Extreme diets and health trends people are swearing by | 60 Minutes Australia

I went carnivore 4 months ago. It wasn’t hard, I wasn’t starving and staring at the scale anymore. I no longer had to feel guilty for not liking vegetables. The carbs and sugar cravings passed and my weight is steadily going down and many of my health issues are gone. Even my dentist was impressed. I’ve never felt and looked this good and my labs are great. My only regret is that I didn’t find this lifestyle earlier. I’ll be 60 this year and feel wonderful.

ok, for 13 years, I watched my husband go from doctor to doctor to medication to remedy and nothing helped. He had so many different issues and could barely walk. He questioned why he was staying alive almost every day. About 6 months ago, he went on the carnivore diet and in that period of time has lost 80 lbs, no longer has sleep apnea, sleeps well at night, has energy, an even-keeled emotional life and is finally himself. I don't know if plants want to kill you or not, but I can definitely say that at least for him, carnivore diet is not a fad or trend, it literally saved his life.

Who was the only person not trying to sell something. Didn’t denigrate anybody else to get his point across and an obviously very healthy individual.

I am a nutritionist I also have multiple chemical sensitivity. I have life-threatening reactions to all vegetables and fruit along with more minor reactions like fibromyalgia and anaphylaxis. When I cut out all vegetables it totally changed my life. All the pain and problems disappeared immediately. It's the best thing I could have ever done

Ive been carnivore for 83 days. Stopped snoring, arthritis gone, down 40lbs, depression, anxiety all gone. I have energy and motivation. Gee its funny reading these comments everyone is saying similiar!! right but we are the crazy ones. Meanwhile the entire world is eating the other way and obesity, heart disease, diabetes are all skyrocketing... carnivore for life!

Carnivore for almost 1 year. I will not stop eating the proper human diet. I have resolved so many issues eating this way! Inflammation- GONE! PAIN - GONE! Fatty liver- GONE! Pre-Diabetes - GONE! Rosacea - GONE! Acne - GONE! Gut issues - GONE!!

Since posting this story, 60 Minutes Australia has changed the title of this video 3 times. From “Carnivore diet and other wellness myths busted” to “Is your diet making you sick” and as of this post, “Extreme diets and health trends people are swearing by”. I looked through about 50 top comments on this story, all of which from what I could tell, we’re talking about the carnivore diet in a positive light. Calling it a “myth” was a misstep obviously. Also the first title appeared to focus mainly on the carnivore diet. Carnivore doesn’t get talked about until the 12 minute mark and is covered for less than 5 minutes in a 28 minute story. I believe every lifestyle, even the ones I believe in, are deserving of scrutiny. However I believe they did a poor job of covering this lifestyle that was lumped in with vagina scented candles, IV drips and social media moguls who over price supplements. I understand it’s hard to cover carnivore in less than 5 minutes but the framing of the story wasn’t done well. You don’t need to buy anything extra to be carnivore other than changing your foods purchases. If anyone tells you so that is misleading.

The carnivore diet healed my crippling anxiety in 2 weeks. Also severe bloating gone completely and my skin is glowing! Barely use makeup anymore. It’s no longer a diet to me but a lifestyle.

I been carnivore for 5 years. My psoriasis and mental health issues have gone. Am 49 and never felt better. Meat heals ❤

My husband and I have been carnivore for 5 months and feel better than ever. We’ve both lost weight in the process and health issues have cleared up including asthma, allergies, aches and pains. We also have more clarity of mind, enthusiasm and joy for life and recover quickly after intense exercise. We are carnivore for life 👍

The government recommended diet only made me sick. Carnivore is not a fad. I spent decades chasing down health issues. Between functional medicine and eating animals, I feel half my age and my medical issues are going away. I’ve only been doing this for 2 and a half months and look forward to more healing. How I feel is all the proof I need.

I ate carnivore for 3 and half years to reverse pre-diabetes. Not a fad diet, and it changed my health for the better reducing inflamation and improved my kidney function. I now eat a heavy animal product diet with fermented foods and some fruit and vegetables, but I concentrate on animal protein and fat as that is what makes me feel good

