Posted on 09/17/2026 2:55:10 PM PDT by simpson96
A 50-year-old Florida man who says he spent decades battling severe psoriasis, pain and depression credits an extreme "lion diet" with saving his life.
Stephen Lashbrook of Pensacola told Fox News Digital that his depression began at just four years old. In his teens, it was compounded by chronic pain and sleeplessness; in his early 20s, he was diagnosed with psoriasis, an immune-mediated skin disease.
"I was probably 90% covered in psoriasis," Lashbrook said. "My body was just one big, giant, itchy, flaky scab."
Creams, steroids and other medications did not help, he said.
Doctors recommended expensive, long-term injections to combat his inflammation, which left Lashbrook feeling hopeless and suicidal.
Then, he came across a TED Talk from Mikhaila Peterson, an influencer and the daughter of Canadian psychologist and author Jordan Peterson, who used a meat-only elimination diet to tackle her own health issues.
"It gave me a whole new lease on life," he said.
Lashbrook said he initially cut sugar, grains, fruits and vegetables from his diet.
On Jan. 1, 2024, he committed to the "lion diet," a strict carnivore diet variation centered on ruminant animal meat — "your cow, your buffalo, your lamb, your goat," he told Fox News Digital.
Within a week, Lashbrook said his itching and suicidal thoughts stopped and, within a month, his skin began to clear up and his pain subsided.
"I haven't had one suicidal thought. I haven't had any depression. I haven't had any pain," he said. "All my skin issues cleared up."
His current menu consists of only grass-fed ground beef and steak.
Lashbrook said he generally eats one meal per day — about 1.5 to 2 pounds of high-fat ground beef usually cooked in an air fryer.
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Very interesting.
My daughter has this yucky condition, but not all over her body. ‘forwarding this article to her.
A friend of my son’s got a sudden case of psoriasis in his late 20’s. It covered his body - scalp to toes. His admin was a mess and he was in terrible arthritic type pain. It was so sad to see him in such bad shape. I had no idea psoriasis could be so terrible. He’s doing much better. But, it took about a year. He still has joint pain. Can’t imagine this guy going thru that for his entire life.
Thanks for posting. Life / health BUMP!
Bkmk
Quite likely, the reason for this turnaround is an undiagnosed gastrointestinal disorder like celiac disease that leads to nutrient malabsorption and immune dysregulation. Such ailments can often be managed and sometimes healed through protein only or at least protein rich diets that eliminate gluten and other foods that the GI system may not tolerate well.
Diet is, by far, the most important component of good health. I’ve been on a keto diet for many years now. No chronic diseases or systemic health issues. No medications.
But the Lion Diet? Not for me. Boring to only eat beef. I cannot imagine life without chocolate (100% cacao of course; No sugar).
I believe that’s called psoriatic arthritis. They have a medication for it now -— Skyrizi. I understand it’s $20,000 a pop, but some people need only one injection (or infusion, I don’t remember which). Sounds like a lion diet might be cheaper, considering ya gotta eat, even if you take the medication.
King Henry the 8th had an all meat diet. As such he had scurvy. He was called the Scurvy Nave. He had open sores on his legs where pus would leak out. My hope for the guy who is on a grass fed beef diet is that he will be able to thrive with his situation.
King Henry the 8th had an all meat diet. As such he had scurvy. He was called the Scurvy Nave. He had open sores on his legs where pus would leak out. My hope for the guy who is on a grass fed beef diet is that he will be able to thrive with his situation.
also called the “carnivore diet”, which is pretty well known ... i have a friend who lost a large amount of weight on this diet ...
A severe version of this disease can exist in newborns;
It’s called the Harlequin Ichthyosis; A rare skin disorder present at birth, characterized by massive, hard, armor-like scales of skin separated by deep red cracks.
The child must inherit a mutated gene from both carrier parents in order to get this condition.
Treatment includes frequent warm baths, gentle removal of loose scales, and constant application of moisturizers.
sounds like he also developed psoriatic arthritis, which is a brutal disease that if left untreated will permanently and severely damage bones ... hopefully, he’s exploring use of one of the many biologic monoclonal antibodies that have been extremely successful in suppressing psoriatic arthritis ...
Good ‘ol Bernie. Ask for help from the guy you can’t stop insulting.
“His current menu consists of only grass-fed ground beef and steak.”
I hope he doesn’t get bitten by a lone star tick.
Dr. Jordan Peterson adopted this same diet due to his daughter’s health problems being resolved by it.
He only eats steak. The medical community refuses to believe there’s any merit to it and insists they should be dead.
Except they’re not. Initially, her TED Talk was taken down and made unavailable....but due to her results has since made it available again.
I’m sure this guy is glad...
I used to only eat rotisserie chicken and pizza until I realized the pizza was just a delivery system for pepperoni. Now I only eat rotisserie chicken and pepperoni logs. I would buy steaks but I don’t have a good way to make them.
I had psoriasis plaques all down my arm, but now it’s just on my joints, which is the trickiest place to clear up.
If it weren’t for my diet, I’d be a whole new man.
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