Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Eric Rodgers is an Optometrist at Triangle Visions Optometry. After owning practices in Raleigh and Hillsborough, he joined Triangle Visions in 2015 where he practices full scope Optometry treating Eye Disease and fitting all types of Contact lenses. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982 with a degree in Chemistry. He received his Doctor of Optometry degree in 1986 from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (now known as Salus University), completing optometry residencies at the VA Hospital in Huntington West Virginia and Southern Eye Associates in Greensboro.

In this episode, Drs. Tro and Eric talk about…

• Dr. Eric’s personal health journey and discovery of the keto diet
• How Dr. Eric improved his mental health using the keto diet
• The spiritual component of health and how it impacts the physical and mental aspects of health
• Promoting education for doctors and patients about real nutrition
• How CGMs empower people with information to take control of their health
• The upcoming Metabolic Revolution rally

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

Links:

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Dr. Eric Rodgers:

• Twitter: https://x.com/drericrodgers
• Metabolic Revolution: http://metabolicrevolution.org
• Metabolic Mind: https://www.metabolicmind.org

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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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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Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Florence Christophers is a trauma-informed certified health coach with expertise in sugar addiction and emotional eating recovery. Florence has been researching, coaching and walking the path of recovery in the sugar/food addiction space for over 30 years. Her private and group coaching programs teach a unique and holistic approach to sugar addiction recovery that comes out of the drug and alcohol recovery field.

In this episode, Dr. Tro and Florence talk about…

• How metabolic health is starting to go mainstream and why it is happening now
• Florence’s personal health journey and discovery of real nutrition
• The true nature of the path that leads to health
• Eliminating the everyday poisons from our modern lives
• Florence’s work over the years trying to bring awareness to the harm that sugar causes to the human body

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Florence Christophers:

• Kick Sugar Summit: https://www.kicksugarsummit.com
• Website: https://www.florencechristophers.com

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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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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Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Jessica Apple is a writer, editor, and co-founder of a nonprofit magazine focusing on metabolic health and low-carb diabetes management. Her personal health journey involves personal experiences, including her mother's illness, her own struggle with autoimmune diabetes, and her family's health challenges. Jessica's quest for understanding led her to question traditional dietary advice and explore the ketogenic diet.

In this episode, Dr. Tro, and Jessica talk about…

• What inspired Jessica to begin learning about why people get sick and unhealthy
• Why the human body would ever attack itself
• How Jessica’s gestational diabetes diagnosis changed her life and her perspective on human health
• The struggle of Type 1 diabetics
• The effect of animal fat on brain health and mental health
• The Metabolic Revolution movement

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

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Jessica Apple:

• From Suffering to Science: Fixing LADA with Jessica Apple: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1sgY4iuycc
• Donate to the Metabolic Revolution Rally: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-metabolic-revolution-rally?attribution_id=sl:bd0eb451-f846-455f-82b5-670f294c24fb&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash_ai&utm_content=amp9v1&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link
• The Metabolic Revolution: https://www.metabolicrevolution.org

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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Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Robert Hoyer has practiced medical oncology in Colorado Springs, CO since 2008. He is board-certified in internal medicine, medical oncology and hematology. He received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He went on to complete his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in hematology and oncology at Mayo Graduate School of Medicine. Dr. Hoyer has a strong interest in lifestyle medicine and the convergence of technology for disease prevention and improved healthspan. He also has an interest in slowing and reversing aging as a primary means of disease prevention.

In this episode, Drs. Brian and Robert talk about…

• Why Dr. Robert started the podcast 2DocsToc
• Why Dr. Robert chose to pursue hematology and ontology
• The relationship between sleep, stress, and cancer
• Why certain personality types may be more at risk for cancer
• The five rules for health and how we can better protect ourselves from cancer by following them
• The role of the microbiome in metabolic health
• High intensity strength training and metabolic health
• OMAD
• The benefits of the DPC model of healthcare
• Why artificial sweeteners, micro plastics, and pesticides are so unhealthy
• The genetic versus lifestyle factors for developing cancer
• Ketosis and cancer
• Sugar and cancer

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

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Dr. Robert Hoyer:

• 2DocsToc Podcast: https://www.2docstocpodcast.com/about-us
• Twitter: https://x.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2F2docstoc
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@2DocsToc

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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Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Nayiri Mississian's educational background lies in Linguistics and Translation. She has worked as an educator in the UK for 20 years. While working as a full-time educator, Nayiri founded her own translation company in 2010, which she runs now alongside her nutrition coaching work. Nayiri retired from teaching a few years ago and trained as a Metabolic Health Practitioner. She is the founder of 'Low Carb and Fasting' and is the host of the 'Low Carb and Fasting' YouTube channel. Nayiri has had type1 diabetes since 1978 and manages it well with smart usage of insulin, low carbohydrate diet, intermittent fasting, and exercise. Nayiri is passionate about coaching people to better health, but her biggest passion is empowering type 1 diabetics and giving them the tools to better manage their condition.

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

• What Type 1 Diabetes is
• The mental, emotional, and physical struggles that Type 1 Diabetics face
• Taking the management of your Type 1 Diabetes into your own hands
• Type 1 Diabetes management tools and tips
• Fasting as a Type 1 Diabetic
• Exercising as a Type 1 Diabetic
• New technological developments in the diabetes management field
• How arrogance in the medical field effects patients

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

Links:

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.lowcarbmd.com/

Nayiri Mississian:

• Low Carb and Fasting
• NTS Professional Translations
• Health Coaching
• Type 1 Diabetics Facebook Group

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/

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Brian Wiley is a Certified Health Coach who has struggled with food addiction and battled with obesity for most of his life. Being advised with mainstream approaches as his solution, along with the standard, “eat less, move more” resulted in minimal, or no success with eventual regain. In 2009, he reached his highest weight of 265 pounds. His doctor advised and encouraged him to take medications after his blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol reached dangerous levels at the age of only 35. His commitment to a low carb lifestyle resulted in a 100-pound weight loss, and he was able to reverse his abnormal health markers improving his heart health and avoiding type 2 diabetes. Brian has maintained his weight loss for the last 14 years. Brian is also an ACE certified personal trainer.

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

• The beginnings of Tro’s and Brian’s struggle with food addiction in their childhoods
• The resurgence of online fat shaming and why it is not helpful or acceptable
• Brian’s struggle with weight as an adult
• How to stick with your diet
• Brian’s discovery of the low carb diet
• The rise of keto branded products

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

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Brian Wiley:

• Twitter
• Intro to Low Carb Course

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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Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Jessyca Reynolds is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist and Life Coach who has over 10,000 hours of coaching experience in the last six years working with hundreds of clients. At age 41, she had all but given up on life. She was taking 17 pills a day for bulimia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, chronic migraine, bladder disease, and other ailments. She spent every day completely consumed by food addiction and bingeing. She was 309 lbs, the highest weight of her life. Her high blood pressure put her at severe risk for stroke and heart attack. She decided she had to change if she wanted to live. She was tired of missing out on life. A drastic change in diet to a Ketogenic lifestyle was the beginning of her total transformation.

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

• Jessyca’s personal trauma and how she has successfully walked through it
• How mental health promotes dysfunction in one’s relationship with food
• How the ketogenic diet is a powerful tool for dealing with mental health issues and strongholds
• Emotional vs compulsive eating
• How you become what you tell yourself you are
• Overcoming the victim mindset
• How to help someone who doesn’t have any hope
• What strongholds are and how they can be overcome
• Discovering your unique purpose

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

Links:

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Jessyca Reynolds:

• Coaching Website: https://www.coachjessyca.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachjessyca/?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.

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/