In this week’s podcast, we interview Travis Statham. Travis is a huge advocate of the carnivore diet and has a deep knowledge of the history and science behind it. With that in mind, we brought him on to talk about humans being classified as facultative carnivores instead of a strictly omnivorous species. A facultative carnivore is defined as a species that thrives optimally on a meat based diet. The definition isn’t concerned about what humans can eat, but rather about what humans should eat and were designed to eat.

The are many reasons why humans should be classified as facultative carnivores which include, but are not limited to:

• Stomach Structure and pH
• GI Tract
• Anatomy

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