Jacie's Remarkable Healing Journey: From Debilitating OCD to Optimal Health Through Keto-Carnivore Eating

A Life Constrained by Mental and Physical Illness
Jacie has a phenomenal story of healing. She explains that she was prediabetic and had cystic acne, chronic joint pain, and mental illness that severely impacted every aspect of her daily life. Jacie was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) when she was 15. Her OCD was crippling, despite being medicated for ten years. Jacie says she managed to go to work and familiar places, but going somewhere new was virtually impossible. She describes having to check if she locked the front door repeatedly, sometimes 50 or more times—often this process took too long, and she never ended up going anywhere other than work. Jacie's joint pain made daily activities painful, and she didn't want to do anything because activity hurt. Even walking was painful, creating a cycle of physical and mental suffering that seemed impossible to break.

Failed Attempts with Vegetarian and Ketogenic Approaches
Jacie used to be a vegetarian who ate very little fat and had trouble getting enough protein. She gave the keto diet a try for two years and ate a lot of salads, avocado, and seed oils for fat. She felt some relief from her joint pain on keto but derived no other healing benefits. The plant-heavy ketogenic approach she followed provided minimal improvement in her complex health conditions, leaving her still struggling with the debilitating symptoms that had controlled her life for over a decade.

The Keto-Carnivore Discovery and Immediate Results
In January 2020, Jacie tried the keto-carnivore diet for a 30-day "keto reset." She explains that she "jumped right into keto-carnivore" and ate "intuitively" from animal sources. She didn't keep track of her macronutrients or calories; if she was in the mood for beef, she ate it. If she wanted salmon, she ate that. This intuitive approach to keto-carnivore eating allowed her body to naturally regulate appetite and cravings while maintaining ketosis through strategic animal food consumption.

The results Jacie felt were so powerful after the first month that she continued eating meat. She says she immediately had more energy and lost fat around her stomach. Her other issues were resolved as well—she is no longer prediabetic, and her chronic joint pain is completely gone, as is her cystic acne. The elimination of plant compounds and anti-nutrients that had been contributing to her inflammatory conditions allowed her body to heal at the cellular level.

Mental Health Transformation Through Keto-Carnivore
But by far the biggest benefit she cites—and what kept her going beyond 30 days—was the relief from her OCD. After two weeks on the keto-carnivore diet, Jacie reports that her persistent, intrusive, and repetitive thoughts began to "shrink." For the first time since she was 15, she felt better. She gradually weaned off her medications with the help of her doctor. She says there were ups and downs, but she now feels a "sense of peace and calm." Jacie hasn't been medicated for over a year and says, "That's awesome." Keto-carnivore has helped her live each day to the fullest. She shares, "I no longer feel trapped."

Living Her Dreams: From Healing to Competition
Jacie is working toward her 5-year dream of entering a bikini competition. She trains with a coach in preparation for the upcoming competition in July. To fuel her workouts and build muscle for the competition, Jacie eats two meals a day. She'll have two eggs and two slices of bacon for breakfast. She then eats a larger meal of ground beef or a strip steak around 2 or 3. She is most satisfied eating a steak with some butter on it. This strategic approach to keto-carnivore eating provides her with the optimal nutrient density and metabolic flexibility needed for intense training while maintaining ketosis.

​"I've never felt better than I do now," she states. "I'm completely confident in my body." Keto-carnivore gave her the confidence to do this competition. "It's my dream, and I get to live it!" exclaims Jacie. She encourages others to give the keto-carnivore diet a try and to join the online keto-carnivore community for support. Her transformation demonstrates how this approach can address complex, interconnected health issues that haven't responded to conventional treatments, providing both physical healing and the mental clarity needed to pursue long-held dreams.

Disclaimer: These testimonials are from people who shared their success stories on keto carnivore diet which is Revero’s nutrition therapy method. They are not from actual Revero patients. Clinical results are not guaranteed and outcomes are specific to each patient.