What is an Animal Based Diet

This guide on what is an aminal based diet aims to summarize and provide valuable information on various topics related to optimizing health and well-being. By following the principles and recommendations outlined in the Animal Based Diet Guide, individuals can gain a better understanding of their bodies and make informed decisions regarding their health. In reality, an animal based diet is not just about eating foods for carnivores, but foods that are best for human evolutionary speaking to eat. And it makes the most sense out of all the diets we have come across by focusing on meats, nutrients dense sources from animals like liver, nutrient dense fruits and honey for carbs, and raw dairy for the extra nutritional vitamins and minerals and healthy bacteria, of which bacteria is more present in our bodies than our own cells. The animal based diet is a rival to the primal diet and keto diets and we think it wins. Read original format article here.

WHAT IS AN ANIMAL BASED DIET?

An animal-based diet is centered around the most optimal foods for humans; meat, organs, fruit, honey, and raw dairy.

These are the most nutrient-rich foods on the planet, long sought after by humans. By choosing these foods instead of sub-optimal foods like leaves, stems, roots and seeds, we can reverse and prevent disease, as well as unlock our most powerful forms.

THE PROBLEM WITH VEGETABLES (and other plant foods)


Think about it from a plants point of view: Plants can't run away or bite like animals, so they've had to develop defense chemicals to dissuade animals from over-consuming them. Plant leaves, stems, roots, and seed all contain these defense chemicals which can be harmful to humans.

Fruit is what plants want us to eat – so that we help them reproduce. That’s why they made their fruit both sweet and colorful, with far less defense chemicals than their leaves, stems, roots and seeds.

ANIMAL-BASED QUICK START GUIDE

Use the animal-based calculator to find out how much to eat, based on your goal body weight and activity level*.

*Macronutrient guidelines may change, depending on health status or goals.

Reach out to RadicalHealth@HeartandSoil.co for individual health support.


MEAT

For every 100lbs you weigh, aim for at least 1lb of meat per day.

Here’s how to calculate your optimal range:

ORGANS

With liver, aim for 0.5oz daily (2-3 oz per week). Try to include an assortment of organs, including heart, testicle, bone marrow, tripe, kidney, spleen, pancreas, brain, intestine, etc. 

If you aren't ready for fresh organs, check out Heart & Soil Supplements for desiccated organs.

FRUIT AND HONEY (CARBS)

My recommendation for carbohydrates is based on your goal body weight and activity level:


Low activity: 7g to .9g per body weight.


High activity: 1.2g to 1.7g per body weight.

RAW DAIRY

Raw dairy has superior nutritional value in comparison to pasteurized dairy. If you're intolerant to lactose, try fermenting your dairy.

PAUL SALADINO MD'S ANIMAL-BASED DIET:

MEAT

2 lbs of 80/20 ground beef

2 raw egg yolks

ORGANS

0.5 oz liver, 2 oz of heart, 2 oz of testicle

FRUIT AND HONEY (CARBS)

3-5 tbsp per day (75g of carbs)

Papaya, 3 bananas, pineapple, 2 mangoes, 1 avocado (180 g carbs) from fruit

RAW DAIRY

Few ounces of raw cheese, 10 ounces of raw milk kefir (homemade)

WHEN I EAT:

I split this up into 2 meals per day around 10AM and 4:30PM.

I also eat a small pre-surf meal at 6:30AM.

+Plus low microplastic sea salt

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