The Road to Carnivore
Join host Joanne Ozug on The Road to Carnivore, a podcast that challenges the conventional wisdom that meat is bad for you. The show argues that eating more meat and fewer plants can lead to better health, and welcomes all skepticism. Ozug answers questions and addresses concerns about shifting to this way of eating, while also exploring the mental and emotional challenges of dietary change. Each episode offers strategies for overcoming obstacles and embracing a carnivore lifestyle.
Episodes
#49 The Biggest Reason Why I'll Likely Be On Carnivore Forever (The PCOS Episode)
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Welcome to Episode 49 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
Though I originally tried the carnivore diet to heal my gut, it is not ultimately the biggest reason why I continue to do carnivore nearly 6 years later.
This episode discusses PCOS, or
#48 Can Any Meaningful Conclusions Be Drawn From Influencer Bloodwork?
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Welcome to Episode 48 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
I have been asked a few times to show my bloodwork. Though I understand that this is the trend in the health influencer community, I find this practice pretty pointless.
This episode covers w
#47 My Top 5 Carnivore Travel Snacks
Welcome to Episode 47 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
There are plenty of carnivore snacks and products out there that are great for travel. However, carnivore products are expensive, many of them are not worth the cost, and some are downright unpalatable.
This episode covers my top 5 carnivore travel snacks that I have bought repeatedly over the past 6 years on the carnivore
#46 All My Best Carnivore Travel Tips, 6 Years In
Welcome to Episode 46 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
After nearly 6 years on the carnivore diet, I have had a lot of time to test and hone my carnivore travel routine.
This episode covers all of my best carnivore travel tips, that at this point have become my standard protocol for vacations and trips.
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#45 The Secret To Staying Carnivore During Travel
Welcome to Episode 45 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
So many people have already talked about all the tips and tricks for staying on carnivore when you travel. But this should actually be step #2.
This episode discusses the most important preparation to make for keeping carnivore during your vacations.
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#44 Bingeing On Carbs Is Worse Than Eating Carbs All The Time
Welcome to Episode 44 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
If you are justifying your occasional cheat day or carb binge with the idea that surely this is better than eating carbs all the time, then today's 7-minute episode will open your eyes to this misguided thinking.
Medical literature shows that big carb binges damage the body significantly, while draining vitamin levels, throwing off e
#43 What Kind Of Eggs To Buy On A Carnivore Diet
Welcome to Episode 43 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
If you feel overwhelmed by all the different types of eggs that you can buy at the grocery store, this 8-minute episode will help you discern what kind of eggs to buy for your carnivore diet.
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#42 Why Doing Carnivore Is So Hard In The Modern World
Welcome to Episode 42 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
In this 8-minute episode I discuss why it can seem impossibly hard to stick to the carnivore diet in the modern world, and what to do about it.
Get free access to my minicourse The "No Regrets" Game Plan: How To Attend Parties And Events Without Breaking Carnivore.
See the show notes and resources here on my website.
#41 I Lost My Health And Carnivore Couldn't Save Me
Welcome to Episode 41 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
In this 10-minute episode I share why it's important to know that while diet vastly impacts your health, there are many common health conditions that people deal with that cannot be fully resolved by diet.
See the show notes and resources here on my website.
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#40 Don't Be The Wooden Pen Man (Stop FOMO from Wrecking Your Carnivore Diet)
Welcome to Episode 40 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast! In this 8-minute episode I share a cautionary tale of the white elephant party and wooden pen man. In a world that is constantly trying to stoke the flames of FOMO (the fear of missing out) in our hearts, it is incredibly important to stop this kind of thinking from wrecking your carnivore diet. See the show notes and resources
#39 The Secret to Making the Carnivore Diet Sustainable
Welcome to Episode 39 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
A lot of beginner carnivores struggle with food boredom, especially around the 1-month mark of the diet. The thought of eating one more bite of steak is unbearable to so many at that point.
In this 10-minute episode I share the important things you need to incorporate into your mindset to make the carnivore diet sustainable over the
#38 How to Handle People Criticizing You For Carnivore
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Welcome to Episode 38 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
One of the most difficult aspects for people who do the carnivore diet is dealing with the criticism.
