Still Figuring Out What Works? Track It.

Three spreadsheets. That's what it took to keep my family healthy.

Hi, I'm Kristina, and I've been managing psoriasis for 25 years. In 2019, despite this chronic condition, I won Bronze in the masters age group at the ICF Ocean Racing World Championships - just 2 years after starting the sport. I was eating heavy animal-based while training 2-3 times per day.

As a life-long athlete, I know my metrics. When psoriasis triggers, I can lose up to 30% power and endurance within 48 hours - and I can measure that precisely. It takes days to get it back.

After my 2019 success, I got influenced by James Cameron's "Game Changers" documentary and tried going vegan. As an athlete, you're always chasing that extra edge for performance, and with an autoimmune condition, you're always trying to reduce inflammation. Within 10-14 days, I was lightheaded and almost collapsing.

But here's where social media groups can be black and white. You're either vegan or purist carnivore, and if it's not working for you, then it's something YOU'RE doing wrong. So in January 2020, I tried vegan again, thinking maybe I'd done it wrong the first time. Same bad experience within a couple of weeks - I gave up for good. By March 2020, I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue.

I discovered carnivore at the beginning of 2023. Then in June, I heard Peterson's podcast where he talked about healing psoriasis with this way of eating. My psoriasis was actually flaring up while I was eating loads of vegetables - what could have been seen as a super healthy diet - while training loads for the next championship. Within 5 days on carnivore, my lesions became less inflamed. Amazing!

But pure carnivore, while healing my skin, wasn't supporting my athletic performance. That's when I realized this isn't about finding one "perfect" diet - it's about finding what works for YOUR individual body - for me, that meant staying within an animal-based framework.

Then, as we age, our bodies change. As a female, I think that's what's hitting me - foods I used to be able to eat now seem to be acting as triggers. Six to eight weeks ago, my knees blew up and ballooned. I went back to tracking for myself five weeks ago - managing three spreadsheets simultaneously: one for my psoriasis triggers and performance metrics, one for DJ (Dude Junior) who lands us in the ER at 2am with severe pancreatitis, and another for Shadow - the slow burner whose symptoms don't appear for 3-4 days.

Shadow came to me in September 2023 at 4.5 years old from rough conditions - not much known about his life before. His story makes precise tracking even more critical since he had a cancerous tumor removed 12 months ago without clean margins. Keeping his immune system in top condition through precise nutrition isn't just about comfort - it's about survival.

DJ, on the other hand, had the best start possible - vaccinated only once at 12 weeks, not castrated, been eating raw food since he came to me. Before him, I thought all dogs thrive on all proteins if introduced and reared correctly from when they were young. Now I know better! Even with the perfect start, individual biochemistry matters - one wrong protein and we're racing to the emergency vet at 2am with pancreatitis or colitis.

That's why we're building CarnivoreLifestyles - not to push rigid dogma, but to help you find YOUR optimal version within the animal-based spectrum. Whether you're tracking delayed skin reactions, aging body changes, athletic performance, or your pet's complex health needs - we give you the tools to discover what works without judgment.

Join us. Let's build this together.