HELLO CARNIVORE WORLD!! well a portion of it but it’s a great start. My friends call me Flackowitz, I have been on carnivore for 3 months and I feel amazing. It all started when my therapist told me to try it for 30 days to help with my ADHD, 3 months later and I’m still going strong. My wife and I noticed how it changed everything in our relationship, in our home, in all of our life. As for the ADHD, I feel a lot more focused, confident, I used to have breakdowns where I would hate everything I would do and say and forget. Now the only thing is that for the last crew weeks my short term memory has gotten bad again. I wanted to ask, what adjustments can I make to the diet to help with this.

As of right now I’m eating meat like ground beef, cheese. Eggs for breakfast, I do drink some black coffee when I’m tired and I add only 1 teaspoon of Truvia. I eat pork shoulder and pork chops. Everyone that I follow on carnivore eats ribeye but I can’t afford that.

Thank you for any support you can give, carnivores say that we need to join a Comunity and this is the only one that I could find that’s free. Sometimes you need a Comunity to ask questions and meet other carnivores without paying for fiends and support so I really appreciate this page.

Thank you

Flackowitz

Welcome to our community.

Congratulations on the improvements you’ve encountered so far.

It’s hard to say why you might be experiencing some short term memory issues. Age, diet, sleep patterns? It could be several different things. Diet wise it could be you aren’t getting enough fat. Fat fuels the brain. You may not be eating enough and not meeting your nutritional requirements. Could dairy be the issue? Maybe cut the dairy for a month or two and see what happens. Maybe low on electrolytes.

You haven’t mentioned your age. I’m 69 and my short term memory is not good. I don’t think it’s getting any worse but I don’t think it’s getting any worse.

Poor sleep or not enough sleep can have ill affects on us in many ways and I believe memory is one of them.

I hope you get it figured out soon. Have you experienced any other positive effects becoming a carnivore?

I am not sure I have had any of the 'brain improvements' people mention with carnivore. I am sure I have but just not recognized them.

Maybe the closest to mental clarity is that when I wake up, I wake up. And unfortunately, there is no going back to sleep. If I wake up at 1AM or 2AM that is pretty much where my day starts. The ability to wake up and go is great but coupled with having the irregular sleep patterns of a life-long rotating swing shift worker....carnivore can have some drawbacks.

If I were to point to carnivore I would go not enough and not eating enough fat. But most of us have enough fat to supply the brain in the 'leanest' of times.

Good luck. Hopefully you can narrow it down.

Scott

On 9/24/2025 at 9:57 PM, Flackowitz said:

My wife and I noticed how it changed everything in our relationship, in our home, in all of our life. As for the ADHD, I feel a lot more focused, confident, I used to have breakdowns where I would hate everything I would do and say and forget.

Those are results worth cherishing. I too used to have breakdowns, low self-esteem, depression, and more. All of that is long gone now and it's pretty darn cool to be able to go about life with confidence and focus.

On 9/24/2025 at 9:57 PM, Flackowitz said:

Now the only thing is that for the last crew weeks my short term memory has gotten bad again. I wanted to ask, what adjustments can I make to the diet to help with this.

Hard to say. Like @Geezy asked, what is your age? He gives some very good suggestions.

I personally do okay with dairy, but a lot of people struggle with it, to the tune of 80% I believe. I also personally quit coffee and it really made a difference in me healthwise. I can't say for sure quitting it helped me mentally though. I do still drink tea and caffeinated diet sodas. Caffeine is a plant defense toxin and were all probably better to try and drop it.

On 9/24/2025 at 9:57 PM, Flackowitz said:

As of right now I’m eating meat like ground beef, cheese. Eggs for breakfast, I do drink some black coffee when I’m tired and I add only 1 teaspoon of Truvia. I eat pork shoulder and pork chops. Everyone that I follow on carnivore eats ribeye but I can’t afford that.

Honestly all of that looks good to me. Remember to include ground beef. All the benefits you might get from a ribeye you are getting in equal portions in some 72/27 or 80/20 ground beef.

I would also say keep at it. Time, plus good nutrition, heals wounds. You've reached the 90 day mark and feel amazing. You could still see steady improvements as you hit day 180, or even day 365, etc. Keep up the good work!

My brain on carnivore: I can think clearer, am more focused and catch onto things much quicker. Its like operating a new computer over the old one on its way out. I used to suffer from panic attacks and anxiety which have almost disappeared. I sleep better and wake up refreshed most days instead of groggy with brain fog. I test myself with a pattern recognition game in a timed space and I can tell if I'm having an off day. Its also been a while since I walked in a room and couldn't remember what I went in there for. And something else changed, I have moments of real joy and happiness. I cant remember when I last felt that way.

I look forward to those improvements if they eventually happen.

But, if I get any smarter my wife is going to kick me out. Just saying.

Scott

On 10/3/2025 at 3:00 PM, Copper said:

Its like operating a new computer over the old one on its way out.

This is a fantastic illustration!

On 10/3/2025 at 3:00 PM, Copper said:

I sleep better and wake up refreshed most days instead of groggy with brain fog.

Its also been a while since I walked in a room and couldn't remember what I went in there for.

I can relate to both of these statements concerning brain fog and no longer walking into a room and forgetting why I went in there. Gosh I used to hate that, and I'm glad that is gone now.

I'm not sure if I sleep better. I sleep in 2 phases. However, I always wake up refreshed and ready for action. No longer do I dread getting out of bed, dragging myself to the coffee pot, and after getting at least two 16oz cups in me I would finally resolve to get dressed and go do my obigatory work outside the home.

These days I'm up and ready in no time.

On 9/25/2025 at 3:09 PM, Scott F. said:

I am not sure I have had any of the 'brain improvements' people mention with carnivore. I am sure I have but just not recognized them.

Maybe the closest to mental clarity is that when I wake up, I wake up. And unfortunately, there is no going back to sleep. If I wake up at 1AM or 2AM that is pretty much where my day starts. The ability to wake up and go is great but coupled with having the irregular sleep patterns of a life-long rotating swing shift worker....carnivore can have some drawbacks.

If I were to point to carnivore I would go not enough and not eating enough fat. But most of us have enough fat to supply the brain in the 'leanest' of times.

Good luck. Hopefully you can narrow it down.

Scott

I agree, I have been waking up at 3 and 4 am, I usually stay in bed and keep my eyes closed until I fall back asleep, it usually works, the problem is that it happens allot. I and going to try staying off dairy for a wile and see if that helps, and also using more beef tallow on my meat, can’t afford ribeye these days so we are eating bacon, chicken and ground beef, sometimes chuck roast. Thanks for the reply.

On 10/3/2025 at 12:20 PM, Bob said:

Those are results worth cherishing. I too used to have breakdowns, low self-esteem, depression, and more. All of that is long gone now and it's pretty darn cool to be able to go about life with confidence and focus.

Hard to say. Like @Geezy asked, what is your age? He gives some very good suggestions.

I personally do okay with dairy, but a lot of people struggle with it, to the tune of 80% I believe. I also personally quit coffee and it really made a difference in me healthwise. I can't say for sure quitting it helped me mentally though. I do still drink tea and caffeinated diet sodas. Caffeine is a plant defense toxin and were all probably better to try and drop it.

Honestly all of that looks good to me. Remember to include ground beef. All the benefits you might get from a ribeye you are getting in equal portions in some 72/27 or 80/20 ground beef.

I would also say keep at it. Time, plus good nutrition, heals wounds. You've reached the 90 day mark and feel amazing. You could still see steady improvements as you hit day 180, or even day 365, etc. Keep up the good work!

Thank you for the reply, I will try dropping the coffee as well.