Dr Anthony Chaffee is an American medical doctor specialising in Neurosurgery who over a span of 20 years has researched the optimal nutritional habits for athletic performance and health. It is his assertion that most of the so-called chronic diseases that doctors treat these days are actually caused by the food we eat, or don’t eat, and can in many cases be reversed easily with dietary changes.
Dr. Chaffee began his University education studying Molecular & Cellular Biology with a Minor in Chemistry at the University of Washington in Seattle at the age of 15, which culminated in attaining his MD from the Royal College of Surgeons.
Dr. Chaffee is an All-American rugby player and a former professional athlete in England and America, having taken several years off from his education for the pursuit of sports between his undergraduate degree and medical school. Throughout his athletic career he saw first hand the monumental difference that diet makes to performance and recovery.
Dr. Chaffee almost accidentally came across and practiced a fully carnivorous diet from age 20 to 25, having first learned of the toxic nature of plants during his University education. Since then he has rediscovered this truth and more and has dedicated many years and a large part of his professional practice to the study and education of diet and nutrition. He personally practices a fully carnivorous diet and currently resides in Perth, Australia where he does private consultations and clinics in functional medicine and nutrition.
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20 responses to “Dr. Anthony Chaffee – ‘Ketogenic Carnivore athletes’”
BDNF and BHB helps everything in the brain and body.
Spot on as usual
For a man over 40 & living in Australia with tons of sun, his skin is gorgeous. 😊
Well presented information / data — particularly point #2 — which must be reinforced — the carnivore diet works on two levels 1) bioavailable nutrients, in the ratio humans require AND 2) no ‘anti nutrients’ which get in the way of our absorption of 1). ❤❤
Lovely lecture. I’m low carb, but I may try full keto-carnivore and assess effect..
Dear LCDU folks – it would be helpful to appreciate the details on these presentations – was this a conference, a special function? Who are (generally) the audience members (athletes, docs, lay people, nutritionists etc.)? Maybe bump up the information in the description. ❤❤
This is awesome. I’m a recreational triathlete. In 2018 I had a heart attack after a triathlon. Found keto then and I have spoke at a Dr Westman conference. Now carnivore and all of this rings true for me. Still doing all the same activities 69 YO. My times have stayed fairly steady.
This has been excellent info for my son who is a rower, thank you very much!
I went carnivore in January 2023 and I ride a bicycle every day the day before Christmas i road to my sons home he lives by car 50 minutes away, on a bicycle 2 hours after I got home had a a bit of saddle sore from hitting a pothole but I still had plenty of energy afterwards, just have to drink plenty of water wich I add a pinch of pink Himalayas salt to
❤thanks doc for the enlightenment
Great presentation Dr Anthony Chaffe. Timothy Noakes found to my knowledge only 10g/hr of carbs (glucose) was needed for over 2hrs running to full potential. For example a 3hr Marathoner only taking in half a 22-25g gel each 14km will see no unstable drop in muscle glycogen (glycogen depletion). So instead of say 5 to 8 gels for a best effort marathon for a fat adapted athlete only needs 5grams per 7km @4:15/km race pace. Very cool.
Im actually currently 5mths fat adapted and 6wks back training (only very modest run volume). Currently 44km this wk. Ran this morn a 1:55 half marathon training run/sub maximal… only 1shot coffee and 2 spoons (30ml) of heavy cream this morn (1g carbs haha).
Last night was half kg of wild caught salmon. The other runners were taking gels & juice. I sipped a bit of water at 13km. Fat adaption is legit. Doing more training is the main key building a faster pace @73-80% of true max heartrate or 80-89% of LT2 will boost aerobic enzymes in “metabolic zone 2” and oxidise fatty acids in an alkalise state vs a carb based runner slamming a gel every 5km in training is limiting their metabolic health or “fat max”. Cheers from qld aus 😊🎉. Im also 6ft 3 & currently 89kg so quite heavy for a distance runner.
Dr Chaffee agrees with me that we are suffering malnutrition.
Dr Chaffee is so knowledgeable and well-spoken! I always enjoy listening to his lectures. This one was very interesting!
Tanks, Dr. Chaffee! Been carnivore for a year, feel. great!
Chaffee is a genuine genius. The amount of people he has taught the science behind carnivore eating is pretty much unmatched.
Seems to work alright for me!
6years Carnivore. 76 years old and feeling healthy. Many improvements.
Thank you! @Low Carb Down Under and @Anthony Chaffee MD At 53, I am celebrating my 2nd Carniversary right now. In mid-November 2022, I was in a dark place with insanely high pain/inflammation and several other chronic diseases and afflictions. I am blessed and truly grateful for discovering Carnivore, which has been immensely healing. Dr. Chaffee was an early influence (and still is) on my Carnivore journey. ALL of my chronic illnesses and afflictions have either been ELIMINATED or almost completely resolved. I am healthier and more fit than I have ever been, including when I was a NCAA D-1 athlete. 4 weeks ago today, I essentially did a half-marathon with a commercial walk-behind mower that weighs 100 lbs more than me, mulching leaves for 5 hours straight, with no breaks. This was essentially fasted, as I only had two cups of coffee earlier in the day (with heavy cream only). A 2 lb steak and 6 pasture-raised eggs the night before powered me for 28,000+ steps, which displayed as 13.28 miles on my step tracker. I could NEVER have done this two years ago! I’ve forwarded this to my son with a note to watch from the 45:20 mark to see the section about the diver, because my son also suffers from IBS. Thank you so much for posting this lecture! I’ve already sent it to two others, because I know that it will help them in their Carnivore journeys.
why is there specifically a keto/low carb/carnivore diet awareness in Australia in particular ?
Thank you for having Dr. Chaffee speak . . . i follow his advice and i have NEVER felt betterr (I am 73 yo) loving LIFE!