Should you try the Carnivore Diet before you die or will it kill you? Part 1/?
Part 1 of a multipart series of an unknown quantity (of parts)...
It’s 11:45AM on day 21 of having consumed only meat, poultry, seafood, black coffee, salt and water when the idea takes hold: I must have banana bread.
Time becomes very important when you’re desperate.
A rapid text issued by a grown man, with limited baking skills, to his mother:
Mum canuplz make ban bread asap. ASAP!
A few hours later; I’m sitting in the back room of the family home, transfixed by that which I desired most in the world, magically made manifest in front of me.
How great are mums?!
For the two weeks prior I’d been rock-resolute in my conviction: I would stick to the Nose to Tail Diet. A strict variant of the now made Rogan-infamous ‘Carnivore Diet’, for a 30-day sentence.
No ‘cheat’ days.
No prior experience.
Nothing but flesh, salt, water and caffeine, in my mouth.
What could go wrong?
Plagued for several years by late onset gut and skin issues, that were affecting my Muay Thai training, my sleep and my confidence, I was going in search of my Holy Grail: a non-medicinal resolution. The final straw that initiated my quest? I missed the bat mitzvah of a respected friend and colleagues’ son because I looked like I had freakin scurvy.
You can take away Mikey’s toys but you sure as fuck cannot prevent him from lighting up the d-floor of a young Jewish boy’s transition into manhood.
After a protracted (yearlong) chapter which consisted of forking out for myriad medical health professionals, prescribed lotions, potions and antibiotics for zero sustainable positive change; you could say I was over that shit.
Last touch from the quacks?
(Paraphrased): “Keep taking this medicine, which isn’t solving the problem and has undetermined long term side effects, forever. If it gets worse? Take more.”
Hmmm… How about no, Doogie?!
My penchant for medical professional podcasts (big-up Dr Peter Attia’s ‘Drive’ podcast and Dr Rhonda Patrick’s ‘Found My Fitness’ podcast) had taught me about the 'Gut-Skin Axis' and that the state of our gut microbiome is a huge factor in our health and wellbeing – common knowledge but, if you really look into the science; its actually mind blowing.
There were some wild testimonials circulating the YouTubes about the positives of radical dietary tinkering. Eradication of eczema, irritable bowel syndrome, rosacea and a whole slew of skin and intestinal issues that made for mighty disturbing viewing when I googled them.
Despite my suspicion that the vast majority of reported diet related health improvements were due to the individual deviating from a McDonalds Food Pyramid, there were enough (seemingly reputable) athletes, scholars and health professional influencers on this band wagon to pique my interest.
Did I mention I was desperate?
Over the last couple of years I’d dabbled with intermittent fasting and minor elimination diets so I wasn't about to go in completely blind.
Zatoichi blind?
Enter the Nose to Tail diet; One Elimination Diet to Rule Them All!
I was at that level of frustration/desperation. Willing to navigate the all-round strangeness of completely removing carbs, sugar and fibre overnight.
Go Rock or Die.
Stay tuned for part 2....
Be your EPIC
We out. 🙇
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