Low Carb MD Podcast

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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