The Carnivore Diet
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- Author：Shawn Baker
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Summary
Shawn Baker’s Carnivore Diet is a revolutionary， paradigm-breaking nutritional strategy that takes contemporary dietary theory and dumps it on its head。 It breaks just about all the “rules” and delivers outstanding results。 At its heart is a focus on simplicity rather than complexity， subtraction rather than addition， making this an incredibly effective diet that is also easy to follow。
The Carnivore Diet reviews some of the supporting evolutionary， historical， and nutritional science that gives us clues as to why so many people are having great success with this meat-focused way of eating。 It highlights dramatic real-world transformations experienced by people of all types。 Common disease conditions that are often thought to be lifelong and progressive are often reversed on this diet， and in this book， Baker discusses some of the theory behind that phenomenon as well。 It outlines a comprehensive strategy for incorporating the Carnivore Diet as a tool or a lifelong eating style， and Baker offers a thorough discussion of the most common misconceptions about this diet and the problems people have when transitioning to it。
The Carnivore Diet reviews some of the supporting evolutionary， historical， and nutritional science that gives us clues as to why so many people are having great success with this meat-focused way of eating。 It highlights dramatic real-world transformations experienced by people of all types。 Common disease conditions that are often thought to be lifelong and progressive are often reversed on this diet， and in this book， Baker discusses some of the theory behind that phenomenon as well。 It outlines a comprehensive strategy for incorporating the Carnivore Diet as a tool or a lifelong eating style， and Baker offers a thorough discussion of the most common misconceptions about this diet and the problems people have when transitioning to it。
Reviews
G。A。Monster
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Mark Sisson's Primal Blueprint led me here。 The Carnivore Diet seems the logical conclusion to Primal。 Shawn Baker put out a tremendous case， including all the science and data you need to really dig in。 This is an important book and like Sisson's a potential life changing one。 Mark Sisson's Primal Blueprint led me here。 The Carnivore Diet seems the logical conclusion to Primal。 Shawn Baker put out a tremendous case， including all the science and data you need to really dig in。 This is an important book and like Sisson's a potential life changing one。 。。。more
Nola
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Great book and helped me understand what I am feel good eating meat！
R。 Moores
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An honest review from a vegetarian。This is a good book that raises plenty of interesting points and gives you a lot to think about。 Of particular interest were the counter points against common vegan/vegetarian arguments。 These points actually make a lot of sense。My key takeaways are that anything is better than the standard American （read Western） diet， meatless meat is just another layer of processed food in our diet and probably not great for our health in the long run， and that agricultural An honest review from a vegetarian。This is a good book that raises plenty of interesting points and gives you a lot to think about。 Of particular interest were the counter points against common vegan/vegetarian arguments。 These points actually make a lot of sense。My key takeaways are that anything is better than the standard American （read Western） diet， meatless meat is just another layer of processed food in our diet and probably not great for our health in the long run， and that agricultural reform with particular focus on organic animal/plant growth and soil and water health is a far more beneficial to the planet than everyone going vegan and the abandonment of any animal farming in favour of monocrops of grains and vegetables。Everything is not black and white， and the diet space is just another place where this combative style the right/wrong dichotomy dominates。 We need to look at the big picture when considering anything， which if we are honest， we don't: not in politics， not in climate change solutions， not in health， not in energy， not in science， not in religion etc etc etc。I hope everyone can eat the diet that works for them but also be fully aware of the implications of their diet。 I hope we can all work towards eating locally sourced food and growing/raising our own food。 I hope we can move beyond the government guidelines for diet which are woeful and just move away from government "solutions" in general。Thank you for to Shawn Baker and all those carnivore's out there for making me think and for moving us outside the paradigm。 。。。more
Jesse Lee
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A fascinating read。 Dr。 Shawn Baker does a phenomenal job at detailing the science and studies that supports the carnivore diet， the misleading statistics of vegan biased studies， and how to effectively implement the carnivore diet into your life。 There are some truly mind blowing testimonials and data in this book。 I couldn’t stop reading it。 Dr。 Baker is a straight shooter， no b。s。 I highly recommend this book to all those who are tired of being sick and tired。
V
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The book is fine， but full of filler and not well referenced。 Author makes claims yet it’s hard to verify based on what studies。 It seems like there’s plenty of bias。Mind I’m in favour of a carnivore and/or keto diet， but this book does not do much to convince people to give it a try due to little of it being based on hard science。If you're familiar with keto and carnivore diet， just avoid this book and save time。 There's nothing here to talk home about unfortunately。 The book is fine， but full of filler and not well referenced。 Author makes claims yet it’s hard to verify based on what studies。 It seems like there’s plenty of bias。Mind I’m in favour of a carnivore and/or keto diet， but this book does not do much to convince people to give it a try due to little of it being based on hard science。If you're familiar with keto and carnivore diet， just avoid this book and save time。 There's nothing here to talk home about unfortunately。 。。。more
