One of the myths I have always heard in the past years was that rare meat is not healthy and the juices leaking out of the meat is THE BLOOD that have bacteria that will get us sick... Well, rare meat is not only not unhealthy, it may actually contain more nutrients than cooked counterpart. However, not in significant amount to the degree of a risk of vitamin/mineral deficiency on cooked meat only diet. And no, the juices leaking out is not BLOOD, is it the myoglobin, naturally giving a red color to the juices inside the meat. Also, dry aging the meat for few days before cooking gets rid of fair amount of moisture in the meat so that no juices will be leaking out after cooking is complete, so rare/medium rare cooked meat can be served without any "blood" leaking out that grosses out many people... Don't be scared of undercooking the meat due to the blood nonsense.

I was starting to feel better, then last night my body decided it was a good idea to release some more stones. Yay! More discomfort and blood. I feel like this will never end. Or, it will end a week before my urologist appointment in March. 🙄 To be fair, my eating habits were atrocious for 50+ years...

I would be curious to know what your why is for adopting a carnivore lifestyle? Did it start as something different from what it is now? For me I struggled for years with obesity. Then I had gastric bypass surgery in 2007. Two years after that I developed post-bariatric reactive hypoglycemia. For years, I had no idea what it was or how to treat it, all I knew was that it just kept getting worse. I never got an official diagnosis, but after years of researching my symptoms, I finally found the name for what I had. Then in 2016, I went on a ketogenic diet to lose weight (I had gotten back up to 195 pounds at 5'3"). It was during that time that I discovered the link between diet and controlling the RH symptoms. That worked for a long time, and my reactions became less and less frequent. Then I tried to add some more carbohydrates back in... mostly to get more fiber since I was also battling with chronic constipation. None of that helped. In 2013 and 2021, I had bowel obstructions that required surgery, and in 2021, I actually lost an additional length of my bowel. I have no duodenum whatsoever, so malabsorption is a big issue for me. I tried paleo and Whole30, and those were okay... but I still was having issues. Then on Thanksgiving 2024 I had a paleo meal.... something I had eaten many times... it was very meat-heavy, hardly any carbohydrates really... just a bit of plain sweet potato with butter and cinnamon, turkey, and some green beans. A meal that should have been totally fine.... HOWEVER... I had one of the worst RH reactions ever. It was after that I gave up carbs completely... at least for the next 3 of 4 months. I have been able to test and add a few non-carnivore things back in, but I am now 98% carnivore and I feel the best I ever have! No more constipation, no more psoriasis, no more bleeding gums... ADHD.... and best of all, no more hypoglycemia episodes, which came along with a lovely dose of neuroglycopenia. I will never go back to my old way of eating!

This is a collagen supplement I was considering before I started this WOE. Compatible or not?

I suppose one of the aims of this new community is to share experiences regarding this way of eating that may help/inspire others A stubborn ailment I have is a persistent Tinnitus 68yo male “dirty carnivore” 2 years including nuts,coffee..both in moderation , cream (no milk) and hard cheese. But Meat,Fish,Butter and eggs mainly I would be interested to hear ( pun intended) of others who suffer and/or improved this condition by including/removing something. I know we are all different, but I thought worth a discussion