Low Carb MD Podcast

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Metabolic health, argued from the front lines.

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Low Carb MD Podcast treats metabolic health as both a medical problem and a lived struggle. Its conversations move from low-carb nutrition, fasting, sleep, exercise, and menopause to the financial and institutional incentives shaping care.

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About Low Carb MD Podcast

Low Carb MD Podcast is an interview-led health show with a clear allegiance: metabolic disease is not a hopeless sentence. Its conversations return again and again to obesity, diabetes, hunger, fasting, low-carb nutrition, and the practical work of changing health trajectories. The show has a brisk, personal rhythm. Guests are introduced with admiration, context, and often a story about why their work matters. From there, the conversation tends to move quickly into mechanisms, patient outcomes, and the failures of ordinary medical thinking. It can be clinical. It is rarely cold. Recent episodes feature discussions of Virta Health, chronic disease reversal, dietary guidelines, sleep medicine, exercise as medicine, menopause, gut health, and accessible care. The show also spends real time on incentives: who gets paid, who has proof, who is measuring outcomes, and why large systems often seem unable to answer basic questions about improvement. That gives the podcast a reform-minded edge. It is not only interested in what someone should eat or how someone should train. It wants to know why the system makes better care so hard. At its best, the show turns complex topics into urgent, understandable arguments without sanding off the passion. A discussion of hunger can become a lesson in satiety, hormones, fasting, and language that patients can use. A conversation about fiber and menopause can turn into a broader reflection on changing one’s mind when the evidence or experience changes. A talk with a pastor can connect metabolic health with spiritual health, grace, forgiveness, and the habits that shape a life. The show’s intimacy comes from that willingness to mix professional knowledge with personal stakes. Its bluntness comes from frustration with sick-care incentives, corporate medicine, and old dietary dogma. The format suits listeners who want health conversations with names, stories, disagreement, and practical consequence. It is not a neutral wellness digest. It is a medically literate, emotionally invested argument for metabolic recovery and more honest care.

Made for: For listeners interested in low-carb nutrition, fasting, obesity, diabetes, sleep, exercise, and preventive care. It especially suits people who like health conversations that connect clinical detail with personal stories and system-level critique.

What sets it apart: The show pairs patient-centered metabolic health talk with unusually direct criticism of medical incentives, guidelines, and institutional conflicts. It also allows faith, personal struggle, and reform-minded medicine to sit in the same conversation.

In their own words

Low Carb MD is a patient-centered podcast focusing on weight loss, wellness and preventative medicine. The co-hosts, Dr. Brian Lenzkes & Dr. Tro interview a new guest on each episode and walk the listeners through how they approach weight loss, wellness and disease reversal with their patients.

As heard by us

Based on 6 episodes we listened to · August 2026

Low Carb MD Podcast turns metabolic health into pointed conversations about food, patient stories, medical incentives, and outcomes.

Low Carb MD Podcast is a Health & Fitness interview show built around low-carb nutrition and metabolic health. In the sampled episodes, the hosts keep circling back to weight, blood sugar, chronic disease, food tolerance, and the incentives that shape medical care.

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You want metabolic-health optimism that can still get irritated about insurance and hospital bloat.

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  • doctors arguing from outcomes instead of calorie math
  • recovery stories where hope has to share the room with hard symptoms
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Episodes

  1. 1

    Should We Be Eating Fiber? | Anu Simh - E397

    ·1h 11m
  2. 2

    The Hunger Code (Part 2) | Dr. Jason Fung -E436

    ·1h 7m
  3. 3

    Exercise as Medicine: Rethinking Fitness for Metabolic Health | Peter Cummings MHP, NNP - E435

