. Only for a brief moment or two did I experience any dryness in my mouth and that was just on the roof of my mouth.

1/10 I shopped for some steaks and eggs at 22 hours and the thought of eating them the next day kind of aroused my hunger a little. Otherwise, everything was normal.

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2024 has been a huge year in the ketogenic diet studies dept. Here's a thread to summarize the keto wins I've noted so far:

1) PCOS & infertility
2) IBD & UC
3) Mental Illness
4) Depression & Anxiety
5) Polycystic Kidney Disease
6) Arterial calcification vs LDL

1/8 100% of women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome got their period back. 55.6% of women desiring pregnancy, got pregnant, including 100% of those who were not on Metformin!

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Today marks six years since I started my low-carb journey, despite the skepticism of friends and family who thought I wouldn't last a month.

1/8 Before I started in 2018, I was 50+ pounds overweight and struggling physically and mentally. I decided to take a walk on a scorching 90° day, thinking that some exercise might do me good. Little did I know, this walk would change my life forever.

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I ate 12,000+ Motrin across 8 yrs because in 2009, a young doctor told me it was the best way to manage my osteoarthritis pain and I was just going to have to get used to it.

I took Motrin every day I worked to dull the pain.

1/4 Nothing gave me true relief until I went keto. I was trying to lose weight but before that occurred, I felt the inflammation leave my body like some grand exorcism.

I didn’t even realize how tense the muscles in my face had been until suddenly, I stopped gritting 24/7.

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Since they've been thrust into the spotlight lately, I've been getting a lot of people asking me "What's wrong with seed oils"?

Let's begin with the disgusting way in which they are made:



1/10 Seed oils are cheap. They are subsidized by taxpayer money and one of the three main ingredients necessary to make most junk food. The other two are sugar and refined flour. These ingredients are ubiquitous in grocery stores and restaurants.

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In the 1960s, the sugar industry paid Harvard scientists today's equivalent of $50,000 to make saturated fat appear villainous in order to take the heat off of sugar.

It began an era of manipulating data and turning science into a marketing tool.

1/9 But the sugar industry shenanigans began much earlier. In the 50s, they tried to convince people that 50 calories of sugar were better than 75 calories of apple.

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After nearly 6 yrs of an animal-based diet, what happens to my blood glucose levels & immune system after I eat a half loaf of homemade French bread?

My whole life I've had issues w/ refined wheat that didn't reveal themself until I went animal based. My sinuses used to be chronically inflamed & I thought it was a coding error in my DNA.

1/4 Gluten problems are uncommon in Europe which led me to the belief that there's something wrong w/ American wheat. I tested that theory & made bread w/ French wheat, salt, water & yeast, which are the only ingredients allowed if it's to legally be called bread in France. No sugar!
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Since the 1960s:

Obesity tripled
Diabetes quadrupled
Seed oil consumption quadrupled

Maybe we are too focused on sugar as the cause of all our health problems? #PUFAgeddon

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1/7 Many believe the food pyramid/the USDA dietary recommendations for a low fat diet led us to eat more low fat, ultra-processed foods & while that is true, this graph shows T2D popped onto radar abt 20 yrs before those things occurred. They are undeniable part of the problem.

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Ya'll got your Super Bowl Sunday menu planned out yet? I'm not a snacker by any means but if snacksidents happen on SBS, I'll make sure mine are low carb! Some ideas ⬇️ and recipes in the thread.

Top to bottom, left to right:
Ground beef queso dip
Taco cheese bowl
Buffalo chicken dip
Jalapeño poppers
Buttery pork rinds w/ Old Bay
Wings
Meatloaf footballs
Maryland shrimp
Cheddaronies Queso dip:
ketocarnivore9.wordpress.com/2023/08/30/que…

I often get asked about my thoughts on cholesterol and saturated fat and whether its demonization is just. Well, I'm tired of digging through my bookmarks and photos and decided to compile a thread of what I often share. I'll pin this in my highlights.

1/15 The country that eats the most meat (saturated fat) lives the longest and the country that eats the least lives the 2nd shortest.

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Did you know the average American eats 5-10 tablespoons of seed/veg oil per day.

