Low Carb MD Podcast

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Episode 350: Vinnie Tortorich Aug 05, 2024

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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…

The writing and publishing of Vinnie's book, Fitness Confidential
Vinnie's battle with cancer and how his diet and lifestyle aided his recovery
How facing death changed Vinnie's life perspective
How to actually help patients reclaim their health
The science behind GLP-1 shots
How Vinnie puts out so much great work all of the time!
The development and inspiration for Vinnie's new movie
Keto branded products and the concept of 'net carbs'
How American nutritional advice and big food companies are destroying families

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Vinnie Tortorich:

Website: https://vinnietortorich.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinnietortorich
Twitter: https://x.com/vinnietortorich
Fitness Confidential: https://vinnietortorich.com/fitness-confidential/

Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

Dr. Tro Kalayjian:

Website: https://www.doctortro.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

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Episode 349: Temple Stewart Jul 29, 2024

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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
Institutional problems in nutrition education
How to effectively introduce people to the idea that saturated fat is not bad for you and the standard American diet is not good for you
The importance of having integrity for the sake of those who don't have access to the best information on nutrition
Stress hormones and stress management

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Temple Stewart:

Website: https://templestewartrd.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.ketogenic.nutritionist/?hl=en
Twitter:
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/temple.dietitian

Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

Dr. Tro Kalayjian:

Website: https://www.doctortro.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

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Episode 348: The Low Carb MD Podcast Season 2 Jul 22, 2024

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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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Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

Dr. Tro Kalayjian:

Website: https://www.doctortro.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

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Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.

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Episode 347: Maria Claps and Kristin Johnson Jul 15, 2024

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Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast.

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 mentorship with naturopathic endocrinologist Dr. Rebecca Provorse in 2020 and is also a "recovering" corporate attorney.

Maria Claps is a functional health coach with a specialty in peri-menopause and menopause. She graduated from The Institute for Integrative Nutrition in 2013 and then went on to study in a hormone program for practitioners with Dr Sara Gottfried in 2014. She spent the first 8 months of 2015 completing the Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Certification Program and, in 2017, completed the Menopause Method Program for Physicians with Dr David Rosensweet. She has been personally mentored by hormone scholar Dr Lindsey Berkson and naturopathic endocrinologist Dr Rebecca Provorse. She now mentors other health coaches and nutritionists to help them understand the unique and profound hormone changes of midlife.

In this conversation, Brian, Tro, Maria, and Kristin talk about…

Kristin and Maria's book, The Great Menopause Myth
The usage of bio identical hormones in treating menopausal women
The insufficiency of the standard medical response to women going through menopause
How doctors can better respond to and treat women going through menopause
How the health of every part of a woman's body—from toenails to eyes—is dependent upon estrogen
How to effectively deal with stress

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Maria Claps and Kristin Johnson:

Wise and Well: https://wiseandwell.me
The Great Menopause Myth: https://wiseandwell.me/book/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wise_and_well_/
Additional Links: https://wiseandwell.me/insta-links/

Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

Dr. Tro Kalayjian:

Website: https://www.doctortro.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

Toward Health 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.

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Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.disciplemedia.doctortro&hl=en_US&gl=US

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Episode 346: Allison Herschede Jul 08, 2024

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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 to protein in your diet as a person with Type 1
How fasting and sleep quality factor into the life of a person with Type 1
The Type 1 Grit online community and the important role it has played in Allison's personal health journey
Technologies that Type 1 diabetics may find useful
How different forms of exercise effect the blood sugar levels of Type 1 diabetics
Allison's #1 recommendations for those struggling with Type 1
The work of Dr. Richard K. Bernstein on Type 1 Diabetes

For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!

Links:

Allison Herschede:

Grit Pregnancies (book): https://www.amazon.com/Grit-Pregnancies-Healthy-Pregnancy-Diabetes/dp/1737084309?&linkCode=sl1&tag=diaverge-20&linkId=ce496d7d76ef7ae96790602c61157a91&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
diaVerge Website: https://www.diaverge.com
Type 1 Grit Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Type1Grit/
T1 Pal: https://t1pal.com
Allison's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gritcde/?hl=en

Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

Dr. Tro Kalayjian:

Website: https://www.doctortro.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

Toward Health 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.

