A Chat With Luke Magda About AS and the Carnivore Diet

Luke Magda and I first met on-line in a Fb group referred to as “Low/No Starch Way of life Group for Ankylosing Spondylitis.” There, 1000’s have found that making modifications to their eating regimen by eradicating starches, particularly extremely processed ones, and saying no to different inflammatory meals, can drastically cut back irritation within the physique and backbone. These modifications additionally considerably cut back the painful signs of ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Luke is at the moment a volunteer moderator of the group, the place over 10,000 AS Warriors join, share starch-free meal concepts, and assist each other.

He’s an AS Warrior who really evokes me. At 41, he’s definitely not letting ankylosing spondylitis get in the best way of his varied actions, which embrace competing in excessive endurance Spartan races (grueling impediment programs in pure settings), touring and backpacking together with his fiancée, Heather Beste, and kicking AS with excessive power. 

In case you ask Luke about his secret to “Kicking AS,” you could be shocked when he tells you it’s the carnivore eating regimen, which consists principally of consuming meat, fat, and proteins.

I first realized in regards to the carnivore eating regimen from a 2013 article in Vice titled, “This Man’s Eaten Nothing However Uncooked Meat for 5 Years.” It discusses a man who was so sick that he puked up all the pieces he ate till he began consuming solely uncooked meat. Miraculously, he felt higher after switching.

I had the chance to speak extra with Luke about his carnivore eating regimen. Excerpts comply with. Take into accout when occupied with doable dietary modifications that what works for one individual won’t work for an additional. It’s at all times essential to debate any dietary plans or modifications along with your healthcare staff first.  

AW: Luke, please share a bit bit about your self and the way lengthy you’ve had ankylosing spondylitis. 

LM: I’m 41 years previous, and I’ve had AS for 4 years now. It began with sacrum space and buttocks ache and ache down my legs. I believed it was a soccer damage at first, but it surely wasn’t going away, and ultimately, I used to be identified with AS. I work in IT (info know-how), and my hobbies embrace soccer, Spartan races, fishing, and touring.

How have you ever been treating your AS? Exercises, dietary supplements, medical doctors’ appointments, prescribed drugs? 

I don’t see a health care provider. I went to see a rheumatologist at one level, and he needed me to take Humira (adalimumab), and that’s all he was all in favour of. I primarily eat a carnivore eating regimen (meat, eggs, and avocados). I take vitamin C, D3, K2, magnesium malate, potassium citrate, and some different dietary supplements for allergic reactions, which aren’t actually for AS.

I don’t do any alternate therapies proper now because of COVID-19 principally, however I did do massages and cryotherapy when all the pieces was open, and I feel they helped lots. I work out day by day, … about two hours a day, which incorporates planks for core and stretching.

I really feel that AS may be actually mentally draining, so I attempt to give attention to the positives and never on the negatives. I’ve this illness and I accepted it, now I simply do my finest to handle it and dwell a traditional life.

What do you eat in a typical day for breakfast, lunch, and many others.? 

Breakfast: 5 eggs, beef liver, avocado

Lunch: hen or turkey, eggs

Dinner: hen, fish or beef, avocado, and extra eggs 

Oh yeah, bacon on weekends and burgers and steak.

I additionally snack on pecans and macadamia nuts typically, however not fairly often.

The place can we be taught extra in regards to the carnivore eating regimen? Any web sites or books you suggest? 

The “Carnivore for Autoimmune” Fb group, “The Carnivore Code” by Paul Saladino, and Dr. Ken Berry on YouTube. 

Is there the rest you need to share with our readers? 

I’d strongly counsel visiting the KickAS.org web site and our low-starch group on Fb. I feel the carnivore eating regimen is the best as a result of it’s simply meat, … however the elimination eating regimen video is also in our group, and it is vitally good.

I’d encourage folks to not quit. Therapeutic might take a while, however will probably be price it.

To be taught extra about Luke’s inspiring journey, try this attention-grabbing piece on the Dwelling Nicely with AS weblog.

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