On Episode 409 of the Paleo Solution Podcast we have guest Amber O'Hearn. Amber is a data scientist by profession with a background in math, computer science, linguistics, and psychology. She has been studying and experimenting with ketogenic diets since 1997, and more recently writing and speaking about her findings. Her review on the evolutionary appropriateness and benefit of weaning babies onto a meat-based, high fat, low carb diet, was included as testimony defending Tim Noakes in his recent trial. Amber has been eating a plant-free diet since 2009. Show Notes 00:48 – Summary/Pre-Intro 1:50 – Amber O’Hearn’s story and background 7:46 – Process of getting into a carnivore diet 11:31 – The stories of transformation and autoimmunity treatment with the carnivore diet 14:08 – Variance in the carnivore diet and what foods it consists of 18:25 - Experimenting with food removal and where to start 22:18 - Exercising while very sick 25:43 – Depression 28:23 – Fecal transplants and gut microbiome 34:50 – Individual results are what matters 38:06 – Comparing drug response efficacy to diet 40:20 – Risk/Reward for a carnivorous diet 43:18 – Who should not do a carnivore diet 45:50 – Social Ostracism 47:52 – Anaerobic exercise, carnivore, and keto 48:30 – Chasing ketones and good protein intake 55:30 – Gluconeogenesis 57:26 – Carnivore diet resources Website: http://www.empiri.ca/ Amber's Guide: http://www.empiri.ca/p/eat-meat-not-too-little-mostly-fat.html http://justmeat.co/ http://www.diagnosisdiet.com/ Twitter @KetoCarnivore Facebook: L. Amber Ohearn Instagram: @Ambimorph