A woman claims she cured her acne, lost five stone and feels better than ever after ditching her five-a-day for a diet based on - raw steak and offal. India Castley completely stopped eating vegetables in mid 2022 and has been eating uncooked meats for approximately one year.
She claims that the diet helped her lose weight - from 15 to 10st - and even eased her depression and stomach problems. The 19-year-old from Southport in Merseyside used to follow a normal diet where she made sure to eat a lot of vegetables.
But she says the diet made her feel "terrible". And it's not until she switched to a carnivorous lifestyle that she says she started to feel better.
India's diet is controversial - scientists say it lacks fibre and antioxidants and is high in fat and cholesterol. But India has vowed to never touch plant-based food again.
The influencer avoids all fruit and vegetables. She believes they contain anti-nutrients, substances which reduce the body's ability to absorb nutrients, and irritants.
Beside meat, India also eats eggs, bone marrow and raw dairy which supply her with vitamins and nutrients. India said: "What I eat in a day varies from day to day and people think that it's quite boring and restrictive but once you get into it, you will never want to stop.
"For breakfast I tend to have raw steak with a bit of raw liver and my raw dairy. For a snack I have beef liver crisps or heart crisps. This is rare I try not to snack unless I am very hungry.
"This changes day to day. I could have liver or kidney. I do also enjoy boiled eggs or raw eggs. Cheese and milk is a must for me too. Homemade bone broth too! It's a good source of electrolytes. I do not touch vegetables due to the anti-nutrients and irritants.
India's weekly food shop, which includes steak, eggs and dairy products, comes to approximately £150. India said: "People would assume carnivore is pricey but absolutely not. I’d say people spend more on take outs and fast food than carnivore food."
Besides her weight loss and no more acne, India says the clearest benefit she has experienced is her mood. She said: "My friends and family say they don’t even recognise me anymore, in the best way possible that is.
"I have motivation for everything. Before carnivore I could barely get out of bed. I was always anxiety riddled. I was a very angry, short-tempered person but this was due to my bad diet causing me to have leaky gut.
"Your gut is essentially your first brain. If you are damaging it you won’t be feeling very good as much as you should be. I don’t get tired randomly. I don’t have mood swings. I feel good. I look good. Life is good."
Despite saying that she feels better than ever, India's diet has brought a lot of hate online from people who say her lifestyle is unhealthy. One comment read: "Gonna have a heart attack or worms in a few years, I can’t wait."
Another said: "This can make you blind, google it."
In response to the negative comments, India said: "People do judge me for my diet. I’ve even had death threats due to it, which is not fair at all as I'm promoting it to help people heal.
"When I first heard about carnivore I was skeptical, but then of course I tried it and I was in fact in shock at how much it impacted my life. Carnivore changed my life for the better. From losing weight, increased energy, reduced inflammation.
"I don’t need to think of what to cook for dinner as its always the same. I 100% recommend everyone to try it at least once in their life and fair enough if it doesn’t work for you, but I can guarantee it will help most.
"Too many people are on antidepressants, overweight or have autoimmune diseases due to their bad diet and toxins. People think tablets are the answers to all our problems but I do strongly disagree.
"I will do carnivore forever as I feel like it's the only way to go after finding out what’s in all the other foods compared to my diet."
India hasn't consulted with any professionals before switching to a carnivore diet but thinks the results she has experienced speak for themselves. She added: "Why would I consult a doctor when I am getting happier?
"You wouldn’t consult a doctor when you go out and drink yourself to the gutter, or order from a dodgy take away."
