03/09/2025
🥩📜 Carnivore Diets: Lessons from History
When it comes to nutrition, most of what we’re told today is based on decades-old dogma—often built on shaky evidence. But history tells a different story.
🔎 In the 1820s, explorer William Ashley wrote that his men thrived for years on nothing but fresh meat. No grains, no vegetables, no fiber—and yet they enjoyed robust health, free of the fevers and diseases common in “civilized” towns.
📖 A few years later, Harvard dropout Richard Henry Dana Jr. recorded similar experiences on the California coast, living almost exclusively on beef while working as a sailor.
⚡ Modern nutrition insists we need 130g+ of carbs daily, fruits, vegetables, and fiber to avoid disease. And yet… real-world history shows humans often thrived on carnivore-style diets without them.
💡 The takeaway? Maybe our ancestors weren’t misguided, and maybe the evidence for plant-heavy, carb-rich “requirements” isn’t as ironclad as we’ve been led to believe.
👉 At KetoGeneration, we believe looking backward helps us move forward. By learning from history, we can rethink today’s “truths” about health and nutrition.
Would you ever try a strict carnivore approach—or is keto already your sweet spot? Drop your thoughts below 👇
