Low Carb MD Podcast

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: [email protected] 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