Low Carb MD Podcast Dr. Brian Lenzkes, Dr. Tro

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.
For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!
 
Links:
 
Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.lowcarbmd.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/  
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.
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 For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!
 
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.lowcarbmd.com/
 
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. 
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. 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. 
 
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. 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:
 
Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.lowcarbmd.com/
 
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
Learn more: https://doctortro.com/community/ 

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!
 
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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/ 

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!
 
Links:
 
Jan Ellison Baszucki:
Baszucki Group Metabolic Mind Twitter Bipolarcast  
Dr. Brian Lenzkes: 
Website Twitter  
Dr. Tro Kalayjian: 
Website Twitter Instagram  
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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