Low Carb MD Podcast

Doug Reynolds is the founder and guiding force behind Low Carb USA, a leading global organization championing evidence-based low-carb and ketogenic nutrition. A former engineer turned health advocate, Doug launched Low Carb USA after his own dramatic health transformation, channeling his passion into creating world-class conferences, practitioner training, and a thriving community dedicated to metabolic health. Today, he's recognized as a pivotal connector in the low-carb movement—bringing researchers, clinicians, and everyday people together to rethink chronic disease and reclaim their health.

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

• (00:00) Intro

• (01:02) The upcoming Symposium for Metabolic Health in Boca Raton, Florida

• (03:44) Doug's personal health story and why he founded Low Carb USA

• (08:40) The SMHP and the history of Low Carb USA conferences

• (19:38) Why cardiovascular health is the main focus of the Boca Raton Symposium in 2026

• (21:48) The exciting lineup of powerhouse speakers for the upcoming Boca Symposium

• (30:25) Low Carb Denver and other SMHP/Low Carb USA conferences

• (36:28) Why you should care about metabolic health and come to the upcoming Symposium (links below)

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

Links:

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Doug Reynolds:

• Symposium for Metabolic Health: https://www.lowcarbusa.org/boca-2026/#about

• Low Carb USA: https://www.lowcarbusa.org

• Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners: https://thesmhp.org

• X: https://x.com/DougieReynolds

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

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

Toward Health App

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Beth Zupec-Kania is a leading global expert in ketogenic therapy, known for her decades of clinical experience and clear, compassionate guidance. A registered and certified dietitian-nutritionist, she has spent more than 30 years helping clinicians, patients, and families use therapeutic ketosis safely and effectively for neurological, psychiatric, metabolic, and even select cancer-related conditions.

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

• (00:00) Intro

• (02:23) What The Charlie Foundation is and how Beth first became involved

• (05:09) The frustrations Beth faced as a nutritionist promoting an, at the time, very taboo diet in the ketogenic diet

• (09:37) How Beth initially came to see the power of keto as a therapy for people with epilepsy

• (12:16) The evolution of the keto diet over the decades

• (18:40) How the keto diet can be life changing for children with epilepsy

• (27:28) Epilepsy patients weaning off of the keto diet

• (30:22) Why a supplemental or drug cannot replace the keto diet for epilepsy patients

• (32:44) How sugar and the microbiome play into epilepsy and seizure disorders

• (41:28) Beth's personal experience with the ketogenic diet

• (47:38) HRT, women's health, and the keto diet

• (51:54) Addiction and denial

• (56:55) Fatty liver disease and the keto diet

• (01:00:02) The new dietary guidelines

• (01:04:04) Eating REAL fats

• (01:05:52)

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

Links:

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Beth Zupec-Kania:

• The Charlie Foundation: https://charliefoundation.org/

• Website: https://www.bethzupeckania.com/

• Keto Mastery: https://www.ketomastery.pro/

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

• IG: 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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Dr. Caroline Roberts is a board-certified physician and leading clinician at Virta Health, where she helps patients reverse type 2 diabetes through evidence-based, nutrition-focused care. Known for her compassionate approach and expertise in metabolic health, Dr. Roberts empowers individuals to reclaim their health using sustainable, real-world strategies. Her work blends cutting-edge science with practical guidance, making her a standout voice in the movement to transform diabetes care.

In this episode, Drs. Tro, Brian, and Caroline talk about…

• (00:00) Intro

• (02:44) How Dr. Caroline discovered the power of keto for reversing Type 2 diabetes and controlling Type 1 diabetes

• (08:46) Why you don't need to eat 120 grams of carbs per day

• (10:36) DKA risk in Type 2 patients

• (18:15) Type 1 patients and low carb diets

• (23:36) Ketogenic diets and cardiovascular outcomes

• (30:44) Why the medical world has been so slow to acknowledge the benefits of keto and low carb diets

• (44:08) Dietary sustainablility

• (45:58) CGMs, finger sticks, and keto diets

• (54:36) Long term patient outcomes from Virta patients

• (58:57) Keto and psychiatric health

• (01:04:08) Outro

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

Links:

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Dr. Caroline Roberts:

• Papers: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Caroline-Roberts-17

• Virta Health: https://www.virtahealth.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

• IG: 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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Dr. Laura Buchanan joins Dr. Tro to discuss health strategies and lifestyle optimization to help women understand their hormonal journey through perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause.

