Red meat is one of the most nutrient dense meats there is. And if you add in some liver you're well taken care of. Watching Dr. Shawn Baker and .....i'm forgetting her name, but both of been Carnivore over 10 years. Like, this skinny chick, she eats hamburgers everyday for lunch covered in hamburger grease and is fit as a fiddle. Really makes you question everything we're taught about food.

Good question.

First off, you have to come to grips with the reality that we have all been lied to about the food we eat. Why wouldn't they lie about that, too? It is the most important part of good health. It would only be surprising if they did not lie.

Second, most of what you believe about macronutrients and micronutrients is also a lie. Plants have very few nutrients that are helpful to humans. They might be great for cows, goats, and other herbivores, but humans are not herbivores. The nutrients in plants are not very bioavailable to humans. The iron in spinach is the wrong kind for humans (non-heme vs. heme). The "Vitamin A" in plants is not Vitamin A. It is Beta Carotene, which is a Vitamin A precursor, and some people can convert some BC to A, but not much.

Third, plants have anti-nutrients that the vegans conveniently ignore. Anti-nutrients block the absorbtion of micronutrients. Spinach has oxalic acic, which blocks the absorption of several minerals (some of which we are now discovering are important components to the Covid story). Most or all plant foods have anti-nutrients. These might not affect herbivores, but they do affect humans. Oysters (raw, preferably) are the richest source of zinc for humans. But if you eat them with corn and beans, the anti-nutrients in the corn and the beans will block virtually all of your body's ability to absorb the zinc from the oysters, so it would be like you didn't eat them at all. Worse, actually, because the corn and beans also block other micronutrients.

Fourth, animal foods have all of the macronutrients and micronutrients the human body needs -- in highly absorbable forms, and in the right amounts. All plants lack some amino acids. This is why vegans combine different plant foods. They claim that it is a way they can get all the amino acids the human body needs. The problem with that is they are still in the wrong proportions and they are not absorbable (bio-available) like animal foods. Soy protein is only 5% absorbed, but beef protein is over 90% absorbed and eggs close to 99%.

Fifth, Vitamin C is primarily for the purpose of regulating blood sugar in the animals that eat plant foods. This is why it is found in the highest amounts in fruits. Animals that eat fruits will have their blood sugar elevated, and Vitamin C helps counteract that. But those animals don't also eat cake and cookies with refined sugar like humans do. Dogs and cats will sniff at that stuff and refuse to eat it. Nevertheless, beef does have some Vitamin C in it. When you look at a food content label that shows what micronutrients are in foods, most of that info comes from tests done in a lab in Toronto back in the 1980's. Back then, they believed that animal foods had no Vitamin C, so beef was not tested for Vit. C at all. That's why it shows 0 mg of Vit. C in beef. But years later, someone else tested and found that beef did have Vit. C in it. Regardless, when you eat only meat, you don't need to worry about Vit. C because it is unnecessary. Your blood sugar will not be a problem. The whey in milk protein does spike your blood sugar (some bodybuilders use it for this purpose). So, drinking a lot of milk can cause blood sugar spikes. If you do it 2-3 times per day at most, it should not be a problem for most people. Other than whey protein, the proteins in animal foods will not be a problem. There is some effect on blood sugar by protein, but most animal protein does not affect it as much as carbs (other than whey protein). Saturated fat in animal foods has no effect on blood glucose levels, and is the healthiest type of fat for the human body. It is the type of fat our body stores, so obviously it cannot be a problem. This is another thing we were lied to about. Bottom line: not a problem to worry about.

Finally, just try it. If you are on any meds, be aware you might have to cut those back as you eat more animal foods and less plant foods. Those meds artificially adjust various things in your body. Most likley, those meds were prescribed for symptoms that were caused by a poor diet (not enough animal foods and too many plants and/or crap foods). In that case, getting rid of the problem (poor diet) means the meds won't be needed anymore. This applies to most cases, though there are potentially some cases where that does not apply and the diet would not correct the need for the meds.

Check out Shawn Baker's website for more info.