Schahara Hudelson
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Loved this introduction to This eating style。 I’m participating。 Day two。 So far so good。
Naldo
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Great book， by a very knowledgeable doctor。Dr。 Baker touches on all the arguments for why a person may want too， maybe even should， adopt a carnivore diet。 Unfortunately， though understandably he doesn't go into details for each argument。 That said the detail is sufficient for most people， for those who want to drive deep into the science I'd recommend going to the Low Carb Down Under YouTube channel。I have personally been carnivore for a few months now and am healthier than ever， and stronger t Great book， by a very knowledgeable doctor。Dr。 Baker touches on all the arguments for why a person may want too， maybe even should， adopt a carnivore diet。 Unfortunately， though understandably he doesn't go into details for each argument。 That said the detail is sufficient for most people， for those who want to drive deep into the science I'd recommend going to the Low Carb Down Under YouTube channel。I have personally been carnivore for a few months now and am healthier than ever， and stronger than ever。 I have even gained weight which has always been a struggle for me。My favorite part of the book was the perspective of health that Dr。 Baker presented。 Health isn't lab tests， it's how you feel。 I believe this is where modern medicine went wrong。 This is likely a big step in the right direction。Thank you for a great book Dr。 Baker。 。。。more
Ingrid Hanna
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Easy read for the non-medicalEnjoyed the information， not too technical and easy to understand。 Havent jumped in but mostly there and for the first time in my life I CANNOT sleep til my alarm goes off。 Thank you Dr Baker for sharing this with the world
Kevin
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Great review of how to do Carnivore！This physician shows how to make it easy and simple to eat without guilt。
Sherri
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This book makes the thought of a diet， what your eating and why stand on it's head！ Wow！ Baker starts off with his backstory， leads you through the science of a meat diet， how-to， and anecdotes from people in the lifestyle。This is from an evolutionary standpoint and when megafauna were dying off and man became a gatherer in addition to a hunter and how it has changed our bodies over time。 I would be curious on a creationist conversation as vegetables such as garlic， leeks， cucumbers， etc。 were m This book makes the thought of a diet， what your eating and why stand on it's head！ Wow！ Baker starts off with his backstory， leads you through the science of a meat diet， how-to， and anecdotes from people in the lifestyle。This is from an evolutionary standpoint and when megafauna were dying off and man became a gatherer in addition to a hunter and how it has changed our bodies over time。 I would be curious on a creationist conversation as vegetables such as garlic， leeks， cucumbers， etc。 were mentioned in the Bible。It's an assertive， badass type of writing that comes through。 Pulls no punches to sugar coat the carb/sugar industry， how industry manufacturers and growers make strange bedfellows， and his evidence against veganism。All the while reminding readers on how to take it slow， variances for each person， and what to look out for transitioning and why。 This is an ultimate ketogenic diet as it's meat， salt， water， with some eggs or other non-vegetable protein。Time to get me a steak on the grill！ 。。。more
Rosey
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I think there is science for all diets， we evolved from meat eaters， it’s a fact。 Can I have a salad with that steak？
Ben Solomon
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An eye opening bookAs much as I have spent years researching， this has been a difficult truth to accept。 But having tested many ways of eating， this and some forms of paleo /primal are the closest eating styles I believe are best suited for humans。I don't believe in one size fits all in nutrition， but it would be wise to state with a reset that is full carnivore and then add back some other foods and see if you can tolerate them。If your body reacts badly on any way， then that food item is not fo An eye opening bookAs much as I have spent years researching， this has been a difficult truth to accept。 But having tested many ways of eating， this and some forms of paleo /primal are the closest eating styles I believe are best suited for humans。I don't believe in one size fits all in nutrition， but it would be wise to state with a reset that is full carnivore and then add back some other foods and see if you can tolerate them。If your body reacts badly on any way， then that food item is not for your body。 Don't hold on to anything dogmatically。 Overall， let not the vegans deceive you with the move sounding ideas that have no real basis in reality and science。 。。。more
Meredith
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Basically: a medical doctor says to just eat meat and drink water。 Nothing else。 Try it。 It is not as crazy as it might sound。
Michael Anderson
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Meat + water。 Maybe hard cheese and eggs。 Maybe dairy。 Possibly coffee or diet soda。 No vegetables or fruit。 Extreme keto。 I’m not sure what to think yet。 The book makes good arguments。 I need to find a vegan to discuss it with。
Ryan
