

Low Carb MD Podcast
Dr. Brian Lenzkes, Dr. Tro
Low Carb MD is a patient-centered podcast focusing on weight loss, wellness and preventative medicine. The co-hosts, Dr. Brian Lenzkes & Dr. Tro interview a new guest on each episode and walk the listeners through how they approach weight loss, wellness and disease reversal with their patients.
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Apr 5, 2023 • 48min
Episode 273: Journal Club 5: A Re-Analysis of KetoMed
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Laura Buchanan is board certified in Family Medicine and is on the board of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from the University of South Florida and was a valedictorian of her class at the University of Florida College of Medicine. She is on staff at Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care. Dr. Matt Calkins is an emergency medicine resident who loves studying the science of longevity, the optimization of all phases of health, and applying his knowledge to physician and patient wellness. Matt earned his M.D. from the University of Florida and holds a B.Sc. in physics. In this episode, Drs. Tro, Matt, and Laura talk about The Keto-Med Trial which compared different formulations of the low-carb diet. They examine the methods, data, and conclusions of the study and give their assessments. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Matt Calkins: Twitter Aging Successfully Dr. Laura Buchanan: Twitter The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners Website Instagram Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Apr 3, 2023 • 1h 17min
Episode 272: Belinda Fettke
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Belinda Fettke is a public speaker and researcher investigating the vested interests and religious ideology shaping the commonplace ‘plant-biased’ dietary and health guidelines. She has presented nationally and internationally on the findings of her research. In this episode, Dr. Brian and Belinda talk about challenging the standard nutrition narrative, the nutritional deficiencies of a meatless diet, the role that the Seventh Day Adventist church has played in demonizing red meat, the relationship between the American Dietetics Association and Kellogg’s, doing what is right and having integrity in the face of personal financial risk, the dietary similarities of the blue zone populations, the Mediterranean diet and lifestyle, and the need for raising awareness among consumers about real nutrition. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Belinda Fettke: No Fructose I Support Gary Facebook Instagram Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Mar 29, 2023 • 48min
Episode 271: Journal Club 4: A Discussion on Food Addiction
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Laura Buchanan is board certified in Family Medicine and is on the board of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from the University of South Florida and was a valedictorian of her class at the University of Florida College of Medicine. She is on staff at Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care. In this episode of The Journal Club, Drs. Tro and Laura talk about a recent paper published by Dr. Jen Unwin on Food Addiction (Read it HERE). For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Laura Buchanan: Twitter The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners Website Instagram Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter

Mar 27, 2023 • 53min
Episode 270: Alice Smith
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Alice Smith is a certified health coach and personal trainer. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology from Michigan State University and recently joined Dr. Tro at his medical practice in New York. In this episode, Dr. Tro and Alice talk about how Alice became interested in health from an early age, how Alice discovered low-carb, postpartum depression, preeclampsia, how Alice became involved with Tro’s medical practice, important figures in the keto and low-carb space who have helped and influenced Alice, the true meaning of practicing medicine, and Alice’s experience being an adoptive gym mom to high school students. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Alice Smith: Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Mar 20, 2023 • 1h 25min
Episode 269: Re-Analysis of DIETFITS with Dr. Adrian Soto-Mota
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Adrian Soto-Mota is an MD in internal medicine. He is currently a DPhil graduate student at the Departement of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics of the University of Oxford. His main area of interest is exogenous ketone metabolism in diabetic patients. In this episode, Drs. Brian, Tro, and Adrian discuss a study released a few years ago on the effectiveness of low-carb versus low-fat diets for weight loss over a 12-month period called The DIETFITS Randomized Clinical Trial. Dr. Adrian recently finished re-analyzing the data from this trial and is here to talk through his findings with Drs. Brian and Tro. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Adrian Soto-Mota: Twitter Linkedin YouTube Publications Re-Analysis of DIETFITS Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter

Mar 13, 2023 • 1h 14min
Episode 268: Tom Seest
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Tom Seest grew up in the middle of Illinois in a small town and, due to high sugar consumption, ended up weighing 350 pounds by the time he was in college. Though he lost over 100 pounds by the time he got married, due to stress and other factors he gained all the weight back and then some. Thanks to a friend’s suggestion, he decided to give the Atkins diet a try. After some dietary research and experimentation, Tom found himself on a ketogenic diet and has lost a LOT of weight since then. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Tom Seest: Twitter Medium Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter

