Table of Contents
Foreword xiii
Introduction xv
The Lost User Manual
Beginnings
The Second Time Around
The Goal of This Book
The Quality of Life Equation
Section I
Chapter 1 Our Beginnings 3
Indiana Jones Stuff
How Much Meat Were We Eating?
Humans as Fat-Hunters
Evolutionary Adaptations to Eating Meat
The Cauldron of Fire in Your Belly
Expensive Tissue
Amylase Gene Duplications
The Apex Predator
Our Destiny
Chapter 2 Our Worst Mistake 19
How Healthy Are We Really Today?
Hunter-Gatherer Life
The Return of Indiana Jones
Hunter-Gatherers or Just Hunters?
Section II
Chapter 3 Chemical Warfare 33
A Case of Mistaken Identity
Swords, Spears, and Axes
Plant Pesticides
Disparate Operating Systems
Brace Yourself for a Chemistry Lesson
Animals Eating Plants
Chapter 4 Broccoli-Superhero or Supervillain? 43
Damaging DNA
Slow Damage
How We've Been Led Astray
Hormesis Re-Examined
Living a Radical Life Is Good Enough
Types of Studies
Avoiding the Booby Traps
Chapter 5 Of Unicorns and Fairy Tales 57
The Problem of Healthy User Bias
The James Dean Type
Turmeric Has a Dark Side
Detoxification Pathways in the Liver
Treating the Root Cause Rather Than Symptoms
The Roots of Inflammation
Avoid the Flavonoids
Messing with Our Digestion
Cell Division and Chromosomes
Salicylates-Even Asparagus and Coconut Can Harm Us
The Promise of Supermodel Vampire Status
Chapter 6 Attack of the Oxalates 77
Oxalate Toxicity
Needles Everywhere!
Oxalate Kidney Stones
Oxalate Detoxification
Chapter 7 Of Kidney Beans and Parkinson's Disease 89
The Toxic Lectin in Beans
The Workings of Our Gastrointestinal Tract
How Lectins Damage the Gut
Gluten and Other Lectins
Could Lectins Play a Role in Parkinson's Disease?
The Plinko Model of Autoimmune Disease
Could Lectins Be Causing Us to Gain Weight?
The Paradox of Plants
Concluding Section II of Our Journey
Section III
Chapter 8 Myth I-Plant Foods are Superfoods 109
Magical Nutrients in Animal Foods
Creatine: Making Us Smart and Strong
Choline
Carnitine and Mental Health
Carnosine
Decline in Mental Health with Plant-Based Diets
The Roots of Depression and Anxiety
Vitamins and Minerals in Animal Foods vs. Plant Foods
B Vitamins and Methylation
Vitamin A
Vitamin K
Protein
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Why Do Vegan Diets Help Some People?
The Problem with The Notion Of Bio-Individuality
Our Brains Don't Lie-Animal vs. Plant Foods
Wrapping Up
Chapter 9 Myth II-Fiber is Necessary for a Healthy Gut 135
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
Why You Don't Want a Weak: Colon Wall
Fiber and Colon Cancer
Types of Fiber
Fiber Continues to Strike Out
Fiber for Fat Loss?
The Jungle Inside of You
Microbial Diversity
Short-Chain Fatty Acids: More Than Just Butyrate
Magical Mucus
Wrapping Up Our Fiber-Debunking Adventures
Chapter 10 Myth III-Red Meat Will Shorten Your Life 153
What Was Left Out of the IARC Report
The Meat and Cancer Myth Debunked Once and for All
Neu5Gc: Not a Cause for Concern
mTOR: The Molecular Growth Switch
Red Meat: Not the Foe of Bones, Kidneys, or Big Toes
The Myth of the Blue Zones
Won't I Get Scurvy Eating Only Animal Foods?
Summing It Up
Chapter 11 Myth IV-Red Meat Causes the Heart to Explode 179
The Basics of Lipoproteins and Cholesterol
The Vital Role of LDL in Our Bodies
Could More LDL Be Protective?
LDL in Heart Disease: Criminal or Firefighter?
Atherosclerosis-It's All About the Stickiness!
Further down the LDL Rabbit Hole
The Skinny (And Not So Skinny) on Insulin Resistance
Other Causes of Insulin Resistance
Why Does LDL Rise on a Ketogenic Diet?
Should You Take A Statin for an Elevated LDL?
TMAO: The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing
Saturated Fat: Why Vegetable Oil Companies Say It's Bad The Edge of Zion
Section IV
Chapter 12 What to Eat on a Nose-To-Tail Carnivore Diet 211
Is It Ethical to Eat Animals?
How to Eat a Nose-To-Tail Carnivore Diet
Tier 1 The Carnivore-ISH Diet
Artificial Sweeteners and Spices
Didn't Our Ancestors Eat Fruit?
Tubers and Berries
What About Fungi?
What to Drink on a Carnivore Diet
What About Alcohol?
When to Eat on a Carnivore Diet
Tier 2 The Meat and Water Carnivore Diet
Tier 3 The Freshman Carnivore Diet
What About Seafood on a Carnivore Diet?
What About Chicken, Turkey, and Other Birds?
What About Pork?
Tier 4 The Junior Varsity Carnivore Diet Liver Magic
Is It Possible to Eat Too Much Liver?
Why Methionine/Glycine Balance Matters
Tier 5 The Varsity Carnivore Diet
Other Organs
How Much Organ Meat Should We Be Eating?
How Much Protein and How Much Fat
Bones Are Organ Meat, Too!
What About Dairy?
Boron-The Often Overlooked But Crucial Mineral
How to Live a Radical Life
Clean Carnivore Reset (CCR)
Case Studies and Testimonials with a Carnivore Diet
Wrapping Up
Chapter 13 Common Pitfalls When Starting a Carnivore Diet 255
Disaster Pants
Constipation
The Keto "Flu"
Fatigue
Insomnia
Muscle Cramps
Histamine Intolerance
Trouble Digesting Fat or Red Meat
Why Gallbladder Stones Form and How to Avoid Them
Lack of Variety
Carnivore Diet with an APOE4 Polymorphism
Carnivore Diet with an FTO Mutation
Wrapping Up
Chapter 14 The End of the Road and Beginning a New Way of Life 273
The Environmental Impacts of Eating Meat
Summing It All Up
Final Thoughts
Frequently Asked Questions 283
Appendix 303
References 307
Acknowledgments 341
Index 343
About the Author 353
