Meat & Mercy: How the Carnivore Diet Changed Everything

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Could eating only meat really change your life? For missionary mom Katie Gardner, the answer was a surprising yes.

After years of feeling unwell, exhausted, battling hormonal chaos, and hearing the phrase “your tests look normal” from doctors who had no real answers, Katie stumbled across a radical idea online: the carnivore diet. At first, it sounded ridiculous. But with nothing left to lose, she took the leap.

Those first three weeks weren’t easy. Doubts and withdrawal symptoms nearly sent her back to her old habits. But then something shifted. Sleep came easily. Energy returned. The mental fog and emotional rollercoaster faded, and the constant preoccupation with food disappeared. Katie found herself not just surviving, but living in the present with her family, freed from cravings, and feeling well for the first time in years.

In this episode, Katie sits down with her father-in-law, podcast host Austin Gardner, a missionary and cancer survivor who has his own reasons for embracing this way of eating. Together, they open up about what it’s like to eat ground beef, eggs, and bacon every day, why butter in your coffee isn’t as weird as it sounds, and how this simple approach brought unexpected healing.

If you’re tired of chasing answers that never seem to help, or if you’re curious about metabolic health and the link between food and faith, you’ll find hope and honesty here. Katie’s story is proof that sometimes the answers come from the most unexpected places.

Listen in for a candid and practical conversation about healing, freedom from food obsession, and how changing your diet can impact not just your body, but your soul.

Next week, join us as we explore how the carnivore diet affects emotional well-being and spiritual life, with stories from others who’ve found freedom on this path.

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