Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Jason (aka. Carnivore JT) is a fitness and food influencer with a passion for helping people with their diet and fitness goals. He is an animal based content creator, podcast host, and author of The Carnivorous Cookbook. His podcast, The Inner Carnivore Podcast, is a deep dive into the world of carnivore and animal-based diets. In this conversation, Tro and Jason talk about eating carnivore on a budget, carnivore and cerebral palsy, carnivore grocery shopping hacks, why fast food is a rip off AND horrible for your health, Jason’s personal health history and how he found the carnivore diet, and gym bro nutrition versus carnivore. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Jason (Carnivore JT): Facebook Instagram The Inner Carnivore Website Linktree The Carnivorous Cookbook   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram   Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.    Apple  Google  Learn more  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Matt Codde is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people struggling with OCD & Anxiety take back control of their lives. He is the creator of the Triple-A Response—an approach to breaking out of the OCD & Anxiety Loop. He is the author of From Stuck to Unstuck and is the host of The OCD and Anxiety Show. In this conversation, Tro, Brain, and Matt talk about breaking the cycle of stress and anxiety, mastering the emotion of fear, learning to process and release emotions, the connections between body and brain, the effects of alcohol, sugar, and caffeine on mental health, associations between emotional patterns and certain diseases, how people justify/rationalize OCD and anxiety behaviors, the pluses and minuses of stoicism, the five things everyone can do to be healthier, and the Triple-A Response approach to breaking free from OCD/Anxiety. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Matt Codde: Restored Minds YouTube Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Luc Hagenaars, Ph.D., M.Sc., is a policy advisor and researcher with a fascination for addressing the social and commercial determinants of health. His scientific expertise concerns the analysis of health policy innovations with case studies, system mapping and applied policy process theory. He has extensive experience in developing health policy through his previous work at the Dutch Ministry of Health. He is Assistant Professor Health Policy Analysis at Amsterdam UMC and a visiting scholar at the University of California, San Francisco. Hagenaars received his Ph.D. from the Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, and his M.Sc. in global health from Maastricht University. In this conversation, Tro and Luc talk about how Luc’s interest in the social determinants of health came to be, a recent study looking at why the field of obesity prevention is stuck and how it could be unstuck, the issue of weight stigma and how it relates to the ‘health at every size’ movement, finding effective solutions to the obesity problem, how to influence government policy to embrace effective solutions, how companies try to influence your food buying decisions at the grocery store, how big food companies push back against positive health movements, and Dr. Luc’s current research projects. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Luc Hagenaars, Ph.D., M.Sc.: Research Paper Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Ahmad Malik has been a doctor for 25 years and an orthopaedic consultant surgeon for 12 years. After his late father's illness, he became disillusioned with mainstream medicines’ inability to tackle the root cause of chronic illness and its infatuation with Big Pharma products. For Dr. Malik, the Covid years and the resulting destruction of medical ethics were a real eye-opener. Frustrated with the lack of truth and honesty in mainstream media, he decided to provide an alternative platform to have honest conversations with fascinating people. In this conversation, Tro and Ahmad talk about what makes a great podcast that people actually want to listen to, Ahmad’s journey from childhood to medical school to , Ahmad’s parents and how they motivated him to achieve what he has achieved, what are the qualities of a great surgeon, an inside look at hospital politics in the UK, Ahmad’s discovery of proper human nutrition and his transition to private practice, Ahmad’s response to the vaccine mandates, Brexit, and the inception and progress of Ahmad’s podcast and online presence. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Ahmad Malik: Twitter Substack Podcast Additional Links Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Mary Dugandzic is a Physician Assistant and former Medical Assistant at Tro’s clinic. She did her undergrad at Binghamton University and did her PA training at Marist College. She is now back at Tro’s clinic—this time as a Physician Assistant. In this conversation, Tro and Mary talk about why Mary chose to go into medicine, how her perspective on the traditional approach to medicine and medical care has changed over the years, all that is involved in going to PA school, a case report on a young man with Cushing’s Disease that both Tro and Mary worked on recently, and the experience of switching from PA school to working in a clinic or hospital. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Mary Dugandzic: Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. William Cromwell is board-certified in Family Medicine and Clinical Lipidology with over 20 years of clinical research experience. Dr. Cromwell received his MD from Louisiana State University and completed his residency at the Trover Clinic Foundation in Madisonville, KY in 1990. Since completing residency, he has held numerous concurrent roles, practicing medicine, teaching at various universities, and serving as Medical Director, Chief Medical Officer, and Principal Investigator at organizations nationwide. Dr. Nick Norwitz completed his PhD at Oxford and is currently working on his MD at Harvard with the aim of becoming a physician scientist. His career goal is to help change the medical system to a patient-collaborative and metabolic-medicine first system. In this episode, Drs. Tro, William, and Nick talk about a recent meta analysis on the relationship between saturated fat intake, BMI, and LDL on a low carb diet, an overview on the history of knowledge about saturated fat and cholesterol, and Statins versus Oreos. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. William Cromwell: Twitter Precision Health Reports   Dr. Nick Norwitz: Twitter YouTube Video Abstract Oreo Cookie Treatment Paper (**CALL TO ACTION** to Tweet the paper with the link in the tweet within the first 280 characters. Helps Altmetrics)   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram   Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.    Apple  Google  Learn more  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. R.D. Dikeman, PhD, is a theoretical physicist and loving husband of Roxanne Dikeman, PhD, a clinical psychologist. Their world was turned upside down when their young son David was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. After following conventional dietary advice for this condition led to uncontrollable blood sugar, dangerous “hypos,” and many sleepless nights, R.D. discovered the work of Dr. Richard Bernstein, MD, a medical doctor who has used a low-carbohydrate diet to control his own type 1 diabetes for more than fifty years and pioneered some of the most groundbreaking research on low-carbohydrate diets for diabetes in the modern era. Through working closely with Dr. Bernstein and as a founder of the Type One Grit online community, R.D. has helped provide thousands of other individuals and families living with type 1 diabetes with information to reduce the threat of complications and attain the truly normal blood sugars that all type 1 diabetics deserve. In this episode, Drs. Tro, Brian, and RD talk about what drew RD into the world of Type 1 Diabetes treatment, RD’s son’s Type 1 diagnosis, how the Type One Grit group came to be, why low carb is the optimal diet for diabetics, how to still eat what you want on a low-carb diet, big problems with the ADA, why Type One athletes do better on a low carb diet, the upcoming Low Carb Boca conference, and why having courage and integrity is needed in order to bring life saving information to Type One diabetics. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: RD Dikeman, PhD: Typeonegrit Facebook Page Twitter Diabetes University Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Thomas Weimbs received his doctoral degree from the Department of Biochemistry of the University of Cologne, Germany, in 1993. He conducted postdoctoral research at the Department of Anatomy, University of California at San Francisco until 1999. In the same year, he joined the Department of Cell Biology in the Lerner Research Institute of the Cleveland Clinic as an Assistant Professor where he established his research laboratory focusing on investigating membrane trafficking and epithelial cell polarity as well as molecular mechanisms underlying polycystic kidney disease. In 2005, Dr. Weimbs was recruited to the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and moved his laboratory to UCSB. Dr. Weimbs is currently an Associate Professor in MCDB and in the Neuroscience Research Institute. In this episode, Drs. Tro and Thomas talk about how Dr. Thomas became interested in researching PKD (Polycystic Kidney Disease), what PKD is, research that Dr. Thomas has done on the impact of ketosis on PKD, a recently published paper on the negative impact of the ketogenic diet on kidney health, how Dr. Thomas’ colleagues have reacted to his research, and lifestyle intervention programs using ketogenic metabolic therapy. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Thomas Weimbs: Weimbs Lab Twitter Research LinkedIn Facebook Group Santa Barbara Nutrients Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Diljan Mansoor is an advocate for low-carb diets as a treatment for metabolic illnesses. He is an internal medicine doctor and is Nepal’s first low carb practitioner. His non-conventional low-carb approach to fixing chronic disease drew the attention of regulatory authorities and he was soon shut down. He was finally able to reopen his clinic, and he now conducts one-on-one sessions, helping metabolically ill patients improve their health through dietary intervention. In this episode, Drs. Tro, Brian, and Diljan talk about how Dr. Diljan discovered the low carb diet, how and why his clinic was shut down by the authorities, effectively progressing the low-carb message, the amazing work that Dr. Diljan has been doing with his patients, and the value of individualized care. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Diljan Mansoor: Facebook Instagram YouTube Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Christopher Netzel is board certified in pain medicine and anesthesiology. He earned his doctorate degree with University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison in 2014. He wrote the guidelines for dorsal root ganglion stimulation as well as conducted research on preoperative opioid use and outcome after spinal surgery. His medical residency in anesthesiology was completed at University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics in Madison. Later, Dr. Netzel completed a fellowship in Pain Medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. In this episode, Drs. Tro, Brian, and Christopher talk about how Dr. Christopher got into medicine, how to help overweight patients begin their health journey without overwhelming and discouraging them, the relationship between diet and chronic pain, putting diabetes into remission and treating peripheral neuropathy, heart disease and low carb dieting, why bariatric surgery, though sometimes necessary and useful, is not a permanent/comprehensive weight-loss solution, and other current pain treatment options and drugs. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Christopher Netzel: Coastal Health Instagram Facebook Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Christy Kesslering started out in conventional medicine as a Radiation Oncologist. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from UCLA and attended medical school at Loyola University Chicago-Stritch School of Medicine. She finished her Radiation Oncology Residency at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 2000 and has been treating patients in the Chicagoland area since that time. She realized that something was missing from conventional medicine and did additional studies to improve outcomes with cancer but also saw many other diseases improve. She has done additional studies in the fields of Functional Medicine, Integrative Medicine, and the Terrain-Theory of cancer. She is a Terrain Certified Practitioner trained by Dr. Nasha Winters and is a founding member of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. She has been actively incorporating metabolic health practices into the care of oncology patients for many years. She has been named a Top Doctor multiple times by Castle Connelly and Chicago Magazine. In this conversation, Dr. Tro, Dr. Brian, and Dr. Christy talk about how Dr. Christy got into medicine and oncology specifically, helping patients understand cancer and the steps they can take to address it, taking a metabolic approach to cancer treatment, treating prostate cancer, the usage of metformin to treat disease, the various diets that are helpful for cancer prevention and the diets that are not helpful, how to address the root cause of cancer rather than merely applying bandaids, the proliferation of carcinogenic substances in every day products, how to optimize your life to beat cancer, chemo on keto, and the failure of modern medicine to successfully and adequately address chronic diseases. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Christy Kesslering: KessRx Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. This is episode #8 of a special series on employee wellness. In this innovative series consisting of multiple episodes, Dr. Tro highlights the power of metabolic health, nutrition, and community in the employee wellness space. Each episode tells the story of a different individual whose metabolic health has been drastically improved for the better by Dr. Tro’s Employee Wellness Program. This episode tells the story of the founder and CEO of Captivated Health, Mark Gaunya. He has dedicated his entire career to helping other corporations become self-funded when it comes to health insurance. He uses innovative techniques to help companies save money and deliver cost-effective care while improving the health of their employees. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Mark Gaunya: Email: mark@borislow.com Captivated Health NABIP   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram   Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.    Apple  Google  Learn more  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. This is episode #7 of a special series on employee wellness. In this innovative series consisting of multiple episodes, Dr. Tro highlights the power of metabolic health, nutrition, and community in the employee wellness space. Each episode tells the story of a different individual whose metabolic health has been drastically improved for the better by Dr. Tro’s Employee Wellness Program. This episode tells the story of Mark and Melissa—employees at Laitram who have collectively lost over 100 pounds and reversed their disease. Check back in tomorrow for Episode 8 of this series! For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram   Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.    Apple  Google  Learn more  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. This is episode #6 of a special series on employee wellness. In this innovative series consisting of multiple episodes, Dr. Tro highlights the power of metabolic health, nutrition, and community in the employee wellness space. Each episode tells the story of a different individual whose metabolic health has been drastically improved for the better by Dr. Tro’s Employee Wellness Program. This episode tells the story of Barbara—an employee at Laitram who was part of Dr. Tro’s initial 12 person pilot program offered to employees of the company. Thanks to the help she has received from the program, she has completely turned her health around and lost 132 pounds (down from nearly 300 pounds)! Check back in tomorrow for Episode 7 of this series! For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram   Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.    Apple  Google  Learn more  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. This is episode #5 of a special series on employee wellness. In this innovative series consisting of multiple episodes, Dr. Tro highlights the power of metabolic health, nutrition, and community in the employee wellness space. Each episode tells the story of a different individual whose metabolic health has been drastically improved for the better by Dr. Tro’s Employee Wellness Program. This episode tells the story of Randy and Debi—two employees of Laitram who were able to lose excess weight, lower their blood pressure, and reduce chronic pain with Dr. Tro’s Employee Wellness Program. In addition to sharing about their past experience with dieting and weight-loss, Randy and Debi relate how Dr. Tro’s program is different from past, failed programs they’ve tried. Ever heard of a downward spiral? According to Randy, following Dr. Tro’s program is an ‘upward spiral’ as far as overall quality of life is concerned. Check back in tomorrow for Episode 6 of this series! For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram   Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.    Apple  Google  Learn more  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. This is episode #4 of a special series on employee wellness. In this innovative series consisting of multiple episodes, Dr. Tro highlights the power of metabolic health, nutrition, and community in the employee wellness space. Each episode tells the story of a different individual whose metabolic health has been drastically improved for the better by Dr. Tro’s Employee Wellness Program. This episode tells the story of Melissa. She has lost over 100 pounds working with Dr. Tro and his team at Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss and Direct Primary Care. She shares about her experience gaining weight, learning about metabolic health, and losing the weight. Check back in tomorrow for Episode 5 of this series! For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram   Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.    Apple  Google  Learn more 

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. This is episode #3 of a special series on employee wellness. In this innovative series consisting of multiple episodes, Dr. Tro highlights the power of metabolic health, nutrition, and community in the employee wellness space. Each episode tells the story of a different individual whose metabolic health has been drastically improved for the better by Dr. Tro’s Employee Wellness Program. This episode tells the story of Frank LaBiche—the HR Director at Laitram, a Louisiana-based manufacturing company. Frank approached Dr. Tro about bringing his Employee Wellness Program to the employees of Laitram. Frank has been at Laitram for 28 years—9 of those years as the Director of HR. As of 2 years ago, he has been working with Dr. Tro to improve employee metabolic health using low-carb dieting, community, and support. Addressing the root causes of disease with lifestyle intervention is not only good for individuals, but it is good for a company’s productivity and success. Check back in tomorrow for Episode 4 of this series! For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram   Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.    Apple  Google  Learn more  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. This is episode #2 of a special series on employee wellness. In this innovative series consisting of multiple episodes, Dr. Tro highlights the power of metabolic health, nutrition, and community in the employee wellness space. Each episode tells the story of a different individual whose metabolic health has been drastically improved for the better by Dr. Tro’s Employee Wellness Program. This episode tells the story of Jay Lapeyre—the President of Laitram, a Louisiana-based manufacturing company. Jay holds an MBA as well as a JD from Tulane University. He is also part of the Louisiana Business Association and other not-for-profit organizations. He is committed to and invested in the health and wellness of his employees. With the help of Dr. Tro and his team, Jay has provided his employees with the opportunity to lose weight and achieve good metabolic health. See the previous episode in this series (Episode 309) to hear the story of one of Jay’s employees who took advantage of this opportunity. Check back in tomorrow for Episode 3 of this series! For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram   Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.    Apple  Google  Learn more  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. This is episode #1 of a special series on employee wellness. In this innovative series consisting of multiple episodes, Dr. Tro highlights the power of metabolic health, nutrition, and community in the employee wellness space. Each episode tells the story of a different individual whose metabolic health has been drastically improved for the better by Dr. Tro’s Employee Wellness Program. This episode tells the story of Gregg—a long-time employee of Laitram, a Louisiana-based manufacturing company. Though Gregg struggled with his weight for many, many years he has now lost 115 pounds! It all began when Laitram brought Dr. Tro in to offer his Employee Wellness Program to their employees. Gregg shares about his experience trying a low-carb diet for the first time as well his experience working with Dr. Tro and his health coach, Brian. Additionally, Gregg talks about the support and education he has received from Dr. Tro and his team. Thanks to his new lifestyle and diet, Gregg was able to go to Disney World with his three-year-old grand daughter in January 2023, ride the rides, and walk for miles and miles every day. Check back in tomorrow for Episode 2 of this series!   For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram   Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.    Apple  Google  Learn more  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Amy West is a specialist in sports medicine, physical medicine, and rehabilitation. Amy completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard-Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and her fellowship in Sports Medicine at Maine Medical Center. Dr. West is actively involved in the CrossFit community and CrossFit Games Medical Team. In this conversation, Dr. Tro, Dr. Brian, and Dr. Amy talk about Amy’s career path, the field of physiatry, the principles of Crossfit, starting Crossfit as an overweight person, what sets Crossfit apart from other gyms, the downside of workout machines, the connection between mental, physical, and metabolic health, muscular and skeletal health, big companies influencing nutrition and exercise guidelines, widely circulated lies about dietary protein, the importance of functional strength training, and the importance of improving balance and glute strength. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Amy West: Instagram Twitter Linktree Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Bob Collins spent 25 years serving in law enforcement in New York City. About 7 years ago, he discovered the ketogenic/low-carb diet and was able to revolutionize his personal health picture. In addition to turning his health around and losing about 80 pounds, he has also been able to come off of medications for chronic Lyme disease, blood pressure, and acid reflux. He is the co-founder of Lions Fit 4 Life, a website promoting a low carb and ketogenic Diabetes Awareness program. In this conversation, Dr. Tro, Dr. Brian, and Bob talk about the unfortunate power that shame and embarrassment wields against you in your struggle to recover your health, the place of exercise in overall health, dealing with Lyme disease and how low-carb can help, fighting for health while working in law enforcement, being ok with small beginnings on your health journey, finding purpose and finding your ‘why’, the necessity of making time for your mental health, and how Bob and Dr. Tro met. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Bob Collins: Lions Fit 4 Life Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Samuel Miller had 85 degree kyphoscoliosis before he discovered how to allow his body to heal itself. His solution involved developing strength in various muscles in his body—especially the psoas muscles—targeted breathing, and holding various positions. In this conversation, Dr. Tro, Dr. Brian, and Samuel talk about the lackluster solutions offered by the medical system to chronic issues, the process of Samuel’s healing journey, the Schroth Method for treating scoliosis, using your breath to heal the body, the healing power of gratitude, Adverse Childhood Experience scores and their relation to the development of chronic issues in the body, exercises and breath work to elongate the spine, and the importance of n=1 experimentation for unlocking your healthiest possible self. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Samuel Miller: Instagram Posture Correction Dojo TikTok Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Larry Sharpe is a business consultant, podcaster, and entrepreneur. Previously, he was a gubernatorial candidate in the state of New York. He is also a veteran of the USMC, a husband, a father, and an advocate of the keto diet. In this conversation, Dr. Tro, Dr. Brian, and Larry talk about how Larry discovered the keto diet, emotional eating and self-consciousness, carbohydrate addiction and its ill-effects, the psychology of addiction, social pressure to conform to the standard American diet, New York politics with regard to nutrition and agriculture, why carbs are non-essential in the human diet, philosophical issues in federal patent law, counter productive government programs, why the medical establishment is not optimized to make people healthy, and why Libertarianism has not caught on en masse in the United States. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Larry Sharpe: Twitter Website Instagram Linktree Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Steven Palter is the Founder and Medical and Scientific Director of Gold Coast IVF in Woodbury, NY. He has dedicated his career to making the dreams of infertile couples come true and is internationally recognized as a leader in the field of fertility treatment. Previously a member of the Yale faculty, he was Clinical Chief of Reproductive Endocrinology and the Founder and Director of many additional programs including the Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship and the Yale Oncofertility Program. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the leading minimally invasive surgery society in the world, the AAGL. In this conversation, Drs. Tro and Steven talk about the holistic approach to infertility care, what it means to be an OBGYN and a reproductive endocrinologist, the degree to which nutrition and metabolic health are factors in infertility, why the medical system is geared toward volume rather than excellence and success, how to determine whether or not you should find a new doctor, the usage of low-carb diets as treatment for PCOS, and principles of successful patient empowerment. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Steven Palter: Gold Coast IVF Instagram YouTube Get Pregnant Now (book) Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng is the author of "Unapologetic Leadership: Finding The Moral Courage To Do The Right Thing." A leading figure in the realm of critical care, Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng stands at the forefront as the head of critical care, championing a holistic approach to healthcare. He is the visionary behind "Solving Healthcare Media," a platform that serves as a beacon for those seeking transformative healthcare solutions. He is a Critical Care and Palliative doctor and an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa. In this conversation, Drs. Tro, Brian, and Kwadwo talk about what made Dr. Kwadwo want to become an ICU doctor, why taking a preventative approach to healthcare is the most efficient way to treat patients any way you look at it, how to reduce unnecessary health care spending while increasing the quality of health care, how to change systemic issues in health care, what it means to be an effective and inspiring leader, the value of listening to patients and hearing what their goals are, and oversight and irresponsibility on the part of governments and pharmaceutical companies with respect to the COVID vaccines For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng: Kwadcast Instagram Linktree Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Maira Soliani is a low-carb anesthesiologist from Brazil. Dr. Soliani graduated in 2009 and concluded her anesthesiology specialty in 2013. She holds a PhD since 2016 from Campinas State University (UNICAMP) in Brazil. After realizing that a great part of her patients’ postoperative complications were closely related to modern chronic metabolic diseases and that low-carb, high-healthy-fat (LCHF) diets and fasting could prevent them from becoming sick in the first place, she started treating patients with metabolic diseases and obesity in her clinic in Brazil. In this conversation, Drs. Tro, Brian, and Maira talk about the work of Gary Taubes and Dr. Jason Fung, how Maira started treating patients using a low-carb lifestyle intervention approach, how often a doctor should meet with a patient for optimal results, the logistics and organization involved in providing excellent, dedicated service to a large amount of patients, defining and treating food addiction, loneliness, metabolic disease, and mental health, the importance of social support as a factor for success with one’s diet, the power of mindset, studies on the placebo effect, the power of motivational interviewing, and The Hacking of the American Mind by Robert Lustig. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Maira Soliani: Facebook Linktree   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram   Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.    Apple  Google  Learn more  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr Roshani Sanghani is the founder of Reisaan Health and Aasaan Health Solutions. She is an American board-certified endocrinologist whose practice focuses on Internal Medicine, hormone imbalance, weight management, the thyroid, diabetes and metabolism. In this conversation, Drs. Tro, Brian, and Roshani talk about how Dr. Roshani became interested in internal medicine and lifestyle disease, what has caused increasing diabetes rates in India, the medical system’s approach to diabetes generally in India, the steady rise in popularity of lifestyle intervention and low-carb, the data showing the power of stress and lack of community to make you sick, the problems with the calories-in calories-out model, the phenomenon of ‘skinny fat’ in Asian cultures, potential health concerns for those who do not eat meat, the health benefits of using apple cider vinegar, cooking oils in India, and the value of common sense, traditional nutritional wisdom. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Roshani Sanghani: Instagram Reisaan Health Linkedin YouTube Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Andrew Mente received his doctoral degree in Epidemiology from the University of Toronto. He completed post-doctoral training in cardiovascular epidemiology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, and is currently an Associate Professor in Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact at the Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University. Dr. Mente has studied the role of dietary sodium and cardiovascular diseases in the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study—a study whose findings call into question the dietary guidelines around fat, carbohydrates and salt. In this conversation, Drs. Tro and Andrew talk about the impact of dietary salt intake and mortality, the methods used to study how much sodium people are consuming, the history of research on sodium intake and its relation to mortality, the optimal sodium intake range for humans, the history, methods, and findings of the PURE study, the risk to human health that arises from eating processed carbohydrates, the interesting issue of ‘healthy user bias’ in epidemiological studies, dairy intakes and health outcomes, and red meat and health outcomes. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Andrew Mente: Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Tamzyn Murphy is a registered dietitian with a Master’s Degree in Physiology (Dist.) in which she investigated Low Carbohydrate High Fat Diets and Type 2 Diabetes. She is a key member of the Nutrition Network team. Tamzyn is also co-founder of Real Food Dietitians, a private dietetics practice focusing on Keto diets, where she consults with patients and runs Low Carbohydrate Challenges. Dr. Hassina Kajee specialised as an Internist and then landed her dream job heading up the High Care Unit of a teaching hospital in South Africa. As her patient population became younger and more patients were being admitted with chronic disease, some under the age of 30, she realized she needed to evolve her practice. She embarked on a journey to empower patients and health care providers alike with nutrition and lifestyle education in order to transform their health. Thus it was that she co-founded Nutrition Network, an educational platform that was instrumental in bringing Keto education to thousands of health care practitioners and nutrition advisors across the globe. In this conversation, Brian, Tro, Hassina, and Tamzyn talk about the mission and goals of Nutrition Network, Nutrition Network’s newly released textbook, Ketogenic: The Science of Therapeutic Carbohydrate Restriction in Human Health, the groundbreaking work of Prof. Tim Noakes, how the keto diet puts the power to be healthy back into the patients’ hands, how Dr. Kajee and Tamzyn found their way into nutrition and metabolic health, For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Nutrition Network: Ketogenic: The Science of Therapeutic Carbohydrate Restriction in Human Health Nutrition Network Dr. Hassina Kajee: Facebook Website Instagram Tamzyn Murphy: Facebook Real Food Dietitians Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Kristin Johnson is a functional nutritionist with advanced training in holistic nutrition and a specialty in peri-menopause and menopause health. She is Board Certified in Holistic Nutrition, a certified DUTCH hormone test practitioner, and a graduate of the Nutritional Therapy Association’s Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner program. She completed a professional mentorship with naturopathic endocrinologist Dr. Rebecca Provorse in 2020 and is half—along with her partner, Maria—of the health coaching business, Wise and Well. Maria Claps is a functional health coach with a specialty in peri-menopause and menopause. She graduated from The Institute for Integrative Nutrition in 2013 and then went on to study in a hormone program for practitioners with Dr Sara Gottfried in 2014. She completed the Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Certification Program and, in 2017, completed the Menopause Method Program for Physicians with Dr David Rosensweet. She has been personally mentored by hormone scholar Dr Lindsey Berkson and naturopathic endocrinologist Dr Rebecca Provorse. She now mentors other health coaches and nutritionists to help them understand the unique and profound hormone changes of midlife. In this conversation, Tro, Brian, Kristin, and Maria talk about how Kristin and Maria met and founded Wise and Well, why Kristin transitioned from being an attorney to working in nutrition, how Kristin and Maria approach treating menopausal and peri-menopausal women, the place and purpose of various hormones in women’s health, the effects of stress and spirituality on hormonal and metabolic health, and the deficiencies of the standard practice of medicine and coaching. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Wise and Well: Wise and Well InstaLinks Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr John Schoonbee is a medical doctor who has been working in the insurance field for over 20 years, and directly for reinsurers since 2005. Currently he is the Chief Medical Officer at Swiss Re for Europe, the UK and Ireland, Middle East, and Africa. Dr. Schoonbee is involved in many aspects of life insurance, including product development, risk and claims assessment, as well as helping with pricing some of the more complex medical life and health products. In this conversation, Drs. Tro and John talk about what made John initially interested in medicine, learning from the great Tim Noakes, why changing health outcomes is dependent upon changing diet and lifestyle, how it became clear through an analysis of the data that the American Medical Association’s dietary guidelines are wrong, how Dr. John and his company work to make people healthier, the goal of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners, and the mental/emotional health improvements linked to low-carb diets. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. John Schoonbee: Twitter Swiss Re Linkedin Food For Thought Conference Fixing Metabolic Health Conference Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Maggie Jones is a stage 4 cancer thriver who credits metabolic therapies, along with conventional treatment, with miraculously prolonging her life, which she has now dedicated to raising awareness of metabolic therapies. Brad Jones has over 20 years of editing experience and has worked on everything from a Peabody Award-winning documentary to the highest-rated shows ever on MTV and CMT. In this episode, Brian, Maggie, and Brad talk about the experience of finding out that Maggie had cancer, how Maggie discovered that her cancer diagnosis was not necessarily a death sentence, how Maggie used fasting and the keto diet to beat cancer, the negative impacts that poor spiritual and emotional health has on your health, why lifestyle change is SO important for both cancer prevention and treatment, Maggie and Brad’s docuseries on the history of cancer treatment and prevention—CANCER/EVOLUTION, why stress is such a killer and meditation/prayer is such a life-giver, why community and having a healthy perspective on life is more important for total health than you think, the metabolic theory of cancer and why so few people know about it, the upcoming CANCER/EVOLUTION World Premier and Summit, and Maggie’s meditation practice.   Links:   Maggie and Brad Jones: Maggie’s Instagram Maggie’s Linktree CANCER/EVOLUTION Film CANCER/EVOLUTION World Premier and Summit YouTube   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Low Carb MD Podcast Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram   Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.    Apple  Google  Learn more  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Philip Prins is an Associate Professor of Exercise Science. Dr. Prince earned a B.S. in Kinesiology as well as an M.S. in Exercise Science from Georgia Southern University, and a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on, among other things, the practical impact of lifestyle on metabolism and how metabolism impacts health, disease and performance outcomes. Among his many areas of expertise are nutritional ketosis, metabolic responses to exercise, and sports nutrition. In this conversation, Drs. Tro and Philip talk about the effect of low-carbohydrate diets versus higher-carbohydrate diets on athletic performance, wether or not there is bias against low-carb diets in academic research, Philip’s past research involving the keto brick, and why it is commonly thought that fat is an inferior molecule for athletic performance. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Philip Prins: Twitter ResearchGate Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Scott King is a man who turned his health around after struggling with weight and metabolic disease for most of his life. As of the recording of this episode, Scott has successfully kept the weight off for five years! In this conversation, Brian, Tro, and Scott talk about gastric bypass surgeries, Scott’s struggles with weight as a kid, how Scott ended up getting a gastric bypass, the psychiatric and mental aspects of weight gain and metabolic health, the lack of education dispensed to patients in the traditional medical system, the power of goal-setting, the value of having a good community supporting you on your health journey, how Scott avoids backsliding into unhealthy eating, the power of acknowledging that you have a food addiction, and the harmful effects of seed oils. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Scott King: Linktree   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram   Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.    Apple  Google  Learn more  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Anna Vocino is an actor, comic, voice overer, podcaster, and cookbooker. In 2012, she partnered with the inimitable Vinnie Tortorich to co-host and produce The Fitness Confidential Podcast. Her recipes re-create gluten-free, sugar-free, and grain-free versions of everyone’s favorite foods. In this conversation, Brian and Anna talk about Anna’s dietary history and vocational history, how Anna creates a recipe using whole foods, tricks that big food manufacturing companies use to cut costs and covertly make their foods less healthy, the difficulties involved in trying to manufacture foods that are 100% free from added sugar and grains, secrets of making grain-free pasta, the effects of stress on metabolic health, the mysterious phenomenon of the French and Italian ‘diets’, low-carb July 4th recipes, and making low-carb desserts. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Anna Vocino: Website Twitter Instagram Easy Links Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Molly Painschab is a dual-licensed mental health and addiction counselor and has worked in the field since 2005. She is co-chair of the Sugar & Food Addiction Professional Network. Molly is also a member of the Academy of Eating Disorders and in the Substance Use Disorders Special Interest Group. Clarissa Kennedy is a Clinical Social Worker and the founder of Reinvent Your Bliss Point. She has a diploma in Professional Addiction Studies and is a registered member of the Ontario Association of Mental Health Professionals. She has over 14 years of experience working with adolescents, adults and families in a wide range of treatment settings, including residential treatment, outpatient services, and private practice. In this conversation, Tro, Brian, Clarissa, and Molly talk about personal and professional history with addictions of many kinds, some intricacies involved in treating addiction, what it means to be a harm-reduction clinician, why cognitive behavioral therapy seems to work so well for food addiction, the importance of community support for addiction recovery, and the resources offered by Sweet Sobriety. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Clarissa Kennedy and Molly Painschab: Sweet Sobriety Food Junkies Podcast Molly’s Linktree Clarissa’s Linktree Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Graham Phillips is a Registered Pharmacist in the U.K., a fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, the owner of iHeart Pharmacy Group (a multi-award-winning community pharmacy group), is on the board of the Public Health Collaboration, and is the owner/operator of Prolongevity. After practising pharmacy for over 35 years, Graham came to the conclusion that our ‘pill for every ill’ approach to healthcare is fundamentally flawed. In this conversation, Tro, Brian, and Graham talk about Graham’s medical and professional history, the U.S. medical system versus the U.K. medical system, why doctors are so uninformed about nutrition, issues with the system of medical education and vested interests, the place that drugs ought to occupy in a good healthcare plan, letting integrity be your definition of success, and spending time to educate your patients. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Graham Phillips: ProLongevity Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast.  Dr. Bret Scher is the Director of Metabolic Mind. He is a board-certified cardiologist, lipidologist, and leading expert in therapeutic uses of metabolic therapies, including a ketogenic diet. He has practiced for over 20 years as a preventive cardiologist and was the medical director for dietdoctor.com for over three years. The mission of Metabolic Mind is to share information and resources about the emerging field of metabolic psychiatry.   Bret's goal is to inspire individuals to dictate their own health by adopting healthy lifestyle habits. He is also certified in Functional Medicine, Personal Training, Fitness Nutrition, and Behavioral Modification. Tro, Brian, and Bret talk about the goals and mission of Metabolic Mind, the founding story of Metabolic Mind, current issues in medical education, the many mental health benefits of the keto diet, how to take good metabolic information and make a difference in people’s lives on the individual and on a larger level, sustaining weight loss and metabolic health for the long term, and controlling stress. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Bret Scher: Website Facebook Twitter Metabolic Mind Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Doug Reynolds is the Founder and CEO of LowCarbUSA. The original organization was founded in the beginning of 2016 with the initial  intention of providing  a platform, through an annual conference, for internationally renowned scientists and medical practitioners to present the ever-increasing body of evidence on the benefits of reducing carbohydrates in the diet (and adding in healthy fats).  He felt that education about the power of the low carb/ketogenic diet for the individual who may not get the information from their medical team or from mainstream nutrition advice, and for practitioners who may then be able to prescribe it in their practice was critical. The tools and resources LowCarbUSA has been providing, not only includes the live conferences, but also  a huge library of educational videos, a growing database of practitioners, and nutritionists and sports trainers who are open to  the carb restriction conversation as well as a searchable database for papers and articles covering the research into the evidence supporting this lifestyle. In this episode, Brian and Doug talk about the SMHP, the upcoming Symposium for Metabolic Health in San Diego, CA, the purpose of the SMHP, the mental health connection with diabetes and diet, processed food addiction, changing your mindset/relationship with regard to food, the necessity of learning to manage and deal with stress, the exercise component of mental and metabolic health, connecting with people and prioritizing community/relationships, and balancing research with clinical experience. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Doug Reynolds: LowCarb USA Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners Symposium for Metabolic Health — San Diego (Aug 17-20) Twitter LowCarb USA Coupon Code: LowCarbMD Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Low Carb MD Podcast Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Vic Basmadjian battled obesity ever since the age of 7-8 and surpassed 200 pounds at the age of 12. Since then he averaged 250-295 pounds throughout his adult life until he started losing weight on a low carb diet in 2018. His commitment to this diet has resulted in the reversal of his hypertension, acid reflux, and severe sleep apnea. He is the founder of KetoCoaching.ca and is passionate about helping people get healthy and lose weight. In this conversation, Tro and Vic talk about growing up in an ethnic Armenian culture, the most important factors for success in Vic’s weight loss journey, Vic’s experience as a health coach, the most recent Low Carb Boca conference, and how to start exercising as you are beginning your weight loss journey. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Vic Basmadjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more              

