Stay off My Operating Table: A Heart Surgeon’s Metabolic Health Guide to Lose Weight, Prevent Disease, and Feel Your Best Every Day

by Philip Ovadia

Our ancestors evolved as hunter-gatherers, with hunting making up the majority of our ancestors’ diet. It’s hard to make the argument that we should change something our species has done for the vast majority of our

existence as humans.

We’ve been eating red meat for 99.99 percent of our species’ history.

Another major benefit of the carnivore diet is the speed and simplicity of shopping. It gives you a simple shopping list, simple prep, very little cleanup, and an uncomplicated way to eat.

foods in bags and boxes just aren’t going to work

carbohydrates are dangerous in large amounts, so you need to learn to limit them and replace them with other things.

Eat in advance of the social event so you’re reasonably full. That way you can control exactly what you do and don’t want to consume.