Meathead

So labs haven't been looked at by cardiologist but my LPA was 11.
Is this good bad or am I screwed?
Any insight appreciated. 

I've seen many different Dr's for anything from heart, edema to chronic back pain and numbness from the knees to my feet.  
Not 1 dr was able to help me with these issues like carnivore has.
Dr's office calls, new patient enrollment have skyrocketed allegedly due to Dr's never stop learning about medical problems. 
I mentioned to my wife's dr about ketosis and she said that I need carbs and ketosis is bad.
I asked wife's cardiologist their thoughts on meat only diet he said a person needs fiber for nutrition. 
I am going to ask my cardiologist is vegan or vegetarian better since I can't decide .
I'll drop the bomb after he sees my labs and gives me a stupid answer. 
My Primary is totally on board with my lifestyle change which surprised me. 
Vegan and vegetarian is not chastised like carnivore is.
Please let us know if you have encountered similar roadblocks and how to EDUCATE someone who refuses to listen to a layman?

I didn't want to give up drinking but happy I did. 
I figured nothing was going to control my life if it affected my health or family again. 
Like @Geezy said not all at once as it can derail, overwhelm you. 
Best of luck we know you can keep on bettering yourself. 

Welcome aboard @Tdyer07
I can relate to the broken ankle. I did one of those last year. 
My basic way of "changing things up" is to rotate what I eat or how I prepare them. For example, ground beef can be made loose like taco filling, or made into meatballs, meatloaf, burger patties, etc. I try not to have it the same way twice in a row, lol. I will also alternate ground beef with actual steak, chicken, fish, shrimp, etc. I like eggs and a breakfast meat. I will alternate bacon with sausage, and will also rotate between scrambled, over easy, omelet, and more.
I do include cheese though. There's a ton of carnivore tricks and recipes you can incorporate using cheese.

As most minerals can.
I agree with @Geezy
get thorough blood work done and work from there. 

Do what you need to do to continue on.
It can be very difficult for some when they try to cut out too much too soon.
Most carnivores starting out keep their coffee or tea and as long cream does not bother their system then it’s no big deal.
In time, as you become fat adapted and secure in your eating you may want to improve your diet and decide to eliminate coffee or like I did, switch to tea. If that happens then you’ll only be fighting that one addiction instead of several at the same time. I drank tea for over a year as a carnivore and found that even though the caffeine was less it was sufficient. After some time I decided that I no longer wanted to be controlled by caffeine so a little over a month ago I stopped drinking tea and found it wasn’t that difficult.
For my morning hot beverage I now drink a half cup of bone broth with a half cup of water with a tablespoon of butter and a tablespoon of MCT oil all emulsified together.


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Me neither, no metal, ever. If it's really bad a little dish soap cannot hurt the seasoning, that is a myth. I season mine with avocado oil. 
 

I have had one appointment since starting. My regular family doctor was out and the new doctor filled in for my appointment. 
She was super supportive. It seemed like I did most of the talking and she seemed really interested. She told me she was not completely familiar with the diet but she would be well versed on the next appointment. She also said that she was not a doctor who thought everything needed a pill. She was impressed with my results and even asked if she could add a couple more things to my next set of labs to help her understand. I went in expecting a lecture on how this approach is a horrible idea. To my surprise, she said people having been curing, as well as creating disease, with food since the dawn of time. I told my wife this doctor is going to be my new doctor.
My first was very positive. My next appointment is with my neurologist in November. We will see.
Scott

Eaten about 1lb/500g after blood work today. 
Eating throughout tonight 😋 

Congrats on your accomplishments thus far. I'm carnivore since early May. I've only had positives thus far. I'm off the prednisone and gabapentin/neurotin after only a few weeks. I'm down 60 pounds since May 8th. 
Exactly what is a "meat up"?
 
Scott

Eaten about 1lb/500g after blood work today. 
Eating throughout tonight 😋 

Just be aware all natto is not the same.  You have to try different brands and make sure they're imported not made in USA.
I stopped natto taking advice from fellow members until my lab results come back. 
Good luck and welcome to the healthy lifestyle. 

Eaten about 1lb/500g after blood work today. 
Eating throughout tonight 😋 

As most minerals can.
I agree with @Geezy
get thorough blood work done and work from there. 

Well there must be enough because my blood test show that I’m getting enough just from the meats I eat.
The only way you will know for sure is to get a blood test and find out for sure if you really need to supplement.
If you aren’t deficient in potassium and you supplement then it’s possible to overload your system and put yourself in danger of stopping your heart. Potassium can kill you if you get too much.
Get your blood tested and know for sure.


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Rain let up long enough for me to fire up the pit so I made the most of it.
Bacon wrapped dove, a rack of spareribs and a flat iron steak.



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Eaten about 1lb/500g after blood work today. 
Eating throughout tonight 😋 

Why am I sensing negative vibes from this post? 🙃

Cheese, pork ribs, eggs, hot sauce, beef, bacon... sounds like a win to me! 🤩

L: One leftover pork ribs. 2 slices bacon. Ground beef crumbles 
😧 2 slices of bacon, cold ground beef crumbles with sour cream and Louisiana hot sauce. 3 egg scramble. Slices of American cheese. I tend to nosh as I am cooking dinner.
 

Eaten about 1lb/500g after blood work today. 
Eating throughout tonight 😋 

4 hrs ago 

Smoking pork butt for tonight. 

4 hrs ago 

Have you actually had a blood test to show that you have and vitamin and mineral deficiencies? If you haven’t then you don’t really know for sure what your needs are.
I do not take any potassium supplements and yet my blood tests show that my potassium levels are perfectly normal.
All I eat 98% of the time is animal fats, animal proteins, salt and water.
So I must be getting my potassium from my meats and I think you can too.


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Been outa pocket lately between hunting and traveling.
I was going to smoke some ribs today along with some steak and some bacon wrapped dove breast’s but it’s been raining all day so maybe tomorrow.
So today I just had hamburger patties made with 2 pounds of venison burger, 1 pound of venison breakfast sausage and one pound of chopped up bacon.



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