    ·1h 15m
  4. 4

    Sleep Medicine and Metabolic Health | Dr. Alan Schaffer - E434

    ·1h 11m
  5. 5

    Quality, Accessible, Sustainable Medical Care | Dr. Marion Mass - E433

    ·1h 7m
  6. 6

    The Metabolic Healthcare Revolution | Dr. Frank Dumont - E431

    ·1h 5m
  7. 7

    Eating in the Age of Addiction | Michael Prager - E430

    ·1h 10m
  8. 8

    The Microbiome and Metabolic Health | Dr. Brian and Dr. Tro - E429

    ·1h
  9. 9

    The Power of Metabolic Psychiatry | Dr. Matt Bernstein - E428

    ·48m
  10. 10

    The Hunger Code | Dr. Jason Fung - E427

    ·1h 13m
  11. 11

    The NEW Dietary Guidelines Have Arrived! - E426

    ·1h 1m
  12. 12

    Low Carb Cruisin' in the Caribbean | Debbie Hubbs and Michelle Hall - E425

    ·38m
  13. 13

    Interventional Pyschiatry and the Future of Mental Health | William Sauvé, MD - E424

    ·55m
  14. 14

    Sleep, Nutrition, and the Mind | Dr. Ann Childers - E423

    ·57m
  15. 15

    The Symposium for Metabolic Health in Boca Raton | Doug Reynolds - E421

    ·41m
  16. 16

    Inside the Science of Ketogenic Healing | Beth Zupec-Kania - E420

    ·1h 11m
  17. 17

    Reversing Type 2 Diabetes | Dr. Caroline Roberts - E419

    ·1h 5m
  18. 18

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

    ·1h 3m
  19. 19

    Health Freedom Defense | Leslie Manookian - E417

    ·1h 3m
  20. 20

    The Science of Ketosis | Dr. Annette Bosworth - E416

    ·1h 14m
  21. 21

    Nourishing Traditions | Sally Fallon - E415

    ·52m
  22. 22

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

    ·1h 8m
  23. 23

    Making Sense of COVID Data and Risk | Prof. Norman Fenton - E413

    ·1h 12m
  24. 24

    Nourished by Grace: A Christian Keto Journey | John Wilbur (jmacwrites) - E412

    ·1h 8m
  25. 25

    Building Sustainable Strength and Fitness | Amelia Wood - E411

    ·1h 22m
  26. 26

    Dopamine, Serotonin, and the Keto Diet | Dr. Rubén Ancona Bolaños - E410

    ·1h 16m
  27. 27

    A Weight-Loss Story | Amy Faith Folger - E409

    ·1h 14m
  28. 28

    Un-Complicating Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Disease | Josh Wageman - E407

    ·1h 3m
  29. 29

    The TOWARD Intervention: Beating Food Addiction | Dr. Shebani Sethi - E406

    ·41m
  30. 30

    Feeding the Brain: Nutrition and Mental Health | Dr. Georgia Ede - E405

    ·1h 3m
  31. 31

    Shaping the Future of Metabolic Health: The 2025 San Diego Symposium | Doug Reynolds - E404

    ·58m
  32. 32

    Critical Thinking in a Post-Truth World | Dr. Zoë Harcombe - E403

    ·1h 12m
  33. 33

    Homelessness, CrossFit, and the Search for Truth | Sevan Matossian - E402

    ·1h 19m
  34. 34

    Hypothyroidism, Rheumatism, and the Carnivore Diet | Beatriz E Valenzuela - E401

    ·46m
  35. 35

    Ketogenic Diets and Psychiatric Disorders | Dr. Erin Bellamy - E400

    ·1h 4m
  36. 36

    An Employee Wellness Program that WORKS | John Roop - E398

    ·1h 38m
  37. 37

    The Intersection of Metabolic Health and Spiritual Health | Pastor Gary Evensen - E437

    ·1h 3m
  38. 38

    From Architect to Keto-Activist | Josephine Barbarino - E396

    ·1h 12m
  39. 39

    Fighting for Type 1 Diabetics' Insulin Choice | Alison Smart - E395

    ·43m
  40. 40

    The Power of the Mind to Heal the Body | Ben Azadi - E394

    ·1h 11m
  41. 41

    E393 - Building Muscle for Longevity | Stefan Hartmann

    ·58m
  42. 42

    E392 - The Food Relationship Fix (Beat Food Addiction!) | Toward Health

    ·1h 4m
  43. 43

    E391 - Food Addiction and Fertility | Dr. Robert Kiltz

    ·51m
  44. 44

    E390 - How Hypnosis Could Change Your LIFE | Mike Mandel & Chris Thompson

    ·1h 4m
  45. 45

    E389 - The Fight For TRUE Nutrition | Mike Sweeney, RD

    ·1h 9m
  46. 46

    E388 - Keys to Cardiometabolic Health | Dr. Ryan L. Cooley

    ·1h 20m
  47. 47

    E387 - Economic Perspectives on Healthcare Systems | Gregory Rehmke

    ·1h 12m
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    Episode 386: Dr. Laura Buchanan

