My Journey: Farm Boy, to Spy, to Carnivore Diet Coach

I grew up in a rural farming and ranching community, attending my early schooling in a one-room schoolhouse. As you can see already my biography is going to be a little different!

College, Military Service, and Vietnam War

After graduating high school in a small village, I pursued nearly two years of college with a major in law enforcement. This was during the Vietnam War, and being the All-American Boy farm boy I was, I volunteered for the Army. Before leaving the induction Center, two plain-clothed men recruited me into the military branch of the National Security Agency or NSA.

Intelligence Training and Undercover

Intelligence school was Special Forces and regular Army. I volunteered for Vietnam and spent eight months in undercover intelligence. I was called to Saigon and appointed Daily Briefing Analyst to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  I briefed them every morning.

Post-Vietnam - University

In Europe, I worked tactical forward intelligence OPS. My work included intelligence gathering, training new recruits, and development of Europe’s first all-source intelligence analysis center. I was offered a civilian position with the NSA, but I declined.

Career and Family Life

Over the next 50 years, I worked in law enforcement and the medical field and even transitioned to high-tech roles.  I shared 37 wonderful years with my wife before she passed, we had two daughters and 11 grandchildren. Three years later, I remarried.

Health Struggles and Recovery

My later adult life was marked with weight fluctuations, I suffered an autoimmune disease, triggered Agent Orange from Vietnam. It severely damaged my nerves, leading to much weight gain from medications. I was 384 lb at 6 ft 4 in tall, barely mobile, and told to buy a wheelchair.

The Carnivore Diet and Becoming a Health Coach

Determined to lose weight, I started a keto diet then a carnivore diet. As I healed, I was able to stoop medications, walk without aid, and join a gym. My  remarkable recovery led me to coaching on the carnivore diet. My doctors one a vegan, were dumbfounded and still follow my progress.