# Keto/Carnivore on a BUDGET with Dr. Mark Cucuzzella

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Podcast: [Dr. Ken Berry - The Proper Human Diet & Ancestral Health](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-ken-berry-the-proper-human-diet-ancestral-health-7849947)
Published: 2026-05-29T11:30:00+00:00
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You can enjoy all the benefits of a low-carb, keto, or carnivore diet on a budget! Dr C gives lots of tips/trick on how to eat cheap keto and/or cheap carnivore on the daily. If you're on a fixed income or money is tight you can still feed yourself the proper human diet on a budget from discount grocery stores where ever you live. Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel (ret), practices at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Martinsburg, West Virginia. As a Professor as West Virginia University School of Medicine , Mark developed and adopted an inpatient protocol for using a low-carb diet for patients with obesity, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes. Practicing what they preach, the hospital eliminated all sugar-sweetened beverages from the hospital. Mark was instrumental in bringing MEDCHEFS to the WVU School of Medicine in 2013 with a focus on understanding insulin resistance. An advocate for evidence based policy and education, Mark is a founding member of The Nutrition Coalition, a board member of The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners and The Hypoglycemia Foundation and is a scientific advisor for Diet Doctor. Mark’s current research interests are diabetes remission, the use of continuous glucose monitors, and carbohydrate reduction for severe pediatric obesity. He also leads a clinical group "International Multidisciplinary Diabetes Remission Working Group" who just completed a textbook chapter for Ketogenics on medication reduction in Type 2 diabetes adapted from the article Adapting Medication for Type 2 Diabetes to a Low Carbohydrate Diet. He lives in Shepherdstown, West Virginia where he also owns a small community running store and directs running races and camps for youth and adults. His book “Run For Your Life” summarizes the sci…

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