Hi, I'm Mark. I've been curious about food and nutrition for a long time, but my focus really narrowed in 2019, when I started seriously reading about the carnivore diet. What pulled me in wasn't a single dramatic claim. It was how much conflicting information was out there. For every confident promise, there was an equally confident warning, and very little in between that felt honest about what we actually know.
I eventually decided the only way to understand it properly was to do two things at once: read the research carefully, and try it myself. I followed a strict carnivore diet for three years. Living with a way of eating day after day teaches you things no study can, but it also taught me how easy it is to mistake your own results for a universal rule. That tension, between what the evidence shows and what personal experience suggests, is exactly what I wanted this site to take seriously.
I built CarnivoreTips.com to be the resource I wish I'd had when I started: clear, calm, and free of the usual sales pitch. I'm not here to sell you a program, a supplement, or a miracle. My aim is simply to lay out what the evidence suggests, where things are still uncertain, and where personal experience fits in, so you can decide what's right for you.
What This Site Is For
The mission is straightforward: to be a trustworthy starting point for anyone curious about the carnivore diet.
A lot of nutrition content online is written either to sell something or to win an argument. I wanted to build something different. A place where the information is carefully sourced, written in plain language, and genuinely beginner-friendly. Whether you're just wondering what the carnivore diet is, or you're weighing whether it might fit your life, the goal is to give you a clear, balanced picture so you can make up your own mind.
How I Research and Write
Every article starts with the same question: what does the evidence actually say? Before I publish anything, I work through several sources rather than leaning on a single study or a popular opinion. When the topic allows for it, I prioritize:
- Peer-reviewed research published in scientific and medical journals
- Resources from government health agencies and public-health bodies
- Material from universities and academic institutions
- Guidance from established, reputable health organizations
I read these alongside the real-world reports of people who actually follow carnivore and low-carb diets, because lived experience often raises questions the literature hasn't fully answered yet. I cross-check claims across multiple sources before they make it onto the page.
When the science is strong, I say so plainly. When a question is genuinely unsettled (and in nutrition, a lot of it is) I tell you that too, instead of picking the most exciting answer and dressing it up as fact. Where caution is warranted, I flag it.
Editorial Standards
A few principles guide everything published here:
- Accuracy over trends. If a popular claim doesn't hold up, I'd rather say so than repeat it for clicks.
- Benefits and risks both get a fair hearing. No diet is right for everyone, and pretending otherwise wouldn't be honest.
- No sensationalism. You won't find fear-mongering headlines or "one weird trick" promises here.
- Sources cited wherever possible, so you can check the evidence for yourself rather than taking my word for it.
- Education comes first. The aim is to help you understand a topic well enough to make your own informed choice, not to push you toward a particular outcome.
Honesty About My Qualifications
I want to be completely upfront about who I am and who I'm not.
I am not a doctor, a registered dietitian, a nutritionist, or a healthcare professional of any kind. I don't hold medical or clinical credentials, and I'd be doing you a disservice to pretend otherwise. What I do have is years of careful reading on this subject since 2019, three years of following a strict carnivore diet myself, and a real commitment to getting the details right.
Because of that, everything on this site is educational. It is not medical advice, and it is not a substitute for a conversation with a qualified professional who knows your individual health situation. Before making any significant change to how you eat (especially if you have an existing health condition, take medication, or are pregnant) please talk to your doctor or another qualified healthcare provider.
On process and transparency: I use AI-assisted tools to help with research and drafting, but every article is reviewed and edited by me, and I take responsibility for what's published here. I also revisit and update articles as my understanding improves or as new evidence emerges.
How This Site Tries to Earn Your Trust
- Sources you can check. Claims are backed by citations wherever possible, so you're never just asked to take my word for it.
- Available in three languages. Articles are published in English, Slovenian, and German, so more readers can reach the same balanced information in their own language.
- Kept current. I update content as new evidence appears or my understanding improves, rather than letting old articles quietly go stale.
- Honest about limits. I'm clear about what I am and what I'm not, where the science is solid, and where it still isn't.
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