Low Carb MD Podcast

• Women's Health & Hormones | Dr. Laura Buchanan - E418

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

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• Health Freedom Defense | Leslie Manookian - E417

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

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• The Science of Ketosis | Dr. Annette Bosworth - E416

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

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• Nourishing Traditions | Sally Fallon - E415

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

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• Metabolic Psychiatry: Rethinking Mental Health Through Nutrition | Iain Campbell, Ph.D. - E414

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

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