Low Carb MD Podcast

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Episode 210: Dr. JoAnn McManamy Feb 07, 2022

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Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. JoAnn McManamy is an inspiring person and has an incredible story of recovering her health through lifestyle change. Dr. JoAnn McManamy earned her Bachelor's Degree in Communication from the University of Connecticut, an MBA in Management, an MS Degree in Counseling and Psychology, and a Doctorate in Education from the University of Connecticut.

In this discussion, Drs. Brian, Tro, and JoAnn talk about rearranging priorities to emphasize health and flourishing, managing your stress and diet for optimal wellness, lessons learned from many years spent moving toward a healthier life, taking charge of your own health, how to communicate with your doctor to get the care you need, how to find a great doctor, and setting goals for success.

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Episode 209: Dr. Peter Brukner Jan 31, 2022

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Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Peter Brukner is a medical doctor and specialist sports and exercise medicine physician. He is the founding partner at the Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre in Melbourne and is Professor of Sports Medicine at the La Trobe Sport & Exercise Medicine Research Centre at La Trobe University. More recently Peter has become interested in lifestyle issues and their relationship to health. In particular he is interested in the role of diet, especially a low carb diet, in both health and athletic performance.

In this discussion, Drs. Brian, Tro, and Peter talk about how the low-fat dietary philosophy took root and flourished for so many years, the wide array of disease factors impacted by diet, the effect of the low-carb diet on chronic pain, the phenomenon of patients educating their doctors about low-carb, and the danger of standing up for positions contrary to the prevailing medical dogma as doctors.

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Episode 208: Dr. Jim Ingram Jan 24, 2022

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Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Jim Ingram is a board certified Family Medicine Practitioner. He started his undergraduate education at Purdue University and went to medical school at Ohio State. He did his Family Medicine residency at Memorial Hospital.

In this discussion, Drs. Brian, Tro, and Jim talk about Dr. Jim's journey into the low-carb lifestyle personally and professionally, diabetes reversal and the reversal of other conditions on the low-carb diet, the progression of keto and low-carb from obscurity to the mainstream, the literature base for the low-carb diet, and strategies for getting low-carb physicians and practitioners around the world connected.

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Episode 207: Dr. Jacob Mey Jan 17, 2022

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Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Jacob Mey is a leading expert in human nutrition and metabolism. He obtained his PhD from the University of Illinois, at Chicago in Kinesiology, Nutrition and Rehabilitation Sciences. He currently works in a research lab that investigates the impact of nutrition on whole-body and skeletal muscle metabolism. Dr. Mey uses clinical-translational research approaches to understand the links between nutrition and health. He is also a registered and licensed dietitian.

In this discussion, Brian, Tro, and Jacob talk about the role of carbohydrates in the diets of various types of individuals, the impact of botanical compounds on metabolic syndrome, food restriction as a behavior in humans and animals, the potential benefits of taking "diet holidays," processed food addiction, research on exogenous ketones and fasting ketone levels, a recent research study comparing a whole grain diet and a refined grain diet, and the carnivore diet and reports from individuals on their self-perception of its benefits.

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Dr. Jacob Mey:

Website
Twitter
Research Studies
Email: jake.mey@cakenutrition.com

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Episode 206: Vinnie Tortorich Dec 20, 2021

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Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Vinnie Tortorich is a documentary filmmaker, podcaster, author, and cancer survivor. He has just finished his most recent movie, Beyond Impossible. It is a film which seeks to expose the corruption of the fake meat industry. In his podcast, Fitness Confidential, Vinnie dispels the widespread mistaken beliefs regarding weight loss and exercise and teaches us how to lose weight, get fit and reclaim our lives. Pre-order Vinnie's new movie on iTunes (dropping January 11)!

In this discussion, Brian, Tro, and Vinnie talk about Vinnie's new film, the history and major events of the low-fat, plant-based diet movement, the political and economic forces driving the plant-based movement, lies told in the Game Changers documentary, wether low-carb or plant-based has a greater environmental impact, the benefits of the ketogenic diet for alcoholics, and getting shadow banned on Twitter.

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Episode 205: Dan Gutierrez of RADD CrossFit Dec 13, 2021

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Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dan Gutierrez is a Fitness Coach and Owner at RADD CrossFit in Long Island. Along with his wife and brother, Dan and his team have been working to help people achieve success on their metabolic health journey.

In this discussion, Brian, Tro, and Dan talk about the need for fitness experts and physicians to connect for the benefit of their clients and patients, the relationship between exercise and metabolic health, the relationship between exercise and mental health, understanding the human need for fulfillment, the story of RADD CrossFit, the value of community for personal success, how to keep people motivated to accomplish their goals by uncovering the 'why' behind those goals, and building long-term resistance to unhealthy habits.

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Episode 204: Dave Feldman, Dr. Nick Norwitz, and Dr. Adrian Soto Mota Dec 03, 2021

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Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. In this special episode, Dr. Tro is joined by Dave Feldman, Dr. Nick Norwitz, and Dr. Adrian Soto Mota. In this podcast, Doctor Tro interviews these guests, who are also his co-authors, on their new paper published in the journal Current Developments in Nutrition. The paper found that there may be ways to predict which people will experience a rise in their LDL on a low carb diet and those who won't. Furthermore, they showed in a case series of patients from Doctor Tro's office that this high cholesterol may be reversible with the re-introduction of carbohydrates.

In this conversation, Tro, Nick, Adrian, and Dave talk about the fruits of their research and years of labor. Among the topics discussed are the elimination of biases from research findings and observations, the lean mass hyper responder phenotype, how to determine individual likelihood of risk for various diseases, observations on fluctuations in LDL cholesterol and its relationship to dietary saturated fat, current research projects in the works, and the psychology of Twitter hate.

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View the paper here: https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab144

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Episode 203: Menno Henselmans Nov 22, 2021

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Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Menno Henselmans is the Founder of Henselmans Personal Training Certification Program, experienced physique coach, award winning model, speaker, and published scientific author. He has a passion for bringing data-driven, scientific information to the fitness industry and has has spent much energy and effort toward that end. He is also the author of The Science of Self-Control.

In their discussion, Brian, Tro, and Menno talk about the pros/cons of carbohydrate intake for different kinds of athletes and various forms of exercise, whether training in a fasted state is beneficial or not, the anabolic window, the relationship between weight loss, mental health, and strength training, the relationship between stress and weight regain, why using food as a reward is a bad idea, primary drivers of food intake and "cheating" on your diet, and tips for staying the course with your health goals.

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

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Menno Henselmans:

Website
Book

Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

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Episode 202: Dr. Aseem Malhotra Nov 15, 2021

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Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Aseem Malhotra is a cardiologist, author of The Pioppi Diet and A Statin-Free Life (available November 16), a public health campaigner, and has received numerous accolades and awards over the course of his medical career. Dr Malhotra is an NHS Trained Consultant Cardiologist, and visiting Professor of Evidence Based Medicine, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Brazil. He is a world renowned expert in the prevention, diagnosis and management of heart disease. He is honorary council member to the Metabolic Psychiatry Clinic at Stanford University school of medicine California, and is Cardiology MSc examiner at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. He is a founding member of Action on Sugar and was the lead campaigner highlighting the harm caused by excess sugar consumption in the United Kingdom, particularly its role in type 2 diabetes and obesity.

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Dr. Aseem Malhotra:

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Episode 201: Dr. Natasha Larmie (@thefatdoctoruk) Nov 08, 2021

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Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. In today's episode, Dr. Tro is joined by Brian Wiley, Amy Eiges, and Dr. Natasha Larmie. Brian and Amy are health coaches at Dr. Tro's Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care. Between the two of them, Brian and Amy have lost over 300 lbs following the ketogenic/low-carb diet! Natasha (@thefatdoctoruk) graduated from Barts and The London Medical School in 2003 and has rotated through several hospital posts over the course of her medical career—General Medicine, General Surgery, OBGyn, Emergency Medicine, Geriatrics and Paediatrics. Around the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, she began a personal health journey that led her ultimately to a life-changing discovery—the low-carb/ketogenic diet.

In their conversation, Tro and his guests discuss the "health at every size" movement, the failure of the medical system with regard to providing effective solutions for people with obesity, the absurdity of making people weigh their food as part of a weight loss strategy, the relationship between real food diets and mental health, harmful and unproductive stigmas surrounding obesity and weight, how to reach people out there who are in despair of ever finding a sustainable and effective weight loss plan, why focusing primarily on the numbers on the scale is putting the cart before the horse, the journey of becoming a restrained eater, the proper place/understanding of exercise in the context of total health, and why fear and shame are not effective motivators to change.

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