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100 sats \ 2 replies \ @Signal312 16h \ on: Fasting? HealthAndFitness
I used to fast regularly. It was really tough, but I would do a 2 or 3 day fast, maybe twice a year, because I thought it was really healthy. I'd read so much about the benefits of fasting.
I experienced some reductions in inflammation (like...my eyes got very clear and white). And some other benefits.
But now, since carnivore (about 18 months almost 100% animal based foods only), I'm not bothering with the fasting. I experienced such positive benefits from adopting the carnivore diet that I don't feel like fasting would be beneficial. And for me, anyway, fasting was always really hard, and I did NOT experience the energy boost that some people do.
Here's some of my previous carnivore posts on Stacker News:
2025-05: Carnivore Classic by Dr. Anthony Chaffee - 'Plants are trying to kill you!'
2025-04: Carnivore hack: how to buy meat without spending a fortune
2025-04: Rendering beef tallow, from beef fat trimmings - yum
2025-04: The most common question I get asked as a Carnivore has been answered
2025-03: I was unknowingly almost vegetarian, before going carnivore
2025-02: Is sugar the new smoking?
2025-02: I would continue with Carnivore even if I got only this ONE benefit
2025-02: Weird, oddball health improvements I've experienced on the Carnivore diet
2024-10: There's currently a propaganda campaign against low-carb diets
2024-07: Carnivore quotes in classical literature
2024-04: Carnivore diet - looks like it fixed this nighttime disorder for me
2024-04: Carnivore diet - believe it or not, it healed this oddball disorder for me
2024-04: Can a keto/carnivore diet heal issues like depression, anxiety, OCD, bipolar?
2024-04: Eating Carnivore on a short trip - tips and tricks
2024-01: Latest steps in my carnivore path
2024-01: Carnivore achievements unlocked
2024-01: Taking a temporary break from mostly-carnivore diet during holidays
2023-12: Sugar and Alzheimers
2023-12: Kinda-carnivore diet is leading to WAY more energy
2024-12: Question for carnivores/carnivore-curious folks
2023-12: I'm transitioning ... to a more MEAT centric diet
2023-11: This book is blowing my mind - The Big Fat Surprise by Nina Teicholtz
My journey started from a bunch of digestive issues that led me through GF to low carb, so that limits my vegetables a bit, but I don't completely avoid them like carnivores do. When I don't eat any vegetables, my body rebels. I get sores in my mouth, for example. I've been doing it for more than a decade and learned what works well for me in the short and medium term.
We're all making decisions based on short-term observations and I do wonder about the long term. Every body is different. Nutritional science is in its infancy. I hope we some day get the specific dna and gut biome testing that helps people figure out their individual dietary needs. Until then, I'm sticking with what feels good.
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Whenever talking about nutrition, I always recommend the book The Big Fat Surprise, by Nina Teicholtz. It's an amazing read, I couldn't put it down. Here's my post on it -#320715.
The subtitle is - Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet. I had never been seriously exposed to the ideas she talks about in the book, and it was a revelation. It's why I went carnivore. (Though after I went carnivore, I discovered a huge and growing carnivore oriented subculture, huge amounts of youtube channels, blogs, books, etc. )
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