CARNIVORE WOE (WAY OF EATING)

Professional/Clinical Teachers



Compiled by Robert J. Baran
(Please email me with any additions, corrections, and updates you know of.)

Last Updated: October 17, 2026





What is Carnivore?
Food Choices
Documentation -- Modern Humans
Documentation -- Ancient Humans
Historical References
Professional/Clinical Teachers
Influencers
Some Facebook Groups
Some Reddit Subreddits
Some Podcasts
My Way of Eating
Observations and Other Notes
Conditions Addressed Successfully



My Top Ten Professionals
Ken D. Berry, MD
Anthony Chaffee, MD
Shawn Baker, MD
Tony Hampton, MD
Eric C. Westman, MD
Professor Bart Kay
Paul Mason, MD
Nick Norwitz, PhD
Stephen Thomas, BSc.Hons.
Ben Bikman, PhD


Professional/Clinical Teachers

Dr. Abs, MChD, BChD, BSc, FRSM, FRSPH, ACSI, MBCS, CISSN, MISct, MSocAg, PAMIPEM (about 90% carnivore), https://www.drabs.clinic/, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvpMkBXFaWmhIWPdvsMiCw/videos

Shawn Baker, MD (low-carb/keto for a couple of years and then carnivore since 2016, author of The Carnivore Diet (2019)), https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5apkKkeZQXRSDbqSalG8CQ

Amerlise E. Barron, Ph.D. (Assoc. Prof. Of Bioengineering, Stanford, carnivore since Jan. 2020), https://barronlab.stanford.edu/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EsTW-49lTA

Ken D. Berry, MD, FAAP (ketovore since before 2012, 99% carnivore since 2017, author of Lies My Doctor Told Me: Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health (2019)), https://www.youtube.com/c/KenDBerryMD/videos

Richard K. Berstein, MD (1935-2025), https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuJ11OJynsvHMsN48LG18Ag, https://www.diabetes-book.com/bernstein-life-with-diabetes/

Ben Bikman, PhD (author of The Carb Crisis: How the Modern "Balanced" Diet Is Fueling a Worldwide Epidemic—and How We Can Take Back Our Health (2026)), https://www.youtube.com/@benbikman

Annette Bosworth, MD (keto since after 2014 when Mom's cancer was first case she successfully treated), https://www.youtube.com/@DoctorBoz

Mary Talley Bowden, MD, https://www.youtube.com/@MaryBowdenMD

Ford Brewer, MD, MPH, https://www.youtube.com/@PrevMedHealth

Elizabeth Bright, DO, ND, MICO (high-fat carnivore since 2015), https://www.elizbright.com/

Natasha Campbell-McBride, MD, https://www.doctor-natasha.com/blog.php, https://www.ecofarmingdaily.com/interview-natasha-campbell-mcbride-on-gut-health/

Anthony Chaffee, MD (practiced a fully carnivorous diet from age 20 to 25 as an experiment, and has continued since then, 23+ yrs since at least 2003), https://www.youtube.com/@anthonychaffeemd

Judy Cho, MD (plant-based for over a decade, carnivore since 2017), https://www.youtube.com/@NutritionwithJudy

Patrick Coles, PhD (carnivore since c.October 2024), https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUGEVlcx17SW7ALSxMDD-9doWMJcpIu2t

Robert Cywes, MD, PhD (the "Carb Addiction Doctor" is an expert in the field of ketogenic diet), https://www.rvcarnivore.com/cywes/, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk4Mk7vArjSYBa1VKv9-chA

Nash Djocic, PhD, a bodybuilding veteran who promotes eating meat, eggs and dairy, https://www.youtube.com/c/nashjocic888/featured

Georgia Ede, MD, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7t62KZyRbc&t=152s

Andreas Eenfeldt, MD, https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb, https://www.youtube.com/@dietdoctor

Sten Ekberg, DC, https://www.youtube.com/c/drekberg/videos

Gary Fettke, MD (low-carb and healthy fat advocate, a retired Tasmanian orthopaedic surgeon and experienced regenerative farmer), https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dr.+gary+fettke

Jason Fung, MD (Canadian nephrologist and author known for promoting intermittent fasting and low-carb diets), https://www.youtube.com/@DrJasonFung

Tony Hampton, MD (8 yrs vegan, 11 yrs low-carb vegetarian to carnivore 2023), https://www.youtube.com/@DrTonyHampton

Michelle Hurn, RD (low carb since 2019), https://www.youtube.com/@dietitiansdilemma1659

John Jaquish, PhD (carnivore biomedical engineer and inventor), https://www.jaquishbiomedical.com/, https://dranthonychaffee.com/episodes/how-to-carnivore-ep-25-return-of-dr-john-jaquish)

