My Carnivore Discovery
Summary:
I made the mistake of subtracting meat from my diet for about one year, and during the subsequent 5 years I continued unaware of the carnivore diet so was eating some fatty chicken but also eating salad, fruit etc. During this time experienced progressive “peripheral neuropathy”, meaning I was shaking my arms to keep blood in them during the day and at night I was waking up with the need to shake my arms to restore blood and oxygen to fingers, hands and arms.
Going farther back:
Fortunately in my early 20’s I was mostly aware of the damage caused by chemical laden processed foods and sugar.
Unfortunately I was misguided by reading “a Diet for a Small Planet” and then later I was further misguided to eat vegetarian which I now believe was the main reason for the lack of blood in my extremities since plaque from plant oxalates were building up up up in my arteries.
At age 65 my left middle finger was hooking sharply in the morning and was painful to straighten suggesting the onset of arthritis.
Fortunately then on July 11th 2023 I watched:
The Charlie Ward show, with guest Phil Escot. Phil is a drummer and a former vegan who switched to “Carnivore” when arthritis crippled his ability to perform with the drums. Fortunately for him and now for me, he discovered that by eating the “Lion Diet” consisting of only fatty ruminant meat (beef, lamb, bison, venison) salt and water, the inflammation in his hands dimiished and he was able to play the drums again.
I was convinced after watching that video, so I switched abruptly to an all-animal based diet including: Eggs, Fish, Chicken, BBB&E (Beef, Butter, Bacon and Eggs) – as carnivores call it, and noticed immediate improvement. Within a few days my hooked finger in the morning was gone, and I could sleep through the night. No more need to wake up and shake my arms to restore blood flow.
Aware that I had found the “Proper Human Diet,” in November of 2023 I progressed to the more strict “Lion Diet” espoused by Phil Escot, Dr. Anthony Chaffee, and Mikala Peterson.
In This Video Phil Escot explains how his arterial scans done in his 50’s, while a Vegan, showed developing atherosclerosis from plaque, (oxalates, bound to calcium), clogging arteries. Later in his 60’s while Phil was eating the Carnivore – Lion Diet, his scans show his arteries are clear!
In retrospect I believe my year of vegan eating made things worse and caused many / most of the problems I had before eating carnivore.
Roughage / fiber in my diet and other things, cause my stomach lining to become more permeable, (leaky gut), allowing higher quantities of oxacilac acid, lectins, and other plant toxins to enter my bloodstream. The oxcalic acid binds to calcium and becomes toxic oxalates which are sequestered by the body in mini toxic dump sites so body can protect itself from these poisons, as they are stored in bones, ligaments, even muscles so these chards would not do immediate harm traveling through the bloodstream.
Oxalates build up in damaged areas in the body and cause tissue inflammation. I reached the point where the inflammation called arthritis developed. The first clear sign of this was my morning hooked finger, so I’m glad that happened since it led me to Phil Escot’s information and to the Carnivore Lifestyle.
Update 8/9/25: I’ve been a “Lion Diet” Carnivore for two years, and my vitality and overall health continues to improve.
Another unexpected improvement was that prior to eating “Carnivore” I was having regular crippling bouts of vertigo. The vertigo completely ended and has not re-appeared since I started the Carnivore Lifestyle.
Also I had a skiing MCL ligament knee injury from my youth which is much less noticible now, two years into carnivore.
Some of the healthiest, smartest and youngest-looking people I’ve seen online are those who have lived most, or all, of their lives eating only meat.
It’s apparent that Carnivore eating is the best way to improve human health and longevity. It’s the ancestrally correct diet for humans.
Check out: Anthony Chafee’s playlist of videos below regarding Carnivore:
