Low Carb MD Podcast

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Jessica Apple is a writer, editor, and co-founder of a nonprofit magazine focusing on metabolic health and low-carb diabetes management. Her personal health journey involves personal experiences, including her mother's illness, her own struggle with autoimmune diabetes, and her family's health challenges. Jessica's quest for understanding led her to question traditional dietary advice and explore the ketogenic diet.

In this episode, Dr. Tro, and Jessica talk about…

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Mariela Glandt, a Harvard and Columbia-educated endocrinologist, has extensive experience in treating diabetes. She is the founder and director of Glandt Center for Diabetes Care, which uses the ketogenic diet as its main therapeutic tool. Dr. Glandt has worked in New York, both in a private clinic and at Mount Sinai Hospital. In Israel, she worked as the director of the Clinical Research Unit for Diabetes at Hadassah Ein Kerem University Medical Center. Dr. Glandt publishes articles in international journals, is involved in clinical...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Robert Hoyer has practiced medical oncology in Colorado Springs, CO since 2008. He is board-certified in internal medicine, medical oncology and hematology. He received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He went on to complete his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in hematology and oncology at Mayo Graduate School of Medicine. Dr. Hoyer has a strong interest in lifestyle medicine and the convergence of technology for disease prevention and improved healthspan. He also has an interest in slowing and reversing...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Nayiri Mississian's educational background lies in Linguistics and Translation. She has worked as an educator in the UK for 20 years. While working as a full-time educator, Nayiri founded her own translation company in 2010, which she runs now alongside her nutrition coaching work. Nayiri retired from teaching a few years ago and trained as a Metabolic Health Practitioner. She is the founder of 'Low Carb and Fasting' and is the host of the 'Low Carb and Fasting' YouTube channel. Nayiri has had type1 diabetes since 1978 and...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Brian Wiley is a Certified Health Coach who has struggled with food addiction and battled with obesity for most of his life. Being advised with mainstream approaches as his solution, along with the standard, “eat less, move more” resulted in minimal, or no success with eventual regain. In 2009, he reached his highest weight of 265 pounds. His doctor advised and encouraged him to take medications after his blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol reached dangerous levels at the age of only 35. His commitment to a low carb...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Jessyca Reynolds is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist and Life Coach who has over 10,000 hours of coaching experience in the last six years working with hundreds of clients. At age 41, she had all but given up on life. She was taking 17 pills a day for bulimia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, chronic migraine, bladder disease, and other ailments. She spent every day completely consumed by food addiction and bingeing. She was 309 lbs, the highest weight of her life. Her high blood pressure put her at severe risk...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Vinnie Tortorich is a Celebrity Fitness Trainer, speaker, podcaster and best-selling author. He has been a personal trainer to people from all walks of life for thirty years, having trained Hollywood celebrities, captains of industry, stay at home moms, working moms, pregnant moms, ultra athletes, Ironman triathletes, injured and post surgical clients and even children with the beginnings of a weight problem.

In this episode, Dr. Tro, and Vinne talk about…

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Temple Stewart is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Personal Trainer and Health Behavior Change Specialist. She played D1 soccer at the University of Tennessee Martin, which is where she received her degree in Dietetics. She completed her internship at the VA Medical Center in Bay Pines, FL. 

In this episode, Dr. Brian, Dr. Tro, and Temple talk about…

Temple’s personal health journey and discovery of the low-carb/ketogenic diet

The reason for the establishment of The American Diabetes Society

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Welcome to season 2 of the Low Carb MD Podcast! In this episode, Drs. Brian and Tro talk about the exciting new changes coming up in season 2 of the show.

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Kristin Johnson is a functional nutritionist with advanced training in holistic nutrition as well as a specialty in peri-menopause and menopause health.  She is Board Certified in Holistic Nutrition through the National Association of Nutrition Professionals, a certified DUTCH hormone test practitioner, and a graduate of the Nutritional Therapy Association’s Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner program. In addition, she has special training in amino acid therapy for anxiety and mood disorders as well as mindset coaching to facilitate change. She completed a professional ment...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Allison Herschede is a Registered Nurse, Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, the author of a book about diabetes and pregnancy, and is the lead diabetes educator at diaVerge. She helps her clients consistently achieve normalized blood sugar levels, dramatically reducing their blood sugar averages and A1c. 

In this episode, Dr. Brian, Dr. Tro, and Allison talk about…

Allison’s Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis and how she learned to reverse it

How to determine the ideal ratio of fat...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Tia Reid, CDM, CFPP, MHP, faced a range of health challenges, including T2D, Metabolic Syndrome, Hypertension, Obesity, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver, Sleep Apnea, Adrenal Insufficiency, and carbohydrate addiction. Recognizing the need for self-management, she adopted the perspective of treating carbohydrates as an addiction and successfully addressing T2D and metabolic syndrome. This saved her life. With medical guidance and support from the LowCarb Community, Tia eliminated over 20 medications and lost 100 pounds, finding a renewed passion for life and a commitment to helping others.

