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The Doctor Who Prescribed Steak: Kelly Hogan's Carnivore Origin Story

Sizzle: The Salty Steak Show··16 July 2026·24 min

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TakeawaysEliminating artificial sweeteners like diet soda can stop sugar cravings in as little as three days, even after five years on a carnivore dietEating a high-fat, meat-based diet healed Kelly Hogan of obesity, boils, acne, chronic pain, pre-diabetes, and dental problems that had plagued her since her early 20sBuilding community around carnivore eating is just as powerful as the diet itself — connection and shared experience are what drive long-term successKelly Hogan is the founder of My Zero Carb Life and one of the most recognized voices in the carnivore diet community. In this episode of Sizzle: The Salty Steak Show, Amanda Radke sits down with her longtime friend and fellow beef advocate to trace the remarkable journey that took Kelly from 260+ pounds and a cascade of health problems to thriving on a zero-carb lifestyle for over a decade.Kelly shares the moment a blunt doctor changed her life with a simple prescription: eat only meat, eggs, and dairy for one year. What followed was the loss of 80 pounds in 12 months, the complete disappearance of her boils, acne, chronic inflammation, and cavities, and the beginning of a mission to help others do the same. She also reveals the surprising discovery that even after five years of eating carnivore, diet soda was still feeding her sugar cravings, and how cutting it out eliminated those cravings within three days.Key Topics Covered:Kelly Hogan's health crisis at age 25 and the doctor who prescribed an all-meat dietHow Kelly lost 130 pounds eating primarily burger patties and beefThe role of artificial sweeteners in perpetuating sugar cravings on a carnivore dietBuilding the Zeroing In On Health community and transitioning to FacebookRunning eight carnivore coaching classes per week through My Zero Carb LifeThe Meat Stock conference and the cultural shift around beef and animal foodsKelly's famous "meat cookies" and her current beef-forward eating habitsWhy beef fixes hunger but not boredom, anxiety, or emotional eatingPresented by Redmond Real Salt and Bid on BeefUse code RADKE for $10 off your next All American Angus Beef order at www.BidOnBeef.comSave on Redmond Real Salt with code RADKE at https://shop.redmondagriculture.com/Check out Amanda's agricultural children's books here: https://amandaradke.com/collections/amandas-booksLearn more about Bulletproofing Your Direct-To-Consumer Beef Enterprise: https://amandaradke.com/products/bulletproof-your-beef-business