This is my story and experience with eating carnivore. I apologize in advance because it will be really long. Let's first go back to March 2015. Prior to this I ate my share or processed foods and I had a heavy smoking habit. I wasn't healthy, I didn't feel great, but I wasn't ill and suffering. But in March 2015 that slowly started to change. I went in late one night with pain in my side and it turned out I had appendicitis. They didn't do my surgery until the morning and sometime in the night it had ruptured, I got gangrene and they had to take out a fourth of my colon. I was in the hospital for a week (and later three days for complications), and during almost that entire week I wasn't allowed nothing by mouth, not even water. I'm very thirsty, and not being able to drink was so awful for me that I completely forgot about smoking, which allowed me to get past the four day mark where I always failed when trying to quit. So I quit smoking, quit coffee (because it would make me want to smoke), and I cleaned up my diet. Cut out processed foods and started eating LOTs of fruits and vegetables. I was trying to lose weight, get healthy and strong, and basically just become a way better version of myself. I also started getting more active with lots of walking and exercising three to four days a week. But for some reason I just kept getting more and more tired. I started bloating. I just didn't feel good, and the more time that went by the worse I felt. Six months down the road I was in severe shape. I could barely walk a block, had to sit down and take breaks after showering or in the middle of grocery shopping. I went back to the doctor and was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. My TSH was 48, which is extremely high, and my triglycerides were over 1000, which is terribly high. But I had a diagnosis and a prescription, and I was so relieved, thinking that I had the solution to all of my issues. And yes, some issues were resolved as I got my thyroid levels in range, but some things just kept getting worse, like bloating, and while I wasn't AS exhausted I still was very low energy. I chugged along the next five years but I just felt worse and worse. I kept eating healthy, and I tried to keep as active as a could, but I was just exhausted, and terribly bloated. The bloating just got worse and worse. I was never not bloated. I would wake up about 6-months-pregnant-bloated and by late evening I was 11-months-pregnant bloated. By late evening it would hurt into my back and shoulders and I couldn't stand sitting up and would have to get in bed. And no matter what time of the day, if I bent over to pick something up I couldn't breath at all, because the bloating just squished everything too badly. At about the 5 year mark was when COVID hit. I'm overweight, inflamed, high cholesterol (yes, even though I was eating low fat and lots of vegetables), and basically I was a poster child for having a severe case if COVID if I caught it. About this same time my A1C came back 5.6. Technically "normal", but it's just 0.1 away from being prediabetic, which also greatly increases your chance of dying from COVID. I only see PAs, no doctor, and none of them had been of any help, even though I told them I was suffering so badly that even the idea of living to 60 in this state was unthinkable. So when I got my results for my A1C I took to Google to see what to do about it. I ran across Dr. Sten Ekberg who explained insulin resistance the benefit of a low carb diet. Insulin resistance seemed to be accurate for me so I decided to try low carb. Let me just back up a minute and also mention that in 2002 I was diagnosed with bipolar II, and for the last several years had suffered from near-constant depression and anxiety. I also had a plethora of other symptoms like skin issues, pain, severe acid reflux, and 10 straight years of nothing but liquid stools, no exaggeration. There were other lessor symptoms, but it's hard to remember it all now. Now let me say that I did have some benefits going low carb. I lost weight for the first time in 20 years, which I had started to think was impossible for me. And my bloating reduced to a level I could at least stand. I had an increase in energy. I was still tired, but I was no longer too tired to shower and I didn't have to take breaks while grocery shopping. I also had some improvements in my acid reflux, I had less anxiety and depression, and I just suffered less in general. I ate this way for a year, but that was the extent of my improvements. I was still bloated, I was still tired, I still had all of my issues, even though some of them were improved a decent bit. But I really wanted to stop suffering completely. I was 49 and I didn't want to suffer for the rest of my life. During my year of keto I of course followed a lot of other people, both experts like Dr. Berry and Dr. Ekberg and just others who were sharing their journey. And I kept hearing from people about carnivore, especially in the comment section. Now I thought this was crazy. We NEED fiber and vegetables, right? So I just ignored it at first. But eventually I decided it was worth a shot, especially after hearing so many people talking about the great improvements they'd had in their health. If it didn't work I could always go back to eating vegetables. And I had heard people also say that it had put their bipolar and other mental health disorders in remission, but I didn't have any hope for that with me. I mainly wanted to get rid of my bloating, exhaustion, and if I was lucky maybe my liquid stools. So in August 2021 I went carnivore. Within a month my bloating was all but gone, my energy levels were equal to when I was in my 30s, my pain was gone, my acid reflux was gone, and I started having multiple days in a row where I wasn't anxious and/or depressed. Within two months my skin issues were cleared up, acid reflux was gone, and I continued to see improvements in my energy, strength, and a continued reduction in my anxiety and depression. After three months I had my first solid poo!!! I had really started to lose hope that carnivore would rid me of my liquid stools, so when I had my first solid one I was SO excited! I've been carnivore for two years this August and it literally gave me my life back. Not only do I no longer have anxiety or depression without reason (obviously life events can still make me a big anxious or sad), I've recently started noticing that my life-long phobia of bees and wasps is just about reversed. It was a true phobia and I couldn't spend much time outside. That's not something I expected for sure. I also used to be a really bad procrastinator and now I'm not. I don't fully understand it, but eating carnivore didn't just heal by digestive system and my body, it's healing my mind. It might not be for everyone, but for some of us it's nothing short of a miracle.

Intermittent fasting and bone broth are not extreme. Opioids from big pharma and their side effects are extreme!

I’ve been ketovore for 8 months and full carnivore for 4 months. Not only have I lost 30kg, but my depression and anxiety completely went away within 2 weeks, I’m off meds, my BP went from 130/90 to 105/65, resting heart rate was 85-90, now 55-60bpm. I have dropped a massive amount of visceral fat, my perimenapausal symptoms went away (no more hot flashes!) no more PMT, regular periods, no bloating, no cravings, no counting calories or macros. The list goes on and on. I was a skeptic to start with, but did my research and committed to a solid 10 weeks, but felt so amazing I’ve stuck to it and never looking back. I’m 40 and now feel like I’m 25 again. Carnivore/ ketovore is the real deal. Do your research before knocking it. Thank you Dr Chaffee for all you are doing for our health ❤

I love Dr.Anthony Chaffee❤ I'm so thankful I found a honest doctor like him. I have tried many diets in my life, and nothing has made me feel as good as carnivore.

After passing kidney stones my Dr gave me a list of foods not to eat. All vegetables. I'm starting carnivore tomorrow. I agree with Dr C, plants are trying to kill me!

I've been carnivore for 2 years. My dental hygenist marvels at how healthy my gums look. My eye doctor marvelled at how good my eyes looked and said to "keep doing what you're doing." I can go 5,6,7 hours before needing to eat again, no snacks needed. I walk to the top of a local hill every day without having to stop. (81yrs). I've tried vegetables many times but for me beef works the best. (As a kid I always shoved the vegetable to the top of my plate farther away from sight and smell).

Dr. Anthony Chaffee is amongst very few doctors who aren't afraid to speak the truth. Keep up the great work. Sandra. Perth, Western Australia.🇦🇺 ❤

I've never felt better on carnivore. Tried plant based with all kinds of grains and was always gassy and bloated. The brain fog was real with me. Since changing things to meat, my blood labs improved and I feel better than ever.