Dr. Layne Norton

You can't just apply it asymmetrically, but asymmetrical application is usually what people do.

What I mean by that is, let's take the plants are toxic thing, right?

There are people out there who will say, well, broccoli has this compound in it, which is a carcinogen.

I think I saw some

physician doctor saying there's 76 known carcinogens in plants and i'm like uh if you extracted like the chemical composition out and like overfed them in high doses maybe okay but what actually happens when people eat plants like if plants are trying to kill us they're doing a really crappy job like they are failing miserably because people eat more plants tend to live longer

And so, okay, why are we not applying that towards compounds in meat?

Heterocyclic amines, heme iron, polyamide hydrocarbons, NUE5GC.

And when you bring that to carnivore, I was debating, well, that's just hormesis.

I'm like, well, well, how how convenient that the compounds that might be carcinogenic are hormetic for the stuff you like.

But the stuff you don't like to eat is toxic.

I'm like, but this is like the Olympic level mental gymnastics they have to do to convince themselves, because, again, they believe that they're actually doing something healthy for themselves.

Now, I want to be very clear.

Some people do carnivore and they get healthier.

I'm not saying that can't happen.

I am simply saying you would be even more healthy if you also included fiber in that, if you also included fruits and vegetables.

Now, I think a lot of these people are people with undiagnosed IBS, people with gut issues, digestive issues.

And what is carnivore?

It is an elimination diet.

And so what happens when people who have gut and autoimmune disorders go on elimination diets?

A lot of times they feel better.