I used to be a microbiome maxi over a decade ago. I was big into fermented foods, even started a food company around it. Then Carnivore kinda changed my life when I realized that animal based foods are the most nutrient dense foods on the planet. However, I learned that animal based can be detrimental to the microbiome... eventually. I learned that endotoxins will literally poison you and that beneficial gut bacteria make cool things vitamins and IGF1 (nature's Ozempic). So I've come full circle. nutrient density maxi + microbiome maxi. That means adding foods to my animal based diet like resistant starch (cooked and cooled pasta, potatoes, beans). Fermented veggies. Emphasizing plants that are good for the biome like mushrooms, artichoke, asparagus, garlic, onions, green ish banana. Add psyllium husk (nature's Ozempic) for appetite control. It's not a bad way to eat. View quoted note →