I do a lot of writing on YouTube... I feel like I should funnel some of those writings and comments towards nostr but it feels like it's less meaningful because there are more people here who know what's up versus those who are on mainstream platforms. I guess the actual benefit to mirroring things here is to have other like minded people help sharpen or soften my approach on a case by case basis. Could be helpful in recognizing the situations better and then developing strategies. IDK that's kinda wishful thinking, though... As if it would help any amount. I think we're all just destined to not be listened to and to not listen ourselves. I suppose that now that I'm thinking and writing about this, I think I haven't really been all that conversational in my approach. Perhaps I've been quite one-way in my approach. It's just that I see the whole story, I get the joke, and then I want to just say it all out loud so that there's self-awareness. Probably not a good idea considering there's a lot linked to self-awareness and misery, too much and it's insufferable. So basically, I'm insufferable. The problem I have is that I listen but I'm on the edge of my seat because I want to talk about the solution. I genuinely want to help them that badly and in that way. Anyone else have this problem? This is in regards to something like the carnivore diet. But it's still so early and the mainstream has been pushing back on it as if it was a fad diet. Simply put, it's not in the Overton Window and I feel like people desperately want to cling on to their problems and traumas. Perhaps it's just me being gullible to believe that the spirit of optimism is in or can be brought to others so easily. 🤔 Bro at this point I've fried my brain... Guess I'm just yapping. The real solution here is to not be so trigger happy with telling the conclusion, have the answers to tough hard science questions, question, and investigate with an honest, genuine, meaningful conversation. I've been fucking awful at that recently. I just wish it didn't have to be this way but the reality is that it is this way with literally everything in life. Not even the carnivore diet. 😔

Hey @Ken Berry, MD, I know someone in my life who's worried that I'll end up losing muscle on the carnivore diet once my body has utilized its stored fat. She keeps telling me to "add more calories" but I feel satisfied after my meals. That and I keep getting told that I need "other healthy proteins that aren't animal proteins." As far as I understand it, I'm getting the best and most bioavailable protein through meat I'm consuming. However, I haven't started my journey with exercise yet. So I have a few questions. Is it necessary to exercise on carnivore to retain muscle? I believe it certainly builds muscle and requires more food as you build those muscles. But is it necessary for retention? As in, you could be somewhat sedentary and not lose muscle mass. If this is the case, what's the long term viability of not exercising on carnivore in relation to muscle retention? Next, what can I say to the notion that I need to "add more calories" or "add in plants?" This is more of a social sort of situation. I don't really want nor think I need to do this. Especially since my body will tell me of I need to eat more aka "eat more calories" with less satiation and just still being hungry. She believes that she's "not on a fad diet" and listens to Dr. Mindy Pelz. She thinks that she needs to eat carbs or plants for her hormones. I've watched some of Pelz's YouTube content myself and I'm a little unsure of the information she presents. She seems like she's genuine but I also feel like she could have been mislead, confused, or wrong in some areas. God forbid she's not genuine but I'm giving the benefit of the doubt. She does advocate for carnivore diets but it seems like she focuses on plant based dieting with a little bit of meat or dairy, particularly for women. She also seems to assert that diet should change as you age, at least for women in the case of hormones. It seems to me like she's supporting the idea that women need plants and more "variety" than men. Those are only my feelings, some of my biases, and some of what I've observed. While I have gone through one of her cookbooks, most of it being plant based, I don't have your knowledge or expertise to really know for a fact if my gut feelings or right or wrong. I just get a very suspicious unsure vibe. Perhaps you've had the chance to speak with her or have ran into her content and advice. I'd like your professional opinion at the bare minimum and perhaps your person opinion depending what you determine to be appropriate, provided you even have one. I feel like this has been an awkward series of questions that aren't all necessarily easy to answer but this is becoming a point of contention considering we see each other often and I'm still losing weight on carnivore. It's generating friction and I think I might need some help. It's very possible I could also be wrong somewhere. Thanks for your time.