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Ben Azadi is the author of four best-selling books, Keto Flex, The Perfect Health Booklet, The Intermittent Fasting Cheat Sheet, and The Power of Sleep. Ben has been the go-to source for intermittent fasting and the ketogenic diet. He is known as ‘The Health Detective’ because he investigates dysfunction, and he educates, not medicates, to bring the body back to normal function.  Ben is the founder of Keto Kamp; a global brand bringing awareness to ancient healing strategies such as the keto diet and fasting. In this conversation, Brian and Ben talk about developing your mental six-pack, the practice of gratitude (Vitamin G), appreciating and embracing the challenges of life, being a thermostat rather than a thermometer, performing an audit of your environmental factors, the role of the mind and belief in recovery, the power of the placebo effect, the multifarious effects of pride and negativity, the principle of not responding in kind to hate and anger, the work and impact of Dr. Jason Fung, living mindfully and purposefully rather than trivially, the power of pursuing goals, some issues in the conventional medical system, and the true meaning of success. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Ben Azadi: Keto Camp Academy Podcast Keto Camp Website Seed Oil Card Linktree Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Laura Buchanan is board certified in Family Medicine and is on the board of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from the University of South Florida and was a valedictorian of her class at the University of Florida College of Medicine. She is on staff at Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care. Nick Norwitz completed a PhD in neuro-metabolism at Oxford University in just two years and is now pursuing on MD at Harvard University. His research expertise is ketosis and brain aging; however, he has published scientific papers on topics ranging from neuroscience to heart disease to gastrointestinal health to genetics to bone health to diabetes. In this conversation, Tro, Laura, and Nick talk about a paper that Nick Norwitz co-authored with dietician Michelle Hurn. The paper is titled, “Animal-based ketogenic diet puts severe anorexia nervosa into multi-year remission: A case series,” and was published in the Journal of Insulin Resistance in June of 2023. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: The Paper: https://insulinresistance.org/index.php/jir/article/view/84 Dr. Nick Norwitz: New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook YouTube Twitter Dr. Laura Buchanan: Twitter The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners Website Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Cory Jenks is a Clinical Pharmacist, Author, Comedian, and Speaker. He is the author of Permission to Care, which achieved #1 new release on Amazon. He has taught, coached, and performed improv comedy for thousands of people. The aim of his work is to help healthcare professionals create a more adaptable, empathetic and humanizing healthcare experience. In this conversation, Tro and Cory talk about the Low Carb Denver conference, how Cory became interested in healthcare, infusing the principles of improv comedy into patient interactions, how drugs become so expensive, de-prescribing as a pharmacist, environmental factors involved in a patient’s success, and the principles of successful communication when talking with a patient. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Cory Jenks: Website Twitter Linktree Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt is a Swedish medical doctor specialized in family medicine. He is the founder and CEO of Diet Doctor, author of a #1 best selling book on nutrition (Low Carb, High Fat Food Revolution), and the author of the biggest health blog in Sweden. Dr. Eenfeldt graduated from medical school at Uppsala University in 2000. He spent twelve years working as a doctor and eight of those years as a family physician, treating patients with low-carb, high-fat diets. During that time he witnessed amazing success for people with obesity and type 2 diabetes. In this conversation, Tro and Andreas talk about the scientific literature and data supporting the low carb diet, the DIETFITS study, what we can learn from DIETFITS and how to move forward, the underlying (most foundational) principles of ideal human nutrition, the forces/interests behind the toxic modern food environment, what a person ought to do if low carb doesn’t work for them or if they don’t want to do it, the satiety-pre-calorie approach to dieting, how we ought to act now in light of imperfect/developing scientific knowledge of nutrition and dieting, and how to determine wether you should try the satiety-per-calorie approach. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt: Diet Doctor Twitter Book Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Casey Ruff has been a certified personal trainer since 2007. He successfully ran a metabolic testing program for a large gym and oversaw 13 programs in the west region. He has multiple certifications as a personal trainer, lifestyle coach, and performance enhancement specialist. With his nutrition coaching certifications, he specializes in low-carbohydrate lifestyles, including ketogenic and carnivore diets. He has helped thousands of clients over fourteen years learn how to achieve their best lifestyle through movement, lifestyle management, and proper diet. Together with Bethany, they created Boundless Body LLC during the 2020 pandemic. He is the host of two podcasts, Boundless Body Radio, and The How To Make a Podcast Podcast. In this conversation, Tro, Brian, and Casey talk about how Casey found his way into nutrition as a way to help his patients, the calories-in/calories-out model versus the hormone model, why people generally have a short-sighted view of diet and exercise, the mental health impacts of exercise, the relationship between muscle mass and metabolic health, how to protect children from the sugary processed food environment, the link between paternal diabetes and autism, the emotional/relational aspect of metabolic health and weight loss, and the absolute necessity of hope. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Casey Ruff: Twitter Instagram Podcast Boundless Body Website Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Amanda Decker is a nurse practitioner using low carb, keto, and carnivore to reverse chronic disease. She is a member of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. She has been a nurse working in primary care and weight management since 2005, and is an entrepreneur. She will be putting on a Low Carb conference in Tennessee soon called Low Carb For Better Health 2023. In this conversation, Tro and Amanda talk about how Amanda became interested in medicine and why she chose nursing as her career, Amanda’s experience working as an NP, treating chronic disease with nutrition, the inception and founding of her own clinic, the upcoming Low Carb For Better Health 2023 conference, supplements, and shakes. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Amanda Decker: Twitter Facebook Instagram Low Carb For Better Health 2023 Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Laura Buchanan is board certified in Family Medicine and is on the board of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from the University of South Florida and was a valedictorian of her class at the University of Florida College of Medicine. She is on staff at Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care. Dr. Matt Calkins is board certified in family medicine and loves studying the science of longevity, the optimization of all phases of health, and applying his knowledge to physician and patient wellness. Matt earned his M.D. from the University of Florida and holds a B.Sc. in physics. He has published papers on food addiction, CGMs, and diabetes. In this conversation, Tro, Brian, Matt, and Laura talk about how much stress management factors into metabolic health, how Dr. Matt found his way into medicine, how Drs. Matt and Laura met, the importance of patient empowerment for patient success, conflicts of interest in standard medical care, and the benefits of the DPC model for healthcare. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Matt Calkins: Twitter Aging Successfully Dr. Laura Buchanan: Twitter The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners Website Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Paul Thacker is an American investigative journalist. He has written on conflicts of interests and corruption in science and medicine for multiple outlets over the years. He is the founder of the newsletter, The Disinformation Chronicle, which reports on corruption in science and medicine. He wrote an award-winning series investigating the financial interests of medical experts advising U.S. and U.K. governments during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also investigated and wrote on problems in the clinical trial for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. Kris Newby is an award-winning science writer and the senior producer of the Lyme disease documentary UNDER OUR SKIN, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was a 2010 Oscar semifinalist. Her book BITTEN won three international book awards for journalism and narrative nonfiction. She has two degrees in engineering: a bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah and a master’s degree from Stanford University. In this conversation, Tro, Paul, and Kris talk about the history of bio terrorism, the findings of Dr. Thacker’s investigative work into the coverup of the lab-leak theory, regulatory capture in the CDC, the findings of Kris’ research into the nature of lyme disease and its historical usage as a bio weapon, experiments conducted on Lone Star Ticks and how these experiments led to chronic health issues resulting from lyme disease, why lyme disease is treated the way that it is, some reasons why doctors often get things SO wrong, and wether or not we can trust the CDC. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Kris Newby: Website Twitter Paul Thacker: Substack Twitter Website Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast’s Journal Club. Dave Danna is a patient of Dr. Tro’s who has lost 100 pounds on the low carb diet! Listen in for his tips and to hear his story. In this conversation, Tro, Brian, and Dave talk about taking the first step toward health and weight loss, the most common cause of weight regain, David’s dietary and health history, David’s journey into the world of nutrition, the mental health aspect of David’s health journey, the value of self-discipline and mindset, the importance of community and the value that can come from online communities for support, and David’s health goals going forward. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dave Danna: • Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast’s Journal Club. Dr. Matt Calkins is an emergency medicine resident who loves studying the science of longevity, the optimization of all phases of health, and applying his knowledge to physician and patient wellness. Matt earned his M.D. from the University of Florida and holds a B.Sc. in physics. In this conversation, Tro and Matt talk about the conclusions, parameters, and methods of the DIETFITS study, what can be reasonably concluded from this study and what cannot, some of the weaknesses in the design of the study, conflicts of interest with the lead author of the study, the findings of a recent re-analysis of the DIETFITS study, and some important distinctions between what can be learned from clinical trials and what is observed in clinical practice. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Studies: Re-Analysis of DIETFITS   Dr. Matt Calkins: Twitter Aging Successfully   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram   Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.    Apple  Google  Learn more  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Andrew Koutnik, PhD is a researcher studying the influence of nutrition and metabolism on health, disease, and performance. He originally began his research path at Florida State University in the Exercise Science studying the influence of nutrition, exercise, supplementation, and environmental extremes on health-based outcomes in normal and clinical populations. From Florida State University, he transitioned into Biomedical Research where he received his doctorate in Biomedical Sciences with the Metabolic Medicine Lab at University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine with a focus on studying metabolism and metabolic therapies for health, disease, and performance outcomes. Personally, Andrew Koutnik has also used exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle factors to manage Type-1 Diabetes for over 12 years. In this conversation, Brian, Tro, and Andrew talk about wether or not athletes need carbohydrates in their diet, the history of research on this subject, fat oxidation levels and peak fat oxidation during dietary transition, how high intensity interval training over a long period of time in a low-carb, fasted state effects fuel partitioning, the diet specific effect on fuel use during exercise at varying levels of intensity, disease factors impacted by exercise, blood sugar spikes from high intensity weight lifting versus sprinting, and which foods most consistently spike sugars. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Andrew Koutnik, PhD: Website Twitter Linktree Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Mindy Pelz is a renowned holistic health expert and one of the leading voices in educating women about their bodies. Teaching her signature “5-Step Approach,” Dr. Mindy has empowered hundreds of thousands of people around the world to harness their body’s own healing abilities through fasting, diet variation, detoxing chemicals from the body, stress management, and lifestyle changes – as keys to achieving optimum health and slowing down the aging process. Her private coaching group, The Reset Academy, teaches women how to sync a fasting lifestyle with their hormones. In this conversation, Brian and Mindy talk about the societal acceptance of women suffering, customizing lifestyle prescription for women and for individuals, fasting in order to help with addiction, understanding dopamine resistance and the neurochemistry of fasting, the five lifestyle changes that women over forty years of age should implement, the importance of practicing relaxation for weight loss and health recovery, the general need in society for a better understanding of hormonal health, understanding oxytocin, finding a way into reclaiming your health that is not too overwhelming, and steering clear of dogmatism while staying focused on what actually works in practice. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Mindy Pelz: Website YouTube Instagram Books Facebook Podcast Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more              

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Rob Cywes specializes in Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery for adults and adolescents in West Palm Beach, Florida. He has performed over 8,000 surgeries over the course of 18 years. His medical training began in Cape Town, South Africa where he received his medical degree from The University of Cape Town. In 1989, Dr. Cywes moved to North America and completed a year-long residency in Pediatric Surgery at Ohio State University’s Columbus Children’s Hospital. Then he moved to Canada where he completed his general surgery residency and specialized in Minimally Invasive Surgery at the University of Toronto. Also, Dr. Cywes earned a Ph.D. in Liver Carbohydrate Metabolism and the effect of glucose metabolism on liver transplant immunology. In this conversation, Drs. Brian and Rob talk about the importance of exercising critical thinking when sifting through the massive amount of info and opinions about nutrition and diet out there, Dr. Cywes’ foundational core concepts for metabolic health, how bariatric surgery fits into holistic health and how to view it in the context of long-term health, how to escape the vicious cycle of addiction to sugar and refined carbs through empowerment rather than deprivation, changing behavior and not just diet, the value fo knowing your ‘why’ for losing weight or improving health, learning to connect with and examine yourself when you feel the need to find gratification and relief in something unhealthy, dopamine fasting, and the benefits of using a CGM. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Rob Cywes: Obesity Understood Twitter Ketogenic Textbook YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook: @carbaddictiondoc Phone: 561-517-0642   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram   Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.    Apple  Google  Learn more  

Episode 274: Ally Houston and Dr. Rachel Brown Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Ally Houston is the founder of Paleo Canteen—a company that produces the best paleo and low carb food, and empowers their customers to do the same—and Scoundrel—a premium sugar-free, dairy-free chocolate company. He is also the host of The Canteen Podcast and co-author of the cookbook, Paleo Canteen: Low Carb On A Budget. Dr. Rachel Brown is a Consultant Psychiatrist in the UK who specializes in metabolic health. She graduated from Edinburgh University in 2003 and has worked in the field of psychiatry since 2004. She is a Nutrition Network Advisor and Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner. She also holds a Master degree in Medical Laws and Ethics and is involved in ongoing research into ketogenic diets and mental disorder. Dr. Brown is an advocate for therapeutic carbohydrate restriction and dietary modification to address underlying metabolic dysfunction and gut dysbiosis as underlying causes of mental disorder, as well as other lifestyle measures for optimising health. In this conversation, Brian, Ally, and Dr. Rachel talk about Ally’s mental health journey, Dr. Rachel’s personal health journey, Ally and Dr. Rachel’s health coaching, metabolic psychiatry, sugar addiction, the mechanistic and emotional aspects behind a poor diet, meditation for anxiety and self-understanding, the mental component of successfully dieting, diet tailoring, the benefits of exercise for mental health and metabolic health, and Ally’s recent experiment with fast food. Links: Ally Houston: Paleo Canteen Website The Canteen Podcast Paleo Canteen Cookbook (Barnes and Noble USA) Paleo Canteen Cookbook (Amazon USA) Paleo Canteen Cookbook (Amazon Australia) Scoundrel Ice Cream Twitter Instagram Facebook Dr. Rachel Brown: Twitter Linktree Website Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Low Carb MD Podcast

