Carbohydrates are valuable for most people, and insulin signals kidneys to retain electrolytes.

“I think that for most people, carbohydrates are a valuable part of human physiology and I'll talk about why. As I mentioned earlier, I think one of the main things that went wrong with me was not having enough carbohydrates and though insulin, a peptide hormone gets demonized, I think insulin is actually our friend and I'll talk about why. Since going through all of this on a carnivore diet and beginning to wonder why things went kind of off track for me, especially in terms of my electrolytes, I've since learned that insulin has a crucial role in signaling at the kidney to hold on to electrolytes,”