Many of my clients have family members tell them that what they're doing is dangerous. They have to deal with comments from co-workers. They have friend
#37 Why I Don't Eat Liver On Carnivore Anymore
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Welcome to Episode 37 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
Liver supplements and organ consumption are hugely promoted in the carnivore community, with many carnivore regularly consuming organs in food form or dessicated in supplements.
Though there was a time when I too cooked liver and purchased organ supplemen
#36 Carnivore Is Not An Extreme Diet
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Welcome to Episode 36 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
The carnivore diet is often criticized for being extreme. This is a fair initial reaction to have, however most people have no idea how recent and unprecedented our modern eating is. Even 100 years ago, people ate mostly animal products like meat and dai
#35 Fiber Is Not Your Friend
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Welcome to Episode 35 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
Everywhere around us we constantly hear about how great fiber is. How fiber is our friend. How it's essential for us to poop. How it helps us lose weigh. How it lowers risk of colon cancer. Yada yada yada.
These are all quite unfounded claims, with plent
#34 How Calorie Restriction For Weight Loss Backfires
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Welcome to Episode 34 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
Calorie restriction is America's dominant practice for losing weight, but most people don't realize how much this method actually sabotages having long lasting weight loss.
In this 8-minute episo
33. Fatty Liver: How Eating Sugar Causes Scarring and Liver Failure (NAFLD)
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Welcome to Episode 33 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
1 in 3 people have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). A disease that was almost unheard of 50 years ago, and is now the ninth leading cause of death in the United States.
In this 10-minute episode you will learn what this disease is, what is causing it
32. Don't Blame Yourself for Struggling With Processed Foods
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Welcome to Episode 32 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
A lot of us blame ourselves when we struggle with or crave processed foods. We beat ourselves up and think, "How can I want this food that I know is so bad for me?"
This 9-minute episode discusses why you shouldn't do that, and what you should do instead.
See the
31. How Dieting Causes Bingeing: The Minnesota Starvation Experiment
Welcome to Episode 31 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
The Minnesota Starvation Experiment is one of the most stunning studies ever done, and shows us how restricted eating can cause deranged food behaviors like bingeing.
This 15-minute episode discusses this 1940s study of healthy male subjects who started hoarding utensils, licking their plates and tableware, diluting and rehydrating t
30. When You Keep Failing To Do Carnivore After You Said You Would
Welcome to Episode 30 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
One of the most common problems I see with people who struggle with doing carnivore successfully is behavior that lacks integrity. Integrity is scarce in our modern world, and our culture encourages us to say things we don't mean, and not follow through on the things we said we would.
This 9-minute episode discusses how essential int
29. Is Eating Whatever You Want Freedom?
Welcome to Episode 29 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
Often times people lament the restrictions of the diet they're on, and wish they could be free with their eating. They feel that if they could eat whatever they wanted to, and as much as they wanted to, then that would be true freedom with food.
But is it?
This 9-minute episode discusses the concept of what true freedom is
28. All The Fears I Had About Doing Carnivore
Welcome to Episode 28 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
Many people have subconscious fears about changing their eating, and it is very common for people to self-sabotage themselves in this area. I have seen it repeatedly with clients I have worked with, and these subconscious fears will affect your behavior if it goes unaddressed.
In this 10-minute episode, I share al
27. Getting People You Care About To Do Carnivore
Welcome to Episode 27 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
This 8-minute episode discusses a question that I get often: "How do I get the people I love and care about to do carnivore?"See the show notes and resources here on my website.**Do you want your kids to eat more meat and less junk? Check out my ebook How to Get Your Kids to Eat More Meat...and actually like it.
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26. Chocolate Is Not A Health Food
Welcome to Episode 26 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
This 7-minute episode discusses why chocolate is not a health food. The public perception of chocolate has been massively affected by "studies" sponsored by chocolate companies that draw unreasonably positive conclusions about chocolate. If someone wants to eat chocolate for the sake of enjoyment, then fine. But no one should be "eat
25. The Cholesterol Episode
Welcome to Episode 25 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
Carnivore is often criticized for being a diet that’s overloaded with cholesterol-rich foods, and for being a diet that can give people high cholesterol.In this 16-minute episode, we are going to discuss this criticism, and the many incorrect narratives around cholesterol.