For a year's worth (at 5 tbs per day), it requires:
36,135 ears of corn or
1,022,000 sunflower seeds or
228,125 grapes or
146,000 cups of brown rice

1/5 5 tablespoons of veg oil, which is high in linoleic acid, is 613 calories. Multiply that by 330 million Americans and that's 202 billion empty calories we are consuming every single day!

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Bored with low carb? In no particular order, these are my favorite low carb/carnivore recipes and they are all available on my recipe sharing website:

I'll list the recipe for each one in this thread. 1/10 ketocarnivore9.wordpress.com
Pizzagna: 2/2 ketocarnivore9.wordpress.com/2023/03/18/piz…

What if your whole life you believed that PMS was exclusively a hormonal problem and then one day you went to visit the Maasai and learned that it didn’t exist there?

1/5 This is what nutritionist/researcher/author Mary Ruddick learned when she went to visit this indigenous African community whose diet mainly consists of milk, blood and meat.

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Stalled on keto or carnivore? Here are a few tips that might get you going again:

1/7 1) Try a month of no dairy, not counting butter to cook with. This accounted for 300-400 calories a day I was eating that I didn't need and broke my one and only stall. Eat to fulfill hunger, not macros.

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If I've ever had a dear diary dinner in my life this is it! 50-hour dry brined prime rib, cooked at 225° for a bit over 2 hours & seared in cast iron. I've never had anything better & it's not even close! #Carnivore #carnivorediet #Yes2Meat #RealFood #keto #ProperHumandDiet 20 minutes later…

There's many ways to boil an egg. Here's how I make perfect boiled eggs that are easy to peel, with a pot of water:

Step 1: Bring your pot of water to a full boil and gently set your eggs on the bottom of the pot. Then set a timer according to preference. (See 5/5 tweet)

1/5 Step 2: When the timer goes off, run cold water over your eggs and add ice to cool them quickly and stop them from overcooking.

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Not a roast person but love ribeyes and saving money? With all the specials on rib roasts because of Easter, I thought now would be a good time to show you how easy it is to turn this roast into steaks with a bonus portion of ribs, with several measured but easy cuts.

1/4 Step 1: Remove the ribs. One easy cut will do it. Run your knife as close to the rib bones as possible. If you don't get it real close, don't fret because the bonus ribs will just be meatier. Aldi's supplier was nice enough to precut this one almost all the way down.

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@Lenoreo7 @NewDawn7411 The do or die moment in my health journey was when I tried to walk 3 hilly miles on a hot day back in '18. 40+ pounds overweight, I was sweating donuts & my left arm went numb on the last hill. It scared me enough to try a week of #keto & the rest is #realfood history.
1/4 @Lenoreo7 @NewDawn7411 Why keto? I met a man from Virginia who was helping out in the restaurant I worked at. He randomly told me he lost 60 pounds in a year w/keto and it saved his life. I didn't think much of it until I had the mini-stroke. This is why I believe everything happens for a reason.
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Want to learn how to spatchcock your chicken or turkey with 3 easy cuts? This makes dry brining easier as well as makes it cook faster and more evenly. ⬇️ Step 1: Get the bird on its belly so you can remove the spine. Start to the right off the spine and use a sharp knife or shears to go along the spine and thru the tiny rib bones. Then do the left side. Shears or scissors work great for this!

Tried to replicate the McGriddle experience and I failed... because this turned out even better considering each of these sandwiches packs a whopping 1 or 2g carbs each. #ketodiet #keto #LCHF
Recipe link for the cloud bread:⬇️ I doubled this recipe and baked it in a bread pan. It's 8 eggs separated, 4 oz cream cheese, 2 tsp cream of tartar, a little salt, sweetener (optional) and a half cup butter. Pro tip: cool bread in fridge/freezer to let it firm up!

Life's too short to eat a steak w/ a bad pan sear. Here's how to avoid that: (THREAD)

1) You need a good frying pan. Cast iron is the best bcz of how well it distributes heat. Stainless works decently. Pans w/ non-stick surfaces work ok but have debatable safety ratings.

1/6 2) Dry your steak and then season it with your favorite spices. I typically use just garlic powder and salt. Sometimes a seasoned salt and sometimes Canadian.

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