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Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.disciplemedia.doctortro&hl=en_US&gl=US

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Episode 345: Tia Reid Jul 01, 2024

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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.

In this conversation, Brian, Tro, and Tia talk about…

Tia's personal experience struggling with diabetes before she discovered the low carb diet
Why you MUST seek support and help from others on your health journey
Understanding addiction and carb addiction in particular
The benefits and drawbacks of having a moderation strategy when it comes to 'cheat foods'
Tia's amazing story of healing using diet and lifestyle interventions
Family/friendship barriers that sometimes stand in the way of your health journey and how they can be overcome

For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!

Links:

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Additional Resources:

SMHP: https://thesmhp.org/
Low Carb San Diego: https://www.lowcarbusa.org/smhp-symposiums/sd-2024/
The Weight Loss Mindset Webinar: https://doctortro.com/the-weightloss-mindset/
Accountability and Support Small Group: https://doctortro.com/small-group-coaching/

Tia Reid:

Twitter: https://x.com/carbaddictcoach

Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

Dr. Tro Kalayjian:

Website: https://www.doctortro.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

Toward Health 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: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/doctor-tro/id1588693888

Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.disciplemedia.doctortro&hl=en_US&gl=US

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Episode 344: Nurse Cindy Jun 24, 2024

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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 Carb Cruise.

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

Nurse Cindy's personal health journey from first grade to the present time
The psychology of food addiction and the mental/emotional experience of a person struggling with obesity and binge eating
Why Cindy stared the Ask Nurse Cindy Facebook and YouTube accounts
How Nurse Cindy responded to naysayers and opposition to her new dietary approach
Psychological challenges faced by people who suddenly, for the first time, achieve a healthy weight
The power of the Single Decision
The importance of functional exercise
The prevalence of wound care patients who are diabetic or metabolically unwell
The most important factors for success in a new change of lifestyle

For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!

Links:

Cindy Davis Mikolajczyk:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asknursecindy/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AskNurseCindy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asknursecindy

Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

Dr. Tro Kalayjian:

Website: https://www.doctortro.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

Toward Health 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: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/doctor-tro/id1588693888

Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.disciplemedia.doctortro&hl=en_US&gl=US

Learn more: https://doctortro.com/community/

Episode 343: Jan Ellison Baszucki Jun 17, 2024

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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 her first published story. Jan holds an undergraduate degree from Stanford, and an MFA from San Francisco State University. 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. Brian and Jan talk about…

How Jan's son found relief from bipolar disorder, addiction issues, and obesity by following a ketogenic diet
The connection between following a ketogenic diet and improvement in sleep quality
Why metabolic health and mental health are so interrelated
The work and mission of the Baszucki Group and Metabolic Mind
Why getting stress under control and getting social/family support are also essential for improving mental and metabolic health
The physiological effects of psychological phenomena
Lessons that nature teach us about human health
Metabolic health at the cellular level
The power of getting morning sunlight exposure

For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!

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Jan Ellison Baszucki:

Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

Dr. Tro Kalayjian:

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Episode 342: Doug Reynolds Jun 10, 2024

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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 SMHP (Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners) came to be, the purpose and vision of the SMHP, new developments in the SMHP such as the recently established Journal of Metabolic Health, the upcoming Symposium for Metabolic Health in San Diego, California (see show notes for details), and the benefits/dangers of sugar-free alternatives.

For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!

Links:

Doug Reynolds:

SMHP
LowCarbUSA
Twitter
Symposium for Metabolic Health – San Diego 2024 (Aug 15 – 18)
Discount Code for Symposium for Metabolic Health: LOWCARBMD

Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

Dr. Tro Kalayjian:

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Episode 341: Dr. Matt Calkins and Dr. Laura Buchanan Jun 03, 2024

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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 board certified in family medicine and 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. He has published papers on food addiction, CGMs, and diabetes.

In this episode, Tro, Brian, Matt, and Laura talk about the American Academy of Pediatrics' recent recommendations with regard to children and low-carb diets, the AAP's recommendations for children with regard to GLP1s and bariatric surgery, the differences between a low-carb diet that treats epilepsy and a low-carb diet tailored to treat metabolic disease, and why simply getting away from processed foods drastically improves health.

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AAP Publications referenced in this episode:

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Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

Dr. Tro Kalayjian:

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