

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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Sep 26, 2022 • 1h 21min
Episode 243: Drs. Ben Bocchicchio and Ted Naiman
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Joining the show today are two powerhouses in the low-carb/keto and exercise world—Drs. Ben Bocchicchio and Ted Naiman. Dr. Ben Bocchicchio is a living legend in the fitness and nutrition world. Since founding the concept of sports conditioning in 1973, Dr. Ben has been using his vast knowledge to help people with weight reduction, cosmetic enhancement, general fitness, and rehabilitation. He is the creator of the revolutionary S.Ma.R.T.-EX™ training system and has been inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame. Dr. Ted Naiman is a board-certified Family Medicine physician in the department of Primary Care at a leading major medical center in Seattle. His research and medical practice are focused on the practical implementation of diet and exercise for health optimization. In their conversation, Brian, Tro, Ben, and Ted talk about how to start exercising when you are just starting out, interval versus zone 2 training, how behavior is related to exercise, the relationship between certain types of exercise and hunger, doing more exercise versus doing harder exercise, exercising with the goal of greater and more diverse mobility, exercise for relative versus absolute strength, to what degree (if any) volume and variety matter when it comes to exercise, how to separate your exercise times for maximal effect, exercise supplements like creatine, protein consumption targets for various goals, protein absorption, and adding fats. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Ted Naiman: Twitter Website Dr. Ben Bocchicchio Website Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Sep 19, 2022 • 1h 7min
Episode 242: Metabolic Health Management Pilot Program
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Tro Kalayjian and his team—program director, Amy Eiges, office manager, Taline Boyadzhyan, health coach, Brian Wiley, and medical assistants Tori, Myra, and Esther—recently undertook a project from a large corporation to develop a metabolic wellness program for its employees. Tro and Brian, along with Amy, Dr. Adrian Soto, and Dr. Nick Norwitz (all of whom were involved in the development of the program). In their discussion, Brian, Tro, Amy, Adrian, and Nick talk about the development of the program and the ongoing results of the program’s implementation. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Amy Eiges: Twitter Dr. Nick Norwitz: Twitter Dr. Adrian Soto: Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Study