    ·53m
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    Episode 384: Dr. Austin Dudzinski

    ·1h 12m
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    Episode 385: The Arizona Low Carb Collaborative

    ·23m
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    Episode 383: Hal Cranmer

    ·59m
  52. 52

    Episode 382: Andy Schoonover

    ·1h 19m
  53. 53

    Episode 381: Christine Trimpe

    ·44m
  54. 54

    Episode 380: Tristan Justice

    ·56m
  55. 55

    Episode 379: Dr. Mary Bowden

    ·1h 16m
  56. 56

    Episode 378: Aging on Your Terms Conference w/Dr. Ben Bocchicchio

    ·21m
  57. 57

    Episode 377: Dr. Vikash Modi

    ·59m
  58. 58

    Episode 376: Dr. Melanie Tidman

    ·1h 10m
  59. 59

    Episode 375: Doug Reynolds

    ·55m
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    Episode 374: Dr. Lindy Louise

    ·1h 6m
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    Episode 373: Dr. Steven Reyes

    ·1h 2m
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    Episode 372: Dr. Mohammed Alo

    ·1h 41m
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    Episode 371: Dr. Andrew Koutnik

    ·1h 8m
  64. 64

    Episode 370: Beth McNally

    ·56m
  65. 65

    Episode 369: Dr. Aseem Malhotra

    ·1h 26m
  66. 66

    Episode 368: Dr. Ian Lake

    ·1h 2m
  67. 67

    Episode 367: Dr. Lucia Aronica

    ·1h 5m
  68. 68

    Episode 366: 2 Krazy Ketos

    ·1h 5m
  69. 69

    Episode 365: Katherine Tague

    ·1h 3m
  70. 70

    Episode 363: Dr. Roshani Sanghani

    ·41m
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    Episode 362: Dr. Suneel Dhand

    ·1h 16m
  72. 72

    Episode 352: Brian Wiley

    ·55m
  73. 73

    Episode 361: Dr. Alexis Cowan

    ·1h 22m
  74. 74

    Episode 360: Anna Vocino

    ·55m
  75. 75

    Episode 359: Bronson Dant

    ·1h 6m
  76. 76

    Episode 358: Dr. Eric Rodgers

    ·52m
  77. 77

    Episode 357: Florence Christophers

    ·43m
  78. 78

    Episode 356: Jessica Apple

    ·48m
  79. 79

    Episode 355: Dr. Mariela Glandt

    ·54m
  80. 80

    Episode 354: Dr. Robert Hoyer

    ·54m
  81. 81

    Episode 353: Nayiri Mississian

    ·1h 8m
  82. 82

    Episode 351: Jessyca Reynolds

    ·1h 14m
  83. 83

    Episode 350: Vinnie Tortorich

    ·1h 14m
  84. 84

    Episode 349: Temple Stewart

    ·52m
  85. 85

    Episode 348: The Low Carb MD Podcast Season 2

    ·14m
  86. 86

    Episode 347: Maria Claps and Kristin Johnson

    ·53m
  87. 87

    Episode 346: Allison Herschede

    ·46m
  88. 88

    Episode 345: Tia Reid

    ·59m
  89. 89

    Episode 344: Nurse Cindy

    ·53m
  90. 90

    Episode 343: Jan Ellison Baszucki

    ·59m
  91. 91

    Episode 342: Doug Reynolds

    ·52m
  92. 92

    Episode 341: Dr. Matt Calkins and Dr. Laura Buchanan

    ·56m
  93. 93

    Episode 340: Scott and Camille of Improvisational Keto Kitchen

    ·1h 6m
  94. 94

    Episode 339: Erika Bell and Judy Kohlheim

    ·51m
  95. 95

    Episode 338: Judy Wolfe

    ·1h
  96. 96

    Episode 337: Dr. Robert Lustig

    ·1h 8m
  97. 97

    Defeating Anorexia and Schizophrenia with the CARNIVORE Diet | Valerie Smith - E399

    Hidden gem

    Valerie Smith says she lived 48 years without hope, heard voices by age 8, and only saw them recede after ketogenic therapy.

