Rare footage from 1957 of Vilhjalmur Stefansson an arctic explorer He famously was studied in the Bellevue hospital eating only meat and fat for a year under medical supervision At the end he was in great health and had all his blood work shown to be optimal He characterized the Inuit as “the healthiest people I have ever lived with” When studied these people had 5 times less cardiovascular disease than Americans and 15-18 fold less ischemic heart disease PMCID: PMC5729304 I’ve never advocated f

What happened during Vilhjalmur Stefansson's first discovery of a carnivore diet!! Source: timeinvestors // mitchtomson | Dr. Shawn Baker MD

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