I wasn’t planning to cover the carnivore diet on the podcast, but after a chat at the gym with someone giving it a go, I thought it was worth diving into.

In this episode, I unpack:

• Why people think carnivore works

• Why it can work in the short term

• Where it goes wrong (particularly for performance)

• And the long-term health risks most people don’t even think about

I’m not here to shame anyone doing it. In fact, I support my clients when they want to experiment - even if it doesn’t align with my own philosophy. But I do think it’s important to go in with open eyes, especially when something comes with serious trade-offs down the line.

Expect to learn:

• Carnivore might help some people in the short term—but that doesn’t make it optimal

• Fatigue, poor performance, and low energy are common side effects for active people

• Long-term risks (like heart disease and poor gut health) aren’t obvious now—but they matter

• You can get the same benefits by making less extreme changes

• You don’t need to label it “Carnivore” to benefit from eating more protein or reducing processed food