    ·1h 8m·5 clips
  98. 98

    The Menopause Gut | Cynthia Thurlow - E432

    Hidden gem

    Nurse practitioner Cynthia Thurlow joins Dr.

    ·1h 9m·5 clips
  99. 99

    Solving Addiction with Nutrition | Julia Ross - E408

    Dr.

    ·1h 6m
  100. 100

    The Smarter Path to Energy, Vitality & Lasting Health | Kendall Mackintosh - E422

    Dr.

    ·1h 3m
  101. 101

    How Virta Health is Reversing Chronic Disease | Sami Inkinen - E438

    Sami Inkinen describes how a Finnish physicist, Trulia co-founder, and seven-time Hawaii Ironman competitor discovered he was pre-diabetic despite believing willpower and endurance had made him metabolically safe.

    Apr 13, 2026·43m·2 clips
  102. 102

    The Intersection of Metabolic Health and Spiritual Health | Pastor Gary Evensen - E437

    Hidden gem

    Pastor Gary Emenson says he went from 158 pounds to 315 pounds, lost 85 pounds with ketogenic dieting, and later faced a stroke, a heart attack, and prostate cancer.

    Apr 6, 2026·1h 3m·4 clips
  103. 103

    The Hunger Code (Part 2) | Dr. Jason Fung -E436

    Dr.

    Mar 30, 2026·1h 7m
  104. 104

    Exercise as Medicine: Rethinking Fitness for Metabolic Health | Peter Cummings MHP, NNP - E435

    Peter Cummings discusses exercise as medicine for metabolic health on the Low-Carb MD Podcast.

    Mar 23, 2026·1h 15m
  105. 105

    Sleep Medicine and Metabolic Health | Dr. Alan Schaffer - E434

    Dr.

    Mar 16, 2026·1h 11m
  106. 106

    Quality, Accessible, Sustainable Medical Care | Dr. Marion Mass - E433

    Hidden gem

    Marianne Mass says the AMA earns royalties from CPT codes and backed Obamacare for that reason.

    Mar 9, 2026·1h 7m·2 clips
  107. 107

    The Menopause Gut | Cynthia Thurlow - E432

    Hidden gem

    A stool test helped explain a patient's fatty liver by revealing gut alcohol production.

    Mar 2, 2026·1h 9m·2 clips
  108. 108

    The Metabolic Healthcare Revolution | Dr. Frank Dumont - E431

    Feb 23, 2026·1h 5m
  109. 109

    Eating in the Age of Addiction | Michael Prager - E430

    Feb 16, 2026·1h 10m
  110. 110

    The Microbiome and Metabolic Health | Dr. Brian and Dr. Tro - E429

    Feb 9, 2026·1h
  111. 111

    The Power of Metabolic Psychiatry | Dr. Matt Bernstein - E428

    Feb 2, 2026·48m
  112. 112

    The Hunger Code | Dr. Jason Fung - E427

    Jan 26, 2026·1h 13m
  113. 113

    The NEW Dietary Guidelines Have Arrived! - E426

    The hosts discuss the new dietary guidelines, thanking key figures like Jason Fung and Tim Noakes for their contributions to the low-carb movement.

    Jan 19, 2026·1h 1m
  114. 114

    Low Carb Cruisin' in the Caribbean | Debbie Hubbs and Michelle Hall - E425

    Jan 12, 2026·38m
  115. 115

    Interventional Pyschiatry and the Future of Mental Health | William Sauvé, MD - E424

    Jan 5, 2026·55m
  116. 116

    Sleep, Nutrition, and the Mind | Dr. Ann Childers - E423

    Dec 29, 2025·57m
  117. 117

    The Smarter Path to Energy, Vitality & Lasting Health | Kendall Mackintosh - E422