We also discuss statins, a cash cow drug that has been demons
24. Why I Like Carnivore More Than Keto, Paleo, Low Carb, and Every Other Diet
Welcome to Episode 24 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
This 13-minute episode discusses why I like the Carnivore diet way more than keto, paleo, low carb, or any other diet I've ever tried.Though these diets tend to get grouped together as "alternative diets," my experience between carnivore and everything else has been enormously different. There are many reasons why I've been able to s
23. How to Tolerate Dairy
Welcome to Episode 23 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
This 11-minute episode discusses how to tolerate dairy, if it's something you currently can't eat without issue, but would like to be able to eat.A carnivore diet may be able to heal your gut and villi enough to get you there.See the show notes and resources here on my website.**Do you want your kids to eat more meat and less junk? C
22. How Sugar Damages the Body
Welcome to Episode 22 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
This 16-minute episode discusses the nuances of how sugar damages the body. We've all heard before that sugar is unhealthy, but the damage is so much worse than most people know.If you have trouble resisting sugar, the information shared here may serve as extra motivation to stay away from it. See the show notes and resources here on
21. The Dangers of Having Affection for Food
Welcome to Episode 21 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!This 15-minute episode brings awareness to a common stumbling block for those trying to switch to a carnivore lifestyle: unchecked affection for non-carnivore foods.Reining in this affection is key to doing carnivore long term from a place of joy and peace, instead of forced discipline and compliance.See the show notes and resources h
20. My Experience with Carnivore during Pregnancy
Welcome to Episode 20 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!In this 16-minute episode, I share my personal experience with the carnivore diet during pregnancy.Despite the fact that I was carnivore for nearly 2 years prior to this pregnancy, having a fully carnivore pregnancy was literally not possible for me. I was so sick with nausea, vomiting, and meat aversions in the first trimester, that
19. The "Meat Causes Cancer" Myth
Welcome to Episode 19 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!Have you ever heard someone say that meat causes cancer? This 17-minute episode will help you understand this widely held but unfounded claim, and where it came from.There is literally not a single study on earth that proves a link between meat consumption and an increased risk of cancer.See the show notes and resources here on my web
18. Why Wheat Is Far Worse Than You Know
Welcome to Episode 18 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!This 20-minute episode is all about wheat, and the ways it damages the human body. Many people are familiar with gluten, and the gut damage it causes is pretty well known and well accepted. But the damage done by wheat is much more than that. Wheat also damages the brain, the arteries, the bones and joints, and other types of cells an
17. Letting Go of Food with Freedom
Welcome to Episode 17 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!In this 13-minute episode, I will share a concept with you that has been a big part of my carnivore experience: letting go of food with freedom.There are many ways to approach carnivore. One approach is strict abstinence akin to how some people address alcoholism, where you live by the rule that you never eat carbohydrates and plant f
16. How to Handle Falling Off the Wagon
Welcome to Episode 16 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
In this 16-minute episode, I will teach you how to handle falling off the wagon, and how to get back on track.It's best to avoid falling off the wagon in the first place by doing the practices I shared in the previous episode on handling cravings, but the truth is that sometimes it's going to happen. The information I share in this e
15. How to Handle Cravings
Welcome to Episode 15 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!In this 19-minute episode, I will teach you my process for how to handle cravings and overcome them.Learning how to overcome cravings and believing that you can is a critical component to long term success on carnivore. In my experience, when you change your thinking around cravings and understand how to handle them and that you are t
14. How to Transition to Carnivore
Welcome to Episode 14 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!In this 14-minute episode, I will lay out my personal recommendations for how to transition to a carnivore diet.I discuss considerations for how quickly to jump in depending on various factors like your personality, minimizing transitional adjustments in your body, and your starting point.I also discuss what to eat, how to set your en
13. Fat, Part Two: Animal Fats Are the Best Fats
Welcome to Episode 13 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
This 26-minute episode is part 2 of a 2-episode discussion on dietary fat, the fat that you eat.In this episode, we discuss the three major types of fat: saturated fat, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.You’ll learn why and how PUFAs, the vegetable and seed oils that are in everything today, are so damaging and harmful to
12. Fat, Part One: How You've Been Misled to Believe That Fat Is Bad for You
Welcome to Episode 12 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
This 21-minute episode is part 1 of 2-episode discussion on dietary fat, the fat that you eat.In this episode, we discuss the unbelievable story of where the anti-fat narratives and lies came from, and how they became nutritional dogma and integrated into governmental dietary guidelines.Learning the story of how fat became vilified w
11. Gut Health - Why Meat Is Better Than Plants
Welcome to Episode 11 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!In this 16-minute episode we talk all about gut health. The conventional advice on gut health is to take probiotics and drink kombucha, but did you know that probiotics actually do not populate your gut? Gut doctors know and acknowledge this, and researchers have found that taking a probiotic after an antibiotic actually delayed the r
10. Why "Meat Is Bad for the Environment" Is Inaccurate
Welcome to Episode 10 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!
