Have you ever had your views forced upon you, even ones you held as absolutely true? Dr. Spencer Nadolsky experienced just such a transformation; long a proponent of low carb eating, this high carb experiment sent shockwaves through his mind.

Like many recreational exercisers and people with some knowledge of nutrition, Dr. Spencer Nadolsky was convinced his low carb diet was key to staying lean and healthy until he conducted an experiment involving higher carb intake… and was astounded at what resulted.

In this article, we’ll share the results of his experiment and examine how our assumptions can be challenged when we become our own guinea pigs and follow evidence of our experience.

Self-Experimentation:
Breaking nutritional Rules (Maybe) We all like being right; it feels great when the universe has set forth clearly defined laws. But sometimes when self-experimenting can go awry it can have unexpected results that make one question whether there are clear regulations in the first place.

Are You Recreating or Knowing Nutrition? One “dietary rule” you might know as an avid exerciser or nutrition expert is that following a low carb diet is the key to staying lean and healthy? At least you have likely heard of its many advantages!

Like Dr. Spencer Nadolsky, you may have conducted your own research and trusted in nutritional wisdom – even going as far as to recommend that others try it!

At one point, Spencer was so convinced of the merits of low carb diets that he became an outspoken advocate, appearing on podcasts and running an extremely popular blog to champion low-carb eating.

As soon as he began playing a new sport, his coach persuaded him to switch to a higher carb diet.

Unsurprisingly, his weight and health remained steady while performance and energy increased exponentially.

Spencer was forced to rethink his nutritional paradigm following a self-experiment which exposed flaws in his assumptions.