Oddbean

Sleep Apnea is caused by Obesity, but Provigil really does help with drowsiness - it's a hardcore drug though. as for IBS i don't know anything about it but this type of condition could potentially improve with carnivore diet. this is something you have to research as i can eat whatever i want so it's not something i ever looked into.

Some sleep apnea is caused by obesity. In my case you are correct. In Joe Rogan's case you are not. I've been experimenting on my IBS for years and still haven't come to any firm conclusions. Sometimes I wonder if maybe it isn't a food intolerance at all -- for example, maybe some nights I sleep in my stomach and the pressure that causes shoves stomach acid through my duodenum counter-cycle to my digestion, and that stomach acid without bile salts or something similar is fucking things up. Just a hypothesis, hard one for me to test.

you should research whether carnivores claim their diet cures IBS - if so, you should give it a try i don't recommend carnivore for weight loss because there are much better ways to lose weight but it does seem to cure certain conditions for some individuals ... that's because animal matter is generally more biocompatible with our body than plant and less likely to trigger any sort of auto-immune issues of which many conditions are different manifestations ... just think of things people are allergic to - peanuts, pollen etc. - these are mainly all plants. nobody is allergic to eggs, steak or bacon. a lot of weird conditions are food allergies in disguise. carnivore doesn't have to be high protein. some sausage is mostly fat. egg yolks mostly fat. bacon fried in butter etc. just make sure to supplement with Vitamin C. i would also caution that your microbiome ( gut bacteria ) will need time to adjust to zero fiber diet and your liver may need time to adjust to high-fat diet ( as fat cannot be suspended in water based blood directly - it must be processed by the liver ). so maybe the it's better to gradually phase out plants in favor of animal foods, rather than go cold turkey. carnivores recommend trying their diet for 30 days. if in 30 days your issue doesn't seem to be resolving - quit.

as for pressure on your stomach while you sleep pushing acid etc. - that sounds like something losing weight would solve. when men get older most of their fat is stored viscerally ( as opposed to babies who store fat under the skin or women who store it on their hips ). i can see how this could be pushing on your stomach. losing weight would be worth it for you regardless of what is causing what. trying carnivore may or may not reveal any benefits. maybe lose weight first if you still have stomach issues then try carnivore. or maybe trying carnivore will help you lose weight. my only issues with carnivores is their lies that they don't need Vitamin C and that calories don't count. so my problem is with Carnivores ( scum ) not with Carnivore diet ( decent, when supplemented with Vitamin C )

most animals - both Carnivores and Herbivores - can synthesize their own Vitamin C. Humans are one of the few species who can't - we need Vit C in the diet. Carnivores deny this because it complicates their propaganda ... but with added synthetic Vitamin C ( Ascorbic Acid is so cheap it is a popular for cleaning swimming pools for example ) Carnivore becomes viable. 5 years worth of Vitamin C bought as bulk Ascorbic Acid is less than $20. If you have money it's better to only buy 1 year's worth as it will slightly degrade overtime depending on how you store it. 5 years is pushing it in terms of shelf life.

I'm at the end of day 2 on an essentially carnivore diet, except I am eating some kimchi which isn't even strictly zero carb but does have high vitamin C and fiber. I plan to go 30 days. You could say I'm taking your advice, except that you basically described what I'm already doing.

the diet you're trying now is overall a good diet fermented foods are a good source of Vitamin K and fiber is helpful with weight loss furthermore Koreans love Kimchi and meat and they are some of the longest lived people however if your IBS doesn't get resolved you can't say carnivore failed because unless you eliminate plants it's not carnivore also i don't know what Kimchi tastes like but sour and spicy foods stimulate appetite and are counter productive to weight loss efforts. yes i know Vitamin C is sour and most natural sources of it are also sour but it's something i have to mention. the solution is if you must eat something sour like strawberries as a source of Vitamin C then eat it before your scheduled meat meal - this way you will boost appetite only for a very short time and will extinguish it with the meat - and actually the acidity will help with digestion do NOT eat anything sour or spicy at the end of meals or in between meals or you will become unnecessarily hungry

carnivore has nothing to do with carbs. it's just about avoiding plants. keto is about avoiding carbs. and paleo is about avoiding modern foods. the three are very similar in practice but very different in theory.

to give you an example - milk, eggs and liver all contain carbs - but they do not contain any plant matter in milk carbs are actually the largest ( by weight ) macro ( fat is largest by calories ) although most carnivores use butter rather than milk and butter is obviously mainly fat if butter is carnivore then logically so is milk since butter is made out of milk ??? or maybe not ... because i suppose milk allergies are a thing so from that perspective milk and cheese are not carnivore but butter is ... basically carnivore is more about avoiding toxins and allergens than carbs ...