Sep 12, 2022 • 1h 1min
Episode 241: Joy Kiddie RD
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Joy Kiddie is a full-time Registered Dietitian who has been in private practice in the Vancouver area since 2008. She is passionate about helping people feel better and to restore their health. In addition to working with her patients, she is a published researcher, author, and speaker. In their discussion, Brian, Tro, and Joy talk about Joy’s low-carb breads, Joy’s new book about different low-carb bread recipes, the difficulty of carb-deprivation when first starting a low-carb diet, low-carb pizza crusts, and Joy’s personal experience and work with hypothyroidism. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Joy Kiddie: Website Low-Carb Bread Better By Design Nutrition Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Sep 5, 2022 • 1h 10min
Episode 240: Brian Lenzkes and Tro Kalayjian
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. In this episode, Tro and Brian talk about the recent low-carb conference in San Diego, the private practice model versus the corporate model for medicine, the benefits of remote monitoring and remote care, the importance of caring more for the truth and the good of the patient than public opinion, considering the specific needs and bio-individuality of each patient, competing energy models, controlling hunger and craving, differing value sets in individual care and population care, the value of open discussion for healthcare in general, considering the multifaceted nature of healthcare, and raising the next generation to think critically and ethically. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Aug 29, 2022 • 1h 4min
Episode 239: Kristina Hess (Keto Symposium)
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Kristina is a premier health coach and licensed dietitian-nutritionist with a functional and integrative approach. Kristina is especially passionate about a clean, cyclical ketogenic approach to treat inflammation and restore metabolic health. Kristina has a Masters degree in Clinical Nutrition and Integrative Health from MUIH, she is the host and founder of Keto Symposium, the 1st low carb conference in New York. In their conversation, Tro, Brian, and Kristina talk about the upcoming Keto Symposium in New York, the damaging effects of sugar, diverticulosis, how strictly one can follow their diet without falling off the wagon, how unhealthy relationships with food can develop during childhood, food addiction and being in control of your eating habits, the Inuit tribe’s genetic inability to get into ketosis. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Kristina Hess: Keto Symposium Website Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Aug 22, 2022 • 1h 7min
Episode 238: Brandy Wiltermuth
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Brandy Wiltermuth is the Medical Director at Three Health--a metabolic health and weight management company. She has worked in weight and metabolic disease management for over fifteen years. She is a ARNP with a Master’s in nursing from Scholastica in Minnesota. In their conversation, Tro, Brian, and Brandy talk about the need for preventative medicine, the importance of spending sufficient time with patients struggling with weight and/or metabolic health, and the behavioral component of metabolic health care. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Brandy Wiltermuth: Three Health Instagram Facebook Podcast Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Aug 15, 2022 • 59min
Episode 237: Eric Edmeades
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Eric Edmeades is a serial entrepreneur with experience including wireless networking, military research, Hollywood film production, and award-winning and life-saving medical simulation. Today, Eric is a leading authority in Behavioral Change Dynamics. Eric has created and consulted on some of the most effective, transformative, and highly rated educational products and live events in the world. Eric is often referred to as the “Indiana Jones” of the professional speaker world because of his love of the African bush and his extensive visits with various tribes in Africa. In 2007 Eric established a friendship with the Hadza people — one of the last truly hunter/gatherer tribes left on earth and has visited them frequently over the last 10 years. In their conversation, Tro and Eric talk about the lifestyle and dietary habits of the Hadza tribe, the primary dietary predictors of disease and obesity, the natural impulse to seek out sweet foods, the social food culture of the Hadza tribe, the way that food companies play on this impulse to effect your diet, and Eric’s work in nutritional anthropology. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Eric Edmeades: WILDFIT Website Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Aug 8, 2022 • 54min
Episode 236: Paul Thacker
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Paul D. Thacker is an investigative journalist with over 15 years uncovering campaigns to distort science. He has written on scientific ethics for outlets including the New York Times, JAMA, Washington Post, NEJM, Los Angeles Times, The New Republic, BMJ, and Mother Jones. He has been quoted by the Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, and Rolling Stone, and has been profiled by Nature and PBS. While serving as an investigator in the U.S. Senate, he helped to produce stories that ran in dozens of outlets including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CBS News, Reuters, ABC News, Science, Nature, BMJ, and the Associated Press. His congressional investigations led to passage of the landmark Physician Payments Sunshine Act, a bill that has altered the field of medicine, and is now being copied in several countries including England, France, the Netherlands, and Scotland. In their conversation, Tro, Brian, and Paul talk about the great ‘aWOKEning’ in American journalism, why vaccines are historically such a touchy subject in medical and science journalism, the anti-vaccine hysteria so prevalent in our current day, corruption, suppression, and disinformation in and from the pharmaceutical industry, financial relationships between doctors and pharmaceutical companies, the relationship between the FDA and big Pharma, narrative-based censorship, and lawsuits against the federal government for colluding with social media companies to violate free speech. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Paul Thacker: Substack Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Aug 1, 2022 • 1h 5min
Episode 235: Dorian Greenow
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dorian Greenow is the founder and CEO of the company Keto Mojo, which makes a ketone measuring device that can support your keto diet success. In their conversation, Tro, Brian, and Dorian talk about measures ketone levels, the mission, products, and services of Keto Mojo, remote monitoring and how it is changing the medical landscape, new ideas and tech for advancing the remote care model, new research in nutritional psychology, the future of Keto Mojo, and the power of family support for achieving health goals. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dorian Greenow: Keto Mojo Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram

Jul 18, 2022 • 47min
Episode 234: Dr. Laura Buchanan
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Laura Buchanan is board certified in Family Medicine and is on the board of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from the University of South Florida and was a valedictorian of her class at the University of Florida College of Medicine. She is a member of the Obesity Medicine Association and will be taking her board examination in the fall of 2022. In their conversation, Drs. Tro and Laura talk about How Dr. Laura found her way into medicine and, ultimately, into nutrition and lifestyle, Dr. Laura’s biggest influences, how Dr. Laura became involved in the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners, reversal of metabolic syndrome and treating patients with lifestyle, the biggest factors in developing a successful philosophy of medical care, the lack of quality and comprehensiveness in medical education, and the danger of uncritical thinking. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Laura Buchanan: Twitter The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners Website Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram