Too hungry to lose weight?
Breakthrough plan turns off appetite, reactivates metabolism— and melts 10 lbs a week!
After age 50, many of us face the same frustrating dilemma: Our appetite seems to grow just as our metabolism slows. The best solution? “A ‘carnivore diet’!” say devotees of the increasingly popular low-carb approach that has you bypass veggies and instead fill up on dairy and meat. It’s a surprising strategy “that delivers a perfect mix of nutrients to shut down hunger and activate faster fat burning in every single cell,” insists Paul Saladino, M.D., author of The Carnivore Code. “I’d estimate it works about 40% more quickly than a traditional keto diet— and it blows other diets out of the water.” He adds that carnivore dieters flood their system with healing amino acids, so conditions like eczema, diabetes, joint pain, thyroid disease and autoimmune issues often completely disappear. “You can end up slimmer and healthier than you were decades ago.” Both perimenopausal and postmenopausal women report consistently shedding 1 to 2 pounds a day!
Dr. Saladino knows when folks first find out that the carnivore diet eliminates veggies and all plant foods, they often wonder if it’s safe. “Not only is it safe for most of us, but I generally see it help people thrive,” he says. “One big reason is that plants contain inflammatory chemicals to defend themselves from being eaten by insects and animals.” These chemicals can secretly wreak havoc inside us. “It’s why GI problems often resolve when people adopt a carnivore eating style.” He adds that we can get all essential nutrients from animal foods— every single one— along with several we can’t get
from plants. “And nutrients from animal sources won’t spike blood sugar and are easier to absorb, which is why carnivore eating makes us feel so satisfied.” Appetite control is so natural, you don’t have to track anything. Just eat all the animal foods you want. “Fossils of ancient humans show that eating mainly meat spurred rapid brain development,” notes the doc. “Our bodies love to be fueled this way.”
Now, this doesn’t mean plants are off-limits forever. After an initial detox period, most carnivore dieters experiment and add back some veggies, nuts and low-sugar fruit. “But if you’re looking for a nice jump-start or if other diets don’t work or make your issues worse, a carnivore-style diet can reset your system and be a game changer,” Dr. Saladino says. That’s particularly true when it comes to your weight…
Metabolism restored
A carnivore diet works in part like a keto diet. As you prioritize animal foods over plant foods, you can’t produce enough blood sugar for fuel, explains Dr. Saladino. Your body starts running on ketones, a type of fuel made entirely from fat. Studies show this accelerates weight loss by over 1,000%. “Keto is great. But carnivore takes it to a whole new level,” Dr. Saladino says. Credit goes in part to large amounts of stearic acid that carnivore dieters get from sources like salmon and marbled beef. “Studies show that when we don’t get enough stearic acid, our body turns off fat burning,” he notes. And when we get loads of it after going carnivore? It reactivates little “engines” in our cells that have gone dormant “causing fat burning to spike,” he says. Other nutrients in animal foods—including coenzyme Q10, riboflavin, zinc and vitamins B-6, B-12 and K—have also been proven to enhance the body’s calorie-incinerating abilities. And getting plenty of protein stimulates the formation of metabolism-boosting muscle. Altogether, the effect is so powerful, a carnivore diet can bring a “dead” metabolism back to life!
Real-world wow
“After nine months on a traditional keto diet, my weight loss stalled and my blood sugar still wasn’t under control,” recalls Indiana social worker Melissa Snyder. Then her daughter and son-in-law went carnivore; they lost more than 100 pounds apiece, and he quickly got off his diabetes meds. So Melissa followed their lead. She began eating standard carnivore meals, like bacon omelets and bunless cheeseburgers. She was instantly off her plateau and melting up to 5 pounds a week. “Over time, I added some vegetables again. But I noticed if I ate too many, my arthritis would flare up.” In five months, “I completely reversed my type 2 diabetes,” she cheers. All told, Melissa is down 85 pounds and has traded size 20s for 6s. “I never realized it, but it seems like nuts and vegetables were causing me to hold weight in my stomach. At age 63, my belly fat is finally gone!”