Low Carb MD Podcast

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 about how Grace first became interested in nutrition and cancer prevention, how AI can be implemented in educational settings for more efficient learning, the importance of keeping an open mind and staying unbiased in the pursuit of truth, how to effectively promote the message of good nutrition, processed food and mental health issues, Grace's future plans with regard to cancer-prevention research and filmmaking. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Grace Price: Twitter Cancer: A Food-Borne Illness (Documentary) Instagram Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Dr. Robert Lufkin discusses his journey to low-carb diets for chronic disease, debunking medical school myths. Topics include the impact of processed-junk food on mental health, unhealthy seed oils, stress management, mindset's role in well-being, mTOR molecule for longevity, and recovering from processed food addiction.

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 little bit in your commitment to your diet, why CGMs are an amazing tool for weight-loss, what it is like working with Dr. Tro and his team, Marcus' experience with hospital food and the hospital's nutritional recommendations post-surgery, why dietary fiber is generally overrated, and the role that exercise played in Marcus' weight-loss journey. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Marcus Clark: Red Owl Studios Twitter Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. 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 Masters degree in sports nutrition and her Doctorate in the area of weight loss. She works at AUT as a senior lecturer and nutrition researcher, and continues to maintain her private practice nutrition work. In this episode, Tro, Brian, and Caryn talk about how Caryn found her way into the low carb philosophy, the host of benefits accompanying the low carb lifestyle, why the calories-in/calories-out model is insufficient to address the obesity epidemic on its own, why there is resistance to the low-carb message in the field nutrition and diet, Caryn's current government-funded research project on the low carb diet and diabetes, why the medical world in general has been so slow to accept the low carb dietary therapy as a treatment for diabetes, and flaws in the patient care philosophy of the medical system in the West. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Caryn Zinn: Caryn Zinn Nutrition Twitter Journal of Metabolic Health Article on the Application of Carbohydrate-Reduction in General Practice (Medical Audit by Dr. Zinn and Dr. Hawkins) Academic Profile Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Luis Villasenor, founder of Ketogains, shares his journey from childhood obesity and anorexia to becoming a nutrition expert. He dives into how muscle mass is key to longevity and reveals that not all carbs are equal. The discussion highlights the influence of anxiety on physical health and the roots of obesity, underscoring the importance of willpower. Luis explains how fasting and protein timing benefit muscle gains and counters myths about protein and kidney issues in bodybuilders. His insights on whole foods and creatine's advantages are eye-opening!

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 founded Zize Bikes, what goes into engineering a bike that is comfortable to use for an obese person, small things that medical offices and other businesses can do to better accommodate overweight patients/customers, terminology and labels that are appropriate terms for referring to overweight people, the pros and cons of the body positivity movement, psychological hardships that overweight people are prone to as a result of their size, and why For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Joan Denizot: Big Body Business (Book) Zize Bikes Website Body Ready Facebook Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. 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 your supplements are high quality and pure, why liver health is so crucial for overall health, vitamin D and A supplements, Metformin and Berberine, topical magnesium, the value of various protein powders, whether plant-based protein powders are worth using, labeling and quality laws governing the supplement industry, minerals and vitamins that most people are deficient in, the most universally beneficial supplements that almost everyone could be taking, and Vitamin A toxicity. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Mike Roberto: Twitter PricePlow Instagram YouTube Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. 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 Thomas talk about the importance of viewing health from a holistic perspective, genetic versus lifestyle for determining health outcomes, the "FMSGs" acronym for having a healthy lifestyle, how simply avoiding highly processed sugars, grains, and seed oils can dramatically improve your health, how simply eating whole foods will drastically improve your health, and the great importance of gut health and how you can promote gut health. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Thomas Hemingway: Website Instagram YouTube Twitter Linktree Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. 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 AND horrible for your health, Jason's personal health history and how he found the carnivore diet, and gym bro nutrition versus carnivore. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Jason (Carnivore JT): Facebook Instagram The Inner Carnivore Website Linktree The Carnivorous Cookbook Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. 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 release emotions, the connections between body and brain, the effects of alcohol, sugar, and caffeine on mental health, associations between emotional patterns and certain diseases, how people justify/rationalize OCD and anxiety behaviors, the pluses and minuses of stoicism, the five things everyone can do to be healthier, and the Triple-A Response approach to breaking free from OCD/Anxiety. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Matt Codde: Restored Minds YouTube Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more