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I was inspired by a friend to try the carnivore diet for a couple days last spring。 Now I'm trying the diet again， so I figured I'd read a book about it for knowledge and inspiration。 I wasn't disappointed！Shawn Baker is a former orthopedic surgeon who was targeted by his own profession for consulting with patients and advising them to lose weight and get healthy prior to making a decision about surgery。 As a pariah， Baker's insight into the medical profession and the field of nutrition is refre I was inspired by a friend to try the carnivore diet for a couple days last spring。 Now I'm trying the diet again， so I figured I'd read a book about it for knowledge and inspiration。 I wasn't disappointed！Shawn Baker is a former orthopedic surgeon who was targeted by his own profession for consulting with patients and advising them to lose weight and get healthy prior to making a decision about surgery。 As a pariah， Baker's insight into the medical profession and the field of nutrition is refreshing。Some background context: I've read multiple books that recommend a vegetarian or mostly vegetarian diet （minus processed sugar） as the optimal diet for health。 I've also read books and watched multiple documentaries that suggest eating meat harms the environment and contributes to "global warming。"While I've never bought into the "cow farts" theory of climate change， I had been convinced that a diet rich in whole fruits and vegetables was healthy。。。 convinced to the point that I even tried eating vegetarian for about a couple of weeks a year ago。 But I personally experienced low energy on a vegetarian diet and did not continue。Anyway， the results my friend achieved on the diet seemed extraordinary to me。 All his blood work and heart tests have come back perfect even after eating nothing but meat for nearly 2 years。 That was enough evidence for me to try the carnivore diet。 （I'm on my 8th day as of this writing。）I think what shocked me most about this particular book was the realization that vegetables in particular are not healthy for humans。 （！！） It is still hard for me to even write that sentence given my lifelong faith in vegetables to produce health in humans。It's like one of those "Everybody knows。。。" statements。 "Everybody knows vegetables are healthy。" Well， I've thoroughly believed that for my 41 years on earth， so it is difficult to let that belief go。The 2nd most shocking realization I had was that multiple organizations have incentives to promote vegetarian diets， and those incentives are not necessarily based on health outcomes:1。 The packaged food industry in particular has a huge financial incentive to promote vegetarian diets。 Vegetarians generally do not replace lost meat calories with more whole fruits and veggies。 Rather， they replace those lost calories with vegetable oils and packaged processed foods。 The food industry knows this and is therefore incentivized to promote vegetarianism。2。 The Seventh-Day Adventists promote a vegetarian lifestyle and， coincidentally， also control a number of hospitals around the country。 I don't think the hospitals promote vegetarianism， but the religion itself is highly invested in their religious point of view。There is the typical cliche chapter in Baker's book that conjectures about what ancient man ate and why he ate it and why we should eat what ancient man ate， etc。 I skimmed this chapter。 Ironically， later in the book， after referencing evolution and ancient man， Baker repeatedly says our bodies were "designed" for certain things。 The contradiction here is that evolution and design are not compatible。Otherwise， this is an excellent book， and I highly recommend it if you'd like to try or just learn more about the carnivore diet。 。。。more
Chris Stanley
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Informative but not always easy to read
Johnathon Vogel
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Helpful and well-researched book。 My only real issue， and it’s a major one， is the evolutionary perspective the author takes。
Amelia
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Very straight forward talk about an interesting diet。 A good deal of （very fun） conjecture。 On my list of diets to try short-term or in case of health issues。
Kevin
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Great Read and Very InformativeI didn't expect this book to be a very entertaining read; however， the author's writing style made it easy。 I have been on the diet for about one month and， although I've had a few rough days along the way， I feel great。 I've never been a heavy person and I've remained pretty active for the 50 years I've been alive， this book has helped me gain a better understanding of my nutritional needs， all while losing about 12 pounds。 I'm at the point I have to push myself t Great Read and Very InformativeI didn't expect this book to be a very entertaining read; however， the author's writing style made it easy。 I have been on the diet for about one month and， although I've had a few rough days along the way， I feel great。 I've never been a heavy person and I've remained pretty active for the 50 years I've been alive， this book has helped me gain a better understanding of my nutritional needs， all while losing about 12 pounds。 I'm at the point I have to push myself to eat more because I don't want to lose any additional weight。 I don't really believe this is a sustainable diet， but I think it is definitely worth trying out and experimenting with。 I plan to cycle between carnivore and Paleo and see what happens。 。。。more
Daniela
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Hands-down this is the best book on nutrition I have ever read。 Everyone should read this book if they care about their health！
Alexis