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Laura Buchanan is board certified in Family Medicine and is on the board of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from the University of South Florida and was a valedictorian of her class at the University of Florida College of Medicine. She is on staff at Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care. Dr. Matt Calkins is an emergency medicine resident who loves studying the science of longevity, the optimization of all phases of health, and applying his knowledge to physician and patient wellness. Matt earned his M.D. from the University of Florida and holds a B.Sc. in physics. In this episode, Drs. Tro, Matt, and Laura talk about The Keto-Med Trial which compared different formulations of the low-carb diet. They examine the methods, data, and conclusions of the study and give their assessments. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Matt Calkins: Twitter Aging Successfully   Dr. Laura Buchanan: Twitter The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners Website Instagram   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.    Apple  Google  Learn more  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Belinda Fettke is a public speaker and researcher investigating the vested interests and religious ideology shaping the commonplace ‘plant-biased’ dietary and health guidelines. She has presented nationally and internationally on the findings of her research. In this episode, Dr. Brian and Belinda talk about challenging the standard nutrition narrative, the nutritional deficiencies of a meatless diet, the role that the Seventh Day Adventist church has played in demonizing red meat, the relationship between the American Dietetics Association and Kellogg’s, doing what is right and having integrity in the face of personal financial risk, the dietary similarities of the blue zone populations, the Mediterranean diet and lifestyle, and the need for raising awareness among consumers about real nutrition. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Belinda Fettke: No Fructose I Support Gary Facebook Instagram Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.  Apple  Google  Learn more  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Laura Buchanan is board certified in Family Medicine and is on the board of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from the University of South Florida and was a valedictorian of her class at the University of Florida College of Medicine. She is on staff at Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care. In this episode of The Journal Club, Drs. Tro and Laura talk about a recent paper published by Dr. Jen Unwin on Food Addiction (Read it HERE). For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Laura Buchanan: Twitter The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners Website Instagram   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Alice Smith is a certified health coach and personal trainer. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology from Michigan State University and recently joined Dr. Tro at his medical practice in New York. In this episode, Dr. Tro and Alice talk about how Alice became interested in health from an early age, how Alice discovered low-carb, postpartum depression, preeclampsia, how Alice became involved with Tro’s medical practice, important figures in the keto and low-carb space who have helped and influenced Alice, the true meaning of practicing medicine, and Alice’s experience being an adoptive gym mom to high school students. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Alice Smith: Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.    Apple  Google  Learn more  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Adrian Soto-Mota is an MD in internal medicine. He is currently a DPhil graduate student at the Departement of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics of the University of Oxford. His main area of interest is exogenous ketone metabolism in diabetic patients. In this episode, Drs. Brian, Tro, and Adrian discuss a study released a few years ago on the effectiveness of low-carb versus low-fat diets for weight loss over a 12-month period called The DIETFITS Randomized Clinical Trial. Dr. Adrian recently finished re-analyzing the data from this trial and is here to talk through his findings with Drs. Brian and Tro. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Adrian Soto-Mota: Twitter Linkedin YouTube Publications Re-Analysis of DIETFITS Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Tom Seest grew up in the middle of Illinois in a small town and, due to high sugar consumption, ended up weighing 350 pounds by the time he was in college. Though he lost over 100 pounds by the time he got married, due to stress and other factors he gained all the weight back and then some. Thanks to a friend’s suggestion, he decided to give the Atkins diet a try. After some dietary research and experimentation, Tom found himself on a ketogenic diet and has lost a LOT of weight since then. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Tom Seest: Twitter Medium Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast.   Dr. Laura Buchanan is board certified in Family Medicine and is on the board of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from the University of South Florida and was a valedictorian of her class at the University of Florida College of Medicine. She is on staff at Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care. Dr. Matt Calkins is an emergency medicine resident who loves studying the science of longevity, the optimization of all phases of health, and applying his knowledge to physician and patient wellness. Matt earned his M.D. from the University of Florida and holds a B.Sc. in physics. In this episode of The Journal Club, Drs. Tro, Matt, and Laura take a deep dive into the latest study on the impact of Erythritol on human health.   The Study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02223-9   For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Matt Calkins: Twitter Aging Successfully   Dr. Laura Buchanan: Twitter The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners Website Instagram   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Nick Norwitz completed a PhD in neuro-metabolism at Oxford University in just two years and is now pursuing on MD at Harvard University. His research expertise is ketosis and brain aging; however, he has published scientific papers on topics ranging from neuroscience to heart disease to gastrointestinal health to genetics to bone health to diabetes. Dr. Adrian Soto Mota is an MD in internal medicine. He is currently a DPhil graduate student at the Departement of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics of the University of Oxford. His main area of interest is exogenous ketone metabolism in diabetic patients. In this conversation, Drs. Tro, Brian, Nick, and Adrian talk about the findings and methods of a recent study on the effects of erythritol on human health, thinking strategically and critically about how/when/if artificial sweeteners can be safely included in your diet, what exactly erythritol is and how it is made, and which sweeteners (if any) Drs. Nick and Adrian use personally. Links: Dr. Nick Norwitz: New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook YouTube Twitter Dr. Adrian Soto Mota: Twitter Linkedin YouTube Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Matt Baszucki had a psychotic break in the spring of 2016—sleeplessness and delusions of grandeur. He was diagnosed as bi-polar with psychotic features by a psychiatrist. Over the next two years, Matt experienced many hospitalizations, bi-polar episodes, and psychotic episodes. Even when he began changing his lifestyle habits for the better, his mental health was still a huge issue to say the least. It was not until he had an encounter with the keto diet that he found a lasting solution. Jan Baszucki, Matt’s mother, is a former marketing executive, a best-selling author and essay-writer, and is the current president of the Baszucki Group. Jan is also a mental health advocate and aspiring citizen scientist. She is currently at work on a memoir about her son’s recovery from bipolar disorder with a 100-year-old metabolic treatment for epilepsy. In this episode Dr. Tro, Matt, and Jan talk about Matt’s mental health story up to this point, Matt’s health protocol, the tragic lack of available treatment protocols for bi-polar that use diet as a therapy, how to safely and effectively come off of a medication, empowering patients with knowledge to be their own advocate and take their health into their own hands, the role that music played in Matt’s recovery, and the founding of Metabolic Mind. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Jan and Matt Baszucki: Matt’s Podcast, Bipolarcast Metabolic Mind YouTube Metabolic Mind Website Baszucki Group Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Laura Buchanan is board certified in Family Medicine and is on the board of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from the University of South Florida and was a valedictorian of her class at the University of Florida College of Medicine. She is on staff at Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care. In this episode of The Journal Club, Drs. Tro and Laura tear apart in great detail a couple of studies on fasting. In this conversation, Drs. Tro and Laura discuss the findings and methods of two articles… The Effects of Time-Restricted Eating on Weight Loss and Other Metabolic Parameters in Women and Men With Overweight and Obesity Timestamp: (00:02:52) Read it HERE! The Effects of Intermittent Fasting Combined with Resistance Training on Lean Body Mass: A Systematic Review of Human Studies Timestamp: (00:24:55) Read it HERE! For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Laura Buchanan: Addiction to Highly Processed Food Among Older Adults Treatment of Ultra-Processed Food Addiction Twitter The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners Website Instagram   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Nick Norwitz completed a PhD in neuro-metabolism at Oxford University in just two years and is now pursuing on MD at Harvard University. His research expertise is ketosis and brain aging; however, he has published scientific papers on topics ranging from neuroscience to heart disease to gastrointestinal health to genetics to bone health to diabetes. Tucker Goodrich started out as a very successful technology executive on Wall Street and a largely self-taught computer scientist and systems engineer. But after getting sick, he became insisted in nutrition research and was able to discover the solution to his health problems. He put all of his chronic disease issues into remission. Since then he has been an avid researcher and writer in the field of nutrition—especially on the topic of seed oils. In this conversation, Brian, Tucker, and Nick talk about omega-3 and omega-6 PUFAS, the historical usage of industrial and non-industrial seed oils in the human diet, the sugar-spiking effects of seed oils versus the effects of olive and coconut oil, the manufacturing process of avocado oil, the higher oxidation levels in seed oils versus other oils, animal toxicology studies on various seed oils, to what extent keto diets are successful for weight loss because of PUFA reduction, wether supplementing with fish oils is a good idea or not, which foods you can safely avoid in general, the croissant diet, and the P:E diet. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Nick Norwitz: New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook YouTube Twitter Tucker Goodrich: Twitter Blog Instagram YouTube Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Jason Fung is a New York Times-bestselling author of many books including The Obesity Code and The Diabetes Code. He completed medical school at the University of Toronto and a fellowship in nephrology at UCLA. He is the co-founder of The Fasting Method, a program to help people lose weight and reverse type 2 diabetes naturally with intermittent fasting. An early proponent of the now-popular fasting lifestyle, Dr. Fung is often called the founder of intermittent fasting. Today, Dr. Fung has prescribed intermittent fasting and a low carb diet to thousands of patients who have seen results that include reversal of type 2 diabetes, weight loss, and overall higher quality of life and wellbeing. In this conversation, Drs. Brian and Jason talk about what intermittent fasting is and why people do it, how to marry knowledge with environmental factors for maximum success with fasting and weight loss, how to change habitual behavior and get started with new, beneficial habits, putting diabetes into remission and de-prescribing drugs with lifestyle changes, going beyond calories-in calories-out to the deeper level of knowledge about metabolic health and weight loss, and how stress factors into the weight loss equation. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Jason Fung: Website YouTube Twitter Linktree Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Sarkis Chahinian is a gym owner, trainer, and nutrition enthusiast from Montreal, Canada. With the help of his friend—and ours—Vic Basmadjian, he was introduced and converted to the low-carb and carnivore diet. In this conversation, Dr. Tro. Dr. Brian, Sarkis, and Vic talk about how Sarkis became interested in fitness and came to own a gym, Sarkis’ experience opening a gym in Canada during the Covid pandemic, Sarkis’ mental health journey, Sarkis’ dietary journey from “bro dieting” to keto dieting following Vic’s advice, regulatory capture and how it effects food and dietary advice, the primary ways in which Sarkis’ diet has changed and, consequently, which aspects of his life have changed for the better, changing the way you think about and interact with food, the perfect partnership of eating right and exercising, the power of community and collaboration to effect positive change in people’s lives, and why stress may be the biggest single factor determining dietary success or failure. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Sarkis Chahinian: Twitter Instagram Vic Basmadjian: Keto Coaching Website Vic’s Low Carb Mix Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. David Saenger is an ultra-marathon runner, advocate of the low-carb diet, and practitioner of general invasive cardiology. He started his undergraduate education at Harvard, finished pre-med at Columbia, went to Stanford Medical School, and did his internal medicine residency at Mt. Sinai where he later returned to do his cardiology fellowship. In this conversation, Drs. Tro and David talk about how Dr. David, a New Yorker, found himself practicing medicine in Eugene, Oregon, how Dr. David found his way into medicine in the first place, how Dr. David incorporates diet and lifestyle into his practice, how Dr. David discovered authors like Gary Taubes even though he comes from a very traditional medical background, Nina Teicholz’s book, The Big Fat Surprise, the four largest employers of physicians, inspiring and motivating patients, dietary philosophy, what Dr. David eats in a day when he is training for a run versus what he eats when he is not training, supplementing with magnesium, how to safely and effectively de-prescribe, and the role of cardiovascular imaging in cardiac prevention. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. David Saenger: Twitter Peace Health Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Jeffry N. Gerber, MD, FAAFP is a board certified family physician, speaker, author, conference organizer, husband, father and owner of South Suburban Family Medicine in Littleton, Colorado, where he is known as “Denver’s Diet Doctor”. Nutrition and its effects on health are areas of interest for Dr. Gerber. Frustrated with spiraling healthcare costs related to the treatment of conditions like overweight, obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis and heart disease just to name a few, Dr. Gerber has been focusing on prevention and treatment programs using low-carb high fat (LCHF), Ancestral, Paleo, Primal, Intermittent Fasting and Whole Foods diets along with healthy lifestyle to treat and prevent these chronic conditions. In this conversation, Drs. Brian, Tro, and Jeffery talk about what it means to be a good doctor, the very real impact of hope on physical health, where medication fails and where medication helps, prioritizing long term lifestyle solutions instead of pushing short term fixes, the speaker line-up at the upcoming LowCarb Denver Conference, preventative cardiac imaging, CME credits offered at the conference, and the hormone model versus the calories model for weight loss and metabolic health. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Jeffrey Gerber: South Suburban Family Medicine Eat Rich, Live Long Book Low Carb Denver 2023 Save 10% on registration for Low Carb Denver with code LCD2023MDPodcast Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Amy Berger is a Certified Nutrition Specialist, a U.S. Air Force veteran, a prolific author, and the host of a keto-oriented YouTube channel. She has a master’s in human nutrition from the University of Bridgeport and has been eating a low carbohydrate diet and learning about this way of eating for over 15 years. In this conversation, Dr. Brian, Dr. Tro, and Amy talk about the many disorders that keto helps to solve or put into remission, how to know when to turn to medications to treat your ailment, the effect of keto on mood and depression, learning to change your negative inner monologue and adopt a healthier, more productive way of thinking, why the calories-in/calories-out model is not a helpful paradigm for those looking to lose weight and improve their metabolic health, how keto controls hunger, dealing with and recognizing addiction, the relationship between depression and thyroid disorder, and the subject of Amy’s next book. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Amy Berger: Linktree Twitter Instagram Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Raphael Sirtoli is the chief scientific officer of Clínica Pêro, a medical clinic focused on root cause medicine in Lisbon, Portugal. Raphael has an MSc in molecular biology and was a PhD candidate in neuroscience. He also writes and consults for ZeroAcreFarms, a company selling a fermented oil low in omega-6 linoleic acid and high in oleic acid. He is the co-founder of Nutria, which makes a food-tracking app focused on diet quality. His interest in health and wellness has led him to the study of other fields such as paleoanthropology, clinical medicine, epidemiology, biochemistry, endocrinology, and immunology. In this conversation, Dr. Brian and Raphael talk about why seed oils are so unhealthy, how seed oil can be processed in such a way that it is less unhealthy, high levels of carcinogens and toxins in baby formula, how big food companies work hard to make people eat food that is not nourishing, why keeping your body’s microbiome healthy is key to good health, the Wim Hof breathing technique, how temperature changes and other environmental factors can effect things like insulin resistance, incretin affecting drugs, the role that muscle mass plays in metabolic health, fasting and metabolic health, and the value of trying to understand some level of medical science to assist you on your health journey. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Raphael Sirtoli: Twitter YouTube Instagram Pero Medical Care Zero Acre Farms Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Laura Buchanan is board certified in Family Medicine and is on the board of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from the University of South Florida and was a valedictorian of her class at the University of Florida College of Medicine. She is on staff at Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care. In this special episode Drs. Tro and Laura discuss relevant articles in metabolic health and go into great scientific detail criticizing and expounding them. In this conversation, Drs. Tro and Laura discuss the findings and methods of two articles… The Effect of Calorie Un-Restricted, Low-Carbohydrate, High-Fat Diet versus High-Carbohydrate, Low-Fat Diet on Type-2 Diabetes and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (published in the medical journal, Annals of Internal Medicine) Timestamp: (00:02:25) Read it HERE! The Long-term Effects of a Novel Continuous Remote-Care Intervention Including Nutritional Ketosis for the Management of Type-2 Diabetes: A Two-Year, Non-Randomized Clinical Trial (from Virta Health, published in the medical journal, Frontiers in Endocrinology)Timestamp: (00:34:50) Read it HERE! For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Laura Buchanan: Twitter The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners Website Instagram Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Frank Voce is the founder and president of Reps for Responders—a non-profit organization with the aim of helping first responders who are struggling with anxiety, depression, or addiction. The group promotes three pathways to “recovery,” which include physical activity, proper nutrition and peer support. Frank graduated from the police academy in 2015 and began serving as a policeman in New York. In this conversation, Dr. Tro, Dr. Brian, and Frank talk about Frank’s struggles with alcoholism, anxiety, and depression resulting in large part from his experience as a cop in New York, Frank’s experience checking into and being in the psych ward, how Frank came to terms with his alcoholism and began walking the road to recovery, Frank’s spiritual awakening, how Frank began researching and getting involved in helping other police officers who have struggled with anxiety, depression, and alcoholism, the sorry state of psychiatric care that Frank experienced, the importance of diet, exercise, and community for successful recovery, and the history of/services offered by Reps for Responders. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Frank Voce: Reps For Responders Reps for Responders Book Email: repsforresponders@gmail.com Instagram Linktree Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. John Jaquish began his experience in life sciences after being told by his Mother that she had been diagnosed with osteoporosis. John, in an effort to help his mother, created a device to place axial loading through bone to safely cause osteogenic loading events. After successfully reversing his Mother's osteoporosis, as part of his doctoral dissertation in biomedical engineering research at Rushmore University, he conducted four years of testing with human subjects focused on user comfort, biomechanics, and optimal musculoskeletal stimulation. Next, the device he designed was put into production, and has since been placed in over 300 clinics worldwide. Osteogenic loading has now helped over 30,000 individuals with their bone health. Dr. Jaquish is currently advancing osteogenic loading research and speaking worldwide about its implications, as well as developing other biotechnology devices and products that will aid in the advanced health and wellbeing of people all around the world. He formerly a member of the Board of Directors of American Bone Health, and the editorial board of the Journal of Steroids and Hormonal Science. In this conversation, Drs. Tro, Brian, and John talk about how John got into the biomedical field, leadership and interest issues in the American Medical Association, the damage of corruption and lack-of-integrity, the peculiar case in many Western countries of the poorest people being the fattest, why cardio is actually not conducive to weight-loss, over-eating and environmental factors relating to metabolic disease, why Dr. John switched to bands in lieu of weights, why variable resistance is better than weight training, and keeping a critically thinking mind when you take in exercise and nutrition marketing. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. John Jaquish: Jaquish Biomedical Instagram Personal Website YouTube Weight Lifting is a Waste of Time   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Pam Devine is the Co-Founder and Operations Manager of Low Carb USA. She worked for 20 years in the medical field doing diagnostic imaging and patient care before finding her way into the nutrition and diet world. Though she had always been active and health conscious, she continued to suffer from chronic pain and was gaining weight despite her efforts. It was not until she discovered the low-carbohydrate diet that she started to experience real sustainable change. In this conversation, Tro, Brian, and Pam talk about Pam’s nutritional and professional history, the beginnings of Low Carb USA, the effects of low-carb dieting on mood and mental health, food addiction, the speaker lineup at the very first Low Carb USA conference, the upcoming five part documentary series on cancer research that Doug and Pam have been involved with, and the progress of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Pam Devine: 20% off Boca Conference: LOWCARBMD Low Carb USA Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Maggie Jones is a stage 4 cancer thriver who credits metabolic therapies, along with conventional treatment, with miraculously prolonging her life, which she has now dedicated to raising awareness of metabolic therapies. Brad Jones has over 20 years of editing experience and has worked on everything from a Peabody Award-winning documentary to the highest-rated shows ever on MTV and CMT. In this conversation, Tro, Brian, Maggie, and Brad talk about their current documentary film in production, CanceRevolution, the harmful effects of seed oil fumes from cooking, how Brad and Maggie walked through Maggie’s cancer diagnosis and treatment, the power of hope and staying positive, how being in ketosis can benefit those fighting cancer, how fasting works to fight cancer, and why Brad and Maggie decided to make a documentary to raise awareness for the avenues of treatment that Maggie employed. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links: Brad and Maggie Jones: Indiegogo page for donations: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/cancerevolution-a-cancer-science-documentary#/ Movie website with info on the story, experts, their books, and Maggie and Brad's bios: https://cancerevolution.film/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/CANCEREVOLUTIONdoc Film Clips: https://cancerevolution.film/watch/ YT Playlist of all the cancer patients full interviews: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIi49iLQ5VSBor-KO7is0kbVyACO61OFX Upcoming events (conferences and screenings) https://cancerevolution.film/events-screenings/ Twitter: @CancerEvolves Facebook/Instagram @CANCEREVOLUTIONdoc YouTube Handle @CANCEREVOLUTIONdoc #CANCEREVOLUTION   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Doug Reynolds is the Founder and CEO of LowCarbUSA and the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. LowCarbUSA was founded in the beginning of 2016 with the initial  intention of providing  a platform, through an annual conference, for internationally renowned scientists and medical practitioners to present the ever-increasing body of evidence on the benefits of reducing carbohydrates in the diet (and adding in healthy fats). Amy Eiges is a certified health coach at Dr. Tro’s office and a coordinator for the Nutrition Coalition. Amy was a chronic dieter before she found low-carb/keto, having previously had many, many frustrating experiences with food-restrictive diets. In this conversation, Tro, Doug, and Amy talk about food addiction, the upcoming Low Carb, Boca conference, the speakers that will be at the conference, and the topics that will be covered at the conference. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Doug Reynolds: Low Carb USA Low Carb, Boca 2023 Conference The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners Twitter Amy Eiges: Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Robert Sikes (aka. Keto Savage) is a professional, natural, ketogenic bodybuilder, health/fitness coach, speaker, and is the Co-Founder/CEO of the online performance supplement/vitamin store, Keto Brick. In this conversation, Tro and Robert talk about how Robert became interested and involved in bodybuilding and nutrition, how Robert was introduced to the keto diet, the keto brick supplement/nutrition bar, protein restriction and what the literature says about it, the hormonal and metabolic value of putting on lean muscle, the idea of reverse dieting, the mental aspects of bodybuilding, natural bodybuilding, the biology and psychology of building muscle, and how and why Robert started the Keto Brick company. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Robert Sikes: Website Keto Brick Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Vic Basmadjian has lost over 100 pounds using keto and intermittent fasting. His commitment to this diet has also resulted in the reversal of his hypertension, acid reflux, and severe sleep apnea. He is the founder of KetoCoaching.ca and is passionate about helping people get healthy and lose weight. Chris Cornell is a cancer survivor and low-carb success story. Once weighing 278 pounds at his heaviest, Chris, with the help of the amazing Low Carb community, has been able to achieve a healthy weight and is running marathons now! Now he is giving back and helping others who are in the same boat that he was in with his weekly newsletter (see links below). In their discussion, Brian, Vic, and Chris talk about their individual health journeys, the mental health aspects of following a low-carb diet, how Chris went through chemo therapy as a low-carb dieter, the effects of stress on metabolic health, why you should never give up hope when it comes to your metabolic health, how being in good metabolic health also helps support healthy relationships, how food addiction and mood can improve on a low-carb diet, the connection between low-carb and dental health, the place of exercise in overall health, and how to survive the holidays. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Vic Basmadjian: Instagram Keto Coaching Website Vic’s Low Carb Bread Mix   Chris Cornell: Twitter Biggest Comeback Newsletter   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Tracey McBeath is an insight based coach living in Melbourne, Australia. She is a wife and mother and has been working as a qualified personal trainer for twenty years. Tracey has studied nutrition through the Real Meal Revolution as well as the Nutrition Network (of which she is a proud Ambassador of and also a lecturer). Tracey recently co created and mentored within their very first Coaching Certification Program, and was a lecturer in their Sports Nutrition Program. Tracey also is a part of the lecture faculty of the HMA (Holistic Medicine for Addiction) with Bitten Jonsson., and is about to begin her training to become a certified SUGAR professional. She is also an author and recently released her latest book, You Have Today. In their discussion, Brian and Tracey talk about Tracey’s journey into health and personal training, COVID lockdowns in Australia, the power of kindness and helping people, Tracey’s new book, the importance of working hard at something that you love, how to make good and healthful choices for yourself, quiet strength and courage in the face of opposition, and routinely reflecting on your goals and direction in life. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Tracey McBeath: Website Books Instagram Linktree Low Carb Lifestyle Hub Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. David Diamond holds a Ph.D. in biology and has forty years of experience as a neuroscientist. Ever since 1999, when Dr. Diamond was diagnosed with familial hypertriglyceridemia, he became interested in cholesterol and statins. His research led him to some shocking conclusions about the history of nutritional research and LDL cholesterol. In their conversation, Brian, Tro, and David talk about David’s research on LDL cholesterol, the effect of statins on coronary calcium, and other relevant studies in the LDL literature. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. David Diamond: Twitter USF Profile   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Drs. David and Jen Unwin are a husband and wife team who work to help people recover their metabolic health from a psychological and nutritional standpoint. Dr. David Unwin is a practicing GP based in Southport in the United Kingdom and is a recognized international expert on the topic of carbohydrates and Type 2 diabetes. He is the RCGP National Champion for Collaborative Care and Support Planning in Obesity & Diabetes. In 2015 he won the North West NHS ‘Innovator of the Year Award’ and in 2016 he won the National NHS ‘Innovator of the Year Award’ for his work in treating diabetes with a low carb. Dr. Jen is a consultant clinical health psychologist who has worked in the NHS for over 30 years, helping people with chronic illnesses to improve their lives. She is also former chair of the UK Association for Solution Focused Practice. In their conversation, Brian, Jen, and David talk about the horrible internal and external effects of addiction, Jen and David’s journey together as a couple and as partners in teaching people about metabolic health, the mental aspects of metabolic health, the value of hope and giving people hope, listening to patients and helping them define their goals, the importance of maintaining our relationships with loved ones, remote medical monitoring devices, the impacts of stress and how to reduce it, the process of empowering a patient to activate in the achievement of their own health goals, why focusing on patients rather than on money makes you more successful. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Drs. David and Jen Unwin: Fork in the Road Dr. Jen Unwin’s Twitter Dr. David Unwin’s Twitter Public Health Collaboration   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Laura Turner lost 135lbs following the LowCarb/Keto diet! In this episode she tells her story and shares the lessons she has learned along the way. In their conversation, Brian, Tro, and Laura talk about Laura’s health journey from childhood up to the present, how Laura discovered the keto diet, how to effectively teach someone the principles of metabolically healthy eating, the importance of having a doctor empowering and supporting you on your dietary journey, carbohydrate/processed food addiction, diet difficulties related to going through menopause, having a residual ‘fat mindset’ after achieving a healthy weight, and the marital benefits of being metabolically healthy. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Laura Turner: Facebook Group Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Shawn Tassone is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, and by the American Board of Integrative Medicine. He holds a medical degree, in addition to a PhD in mind-body medicine. Dr. Tassone is a highly regarded patient advocate. His work includes studies and publications on spirituality in medical care, whole foods to heal the human body, and integrative medicine. Dr. Tassone works as an instructor for medical residents and students at the University of Arizona and the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He even teaches integrative medicine at Arizona State University. In their conversation, Brian, Tro, and Shawn talk about what integrative medicine brings to the table with regard to medically unexplained symptoms, treating polycystic ovarian syndrome, treating hormonal and auto immune disorders, treating thyroid disorders, the hormonal impacts of stress, using testosterone to treat post-menopausal women, often abused supplements in alternative medicine, finding quality supplements, and Dr. Tassone’s book, The Hormone Balance Bible. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Shawn Tassone: Website Hormonal Reboot Website Linktree   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Joining the show today are two powerhouses in the low-carb/keto and exercise world—Drs. Ben Bocchicchio and Ted Naiman. Dr. Ben Bocchicchio is a living legend in the fitness and nutrition world. Since founding the concept of sports conditioning in 1973, Dr. Ben has been using his vast knowledge to help people with weight reduction, cosmetic enhancement, general fitness, and rehabilitation. He is the creator of the revolutionary S.Ma.R.T.-EX™ training system and has been inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame. Dr. Ted Naiman is a board-certified Family Medicine physician in the department of Primary Care at a leading major medical center in Seattle. His research and medical practice are focused on the practical implementation of diet and exercise for health optimization. In their conversation, Brian, Tro, Ben, and Ted talk about how to start exercising when you are just starting out, interval versus zone 2 training, how behavior is related to exercise, the relationship between certain types of exercise and hunger, doing more exercise versus doing harder exercise, exercising with the goal of greater and more diverse mobility, exercise for relative versus absolute strength, to what degree (if any) volume and variety matter when it comes to exercise, how to separate your exercise times for maximal effect, exercise supplements like creatine, protein consumption targets for various goals, protein absorption, and adding fats. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Ted Naiman: Twitter Website Dr. Ben Bocchicchio Website Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Tro Kalayjian and his team—program director, Amy Eiges, office manager, Taline Boyadzhyan, health coach, Brian Wiley, and medical assistants Tori, Myra, and Esther—recently undertook a project from a large corporation to develop a metabolic wellness program for its employees. Tro and Brian, along with Amy, Dr. Adrian Soto, and Dr. Nick Norwitz (all of whom were involved in the development of the program). In their discussion, Brian, Tro, Amy, Adrian, and Nick talk about the development of the program and the ongoing results of the program’s implementation. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Amy Eiges: Twitter Dr. Nick Norwitz: Twitter Dr. Adrian Soto: Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Study  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Joy Kiddie is a full-time Registered Dietitian who has been in private practice in the Vancouver area since 2008. She is passionate about helping people feel better and to restore their health. In addition to working with her patients, she is a published researcher, author, and speaker. In their discussion, Brian, Tro, and Joy talk about Joy’s low-carb breads, Joy’s new book about different low-carb bread recipes, the difficulty of carb-deprivation when first starting a low-carb diet, low-carb pizza crusts, and Joy’s personal experience and work with hypothyroidism. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Joy Kiddie: Website Low-Carb Bread Better By Design Nutrition Twitter   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. In this episode, Tro and Brian talk about the recent low-carb conference in San Diego, the private practice model versus the corporate model for medicine, the benefits of remote monitoring and remote care, the importance of caring more for the truth and the good of the patient than public opinion, considering the specific needs and bio-individuality of each patient, competing energy models, controlling hunger and craving, differing value sets in individual care and population care, the value of open discussion for healthcare in general, considering the multifaceted nature of healthcare, and raising the next generation to think critically and ethically. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Kristina is a premier health coach and licensed dietitian-nutritionist with a functional and integrative approach. Kristina is especially passionate about a clean, cyclical ketogenic approach to treat inflammation and restore metabolic health. Kristina has a Masters degree in Clinical Nutrition and Integrative Health from MUIH, she is the host and founder of Keto Symposium, the 1st low carb conference in New York. In their conversation, Tro, Brian, and Kristina talk about the upcoming Keto Symposium in New York, the damaging effects of sugar, diverticulosis, how strictly one can follow their diet without falling off the wagon, how unhealthy relationships with food can develop during childhood, food addiction and being in control of your eating habits, the Inuit tribe’s genetic inability to get into ketosis. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Kristina Hess: Keto Symposium Website Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Brandy Wiltermuth is the Medical Director at Three Health--a metabolic health and weight management company. She has worked in weight and metabolic disease management for over fifteen years. She is a ARNP with a Master’s in nursing from Scholastica in Minnesota. In their conversation, Tro, Brian, and Brandy talk about the need for preventative medicine, the importance of spending sufficient time with patients struggling with weight and/or metabolic health, and the behavioral component of metabolic health care. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Brandy Wiltermuth: Three Health Instagram Facebook Podcast Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Eric Edmeades is a serial entrepreneur with experience including wireless networking, military research, Hollywood film production, and award-winning and life-saving medical simulation. Today, Eric is a leading authority in Behavioral Change Dynamics. Eric has created and consulted on some of the most effective, transformative, and highly rated educational products and live events in the world. Eric is often referred to as the “Indiana Jones” of the professional speaker world because of his love of the African bush and his extensive visits with various tribes in Africa. In 2007 Eric established a friendship with the Hadza people — one of the last truly hunter/gatherer tribes left on earth and has visited them frequently over the last 10 years. In their conversation, Tro and Eric talk about the lifestyle and dietary habits of the Hadza tribe, the primary dietary predictors of disease and obesity, the natural impulse to seek out sweet foods, the social food culture of the Hadza tribe, the way that food companies play on this impulse to effect your diet, and Eric’s work in nutritional anthropology. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Eric Edmeades: WILDFIT Website Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Paul D. Thacker is an investigative journalist with over 15 years uncovering campaigns to distort science. He has written on scientific ethics for outlets including the New York Times, JAMA, Washington Post, NEJM, Los Angeles Times, The New Republic, BMJ, and Mother Jones. He has been quoted by the Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, and Rolling Stone, and has been profiled by Nature and PBS. While serving as an investigator in the U.S. Senate, he helped to produce stories that ran in dozens of outlets including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CBS News, Reuters, ABC News, Science, Nature, BMJ, and the Associated Press. His congressional investigations led to passage of the landmark Physician Payments Sunshine Act, a bill that has altered the field of medicine, and is now being copied in several countries including England, France, the Netherlands, and Scotland. In their conversation, Tro, Brian, and Paul talk about the great ‘aWOKEning’ in American journalism, why vaccines are historically such a touchy subject in medical and science journalism, the anti-vaccine hysteria so prevalent in our current day, corruption, suppression, and disinformation in and from the pharmaceutical industry, financial relationships between doctors and pharmaceutical companies, the relationship between the FDA and big Pharma, narrative-based censorship, and lawsuits against the federal government for colluding with social media companies to violate free speech. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Paul Thacker: Substack Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dorian Greenow is the founder and CEO of the company Keto Mojo, which makes a ketone measuring device that can support your keto diet success. In their conversation, Tro, Brian, and Dorian talk about measures ketone levels, the mission, products, and services of Keto Mojo, remote monitoring and how it is changing the medical landscape, new ideas and tech for advancing the remote care model, new research in nutritional psychology, the future of Keto Mojo, and the power of family support for achieving health goals. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dorian Greenow: Keto Mojo Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Laura Buchanan is board certified in Family Medicine and is on the board of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from the University of South Florida and was a valedictorian of her class at the University of Florida College of Medicine. She is a member of the Obesity Medicine Association and will be taking her board examination in the fall of 2022. In their conversation, Drs. Tro and Laura talk about How Dr. Laura found her way into medicine and, ultimately, into nutrition and lifestyle, Dr. Laura’s biggest influences, how Dr. Laura became involved in the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners, reversal of metabolic syndrome and treating patients with lifestyle, the biggest factors in developing a successful philosophy of medical care, the lack of quality and comprehensiveness in medical education, and the danger of uncritical thinking. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Laura Buchanan: Twitter The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners Website Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. David Boulware is an infectious disease physician-scientist with formal training in clinical trials, public health, and tropical medicine. Dr. Boulware combines his clinical research with nested basic science investigations into disease pathogenesis to conduct translational research. His primary research interests are in meningitis in resource-limited areas including diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and quality improvement initiatives incorporating cost-effectiveness analyses in order to translate knowledge into improved care. Dr. Boulware’s current research is focused on improving the clinical outcomes of HIV-infected persons with cryptococcal meningitis, the second most common AIDS-defining opportunistic infection in Sub-Saharan Africa and the most common cause of adult meningitis. Dr. Boulware leads a multidisciplinary, international research team with active research collaborations with partners in Uganda, South Africa, Ethiopia, Brazil, Botswana, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. In their conversation, Drs. Tro and David talk about how Dr. Boulware found his way into infectious disease, Dr. Boulware’s career following the advent of Covid, Hydroxychloroquine studies, Ivermectin studies, the Activ-6 trial, monoclonal antibody treatment, Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA, and Dr. Boulware’s take on the medical field post-Covid. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. David Boulware: Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Doug Reynolds is the Founder and CEO of LowCarbUSA and the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. LowCarbUSA was founded in the beginning of 2016 with the initial  intention of providing  a platform, through an annual conference, for internationally renowned scientists and medical practitioners to present the ever-increasing body of evidence on the benefits of reducing carbohydrates in the diet (and adding in healthy fats). Dr. Laura Buchanan is a Family Medicine Physician. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from the University of South Florida and was a valedictorian of her class at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Buchanan is a certified Metabolic Health Practitioner (MHP) and a founding member of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. She is a member of the Obesity Medicine Association and will be taking her board examination in the fall of 2022. In their conversation, Tro, Doug, and Laura talk about the founding of the SMHP and Low Carb USA, Dr. Buchanan’s discovery of the low carb lifestyle and diet, the content and goal of the SMHP, the value of the CGM as a tool for empowering patients, and the upcoming SMHP conference. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Doug Reynolds: LowCarbUSA The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners Twitter Dr. Laura Buchanan: Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Jackie Fletcher lives in the UK with her husband and twin boys. After starting on her low carb eating journey in May 2017 and then moving to a ketogenic way of eating in January 2018, she has discovered a passion for everything low carb and keto. In 2019 she decided to make low carb and keto part of her vision to help others on their journey to health and weight loss. Jackie has a certificate in the ketogenic diet, is a nutrition advisor and is a trainee Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner. She is also an ambassador for the charity PHCUK.org (Public Health Collaboration) dedicated to informing and implementing healthy decisions for better public health. In their conversation, Tro, Brian, and Jackie talk about how Jackie discovered the low-carb way of eating, believing in yourself and having hope, how Jackie started the Fabulously Keto Podcast, the confusion surrounding the term, ‘diet,’ being applied to the low-carb/keto lifestyle, the effect of stress on weight re-gain, the calming and anxiety reducing effect of prayer and meditation, how to have a healthy perspective on your nutritional lifestyle that helps you avoid feelings of shame and guilt if you go off plan, adopting the keto lifestyle and the multifaceted world of health that opens up as a result. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Jackie Fletcher: Website Podcast Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Anthony Bradley is a professor of religious studies and director of the Center for the Study of Human Flourishing at The King’s College. Dr. Bradley is also a research fellow at The Acton Institute. Dr. Bradley lectures at colleges, universities, business organizations, conferences, and churches throughout the U.S. and abroad. He has a Ph.D. in Historical and Theological Studies from Westminster Theological Seminary, an M.A. in Ethics and Society from Fordham University, an M.S. Criminal Justice from John Jay College, and an M.Div. from Covenant Theological Seminary. In their conversation, Drs. Tro, Brian, and Anthony talk about the vegan diet versus the carnivore diet, the FDA food pyramid and its origins, the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and other medically supervised experiments conducted on poor populations, the generational impact of not being able to trust doctors, nutritional deficiencies in school diets, the decline of mental health in young men today, the epidemic of an overwhelming sense of the futility of life in our society, toxic masculinity versus heroic masculinity, negative versus positive virtue and how the latter is more inspiring and effective for building up young people, the dire need in our society for strong male role models and mentors for boys, and the true definition of meekness. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Anthony Bradley: Website Publications and Contact Info Twitter Facebook Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Carl Franklin is a commercial software developer, professional musician, and a podcaster since 2002. He started the Two Keto Dudes podcast with co-host Richard Morris. He is also the co-founder of Ketofest—a food and science festival celebrating the low-carb lifestyle. In their conversation, Dr. Tro, Amy Eiges, and Carl talk about how Carl found his way into the keto community and lifestyle, the upcoming Ketofest 2022, the shame and guilt involved in diet culture, the speaker lineup for Ketofest this year, the conspiratorial side of the ketogenic community, and how to do proper scientific research and evaluate the evidence critically. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Carl Franklin: Twitter Instagram Ketofest Website   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Joe Feuerstein is an expert of integrated medicine and has been practicing for over 20 years. He is an assistant professor of Integrated Medicine at the University of Columbia. He has interests in nutrition, acupuncture, manual medicine, and supplementation, to name a few. He is also an author with a new book, The Cannabinoid Cookbook, out now! Also be sure to check out his paper, Everybody Can’t Eat Everything. In their conversation, Drs. Tro and Joe talk about nuts, the microbiome and microbiome supplements, pre- pro- and post-biotics, the endocannabinoid system and its history, the cascade or entourage effect, cacao and its original uses by primitive peoples, the effect of exercise on the endocannabinoid system, turmeric and its effects on the endocannabinoid system, the nutritional value of truffle, and the history of truffle in the human diet. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Joe Feuerstein: Website Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Anthony Gustin is the Founder of Perfect Keto & Equip Foods, host of The Natural State Podcast, author of the best-selling Keto Answers. Former sports rehab clinician turned entrepreneur, amateur farmer, trained in functional medicine and ordered labs and set treatment plans for hundreds of patients. Investor, advisor, and amateur farmer. Amy Eiges is a health coach and reformed chronic dieter who is passionate about helping others recover from the diet-binge-gain-shame cycle she struggled with for years. Since discovering a ketogenic and low-carb lifestyle, she has lost over 180 pounds and has both reversed pre-diabetes and resolved lifelong depression. In their conversation, Tro, Amy, and Anthony talk about ancestral health, twitter hypocrisy, Dr. Anthony’s trip to Africa to visit and study the Hadza tribe, the low-stress lifestyle of primitive tribes, the dietary and activity patterns of the Hadza tribe, the sleep habits of the Hadza tribe, how Dr. Anthony’s life has changed as a result of visiting the Hadza tribe, how Dr. Anthony started Perfect Keto, oils, and nuts. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Anthony Gustin: Website Instagram Twitter Joyfield Farm Zero Acre Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Scott Parker is the co-auther—along with Eric Westman—of the cookbook, End Your Carb Confusion. He started cooking at the age of 15 in his step-dad’s pub in Oxford, England. He is a two Michelin-starred chef trained at the prestigious Westminster Kingsway College in London. After Scott left cooking in professional kitchens behind at age twenty-six, he devoted his life to maintaining a healthy lifestyle and developing foods for some of the world’s best retailers. After a health scare in 2020, he redoubled his efforts to take good care of his body, which led to his meeting Dr. Eric Westman and learning about the low-carb philosophy of eating. In their conversation, Brian, Tro, and Scott talk about the usage of seed/vegetables oils in the restaurant industry, Scott’s philanthropic and charitable work, how Scott met and became involved with Dr. Eric Westman, Scott’s introduction to the low-carb diet, how certain macro-nutrient combinations effect the release of hunger and satiety hormones, and Scott’s cookbook. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Scott Parker: Instagram Twitter Book Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Triple J has an amazing and inspiring story of hope. He found himself in a place of severe depression, in poor health, and in physical pain after going through a divorce. He was overweight and losing faith that he could ever recover when he decided to give the keto diet a try. His results and the multitude of positive changes that have happened in his life since then have been jaw-dropping.  In their conversation, Brian and Triple J talk about growing up in the South eating the Southern diet, divine intervention in a hopeless situation, the multifaceted benefits and positive effects that come from fixing your relationship with food, shedding ‘mental weight’ in addition to physical weight, the power of gratitude, and the power of believing in yourself. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Triple J: Linktree Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. In this episode, Brian and Tro are joined by a panel of students, patients, and doctors to discuss a wide variety of topics related to metabolic health and to share stories of hope and regained health. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Nick Norwitz: Twitter  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr Pran Yoganathan is a Gastroenterologist and Gastrointestinal endoscopist based in Sydney. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physician (FRACP) and a member of Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA). He has accredited expertise in Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Colonoscopy as certified by the Conjoint Committee for the recognition of training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr Yoganathan has a strong interest in the field of human nutrition.  He practices an approach to healthcare that assesses the lifestyle of the patient to see how it impacts on their gastrointestinal and metabolic health.  Dr Yoganathan believes that the current day nutritional guidelines may not be based on perfect evidence and he passionately strives to provide the most up to date literature in healthcare and science to provide “Evidence-Based Medicine”. In this conversation, Drs. Brian, Tro, and Pran discuss the relationship between Irritable Bowl Syndrome and diet, why satiety is an important part of the metabolic health and IBS conversation, non-digestible carbohydrate fermentation in the the large bowel, the association between metal health and gut health, the effects of a fecal transplant procedure, the dangers of pesticides in so many foods and their effect on the gut microbiome, the problem with diet sodas and emulsifiers, the many factors of modern life contributing to an obesogenic environment, why the move to pant based eating on a large scale is not the sustainable move it is made out to be, why fatty liver disease is one of the easiest, fastest diseases to reverse, the incredible value of the low-carb community and network of medical practitioners. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Pran Yoganathan: Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Siobhan Huggins is Dave Feldman's right hand researcher in all things cholesterol & lipoproteins. She went keto in August of 2016, lost 80 pounds, and completely turned her health around. Now she spends her time deep diving into the inner workings of the lipid system, and searching for the mechanisms of the modern diseases that surround us. In this conversation, Brian and Siobhan discuss how Siobhan discovered the keto diet, Siobhan’s battle with anxiety and depression and the advantage that the keto diet gave her in that battle, lipedema and its symptoms, the effect of high fat vs high carb diets on the microbiome, why the Western diet is a metabolic disaster, the genius of the human body for survival and balance, the importance of considering the bio-individuality of each person seeking to regain health on the keto diet, the effect that mindset can have on success and health, and the frustration at the root of doctor burn out. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Siobhan Huggins: Instagram Twitter Cholesterol Code Lipedema-Simplified   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Catherine Seo, PhD is Founder & CEO of Lipedema Simplified & The LipedemaProject, Inc., course director for MasterClass: Beyond Lipedema and a professor of psychology. She produced and directed the documentary, The Disease They Call FAT, and was one of the co-authors of the book, Lipedema-The Disease They Call FAT: An Overview for Clinicians. Dr. Seo’s research focuses on empowering women who experience the distortions of body image and the role of nutrition for treating lipedema. She holds a doctorate in Psychology with a concentration in Media. She has lipedema, lymphedema, and has struggled with obesity. She has dedicated over 40 years to learning and teaching how to bring knowledge, compassion, and humor to living with a chronic condition. Leslyn Keith is a certified lymphedema therapist and has a Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy with an emphasis on lymphedema and obesity. Dr. Keith has started four lymphedema therapy programs in California including two in private practice. She has treated lymphatic and fat disorders for over 20 years and currently researches, consults, and lectures on lymphedema, lipedema, and obesity nationally and internationally. She is the author of two books about and published several articles about the efficacy of a ketogenic diet for lymphatic and fat disorders. Currently, Dr. Keith is Director of Research and Board President for The Lipedema Project and an instructor in lymphedema therapy for Klose Training. In this conversation, Brian, Leslyn, and Catherine discuss the definition of lipedema and lymphedema, how people struggling with either of the above diseases can find relief for their condition with the ketogenic diet, the need for taking a holistic approach to health in order to recover from lipedema, the importance of considering bio-individuality when helping patients, research that has been done on using the keto diet to treat lipedema and lymphedema, the speaker line-up for Catherine and Leslyn’s upcoming symposium, liposuction surgery and its place in the treatment of lipedema and lymphedema. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Leslyn Kieth: Email: leslyn@lipedemaproject.org Catherine Seo: Email: catherine@lipedema-simplified.org Lipedema Simplified Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Frédéric Leroy is a food scientist who has done amazing and important work in exposing biases in nutrition research. He is a professor of Food Science and Biotech in Belgium. His research areas include animal sourced foods, fermented foods, and nutrition. In this discussion, Drs. Brian, Tro, and Frédéric talk about why/how meat became so controversial, the ancient and vital innovation of fermented meat, the difference between real science and institutionalized science, the religious influence behind much of the demonization of red meat and the promotion of plant based foods, technocracy and its effects on nutritional dogma, academic bullying in the nutritional research space, big food lobbying, and changing the nutritional landscape by empowering people with information. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Frédéric Leroy: Twitter ALEPH2020 Articles Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Sollozzo and Clemenza are the founders of the Meat Mafia. Check out the new Meat Mafia podcast in the links below! In this discussion, Brian, Sollozzo, and Clemenza talk about the value of eating locally grown/raised food and cooking your own meals, the benefits of regenerative farming and eating ruminant animals, new big food versus old big food, the benefits of raw milk, why restricting carbs too much may ultimately be bad for your gut, the necessity of getting quality sleep, and the effects of stress. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Meat Mafia: Website Clemenza Twitter Sollozzo Twitter Podcast   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Robert Kiltz is Founder and Director of Central New York’s first successful IVF center. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Fellowship trained and Board Certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. In this discussion, these three docs talk about carbohydrate addiction and how carb addiction has taken hold of society, the origin of nearly all disease in humans, reversing and causing infertility with optimal nutrition, why carbs and sugar are non-essential for the human diet, the difference between eating simple and complex sugars, the value of doing creative activities, problems with emulsifiers in packaged products, delivering better care at a lower price, being a lifelong learner, and the microbiome. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Robert Kiltz: Website   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. William Davis is a cardiologist and best-selling author of multiple books aimed at exposing the incredible nutritional blunders made by official health agencies and providing effective and powerful strategies for regaining health, gaining control over weight, and even methods to regain youthfulness. In this discussion, Drs. Brian and William talk about the connection between wheat, grains, and sugar in the diet and disruption of the gut-microbiome, the importance of feeding your gut-microbiome correctly, the connection between mental health and gut health, why grains and seeds are not compatible with the human, the negative effects of certain drugs, emulsifiers, and sweeteners on gut-health, the devastating effects of stress and how to mitigate those effects, and the value of making your own fermented foods. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. William Davis: Website Twitter Instagram   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Jayne Bullen is a managing director of the Nutrition Network and the chief operating officer of the Nokes foundation. She also established the Eat Better South Africa program with Professor Noakes. Jayne has an MBA degree and has focused her career on helping others to achieve healthier lifestyles. Her personal struggles with weight and metabolic disease led her to the low carbohydrate approach. To this end, she is the organizer of the World Nutrition Summit and is bringing leaders in the nutritional realm together to educated people. Neville Wellington is a general practitioner with over 21 years of experience with pediatrics and adults, specializing in diabetes management. He has extensive clinical research and is a featured speaker for the nutrition network. In this discussion, Brian, Jayne, and Neville talk about the importance of considering lifestyle factors in conjunction with diet, continuous glucose monitors, why stress is so unhealthy, the upcoming World Nutrition Summit, the damaging effects to the body of sugary drinks, remission versus reversal of disease, and the need for nutritional education. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Jayne Bullen: World Nutrition Summit Nutrition Network Twitter   Neville Wellington: Twitter   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Cynthia Thurlow, NP is an author, speaker, nurse, intermittent fasting guru, health coach, and functional nutritionist who has cared for patients for more than twenty years. She has over 10 million views for her second TEDx talk (Intermittent Fasting: Transformational Technique). Cynthia is a globally recognized expert in intermittent fasting and nutritional health, and has been featured on ABC, FOX5, KTLA, CW, Medium, Entrepreneur, and The Megyn Kelly Show. In this discussion, Tro, Brian, and Cynthia talk about the way people ate before the era of processed food, moderating versus eliminating certain foods, the impact of weight stigma on how people negatively perceive intermittent fasting, the difference between disordered eating and fasting, the damage that dietary dogma can have and the importance of staying open-minded, the challenge of doing a low-carb diet as a vegetarian, the idea that “comfort is a cage,” and hormone replacement therapy. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Cynthia Thurlow: Website Book Instagram Twitter TEDx Talk   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Rowena Field is a physiotherapist with 30 years’ experience in both private practice and as a rehabilitation consultant. Rowena has a professional interest in chronic pain management over the last few years and is keen to assist clients that historically have had limited options and may have been poorly managed. Her PhD investigated the use of nutritional therapy for chronic pain, so she now incorporates her role as a nutritionist with her physiotherapy expertise. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Rowena Field: Website Twitter   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Roxana was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis and proscribed a plant based diet in which vegetable oils replaced animal fats. After many unsuccessful attempts at losing weight while following this diet, she discovered the keto diet. Over time, she also learned to avoid nightshades in order to help reduce the symptoms of her arthritis. She started the keto/low carb diet support group on Facebook called Reversing Insulin Resistance. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Roxana Soetebeer: Facebook Group Website   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Joining the show today is one of Dr. Tro’s patients. Rocio has an amazing story to share about how she fought for her health and discovered the path to wellness through determination and self-advocacy. In this discussion, Tro, Brian, and Rocio talk about taking the initiative with your doctor, advocating for your own health, and the qualities of a good doctor. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Rocio: Website Coupon Code: keto   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Kevin Van Dorn is an author and has an amazing weight loss story. Kevin is a full-time data analyst and blogger. He fought with Obesity, Autoimmune Disease, Type 2 Diabetes, and related chronic diseases for many years. After 3 decades of battling these problems with the usual dietary and fitness recommendations, he finally conquered his obesity and chronic health problems using a specific protocol of the Ketogenic Diet. He now dedicates his time to assisting others who have faced similar challenges. Kevin is the Chief Editor at Sustainable-Keto.com and is the author of Fat Boy no More. In this discussion, Brian, Tro, and Kevin talk about processed food addiction, putting disease into remission using the keto diet, why the traditional medical care model discourages intellectual curiosity and fosters frustration, potatoes, the social factors involved in long-term dietary success, the mental health effects of the ketogenic diet, the connection between cravings and getting good sleep, how to deal with temptation when you feel like you are about to start binging junk food, and the amazing feeling of no longer being a slave to hunger and craving. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Kevin Van Dorn: Book Twitter Website   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. JoAnn McManamy is an inspiring person and has an incredible story of recovering her health through lifestyle change. Dr. JoAnn McManamy earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Communication from the University of Connecticut, an MBA in Management,  an MS Degree in Counseling and Psychology, and a Doctorate in Education from the University of Connecticut. In this discussion, Drs. Brian, Tro, and JoAnn talk about rearranging priorities to emphasize health and flourishing, managing your stress and diet for optimal wellness, lessons learned from many years spent moving toward a healthier life, taking charge of your own health, how to communicate with your doctor to get the care you need, how to find a great doctor, and setting goals for success. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. JoAnn McManamy: Instagram Twitter   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Peter Brukner is a medical doctor and specialist sports and exercise medicine physician. He is the founding partner at the Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre in Melbourne and is Professor of Sports Medicine at the La Trobe Sport & Exercise Medicine Research Centre at La Trobe University. More recently Peter has become interested in lifestyle issues and their relationship to health. In particular he is interested in the role of diet, especially a low carb diet, in both health and athletic performance. In this discussion, Drs. Brian, Tro, and Peter talk about how the low-fat dietary philosophy took root and flourished for so many years, the wide array of disease factors impacted by diet, the effect of the low-carb diet on chronic pain, the phenomenon of patients educating their doctors about low-carb, and the danger of standing up for positions contrary to the prevailing medical dogma as doctors. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Peter Brukner: Book Twitter Website Defeat Diabetes   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Jim Ingram is a board certified Family Medicine Practitioner. He started his undergraduate education at Purdue University and went to medical school at Ohio State. He did his Family Medicine residency at Memorial Hospital. In this discussion, Drs. Brian, Tro, and Jim talk about Dr. Jim’s journey into the low-carb lifestyle personally and professionally, diabetes reversal and the reversal of other conditions on the low-carb diet, the progression of keto and low-carb from obscurity to the mainstream, the literature base for the low-carb diet, and strategies for getting low-carb physicians and practitioners around the world connected. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Jacob Mey is a leading expert in human nutrition and metabolism. He obtained his PhD from the University of Illinois, at Chicago in Kinesiology, Nutrition and Rehabilitation Sciences. He currently works in a research lab that investigates the impact of nutrition on whole-body and skeletal muscle metabolism. Dr. Mey uses clinical-translational research approaches to understand the links between nutrition and health. He is also a registered and licensed dietitian. In this discussion, Brian, Tro, and Jacob talk about the role of carbohydrates in the diets of various types of individuals, the impact of botanical compounds on metabolic syndrome, food restriction as a behavior in humans and animals, the potential benefits of taking “diet holidays,” processed food addiction, research on exogenous ketones and fasting ketone levels, a recent research study comparing a whole grain diet and a refined grain diet, and the carnivore diet and reports from individuals on their self-perception of its benefits. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Jacob Mey: Website Twitter Research Studies Email: jake.mey@cakenutrition.com Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Vinnie Tortorich is a documentary filmmaker, podcaster, author, and cancer survivor. He has just finished his most recent movie, Beyond Impossible. It is a film which seeks to expose the corruption of the fake meat industry. In his podcast, Fitness Confidential, Vinnie dispels the widespread mistaken beliefs regarding weight loss and exercise and teaches us how to lose weight, get fit and reclaim our lives. Pre-order Vinnie’s new movie on iTunes (dropping January 11)! In this discussion, Brian, Tro, and Vinnie talk about Vinnie’s new film, the history and major events of the low-fat, plant-based diet movement, the political and economic forces driving the plant-based movement, lies told in the Game Changers documentary, wether low-carb or plant-based has a greater environmental impact, the benefits of the ketogenic diet for alcoholics, and getting shadow banned on Twitter. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Vinnie Tortorich: Website Twitter YouTube Pre-Order Beyond Impossible on iTunes Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dan Gutierrez is a Fitness Coach and Owner at RADD CrossFit in Long Island. Along with his wife and brother, Dan and his team have been working to help people achieve success on their metabolic health journey. In this discussion, Brian, Tro, and Dan talk about the need for fitness experts and physicians to connect for the benefit of their clients and patients, the relationship between exercise and metabolic health, the relationship between exercise and mental health, understanding the human need for fulfillment, the story of RADD CrossFit, the value of community for personal success, how to keep people motivated to accomplish their goals by uncovering the ‘why’ behind those goals, and building long-term resistance to unhealthy habits. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dan Gutierrez: RADD CrossFit Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. In this special episode, Dr. Tro is joined by Dave Feldman, Dr. Nick Norwitz, and Dr. Adrian Soto Mota. In this podcast, Doctor Tro interviews these guests, who are also his co-authors, on their new paper published in the journal Current Developments in Nutrition. The paper found that there may be ways to predict which people will experience a rise in their LDL on a low carb diet and those who won't. Furthermore, they showed in a case series of patients from Doctor Tro's office that this high cholesterol may be reversible with the re-introduction of carbohydrates. In this conversation, Tro, Nick, Adrian, and Dave talk about the fruits of their research and years of labor. Among the topics discussed are the elimination of biases from research findings and observations, the lean mass hyper responder phenotype, how to determine individual likelihood of risk for various diseases, observations on fluctuations in LDL cholesterol and its relationship to dietary saturated fat, current research projects in the works, and the psychology of Twitter hate. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   View the paper here: https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab144   Dr. Nick Norwitz: Twitter   Dr. Adrian Soto Mota: Twitter   Dave Feldman: Twitter Citizen Science Foundation   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Twitter   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Menno Henselmans is the Founder of Henselmans Personal Training Certification Program, experienced physique coach, award winning model, speaker, and published scientific author. He has a passion for bringing data-driven, scientific information to the fitness industry and has has spent much energy and effort toward that end. He is also the author of The Science of Self-Control. In their discussion, Brian, Tro, and Menno talk about the pros/cons of carbohydrate intake for different kinds of athletes and various forms of exercise, whether training in a fasted state is beneficial or not, the anabolic window, the relationship between weight loss, mental health, and strength training, the relationship between stress and weight regain, why using food as a reward is a bad idea, primary drivers of food intake and “cheating” on your diet, and tips for staying the course with your health goals. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Menno Henselmans: Website Book Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Aseem Malhotra is a cardiologist, author of The Pioppi Diet and A Statin-Free Life (available November 16), a public health campaigner, and has received numerous accolades and awards over the course of his medical career. Dr Malhotra is an NHS Trained Consultant Cardiologist, and visiting Professor of Evidence Based Medicine, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Brazil. He is a world renowned expert in the prevention, diagnosis and management of heart disease. He is honorary council member to the Metabolic Psychiatry Clinic at Stanford University school of medicine California, and is Cardiology MSc examiner at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. He is a founding member of Action on Sugar and was the lead campaigner highlighting the harm caused by excess sugar consumption in the United Kingdom, particularly its role in type 2 diabetes and obesity. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Aseem Malhotra: Website Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. In today’s episode, Dr. Tro is joined by Brian Wiley, Amy Eiges, and Dr. Natasha Larmie. Brian and Amy are health coaches at Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care. Between the two of them, Brian and Amy have lost over 300 lbs following the ketogenic/low-carb diet! Natasha (@thefatdoctoruk) graduated from Barts and The London Medical School in 2003 and has rotated through several hospital posts over the course of her medical career—General Medicine, General Surgery, OBGyn, Emergency Medicine, Geriatrics and Paediatrics. Around the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, she began a personal health journey that led her ultimately to a life-changing discovery—the low-carb/ketogenic diet. In their conversation, Tro and his guests discuss the “health at every size” movement, the failure of the medical system with regard to providing effective solutions for people with obesity, the absurdity of making people weigh their food as part of a weight loss strategy, the relationship between real food diets and mental health, harmful and unproductive stigmas surrounding obesity and weight, how to reach people out there who are in despair of ever finding a sustainable and effective weight loss plan, why focusing primarily on the numbers on the scale is putting the cart before the horse, the journey of becoming a restrained eater, the proper place/understanding of exercise in the context of total health, and why fear and shame are not effective motivators to change. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Natasha Larmie: Website Podcast Brian Wiley: Articles, Blogs, and Podcast Episodes Instagram Amy Eiges: Articles, Blogs, and Podcast Episodes Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Jodi Nishida is a Pharm D, based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Jodi is the owner & primary provider of The Keto Prescription in Honolulu. She received her PharmD degree from the University of Southern California and is the only accredited Metabolic Health Practitioner in Hawaii specializing in low carb, ketogenic nutrition. After an encounter with Jimmy Moore’s book, Keto Clarity, she adopted the keto diet as an experiment. After six months on the diet, she saw her severe psoriatic arthritis go into remission! In their conversation, Brian, Tro, and Jodi discuss how many regulations are involved in trying to help people, the sad reality that there are some dishonest hustlers in medicine, strategies for dealing with carbohydrate addiction in patients who are new to keto, what it takes to open a private practice specializing in low-carb and keto in the modern health world, the necessity for a network of good people working together to make an effective alternative, lifestyle-focused healthcare system work, the tragic lack of compassion that plagues medicine, and the economic efficiency of focusing healthcare on prevention and reversal via lifestyle intervention. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Jodi Nishida: Website Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Cian Foley is a Software Engineer from Waterford, Ireland and also a 2 time European, pan-American and World amateur kettlebell champion. At the age of 35, Cian was obese and suffered from related pain. He has since totally transformed himself into a healthy and fit athlete as a result of his journey of discovery through the world of exercise and nutrition. He has developed his own nutritional guidelines called Don’t Eat for Winter. In their discussion, Brian, Tro, and Cian talk about year-long autumnal eating in modern society, the place of acorns and oak trees in the history of the human diet, the hunger-inducing effect of eating carbs and fat together, wether people would generally choose health if they had all of the information they needed to achieve ideal health, strategies for beating addiction, brown fat, the importance of having the ability to have open discussions in the health field, cutting weight for sports and competition, For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Cian Foley: Don’t Eat for Winter Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Charles Mattocks is a chef, actor, filmmaker, producer, and a father. After working as an actor, he made a drastic career change and began wading into the world of health and diabetes. His journey has ultimately brought him full circle back to film and television. He is the creator of the TV show Reversed. In their discussion, Brian and Charles talk about experimenting with diet and learning to reverse one’s emotional, spiritual, and physical state, the danger to society when you as an individual don’t choose to do what is right in spite of challenges, and strategies for spreading nutrition and health information to people. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Charles Mattocks: Website Twitter Reversed YouTube Channel Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Jeff Kotterman is a licensed Master Sports Nutritionist (the first in San Diego!). He is also a coach, mentor, teacher, speaker, researcher, and is the founder of the TriSystem Health Network. In addition to holding every certification the NASN has to offer, he has earned a degree in health and physical education from the College of New Jersey in Trenton and holds additional certifications from AFAA, ACE, and NAFC. In this conversation, Brian, Tro, and Jeff discuss genetic predisposition to obesity, the social and environmental factors of obesity, the powerful partnership of diet and exercise, how hyper-palatability can diminish the feeling of being full, strategies for avoiding relapses and binging, meal frequency, how to keep your patients motivated on their dietary journey, avoiding nutritional ‘martyrdom,’ the proper uses of food, and when it is appropriate to use whey protein on a low-carb diet. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Jeff Kotterman: TriSystem Health Network Linkedin Facebook Email: jeff@trisystem.com NAS Nutrition Phone: 1-800-538-2348 Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Michelle Hurn is a Registered and Licensed Dietician, author, and LCHF (Low Carb, High Fat) advocate. She is the author of The Dietitian’s Dilemma whose subject is the treatment of the root cause of disease through diet. She is also a running enthusiast and has participated in several Ultra Running events. In their discussion, Brian, Tro, and Michelle talk about the lack of sufficient emphasis on nutrition training in medical education, the misguided and misinformed acceptance of processed carbs and sugars by so many, mental health outcomes of real food diets, the importance of considering the emotional component of metabolic health and weight gain, the value of meditation, prayer, and community for mental health, being ok with being an outlier for the sake of your health and well-being, and the devastating mental health effects of anorexia. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Michelle Hurn: The Dietitian’s Dilemma Instagram Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Philip Ovadia is a heart surgeon and the founder of Ovadia Heart Health whose stated purpose is, “helping our patients make changes through dietary and lifestyle interventions based on the most up-to-date scientific knowledge.” His passion is teaching patients how to stay off of his operating table by fixing their metabolic health. In their discussion, Brian, Tro, and Philip talk about strategies for confronting the health epidemic in the United States, the centrality of metabolic health when it comes to avoiding disease, why obesity is not the only indicator of poor metabolic health, triglycerides as a marker for metabolic health, and learning to look at your health as a system rather than a short term goal. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Philip Ovadia: Website Twitter Facebook I Fix Hearts Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Jamie Seeman is a Board Certified OB-GYN and the host of the Fit and Fabulous podcast. She earned a B.S. in Exercise, Nutrition, and Health Sciences and earned her Doctor of Medicine degree at Nebraska School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Nebraska Medical College and is a fellow in Integrative Medicine at the Center for Integrative Medicine at The University of Arizona. Dr. Brad Winterstein is a Bariatric and General Surgeon practicing at Nebraska Methodist Hospital. He is Board Certified in General Surgery and completed his training and surgical residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. In this episode, Brian, Tro, Jamie, and Brad discuss Upgrade Performance Institute (Brad and Jamie’s new joint project), Dexa Scan analysis, supplements and the supplement industry, and a medical care system that puts the power to be healthy back into the patients’ hands. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Jamie Seeman: Upgrade Performance Institute Mid-City OB-GYN Instagram Email: info@upgradepi.com Dr. Brad Winterstein: Upgrade Performance Institute Nebraska Methodist Hospital Email: info@upgradepi.com Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. In this episode, your very own Dr. Tro Kalayjian sits down in the guest chair for an interview with Dr. Brian Lenzkes. Dr. Tro is a board certified Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine Physician. He has published research on a multitude of topics including Food Addiction, Binge Eating Disorder, and Severe Hypertriglyceridemia. He is the co-host of the very popular Low Carb MD Podcast (as you probably know!) and is a pioneer in the areas of Telehealth and Direct Primary Care. In their discussion, Drs. Brian and Tro talk about the evolution of their medical careers and patient care philosophies over the past several years, problems with the normative system of medical care, the importance and value of each individual choosing to do what they know is right in spite of the potential resulting hardship, the huge gap between having a scientific understanding of how weight loss works and being able to personally lose weight, and the beautiful blessing of growing and being a part of a supportive, loving community. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Rotimi Rainwater is a film maker, documentarian, writer, and producer. He is the creator of the films Sugar and Lost in America. Since beginning his low-carb journey he has lost 105 pounds! In this discussion, Brian and Rotimi talk about using food as an emotional release, how to fix your relationship with food using low-carb, how to plan for success when entering into a situation where you will be tempted to cheat, learning to enjoy the journey of health, Rotimi’s upcoming film projects, and finding the “why” that motivates you in your health journey. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Rotimi Rainwater: IMDb Twitter Lost in America Film Village Entertainment Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. John Speakman is a highly successful and decorated biologist, researcher, and author with special interest and expertise in the areas of energy balance, factors that limit expenditure, the genetic and environmental drivers of obesity, and the energetic contribution to ageing. He has been internationally recognized by Chinese, American, and European institutions for the contributions he has made to his field of study, and is the recipient of many awards for his work (too many to list in a short bio). In their discussion, Drs. Brian, Tro, and John talk about how Dr. Speakman became interested in/introduced to energy expenditure, the difficulties and nuances involved in working with patients to help them change their eating behaviors to lose weight, studies related to the above issue, sensory specific satiety, why certain people can lose weight on a low fat diet while others lose weight on a low carb diet, postprandial dipping and related studies, the place of CGMs in the future of obesity research, and differing models of what causes hunger. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. John Speakman: Twitter Energetics Research Group   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Joining Brian on the podcast this week is Low Carb USA founder and CEO, Doug Reynolds. He is also the founder of the recently formed non-profit organization, the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners, whose stated purpose is to “reverse the increasing prevalence of noncommunicable, lifestyle-related diseases, influenced by metabolic dysfunction and insulin resistance.” Brian and Doug discuss the birth of Low Carb USA, the myriad benefits of low carb, the birth of the SMHP, and the speaker lineup for the Low Carb USA 2021 conference. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Doug Reynolds: Low Carb USA Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners Twitter   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. This week’s episode features your hosts, Dr. Brian Lenzkes and Dr. Tro Kalayjian. For the first time, these co-hosts have the opportunity to interview each other and ask many questions about upcoming projects, their respective medical practices, and topics/questions that have been on their minds. Brian and Tro discuss lessons they have learned from the experience of starting their own private medical practices, the realization of what brings real joy in life, working to build something bigger than yourself, the top 4 co-morbidities associated with COVID related deaths, the effectiveness of the available COVID vaccines, and the importance of common sense and honest evaluation of available data. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Elie Jarrouge is a Board Certified Internal Medicine Doctor based in Houston, Texas. He did his Internal Medicine Residency and Nephrology Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine. He is also Board Certified in Nephrology. In this episode, Brian, Tro, and Elie talk about the intimate relationship between poor metabolic health and a multitude of diseases, the COVID Delta Variant, what inspired them to become doctors, the many benefits of the direct primary care model of medical care, physician burnout, and the power of community when it comes to staying consistent with a diet. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Elie Jarrouge: Website Instagram Twitter Linkedin   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Daniel Wiseman (aka. @SteakAndIron on Twitter) has been practicing and promoting the Low Carb Diet for many years. As a young man, he encountered numerous health issues which caused him to begin exploring the world of dieting. This journey ultimately led him to the discovery of low-carb dieting and he has been going strong ever since. In this episode, Brian, Tro, and Daniel talk about junk food, the struggle of living the keto life with a sweet tooth, getting dietary advice from 4Chan, the importance of dietary self-experimentation, the anthropological/historical perspective on the natural human diet, tribalism within dietary communities, dietary virtue signaling, and environmental vs genetic factors in obesity and diabetes. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Daniel Wiseman: Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. P.D. Mangan is a microbiologist, health and fitness coach, and anti-aging expert. He is the founder of Rogue Health and Fitness and is dedicated to teaching the science-based way to eat right, get fit, and live long. He is also a weightlifter and researcher. In this discussion, Tro and P.D. talk about prevailing public opinion regarding the health consequences of consuming meat versus what studies reveal about eating meat, the presence of meat historically in the human diet, the need for a change in public perspective on dietary fats, the types of foods that actually cause metabolic disease, and why people don’t need to work out as much as they may think to see gains. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: P.D. Mangan: Twitter Instagram Website Book Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Christine Najjar is a Board Certified Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine physician. She studied biochemistry at McGill University, earned a Masters in Nutrition at Columbia University while finishing medical school at the same time. She did her Internal Medicine residency at University of Connecticut. In this episode, Tro and Christine talk about the Armenian and Lebanese diets, the severe lack of good nutritional information in medical education, why the calories-centric model of weight loss is not sufficient for dealing with weight loss, why the academic nutritional community is stuck in this old calories/energy way of thinking, the importance of paying attention to how you feel and getting your information from objective data, and what the ideal patient looks like. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Christine Najjar: Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Kara Collier is a Registered Dietician, Licensed Dietician/Nutritionist, and Certified Nutrition Support Clinician specializing in glucose control and metabolism. She is the Co-Founder and Director of Nutrition at NutriSense where she has been helping thousands of people achieve metabolic health and learn about their bodies. In their discussion, Brian, Tro, and Kara talk about treatment versus prevention, deficiencies in medical education, the vision and goals of NutriSense, the value of putting a patient’s health back into their own hands with technologies like the CGM, corporate wellness, the mental and environmental factors involved in metabolic health, and the hormonal versus the calories model of health. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Kara Collier: NutriSense Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Kevin Gendreau is a board certified physician, obesity medicine specialist, and primary care doctor. In order to cope with his father’s cancer diagnosis, he turned to food and ended up weighing over 300lbs. After losing both his Father and his Sister to cancer, he decided to make a change in his eating habits. After living a low carb life and employing intermittent fasting for 18 months, he had lost 125lbs! In this discussion, Brian and Kevin talk about eating clean, the mental health benefits of ditching processed junk food, the importance of satiety as a factor for success on your diet, the process of recovering from sugar and carb addiction, and why stress is a major component of weight gain. Links: Dr. Kevin Gendreau: Twitter Website Instagram 50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food Fasting While Furious (Book) Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Prof. Matthew Liao holds the Arthur Zitrin Chair of Bioethics as well as the Directorship for the Center for Bioethics at New York University. He was Deputy Director and James Martin Senior Research Fellow in the Program on the Ethics of the New Biosciences in the Faculty of Philosophy at Oxford University. He was the Harold T. Shapiro Research Fellow in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University in 2003–2004, and a Greenwall Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins University and a Visiting Researcher at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University from 2004–2006. In May 2007, he founded Ethics Etc, a group blog for discussing contemporary philosophical issues in ethics and related areas. He is interested in a wide range of issues including ethics, epistemology, metaphysics, moral psychology, and bioethics. In this discussion, Tro and Matthew talk about the diverse human activities which negatively impact the environment, whether or not the raising and consumption of livestock is one of those activities, which human behaviors contribute the most to human-caused damage to the environment, and the ethics of human engineering as a solution to environmental damage. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Prof. Matthew Liao: Website Twitter The Right to be Loved   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Paul Kolodzik is the Medical Director and Founder of East Indiana Recovery. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, the Wright State University College of Medicine, and did his Residency in Emergency Medicine at WSU. In this episode, Brian, Tro, and Paul discuss the benefits of the direct primary care service model of healthcare, the inefficiencies of the medical system, the treatment of alcohol addiction, whether abstinence is the ultimate goal for every patient on the road to recovery, and the Sinclair Method. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Paul Kolodzik: East Indiana Recovery Metabolic MDs Sinclair Method Website Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Vera Tarman is a leading expert on food addiction and—through her writings, speaking, and workshops—has been helping patients overcome their addictions to sugar and processed food for many years. She is the author of several books on the topic of food addiction and hosts her own podcast in which she talks with expert guests about health, nutrition, and addiction. In this episode, Brian, Tro, and Vera discuss why the idea of food addiction has been so slow to catch on in the medical industry, the need for clinical research on food addiction, the relationship between stress and weight gain, the problem of hyper-palatable foods, whether there is any benefit in using sweeteners instead of sugar to help kick a sugar addiction, how to find support for your addiction recovery journey, and whether moderation is possible for true addicts. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Vera Tarman: Website Podcast Books Twitter   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Kristina Hess is a health coach and clinical nutritionist. She attended Wesleyan University and obtained her Masters in clinical nutrition from Maryland University of Integrative Health. She is also a Certified Nutrition Specialist and is further certified in Mindful Eating, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition, Sport Nutrition, and Heartmath. She is currently in the process of becoming certified in Nutrigenomics as well. In their discussion, Tro, Brian, and Kristina talk about the value of understanding the specifics of one’s genetics for optimizing nutrition, how genetics can explain why certain diets work for certain people and not others, certain dietary guidelines that will generally work for all people, the pros and cons of including dairy in one’s diet, and the importance of knowing when to use low-carb replacements for sugary/processed foods and when to cut them out. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Kristina Hess: Coaching Website The Keto Nutritionist Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Sam Apple is a health care and medical writer. He did his undergrad at University of Michigan, his masters at Columbia. He has worked for University of Pennsylvania, is currently on the faculty of the MA in Science Writing and MA in Writing programs at Johns Hopkins, and has written extensively on metformin and metabolic health. Soon, he will be releasing his brand new book, Ravenous, which tackles, among others, the subjects of the Warburg Effect and metabolic health’s relationship to cancer. In this discussion, Tro, Brian, and Sam talk about the role of metabolic health in preventing cancer, the effect that hyperinsulinemia has an cancer growth, the Warburg Effect and the work of Otto Warburg as it pertains to cancer cell research, how sugar, stress, and poor sleep habits raise insulin, the unfortunate lack of emphasis on preventative treatments for cancer in research, how the rise in cancer diagnoses follows the same curve as the rise of the western diet, and whether there is a diet out there that treats cancer. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Sam Apple: Website Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Mark Prince is the CEO of Qardio MD. He got his undergraduate degree at Bennington University and went to Boston University for his MBA. He began his career in the field of life sciences before transitioning to consumer electronics. He has over 20 years of experience in the development and launch of innovative new products and brands. In this discussion, Tro, Brian, and Mark discuss the benefits of remote patient care, the place that remote patient monitoring will have in the future of health care, future prospects for Qardio, how remote monitoring technologies have benefitted Tro and Brian’s patients, and factors that effect blood pressure readings. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Mark Prince: Qardio MD Website Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Laura and Chris Spath have lost 250 pounds combined due to their joint adoption of the carnivore diet. After years of yo-yo dieting and struggling with their weight, these two were able to turn the tides. Today they are here to share their inspirational story with us and let us know how they achieved such remarkable weight loss. In this discussion, Tro, Laura, and Chris talk about carb and sugar addiction, the ‘learned helplessness’ that can keep one trapped in a vicious cycle of eating processed food, how to stop failing at failing to stick with your diet, low carb replacements for sugary foods, how stress eating can still effect a person following the carnivore diet, the power of a supportive community for achieving weight loss goals, and tips for setting up an effective defense against the impulse to eat processed, sugary foods. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: The Spaths: Laura’s Instagram Laura’s YouTube Channel Link Tree Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Joining us today is Dr. George Condrut who is a Family Medicine doctor practicing in Ottawa. He completed his Family Medicine Residency at the University of Ottawa in 2006 and earned a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. George shares the story of how he discovered that fasting and low-carb dieting could be used to treat patients with obesity and metabolic disease. Dr. Condrut and Dr. Tro also discuss some of the older studies and research they had to uncover in order to discover the low-carb path to health. In their discussion, George and Tro talk about time restricted eating, the work of Jason Fung, why women have a harder time losing weight than men, incredible improvement of symptoms from idiopathic afflictions while on a low-carb/fasting treatment plan, the relative difficulty of getting CGMs to patients in Canada, and weight loss drugs, For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Jason Jodway is a man who has been on a wild journey of weight loss, having lost over 315 pounds! At one point, he weighed over 500 pounds. Due to his resolve and determination to regain his health and achieve a healthy weight, he was able to overcome the bad nutrition advice, lifelong obesity, and lack of good information that was holding him back. In this episode, Tro and Jason discuss growing up as the fat kid in school, coping mechanisms used to deal with the stress of being overweight, the shame and guilt involved in being an overweight person with food addiction, how Jason discovered the low carb diet by examining the research for himself, the power of satiety, controlling your food environment for success, stress induced binge eating and tips for avoiding it. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Jason Jodway: Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Joining the show today are Drs. Jason Fung and Doug Gwinn. Dr. Gwinn is a Family Medicine doctor who practiced for thirty-five years until his retirement. He found himself with kidney disease, hypertension, and metabolic disease. Due to his discovery of Dr. Fung, he has been able to improve his kidney function and overall health by implementing fasting and the ketogenic/carnivore diet. In this discussion, we discuss the potential benefits of a carnivore diet for back pain and kidney function, the relationship between lifestyle decisions and likelihood of developing kidney disease, ways in which the current medical system is broken, and Dr. Gwinn’s personal experiments and experiments with the keto and carnivore diets. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Jason Fung: Twitter Website Dr. Doug Gwinn: Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. We are very excited to bring you this interview with Dr. Layne Norton—a bodybuilding coach, pro bodybuilder, pro powerlifter, and founder of Carbon and BioLayne—David Mathas—a health coach and former army medic—and Randy—a man with an amazing health journey who is currently working on his Masters in Psychology. In the first hour of this interview, Randy shares the story of his incredible health journey from weighing, at one point, 500lbs, to today, having lost 285lbs and being in the best shape of his life. He talks about the different types of diets he tried along the way, the psychology behind his successes and failures, and how he utilized psychology to motivate himself into re-dedicating himself to health after re-gaining a lot of weight. Additionally, David Mathas talks about how he worked with Randy as his health coach to tailor a way to help him lose all of the weight he had put back on. He shares about how to not only achieve weight loss, but how to achieve weight loss sustainability, and the importance of building muscle for weight loss. In the second hour, Layne, Brian, and Tro discuss flexible dieting, the psychology behind binge eating and different perspectives on how to address it, and the importance of weight loss for achieving metabolic health. Listen to the end for a special guest appearance from a mystery guest! For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Layne Norton: Website David Mathas: Website Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. David Avram Wolfe MS, RD, LDN, FAC, SUGAR is a Food Addiction Counselor, Sugar Addiction Coach and a Registered Dietitian. He has degrees in Culinary Arts and Culinary Nutrition as well as a Masters degree in Nutrition. In our discussion with David, we discuss the nature and signs of food addiction, the shame that comes from being addicted and feeling powerless, how addiction tends to ‘transfer’ from one substance to another when a person is making an effort to recover, treating the addictive tendency itself versus treating addiction to a particular substance, the relationship between stress, anxiety, and falling off the wagon, and the importance of community and family support in recovery. Additionally, we discuss the brain’s amazing ability to rationalize any self-destructive decision, the power of hope and feeling free, the idea of hunger versus desire, and how LowCarb works wonders for recovering from food addiction. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: David Avram Wolfe: Twitter Website Fork in the Road Book 5 Day Crush Your Cravings Challenge Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Katherine Eban is an investigative journalist with contributions to Vanity Fair and the New York Times, is a best-selling author of two books, and has received much praise and numerous awards for her journalism. She was educated at Brown University and Oxford—at which school she was a Rhodes Scholar. In our discussion with Katherine, we talk about her work investigating the FDA and Big Pharma, the corruption she discovered during her investigation, conditions under which many of the low-cost drugs in the market are made overseas, how companies would go to amazing lengths to falsify data, the level of fraud discovered in drug manufacturing plants in India and China, and strategies for how the FDA could better enforce compliance to their standards. Additionally, Katherine shares some practical advice for how doctors can take in and use the information from her investigations to help their patients. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Katherine Eban: Website Books Guide to Investigating Your Own Drugs Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Sean O’Mara is a Performance and Longevity MD/Researcher, Speaker, and 2016 NSF Grant Recipient. He is founder and operator of MedCon Wellness—a medical practice dedicated to reversing & preventing chronic disease. Dr. O’Mara is determined to do more than simply treating disease symptoms, and, by innovatively exploiting both science and nature along with proprietary technology, he achieves amazing results with his patients. In our discussion, we talk about Dr. O’Mara’s personal experience with and discovery of the low carb/high fat way of eating, the structure of a hypothetical, future health care system built to serve a healthy population rather than a diseased population, financial conflicts of interest in the current insurance model of health care, why visceral fat works so well as a metric for measuring metabolic health, the relationship between visceral fat loss and insulin resistance, the relationship between the microbiome and metabolic health, and foods that help build a healthy microbiome. Additionally, we converse about processed keto replacement foods that contain sugar alcohols and pre-biotic fibers and their effect on the gut microbiome, why visceral fat is a better marker than subcutaneous fat, high intensity exercise, the difference between exercise and activity, how to determine what is the right diet for you, how fermentation effects foods high in carbohydrates and makes them better food sources for humans, and a look at Dr. O’Mara’s personal diet. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Sean O’Mara: Website Twitter Instagram YouTube Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Trey Suntrup is a researcher and product engineer with over 13 years of experience working on the development of new device technologies. He holds a PhD in physics and electrical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara and has previously worked at Washington University Medical School as a Translational Sciences and Entrepreneurship fellow. He is currently the Head of Product at Readout—creators of the Biosense Breath Ketone Meter. In our discussion with Dr. Suntrup, we talk about the effectiveness of different methods for measuring ketones, the three different types of ketone bodies, at what stages in a given patient’s weight loss/metabolic health journey different ketone measuring devices are useful, how the Biosense breath ketone meter works and what makes it so effective, and the clinical studies involved in the development of the Biosense meter. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Biosense Discount Code (good for $30 off the Biosense Breath Ketone Meter): Lowcarb30 Dr. Trey Suntrup: Biosense Website Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Nicholas Norwitz is a researcher and scientist with expertise and scientific papers published on ketosis, brain aging, neuroscience, heart disease, gastrointestinal health, genetics, bone health, diabetes, and other subjects. He has his PhD from Oxford and is currently working on his MD at Harvard. In our discussion, we talk about osteoporosis, gut health, anorexia, how LowCarb could potentially be a dietary intervention for treating colitis, the amazing diversity of gut microbiome makeup from individual to individual, the relationship between lifestyle and the likelihood of developing Alzheimers later in life, whether or not living a keto or Low Carb lifestyle could improve your chances of avoiding Alzheimers, how ketosis may be able to reduce inflammation in the brain, how to prevent the breakdown of the blood/brain barrier in the brain, and the non-food, lifestyle factors that contribute to wellness. Additionally, Nicholas shares a bit about his crazy health journey dealing with osteoporosis and gut problems which he was ultimately able to resolve and/or improve using Low Carb. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Nicholas Norwitz: New MediKeto Twitter The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook YouTube Channel Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website   LBM_NN.pdf

