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Controversial Thoughts: Is Carnivore MD an Omnivore?

Aug 13, 2021
13:36
The debate between plant-based and animal-based eating was over 2 million years ago with the extinction of Paranthropus robustus...
 
Hear this story and a bit of mine in this week's edition of Controversial Thoughts, my Friday rant/monologue podcast on Fundamental Health.
 
The simple takeaway here is that 75% of omnivorous species lean heavily toward either plant or animal consumption as the majority of their diet. 
 
I would argue that humans are not omnivore generalists but specialist omnivores adapted to eat an #animalbased diet...
 
Meat and organs have been at the center of evolution as Hominids for over 2 million years...
 
Eating meat and organs made us human! 
 
And if you ask the Hadza what their favorite food is, they will tell you "Meat" in a split second! Their entire existence revolves around hunting...
 
So yes, CarnivoreMD is a proud #animal-based omnivore who hails from a long lineage of humans who have lived and died by their ability to hunt and eat animal foods above all other sources of food. 
 
#theremembering 

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