
Lee Copus @kentcarnivore has one of the most upsetting stories of personal health that brought him close to death, and it seems to have been because of one thing: plant-based food. Listen to his story of struggle, self-harm, depression, discovery and more. Timestamps below: 00:00 Trailer 2:05 Intro 2:18 Lee’s missing colon 3:00 The backstory (colitis, diet, bowel cancer) 12:38 Referral to hospital and diagnosis 14:38 Camera inside his gut 16:25 Official diagnosis and poor diet advice 19:15 Bloody diarrhoea 21:17 Return to the hospital 23:14 Did steroids help? 24:37 20 visits to the bathroom in one day 28:32 30 visits to the bathroom in one day 30:06 Life and death time 33:20 Failed emergency treatment 35:00 Operate or die 38:12 What the surgeons did 42:55 Recovering from lie-saving surgery 46:15 Diet after near-death 47:00 The cheeseburger lesson 49:12 Seeing plant-based foods destroy his gut 50:52 Life with a bag instead of a colon (anxiety, fear, inferiority…) 53:41 Going into depression 57:11 Showing us the bag 1:01:57 Daily routine changes with the bag 1:04:05 Intimacy with a stoma bag 1:08:35 Self-harm and depression 1:12:24 Immediate effect of reducing plant foods 1:15:34 Discovering carnivore & Mikhaila Peterson 1:18:31 Depression gone in 3 weeks 1:20:17 BBBE 30 day challenge 1:25:48 Changed opinion on diet guidelines 1:29:27 Dr. Abs’ views on a balanced diet 1:31:50 Day 1 to 30 (acid reflux gone, cravings, red pill, clarity) 1:39:16 Dr. Abs seeing carnivore miracles in dentistry 1:43:30 Stoma bag damning plant food in the 30d challenge 1:47:00 Proving human digestive systems can’t digest plant food with tangible proof 1:53:30 Stoma bag debris on carnivore 1:59:34 Carnivore stopped excess sweating, sunburns, acne 2:04:54 Second surgery 2:11:11 Urination and anal pain post-op 2:13:33 Ending the anal pain 2:18:06 Views on his journey and the medical staff 2:20:54 Dr. Abs’ experience of nutrition in medical education 2:24:36 Lee’s advice to medical students 2:28:46 Speaking to his younger self in hindsight (bad medical advice, conflicts of interest) 2:39:41 Advice to others facing colon surgery 2:35:27 Response to vegans recommending fibre 2:41:09 Lee’s advice to people suffering from depression 2:45:06 What Jordan Peterson means to Lee 2:49:35 Future goals for Lee This video is an opinion and in no way should be construed as statements of fact.
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