    Dec 22, 2025·1h 3m
  118. 118

    The Symposium for Metabolic Health in Boca Raton | Doug Reynolds - E421

    Dec 15, 2025·41m
  119. 119

    Inside the Science of Ketogenic Healing | Beth Zupec-Kania - E420

    Dec 8, 2025·1h 11m
  120. 120

    Reversing Type 2 Diabetes | Dr. Caroline Roberts - E419

    Dec 1, 2025·1h 5m
  121. 121

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

    Nov 24, 2025·1h 3m
  122. 122

    Health Freedom Defense | Leslie Manookian - E417

    Nov 17, 2025·1h 3m
  123. 123

    The Science of Ketosis | Dr. Annette Bosworth - E416

    Nov 10, 2025·1h 14m
  124. 124

    Nourishing Traditions | Sally Fallon - E415

    Nov 3, 2025·52m
  125. 125

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

    Oct 13, 2025·1h 8m
  126. 126

    Making Sense of COVID Data and Risk | Prof. Norman Fenton - E413

    Oct 6, 2025·1h 12m
  127. 127

    Nourished by Grace: A Christian Keto Journey | John Wilbur (jmacwrites) - E412

    Sep 29, 2025·1h 8m
  128. 128

    Building Sustainable Strength and Fitness | Amelia Wood - E411

    Sep 22, 2025·1h 22m
  129. 129

    Dopamine, Serotonin, and the Keto Diet | Dr. Rubén Ancona Bolaños - E410

    Sep 15, 2025·1h 16m
  130. 130

    A Weight-Loss Story | Amy Faith Folger - E409

    Aug 25, 2025·1h 14m
  131. 131

    Solving Addiction with Nutrition | Julia Ross - E408

    Dr.

    Aug 18, 2025·1h 6m
  132. 132

    Un-Complicating Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Disease | Josh Wageman - E407

    Aug 11, 2025·1h 3m
  133. 133

    The TOWARD Intervention: Beating Food Addiction | Dr. Shebani Sethi - E406

    Aug 4, 2025·41m
  134. 134

    Feeding the Brain: Nutrition and Mental Health | Dr. Georgia Ede - E405

    Jul 28, 2025·1h 3m
  135. 135

    Shaping the Future of Metabolic Health: The 2025 San Diego Symposium | Doug Reynolds - E404

    Jul 21, 2025·58m
  136. 136

    Critical Thinking in a Post-Truth World | Dr. Zoë Harcombe - E403

    Jul 14, 2025·1h 12m
  137. 137

    Homelessness, CrossFit, and the Search for Truth | Sevan Matossian - E402

    Jun 30, 2025·1h 19m
  138. 138

    Hypothyroidism, Rheumatism, and the Carnivore Diet | Beatriz E Valenzuela - E401

    Jun 23, 2025·46m
  139. 139

    Ketogenic Diets and Psychiatric Disorders | Dr. Erin Bellamy - E400

    Jun 16, 2025·1h 4m
  140. 140

    Defeating Anorexia and Schizophrenia with the CARNIVORE Diet | Valerie Smith - E399

    Valerie Smith shares her story of overcoming anorexia and schizophrenia through the carnivore diet.

    Jun 9, 2025·1h 8m
  141. 141

    An Employee Wellness Program that WORKS | John Roop - E398

    Jun 2, 2025·1h 38m
  142. 142

    Should We Be Eating Fiber? | Anu Simh - E397

    May 26, 2025·1h 11m
  143. 143

    From Architect to Keto-Activist | Josephine Barbarino - E396

    May 19, 2025·1h 12m
  144. 144

    Fighting for Type 1 Diabetics' Insulin Choice | Alison Smart - E395

    May 12, 2025·43m
  145. 145

    The Power of the Mind to Heal the Body | Ben Azadi - E394

    May 5, 2025·1h 11m
  146. 146

    E393 - Building Muscle for Longevity | Stefan Hartmann

    Apr 28, 2025·58m
  147. 147

    E392 - The Food Relationship Fix (Beat Food Addiction!) | Toward Health

    Apr 21, 2025·1h 4m
  148. 148

    E391 - Food Addiction and Fertility | Dr. Robert Kiltz

    Apr 17, 2025·51m
  149. 149

    E390 - How Hypnosis Could Change Your LIFE | Mike Mandel & Chris Thompson

    Apr 14, 2025·1h 4m
  150. 150

    E389 - The Fight For TRUE Nutrition | Mike Sweeney, RD

    Apr 7, 2025·1h 9m