Professor Bart Kay (carnivore since about 2014, 80% beef muscle, fat & butter + 10-15% other carnivore), https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChi5M3k_K4yuRpWAp00xBQA

Robert J. Kiltz, MD (carnivore since about 2010 after paleo and then keto; after mid-2025, started adding fish and a little bit of vegetables), https://www.doctorkiltz.com/about/, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCogDXio0z4rbQP9vTh2i8qg

Jack Kruze, MD (keto/Paleo since 2011?), https://jackkruse.com/podcasts-featuring-dr-jack-kruse/

Paul Mason, MD (Sports & Exercise Medicine Physician, developed an interest in low carbohydrate diets in 2011), https://www.youtube.com/c/DrPaulMason/videos

Volker Menzel, DDS (German dentist, 7 years keto, then carnivore since 2020), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olieh0k8P88, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YvBT0l5dFw&t=294s

Evan Moffic, rabbi (keto in 2018, carnivore since early 2022), https://www.youtube.com/@CarnivoreRabbi/videos

James Muecke, ID, (ophthalmologist, ketogenic advocate, and 2020 Australian of the year), https://www.facebook.com/drjamesmuecke/videos/?id=100063441715240

Sarah Myhill, MD, ANP, https://www.drmyhill.co.uk/

Shawn & Janet Needham R.Ph. (strict carnivore until metabolically healthy, now ketovore), https://www.youtube.com/@MosesLakeProfessionalPharmacy

Prof. Tim Noakes (low-carb high-fat South African sports and nutrition scientist, originally from Zimbabwe), https://www.lowcarbneurologist.com/resources/experts/noakes

Nick Norwitz, PhD (ketogenic since 2019), https://www.youtube.com/@nicknorwitzPhD

L. Amber O'Hearn, MSc (keto since 1997, carnivore since 2009, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaGCraBhCqXkRPGxVKLcs0A/videos ; https://www.youtube.com/@l.amberohearn450, on-line book Eat Meat. Not Too Little. Mostly Fat. The Facultative Carnivore https://facultativecarnivore.com/?ref=mostly-fat.com)

Sean O'Mara, MD (carnivore, especially favoring "living" or raw form), https://drseanomara.com/)

Philip Ovadia, MD (cardiac surgeon, keto in 2015, carnivore since March 2019, author of Stay off My Operating Table®: A Heart Surgeon's Metabolic Health Guide to Lose Weight, Prevent Disease, and Feel Your Best Every Day (2021)), https://askdrphil.com/

Mindy Pelz, DC, https://drmindypelz.com/, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4cNjUPc2gQKucX3hLUayYQ/videos )

Jordan Peterson, PhD (mostly strict carnivore since about 2018 when he saw daughter's health improvements after she started strict carnivore in December 2017), https://wearefreedomfarms.com/blogs/news/jordan-peterson-and-his-love-for-meat-the-case-for-the-carnivore-diet

Steven Phinney, MD, PhD (ketogenic teacher), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk0U006YZ2w

Sarah Pugh, PhD (quantum biologist + keto and carnivore), https://sarapughleeds.co.uk/about-me/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MdgLcqS8dQ

Rosh Roddha, MD (vegetarian to carnivore), https://www.youtube.com/@dr.roshroddha

Laura Russell, RN (keto since 1991, carnivore since 2017), https://www.youtube.com/@HealthyCarnivore

Paul Saladino, MD (animal-based, lives in Costa Rica and sports exercises several hours a day, adding a fair amount of tropical fruit and honey carbs to his diet), https://www.youtube.com/@Paulsaladinomd

Doron Sher, MD, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E16hfXmPGcA

Thomas Seyfried, PhD, https://www.lowcarbhealthmd.com/resources/experts/seyfried, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaVC3PAWqLk

Phil Smith, MD (retired in 2019; carnivore since August 2021), https://magica.com/youtube-summarizer/physician-shares-concerning-news-after-2-years-on-a-carnivore-diet-DD4jgI_i_zc

Nina Teicholtz, PhD (vegetarian for 25 years, now mostly animal-based), https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nina+teicholz

Stephen Thomas, BSc.Hons. (carnivore since 2020), https://www.youtube.com/c/StephenThomasTheUKcarnivore

Ankur Verma, MD (Indian ER physician), https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-desi-em-project/id1602185892

Eric C. Westman, MD (first learned about keto from 2 patients in 1998, started doing research and has been prescribing low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets since then), https://www.youtube.com/@AdaptYourLife

Lisa Wiedeman, OD (carnivore since 2009, said to include significant plants by 2026), https://www.carnivore-doctor.com/, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCklE8NA93P7aU3bxM2BJlOg


See also: https://www.thecarnivoredietcoach.com/carnivore-doctors.html

Keto/Carnivore Doctor Playlist, (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOTZxjzELrpiFzWH2MX9jNNlrW92x42oo)



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