Liver King

[FoxtrotOscar1]

https://instagram.com/liverking?utm_medium=copy_li...

Wondering what is the PH opinion of this chap?

Steroid fuelled fakeness as a lot of online posters rekon?

Clearly well off yet not openly selling anything other than a way of life?


Im on the fence.

[Carlososos]

Yes he’s on roids but what’s he trying to portray?

[mcelliott]

Oh he just enjoys the great outdoors and nature with all the benefits that come with it, plus a he eats clen and trens hard!

[Terminator X]

Eating raw meat though, sounds grim.

TX.

[Prohibiting]

I’ve seen this guy pop up on my Insta feed too. Eating raw meat and bone marrow whilst completely dismissing vegetables is not a way of life for me. I’m out.

[jagnet]

I like the Liver King's approach to ancestral living which is quite similar to my own. I've certainly been much happier and healthier since adopting this lifestyle.

Terminator X said:

Eating raw meat though, sounds grim.

TX.

Raw liver is really quite OK. I'd never considered it previously but circumstances in 2020 meant that with no cooking facilities I either had to have it raw or not at all and not at all wasn't going to be an option. There's also examples of traditional dishes that use raw meat, eg steak tartare, which are considered a delicacy.

[Bill]

There's a pretty sound theory that we were able to evolve the way we did (particularly with big brains...) because we learnt to cook. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/food-fo...

[mcelliott]

I eat liver twice a week, ether raw or cooked, raw definitely is a required taste, when its cooked i have with bacon and onions and tastes amazing, its one of the most nutrient dense food you can have, my overall vitality has improved markedly.

[jagnet]

mcelliott said:

... its one of the most nutrient dense food you can have, my overall vitality has improved markedly.

It's nutrient density is phenomenal, and so bioavailable. It's no surprise that many traditional hunter gatherer societies regard it so highly.

[FoxtrotOscar1]

In this manic world we live in, surrounded by information and advertisements I can understand his ancestral living would appeal now and then. Stripping life back to the basics I think would help solve a lot of issues.


Could those that enjoy liver describe some of the benefits they feel / notice?

[jagnet]

FoxtrotOscar1 said:

Could those that enjoy liver describe some of the benefits they feel / notice?

I feel more "zingy" on days when I've eaten liver. If I haven't had it for a week I feel less vital. It's like running a car specced for super unleaded on normal unleaded: it works but it just lacks that little extra punch, like it's having to hold back.

[mcelliott]

I have definitely felt stronger and more focused since eating it, if you google it's content the list is forever. It's funny my mum used to feed it to me lambs liver which I fkin hated! Go for calf liver it's not as dry, I fry it with bacon and onions tastes amazing.

[V8covin]

We used to be fed liver once a week when I was at school in the 70's,it was vile

[Ivo Shandor]

Bill said:

There's a pretty sound theory that we were able to evolve the way we did (particularly with big brains...) because we learnt to cook. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/food-fo...

Yeah, I like reading about this sort of stuff. The best theory I read (from a top biologist) that the increase in brain probably started with shellfish, and then from that foundation later hominids took advantage of cooking, with starchy tubers and meat.

Liver KIing is just another faker, Shredded Sports Science and More Plates More Dates (also...Philiom? I think) have great videos on these sorts.

Eating like an ancestor is a good thing, which means eating everything in front of you which doesn't come in a packet, from tubers to berries to deer. One doesn't need to go that far back though, a pre-1970 diet would be fine.

Edited by Ivo Shandor on Saturday 29th January 22:35

[popeyewhite]

Not for me thanks, tastes horrible cooked God knows how disgusting it is raw. I'll eat most things but liver turns my stomach. How d'you kill potentially dangerous bacteria if you don't cook the meat?

[jagnet]

popeyewhite said:

How d'you kill potentially dangerous bacteria if you don't cook the meat?

Meh, if it's fresh then I don't worry. Best is when it's straight out of the freshly slaughtered animal, but if it has to come from the butcher then within a day or two. Never had an issue.

Picked up a kilo of pig's liver this morning for 1.69€ - that's just insane nutritional value. My wallet definitely appreciates liver's lack of popularity.

[R56Cooper]

FoxtrotOscar1 said:

https://instagram.com/liverking?utm_medium=copy_li...

Wondering what is the PH opinion of this chap?

Steroid fuelled fakeness as a lot of online posters rekon?

Clearly well off yet not openly selling anything other than a way of life?


Im on the fence.

Looks awful to me, real case of "bubble gut" and his face always looks red.

[Ivo Shandor]

jagnet said:

Meh, if it's fresh then I don't worry. Best is when it's straight out of the freshly slaughtered animal, but if it has to come from the butcher then within a day or two. Never had an issue.

Picked up a kilo of pig's liver this morning for 1.69€ - that's just insane nutritional value. My wallet definitely appreciates liver's lack of popularity.

I do like liver, and kidneys, hearts are my fave, but I can only eat so much liver, it's like the brains sends a signal saying, 'enough already!'

[Ouroboros]

jagnet said:

Meh, if it's fresh then I don't worry. Best is when it's straight out of the freshly slaughtered animal, but if it has to come from the butcher then within a day or two. Never had an issue.

The bacterial contamination will be from stuff like the knifes and blades used,, not the actual meat itself. The fact cooking them doesn't lose much over the raw benefits vastly outweighs the potential illness ramifications.

[jagnet]

Ouroboros said:

The bacterial contamination will be from stuff like the knifes and blades used,, not the actual meat itself. The fact cooking them doesn't lose much over the raw benefits vastly outweighs the potential illness ramifications.

If I worried about that I'd never eat any meat that wasn't thoroughly cooked.

As I say, when I started eating liver raw it was that or not at all
so a tiny risk of bacterial contamination could easily be disregarded versus the benefits and the need to avoid malnourishment. Now I'll eat it cooked more often than not, but I still like it raw now and then.