In this 20-minute episode we are going to examine the environmental angle of eating meat.The dominant narrative is that meat is bad for the environment and because of that, we should limit meat consumption. But eliminating meat is not the solution. Animals are integral for a sustainable and healthy food system, and cows are part of t
09. What I Eat On a Typical Day of Carnivore
Welcome to Episode 9 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!In this 11-minute episode I share what I eat on a typical day of carnivore, so you can get a better idea of how this looks day to day.See the show notes and resources here on my website. **Do you want your kids to eat more meat and less junk? Check out my ebook How to Get Your Kids to Eat More Meat...and actually like it.
08. Eating Less and Exercising More Doesn't Work for Most People
Welcome to Episode 8 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!In this 15-minute episode I explain why we need to let go of the idea that eating less and exercising more is the long term solution for health problems and weight loss.People really want to hang on to this idea that they simply need to get back in control by counting calories again, watching portion sizes, and getting their cardio in
07. Metabolic Health and Fat Adaptation - Why Meat Is Better Than Plants
Welcome to Episode 7 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!In this 12-minute episode I explain why meat is better than plants from a metabolic health and fat adaptation perspective.While you don’t have to do carnivore specifically to have good metabolic health, what is optimal about carnivore is that it’s an extremely nutrient dense diet that is also very low carb, and chronically high carb co
06. Why Healthy Eating Is So Hard In Our Modern Food Environment
Welcome to Episode 6 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!In this 14-minute episode we explore and become aware of how insane our modern food environment is.If you’re someone who has a hard time resisting food, this concept is a revelation because you find out that to some degree it’s not your fault. We are constantly surrounded by hyperpalatable things to eat and we are constantly prompted t
05. Food Addiction Is Real
Welcome to Episode 5 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!In this 18-minute episode we learn about food addiction, and how understanding this is the baseline for changing your eating successfully long term. Most of the foods we are surrounded by are hyperpalatable foods, meaning they are carefully crafted and designed combinations of carbs, sugar, fat, and salt. These foods are excessive
04. Plants Are Trying to Poison You
Welcome to Episode 4 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!In this 17-minute episode we dive into the reality that plants contain toxic compounds and are trying to poison you. It’s not personal; they’re trying to poison the insects and animals that want to eat them too.Even though the current popular narrative in food is that vegetables are the healthiest thing we can eat, many of the foods th
03. Nutrition - Why Meat Is Better Than Plants
Welcome to episode 3 of The Road to Carnivore podcast!In this 9-minute episode I explain why meat is better than plants from a nutrition perspective.With the current narrative in food and the dietary recommendations of the US government’s food pyramid, it’s fair to question if eating only animal foods will result in suboptimal nutrition.You can get the vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, an
02. My Story of How and Why I Came to Carnivore
Welcome to episode 2 of The Road to Carnivore podcast!In this 20-minute episode I share my story of how I came to carnivore and why I eat this way.I think when most people consider the idea of going carnivore, it can seem completely unimaginable to picture that for your own life.When you hear about someone choosing to eat only animal foods, the obvious thought is: “Why would someone do th
01. Introduction
Welcome to The Road to Carnivore podcast!This 13-minute episode gives you an idea of what this entire series will be about, and the many topics that will be covered.The main argument in this series is that the further you go down the road to carnivore, the healthier you will be. Eat more meat, and less plants, for better health.Sound crazy? I hear you. I used to believe that plants were t
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