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here's the thing about the apple cider incident:

-his symptoms were probably real, his body was having an insane and haywire immune reaction
-however, the steak-only diet his daughter was so gung-ho about was most likely prompted his immune system to go wild because he killed off too much of his gut bacteria by being strict with it for too long

(the more research that goes into gut bacteria, the more apparent it is that it's responsible for supporting the key systems of the body to perform optimally. this includes instructing the immune system on what to immediately react to or not, helping with hormones, mood, proper appetite, etc. we still don't know that much about gut bacteria and supporting its ideal health other than the usual wisdom of eating home cooked meals with some veg in it and staying away from too much refined white flour, sugar, soda, processed junk foods)

-other steak-only dieters have experienced something similar where they become way too sensitive to anything that isn't meat. the merest touch of bread gluten or certain spices on their digestive tract sends them reeling for several hours to days when they didn't have that problem before.
-99.9% of people would NEVER have such a crazy immune to apple cider because their gut bacteria is still mostly intact
-the "lion diet", as his daughter names it, is useful in providing individuals with a temporary rest from inflammation from whatever foods they're eating if they have digestive problems. but the key is that it's only meant to be temporary. most people don't need to go to that extreme and would find the relief they're looking for on something like the AIP diet and usual aids like L-glutamine, colostrum, zinc, and/or gelatin.

Note that his daughter has seemed to ease off of harping on the "lion diet" for the past several months and will likely never publicly acknowledge its role in making her father overly sensitive to the tiniest food particles that aren't meat proteins.