I eat only meat and salt on TikTok’s viral Lion Diet – it’s been a ‘cure-all’ that ended my chronic illness misery
THE latest diet trend on TikTok is promising to be a “cure-all” for all of your health issues – and you only have to eat three things for 30 days.
The Lion Diet, which has been called a “healing elimination diet” has the person eating nothing but meat, salt, and water for 30 days.
Several people have shared their experience with the diet, claiming it helped with allergies, headaches, bad skin, and regulated their moods.
RorysKitchen, a TikToker who suffers from food intolerances documented his month-long journey trying the diet to his more than 220,000 followers.
Rory set out to find out three things about the diet: If it could heal his gut, autoimmune issues, and health conditions; what his body would look like after eating only meat; and what his poop would look like.
As of his latest video, Rory is on day 23 of the diet and said his skin has started to look better, his sinuses were clearing up and he had more “regular” bowel movements.
TedEx speaker Mikhaila Peterson is credited with creating the diet.
“It eliminates all other dietary variables, and sustains your body’s nutritional needs, allowing you to thrive,” she wrote on her website.
Peterson, 28, struggled with several health issues since childhood.
She was chronically ill until she was 23 and suffered from selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors withdrawal until she was 25.
Peterson also suffered from juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and was put on immune suppressants when she was eight.
For years, Peterson struggled with chronic fatigue and itching all over her body and spent a year on OxyContin after having ankle joint replacement surgery.
She decided to change her diet after developing a rash associated with Celiac disease in the hopes that it would help her problems.
Peterson started with a restrictive paleo diet before eventually eating only meat.
“My brain and gut were so damaged that an all-beef or ruminant meat (like lamb and bison) diet, what I call the Lion Diet, was all I could tolerate,” she wrote.
Five years later, Peterson is still on the diet and is “healthy.”
She now hopes to show people that “they can improve their life themselves.”
Supporters of the diet claim that it helps with inflammation, improves moods, and relive issues such as headaches, insomnia, and allergies.
However, others have called the diet extreme and overly restrictive, saying that it’s unsustainable and unhealthy.
“The Lion Diet eliminates all foods except salt, water, and meat from ruminant animals,” said researchers from Healthline.
“In addition to being high in saturated fat, it’s unsustainable and likely to lead to nutritional deficiencies.”
The company also warned that it’s nearly impossible to dine out while on this diet.
“In addition to being potentially very unhealthy, the Lion Diet is difficult to follow and unsustainable in the long term.”