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

• (00:00) Intro

• (04:22) How Dr. Laura helps her female patients address their hormonal issues

• (09:52) Systemic medical gaslighting

• (13:05) Symptoms of menopausal transition

• (18:08) The history of hormone treatment and how Dr. Laura treats women struggling with hormonal issues

• (28:38) Hormone replacement therapy

• (31:58) Testosterone replacement

• (37:20) How Toward Health helps their patients achieve hormonal health

• (44:05) HRT success stories

• (46:56) Using hormone replacement therapy responsibly

• (53:35) Breast cancer risk from HRT

• (56:17) HHS admitting being wrong HRT

• (01:01:31) Outro

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

Links:

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Women's Health and Hormones Course: https://toward.health/womens-health-and-hormones/

Dr. Laura Buchanan:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/LauraBuchananMD

• The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners: https://thesmhp.org/

• Website: https://www.iheartvitae.com/

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iheartvitae/?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

• IG: 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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Leslie Manookian, MBA, M.L.C. Hom, is the president and founder of the Health Freedom Defense Fund and a former Wall Street executive. Her finance career took her from New York to London with Goldman Sachs before she became Director at Alliance Capital, overseeing European Growth Portfolio Management and Research.

Leslie is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker. In 2011, she wrote and produced The Greater Good, a critically acclaimed film exploring the vaccine debate and sparking wider conversation about medical choice and personal liberty.

Motivated by years of watching Americans' constitutionally protected rights erode, Leslie founded HFDF to defend medical and health freedoms nationwide. She believes bodily autonomy is a fundamental human right and works tirelessly to advance and protect it through public awareness and legal action.

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

• (00:00) Intro
• (02:05) Why she left Wall Street to advocate for medical freedom
• (10:40) Deaths in clinical trials for pharmaceuticals
• (14:45) Industry trade groups that are a huge part of the chronic disease epidemic
• (19:40) How more of the public can be woken up to the realities of the corruption taking place in the medical and pharmaceutical industries
• (32:21) The work of the Weston A. Price Foundation
• (39:55) The responsibilities of doctors and patients
• (45:51) Leslie's recent work with the Health Freedom Defense Fund fighting for peoples' rights
• (01:01:04) The Greater Good

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

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Leslie Manookian:

• Health Freedom Defense Fund: https://healthfreedomdefense.org/
• Nutrition and Physical Degeneration (book): https://www.amazon.com/Nutrition-Physical-Degeneration-Weston-Price/dp/0916764206
• The Weston A. Price Foundation: https://www.westonaprice.org/#gsc.tab=0
• Green Med Info: https://greenmedinfo.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
• IG: 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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Dr. Annette Bosworth, known to many as "Dr. Boz," is a physician, author, and educator leading the charge in metabolic health and the science of ketosis. With over two decades of medical experience, she's helped thousands reclaim their health through lifestyle and nutrition—using the power of ketones to reverse chronic disease, sharpen mental clarity, and boost longevity. A best-selling author and sought-after speaker, Dr. Boz brings a rare mix of medical insight, real-world results, and contagious enthusiasm for helping people transform their lives from the inside out.

In this episode, Drs. Tro, Brian, and Annette talk about…

• (00:00) Intro
• (02:13) The origin story of "Dr. Boz"
• (17:39) The #1 factor for sustainable sobriety
• (23:02) Why Drs. Brian, Tro, and Annette started posting on social media about the connection between physical health and social fulfillment
• (29:49) Medicating patients versus educating and empowering them
• (46:04) GLP-1 drugs and ketosis
• (01:03:28) Microbiome, metabolic health markers, and satiety
• (01:11:58) Faith, community, and holistic health

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

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Dr. Annette Bosworth:

• Website: https://bozmd.com/
• X: https://x.com/AnnetteBosworth
• IG: https://www.instagram.com/drboz_annettebosworthmd/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DoctorBoz

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
• IG: 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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Sally Fallon is a bestselling author, researcher, and food activist best known for Nourishing Traditions, the groundbreaking cookbook that redefined the way we think about traditional diets. Sally has spent decades championing the wisdom of ancestral foods and challenging the myths of modern nutrition. Her work continues to inspire a global movement toward nutrient-dense, traditional eating for vibrant health.

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

• (00:00) Intro
• (03:07) The place of carbohydrates in traditional human diets
• (08:06) Liver
• (09:51) How changing your diet can change your cravings
• (13:43) The societal fear of saturated fat in the United States
• (15:19) Problems with store bought bone broth
• (17:41) What Sally eats in an average day
• (21:25) The recent explosion of obesity and what has caused it
• (26:54) The work of Weston A. Price and how the Weston A. Price Foundation is continuing that work
• (36:26) Sunscreen
• (39:11) Vitamin D supplementation
• (40:10) Inflammation
• (42:59) Raw milk
• (45:06) Salt
• (46:39) Dairy and calcium
• (48:50) Outro

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

Links:

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Sally Fallon:

