The Real Truth About the Carnivore Diet (Doctors Won't Tell You This!)
Dr. Jockers Functional Nutrition
Dr. Jockers
4.8 • 688 Ratings
🗓️ 7 August 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Dr. Jockers explores the truth about the carnivore diet—and why it’s not as black and white as many claim. You’ll learn how your microbiome, genetics, and blood sugar stability all play a role in whether this diet helps or harms you.
Find out why some people thrive on a meat-only approach while others crash and burn. Dr. Jockers explains how nutrient density, FODMAP sensitivity, and bile flow can make or break your results.
You’ll also hear the real culprits behind heart disease, why fiber isn’t always your friend, and what markers to watch if you're going long-term carnivore. This episode challenges dietary dogma—and helps you personalize what’s best for your body.
In This Episode:
00:00 Debunking Myths About the Carnivore Diet
00:26 Introduction to the Carnivore Diet
01:41 Personalized Diets: Finding What Works for You
02:40 Myths and Truths About the Carnivore Diet
04:20 Nutrient Deficiencies and Blood Sugar Stability
05:23 Gut Microbiome and FODMAPs
06:42 Heart Disease and the Carnivore Diet
12:43 Potential Issues with Long-Term Carnivore Diet
18:03 Nutrient Density of Animal-Based Foods
19:56 Summary and Final Thoughts
21:01 Closing Remarks and Call to Action
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| 0:00.0 | Another myth is that a carnivore diet will actually increase your risk of heart disease. |
| 0:04.6 | Okay. |
| 0:04.7 | And that's because a lot of people think that a diet high in saturated fat and cholesterol, |
| 0:09.0 | and maybe for some people, they think animal protein increases your risk of heart disease. |
| 0:14.0 | But the truth is that that is not actually true. |
| 0:17.2 | We know what actually increases your risk of heart disease is going to be three |
| 0:22.3 | main things when it comes from a dietary perspective. It's going to be on this episode, I'm talking |
| 0:28.1 | about the real truth about the carnivore diet. In our society today, people are very polarized |
| 0:33.7 | when it comes to different diet plans. They think the diet is either really good or really |
| 0:38.4 | bad. And so you're going to hear more nuanced, detailed, and balanced perspective on the carnivore |
| 0:45.1 | diet in this episode. And if you know anybody on the carnivore diet or maybe somebody that has |
| 0:50.4 | different opinions on the carnivore diet is a great episode to send them. This is all science and research based. So please, it's an unbiased approach to the carnivore diet. So please send it to people that you care about. Of course, if you need anything from a natural health perspective, check us out at Dr.jokers.com, the most in-depth articles and infographics on the entire internet on every major health topic. |
| 1:11.6 | So if you're interested in more information about the carnivore diet, we have the best |
| 1:15.0 | article on the entire internet on the carnivore diet. So be sure to check that out. |
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| 1:34.0 | and share it with a friend. Thanks so much for doing that. Thank you for being a part of our |
| 1:38.2 | online community here, and let's go into the episode. In today's video, I'm talking about the |
| 1:43.2 | truth about the carnivore diet. You see, on the internet, there are nutritional extremists. And that means most people, in fact, most health enthusiasts believe that there's like a one-size-fits-all diet. And we just have to find this one-size-fits-all. But I believe in a personalized diet. And the personalized diet says one person may thrive on, |
| 2:01.3 | let's say, an extreme carnivore diet, only eating animal-based foods. Another person may thrive |
| 2:06.5 | on a plant-based diet. And then there are a whole lot of people that are in between that do well |
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