WHY are so many VEGANS GOING CARNIVORE & KETO?

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What happens when the diet you believed would fix everything starts making you feel worse? Many people go vegan hoping for better digestion, more energy, clearer skin, weight loss, or a sense of control when they feel unwell. At first, some do feel a boost, especially if they’re replacing fast food with whole foods. But over time, a different pattern shows up for a lot of folks: persistent fatigue, low mood, thinning hair, weaker training performance, stubborn gut issues, and cravings that never fully shut off. Meals get complicated, grocery bills climb, and it gets harder to feed everyone without turning dinner into a debate.

In this episode, Tristan digs into why so many former vegans are now experimenting with keto and carnivore. He breaks down nutrient density and bioavailability, plus why cutting animal foods can create gaps that are hard to patch with powders and fortified products. He also frames these approaches as simple elimination tools. When your digestion is a mess and it feels like everything sets you off, narrowing the menu can be the first step toward getting stable again.

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Tristan Haggard is the voice behind the Primal Edge Health podcast. He’s helped thousands find health through nutrient-dense eating, keto, and carnivore diets by focusing on real food, simple habits, and a holistic approach to wellness. He’s also into homesteading and raising his family with a back-to-basics lifestyle.

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Episode Highlights

Tristan breaks down why so many people are leaving veganism and moving toward keto or carnivore, especially after chasing health improvements and ending up with the opposite. He focuses on how long-term plant-only eating can lead to nutrient gaps and why “replacement foods” and powders often fail to solve the root problem.

He also explains why keto and carnivore can make sense for ex-vegans as simple elimination approaches that can calm digestion and reduce decision fatigue. The goal is not to swap one identity for another. It’s to get stable, rebuild with nutrient-dense foods, and make choices that work in real life, especially for people feeding families and trying to keep meals straightforward.

In this episode:

• The role of animal foods in a real-food, family-friendly approach
• Why many people go vegan for health, and why it often doesn’t hold up long term
• Common nutrient gaps that Tristan believes drive the shift back to animal foods
• Why keto and carnivore can function as practical elimination tools
• How simplification can help when digestion feels “reactive” to everything

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