Ken, I know we all have to find our own journey to health, and I have learned that I cannot simply rely on doctors to guide mine. Almost four years ago, I had a minor heart attack, bloodwork, and an angiogram. I saw four cardiologists and a nephrologist, and things looked bad. My experiences with the cardiologists were so discouraging that by the time the last one told me point blank that he would crack my chest open for heart surgery, I walked out and never looked back. I did learn that my body had created its own bypass, and I was very grateful for that. More than three years later, severe angina finally pushed me to find another cardiologist. I was fortunate to find one who is extremely skilled at treating full blockages with stents. He was shocked that I was still alive based on my test results from three and a half years earlier. He wants me on cholesterol lowering medication, specifically the two injections a year, and even got Medicare approval for it. That is not going to happen. I trust his skill when it comes to placing stents, but I personally do not want to take additional drugs. For now, I am taking prasugrel and aspirin, but beyond that, even over the counter pain medication is not worth it to me because of the documented effects these drugs can have on the brain. I trusted my body to take care of me, and it has. Now I am taking care of my body. I pay attention to how I feel and use that as my guide. I am also done stressing over every test result. For me, constantly worrying about what the next test might show is not healthy either. When my time comes, it comes. Until then, I am going to live my life and take care of my body the way I believe is right for me. I wish everyone here the very best in finding their own path to better health. We may not all make the same choices, but I hope we can keep learning, listening to our bodies, and supporting one another along the way.
There's been requests for a dedicated recipe forum for some time now. What we originally envisioned was an Article section where recipes could be featured, and automatically crossposted here - similar to how our Articles section and our Downloads section is connected to the Articles and Resources forum. This functionality is still something that we plan on implementing in the near future.
In the meantime, everyone is welcome to share their meat-based recipes here, whether they are strict carnivore, keto, or animal-based in nature. We only ask of a few things...
The first post in the topic should be an actual recipe, OR a news article that links to several recipes.
For example, if you are sharing a recipe from another website or video, by all means, link to the source material. But please post the recipe ingredients and instructions in the body of the post. We want to have the actual text of the recipe in your first post just in case that linked source takes their page or video down.
You can also share an article that contains several recipe ideas. If you choose to do this, please add some context or share a snippet from that article.
We want the recipe section to be a repository of recipes. If you don't have a specific recipe to share but are simply looking for recipe ideas, please post these types of topics/requests in the Carnivore Keto Support forum.