Mar 8, 2023 • 1h 9min
Episode 267: Journal Club 3: A Discussion on Erythritol
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Laura Buchanan is board certified in Family Medicine and is on the board of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from the University of South Florida and was a valedictorian of her class at the University of Florida College of Medicine. She is on staff at Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care. Dr. Matt Calkins is an emergency medicine resident who loves studying the science of longevity, the optimization of all phases of health, and applying his knowledge to physician and patient wellness. Matt earned his M.D. from the University of Florida and holds a B.Sc. in physics. In this episode of The Journal Club, Drs. Tro, Matt, and Laura take a deep dive into the latest study on the impact of Erythritol on human health. The Study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02223-9 For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Matt Calkins: Twitter Aging Successfully Dr. Laura Buchanan: Twitter The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners Website Instagram Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter

Mar 6, 2023 • 1h 1min
Episode 266: Erythritol Study with Drs. Adrian Soto Mota and Nick Norwitz
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Nick Norwitz completed a PhD in neuro-metabolism at Oxford University in just two years and is now pursuing on MD at Harvard University. His research expertise is ketosis and brain aging; however, he has published scientific papers on topics ranging from neuroscience to heart disease to gastrointestinal health to genetics to bone health to diabetes. Dr. Adrian Soto Mota is an MD in internal medicine. He is currently a DPhil graduate student at the Departement of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics of the University of Oxford. His main area of interest is exogenous ketone metabolism in diabetic patients. In this conversation, Drs. Tro, Brian, Nick, and Adrian talk about the findings and methods of a recent study on the effects of erythritol on human health, thinking strategically and critically about how/when/if artificial sweeteners can be safely included in your diet, what exactly erythritol is and how it is made, and which sweeteners (if any) Drs. Nick and Adrian use personally. Links: Dr. Nick Norwitz: New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook YouTube Twitter Dr. Adrian Soto Mota: Twitter Linkedin YouTube Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter

Feb 27, 2023 • 1h 1min
Episode 265: Matt and Jan Baszucki
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Matt Baszucki had a psychotic break in the spring of 2016—sleeplessness and delusions of grandeur. He was diagnosed as bi-polar with psychotic features by a psychiatrist. Over the next two years, Matt experienced many hospitalizations, bi-polar episodes, and psychotic episodes. Even when he began changing his lifestyle habits for the better, his mental health was still a huge issue to say the least. It was not until he had an encounter with the keto diet that he found a lasting solution. Jan Baszucki, Matt’s mother, is a former marketing executive, a best-selling author and essay-writer, and is the current president of the Baszucki Group. Jan is also a mental health advocate and aspiring citizen scientist. She is currently at work on a memoir about her son’s recovery from bipolar disorder with a 100-year-old metabolic treatment for epilepsy. In this episode Dr. Tro, Matt, and Jan talk about Matt’s mental health story up to this point, Matt’s health protocol, the tragic lack of available treatment protocols for bi-polar that use diet as a therapy, how to safely and effectively come off of a medication, empowering patients with knowledge to be their own advocate and take their health into their own hands, the role that music played in Matt’s recovery, and the founding of Metabolic Mind. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Jan and Matt Baszucki: Matt’s Podcast, Bipolarcast Metabolic Mind YouTube Metabolic Mind Website Baszucki Group Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter

Feb 22, 2023 • 56min
Episode 264: Journal Club 2: A Discussion on Fasting
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Laura Buchanan is board certified in Family Medicine and is on the board of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from the University of South Florida and was a valedictorian of her class at the University of Florida College of Medicine. She is on staff at Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care. In this episode of The Journal Club, Drs. Tro and Laura tear apart in great detail a couple of studies on fasting. In this conversation, Drs. Tro and Laura discuss the findings and methods of two articles… The Effects of Time-Restricted Eating on Weight Loss and Other Metabolic Parameters in Women and Men With Overweight and Obesity Timestamp: (00:02:52) Read it HERE! The Effects of Intermittent Fasting Combined with Resistance Training on Lean Body Mass: A Systematic Review of Human Studies Timestamp: (00:24:55) Read it HERE! For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Laura Buchanan: Addiction to Highly Processed Food Among Older Adults Treatment of Ultra-Processed Food Addiction Twitter The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners Website Instagram Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter