Life's Best Medicine Podcast
195 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsTotal health encompasses more than just physical wellbeing; it includes factors like family life, the health of our relationships, spirituality, and the way we see our relationship to the rest of the world and to others. In this show, Dr. Lenzkes and his guests discuss these factors and share stories of heroism, compassion, and healing along the way. Being a medical doctor, Dr. Lenzkes has made a commitment to helping people, and he firmly believes that this commitment extends into every aspect of life.
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Episodes
Episode 194: Grace Price
April 10, 2024 04:01 - 56 minutes - 64.3 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Grace Price is an 18 year old who has spent the past two years chasing after a cure for cancer. This chase led her ultimately to write, edit, produce, and direct the documentary film, Cancer: A Food-Borne Illness. The film follows Grace across the country as she searches for the lifestyle factors that are putting people at high risk for cancer. It turns out that one of the best ways to prevent cancer is simple: don’t eat su...
Episode 193: Dr Matthew Phillips
April 03, 2024 03:11 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr Matthew Phillips, upon completing his neurology training in Melbourne, realized that he had no interest in going the usual route of further specializing in a particular neurological disorder. After spending three years learning about a variety of therapeutic possibilities that he had never considered, he came to realize that metabolic strategies, particularly fasting and ketogenic diets, were promising therapeutic option...
Episode 192: Kathy Bowers
March 27, 2024 12:34 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Kathy Bowers decided after working for over 20 years as a family practitioner in social care & children and families to leave and become a parenting/teen & life coach. Now for over 40 years she has worked with parents and their children in all areas of parenting & parenting issues including behaviour problems. In this episode, Brian and Kathy talk about all that is involved in family coaching, the biggest confounders of f...
Episode 191: John Davidson
March 20, 2024 05:03 - 1 hour - 82.3 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. John Davidson is the founder of Broken Truth—a website dedicated to exposing “bad actions by those in power and encourage corporations, groups, and governments to change their errant behaviors.” He is also working on producing/directing a new documentary film entitled, Epidemic of Fraud. The film explores the bizarre media, medical, and partisan political attacks levied against a class of ancient medications. He has also w...
Episode 190: John Marion
March 13, 2024 12:48 - 59 minutes - 68.3 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. John Marion is the founder of Alpha Dog Capital—a company providing access to tax-advantaged, higher-return passive real estate investment opportunities. He is also the host of the Alpha Dog Capital Deal Flow Channel Podcast—a show that brings listeners investment and business deals from industry experts and deal makers. John also has 4 decades of professional experience, working with non-profit organizations for 26 years a...
Episode 189: Dr. Tro Kalayjian, Rosette Kalayjian, and Lanell Lenzkes
March 06, 2024 05:17 - 1 hour - 80.3 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Tro Kalayjian is a board-certified physician in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine. He is a founding member of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners and has lost 150 pounds by challenging conventional medical advice. Now, he is dedicated to helping patients achieve health, prevent disease, and reduce medication dependence. He is also Dr. Brian’s co-host on the Low Carb MD Podcast. Rosette Kalayjian is an e...
Episode 188: Hal Cranmer
February 28, 2024 06:22 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Hal Cranmer is the owner of A Paradise for Parents Senior Living—an assisted living home with experts who have had lots of success improving the physical and cognitive health of its residents. After serving in the Air Force and working in real estate, Hal began opening assisted living facilities in Arizona. Also joining the show is Terry, whose husband, Dave, has been living at Hal’s assisted living home. Dave suffers fro...
Episode 187: Ganesh Venkataramanan
February 21, 2024 04:51 - 1 hour - 81.2 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Ganesh Venkataramanan, pen-named Geeves, is a graduate from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology. He works as a Vice President at a Software technology company. With his background in science and experience in working with highly analytical teams, Ganesh found that scientific explanations, while fine in themselves, lacked depth and human meaning. Though his worldview in college was atheistic, a series of chance en...
Episode 186: Dr. Sabine Hazan
February 14, 2024 05:56 - 1 hour - 91.1 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Sabine Hazan has always been dedicated to understanding life. She sought a career in medicine and was accepted to medical school based on outstanding research on obesity conducted as an undergraduate. She completed her residency at the University of Miami during the peak of the HIV epidemic, treating extremely ill patients at Jackson Memorial Hospital and in the local jail. There, she was awarded two prizes for her rese...
Episode 185: Leah Koskinen
February 07, 2024 06:33 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Leah Koskinen is a board certified Physician Assistant who has an interest in metabolic and women’s health, maximizing hormone health, as well as lifestyle interventions and overall well-being. Leah graduated from California State University in Monterey Bay with a Master of Science Physician Assistant degree. During her time as a student, she participated in clinical rotations with Dr. Lenzkes, learning more about metabolic...
Episode 184: Mimi Morgan
January 31, 2024 05:58 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Mimi Morgan grew up in Kentucky where, despite developing asthma at the age of two, she spent lots of time outdoors, taking care of horses, and riding horses. Unfortunately, her low fat, low protein way of eating ultimately brought about some serious health issues. She was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and Parkinsonism. Shortly thereafter, she was diagnosed with Spinal Osteomyelitis. Her health was steadily declining....
Episode 183: Dr. Ken Berry
January 24, 2024 05:44 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Ken Berry is a practicing family physician who has been practicing medicine since 2003. He is a passionate advocate of health on his YouTube channel where he has over 2 million subscribers. Along with his online presence, he is active in the Keto Community and is best known for his direct, no nonsense approach to health and wellness. Dr. Berry is the author of the best selling book Lies My Doctor Told Me. In this con...
Episode 182: Allen and Taylor Martin
January 19, 2024 07:32 - 1 hour - 105 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. The Martin family’s lives were changed on November 9, 2022. On that day their daughter, Trista, died suddenly. Allen and Taylor, her parents, were left in shocked disbelief. How could an 18 year old girl with a clean bill of health die so suddenly with no explanation? It turns out that Trista had, without her parents’ knowledge, gotten the Pfizer vaccine just 112 days before her untimely death. Thank you for listening. Ha...
Episode 181: Rhonda Britten
January 17, 2024 15:55 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Rhonda Britten - Emmy Award-winner, Repeat Oprah guest, 4x Bestselling author, and founder of the Fearless Living Institute – has devoted her life to one thing: teaching people how to master fear. Rhonda's four bestselling books include her seminal work Fearless Living, which shares her groundbreaking work called the "Wheel of Fear," Change Your Life in 30 Days, Fearless Loving, and Do I Look Fat in This. She's been read, h...
Episode 180: Dr. Georgia Ede
January 10, 2024 07:54 - 51 minutes - 59.1 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Georgia Ede is, among many other things, the recipient of the Metabolic Mind Award from the Baszucki Institute and author of the groundbreaking book, Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind. She is a Harvard-trained, board-certified psychiatrist based in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA. She spends much of her time and effort studying, writing, and speaking about the strong scientific connection between food and brain health....
Episode 179: Life's Best Medicine: 2024 Preview
January 03, 2024 07:20 - 13 minutes - 15.4 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. In this quick preview episode, Dr. Brian talks about the exciting guests and topics lined up for the Life’s Best Medicine Podcast in 2024. Stay tuned for more brilliant and inspiring guests and stories. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy! Links: Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Low Carb MD Podcast HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH HLTH Code Website Keto Mojo: Ket...
Episode 178: Mike Davis (@GuyNAustin)
December 20, 2023 06:15 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Mike Davis (@GuyNAustin on Twitter) is a self-described “random guy in Austin who got tired of being sick and overweight at the age of 48 and decided to do something about it.” After achieving amazing results simply by kicking soda, he tried the ketogenic diet. This adoption of the keto diet enabled him to normalize his blood pressure and shed roughly 25% of his bodyweight in 10 weeks with no exercise at all. In this epis...
Episode 177: Dr. Jason Fung
December 13, 2023 06:09 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Jason Fung returns to the show! Dr. Jason Fung is a New York Times-bestselling author of many books including The Obesity Code and The Diabetes Code. He completed medical school at the University of Toronto and a fellowship in nephrology at UCLA. He is the co-founder of The Fasting Method, a program to help people lose weight and reverse type 2 diabetes naturally with intermittent fasting. In this episode, Brian and J...
Episode 176: Ben Bikman Returns
December 06, 2023 06:50 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Ben Bikman earned a Ph.D. in Bioenergetics at East Carolina University with a focus on the adaptations to metabolic surgeries in obesity. He continued to explore metabolic disorders, with a focus on insulin resistance, as a postdoctoral fellow with the Duke-National University of Singapore. As a professor at Brigham Young University and the director of its Diabetes Research Lab, Dr. Bikman has continued to study insulin...
Episode 175: Thoughts on Thanksgiving
November 29, 2023 05:11 - 17 minutes - 19.8 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. In this episode Dr. Brian talks about the power of forgiveness and gratitude. Holding grudges and withholding kindness and love from family and friends is bad for you, emotionally, spiritually, and physically. It is always a better choice to have grace, overlook slights and disagreements, and be thankful. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy! Links: Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Low Ca...
Episode 174: Gene McLeod
November 22, 2023 05:01 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Gene McLeod is an author based in Richmond, Virginia. His new book, Intersections, is a family saga/drama that explores nature vs. nurture across three generations- based on a true story. He is also the lead singer for The Usual Suspects—a Richmond-based band. In this episode, Brian and Gene talk about Gene’s new book, Intersections, the impact of nature, nurture, and environment on personality and the course of one’s lif...
Episode 173: Owen Johnston
November 15, 2023 06:35 - 1 hour - 76 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Owen Johnston is a physical therapist in San Diego, CA. He graduated from CSU Fresno's Doctor of Physical Therapy program in December 2015 and opened Advanced Physical Therapy & Wellness in 2022 with his wife and business partner, Jen. In this episode, Brian and Owen talk about how/why Owen started his own Physical Therapy practice, Owen’s discovery of and entrance into the Christian faith, how Owen chose to pursue physic...
Episode 172: Dr. Paul Kolodzik
November 08, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Paul Kolodzik has provided metabolic health and weight loss medical services to patients for nearly 15 years. Believing that the key to metabolic health is appropriately limiting carbohydrate intake to achieve blood glucose reduction/stabilization, fat catabolism (burning fat), weight loss, and disease reversal, Dr. Paul is passionate about helping people make the appropriate lifestyle changes to achieve wellness. He is...
Episode 171: Reed Davis
November 01, 2023 04:08 - 1 hour - 76.9 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Reed Davis, Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner (HHP) and Certified Nutritional Therapist (CNT), is an expert in functional lab testing and holistic lifestyle medicine. Over 20 years ago, Reed Davis recognized people were caught in a “cycle of trial and error” and he committed to being the last person they needed to see. While working with top leaders in alternative medicine, he ran thousands of labs on thousands o...
Episode 170: Pastor K and Pastor M
October 25, 2023 07:02 - 1 hour - 86 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Pastor K is a teacher and disciple-maker who has taught biblical principles and discipleship to pastors in countries around the world. Pastor M is also a teacher of biblical truth. He grew up in the Hindu faith worshiping over 120 goddesses. It was not until a group of Christian missionaries came to his house and healed his brother who was on his death bed that he gave his life to Christ. Since then his ministry has bro...
Episode 169: Joseph Onesta
October 18, 2023 05:14 - 1 hour - 110 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Joseph Onesta is a clinical hypnotist who specializes in helping people reverse type 2 diabetes and/or lose a significant amount of weight. He is the Onesta Process, a unique combination of education, coaching and hypnotherapy that helps clients comfortably adjust to the necessary lifestyle changes to become and stay free from diabetes and obesity. He is also a speaker and author of several books on nutrition and hypnothera...
Episode 168: Dr. Lily Johnston
October 11, 2023 04:52 - 1 hour - 84.4 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Lily Johnston, MD, MPH is board-certified in Vascular as well as General Surgery. Dr. Johnston received her BA from Princeton University, and her MD from the University of California, San Diego. After a residency in General Surgery at the University of Virginia, she completed a Vascular Surgery Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Dr. Johnston also earned a Master’s of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Universit...
Episode 167: Leah Glascox (Koskinen)
October 04, 2023 05:28 - 56 minutes - 64.5 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Leah Glascox (Koskinen) is a physician assistant currently working with Dr. Brian Lenzkes at his private medical practice (San Diego Metabolic Health) in San Diego, CA. She is a board certified Physician Assistant who has an interest in metabolic and women's health, addressing hormone health, as well as lifestyle interventions and overall well-being. Her goals within practicing medicine are to empower patients while educati...
Episode 166: Hal Cranmer
September 27, 2023 04:44 - 1 hour - 78.4 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Hal Cranmer is the owner of A Paradise for Parent’s Senior Living. After serving in the Air Force and working in real estate, Hal began opening assisted living facilities in Arizona. In this episode, Brian and Hal talk about how Hal got into assisted living care, providing the best quality of life for seniors, the lack of emphasis on diet and lifestyle in most assisted living facilities, the damage that sugar does to the ...
Episode 165: Ken Armstrong
September 20, 2023 04:32 - 58 minutes - 67.1 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Ken Armstrong is a business analyst, cyclist, and low-carb/keto proponent. He has an amazing weight loss story—losing over 210 lbs over the course of his dietary journey—with high points and low points and lessons learned along the way. Having been disappointed again and again by a variety of different diets, Ken discovered Gary Taubes’ book, Why We Get Fat, which set him on the path to finally attaining health and sustaina...
Episode 164: Dr. Laura Buchanan
September 13, 2023 04:58 - 59 minutes - 68.3 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Laura Buchanan is a board-certified family medicine physician with a passion for using lifestyle modification as the first-line standard of care wherever possible. She completed her family medicine residency at Wake Forest in 2022 and was a valedictorian of her class at the University of Florida College of Medicine. For her undergraduate education she received a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from the Univer...
Episode 163: Brad and Maggie Jones
September 06, 2023 05:30 - 1 hour - 89.8 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Maggie Jones is a stage 4 cancer thriver who credits metabolic therapies, along with conventional treatment, with miraculously prolonging her life, which she has now dedicated to raising awareness of metabolic therapies. Brad Jones has over 20 years of editing experience and has worked on everything from a Peabody Award-winning documentary to the highest-rated shows ever on MTV and CMT. In this episode, Brian, Maggie, and...
Episode 162: Debbie Hubbs
August 30, 2023 04:48 - 29 minutes - 34.1 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Debbie Hubbs is the founder of Low Carb Cruise. The goal of Low Carb Cruise is to bring people together from all around the world who are either currently living the keto lifestyle or wish to learn more about it in an enjoyable, social, informational and educational setting. She started in 2008 with just 30 people and has grown to 350 people! In this episode, Brian and Debbie talk bout the history of the Low Carb Cruise a...
Episode 161: Lessons from the San Diego Symposium for Metabolic Health & "Hurricane" Hillary
August 23, 2023 04:10 - 33 minutes - 38.1 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. In this episode, Dr. Brian Lenzkes talks about the recent Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners conference that was hosted by LowCarbUSA in San Diego, CA. Dr. Brian talks about the effects of stress, poor sleep, loneliness, and the recent ‘hurricane’ that hit San Diego. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy! Links: Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Low Carb MD Podcast HLTH Code: H...
Episode 160: Lessons from Roseto, Pennsylvania
August 16, 2023 05:21 - 58 minutes - 66.9 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. In 1955 President Eisenhower had a heart attack and began a search to discover the cause of heart disease and heart attacks. Researchers discovered that Roseto, Pennsylvania, a small town on the Eastern side of the state, had a very unique population. It just so happens that the small Italian community that made up the majority of the population of this town had no fatal heart attacks under the age of 55. Also, those above ...
