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Plain-language carnivore for the curious. What to eat, what to expect, and how to dodge the common mistakes in week one.
What Carnivore Actually Is
Carnivore means eating animal foods — meat, fish, eggs, sometimes dairy — and nothing else for a defined window. It's the strictest version of an elimination diet. You're not signing up forever; you're collecting clean data on what your body does without plants.
What Improves, and How Fast
Sleep deepens. Brain fog lifts. Joints stop talking. Skin clears. Cravings disappear. The wild part is how mundane the wins feel — you don't notice the absence of bloating, you just stop having it.
Your First 30 Days
Buy ribeye, ground beef (80/20 or fattier), eggs, butter, and salt. Eat when hungry, stop when full. Salt every meal. That's the protocol. The complexity is in your head, not the diet.
Plant Defenses, Honestly
Plants can't run from being eaten, so they evolved chemicals to make eating them costly — for insects, fungi, and sometimes us. Most are tolerable. Some aren't. Carnivore removes the question entirely.
Conditions People Reverse
If something on this list is on your list, the diet is worth a clean 60-day trial. Read the bloodwork module first. Tell your doctor.