What Is World Carnivore Month?

Reviewed by the BioHackers Lab Team | Last updated: January 1, 2023

At the start of every year you will see loads of hashtags of different diets people have started their new years resolution with; including the #carnivorediet on Twitter and Instagram.

In contrast to some people going vegan for a 31 days from 1 January; some people will choose to do the complete opposite by going meat only for 31 days.

What is World Carnivore Month?

World Carnivore month is a dietary challenge that starts on 1 January of every year and is when people try eat a carnivore diet for the 31 days of January.

When Does World Carnivore Month Start?

World carnivore month starts on 1 January 2023 this year.

Who Created World Carnivore Month?

Dr Shawn Baker MD is the person who started the world carnivore month back on 1 January 2018 and has popularised the idea of eating a diet of only animal meats, water and salt for one month.

Shawn says he created idea after seeing veganuary in his timeline and instead wanted to help promote a lifestyle that people eat meat for better health.

What Are The Rules?

There really are only two rules to follow for the 31 day challenge

1. Eat some form the carnivore diet (including the lion diet)
2. Drink water

How to Get Started on the World Carnivore Month Challenge

You can find out more on how to start the carnivore diet for beginners where you will find lots of tips from when I did the challenge and shared what I learnt.

You can read Shawn’s official Carnivore Diet book, which is available on Amazon.

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