
Shawn Baker MD – Why Carnivore Fixed What Keto Alone Couldn't – TFP #032
From The Feldman Protocol by Dave Feldman
May 26, 2026 · 3h 16m · Season 1 · Episode 32
About this episode
Shawn Baker discusses the benefits of the carnivore diet and its implications for health and athletic performance.
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can a diet of almost exclusively meat actually support world-record athletic performance while raising serious questions about conventional cardiovascular risk? Shawn Baker (MD) traces his path from professional rugby and military trauma surgery to pioneering the carnivore movement, makes the case for carnivore as a powerful elimination diet for autoimmune and inflammatory disease, and engages Dave in a nuanced debate on LDL, plaque imaging data, gut microbiome myths, and the politics of nutrition research. 🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/32` Private blood testing services 🩸Over 300 blood tests 💰Extremely affordable ❤️ We love our customers (Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏) 🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN: Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman` X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman` Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman` Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com` ⏱ Chapters 3:01 – Shawn's early path to medicine…
People in this episode
Host: Dave Feldman
Guest: Shawn Baker
Topics covered
- carnivore diet
- athletic performance
- cardiovascular risk
- autoimmune disease
- nutrition research
Keywords
- carnivore diet
- LDL
- gut microbiome
- nutrition politics
- autoimmune disease
Sponsors
Own Your Labs
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