Nick Norwitz

And if you have ever been in that sort of situation or known someone in that sort of situation, you know that desperation can lead people to try crazy things, things that aren't necessarily proven with the most rigorous research. So I think that's what's driving people to try things like a carnivore diet, which from the mainstream sounds crazy. But when you're desperate, you'll do anything.

And if you hear stories... of people saying, well, I suffered like you and I tried this thing and it worked remarkably. Then what goes through that person's mind, the person suffering is, well, what do I have to lose?

And if you hear stories... of people saying, well, I suffered like you and I tried this thing and it worked remarkably. Then what goes through that person's mind, the person suffering is, well, what do I have to lose?

And if you hear stories... of people saying, well, I suffered like you and I tried this thing and it worked remarkably. Then what goes through that person's mind, the person suffering is, well, what do I have to lose?

Sincerely, you could be in the ICU, you could have no social life or engagement because you just have to find a toilet every 30 minutes to crap out your ass and you're in incredible pain, you're losing weight. What do you have to lose by trying a dietary tweak? So people try things like carnivore or ketogenic diet, and then a lot of them actually have incredible responses.

Sincerely, you could be in the ICU, you could have no social life or engagement because you just have to find a toilet every 30 minutes to crap out your ass and you're in incredible pain, you're losing weight. What do you have to lose by trying a dietary tweak? So people try things like carnivore or ketogenic diet, and then a lot of them actually have incredible responses.

Sincerely, you could be in the ICU, you could have no social life or engagement because you just have to find a toilet every 30 minutes to crap out your ass and you're in incredible pain, you're losing weight. What do you have to lose by trying a dietary tweak? So people try things like carnivore or ketogenic diet, and then a lot of them actually have incredible responses.

So it's spreading from grassroots experimentation, word of mouth. Now, just to give a little bit more literature context, we have done a case series on people using carnivore diets for inflammatory bowel disease. I interviewed these patients, 10 patients. We did in-depth medical histories, dietary histories. We had lab reports, colonoscopy reports.

So it's spreading from grassroots experimentation, word of mouth. Now, just to give a little bit more literature context, we have done a case series on people using carnivore diets for inflammatory bowel disease. I interviewed these patients, 10 patients. We did in-depth medical histories, dietary histories. We had lab reports, colonoscopy reports.

So it's spreading from grassroots experimentation, word of mouth. Now, just to give a little bit more literature context, we have done a case series on people using carnivore diets for inflammatory bowel disease. I interviewed these patients, 10 patients. We did in-depth medical histories, dietary histories. We had lab reports, colonoscopy reports.

And to hear these patients' stories and look at their medical histories, I mean... The things I've seen and heard, I can't unsee and hear. To hear people say, like, I suffered with this for 20 years. Medications didn't help. Surgery didn't help. Now I'm living a life that I never thought I could have again. I feel like a new person. Why didn't somebody tell me about this earlier?

And to hear these patients' stories and look at their medical histories, I mean... The things I've seen and heard, I can't unsee and hear. To hear people say, like, I suffered with this for 20 years. Medications didn't help. Surgery didn't help. Now I'm living a life that I never thought I could have again. I feel like a new person. Why didn't somebody tell me about this earlier?

And to hear these patients' stories and look at their medical histories, I mean... The things I've seen and heard, I can't unsee and hear. To hear people say, like, I suffered with this for 20 years. Medications didn't help. Surgery didn't help. Now I'm living a life that I never thought I could have again. I feel like a new person. Why didn't somebody tell me about this earlier?

Like, that gets you really interested and curious. And there's physiological reason to think this would work. it's already actually known that fiber elimination, now talking carnivore, can be therapeutic in treatment-resistant cases of Crohn's disease. It's actually sometimes prescribed for kids with Crohn's disease who aren't responding to treatment.

Like, that gets you really interested and curious. And there's physiological reason to think this would work. it's already actually known that fiber elimination, now talking carnivore, can be therapeutic in treatment-resistant cases of Crohn's disease. It's actually sometimes prescribed for kids with Crohn's disease who aren't responding to treatment.

Like, that gets you really interested and curious. And there's physiological reason to think this would work. it's already actually known that fiber elimination, now talking carnivore, can be therapeutic in treatment-resistant cases of Crohn's disease. It's actually sometimes prescribed for kids with Crohn's disease who aren't responding to treatment.

They put them on fiber-free liquid diets, and in about 60% to 85% of cases, they go into remission. This is published on. And we also know that ketones are anti-inflammatory. They help feed the gut lining cells. They reduce inflammation. And there's actually an inverse association between ketone levels and inflammatory bowel disease activity in patients.

They put them on fiber-free liquid diets, and in about 60% to 85% of cases, they go into remission. This is published on. And we also know that ketones are anti-inflammatory. They help feed the gut lining cells. They reduce inflammation. And there's actually an inverse association between ketone levels and inflammatory bowel disease activity in patients.

They put them on fiber-free liquid diets, and in about 60% to 85% of cases, they go into remission. This is published on. And we also know that ketones are anti-inflammatory. They help feed the gut lining cells. They reduce inflammation. And there's actually an inverse association between ketone levels and inflammatory bowel disease activity in patients.

So higher ketones, lower inflammatory bowel disease activity. So we have some data to say this makes sense. And then a... building a mountain of clinical cases saying this works. The next step is going to be to do the randomized controlled trials needed to make this mainstream. The fact of the matter is they're hard to get funded and organized.