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Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Cindy Davis Mikolajczyk has been a registered nurse for 45 years and is the host of the Ask Nurse Cindy YouTube channel where she uses humor and easy to understand examples to help others on the journey to informed self care. Since discovering the power of ketogenic eating, Cindy has been passionately devoted to helping others discover the freedom found in fueling her body with low carb, high fat, medium protein foods. She is also an educator/teacher and was recently a speaker at the Low...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Jan Ellison Baszucki is president of Baszucki Group and founder of Metabolic Mind. A former Silicon Valley fintech marketing executive, Jan is a writer, parent, mental health advocate and aspiring citizen scientist. She is the author of the national bestselling debut novel, A Small Indiscretion, which was a San Francisco Chronicle recommended book of 2015. Her essays have appeared in publications like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Writer’s Digest, and her short fiction has received numerous awards, including an O. Henry Prize for...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Doug Reynolds is the Founder and CEO of LowCarbUSA—a platform offering a variety of educational tools and resources to medical practitioners and laypeople alike. He is also the President of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners—an organization founded to represent all researchers and practitioners working to improve metabolic health around the world through education, training, and support of evidence-based nutritional approaches, including carbohydrate restriction, as a valid therapeutic option or intervention.

In this episode, Dr. Brian and Doug talk about how the...

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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...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. By the time Scott hit his late 40s/early 50s he weighed over 550 pounds thanks to his adherence to the standard American dietary/exercise advice. It was not until Scott began walking, fasting, and reading the work of Jason Fung and others that he was able to start dropping weight and getting healthy. Similarly, Scott’s wife, Camille has been able to radically improve her personal health following the same dietary principles that her husband discovered. Together they run the website Improvisational Keto Kitchen—a site...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Judy Kohlheim and Erika Bell met on the Clubhouse app in a keto community club created by Judy. They became fast friends and began talking/communicating outside of the app. Together, they are the brains and braun behind the Keto Orlando Summit.

In this episode, Tro, Judy, and Erika talk about their keto origin stories, the inception of the Keto Orlando Summit, the damage done by the ADA to innocent people and families and why no one should trust the ADA for nutritional...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Judy Wolfe, a Certified Food Addiction Professional, SUGAR and HMA Certified through Bitten Jonsson, is a trailblazer in battling sugar and food addiction. She's a Co-founder of SUGARxGlobal.com, a 24/7 one-stop-shop recovery platform based on their unique C.A.R.E. System (Connection-Action Steps-Recovery Protection™-Education) for crushing cravings and sparking transformations. With a personal recovery journey spanning 33 years and impressively maintaining a 125-pound weight loss, Judy's practical, action-driven approach has positively impacted hundreds on their path to sugar/food addiction recovery.

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Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Robert Lustig is Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Lustig has become a leading public health authority on the impact sugar has on fueling the diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome epidemics, and on addressing changes in the food environment to reverse these chronic diseases. He is also the author of many popular and influential books on the topics of nutrition and metabolic health (see links below). His qualifications, education, and full list of accomplishments are too extensive to...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Paul Kolodzik is a double board-certified emergency and metabolic-health physician with thirty years of experience. As a private-practice metabolic MD, Dr. Kolodzik has used continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to help thousands of patients lose weight and prevent and reverse disease. In his first book, The Continuous Glucose Monitoring Revolution, Dr. Kolodzik presents a comprehensive program for metabolic-health success using CGM. He is also the Medical Director and Owner of Metabolic MD and is a founding member of the Society of Metabolic Health Physicians. In...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Grace Price is an 18 year old who has spent the past two years chasing after a cure for cancer. This chase led her ultimately to write, edit, produce, and direct the documentary film, Cancer: A Food-Borne Illness. The film follows Grace across the country as she searches for the lifestyle factors that are putting people at high risk for cancer. It turns out that one of the best ways to prevent cancer is simple: avoid sugar.

In this episode, Brian and Grace talk a...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Robert Lufkin is a physician/medical school professor (UCLA and USC) focusing on the applied science of health, longevity, and consciousness. After reversing chronic disease and transforming his life he is making it his mission to help others do the same. In addition to being a practicing physician, he is author of over 200 peer reviewed scientific papers and 14 books that are available in six languages. Robert has given invited lectures/keynotes around the world, and was named one of the ‘100 Most Creative People in Lo...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Marcus Clark, due to work stress, COVID, and poor diet ended up weighing around 360 pounds. Recently, with the help of Dr. Tro and his team, he has officially lost 160 pounds! Marcus is a highly skilled Media Producer and the Owner of Red Owl Studios.

