Episode 352: Why Are People Really Quitting Carnivore? | Richard Smith
About this episode
Dr. Anthony Chaffee discusses the reasons behind influencers quitting the carnivore diet with Richard Smith.
Most people aren't "failing" keto or carnivore – they're being failed by bad advice, social pressure, and half-truths about what ketosis and red meat actually do to the human body. In this episode of The Plant Free MD, I sit down with British and European Pro Bodybuilding Champion Richard Smith to pull back the curtain on the latest wave of influencers loudly "quitting" keto and carnivore, and what's really going on behind those dramatic announcement videos. What this episode exposes: - Why claims that ketosis "wrecks your hormones," "destroys your thyroid," or "fries your adrenals" collapse when you actually look at human physiology and clinical data. - The real reasons some big-name influencers are jumping ship: algorithm chasing, brand pivots, and trying to market to a wider audience, not because meat suddenly stopped working. - The difference between a well-formulated carnivore/keto diet and the ultra-lean, under-eating, "cheat day" versions that predictably make people feel awful and then get blamed on the diet instead of the execution. Who we are: I'm Dr Anthony Chaffee, medical doctor, former professional rugby player, and host of The Plant Free MD – a science-based…
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