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I have been recently looking into ways for me to heal my psoriasis with diet which lead me to this way of eating and this book on the subject。 I have been struggling for 4 plus years with psoriasis that just will not go away no matter what I have tried。 I also struggle from Sciatic Nerve Pain which is another hinderance to me while working out or wanting to start a work out regimen that makes it flare up。 This book is very interesting and helps you to start asking questions about what you have a I have been recently looking into ways for me to heal my psoriasis with diet which lead me to this way of eating and this book on the subject。 I have been struggling for 4 plus years with psoriasis that just will not go away no matter what I have tried。 I also struggle from Sciatic Nerve Pain which is another hinderance to me while working out or wanting to start a work out regimen that makes it flare up。 This book is very interesting and helps you to start asking questions about what you have always been told and grew up to believe about health and nutrition。 I loved the different perspective and I am excited to give it a try to see if I have big health outcomes。 。。。more
Indrani Basu
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I know。 I’ve been vegetarian for years， and yet when I saw this book on the shelves， I grabbed it without second thought。 That’s me， reading the stuff that contradicts the biggest stuff I believe in。 But man， this one has some interesting points， and alarming amounts of scientific data。 I can’t give my complete reaction just yet， but let’s just say I’m so glad I read this！
Amanda Riu
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Eye-opening book on the human dietThis book is a must read for anyone concerned about the health of their children， the planet， and their own bodies。
Taylor Dean Walters
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Great read if you're contemplating an all meat based diet。 Shawn Baker does an excellent job sharing why it may not be a bad idea， but he doesn't try to say it's the only way to eat。 It didn't fully convince me to go carnivore but I do have all meat days when I need to have a reset due to carb overload the day before。 I mainly do a 90/10 way of eating where meat is my primary source of fuel， but I allow myself to have certain vegetables like avocado， or cabbage， and condiments like hot sauce and Great read if you're contemplating an all meat based diet。 Shawn Baker does an excellent job sharing why it may not be a bad idea， but he doesn't try to say it's the only way to eat。 It didn't fully convince me to go carnivore but I do have all meat days when I need to have a reset due to carb overload the day before。 I mainly do a 90/10 way of eating where meat is my primary source of fuel， but I allow myself to have certain vegetables like avocado， or cabbage， and condiments like hot sauce and mustard。 I have lost nearly 70 lbs doing this and I feel great， but I'm still fully on board with experimenting with yourself because what works for me may be tedious and difficult to follow for others， and Shawn Baker seems to say the same thing in this book。 A carnivore diet worked for him and all he's saying is its worth a try and he'll share some science findings to argue that it isn't a bad idea despite the media making it seem like it is a bad idea to eat more meat。 He's not trying to sell this as a "Dietary Bible " so to speak。 。。。more
Gizem-in-Wonderland
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Well， this book， along with the author’s podcast with Jo Rogan plus Mikhaila Peterson’s inspirational talk I watched on Youtube was a disturbing slap-in-the-face and I can easily say that I am on board with this。I always had a feeling that food was the worst enemy of humankind and most diseases and ailments were the direct cause of our food intake and dietary choices。 I am convinced by the arguments presented here， our evolutionary background， biological requirements， how in 50-60 years our cons Well， this book， along with the author’s podcast with Jo Rogan plus Mikhaila Peterson’s inspirational talk I watched on Youtube was a disturbing slap-in-the-face and I can easily say that I am on board with this。I always had a feeling that food was the worst enemy of humankind and most diseases and ailments were the direct cause of our food intake and dietary choices。 I am convinced by the arguments presented here， our evolutionary background， biological requirements， how in 50-60 years our consumption choices have drastically changed， how we have difficulty processing most of the food presented to us as healthy。 Hell， sugar was publicly supported as the best nutritional source about 30 years ago， so it’s a safe bet to invest in this。 The multi-billion food and medicine industry would never allow this kind of dietary choice to be fully researched and proved right， so I do not think that we will see the day his theories are proven in a controlled environment with example groups but I will try this for my own health and record the results。 。。。more
Alamgir
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Good ideas but lacks depth
Jennie smallenbroek
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After being a vagitarian and even raw vegan this book is quite something different and made me realise that for years I have been giving myself not enough nutricious food。 I am very glad to have read this bood， which gives a total new perspective on food and ideas that have been brought into my mind from the beginning。Now I have a good basic understanding what I can do and why you should eat meat to heal my body。 Can’t wait to start！
Brooke Salaz
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I enjoyed this。 Of I guess the two better known carnivore diet advocating docs （the other being Paul Saladino） Shawn is a bit less intimidating and purest with what he advocates。 He says worrying about organ meats and protein/fat ratios， linoleic acid in grain fed animals and some other minutiae that others focus on is not that necessary。 Found it inspiring and sensible。 Particularly useful in combating some of the vegan arguments。
Venedict Stollas
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Just pathetic。
Pegi Ferrell
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This is the first time I have read the term anecdata。 Love it！ Wish the book had just a little more instruction。 If your chart is going to list homemade jerky， include a recipe。 Should the pork rinds be plain， or is BBQ okay？
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