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. William Cole was trained as a Chiropractor, went on to get his doctorate in Natural Medicine, is a pioneer in Functional Medicine, and has been practicing telemedicine care for over 10 years out of his office in Pittsburg. In our discussion, we talk about how Dr. Cole, as a Chiropractor, became interested in Functional Medicine and Naturopathic Medicine, the difficulties associated with starting a practice based on Integrative and Functional Medicine practices (especially ten years ago!), the key differences between Functional and Conventional Medicine, the effects of stress on metabolic health and the interplay between lifestyle and wellness, autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases. Additionally, we discuss some listener’s questions regarding the relationship between stress and exercise, how to assess thyroid health, elimination diets, the benefits of A2 dairy for those with lactose issues, as well as EOE and Burning Mouth Syndrome. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. William Cole: Website Podcast Twitter   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. In this special episode, Brian hosts a round table discussion with Dr. Nicholas Norwitz, Dr. Ben Bikman, and Dr. Ben Bocchicchio on the topic of fat as it relates to metabolic health and weight loss (especially, visceral fat, subcutaneous fat, muscle mass, and the relationship between these). In their discussion, Brian and guests talk about the possible purposes of subcutaneous fat and visceral fat from an evolutionary perspective, the compositional and behavioral differences between these two types of fat, the usefulness of various markers for judging the metabolic health of a person, the powerful relationship between muscle building and visceral fat, the differences between white and brown adipose tissue, why lowering the number on the scale is not the best indicator of metabolic health, and a number of different related studies. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Ben Bocchicchio: Website Dr. Ben Bikman: Website Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Joseph Feuerstein studied Business Management at Cambridge, went to medical school at the University of London, was a doctor for the Israeli Navy, did his residency in Family Medicine at Stanford, did his fellowship in Integrative Medicine in Arizona, is an assistant professor at Columbia University, and practices Integrative Medicine at Stanford. In our discussion with Dr. Feuerstein, we discuss neuropathy, how to practice as a clinician without relying heavily on prescription drugs, the idea that ‘not every diet will work for every person,’ using nutrition and natural remedies as a first round of defense with patients, the effect that stress can have on blood sugar, cannabinoids, acupuncture, and chronic pain, the endocannabinoid system, gut microbiome testing, and how to think correctly and helpfully about your gut microbiome. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Joseph Feuerstein: Book Twitter Website Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Maria Emmerich is a nutrition and exercise physiology expert, the author of several cookbooks, and author of the blog, Maria Mind Body Health which offers readers a look at the science of nutrition and how our bodies work. After sharing a bit about her health journey and how she discovered LowCarb, Maria, Tro, and Brian discuss LowCarb cooking, how stress factors into considerations of total health, the negative effects resulting from the psychological pressures of thin-idealization, the normalization of junk food, and fat shaming, and what is the safe spectrum of dieting within which to make specific recommendations for patients. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Maria Emmerich: Instagram Maria Mind Body Health Books Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Ali Ibrahim is a UK based consultant child and adolescent eating disorders psychiatrist currently working in the NHS. He is keen to understand the metabolic and neurobiological underpinnings of eating disorders, and has developed a research interest in that regard, with the goal of working towards changing the paradigm by which we understand and treat these complex disorders.  In our discussion with Dr. Ibrahim we talk about his journey from medical school to becoming a doctor to running 100 miles in a fasted state, dietitians who advocate for unrestricted eating, the benefits of a restrictive approach to dieting for patients with sugar addiction, how modern processed food prompts disordered eating and how modern humans have consciously or subconsciously dealt with that reality, and the need for controlled trials to prove the safety and benefits of cutting out processed foods and eating LCHF. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Ali Ibrahim: Zero Five 100 Project Email Address: speedyali@icloud.com   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Marty Kendall is an engineer with a passion for nutrition and for helping people optimize their eating. He has had great personal success implementing his nutritional strategies and has helped many others—including his wife who struggles with type 1 diabetes—improve their health as well. In our discussion with Marty, we talk about hyper-palatable foods, maximizing satiety, macronutrient balance, energy density in foods, diet induced thermogenesis, the lack of good nutritional advice in the medical field, calculating your protein needs, and why exercise causes hunger. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Marty Kendall: Optimizing Nutrition Blog Podcast Episodes Facebook Page Optimizing Nutrition Facebook Group Diet Driven Fasting Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. David Tusek is a Board Certified Family Physician, a member of the Academy of Sports Medicine, a member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, and a member the Institute of Functional Medicine. He has been a direct primary care physician for over a decade. After sharing a brief overview of his history as a physician, Dr. Tusek discusses the development of his philosophy of medicine and his thinking on the optimization and reformation of the medical care system. Additionally, we talk about the need for the elimination of vested financial interests in medicine, the necessity of reforming the medical system in a more patient-focused direction, the epidemic of metabolic sickness and general unhealthiness in the United States, how individual health relates to community health and environmental health, and the direct monetary and potential indirect health benefits of the combination of DPC + healthshare. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. David Tusek: Cloud Medical Ravel Health Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Brian is joined today by a true renaissance man. This guest has a degree in genetics from Cornell University, a Culinary Certificate from The French Culinary Institute, he has done cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, he has worked on the Berkley Drosophila Genome Project, and is currently raising rotationally grazed hogs and running a retail butcher shop. Please welcome Brad Marshall to the show! In their discussion today, Brian and Brad discuss the bioaccumulation of polyunsaturated fats in the body, Brad’s ROS Theory of Obesity, the differences between saturated and polyunsaturated fats and how they affect the body, linoleic acid and stearic acid, what healthy human, cow, and pig fats look like, the difficulty of finding pork and chicken in the USA that has not been fed soybean, and the croissant diet. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Brad Marshall: Fire in a Bottle Website Blog Store Firebrand Meats Brad on the Fundamental Health Podcast Twitter Reddit Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. We are happy to be joined by Vinnie Tortorich—one of our very first guest on the podcast (check out Ep. 3). Vinnie is a celebrity fitness trainer, speaker, podcaster, and best-selling author of the book, Fitness Confidential (see link in show notes). In our discussion with Vinnie, we talk about the relationship between exercise, diet, and weight-loss, how people often tend to look for confirmation of their beliefs rather than seeking truth when it comes to dietary philosophy, how to start treating the underlying problems causing metabolic disease, the vicious cycle of eating sugar and carbs, whether or not HIT training is a good option for weight loss, and time restricted eating. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Vinnie Tortorich: Website Book Podcast Fat Documentary Fat: A Documentary 2 Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. We are joined on the show today by Dr. Steven Bishop. He attended UVA School of Medicine and did his residency at VCU where he was the chief resident. He went on to become the Clerkship Director and Associate Chair of education at VCU. In our discussion today, Dr. Bishop shares the story of his journey away from conventional approaches/thinking to a lifestyle/low-carb approach to treating metabolic disease. In light of the diverse responses of various countries to Covid, we discuss the value of keeping an open mind rather than being dogmatic without having all of the information needed to make an informed decision. We talk about the importance of staying curious as a doctor rather then falling into the rut of giving our patients cookie cutter prescriptions. Finally, we discuss the variety of tragic negative effects of social isolation. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Steven Bishop: Twitter VCU Profile Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. We are very excited to be joined by researcher and low-carb/high-fat advocate, Belinda Fettke. For many years, she and her husband, Gary Fettke, have been working to educate people about nutrition. In our discussion, Belinda shares with us the details of her historical research into the rise of processed, high-carb/sugar foods. Surprisingly, the Adventist Church Group has played a huge role in the demonization of meat and saturated fat. Not only that, but the Adventist Church Group is a huge force in the promotion of cereals. We talk about bad motives and biases in big pharmaceuticals, big food, and medical researchers. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Belinda Fettke: Twitter No Fructose (Website) Instagram I Support Gary (Website) Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Today we are joined by Dr. Eric Westman and Amy Berger who have just finished writing a book together (End Your Carb Confusion). Dr. Westman is the director of the Duke Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, and medical director of the Duke Center for Smoking Cessation. He is board certified in internal medicine and obesity medicine, has his masters in clinical research, and has written over 90 peer-reviewed publications. Amy Berger, MS, CNS, is a U.S. Air Force veteran and Certified Nutrition Specialist who specializes in using low-carbohydrate and ketogenic nutrition. She has a bachelor’s degree in creative writing and a master’s in human nutrition from the University of Bridgeport. She is also a veteran of the US Air Force. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Amy Berger: End Your Carb Confusion Book Tuit Nutrition Twitter Dr. Eric Westman: End Your Carb Confusion Book Adapt Your Life Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

