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How to Destroy Your Metabolism in 15 Easy Steps

Your metabolism is the engine that powers everything your body does—from breathing and digesting food to maintaining energy and regulating hormones. When it’s running efficiently, you feel energetic, maintain a healthy weight, think more clearly, and keep chronic health conditions at bay. But what happens when you sabotage this critical system? This post dives into all the ways you can ruin your metabolism (whether intentionally or not) and highlights the habits and lifestyle factors you should avoid if you want your body to thrive.

This is not advice to ruin your metabolism—it’s a tongue-in-cheek guide that shows you what not to do.

Diet, Behavior, Functional Medicine, General Health, MovementScott Solomons, DDSApril 28, 2025metabolism, Slow Metabolism, Thyroid Health, Poor Sleep, Low-Calorie Diets, Dehydration, Sedentary, Stress, Processed Foods, Fluoridated Water, Pesticide, Junk FoodComment

My Carnivore Diet Disaster and Recovery

As many of you know, I started the carnivore diet on January 1, 2020, hoping to give it one year. The year sped by without me experiencing any significant issues being a carnivore. I cured two chronic orthopedic problems (thumb and elbow) and improved my body composition, sleep, mood, and more. I achieved near-perfect health and wellness. I decided to start adding plant-based items, including some alcohol back into my diet and see how I fared. My goal was to add variety to my diet, not to improve my health, as it was about as good as it gets. It went poorly. This post will cover what I learned about adding things back into my diet.