Episode 159: Tinka
August 09, 2023 06:03 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Tinka is a singer/songwriter currently based in California, though she is originally from Israel. She grew up eating a standard Middle Eastern diet and struggled with mental health growing up (especially anxiety). Though she had always taken active steps to alleviate her mental health, it was not until she discovered the low-carb diet that she was able to see sustainable, substantial improvement with her various health issu...
Episode 158: Eranda Wickramasinghe
August 02, 2023 06:01 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Eranda’s greatest joy is his family. He is privileged to live a life of abundance and in many ways, he owes this to three extraordinary women: His mother, who gave him life, raised him as best she could while she suffered violent domestic abuse, she is the bravest person he knows. His sister, she has the biggest heart of anyone he knows, for never giving up hope for a better future for our mother. His wife Ruth, th...
Episode 157: Dr. Marcus Wheeler
July 26, 2023 05:56 - 57 minutes - 65.2 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Marcus Wheeler is a Family Medicine doctor based in Houston, Texas. He received his medical degree from Universidad de Ciencias Medicas and serves patients in Texas and California. He has been in practice 14 years. He specializes in Family Medicine, urgent care, and other acute and chronic care conditions through Telemedicine. In this episode, Brian and Marcus talk about why Marcus chose to go into medicine, Christian...
Episode 156: Doug Reynolds
July 19, 2023 07:06 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Doug Reynolds is the founder and CEO of LowCarbUSA. The organization was founded in the beginning of 2016 with the initial intention of providing a platform, through an annual conference, for internationally renowned scientists and medical practitioners to present the ever-increasing body of evidence on the benefits of reducing carbohydrates in the diet (and adding in healthy fats). He felt that education about the power...
Episode 155: Chris Oldham and Jordan Hill
July 12, 2023 05:55 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Chris Oldham and Jordan Hill met at 121 Church in Dallas, Texas. Chris was not a believer at the time and was struggling with alcohol addiction. Jordan introduced him to the Gospel and to Jesus Christ and, eventually, Chris accepted the Lord. In this episode, they share the story of how Chris came to Jesus. Jordan is on staff at 121 Church, serving as the Men’s and Groups Minister. In this episode, Brian, Chris, and Jorda...
Episode 154: Joel Bikman
July 05, 2023 03:50 - 51 minutes - 58.7 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Joel Bikman is the co-founder of HLTH Code. HLTH Code is “the world’s healthiest (and most delicious) meal replacement shake.” Joel talks with Brian about growing up in Canada, his career path led him ultimately to nutrition and the founding of HLTH Code, the development process of the HLTH Code products, the operating principle guiding HLTH Code’s business decisions, how HLTH Code comes up with their recipes, why you sho...
Episode 153: Temple Stewart
June 28, 2023 03:23 - 59 minutes - 68.1 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Temple Stewart (The Ketogenic Nutritionist) is a Registered Dietitian specializing in helping women lose weight and realize the benefits of a ketogenic lifestyle. She received her degree in Dietetics at the University of Tennessee Martin and completed her internship at the VA Medical Center in Bay Pines, FL. She is also a Certified Personal Trainer and Health Behavior Change Specialist. In this episode, Brian and Temple t...
Episode 152: Seneca Carrillo
June 21, 2023 05:13 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Seneca Carrillo is an Emergency Medicine Physician at Premier Emergency Medical Specialists in Phoenix, AZ. She earned her BS in Microbiology and Immunology as well as her M.D. from the University of Arizona and University of Arizona College of Medicine. She has been an Emergency Medicine physician for 23 years and is the founder of her own private health/nutrition/lifestyle consulting company, Toolkit MD. In this episode...
Episode 151: Messi Mahmodi
June 14, 2023 04:36 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Messi Mahmodi grew up in Afghanistan and came to the United States as an adult. Messi was one of the team members on Dr. Lenzkes’ recent medical mission trip to Guatemala. