Dr. Shawn Baker Podcast

Douglas is a sixty-seven-year-old retired healthcare professional who embarked on a successful weight loss journey after his mother's death. He lost around 70 pounds following a low-carb, intermittent fasting, and OMAD diet. Despite having normal A1C levels, his doctor insists he's diabetic due to his fasting glucose level. During this time, he was diagnosed with invasive bladder cancer and discov...

Aaron is a husband and father of eight children. In his mid-forties, he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure and was advised to take statin drugs. Despite dieting on and off for years, he had no real success in managing his conditions and kept getting sicker. When he searched the internet for help, he discovered that type 2 diabetes is a reversible disease, which surprised hi...

Zane Griggs has been helping people improve their metabolic health and fitness as a personal trainer since 1998. He is the author of "Kicking Ass After 50" and the host of the Healthy A.F. / Healthy After Fifty podcast where he discusses practical strategies for unlocking optimal health and longevity. Zane's focus is to empower people to take charge of their health through the lifestyle decisions...

Lark started with a list of 30 markers of poor health which reduced by half with keto, then dropped to one or two when she went on the carnivore diet. Sugar addiction has been her main battle with food. Her health conditions included weight gain, depression/anxiety/mood disorder, osteopenia, swollen finger joints/arthritis, hip/knee/archilles tendon pain, hay fever/allergies, gum disease/ulcers, c...

Dave has had a physically demanding life, starting with an early focus on fitness in various forms including running, swimming, wrestling, and martial arts. He served in the United States Army as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division for six years from the age of 19, and subsequently spent 32 years in Southern California as a bodyguard in executive protection. During the 90s, he co-founded...

Born and raised in Portland, Shana exhibited athleticism and competitiveness from a young age. After enrolling at Washington State University, she unexpectedly decided to enlist in the Marine Corps, serving as an aircraft engine mechanic while also becoming a mother. Following her discharge, she pursued her passion for health and performance by studying athletic training at Penn State University,...

Barbara journeyed from a career as an MRI technologist, witnessing the health decline of her patients, to overcoming her own health issues and poor relationship with food. Having experimented with various diets, and experiencing a range of physical and mental health problems, Barbara found a transformative solution in the carnivore diet, backed by the teachings of Dr. Baker and others. Through thi...

In 2015, Rick, suffering from high blood pressure and poor metabolic health, was put on medication. He later developed aggressive prostate cancer and underwent surgery. Despite being cancer-free, his metabolic health worsened, nearing obesity and showing signs of diabetes. Rick decided to overhaul his diet, transitioning to a ketogenic, then a near-carnivorous diet, following his son's successful...

Coach Josh K, currently 29 years old, resides in the Des Moines, IA area but originally hails from Sioux City. Josh is a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant, employed in a skilled nursing/long-term care setting. During his upbringing, he struggled with obesity, adhering to the standard American diet until his early 20s, which led him to reach a weight of up to 330 lbs. Josh's health began deteri...

Cassi was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis in 2020 after living with symptoms for 12 years. Her health continued to deteriorate, and in 2021, she discovered she was battling mold, Bartonella, Mycoplasma, Lyme, and parasites. She contracted Covid in 2022 and afterwards, developed dysbiosis and was left with SIBO. Her doctor presented her with two options - adopting a carnivore diet or opting f...

Eye physician and surgeon, Chris A. Knobbe, MD, had been in practice nearly 20 years when, in 2013, he asked himself the question, "Could macular degeneration be a 'Westernized disease'? Could AMD be a disease that is the result of a Westernized diet?" That question would forever change his life. Dr. Knobbe began his practice of ophthalmology in 1994, after completing his residency training at the...

Greg McNair survived a brain stem stroke and messaged Dr. Baker the following day. He now travels full-time in his RV, spreading awareness about the benefits of the carnivore diet.  Timestamps: 00:00 Trailer 00:59 Introduction 03:37 Carnivore RV 06:48 Going on the carnivore diet 11:29 Is it possible to only eat meat? 16:00 Is the carnivore diet hard in an RV? 19:24 Pharma and conflicts of interest...

David overcame depression, obesity, and pain from a car accident and improved strength on the carnivore diet. Find David's coaching profile: https://carnivore.diet/product/david-t/ Timestamps: 00:00 Trailer 00:58 Introduction 03:16 Rotator cuff muscles injury 06:10 Health on the carnivore diet 07:53 Increasing meat and decreasing junk 10:36 Carnivore diet and family 13:31 Blaming carnivore diet fo...

Aleesa improved hormonal health post partum, mental health, and histamine issues, overcame gut dysbiosis, and achieved food freedom.  Timestamps: 00:00 Trailer 00:42 Introduction 03:03 Trying to improve health before the carnivore diet 05:38 Difference between ketogenic and carnivore diets 07:58 Kangaroo meat in Australia 10:07 Processed foods on a ketogenic diet  12:08 Energy on the carnivore die...

Jonathan has been in the nutrition industry, studying carefully for nearly 15 years. He has also undertaken several courses surrounding human health, including Medical Science and a Nutrition and Herbal Science certification. Over that span of time, he has seen fad diets come and go. With the amount of misinformation online, he decided to uncover the truth. He has been using the most up-to-date sc...

Matt lost weight, lowered blood pressure and blood sugar, is off antidepressants and anixety medication, improved sleep apnea and immune health, and has better sleep and no more indigestion. Timestamps: 00:00 Trailer 00:40 Introduction 05:13 Church nutritional philosophy 08:46 Weight loss on the carnivore diet 12:31 Scripture and eating meat 15:09 Health benefits of the carnivore diet 17:42 Qualit...

Joe, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 17, initially followed standard dietary advice but later discovered Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solutions and the Type 1 Grit Facebook community. He switched to a low-carb and eventually carnivore diet, improving his health. Throughout college, he maintained an A1C of 5.0, enjoyed various activities, and took on leadership roles. He shares his story to inspire o...

Jill is 35 years old and lives with her husband and two kids in Indianapolis, Indiana. Jill has struggled with her weight most of her life and was diagnosed as prediabetic at 22. She has also struggled with heavy periods, which have caused her to have dangerously low iron levels at various points in her adult life. Even after adopting a "healthy" lifestyle, including reducing her calories and vigo...

Abel James is a New York Times Bestselling Author, Musician, and Online Creator. A "Coach to the coaches," he hosts a top Health podcast to help people across the world optimize performance, mindset, and longevity.  Websites: https://fatburningman.com/, https://abeljames.com/, https://wildsuperfoods.com/ Podcast and Video Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fat-burning-man-show-by-abel-jam...

Bart Kay, Pim Jansson, Annabel Smith, and Scott Everson discuss their new chronic illness community project called Wired 4 Healing. https://www.limbic-training.com/ Timestamps: 00:00 Trailer 01:05 Introduction 05:22 What are we missing out on nutrition? 08:29 Carnivore maximalism 12:24 Cognitive rewiring of the brain 15:58 Fruit and honey 19:35 Japanese eating rice 22:02 Is brain retraining woo-wo...

Matt is a senior officer at with a Fortune 50 company while Holly is a full-time homemaker. They are parents to a neurotypical daughter, 23 years old, and a 19-year-old son, Wyatt, who has autism. In the latter part of 2021, after a lot of research from various podcasts such as Dr. Baker's, Holly began her own carnivore journey with incredible results such as weight loss, improved sleep, full reco...

Kevin is a lifelong juggler whose world was turned upside-down when he was disabled with Multiple Sclerosis. He has spent the last decade finding his way back to health. With a treatment protocol that has the Carnivore Diet at its base, Kevin is experiencing healing, remission of symptoms, and has started coaching others in this way of eating/way of life. As a Certified Hypnotherapist, Kevin helps...

Daniel Magyar is originally from Slovakia and has been interested in fitness ever since he was a little kid. At the age of 14, he joined a local gym and hired a trainer who was a state champion bodybuilder and a judge in the bodybuilding federation. After training with him for 4 years, he started taking on clients himself. Today he uses the carnivore diet and resistance training to help his client...

Rachel has seen her depression and anxiety completely vanish. She has also resolved her acid reflux, which used to require two antacids a day. She has lost over 70 lbs and feels the best she has ever felt. As for her daughter, they have witnessed and continue to see an awakening in her speech and communication, which are the biggest obstacles she faces. Her daughter keeps improving every day and d...

Sara is a type 1 diabetic on a low-carb diet and she talks about the abysmal high-carb diets prescribed for diabetics and the misdiagnosis of T1D in adults. She runs a Facebook group for latent autoimmune diabetes in adults: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ladatype1 Timestamps: 00:00 Trailer 01:03 Introduction 02:06 Gestational diabetes 03:28 Testing blood sugars 05:13 Breast cancer diagnosis 06:2...