We are very happy to have Gary Taubes on the show with us today. Gary is an investigative science and health journalist, author of several books, co-founder of the non-profit Nutrition Science Initiative, and a legend in the low-carb world. He has won multiple awards for his journalism over the course of his career. He graduated from Harvard College with an S.B. degree in applied physics, and received an M.S. degree in engineering from Stanford University and in journalism from Columbia University. In our discussion with Gary, we talk about the cognitive dissonance between those who follow conventional wisdom and people who adhere to and advocate for diets like low-carb or other “fad” diets, the history of the development of the standard American dietary philosophy, we discuss different theories on the cause of obesity, studies in obesity research, the possible harms/advantages of artificial sweeteners, whether or not there are any good long-term studies on the ketogenic diet and other diets, regenerative agriculture, and to what degree anecdotal evidence is valuable in medical research. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Gary Taubes: Books Website Twitter Nutrition Science Initiative Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. We are very excited to welcome Jonny Bowden to the show. Jonny is a personal trainer and certified nutritionist. He has been featured in the documentary film Fat Fiction. In our discussion today, we talk about insulin resistance and studies on insulin resistance, insulin resistance’s relation to heart disease, the standard of care, non-nutritional factors for health, the particle test, magnesium, vitamin D, and fish oil supplements, the historical/evolutionary perspective on a healthy human diet, For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Jonny Bowden: Weight Solutions for Physicians Podcast Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Joining the show today is Dr. Siobhan Key. Dr. Key is trained in Family/Obesity Medicine and is the host of the ‘Weight Solutions for Physicians’ podcast. Dr. Key’s business, Weight Solutions for Physicians, offers personalized, private emotional eating coaching for physicians from an Obesity Medicine Specialist and Emotional Eating Expert. In our discussion today, we talk about a range of topics including the psychology behind binge-eating, emotional eating, how to effectively use fasting with a recovering binge-eater, how to process stress in a healthy way, techniques for staying in control of your thoughts, and the importance of taking care of yourself so that you can effectively take care of others. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Key: Weight Solutions for Physicians Podcast Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website

We are glad to welcome back a long-time friend of the show, Doug Reynolds. Doug is the founder and CEO of LowCarbUSA which he established in 2016 in order to promote education and information exchange about the low carb/ketogenic diet. His organization offers live conferences, educational videos, articles and papers, and more. He coordinated the establishment of an advisory committee to oversee, create, and maintain the ‘Clinical Guidelines for Therapeutic Carbohydrate Restriction’ which was first published in May, 2019. Today, he has joined us to share some information regarding his latest venture, the establishment of the non-profit organization, the ‘Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners.’ The goal of this organization is to provide education for doctors and practitioners. Furthermore, the purpose of the organization is to reach those outside of the low carb community who may not know about low carb or are skeptical about its merits. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Doug Reynolds: LowCarbUSA Metabolic Practitioners Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. We are very excited to welcome Dr. Gary Fettke, a legend and a trail blazer in the LowCarb community, to the show. Dr. Fettke is an orthopedic surgeon from Tasmania who came to prominence through his vocal opposition to some of the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines. He was targeted by the cereal industry—who were in a paid contractural agreement with the Dietitians Association of Australia—who attempted to silence his anti-sugar, low carb message. In this episode, Dr. Fettke sheds light on the major influencers of the world’s dietary guidelines—the sugar industry and the Adventist Church Group (a religious group that effectively owns the cereal industry of the world, the soy industry, and started the fake meat industry). Both of these groups are also heavily influential in medical education. Additionally, we discuss the definition of diabetes, why sugar, carbs, and polyunsaturated oils are the perfect storm of dietary disaster, the effect that a ketogenic diet can have on arthritic pain, why CGMs are an incredible resource, the Maillard Reaction, the birth of the pharmaceutical industry, and how the medical industry has been influenced by external forces with private agendas. Gary Fettke’s rewriting of the Dietary Guidelines in one sentence: “We need to eat fresh, local, seasonal, whole foods, based in environmental and cultural beliefs, reducing added sugar and processed food.” For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Gary Fettke: Twitter No Fructose (Website) Instagram I Support Gary (Website) Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. We are honored to be joined on the show by Dr. Tarek Arab MBChB FRCSC FACOG. Dr. Arab is a gynecologist and obstetrician. He began his medical training at King Abdulaziz Medical School in Saudi Arabia, did his residency at the University of Ottawa and later at Manitoba, and did his ultrasound fellowship at the University of Ottawa. He is an absolute wealth of knowledge when it comes to understanding the link between insulin resistance, obesity, and PCOS. He is also a faculty member at the University of Jeddah. In our discussion with Dr. Arab, we cover a range of topics including the relationship between insulin resistance, saturated fats, obesity, and various cancers, whether ketone bodies are harmful, beneficial, or neutral to cancer patients, the impact the mind—and especially stress—has on the body, philosophy of medical education, and the importance of continuing to be curious and skeptical as a doctor after med school. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Arab Tarek: Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website  

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. We are very happy to have a brand new, first time guest on the show—Bitten Jonsson, RN. Bitten is a Swedish food addiction expert who has developed her own treatment method called Holistic Addiction Medicine. She was introduced to addiction medicine in California at a treatment facility. Since then, she has been dedicated to studying addiction and working with people to overcome their addictions. In our discussion with Bitten, we discuss sugar/food addiction as well as addiction generally. Step by step, Bitten walks us through the steps to recovery from food addiction. She explains how to properly conduct a diagnostic interview with a patient, the difference between ‘harmful use’ and ‘addiction’, and the benefits of group therapy for a patient in recovery. We discuss techniques for reducing stress as well as techniques for staying motivated to continue to fight your addiction. Finally, Bitten explains how sugar addiction is, often times, the gateway to other addictions.  For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Bitten Jonsson: Bittens Addiction (English) Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website  

Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Brian Lenzkes is joined by two special guests on today’s episode—his wife, Lanell Lenzkes, and marriage therapist, Dovid Feldman. Dovid started his career as a computer/technical entrepreneur but switched career paths later in life in order to help people have successful, healthy marriage relationships. Dovid is a licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist as well as a licensed Professional Counselor. He earned his masters degree in Counselor Education from Northeastern Illinois University and earned a BA in Sociology from Grinnell College.   Just as it is with physical well-being, there are general guiding principals for maintaining a healthy marriage relationship. Why do people fall out of love or become bitter toward their partner? Dovid says that the number one reason is lack of gratitude. Therefore, one of the most important things Dovid helps his patients with is learning to appreciate their spouse.   In addition to hearing from Dovid about his methods and experiences working with couples, Lanell and Brian discuss their own relationship in light of the principles Dovid brings up. Along the way, the trio discusses love languages, the differences between dating and marriage relationships, eliminating negativity (disrespectful speech, criticism, etc), others-centered action, and building a mindset and environment of positivity.   Links:   Dovid Feldman: Blog Twitter Podcast Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Low Carb MD Podcast Cynthia Thurlow: Everyday Wellness