• The Weston A. Price Foundation: https://www.westonaprice.org/?ulp=n1R6haEC59Hjn69c&ac=XeCfHppkwM29ygem#ulp-n1R6haEC59Hjn69c&gsc.tab=0
• Nourishing Traditions: https://www.amazon.com/Nourishing-Traditions-Challenges-Politically-Dictocrats-ebook/dp/B00276HAWG?ref_=ast_author_dp&th=1&psc=1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.W_r7oIxgMqFgG2N-rVXK6B-WltlFgfiXMMEHyk2M7MysY9IGDna_QaITxk9f1ICrLxomKDAswxDPfwx3EZEsEblU-gThUf4rVHwd4eGwbjgMr7pBjYu-yLSsxPhn3jxM4StvnuAkoysKWw1LGGo9SYTFgW5kHd1jnpVUp2HfsscgLpK79sWgAIGcAfSIV33w.Td0K9QkTf504XORnTd9ZZoCSNCwS-tiup6HmCPzKxA8&dib_tag=AUTHOR
• Real Milk: https://www.realmilk.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
• IG: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

Toward Health App

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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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Iain Campbell, Ph.D. is a leading voice in the emerging field of metabolic psychiatry, exploring how nutrition can transform mental health. His research focuses on how ketogenic interventions may help treat conditions like depression and bipolar disorder. Dr. Campbell is at the forefront of a movement that's redefining how we think about the brain, metabolism, and mental well-being.

"We saw in just 8 weeks on a ketogenic diet, 11 to 13% reductions in brain glutamate in patients with bipolar disorder. And as their ketone levels went up, their mental health symptoms went down."

In this episode, Drs. Brian, Tro, and Iain talk about…

• (00:00) Intro
• (07:18) Seasonal variation in mental health conditions
• (10:32) Mental health and energy
• (12:21) Hypomania and self-awareness
• (15:27) Issues with traditional treatment for bipolar disorder
• (19:04) Anti-psychotic medication and metabolic health
• (27:34) The keto diet, gut health, and psychiatric health
• (37:05) Neurotransmitters
• (38:11) Iain's personal experience with bipolar and therapies that work for him
• (44:27) Searching for the root cause of mental illness
• (47:15) The ketogenic diet for bipolar
• (53:36) Vitamins and supplements for cognitive and psychiatric disorders
• (56:13) Outro

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

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

Iain Campbell, Ph.D.:

• X: https://x.com/IainCampbellPhD?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ketobipolar
• Metabolic Mind: https://www.metabolicmind.org/thinksmart/explore-strategies/iain-campbell/
• Podcast:

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
• IG: 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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Professor Norman Fenton is a mathematician and risk expert who rose to prominence during COVID for cutting through flawed statistics and exposing how data was used and misused to shape policy.

"There was never any justification for the lockdowns in the first place, and the whole COVID hysteria was based on massively exaggerated case and mortality numbers created by flawed definitions, easily manipulated data, and inaccurate mass testing of healthy people."

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

• (00:00) Intro
• (01:52) Governmental misinterpretation of Covid data and the resulting Covid policies
• (12:05) False Covid case numbers
• (17:40) The complicity of the scientific, academic, and physician communities in Covid vaccine policies and lockdown policies
• (25:12) How flawed and manipulated the PCR test is
• (29:02) The true devestation of the lockdowns
• (32:55) Prof. Norman's fellow colleagues who joined him in challenging the Covid narrative
• (35:29) Early warning signs that the mRNA Covid vaccines were not going to be safe or effective
• (46:55) How the all-cause mortality data has changed since the initial release of the vaccines
• (48:30) Vaccine risk/benefit for healthy, fit people
• (49:47) Early red flags about the whole Covid situation and governmental responses
• (51:16) How much money people made off of the Covid situation
• (54:28) Prof. Norman's personal experience fighting the Covid machine
• (01:01:39) Israel's Covid mortality data and suppression of valid data from respected researchers
• (01:08:50) Why vaccine related deaths are probably exaggerated

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

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Prof. Norman Fenton:

• Website: https://www.normanfenton.com
• X: https://x.com/profnfenton
• Fighting Goliath (book): https://wherearethenumbers.substack.com/p/our-book-out-now-fighting-goliath
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCygtzcy5WGNluXjhA1cuT9w

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
• IG: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

Toward Health App

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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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John Wilbur is the author of Nourished By Grace, a faith-centered guide to breaking free from diet culture and finding true health and restoration. After years of battling frustration, fad diets, and dead-end health advice, he discovered a compassionate, Biblical approach to caring for the body. Now he's on a mission to share it with others.

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

• (00:00) Intro
• (02:03) How John became a Christian
• (08:10) How John turned his health around using the low carb diet
• (18:08) The connection between religion and the keto diet
• (24:50) How John's message has been received by his family and friends
• (32:27) Fasting, ketosis, and the spiritual life
• (36:19) Hiking the Appalachian Trial
• (43:44) Why John decided to write Nourished by Grace
• (51:37) Making spiritual connections
• (57:37) True kindness and compassion
• (01:05:11) Grace
• (01:07:17) Outro

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

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John Wilbur:

• Substack: https://jmacwrites.substack.com/
• Nourished by Grace: https://www.amazon.com/stores/jmacwrites/author/B0FHSJ28NM?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

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
• IG: 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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