The owner told me it's simply the  fermentation?? 

lactic acid fermentation, its the lactic acid that causes your throat to tingle/burn

I think that's more of a last resort for them.
I have very strong reactions (sore throat and runny nose) from any grainfed meats and local deer I've had did not elicit any noticeable reaction.

I wouldn't touch farm-raised though as it's invariably raised on diet similar to other commercial feed livestock.

thats good to know. my uncle hunts a lot so i will see if i can get some deer meat from him or perhaps go hunting with him

thanks for the advice. i suspect its different for everyone, but whats the average amount for vlc opposed to lc?

i've been reading here for about 2 weeks and decided i'd introduce myself.

like most, i've tried several diets trying to find foods that made me feel alive as opposed to just satiating my appetite.

4 years ago i was diagnosed with celiac disease and was astonished that the "balanced diet", preached by the government and doctors, was actually destroying my body.

So, i tried the weston a price diet, which helped me find a lot of new foods, grass-fed beef, and even convinced me to try eating liver.  I don't remember if I tried liver raw or cooked first, but i do remember cooked liver tasting absolutely terrible.  Raw liver on the other hand is quite tolerable. 

Eventually, I found a source for raw dairy, as well as a dairy intolerance. The dairy co-op manager who doubles as a 'nutritionist', was convinced it was due to me not eating enough enzyme rich foods (not the case), and gave me a laundry list of remedies (did not work). 

Anyway, I eventually found my way here after an article on westonaprice.org listing all of the traditional diets of bodybuilders - pre-steroid era.  A few ate raw meat which sparked my interest. A quick google search later and I'm reading the journals of lex and tyler durden.

For the past week, I've been eating an 80/20 mix of grass-fed ground beef, along with liver and heart, from a local farm.  I've also been eating a small amount of berries and drinking kombucha which i realize isnt exactly paleo.  However, i drink water almost exclusively after breaking the soda habit several years ago.

I'm not entirely sure what other carbs to add, if any. So far, I've only been eating around 20-30g carbs a day. This is after starting off zero carb, which failed 3 days in, due to immense cravings 

Thanks for the forum and journals, I'm very hopeful for how this will turn out for me..