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Today we are joined on the show by The Paleo Pharmacist, Nevada Gray. Among Nevada’s long list of qualifications and certifications are Personal Trainer, Corrective Exercise Specialist, and Nutrition Coach from the NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine). She is a registered nurse and a pharmacist who has successfully put her PCOS and pre-diabetes into remission using her expertise. After seeing her health deteriorate following the standard nutritional advice—and following a severe spinal cord injury—she discovered the ketogenic diet. In our discussion, we talk about 0 carb diets, the carnivore diet, macronutrient balance, the PE diet, intestinal permeability, as well as sleep and exercise. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Nevada Gray: The Paleo Pharmacist  Instagram Twitter The Mind Body Breakthroughs Podcast Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. We are very excited to have our fellow co-host Dr. Jason Fung joining us on the show! Dr. Fung is a hugely influential author, speaker, and Low Carb doctor. He is the co-founder of thefastingmethod.com and has written numerous bestselling books including The Diabetes Code and The Fasting Code. He has recently written a new book, The Cancer Code, which is about past and current paradigms of cancer and caner treatment (available November 10). In this episode, Dr. Fung shares an overview of the history of cancer treatment and human understanding of cancer. Next, he lays out the new ways in which scientists and doctors are moving forward with cancer research. Additionally, Dr. Fung breaks down the new evolutionary paradigm for understanding cancer. Finally, he is able to connect lifestyle and environment to the development of cancer. We also discuss ways in which our diets and environmental factors can cause the kind of chronic sub-lethal damage that leads to the development of cancer. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Jason Fung: The Fasting Method Diet Doctor The Cancer Code Book Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. In today’s episode, we deviate from our usual topics of conversation and turn to discuss current and recent events in the Middle Eastern country of Armenia. There is a war in progress between Turkey and Armenia that has yet to become widespread knowledge in the United States. After hearing from Tro—who is of Armenian descent himself— about the history of Armenia, we begin to share and talk about the nation’s current state of affairs. We speculate as to why the war between Turkey and Armenia is not being covered widely in the American news. We discuss the root causes of racism, systemic oppression (both in the U.S. and in the world at large), and the importance of seeking to understand and be accepting of people of other cultures and faiths. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Armenia Fund Armenian National Committee of America Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website  

We are delighted to have Jayne Bullen from Nutrition Network and the Noakes Foundation join us on the show. Jayne is the Chief Operating Officer of The Noakes Foundation and the Managing Director of the Nutrition Network. In the past, she worked in the world of corporate research until she discovered a path to health with the low-carb way of eating. Now, she uses her expertise at the above mentioned organizations in order to help people regain their health. In our conversation, we discuss the importance of re-educating doctors with regard to nutrition, the role and the goals of the Noakes Foundation, the complex web of sociological factors involved in the dietary decisions/options of ordinary people, and the educational offerings from the Nutrition Network. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Jayne Bullen: Noakes Foundation Nutrition Network Twitter   Dr. Kristin Baier: Website   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the show. Today’s episode features two guests—Diana Rodgers and Robb Wolf. Diana Rodgers, RD, LDN is an author, podcaster, filmmaker, speaker, and a Licensed Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who runs her own private nutrition practice. Robb Wolf is an author, podcaster, speaker, and biochemist based in Texas. The topics of discussion include carbon-negative farming practices and how eating animals may actually be good for the environment, a look at meat from a cultural/historical and anthropological perspective, Diana’s upcoming film, Sacred Cow, regenerative farming practices, the real human diet and how the makeup of such a diet is informed by nature, soil health as a central goal in agriculture, the shocking amount of damage done to the earth and human health by monocropping, the relationship between agricultural practices and their sociological effects, and many more. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Diana Rodgers: Sustainable Dish Website Sustainable Dish Podcast Sacred Cow Film Sacred Cow Book Twitter Robb Wolf Website Healthy Rebellion Podcast Twitter Wired to Eat Book Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

We are very excited to have Joy Kiddie back on the show again after nearly 2 years! Joy Kiddie is a registered dietician with a Masters in Human Nutrition from the University of British Columbia and, for the past five years, has been guiding people to health using low-carb dietary intervention. In today’s episode, the discussion topics include fasting in combination with a low-carb diet, the importance of considering bio-individuality when prescribing a dietary approach for a patient, fat adaption, the necessity of lowering stress and getting a healthy amount of sleep, sustainability as an essential factor for a successful diet, and the multifactorial nature of helping a patient start and maintain a diet successfully. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Joy Kiddie: Website Twitter Blog Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

We are so excited to have Dr. Thomas Wood on the show today. Dr. Wood is a Research Assistant professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington Division of Neonatalogy. His academic work focuses on developing therapies for brain injuries as well as adult neurogenic and metabolic diseases. He received his undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge, his medical degree from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in physiology and neuroscience from the University of Oslo. In our discussion with Dr. Wood, the topics covered include the root cause of insulin resistance, the roles of insulin and glucose in the body, polyunsaturated fat, which types of people benefit most from LowCarb and which are less effected by eating a LowCarb diet, the importance of reducing satiety and how that can be done, For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Thomas Wood: Instagram Website Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

We have the privilege of having Dr. Ed El Sayed on the show with us today. Dr. Sayed is a doctor in pharmacy with a focus in infectious disease, he has put together some amazing educational materials which are available at medQuest Reviews. Additionally, his research is focused on viral hepatitis and HIV viral kinetics, and he is currently involved in a number of studies looking for a functional cure for HIV. He is also a member of the Jewish Medical Community in Brooklyn.   In this discussion with Dr. Sayed, we converse primarily about the COVID-19 virus and related topics. In order to dispel the great confusion among people everywhere with regard to this virus and how one may protect themselves and their loved ones from it, Dr. Sayed teaches us all about what we do and do not know with regard to this Corona Virus.   Among the topics discussed are the six-feet social distancing rule, the relationship between social injustices in our society and the prevalence of general health in various racial communities, the usage of the hydroxychloroquine drug for treating the Corona Virus, whether (and when) wearing a mask is effective or not, potential prospective vaccines, and philosophies of medical education.   For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website

We are delighted to be joined today by an amazing doctor from the U.K., Dr. Jen Unwin BSc, MSc, DPsy, FBPsS. Dr. Unwin is a consultant clinical health psychologist, a fellow of the British Psychological Society, and works with the NHS helping patients to combat chronic disease. In this episode, we discuss, among other things, the importance of hope as a foundational virtue for the health of every person and every relationship, the value of setting goals and acknowledging where you are truly at health-wise in your wellness journey, the importance of maintaining a positive attitude, the possible relationship between loneliness, hopelessness, and metabolic syndrome, the power of social factors in metabolic health, and processed food addiction. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links: Dr. Jen Unwin: Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

Dr. Jose Carlos Souto is a Urologist from Brazil who has done and is currently doing some amazing things in the LowCarb world. After having a life-changing experience with LowCarb personally, he began blogging about his own experience, relevant research papers, and clinical trials. From a urological perspective, Dr. Souto explains that LowCarb can have a powerful beneficial effect. Those who suffer from kidney problems are very frequently the same people who suffer from diabetes or hypertension. This makes the LowCarb diet an obvious candidate for treatment and prevention. Topics covered in this episode include the relationship between weight-loss on a LowCarb diet and the development of kidney stones, the relationship between LowCarb dieting and testosterone levels, the interplay between metabolic disease, the LowCarb diet, and BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia), the relationship between gall stones and diet, Interstitial cystitis, and urinary tract infection and SGLT2 drugs. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Jose Carlos Souto: Diet Doctor Lecture  Twitter Instagram Blog Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

We are very happy to be joined today by Ally Houston, the founder of Paleo Canteen. Throughout his life, Ally had struggled with mental illness—depression and anxiety—heartburn, and auto-immune problems. Miraculously, he found that eating low-carb helped relieve him of the many things that ailed him. Since then, he has been doing great work to help bring his amazing discovery to the attention of others with similar struggles. In this episode, we discuss how to eat a low-carb/ketogenic diet on a budget, the powerful effects of dietary intervention in treating mental illness, the science behind marketing in the food industry, and the benefit of having low-carb alternatives to sugary, processed foods when you are trying to avoid going off the rails.  For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Ally Houston (Paleo Canteen): Paleo Canteen Website The Canteen Podcast Paleo Canteen Cookbook (Barnes and Noble USA) Paleo Canteen Cookbook (Amazon USA) Paleo Canteen Cookbook (Amazon Australia) Scoundrel Ice Cream Twitter Instagram Facebook Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

We are joined on the show today by Dr. Josh Turknett. Dr Turknett graduated from Emory University School of Medicine, did his residency in neurology at the University of Florida. He is the author of two books: The Migraine Miracle and Keto For Migraine. In this episode we discuss the evolutionary approach to the optimal human diet and ketosis, the multi-variable causes of chronic migraines and other diseases, the importance of the role of the microbiome in understanding migraines and ketosis, Epilepsy and Alzheimers, the impact of caffeine on someone suffering from migraines, the relationship between stress and migraines, and physician-entrepreneurship. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Josh Turknett: The Migraine Miracle Book Keto For Migraine Book Ancestral Doctors Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website

We are excited to be joined on the show today by Dr. Susan Wolver. Dr. Wolver spent ten years serving as a flight surgeon in the military, did her internal medicine residency at VCU, is certified in obesity medicine, and is currently working at a multi-disciplinary practice in Virginia. In this episode, we discuss the mental and dietary components of finding success with low-carb, the emotional aspect of dealing with hunger, the connection between childhood adversity and chronic disease, and the importance of emotional support in achieving success on your diet. For more information, see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Susan Wolver: VCU Medical Weight Loss Program (804-828-9357) Twitter Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website

We are joined today by a very inspiring doctor, Dr. Philip Ovadia. Dr. Ovadia is a cardiothoracic surgeon and has seen great results using a low-carb dietary intervention with his patients. Having struggled with obesity earlier in his life, he realized that he had to make a change and needed an answer to his weight problem. That answer came in the form of low-carb which he discovered after attending a lecture by Gary Taubes. We discuss the causes of heart disease, the metabolic markers for heart disease, the appropriate time and place for the usage of Statin drugs vs. lifestyle change, and the central role that insulin resistance plays in virtually all chronic disease.  Eighty-eight percent of Americans are metabolically unhealthy. We discuss in this episode how it is vital for the health of our nation’s citizens that doctors, medical professionals, and professionals from other fields work together to address this problem together. Links: Dr. Philip Ovadia: Ovadia Heart Health Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

We are joined on the show today by a very special guest—Dr. Steven Murphy. Dr. Murphy was trained at Greenwich Hospital, was a fellow in genetics at Yale University, and is obesity medicine certified. Not only that, Dr. Murphy is an entrepreneur and was ahead of the curve in bringing Corona virus testing to New York in the early stages of the outbreak.   In this episode, we discuss the benefits of having a private, independent practice—benefits for patients, other well-meaning physicians, and your community. Related to this topic, we discuss Dr. Murphy’s early response to the Corona Virus pandemic in the United States and how his background as a private practice physician as well as an entrepreneur made this possible.   Additional topics covered in this episode include the relationship between metabolic disorder and threat from Corona Virus complications, the relationship between genetics and environmental modification, and more. Thanks for listening!   Links:   Dr. Steven Murphy: Twitter Murphy Medial Associates Corona Virus Testing Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website

Dr. Ryan Daly, a world class expert on cardiac imaging, joins us on the show today to share his wisdom. He went to medical school at Boston University, did his residency and internship in internal medicine at Boston Medical Center, went to the Cleveland Clinic for Cardiology, and spent two years studying non-invasive cardiac imaging. Thank you for listening in to this very in-depth and thorough discussion about the complex relationships between diet, coronary calcium, insulin, statin drugs, and medical dogma. Links: Dr. Ryan Daly: Twitter Medical Profile at Franciscan Health Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

We are excited to be joined on the show this week by Dr. Eric Westman. While working as a VA Doctor, Dr. Westman had the opportunity to witness two of his patients have great success with a low-carb dietary intervention. Following this experience, he began to read books written on low-carb dieting and ended up meeting Dr. Atkins as a result of his research. Since then he has been following a low-carb diet personally, using low-carb to save lives, teaching people about low-carb, and doing research on the uses of low-carb diets. In this episode we discuss the effects of the pervasive messaging of the conventional nutritional position on patients who could benefit from a low-carb intervention, the anxiety surrounding weight-regain, and the notion of ‘one size fits all’ diets. Links: Dr. Eric Westman: Book (coming December 2020) Website Blog Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website  

We are joined on the show today by Yitzchok—a man with a very powerful story to tell. The primary message he wants to get across in this episode is this: low-carb is easy and anyone can do it! Yitzchok was able to dramatically transform the state of his health over the past two years and it was easy because the low-carb diet is satiating and sustainable. Not only that, but eating right is easy because it is natural. In other words, everyone knows that it is good to eat vegetables, meat, and fruits. And everyone knows that it is bad to eat cake, donuts, and soda. In nineteen months, he has lost one hundred and ninety pounds just from changing his diet.   We apologize for the quality of the audio in this episode. Our internet connection with Yitzchok was not great, but we hope you are still able to understand what is said.   Thanks for listening!   Links:   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

We are happy to be joined on the show today by Dr. Charlene Lichtash who is the co-author (along with Drs. Megan Ramos and Jason Fung) of an amazing case report on diabetes reversal published in the BMJ. In this episode, we discuss the potential of fasting and a ketogenic diet practiced in conjunction to reverse diabetes. In discussing this topic, we delve deeply into the aforementioned case report as well as many relevant individual test cases. What types of people benefit from a marriage of keto and fasting? What types of people see benefits from just fasting or from just eating a ketogenic diet? What is the role of exercise in increasing insulin sensitivity? How does psychology factor into a patient’s success? We discuss these questions and more with Dr. Lichtash in today’s show.  To read Dr. Lichtash’s case report, see the links below… Thanks for listening! Links: Dr. Charlene Lichtash: Case Report Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

We are joined on the show today by Dr. Agnes Ayton, a consulting psychiatrist at Oxford who has been doing some amazing work on eating disorders and ultra-processed foods. Today’s discussion centers around the question, ‘What are the implications of the changing patterns of food consumption—both on metabolic, neurobiological pathways, and on eating disorders?’ We discuss the historical perspective on eating disorders such as anorexia (as far back as the Middle Ages), binge eating disorder, current research linking insulin resistance with these disorders, the history of ultra-processed food, food additives, and much more! Contact Info: Dr. Agnes Ayton: Studies Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

Dr. Nick Greiner is a Certified Functional Medicine Physician. Dr. Greiner’s discovery of the Low Carb lifestyle intervention came about because of his mother’s journey to rid herself of chronic migraines. After seeing a dozen different doctors who prescribed medications to no effect, she met a doctor who helped her eliminate her migraines via lifestyle intervention. No meds, just lifestyle change.   In today’s episode, the main discussion centers around the various lifestyle factors that effect health. We discuss the usage of masks, data regarding infection and mortality rates among various populations, chelation therapy, and the importance of being a thinking doctor who keeps an open mind.   Contact Info: Dr. Nick Greiner: Website Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

We are joined yet again on the show by a wonderful new guest! Dr. Jaime Seeman is a board-certified Ob/Gyn, a fellow in integrative medicine, a certified ketogenic nutritional specialist, a former college athlete, a mother, and a wife. Dr. Seeman has been doing some amazing things with low-carb. See the links in the show notes below to check her out on social media and to visit her website. Today’s discussion topics include menopause, estrogen dominance, and the effect of low-carb/ketogenic interventions when the body is in these states. Additionally, we discuss the importance of considering bio individuality when determining what is the correct dietary intervention for a given person. Contact Info: Dr. Jaime Seeman: Website Instagram YouTube Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

Today we are joined by Dr. Anthony Jay. Dr. Jay earned a B.A. with a double major in Biology and Theology from Ave Maria University in Naples, Florida, where he researched HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) inhibitors.  After college, he continued to work with virus (lentivirus) in the context of Alzheimer's disease for the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs. Next, Dr. Jay earned his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Boston University School of Medicine, researching fats, hormones, and cholesterol. Dr. Jay currently is at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota researching stem cells, epigenetics, and infrared light. Additionally, Dr. Jay is a bestselling author of Estrogeneration. In today’s episode, we discuss the relationship between genetics and diet within the context of optimal human health.   Contact Info:   Dr. Anthony Jay: Website Instagram Twitter Book YouTube Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Dr. Kristin Baier: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

We are excited to have one of Dr. Tro’s patients on the show today to share his story. Hugo’s journey began when he started to notice that he was always tired after eating a meal and that he was starting to have trouble with mobility. He started trying to eat “healthy” but did not begin to see real results until he discovered low-carb after stumbling upon the Tim Noakes trial video on YouTube. We discuss peripheral neuropathy, cultural considerations to ‘going keto’, a physician’s responsibility vis-a-vis their patients, and the factors involved in age-related deterioration. Thank you for listening.   Contact Info: Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

Today we are joined not only by a great guest, but a great new co-host, Kristin Baer—Brian’s new partner at his recently opened private practice weight loss clinic in San Diego. We are very excited to have Dr. Ramon Issa on the show today! Dr. Issa, a board-certified family medicine physician, relates his story which, though it begins with frustration and burnout, ends ultimately in hope. His frustration arose from the awareness of an ever present reality—he could not understand the root cause of diabetes. He ultimately discovered how to burn body fat as fuel and how to reverse metabolic disease through self-experimentation and determination. Thanks for listening in to hear this very inspiring story. Contact Info: Dr. Ramon Issa: Facebook Page Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

Dr. Steven Tucker is an Oncologist and practitioner of functional medicine who is dedicated to the prevention and treatment of cancer. Dr. Tucker is a big believer in lifestyle intervention as a preventative measure against cancer and has been using low-carb and ketogenic diets to help his patients. Also, we talk about the central place of sleep and stress in general health as well as the centrality of mental health.  Contact Info: Dr. Steven Tucker: Website Email Address: Community@tuckermedical.com Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

Jerry Teixeira is a body weight strength trainer who has been helping people lose weight for good without going to a gym! In this episode, Jerry tells us about his approach to health, diet, and exercise as well as relating the story of his own personal journey toward a healthier lifestyle. We discuss the ‘calories in, calories out’ model as well as the theory that you should ‘eat less and move more’ to lose weight. Also, we discuss the ‘obesity mindset’ that people sometimes retain after they have dropped a lot of weight. Jerry’s theory of weight loss and strength training revolves around the idea that each person needs to start where they are at. Then, as you become stronger and lose more weight, the intensity of the exercise scales up to meet your ability. We talk about blue zones, the effects of eliminating plant food from your diet, and the potential health benefits of a carnivore diet. Contact Info: Jerry Teixeira: YouTube Twitter Website Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website

We are very happy to be joined on the show by Jimmy Moore. Jimmy is an accomplished author and a very inspiring guy with a great and encouraging story to tell. We cover a variety of topics in this episode. First, we talk about the importance of learning to look at the correct markers when it comes to determining progress, and learning to not stress over the markers that may not necessarily be direct pointers to the state of one’s metabolic health. Next the conversation turns to strategies for dealing with carb and sugar addiction. Additionally, we have a long conversation about fasting—how to get started with fasting and how to do so safely.   Contact Info: Jimmy Moore: Website Jimmy Rants Twitter Instagram YouTube Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website

Dr. Rohn Rigby is a family practice physician in Layton, Utah. After attending an obesity conference in 2012—where he met Dr. Eric Westman—he realized that he needed to change his eating habits or face serious health problems. From that moment on, he has been eating low-carb. He currently practices obesity medicine at his medical weight loss clinic. We discuss the importance of effectively educating our patients about real nutrition and lifestyle intervention in order to offset the false narrative that many people hear and believe about diseases like diabetes. Additionally, we talk about treating and raising awareness for processed food addiction and sugar addiction. Thanks for listening in! Contact Info: Dr. Rohn Rigby: Facebook Group: Why Wait? Elevate Instagram: @ogdenclinicmedicalweightloss Medical Weight Loss Clinic: https://www.utahmedicalweightloss.com/?y_source=1_MTUzOTczMTktNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLmdvb2dsZV93ZWJzaXRlX292ZXJyaWRl Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: LowCarbMDSanDiego.com Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are very excited to be joined today by Dr Adele Hite. Dr Hite worked with LowCarbUSA to create clinical guidelines for practitioners in a clinical setting, and has been working in the low carb world for many years. We discuss the history of thought regarding what is considered a healthy diet, the importance of bio-individuality as a factor in determining a healthy diet for a given patient, and the history of governmental dietary guidelines in the USA. How can we best educate the public about dietary health? This question is key to improving metabolic health, and we discuss it in depth in this episode.  Contact Info: Dr. Adele Hite: Twitter: @ahhite Website: https://www.adelehite.com Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: LowCarbMDSanDiego.com Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

Craig Emmerich is a keto/carnivore expert as well as an electrical engineer with an amazing story. We are excited to have him on the show with us today! Seven years ago he was diagnosed with lime disease. Having heard that the carnivore diet might reduce lime-induced pain, he decided to give it a try. The results were spectacular! In this episode, we discuss the different health benefits enjoyed by those on carnivore and keto diets, and we talk about what specific factors of a full carnivore diet may lead to these differing benefits. Further, we discuss the importance of thinking about disease like an engineer solving a problem. Look at what your machine is outputting and, if the results are not favorable, take a look at the inputs.   Contact Info:   Craig Emmerich: Support Website: https://keto-adapted.com/ Blog: https://mariamindbodyhealth.com/ Instagram/Twitter: @maria_emmerich and @craig_emmerich Facebook Group: Keto Facebook Group: Carnivore Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: LowCarbMDSanDiego.com Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

Teresa Mealy is a nurse practitioner focusing on women’s health and weight loss. We are so happy and excited to have her on the show today! Having initially had a disheartening and unrewarding experience working in her field, she ended up making a discovery that turned her professional and personal life around. Teresa went from prescribing pills to opening up her own private weight loss clinic and using diet and hormones to help people reclaim their health. We discuss the usage of hormones in treating people. Further, we talk about the connection between dieting and hormonal health.  Contact Info: Teresa Mealy: Website: https://teresamealytotalhealthandwellness.com/ Twitter: @TeresaMealyTHW Office Phone#: 417-771-5277 Facebook: Teresa Mealy Total Health and Wellness Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: LowCarbMDSanDiego.com Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are happy to be joined by Dr. Jerry Cammarata on the podcast. Today, we discuss the very important subject of bonding between parents and children and the related health factors involved. The health and quality of this relationship is essential to the development of the child’s health and well-being. Many ills have befallen the institution of the family during the industrial era, and many children are paying the price. Dr. Cammarata walks us through the various deleterious effects of the breakdown of the family institution.   Contact Info:   Dr. Jerry Cammarata: Twitter: @ Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GQ581TP/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: LowCarbMDSanDiego.com Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are excited to welcome Dr. Tony Hampton to the show today! Dr. Hampton adopted the low carb diet when he began to realize, through his own reading and by following the research, that it could be used to combat diabetes. When he realized that conventional methods didn’t treat the underlying disease, he decided that he had to re-evaluate his perspective. In this episode we discuss the culture variable in the equation of working with a patient to improve their health. Additionally, we talk about wholistic health and the importance of addressing underlying issues leading people to make unhealthy choices. Thanks for listening in!  Contact Info: Dr. Tony Hampton: Twitter: @drtonyhampton Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: LowCarbMDSanDiego.com Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are happy to be joined once again on the podcast by Drs. Ariel Ortiz and Christian Assad. They are just about to launch a brand new podcast together so be sure to check it out (links below). We discuss how to best connect with and communicate with those who are opposed to the low-carb diet. Further, we talk about how to connect with people on a cultural level to get them interested in giving the low-carb diet a shot.  Contact Info: Dr. Christian Assad: Twitter: @ChristianAssad Instagram: @medhacker TikTok: ChristianAssadMD Dr. Ariel Ortiz obesitycontrolcenter.com Podcast: Vive Sin Dietas Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: LowCarbMDSanDiego.com Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are joined on the podcast today by business analyst, Ken Armstrong. Having been disappointed again and again by a variety of different diets, Ken discovered Gary Taubes’ book, Why We Get Fat, which set him on the path to finally attaining health and sustainable weight loss. After falling off the wagon for a while, he returned to low-carb and began trying intermittent fasting as well. This combination of fasting and dieting helped him to regain the progress he had lost. Since then, he has been experimenting with the carnivore diet as part of his continued effort to discover which nutritional decisions are best for him. “You are never beyond help. You are never beyond hope.” This is the message that Ken wants to communicate. Contact Info: Ken Armstrong: Twitter: @KillorglinKen Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: LowCarbMDSanDiego.com Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are so excited to have Dr. Benjamin Bikman back on the show. He is joining us today to share with us the new things he has been learning and working on. We open with an in-depth discussion of the factors related to insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia as well as the complex relationship between the two metabolic disorders. We discuss the content of Dr. Bikman’s upcoming book, Why We Get Sick: The Hidden Epidemic at the Root of Most Chronic Disease—and How to Fight It. What is the natural purpose of insulin resistance in the human body? Which proteins are most ideal for health in the human body? We talk about these questions and more in this episode. Thank you for listening! Contact Info: Dr. Benjamin Bikman: Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZKZ2NRN/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Instagram/Twitter: @BenBikmanPhD Facebook: Benjamin Bikman PhD Websites: https://gethlth.com/ Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: LowCarbMDSanDiego.com Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are happy to be joined today by primary care physician and soon-to-be member of Brian Lenzkes’ DPC in San Diego, Dr. Kristin Baier. Upon being diagnosed with lupus during medical school, Dr. Baier began looking to nutrition for help. Her first experiment was with veganism—no help. She then transitioned into the paleo diet, during which time she found some success and began to lose weight. Finally, having discovered the ketogenic diet, she gave it a try and was able to come off of five different medications, eliminate her chronic headaches, and improve her lupus symptoms. We discuss the benefits of a direct primary care system for providing real quality care to patients. Contact Info: Dr. Kristin Baier: Website: lowcarbmdsandiego.com Twitter/Instagram: @doctoringketo Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: LowCarbMDSanDiego.com Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/  

Today we are happy joined on the show by Dr. Stephen Hussey. Dr Hussey is a chiropractor and a nutritionist who has been helping people and doing amazing things with the low-carb diet.  Contact Info: Dr. Stephen Hussey: Website: https://www.resourceyourhealth.com/ Twitter: @DrStephenHussey Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: LowCarbMDSanDiego.com Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are honored to have Chris S. Cornell on the show with us today. Having tried time and time again to achieve a healthy weight, Chris had become frustrated with plant-based and calorie restriction diets. Over time, he eventually found his way to the low-carb diet thanks to a book recommendation—Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes. Since then, Chris has been healthy and has reached a healthy weight using a low-carb approach to eating. We have a great conversation about dealing with sugar and carbohydrate addiction and the importance of community support. Contact Info: Chris Cornell: Twitter: @biggestcomeback Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: LowCarbMDSanDiego.com Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are so happy to have Ivor Cummins, the Fat Emperor, back on the show! We discuss the effectiveness, based on careful scientific studies of the available data, of the various suggested measures imposed to fight COVID-19. We discuss the findings of scientists who have been studying the pandemic as it plays out, and reflect on how, in hindsight, the outbreak has been handled. We also discuss studies which indicate the effectiveness of being outdoors versus indoors when it comes to fighting the spread of the virus. Additionally, we discuss studies that show a relationship between levels of Vitamin D in the body and susceptibility to death from COVID-19. Finally, we examine how the virus has progressed in various countries—countries like Sweden, Australia, and others—and compare their respective defensive strategies as well as the many accidental factors involved. Contact Info: Ivor Cummins: extratimemovie.com The Fat Emperor Podcast Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: LowCarbMDSanDiego.com Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are joined on the podcast today by Amber O’Hearn. Amber is someone who found success with the low carb diet, and who found even greater success with a carnivore diet. She found that not only could she lose ‘stubborn’ weight that she struggled to lose, but she was able to successfully eliminate her depression.  We spend time examining arguments for and against the carnivore diet and vegan diets. We discuss the difference between essential and non-essential nutrients and the beneficial effects of foods from the animal kingdom. Additionally, we discuss what it means to be satiated by your food. Finally, we discuss the upcoming carnivore diet conference at which Amber will be a speaker. Thank you for listening in! Contact Info: Amber O’Hearn: Conference Twitter: @carnivorycon Personal Twitter: @ketocarnivore Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: LowCarbMDSanDiego.com Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are delighted to be joined today by Dr. Paul Mason. Dr. Mason tells us about his findings regarding metabolic disease as a risk factor for COVID-19. Further, we discuss the concept of herd immunity and how it works on a practical level in a community of people. We discuss the effects of sun exposure as they relate to COVID-19 and to general health. Dr. Mason explains the findings of various studies having to do with the health benefits of saturated fats as well as some studies having to do with the health benefits of fasting. Contact Info: Dr. Paul Mason: Twitter: @DrPaulMason Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: LowCarbMDSanDiego.com Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are joined on the show today by Dr. Ariel Ortiz—a weight-loss surgeon and the founder of the Obesity Control Center in Tijuana, Mexico. We discuss the connection between preexisting metabolic disease and the risk of death from COVID-19. Dr. Ortiz tells the story of how he, as a result of his search for a pre-operative diet for his patients that would shrink their livers, discovered that low-carb dietary intervention could be used as a treatment for metabolic disease. Eventually our conversation turned toward doctor-patient interaction and the importance of making health easy for the patient. How can we utilize new technological/social platforms to make health easier and more sustainable for more and more people? Dr. Ortiz is hopeful that the advancement of telemedicine and remote monitoring will continue to grow, bringing real, effective health care that reverses disease to the whole world. Check out the info in the show notes to explore what Dr. Ortiz is up to right now! Contact Info: Dr. Ariel Ortiz: Website: obesitycontrolcenter.com Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: LowCarbMDSanDiego.com Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are excited to be joined today by Alyssa Gallagher. Alyssa is a registered dietician working at on out-patient diabetes clinic. She was introduced to low-carb seven years ago by a dietitian friend of hers at a time when she was starting to become frustrated that she was unable to help her patients lose weight or come off of insulin using the standard American diet. Having begun to see results with low-carb in her own life, she began using the dietary approach to combat diabetes and obesity with amazing results. We discuss the susceptibility of metabolically unhealthy people to disease and sickness, the importance of transparency and sharing evidence and data in a doctor/patient relationship, and tips for sustainably overcoming carb addiction.  Contact Info: Alyssa Gallagher: Instagram: @alyssag_rd Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: LowCarbMDSanDiego.com Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/  

