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Microblog: Steroid and Cortisol Pathways (Part 1)

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The Carnivore community tends to get pulled by lean meats for body composition vs. high fat for hormones vs. carbs are necessary.

 

⚠️Too high of fat requires more calories. To hit 80% fat macros with sufficient protein will require A LOT of calories— for temporary healing it may be a tool but it’s not sustainable long term.

 

💡Lean meats don’t always work long term because hello, hormones. (This is when most people will start to throw in the carbs that were the issue from the beginning 🤷🏻‍♀️).

 

So the the camp of “carbs are necessary.”

 

❓Really? Or is it that you were eating super lean protein or leaner meats for too long to hit a number on the scale, and now you’re paying for it with hormone and thyroid issues?

 

🥩If we eat fatty meats (usually that’s 70% fat in macros) and use fat levers on some days (and some days not), it usually works out on its own.

 

Consistency is king, here.

 

🚨But keto and carnivore tax your adrenals (cortisol)!!

 

🥴Or you under-ate, overtrained, overfasted and didn’t clean up your lifestyle stressors.

 

🤯Everything taps cortisol, especially blood sugar dysregulation. You can blame the diet or the lack of carbs, but the truth lies within your diet and lifestyle.

 

🧐If you really believe no one can do keto or carnivore long term, how are people doing it?? How are some tribes doing it? Even if they find a special berry, they are still eating low carb.

 

Oh yes, they’re probably cheating. 😉

 

⛑️Sometimes common logic trumps all the noise in the wellness space. Find what works for you but don’t get fearmongered by people that advocate their n=1 or what course/group/supplement they’re selling.

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