In this episode, Tro, Brian, and Marcus talk about Marcus’ personal health journey, how he discovered Dr. Tro and the keto diet, the mental aspect of the weight-loss journey, how to keep yourself on track when you slip a li...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Caryn Zinn is an internationally-recognised leader and advocate of the whole food, low carbohydrate, healthy fat (LCHF) nutrition and lifestyle approach and its application to metabolic health and sports performance. Caryn is an academic, an author and a registered dietitian, with over 25 years of consulting experience. She obtained her qualification as a dietitian in 1995 from the University of Cape Town after studying a Bachelor of Science degree, followed by a Nutrition & Dietetics, Honours degree. Since moving to New Zealand in 1995, she has obtained her...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Luis Villasenor is the founder of Ketogains—a personal coaching and nutrition/fitneess education website. He is also an international speaker, nutritionist, personal trainer, teacher, and bootcamp coach. Luis is regarded as one of the most experienced and knowledgeable persons on Low-Carb / Ketogenic dieting and is the “go to guy”when applying a Low-Carb diet for Bodybuilding and Strength Training. Luis has a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration & Marketing and Nutrition & Sports Sciences, as well as numerous certifications in Nutrition, Powerlifting and Bodybuilding, and is a gues...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Joan Denizot is an inspiring speaker and inclusive business consultant who empowers organizations to embrace diversity, foster inclusivity, and drive positive change. She is the founder of Zize Bikes—a company that creates bikes that transcend conventional limits and empower individuals of diverse body sizes—and is also an author. Her most recent book, Big Body Business, redefines business success beyond profits, advocating inclusivity, comfort, and transformation.

In this episode, Tro and Joan talk about weight stigmatization and its negative impacts, why Joan foun...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Mike Roberto is the CEO of PricePlow—a supplement industry education and media website—podcaster, and author of the PricePlow Blog. PricePlow began as a deals website for nutritional supplements and vitamins, but has evolved into so much more as Mike's journey towards optimized healthspan opened the doors to several discoveries.

In this conversation, Brian, Tro, and Mike talk about the inception of PricePlow, how Mike became interested in supplements and diet, the evolution of the supplement industry, how you can find out if y...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Thomas Hemingway is a physician, podcaster, author, speaker, and health coach. He graduated from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in 2002 with the Doctor of Medicine Degree and then completed a residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles in 2006. He received his Board Certification in Emergency Medicine from the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) in 2007. Dr. Hemingway has special interests in holistic health and wellness, preventative medicine, and nutrition.

In this conversation, Brian and...

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...

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 re...

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...

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 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 alt...

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...

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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...

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...

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...

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 ho...

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.

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...

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 ot...

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.

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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 emp...

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 pres...

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 Medi...

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...

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...

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...

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 ap...

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.

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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 gratit...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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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, th...

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.

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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...

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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...

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...

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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...

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.

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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...

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 t...

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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...

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. m...

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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 hea...

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 fro...

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...

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.

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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 tw...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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 th...

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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.

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 mindse...

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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 th...

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...

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...

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 resi...

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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 Edinbu...

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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 sc...

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...

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 re...

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...

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...

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 ha...

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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 stu...

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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...

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, Ma...

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 gr...

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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-ca...

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 tu...

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 th...

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 an...

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 fro...

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, t...

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.

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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...

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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 Coal...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 w...

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...

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...

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...

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 t...

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 pers...

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...

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...

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.

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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 Afri...

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...

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...

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...

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 se...

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 Sc...

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...

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 Co...

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...

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 mi...

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 l...

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...

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 t...

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!

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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 i...

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...

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 Me...

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 demo...

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...

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, th...

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...

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 educa...

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 er...

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 yo...

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!

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!

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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...

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 man...

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 thi...

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 th...

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...

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 Vi...

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...

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 t...

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...

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...

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...

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!

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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 ea...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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, an...

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...

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 conf...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 li...

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 he...

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 Re...

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...

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 t...

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 ge...

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.

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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...

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 eati...

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...

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...

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...

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 s...

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 tend...

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 ma...

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...

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 me...

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...

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...

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...

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 ev...

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...

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 s...

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 caus...

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.

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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 Th...

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 un...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,

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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 h...

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...

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 t...

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...

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, Bi...

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 di...

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...

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 betw...

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...

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 h...

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 fo...

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...

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...

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...

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 behi...

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...

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.

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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...

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.

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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.

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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...

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!

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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...

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...

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 ligh...

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 listen...

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...

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. 

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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 t...

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...

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 proc...

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...

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. 

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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 un...

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. 

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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? Whic...

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...

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. 

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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.

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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 fo...

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.

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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...

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...

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!

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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 fo...

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, Ky...

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!

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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 wa...

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...

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...

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...

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 th...

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...

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...

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:

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:

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:

Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

Dr. Tro Kalayjian: 

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:

Boca Conference:

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:

Brian Lenzkes:

Tro Kalayjian: 

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:

Boca Conference:

Brian Lenzkes:

Tro Kalayjian: 

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 wa...

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...

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. 

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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:

Brian Lenzkes:

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...

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:

Brian Lenzkes:

Tro Kalayjian: 

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? B...

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:

Brian Lenzkes:

Tro Kalayjian: 

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:

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:

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:

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:

Brian...

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...

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 th...

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. ...

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 ma...

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: 

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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:  htt...

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...

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...

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:  drhorv...

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!  

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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...

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

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...

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

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...

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 Hea...

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 p...

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

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 inf...

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).

C...

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

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)

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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:

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.diagn...

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@hot...

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/

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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!