In this episode we take a look back at all of the amazing guests we have had on and the brilliant insights they have shared. We are so grateful for all of you, our listeners, and we look forward to the next 100 episodes. Thank you all for listening and learning along with us!    Contact Info: Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: LowCarbMDSanDiego.com Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

For our one-hundredth episode we have a very special guest joining us—Dr. Tim Noakes. Dr. Noakes has had a profound impact on the low-carb movement, having helped to pave the way for doctors and nutritionists by standing firm against the tide of dangerous conventional notions about health in South Africa. Facing severe opposition from the medical establishment, Dr. Noakes ultimately succeeded in defending the legitimacy of his position. In this episode, we discuss his journey and talk about metabolic health, COVID-19, and the Noakes Foundation. Thanks for listening along for one-hundred episodes! Contact Info: Dr. Tim Noakes Donate to The Noakes Foundation: https://thenoakesfoundation.org/ Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbmdsandiego.com/ Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

Today we are joined by Forage Agronomist and Ruminant Nutritionist, Dr. Peter Ballerstedt. His main message for us today is simply this: there is no sustainable food system without ruminant animal agriculture. Ruminant animals (like cows), have gotten a bad rap (from an environmental and a dietary perspective) for a long time, but Dr. Ballerstedt is here to show us the facts—and those facts run quite contrary to the popular perspective. We discuss no-till farming, cover crops, and the importance of soil health, all the while making connections between these agricultural topics and human health/general well-being. We also discuss the contention that, from a food-ethics perspective, the lowest possible amount of organisms are harmed by human agriculture (all things considered) when people eat large herbivores.   Contact Info:   Dr. Peter Ballerstedt Website: http://grassbasedhealth.blogspot.com/ Twitter and Instagram: @grassbased Facebook: Grass Based Health Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are so excited to have Dr. Cate Shanahan back on the show to talk about her brand new book, The Fatburn Fix. The central message of the book is this: your body’s ability to burn its own body fat is the most important aspect of your metabolism and your health in general! If your body is not burning your body fat, then you are headed toward disease. Dr. Shanahan explains how not burning your body fat is the precursor to many, many ailments. We discuss the horrible effects of seed oils on the body and offer suggestions for alternative, clean burning fat sources.  Contact Info: Dr. Cate Shanahan: Book: The Fatburn Fix Book Website: https://fatburnfix.com/ Cate’s Website: https://drcate.com/ Diet Doctor CME: https://www.dietdoctor.com/cme Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are joined today by martial arts expert and overall inspiring guy, Kyoshi Thomas Clifford. We invited him on today to share some wisdom related to living intentionally and successfully through the current COVID-19 pandemic. We cover the importance of providing yourself and your children with structure in the midst of what is, for many people, a less-structured time. In such a time we ought to lead by example—be a victor, not a victim. Now is the time to stay strong, not just for yourself but for your community. To distill the message down to a single phrase, Kyoshi is telling us to persevere in personal responsibility in all aspects of life. We talk more specifically about persevering in the fight for good health. We have a golden opportunity right now to start developing some disciplines. Will you come out of this situation healthier, happier, and better than before, or will you retreat from discipline and be self-indulgent? We talk about all kinds of strategies for kicking addictions as well. Thanks for tuning in! Contact Info: Kyoshi Thomas Clifford: Email: cliffordmma@gmail.com Facebook: Thomas Clifford (personal profile) Facebook Group: A Dojo for Everyone Diet Doctor CME: https://www.dietdoctor.com/cme Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

Today we are joined by Raj Seth, an inspiring guy who saved his own life when, through his own experimentation and research, he discovered that eating a low carb diet lowered his A1C and could reverse his diabetes. After hearing Raj’s story, we are joined by Jason Fung to discuss the growth of the low-carb movement, nutritional guidelines, the physiology of fasting, and more. Thanks for listening! Contact Info: Raj Seth: Website: https://www.metabolicmultiplier.org/ Jason Fung: Website: https://thefastingmethod.com/ Diet Doctor CME: https://www.dietdoctor.com/cme Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

Today we are excited to be joined on the show by filmmaker Jen Isenhart. We discuss her new movie, Fat Fiction, which is coming out very soon. Jen tells us all about her story and how she came into contact with the low-carb movement. We hear some sneak peaks about the film and get some great information about how you can watch it. This movie is truly an incredible resource and we are so excited for you and your loved ones to see it. We are very hopeful that this film will make a big impact. Thanks for listening!   Contact Info:   Fat Fiction: Sign Up to Host a Screening: https://fan-force.com/films/fat-fiction Diet Doctor CME: https://www.dietdoctor.com/cme Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are delighted to be joined in this episode by Paul Mason—a low-carb doctor from Sydney, Australia. Having vast experience in sports medicine and occupational health as well as direct primary care, Dr. Mason is a wealth of knowledge and we are very excited to have this opportunity to talk with him. Beginning with a conversation about low-carb nutrition as it relates to athletic performance and athlete health, Dr. Mason goes into detail explaining the findings of many, many related studies. Next, we discuss the effects of fiber on gut health and the potential benefits of a carnivore way of eating as an elimination diet. Thanks for listening in! Contact Info: Dr. Paul Mason: Twitter: @DrPaulMason Website: https://www.lowcarbdoctors.com.au/ Diet Doctor CME: https://www.dietdoctor.com/cme Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

Nadia Pateguana returns to the podcast! We are so glad to have another opportunity to discuss some important topics with this highly experienced naturopathic doctor, dietary coach, and author. In this episode, Nadia also tells us more of the story of her journey--beginning with her work as a medical director in Mozambique and what she learned there about the connection between fertility and low-carb dieting. We discuss the power and simplicity of lifestyle intervention in the treatment of PCOS, diabetes, and many other diseases. We discuss “dopamine fasting” as it relates to those struggling with becoming free from sugar and carbohydrate addiction. We also talk about how one can use fasting aids effectively. Over the course of this episode, the message is continually this: eat foods that lowers your insulin and do not eat foods that raise it! Contact Info: Nadia Pateguana: Website: https://www.doctornadia.com/ Book: The PCOS Plan (get it on April 14th!) The Fasting Method: https://thefastingmethod.com/ Twitter: @nadia_pateguana YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM5VAxC2Hqn6FVJMGkBepFw Diet Doctor CME: https://www.dietdoctor.com/cme Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are joined on the podcast today by Dr. Gary Shlifer and Brian Sanders. These two have been doing some amazing, groundbreaking things in the world of nutrition. We discuss their health technology and media company, SAPIEN, as well as their upcoming documentary film ‘Food Lies’ in which they bring to light the truth about the standard American diet. Much of our discussion centers around formulating an in depth answer to the question, “what are the elements of the real human diet?” Additionally, we talk about the history of disease treatment—examining how methodologies for the treatment of diabetes and other diseases have come in and out of prominence over the years. Check out the links below for some excellent podcasts, online resources, and other information from these two!   Contact Info:    Brian Sanders and Dr. Gary Shlifer: Food Lies film: https://www.foodlies.org/ SAPIEN: https://www.sapien.org/ SAPIEN Podcast: https://www.sapien.org/copy-of-academy Dr. Shlifer: Instagram: @drgaryevolve Website: https://evolvehealthcare.com/ Brian Sanders: Instagram: @food.lies Peak Human Podcast: https://www.peak-human.com/ Diet Doctor CME: https://www.dietdoctor.com/cme Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

Today we are joined by Dr. Gurpreet Padda, a man of great learning and with a great interest in metabolic health and nutrition. He became interested in metabolic health when he noticed that, woking in adult pain at the time, 91% of his patients were overweight. Through observation and experimentation, he noticed that metabolic inflammation was at the epicenter of pain, addiction, and obesity. Ever since that realization, he has continued to work toward sharing his findings and increasing his understanding of the issue. His work led him ultimately to understand that social isolation is an extremely significant factor in addiction/overeating. We also discuss in detail the metabolic impact of various foods, the importance of insulin as a marker for disease, and the importance of achieving satiety in the process of recovering from food addiction. Contact Info:  Dr. Gurpreet Padda: Dr. Padda on the Low Carb USA Podcast: https://www.lowcarbusa.org/gurpreet-padda-ep-33/ Website: https://reversingdiabetesmd.com/ Low Carb, Denver 2020: https://lowcarbconferences.com/ Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are happy to be joined today on the podcast by Brett Lloyd, a practitioner of the carnivore diet and overall positive influence. We get to hear about the intense yet uplifting story of his battle with/out of depression and the role that nutritional intervention played in this process.   Contact Info:   Brett Lloyd: Website: https://artlife.us/ Twitter: @StickmanBleedin Meat RX Profile: https://meatrx.com/product/brett-l/ Low Carb, Denver 2020: https://lowcarbconferences.com/ Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

Today we are joined by psychiatrist/physician and host of the Fundamental Health podcast, Dr. Paul Saladino. Dr. Saladino tells us about his journey through the world of nutrition as a curious, health-conscious individual, culminating ultimately in his adoption of the carnivore diet. We discuss the benefits of elimination diets and evaluate the healthfulness of various plant foods in depth. In addition, we discuss the connection between the gut and the brain. How do the foods we eat affect mood and contribute to depression? Finally, we discuss the environmental impact of different kinds of farming and of growing different kinds of foods. Thanks for listening in! Contact Info:  Dr. Paul Saladino: Website: https://carnivoremd.com/ Podcast: Fundamental Health Book: The Carnivore Code Instagram/Twitter: @carnivoremd White Oak Pastures: https://www.whiteoakpastures.com/ Low Carb, Denver 2020: https://lowcarbconferences.com/ Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are delighted to be joined on the podcast today by Nina Teicholz. Nina is a journalist who has spent years of her career trying to understand and explain the politics and the science of nutrition—especially with regard to saturated fats. What forces are at work behind the curtain of the food industry? To what extent are scientific studies and papers allowed or not allowed to see the light of day due to the approval or disapproval of corporations? Nina shares with us her findings with regard to these questions in her continued effort to shed light on the truth. Additionally, we discuss the x-factor for success behind every healthy diet—eating whole, non-processed foods—and the national dietary guidelines.   Contact Info:  Nina Teicholz: Nina’s Website: ninateicholz.com Nutrition Coalition: https://www.nutritioncoalition.us/ Low Carb, Denver 2020: https://lowcarbconferences.com/ Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are honored to be joined again by the legendary Dr. Jason Fung. We have all benefited greatly from his work and from the times in the past when he has joined us to share his insights on this podcast. In this episode, he has returned to discuss the importance of an open dialogue in the medical community, the necessity of letting the scientific method work unhindered by bias, and the negative effect of paid product endorsements in the medical profession (or any profession for that matter). Additionally, we discuss the many benefits of time-restricted eating and fasting. Thanks for listening in!  Contact Info:  Dr. Jason Fung: Website: https://thefastingmethod.com/ Low Carb, Denver 2020: https://lowcarbconferences.com/ Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

Dr. Joan Ifland, a true master in the realm of nutrition and addictive nutrition, joins us on the podcast today. Dr. Ifland has been putting her vast experience and knowledge to use in a big and effective way over the years, helping people to recognize and recover from their food addiction. Dr. Ifland is also the author of many helpful books on the topic of food addiction and recovery. In this episode, we discuss the destructive and progressive nature of addiction in general, how it is that addiction works on a neurological level, and why it is that food addiction is particularly dangerous. “I am standing on my two feet which are firmly planted in evidence; processed food addiction is the worst addiction,” says Dr. Ifland. Listen in to find out why. Contact Info:  Dr. Joan Ifland: Websites: https://www.foodaddictionreset.com/ Low Carb, Denver 2020: https://lowcarbconferences.com/ Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

Dr. Eric Sodicoff returns in this episode to update us on what he has been doing and thinking about since we last talked with him. We open with a discussion of the recent Netflix documentary, The Game Changers, and the pros and cons of plant-based diets. This leads us into a discussion of the environmental benefit of various diets. We weigh the quality of the arguments and statements made in support of plant-based diets in this documentary and examine the potential motivations of some of the people who starred in the movie.   Contact Info:   Dr. Eric Sodicoff: Twitter: @ESodicoffMD Website: http://www.phoenixvillenutritionguide.com/ Low Carb, Denver 2020: https://lowcarbconferences.com/ Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

Today we are joined by Amy Eiges—a certified health coach at Dr. Tro’s office and a coordinator for the Nutrition Coalition. Amy was a chronic dieter before she found low-carb/keto, having previously had many, many frustrating experiences with food-restrictive diets. We discuss the place of—and the usefulness of—sugar-free sweeteners in the process of recovering from sugar addiction. Additionally, we discuss the various valid insights to be found in other diet programs and philosophies, and we share tips for fasting while on a low-carb diet. Contact Info:  Amy Eiges: Twitter: @AmyDee1001  Amy's Blog Post: https://www.doctortro.com/i-am-not-broken/ Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are joined on the show today by Dr. Kevin Gendreau who shares with us his inspirational and tragic weight-loss journey. Among our discussion topics are the dangers of the ‘health at every size’ movement, navigating the medical profession as doctors who supports a low-carb approach to nutrition, and the need for a greater emphasis on nutritional education in medical schools. Toward the end of our conversation, Kevin shares with us some of his tips for weight-loss and healthy living.   Contact Info: Dr. Kevin Gendreau: Instagram: @kevingendreau Facebook: Kevin Gendreau MD Email: kevingendreau@gmail.com Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

Today we are excited to be joined once again on the show by Dr. Ted Naiman. In our discussion, we talk about, among other topics, the negative outcomes of eating lots of carbs and fats together, the ideal ratio of carbs to protein to fat in a diet, and methods for guiding people out of addiction to food.  Contact Info:  Dr. Ted Naiman: Website: http://www.burnfatnotsugar.com/ Twitter/Instagram: @tednaiman Book: thepediet.com Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

We are joined in this episode by Dr. Shawn Baker, a legend in the low-carb world. In our discussion today we cover a wide range of topics from the power and scope of lifestyle intervention in the treatment of various health problems to perspectives on food addiction. Additionally, we discuss the ways in which the perception of low-carb/keto, the carnivore diet, and dieting in general has morphed throughout the years. Thanks for listening in! Contact Info:  Dr. Shawn Baker: Website: https://www.shawn-baker.com/ Instagram: @shawnbaker1967 Twitter: @SBakerMD Boca Conference: Get Tickets: lowcarbusa.org (go to ‘Events’ tab and look for ‘Boca 2020’) Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

In this episode, Taline, Dr. Tro’s good friend, joins us on the podcast to share the story of her journey with weight loss and her discovery of/experience with low-carb dieting. Along the way, we discuss, among other things, strategies for staying the course on your low-carb journey. Contact Info:  Boca Conference: Get Tickets: lowcarbusa.org (go to ‘Events’ tab and look for ‘Boca 2020’) Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

Today we are joined by Siobhan Huggins from the Cholesterol Code. After sharing the story of her journey into Keto dieting and how she met Dave Feldman, she tells us all about the nutritional experiments she has been running. Additionally, we discuss the purpose of LDL. Contact Info:  Siobhan Huggins: Website: cholesterolcode.com  Twitter: @Siobhan_Huggins Boca Conference: Get Tickets: lowcarbusa.org (go to ‘Events’ tab and look for ‘Boca 2020’) Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

This week we are joined by… Drs. Brian Lenzkes and Tro Kalayjian of the Low Carb MD Podcast! In this episode, your hosts talk together, one on one, about a variety of issues as they take a look back at some of their favorite episodes and all that they have learned over the past year since the beginning of the podcast. We are so thankful for all of you learning and listening right along with us as we have talked with, and will continue to talk with, the many great people in the low-carb community who are leading the way toward a healthier way of life.   Contact Info:  Boca Conference: Get Tickets: lowcarbusa.org (go to ‘Events’ tab and look for ‘Boca 2020’)   Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/   Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

Tony Martinez, an attorney and a politician from New York, joins us today to discuss the politics and policies of Type 2 Diabetes and of Low-Carb. He has been involved in the political side of the low-carb movement since the 90s when he helped Dr. Robert Atkins pass a bill in Congress that helped make nutritional health and nutritional health products more available. Tony is interested in reforming medical education via the introduction of better nutritional training. Not only would this reform benefit the patients of our doctors, it would save the government and insurance companies a huge amount of money. Contact Info:  Tony Martinez: Donate to Tony’s Campaign:  Online: tony4ny.com By Mail: Make check out to, “Friends of Tony Martinez 4 NY,” and send to 72 N State Rd. #117 Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510 Boca Conference: Get Tickets: lowcarbusa.org (go to ‘Events’ tab and look for ‘Boca 2020’) Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

In this episode we are delighted to be joined by Robert, one of Tro’s patients. He shares with us his journey of fighting to lose weight, trying a variety of different calorie restriction diets before ultimately encountering low-carb dieting. Having finally reached the end of his patience with doctors and medications, he reached out to Dr. Tro who preceded to show him a different, sustainable way to health and weight-loss. Throughout the course of this discussion, an important undercurrent is the importance of a transparent and close patient/doctor relationship in the fight for wellness.  Contact Info:  Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/  

Today we are joined by the founders of Select Savory Seasonings, Cory and Rebecca Conklin. Select Savory Seasonings makes spices that have absolutely no sugar in them. In our discussion, Cory and Rebecca give us a fascinating insight into the spice industry and how companies try to hide sugar in their products without listing it in the nutrition information. They also share a bit about their health journey and how they discovered low-carb dieting.   Contact Info:   Cory and Rebecca Conklin: Twitter: CreativeKetoCook Instagram/Facebook: Select Savory Seasonings Email: selectsavoryseasonings@gmail.com Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Tro Kalayjian: Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

Today we are joined by Mark Cucuzzella, a Medical Director of low-carb diets at a hospital clinic in West Virginia. He has been a key participant in the discussion on de-prescribing medication and reversing disease via nutrition and has implemented a groundbreaking low-carb, no-sugar initiative at his hospital.  Contact Info: Mark Cucuzzella: Website: drmarksdesk.com  Book: Run for Your Life Book Website: runforyourlifebook.com Email: afrundoc@gmail.com http://eguideline.guidelinecentral.com/i/1180534-low-carb-nutritional-approaches-guidelines-advisory/0? Guidlines: 1. US version     – http://eguideline.guidelinecentral.com/i/1180534-low-carb-nutritional-approaches-guidelines-advisory/0? 2. UK version - http://eguideline.guidelinecentral.com/i/1183584-low-carb-nutrition-queens-units/0?       Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/  

We are joined today by our fellow co-host and, today, our guest, Megan Ramos from The Fasting Method (formerly IDM). She shares a bit about the history of The Fasting Method and explains everything that the program offers. We discuss the benefits of fasting and the reality of food addiction. Is the low-carb diet financially viable for low-income individuals and families? How important is the support of a like-minded community when one is attempting to implement fasting in their life? We discuss these questions and more in this episode! Plus, Megan shares her tips for making it through the holidays without falling off the low-carb wagon. Contact Info: Megan Ramos: Website: thefastingmethod.com Website: idm.health Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/  

Today we are joined by Dave Feldman from Cholesterol Code. Four years ago, Dave Feldman, an engineer, after several months on the Keto diet, became interested in Cholesterol. Now, having years of study and research under his belt, he is helping to clarify for laypeople and doctors alike the purpose and function of Cholesterol. We discuss all things Cholesterol in this very informative episode.  Contact Info: Dave Feldman: Website: https://cholesterolcode.com/ Twitter: @DaveKeto Donate: citizensciencefoundation.org Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

Today we are joined by Brenda Zorn, a long-time low-carb practitioner and pioneer of group fasting. She is involved with The Fasting Method and, in this episode, we discuss Brenda’s experiences with helping people to start down the road of fasting. Brenda has seen many people achieve great success using The Fasting Method, and is passionate about getting people involved in the practice. She says that, at The Fasting Method, “we believe that this state of eating whole foods, moderate protein, and moderate carbohydrates combined with fasting is the nutritional way that human beings are supposed to exist.” Why? Because it works. Contact Info: Brenda Zorn: Website: thefastingmethod.com Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/

We are joined this morning by Dr. Jason Fung. Dr. Fung fills us in on all that is new and exciting at IDM and dietdoctor.com. We discuss the misperceptions surrounding intermittent fasting and the powerful benefit of a low-carb lifestyle plus fasting. As medical professionals, we ought to be interested in putting peoples’ health back into their hands, giving them control over their own lives again.  Contact Info: Jasson Fung: Website: thefastingmethod.com Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/  

Today we are delighted to be joined by family medicine doctor and addiction specialist Dr. Molly Rutherford. After telling us about how she became interested in low-carb, we discuss the ‘Three Cs’ of addiction, carb/sugar addiction, and how to successfully walk through the recovery process.   Contact Info:   Molly Rutherford:         • Twitter and Instagram: @unbridledmd         • Facebook: Bluegrass Family Wellness         • . Website: www.bluegrassfamilywellness.com   Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Tro Kalayjian: Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

Joining us today is Dr. Melissa Hague, an Ob-Gyn who is using a nutrition-based approach to help women who are dealing with sexual dysfunction. Having struggled with weight throughout her life, she shares her journey into wellness and weight-loss thus far. She shares with us some of her findings with regard to the effect of low-carb dieting on gestational diabetes in pregnant women. We extend the discussion to the effect of a pregnant woman’s diet on the child she is carrying.  Contact Info: Melissa Hague:   •  Twitter: @drmelissahague Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/  

Ross Taylor, an experienced veteran of the low-carb/keto lifestyle and co-founder of Love You Foods, joins us today to help spread the word. He has experimented with nutrition and dieting for years and says that he always keeps coming back to low-carb/keto. We discuss what inspired him to start FBomb Nut Butters—namely, the difficulty of finding real, healthy foods that are not full of artificial ingredients. We talk about the importance of planning for success by making healthy, low-carb food accessible throughout your day. Contact Info: Ross Taylor: Website: https://www.dropanfbomb.com/ Twitter: @fatissmartfuel Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/  

Today we are joined by Dr. Ronesh Sinha. He explains to us how he discovered the low-carb way of eating while looking for ways to treat Asian/Indian populations who struggled with metabolic disease. Within the context of a discussion of physiological differences amongst different human populations, we talk about subcutaneous fat, visceral fat, and brown adipose tissue and their relationship to metabolic health. The effect of seed oils and anxiety/stress is discussed. We ask Dr. Sinah how a person could boost his/her insulin sensitivity. Contact Info: Ronesh Sinha: Book: The South Asian Health Solution Website: roneshsinha.com Instagram: roneshsinhamd Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/  

Today we are joined by Dr. Rob Cywes. We begin by discussing how one may avoid relapsing into eating carbohydrates by changing their perspective on Keto. We hear about the various negative outcomes of high carbohydrate consumption, the fundamental problems with the healthcare system in the United States, and the function of LDL in the body. Dr. Cywes encourages us that we must all begin to rethink, with reference to real, hard evidence, what is “normal” to eat. Contact Info: Rob Cywes: Website:  ObesityUnderstood.com Facebook: Robert Cywes Book: Diabetes Unpacked (Noakes Foundation) Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/  

Coco is an ex-Weight Watchers coach and is currently a health and wellness coach at Vita Pura. Telling us about her journey with food and dieting, she explains how she tried for many years to lose weight and achieve a healthy state of being before she found low-carb. After being diagnosed with diabetes insipidus, she encountered what she calls the ‘disease management’ system of medicine which merely prescribes medications without effecting actual healthfulness. It wasn’t until a friend helped her get started with the keto diet that she began to see real health and wellness come into her life. We discuss how people can make lasting changes in their eating habits, how low-carb eating could reverse the advances of disease, and the devastating effects of anxiety and stress.   Contact Info: Coco: Instagram: weightwatchergoneketo Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Tro Kalayjian: Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

Andrea Lombardi, a PA from Canada, joins us in this episode to discuss lifestyle intervention as a way to prevent disease. We talk about the importance of critical thinking in the treatment of disease. We discuss the importance of eating real, whole foods and what our ideal relationship with low carb treats ought to be. Get information for and tickets to Andrea’s Low Carb Real Food Show by clicking the link below.   Contact Info:   Andrea Lombardi: https://lowcarbrealfoodshow.com/ Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Tro Kalayjian: Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

Lily Nichols is a registered dietician, nutritionist, and certified diabetes educator. She is the author of Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. After sharing about her journey thus far as a health professional, we talk about an evidence-based approach to nutrition, health guidelines, and how nutrition relates to pregnancy. We discuss the potential ability of various diets to provide the full spectrum of nutrients needed during a pregnancy. Is healthy whole wheat a necessary part of any diet? Should a person be eating five to six times a day? We discuss these questions and more in this episode! Contact Info: Lily Nichols: Website: https://lilynicholsrdn.com/ Instagram: @lilynicholsrdn Twitter: @LilyNicholsRDN Brian Lenzkes: Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/ Low Carb Houston website: https://www.uhcl.edu/low-carb-houston/

We are honored to be joined by interventional cardiologist and Low Carb leader, Nadir Ali, MD. Dr. Ali describes his journey into Low Carb and from being an interventional cardiologist to working directly with patients to improve their health through lifestyle intervention. We discuss the role of LDL, the usage of Statin drugs, and relevant clinical trials. We talk about fasting and the natural human diet from an evolutionary-biological perspective. This is a MUST LISTEN episode that will shatter what you previously believed about the true causes of cardiovascular disease. Finally, we talk about the highly anticipated Low Carb Houston conference which takes place during October 24-26.   Dr. Nadir Ali:   Low Carb Houston: https://www.uhcl.edu/low-carb-houston/ Twitter: @eatmostlyfatali    Dr. Brian Lenzkes: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/   Dr. Tro Kalayjian: doctortro.com

Dr. Leonardo Trasande is the Director of the Division of Environmental Pediatrics and the Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Pediatrics at NYU School of Medicine. Dr. Trasande is an internationally renowned leader in environmental health with research focusing on the impact of chemicals on hormones in our bodies. He is best known for a series of studies published in Lancer Diabetes and Endocrinology and the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism documenting billions of dollars annually in disease costs due to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the US & Europe.    In this podcast, we discuss the health effects of BPA, contaminants, pollution and more.    He is the author of Sicker Fatter Poorer -> https://www.amazon.com/Sicker-Fatter-Poorer-Hormone-Disrupting-Chemicals-ebook/dp/B0789F6K8Z

This is a fun and informative episode of the podcast.  Kellie shares her personal health struggles and how she has used her knowledge as a certified holistic health counselor to help others.  She has a website full of practical tips and recipes to help get your family on board with delicious food.  We discuss many aspects of this lifestyle and you will leave empowered to make simple changes to improve your health and the health of your family. Her YouTube channel allows you to cook tasty and healthy food for your family.    Contact Info:   Website for Kellie:  https://thekelliekitchen.com/        YouTube:  The Kellie Kitchen   Brian's Website: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/   Tro's Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

This is a MUST LISTEN episode with one of the greatest research minds in the world.  We are truly honored to be joined by Dr. Ben Bikman Ph.D. Associate Professor of the BYU Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology. This is an outstanding discussion of clinical applications of Low Carb and exercise.  You will learn a great deal about metabolism and what science tells us about optimal human health and nutrition. You will learn about everything from ceramides to mitochondrial health from a world expert. Thank you for joining us.  Contact: Ben Bikman, Ph.D.     Twitter:  @BenBikmanPhd   Website: https://bikmanlab.byu.edu/

This is a great episode with 2 amazing guests who have served our country in the military.  Learn how these two are teaming up in rural Washington State to save their community with LCHF and IF.  This is the medicine of the future with Docs and RDs working together to treat metabolic disease and obesity. This is a great discussion of the struggles of modern medicine and how we can change the system together. Dr. Errico, DO:  Bill Errico on Facebook Franco Lopez III, RD email:  nutritionfranco@gmail.com   Articles:  https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/life/wellness/2017/02/12/how-low-carb-high-fat-diet-can-have-its-benefits/97404384/ https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/life/wellness/2015/10/02/health-el-paso-girl-deals-rare-disorder/73084366/

Join us for this amazing episode with Andrew (@Type1Berger) as we discuss his incredible journey to better health.  After his own health crisis, he stopped listening to standard advice of "just bolus insulin and eat whatever you want."  He has now lost weight, improved his mood, and has taken control of his health.  He gives us all hope through his inspirational story.  Andrew will change many lives by sharing his story of decreasing his 3 month sugar average from 7.8 to 5.3 even while drastically cutting his insulin dose.  Contact:  Andrew's Twitter:  @Type1Berger Dr. Brian: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Dr. Tro: doctortro.com

Thank you for joining us for this important episode with Jennifer Isenhart from Wide Eye Productions-- The Big Fat Lie Movie.  This movie covers the science of the Low Carb lifestyle as well as the personal stories of people who have had life changing experiences. The Big Fat Lie Movie has stories and life experience from Gary Taubes, Nina Teicholz, Dr. Bret Scher, Dr. Mark Hyman, Professor Tim Noakes, Dr. Sarah Hallberg, Doug Reynolds, Andrew Mente, and our own Dr. Brian Lenzkes. This is a great discussion of Jennifer's life experience with LCHF and how that inspired her to make this film.  We hope that you will help to support this very important film...It will truly be life changing and life saving for many.   Contact:  Jennifer Isenhart and the Big Fat Lie Movie:   http://www.bigfatliemovie.com/

This is one of the All Time Best Low Carb MD Podcasts!  Yes, another ABSOLUTE MUST LISTEN episode.  Kirsty Woods is the lead Exercise Physiologist at Metabolic Health Solutions in Western Australia and has been using LCHF protocols for the past 7 years. Kirsty uses indirect calorimetry (metabolic rate testing) in order to adjust the diet and exercise regimens for her clients.  "I rely on the data, not opinion."  This is a cutting edge approach to better health. So honored to have Kirsty teach us complicated science in a way that we can all understand.  Awesome stuff! Contacts:  Kirsty Woods  Website: www.metabolichealthsolutions.org    Twitter: @LowCarbEP Dr. Brian: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/  

Join us as we raise the class level on our podcast!  We are joined by Cynthia Thurlow NP and psychologist Kelly Donahue, PhD from the Everyday Wellness Podcast.  We have a great discussion on everything from self-care to relationships to "man colds" to Labradoodles!  We greatly enjoyed spending time with this dynamic team discussing solutions real life struggles.  Contacts: Kelly Donahue:  kellydonahuephd.com  www.everydaytherapist.com Check out her Book:  Everyday Self-Care Cynthia Thurlow:  https://cynthiathurlow.com/  Ted Talk:   https://youtu.be/A6Dkt7zyImk Everyday Wellness Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-wellness/id1435214303 Dr. Brian: LowCarbAdvisor.com Dr. Tro: doctortro.com

This is a very important episode as we discuss the links between diet and mental health. David's story has the potential to help many people.  He gained control of his bipolar disorder through lifestyle changes when standard care failed him. David also overcame binge eating processed foods and compensating with excessive exercise. His victory over addiction is very encouraging and gives us hope.    Contact:    David: @ii1111 on Twitter   Brian:  LowCarbAdvisor.com   Tro: doctortro.com

Join us for this great discussion about the importance of lifestyle on general health.  We discuss the importance of sleep, stress reduction, and exercise in health. Brian is an expert in personal training and intermittent fasting and has a lot of practical experience working with clients. What can be better than having two Brians on a podcast?      Contact: Brian Gryn  Website:  BrianGryn.com    https://www.facebook.com/groups/getleanclub/   

Dr. Fung returns to discuss several new studies and breaks down the concept of "calories." Contacts: Dr. Jason Fung: idmprogram.com Dr. Tro: doctortro.com

Yes, you guessed it, another MUST LISTEN podcast.  Dr. Chris Palmer, a Harvard trained psychiatrist, discusses his success in managing his own health and the mental health of his patients through diet and lifestyle. Is it possible that diet could have an effect on Schizophrenia?  Join us as we learn from a thought leader in psychiatry.  As an added bonus, he is one of the most compassionate docs that we have interviewed. His patient stories are life changing. We are honored to release this podcast.  Contacts:  Dr. Chris Palmer   Website: www.ChrisPalmerMD.com   Twitter: @ChrisPalmerMD Dr. Brian -- https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com Dr. Tro -- https://www.doctortro.com

Yet another MUST LISTEN episode!  Dr. Bourdua-Roy is a Family Medicine Doc also a certified in Obesity Medicine.  Her story is incredible!  She had to appear before the medical board to (successfully) defend her practice of lifestyle medicine.  She puts her patients first and is impacting her community.  This is a great discussion with an amazing doc and person.  We were honored to have her join us and are inspired by her. Twitter:  @CliniqueReversa Website: www.cliniquereversa.com

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Spencer Nadolsky a triple-boarded family medicine physician who also specializes in lipidology and obesity. We talk about the challenges physicians face promoting lifestyle medicine and his unique approach to medical weight loss. Twitter: @drnadolsky IG: @drnasolsky Site: DrSpencer.com 

Join us for this amazing episode with Vic. He teaches us how to overcome obesity while staying true to his cultural roots.  This episode is a lot of fun and you will learn a great deal....Plus Vic has a great voice for podcasts. Summary: BP meds, 100 lbs, GERD meds, CPAP...gone! Prepare to be inspired! Contact: Vic  --  Website:  WWW.Ketocoaching.ca     Twitter: @Ketocoachvic Brian -- https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com Tro -- https://www.doctortro.com

Join us for the amazing journey of Jim under the guidance of Dr. Andy Phung.  Another must listen episode!  Sorry, this seems to happen every week!  Jim's story will speak to many people and help them stay on track.  We discuss his journey and how he was able to stay on track to save his life and those of his friends and family.  He was going to get a gastric sleeve but avoided that with diet and exercise.  This is an inspiring story---10 inches off the waist and down 5 shirt sizes and down 110 lbs. No longer on CPAP for sleep apnea, inflammation gone.  "It took me 10 years to get to 300 lbs and a year to lose 110 lbs, not bad."  We discuss the importance of family support, setting goals, and staying the course.  Awesome stuff! Contacts: Dr. Phung  @DrAndyPhung Tro's Obesity Grand Rounds:   https://youtu.be/B0IxoldOwBg

Yes, another "Must Listen Episode" of Low Carb MD Podcast.  Dr. Jeff Stanley shares his struggles with weight and how he came to be a thought leader at Virta Health.  We discuss the paradigm shift occurring in medicine and the value of remote monitoring for patients. This episode is episode explores how major health insurers are seeing the value of lifestyle medicine.  Virta Health is paving the way for the rest of medicine and their data is changing the management of diabetes and obesity.  The floodgates are opening!   Contacts:   Jeff Stanley, MD   Twitter: @JeffStanleyMD   Virta Health:  www.virtahealth.com   Low Carb USA Conference San Diego:  LowCarbUsa.Org   Discount Code: LowCarbMD     Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com   Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website:  https://www.doctortro.com

The master returns for this episode as we discuss online Trolls and the coordinated attacks on the Low Carb/Intermittent Fasting community.  We discuss the difference between theory and real life practice.  We discuss the problems with the low fat theory and why change is so difficult in our nutrition recommendations. Contact:  Jason Fung:  IDMProgram.com Brian Lenzkes: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com  

Please join us for the inspiring story of Terri Lance who reversed her obesity and diabetes through lifestyle change.  She is now an educator for IDM and is helping others on their journey to better health. Terri also discusses the amazing IDM fasting retreats in Hawaii.  We discuss food addiction as well as many other important topics.  Terri shares her life experience and expertise with us.  Enjoy! Contacts:  Terri Lance:  terri@idmprogram.com Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website:  https://www.doctortro.com    

In this episode we talk to Dr. Nádia Pateguana about her health journey. We discuss PCOS, and raising kids in our modern food environment, as well as the importance of fasting as a complement to low carb.

This week we are honored to be joined by Dr. Steven Horvitz who is a leader in the Direct Primary Care (DPC) and Low Carb communities.  Join us to hear about his personal story and extensive clinical experience with lifestyle medicine.  He has been a mentor to Brian and Tro and is saving lives by stepping out of the box.  This is a great discussion with 3 front line docs battling Metabolic Syndrome.  We discuss the impact of lifestyle on health and how to improve our broken healthcare system. This is good stuff!  Contacts:  Twitter: @IMWHorvitz                  Website:  drhorvitz.com Low Carb USA:  https://www.lowcarbusa.org/low-carb-events/ Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website:  https://www.doctortro.com

This is another must listen episode.  Join us as we talk with Tro's patient Paulo.  His story is unbelievable and will impact you.  He shatters many stereotypes about obesity in this episode.  He went from a professional basketball player in Brazil to a morbidly obese dad with severe pain.  He suffered because his medical team did not know how to help him.  He lost over 100 lbs on a liquid diet and gained it all back in 6 months after stopping the program.  He then found Dr. Tro and went low carb..and his life changed.  Truly inspiring!   Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website:  https://www.doctortro.com

Thank you for joining us for this very important episode with Dr. Siobhan Key.  Dr. Key is a Family Medicine doctor who is actually helping physicians to lose weight and regain their health.  We all know that us docs are the worst patients ever.  Dr. Key has an excellent podcast called Weight Solutions for Physicians.  Join us as we discuss our personal struggles with weight gain and our journey to better health. Dr. Key shares her knowledge with us after her vast experience especially dealing with the emotional aspects of binge eating. Contact:  Dr. Siobhan Key: Weight Solutions for Physicians Podcast Weightsolutiionsforphysicians.ca Kick Sugar Summit.  http://kicksugarsummit.com?afmc=5y

Thank you for joining us on this great adventure.  Hear how Larry and Kay Lynne Diamond changed their lives and inspired their family.  Now Larry is an educator for IDM helping others in their battle against obesity.  We discuss the importance of family support and many other topics.  This remarkable couple will inspire you on your journey.  Tons of wisdom and practical tips in this episode. Contact for Larry Diamond:  Twitter  @natureboyrr   IDMProgram.com Kick Sugar Summit:  http://kicksugarsummit.com?afmc=5y

Thank you for joining us for this very special episode of LCMD.   We are honored to have Doug Reynolds founder of Low Carb USA and Jeff Kotterman founder of TriSystem Nutrition and director of the National Association of Sports Nutrition (NASN).  Doug and Jeff are teaming up to change the Low Carb community with new Standard of Care Guidelines and exercise recommendations. Hear how Jeff changed his entire paradigm of sports nutrition after 30 years as an industry leader and the first NASN Certified Master Sports Nutritionist in San Diego, CA.  Doug discusses his upcoming Low Carb San Diego conference and how how he supporting the Low Carb Community in San Diego and nationally. This is a must listen episode!   Contact info: Jeff Kotterman: Jeffk@nasnutrition.com      Trisystem:  trisystem.network   Doug Reynolds: https://www.lowcarbusa.org/low-carb-events/sd-2019/   email: support@lowcarbusa.org   Kick Sugar Summit:  http://kicksugarsummit.com?afmc=5y 

Hello all, we would like to first apologize for the audio quality of this episode.  We had a bad internet connection to Ireland...but the information from Cian Foley is worth a bit of struggle to listen.  He has had a remarkable health and fitness comeback and is helping a lot of people.  He has regained his health and wrote "Don't Eat for Winter:Unlock Nature's Secret to Reveal Your True Body."  Cian is a 2 time Kettle Bell champion and bronze medalist at 40 years of age in a physique competition.  We discuss a wide range of topics and know this information will be helpful on your journey.   Contact for Cian Foley: Website: DontEatForWinter.com Twitter:    @wellboy   Book:  Don't Eat for Winter: Unlock Nature's Secret to Reveal Your True Body

We are pleased to be joined by Dr Mike Hart, another frontline doctor practicing low carb.  This is another great episode covering a wide range of topics including the emotional aspects of food addiction. We also discuss everything from exogenous ketones to CBD oil and everything in between  This is another must listen episode. Contact info: MikeHartMD. com ReadyToGoClinic.com Twitter.  @DrMikeHart  

We are proud to release episode #33 with Raphael Sirtoli, Neuroscientist and PhD.  We discuss his new app to help us on our Low Carb/Keto journey.  Raphi is an excellent source of information and is teaming up with some of the most brilliant names in nutrition. This was a fun and informative hour.  Thank you for joining us. Contact info: Raphael Sirtoli: Twitter @raphaels7    Website:   https://nutrita.app/

Join us for a great discussion with Dr. Andy Phung, a front line Family Medicine Physician practicing Low Carb with his patients.  He is a rising star in the community and is making a massive impact.  We discuss insulin resistance and implications for chronic disease. Dr. Phung is very active on Twitter and is sharing his remarkable clinical experience with us.  Contact: Dr. Andy Phung:  Twitter  @DrAndyPhung

Please join us as Anthony tells the story of his transformation and how he is helping his community to make better nutrition choices.  He has improved his health through lifestyle change and is influencing the Italian community.  Hear how he is changing his local Italian community for the better and is educating those around him. Anthony is leading by example and is helping those around him to love healthier lives.  This episode was a lot of fun and was very encouraging.  Please join us on this amazing story.    Contacts:  Anthony can be found on Twitter on @toprate222  and on the internet at ItalainGoesKeto.Com   Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com

Please join us to hear Jeff's remarkable story.  He has lost more than half of his body mass...he started at 679 lbs.  This is a great discussion of how he has overcome significant life trauma to inspire us all.  After trying multiple diets and a failed gastric bypass surgery, Jeff took his health in his own hands and has accomplished the impossible with Low Carb and IF. He is still on his journey and is reaching out to people who have lost all hope.  This is well worth your time, prepare to be inspired.   Contact for Jeff:  Twitter: @FatboyBeastMode    Website:   http://www.fatboybeastmode.com/

Please join us for this amazing discussion with Brian Wiley.  His story will inspire you and help you to stay on track.  Megan Ramos and Tro ask some great questions and Brian gives a lot of practical advice on how to stay on track...and more importantly how to get back on track after life interferes with the journey.  Brian has sustained a 10 year weight loss of 100 lbs with a low carb lifestyle.  He proves that this is truly sustainable and he gives us all hope.  Contact:  Brian: Twitter -  @LCHF_TOOLBOX Megan Ramos:  Twitter- @meganjramos                              Website: IDMProgram.com Tro: https://www.doctortro.com

Buckle up for this one!  We are joined by the great Tucker Goodrich.  We have a great discussion about the effects of seed oils on many illnesses.  This is a critical issue which is constantly overlooked.  Tucker used his health struggles to change his diet and his life. Many of us can relate and can learn from his life experience and research.  Be forewarned that we run over a bit but there was way too much great information to cut anything.  Just fast forward Brian and Tro to listen to Tucker!  You will learn a great deal from this podcast.  Thank you for listening.  Contact Info:   Tucker Goodrich: Twitter @TuckerGoodrich Blog:  Link on Twitter Profile (yelling-stop.blogspot.com)

Dr. Cate Shanahan author of Deep Nutrition and a front line doctor joins us to discuss critical health issues. Dr. Shanahan is a voice of reason in nutrition and recommends eating real food.  This is a wide ranging interview where we cover topics including the pressures of being a physician to the dangers of seed oils.  We learned a great deal from Dr. Shanahan and know this will be a valuable hour for you.  Thank you for joining us. Contact Information: Website:  https://drcate.com Books:  Deep Nutrition: Food Rules: A Doctor's Guide to Healthy Eating

Please join us for the amazing (and frustrating) story of Jennifer who has struggled with seizures for most of her life.  She is truly an amazing person who has overcome great obstacles, including obesity, to control her recurrent seizures.  The medical system failed her, so she took matters in her own hands...and the results are stunning.  Please join us for an inspiring and educational hour.    Contact Information for Jennifer:   Email: ketohiking@gmail.com   Twitter:  @Ketohiking

This is a great episode!  Join us as we learn from cardiologist Dr. Christian Assad.  Dr. Assad shares his story of how he overcame chronic migraines and weight gain with lifestyle modification including a low carb diet.  Hear how he is using this knowledge to help his patients and community in Mcallen, Texas which is in the top 3 most obese cities in the US.  Dr. Assad is on the front lines changing lives in the Latino community and educating the people who need it the most.  He is also merging technology and medicine to provide community and education for his patients.  He is teaching people how to be healthier while staying true to cultural traditions. He is also challenging the standard paradigm in the treatment of congestive heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases. This is another "Must Listen" episode and we know that hearing from Dr. Assad will impact you and we are honored to have him join us. He is one of the smartest (and nicest) docs we have interviewed.  Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/christianassadmd Twitter @ChristianAssad Instagram @MedHacker Blog HTTP://Medhacker.comacebook Page https://www.facebook.com/christianassadmd Twitter @ChristianAssad Instagram @MedHacker Blog HTTP://Medhacker.com

Dr. Tro & Dr. James DiNicalatano discuss salt, micro-nutrient needs, longevity, and overall health. They also discuss the upcoming book The Longevity solution.

Please join us as we have wide ranging and enjoyable discussion with Dr. Jay Wrigley. Dr. Wrigley discusses functional medicine, weight loss plateaus, and supplements.  He discusses his personal journey to improved metabolic health.       Contact info: Email:  drjremote@gmail.com  Websites:  drwrigley.com  , www.ketogeniccode.com , and  www.npscript.com/drwrigley  

Dr. Berry is a best selling author of "Lies My Doctor Told Me" and a front line Family Practice MD.  Hear his journey from being a metabolically sick doctor practicing the standard of care to a healthy and fit machine.  He brings a sense of humor and is well known for his YouTube rants.  Join us as we have fun and talk about our stories and what we have learned from patients as primary care docs. Dr. Berry also has a legendary YouTube channel with the best rants out there. Thank you for joining us for this entertaining and informative podcast episode (Run Time: 1:12:03). Contact Info: Twitter: @KenDBerryMD YouTube - www.youtube.com/kendberrymd Facebook - www.fb.com/kendberry.md Instagram - Instagram instagram.com/kendberry.md Book: Lies My Doctor Told Me

In this episode Dr. Tro Kalayjian and Megan Ramos team up to discuss their struggles with obesity and their journey to better health. They are able to share their wisdom with our listeners. They give many practical tips on how to break through plateaus and how to stay motivated. It is a great discussion and will be helpful for many listeners.  

In this episode, we are joined by the master.  Doctors Jason Fung and Brian Lenzkes discuss the difficulties doctors face in medicine today.  There are many challenges which are made worse with industry influence on medical education. Doctors are facing burnout because patients are getting sicker with our current standard of care. We discuss the importance of metabolic health. We are in a battle to save healthcare (Run Time: 55:07). Contact for Jason Fung:  https://idmprogram.com Brian Lenzkes: http://www.lowcarbadvisor.com/ Books: The Obesity Code, The Diabetes Code, The Longevity Solution  

The Low Carb MD Podcast is honored to release our latest podcast with the Low Carb GP,  Dr. David Unwin. Dr. Unwin is a true role model and the embodiment of what a physician should be.  He shares the story of his conversion from a conventional doctor to an exceptional doctor truly changing (and saving) lives. We discuss a range of subjects from physician burnout to the power of  hope and compassion. This is a must listen episode. We truly strive to be more like Dr. Unwin and are inspired by his quiet courage and strength (Run Time: 1:12:14). Contacts for Dr. Unwin @lowcarbGP www.realfoodrocks.co.uk  @realfoodrocksUK on Twitter  Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website:  https://www.doctortro.com  

We had a great time talking with Eric Sodicoff, MD.  Join us as we talk about the realities and frustrations of practicing medicine today.  We review our personal journeys and discuss recent literature regarding the Low Carb lifestyle. We had a lot of fun and learned a lot from each other. Please join us for this great discussion.    Contact Info:  1.  Twitter: @ESodicoffMD 2. Facebook: @phoenixvillenutritionguide 3. Nutrition website is called:  The Phoenixville Nutrition Guide   http://phoenixvillemedicalweightloss.weebly.com 4. To schedule in person office visit:       PMA Medical Specialists LLC       https://www.pmadoctor.com/Default.aspx       610-323-3100   Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com   Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website: https://www.doctortro.com

Join us with Dr. Jeff Gerber, MD (Denver's Diet Doctor) to discuss Low Carb and the new Eat Lancet dietary guidelines. Dr. Gerber talks about his personal and front line professional experience with Low Carb.  Dr. Gerber discussing the Low Carb Denver conference coming up March 7-10th.  After this podcast was recorded the hotel moved the conference to a larger room and more tickets are available. There is also live streaming for those who can't make it (Run Rime: 53:32). Contact Info: Here are some links http://LowCarbConferences.com Main website: https://denversdietdoctor.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/jeffry.gerber Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffryGerberMD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffrygerbermd Eat Rich, Live Long: Mastering the Low-Carb & Keto Spectrum for Weight Loss a... https://www.amazon.com/dp/1628602732/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_dO0ACb0S2W0RT via @amazon Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website:  https://www.doctortro.com  

Low Carb MD is joined by Ivor Cummins (The Fat Emperor) to discuss insulin resistance, coronary calcium scores, and cardiac risk factors.  Ivor brings his engineering skills to us doctors to help us figure out the root cause of metabolic disease. We discuss the work of Dr. Joseph Kraft and many more important topics.  We had a lot of fun learning from Ivor (Run Time: 1:02:58) Contact info: Website:  TheFatEmperor.com Twitter: @FatEmperor Book:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1628602732/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_qCKzCbKNBCC73(Eat Rich Live Long) Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website:  https://www.doctortro.com

This week we are honored to be joined by the great Dr. Ted Naiman.  We discuss the importance of cutting carbohydrate intake and how to increase fat oxidation. Dr. Naiman discusses the importance of increased protein intake and high intensity exercise. We discuss why some people struggle on a Ketogenic Diet and how to get them back on track.  Dr. Naiman is a true pioneer in the Low Carb community and has vast experience.  Even though he only works out 15 minutes a day and still looks the way he does, we still like him!  (Run Time: 1:03:30).  Contact: Twitter: @TedNaiman Website:  WWW.BurnFatNotSugar.com Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website:  https://www.doctortro.com

Please join us for an amazing episode with Georgia Ede, MD who is a practicing psychiatrist focusing on lifestyle modification in treating her patients. She discusses her struggles with food and how she improved her physical and mental health with a carnivore diet.  Dr. Ede is a voice of reason in nutrition...and one of the nicest people we have ever met. We learned a great deal from her during this podcast.   It was a true honor having her on. Thank you for listening! (Run Time: 55:06) Dr Ede can be found at: Website:  http://www.diagnosisdiet.com/ Twitter: @georgiaEdeMD Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website:  https://www.doctortro.com

Matthew joins us to discuss his struggles with addiction and how changing his lifestyle may have contributed to his recovery.  This is an "Adult Only" episode as we discuss topics which may not be appropriate for our younger audience.  We understand that some may be offended by this topic but many more will be helped.  This podcast has filled us with immense hope for those struggling with addiction.     Contact: WWW.CarnivoreCrews.com   Twitter: @CarnivoreCrews   Links:     Tuit Nutrition:  Keto & Mental Health:   https://youtu.be/GKxxSnGkpVg   Paleo Canteen:  My Mental Health and Nutrition:  https://youtu.be/KT2f4lcDq4A   Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com   Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website:  https://www.doctortro.com

This week we are joined by Dr. Ben Bocchicchio, a doctor of exercise physiology.  Dr. Ben began low carb eating and fasting interventions in the 1970's.  He is one of the fathers of high intensity interval training (HIIT). He created slow resistance training in 1973 now called  SMaRT training (Slow, Maximum, Response Training). His book "15 Minutes to Fitness" is the bible for combining controlled carb eating with high intensity exercise for all populations.  Dr. Ben will likely change your view of the importance of exercise.  Thank you for listening.  Contact info:  Phone: (480) 206-5017.   Email: drbenbo@hotmail.com Website: drbenbo.com Book: https://www.amazon.com/15-Minutes-Fitness-SMaRT-Health/dp/1590794230/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1548401764&sr=8-1&keywords=15+minutes+to+fitness Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website:  https://www.doctortro.com  

The voice of reason in nutrition, Amy Berger, joins Low Carb MD to give some clarity to the Low Carb community.  Amy has extensive clinical experience and has an amazing blog, YouTube channel, and her book The Alzheimers Antidote is helping many people.  Fasten your seat belt as Amy takes us on a grand tour of nutrition.  Thank you for continuing to educate us all.   Amy's blog: http://www.tuitnutrition.com/ Amy's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmDz-SYYhoerycynsCm7L8g/videos Amy's book: https://www.amazon.com/Alzheimers-Antidote-Low-Carb-High-Fat-Cognitive/dp/1603587098/ Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website:  https://www.doctortro.com  

Dr. Robert Cywes (Bariatric Surgeon) joins us with incredible practical advice regarding metabolic health and his own struggles. Tro's patient Bill joins us to discuss his struggles with weight loss and his desire for bariatric surgery.  This is a must listen episode.  We cover too many topics to summarize here but we focus on the addictive nature of carbohydrates and processed foods.  We do run long in this episode but every second is valuable.  This will likely change your approach to weight loss and metabolic health.  This is truly a life changing episode. Thank you for listening.    Contacts:   Dr. Robert Cywes:  Phone:  5616274107 Website:  ObesityUnderstood.com Facebook: Robert Cywes Book: Diabetes Unpacked (Noakes Foundation)   Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website: https://www.doctortro.com

Dr. Ethan Weiss joins Low Carb MD to discuss his views on  the Low Carb/Keto lifestyle as a practicing cardiologist (and researcher) at UCSF.  Dr. Weiss is on the Board of Advisors for Virta Clinic and is the founder of Keyto.  Join us as we discuss metabolic health, fatty liver disease, Coronary Calcium Scans, the Low Carb lifestlyle, and much more.  Tro and Brian actually agree a lot on this episode so you don't want to miss it!   Contacts:   Dr. Ethan Weiss  on Twitter @EthanJWeiss  or  https://getkeyto.com/   Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com   Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website: https://www.doctortro.com

Join us as we follow Jill Rieder on her inspiring journey from poor health to fitness. Jill's story is just what we need to get back on track after the Holidays. This episode will speak to many people out there struggling to find balance in life while struggling to be the best parent, spouse, and employee possible. Learn the skills that helped Jill to reclaim her life, health, and joy. We discuss so many important issues in life that interfere with our well-being. This is a true success story to start 2019.     Jill can be found at Jill on a Journey on Instagram.   For Additional Information:    Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website:  https://www.doctortro.com

Joy Kiddie, MSc RD joins us to discuss our shared struggles with weight loss following standard guidelines.  Joy discusses how Low Carb and IF have changed her approach as a registered dietitian. Joy has lost a significant amount of weight and has put her Type II diabetes in remission. In the past she has done research on dietary management of ADHD. We also discuss the reality of carbohydrate addiction. We discuss why some people struggle while others around them are losing a lot of weight. Clearly the Low Carb lifestyle is not just for weight loss and diabetes management.    Contact:  Joy's Website: https://www.lchf-rd.com/ Twitter: @lchfRD   Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com   Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website: https://www.doctortro.com   Low Carb MD Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/LowCarbMD

Visit Dr. Jason Fung: https://idmprogram.com/   Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website: https://www.doctortro.com   If you find this podcast helpful, please share it with your friends, family and healthcare professionals.  We would greatly appreciate your honest feedback at iTunes and Stitcher.  Also since we are self funding this podcast we would greatly appreciate any donation, no matter how small, through Patreon to help us get the word out one person at a time. Thank You!

Dr. Shawn Baker, King of the Beasts, explains the Carnivore lifestyle.  In this episode we discuss a broad spectrum of topics including the Carnivore lifestyle, fiber, gut microbiome, modern medical practice and much more.  Dr. Baker shares what led him to the Carnivore lifestyle and practical tips on lifestyle changes. We discuss his upcoming debate with Layne Norton (BioLayne) focusing on nutrition and exercise performance. This is a must listen episode!   Contact Info for Dr. Baker:   Twitter: @SBakerMD Podcast: Human Performance Outliers Podcast   https://humanperformanceoutliers.libsyn.com/     Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website: https://www.doctortro.com   If you find this podcast helpful, please share it with your friends, family and healthcare professionals.  We would greatly appreciate your honest feedback at iTunes and Stitcher.  Also since we are self funding this podcast we would greatly appreciate any donation, no matter how small, through Patreon to help us get the word out one person at a time.   Thank You!

In this episode we discuss practical tips to help avoid weight gain during the Holidays.  We discuss ways to survive parties and family gatherings.  We talk about how to get back on track quickly even if we go off the rails for a few meals. We also discuss ways to manage the stress of the Holiday season.  We can start the new year off without having to make drastic changes.   Visit Megan and Nadia at https://idmprogram.com/   Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com  Twitter: @BrianLenzkes      Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website:   https://www.doctortro.com      Twitter:  @DrTro If you find this podcast helpful, please share it with your friends, family and healthcare professionals.  We would greatly appreciate your honest feedback at Itunes and Stitcher.  Also since we are self funding this podcast we would greatly appreciate any donation, no matter how small,  through Patreon to help us get the word out one person at a time. Thank You!  

In this episode Vinnie Tortorich (Fat: The Documentary and Fitness Confidential) joins the team to help Karen get back on track with the Low Carb Lifestyle.  We discuss some of the difficulties that this soccer mom faces in her battle against obesity. We analyze her coping mechanisms and try to help her break bad habits and replace them with a healthier lifestyle.   Links: Amazon link for Vinnie's Book, Fitness  Confidential: http://a.co/d/1hxZViy   Vinnie's Website: https://www.VinnieTortorich.Com Fat: Documentary Trailer: https://youtu.be/z-onXpXUovc   Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com  Twitter: @BrianLenzkes      Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website:   https://www.doctortro.com      Twitter:  @DrTro   If you find this podcast helpful, please share it with your friends, family and healthcare professionals.  We would greatly appreciate your honest feedback at Itunes and Stitcher.  Also since we are self funding this podcast we would greatly appreciate any donation, no matter how small,  through Patreon to help us get the word out one person at a time. Thank You! 

This episode is a behind the scenes look at the new collaboration for the Low Carb MD Podcast. We are joined by Dr. Jason Fung and Megan Ramos from The Intensive Dietary Management (IDM)  program. We discuss our vision and plan for the podcast. Our goal is to reach patients who have given up all hope of a healthy lifestyle.  We also have a strong desire to teach other doctors and health professionals about the health benefits of a low carbohydrate lifestyle.    For Additional Information:    Visit Dr. Jason Fung and Megan Ramos:  https://idmprogram.com/   Dr. Fung's books include:  The Obesity Code and The Diabetes Code..both available on Amazon   Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com  Twitter: @BrianLenzkes      Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website:   https://www.doctortro.com      Twitter:  @DrTro   If you find this podcast helpful, please share it with your friends, family and healthcare professionals.  We would greatly appreciate your honest feedback at Itunes and Stitcher.  Also since we are self funding this podcast we would greatly appreciate any donation, no matter how small,  through Patreon to help us get the word out one person at a time. Thank You!    

In this episode Drs. Tro Kalayjian and Brian Lenzkes introduce themselves and explain their vision for this podcast. They share their personal struggles with obesity and how their lives and practice of medicine were changed by the Low Carb/Keto diet.     For Additional Information:    Visit Dr. Brian Lenzkes website: https://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com Visit Dr. Tro Kalayjian website: https://www.doctortro.com   If you find this podcast helpful, please share it with your friends, family and healthcare professionals.  We would greatly appreciate your honest feedback at iTunes and Stitcher.  Also since we are self funding this podcast we would greatly appreciate any donation, no matter how small, through Patreon to help us get the word out one person at a time.   Thank You!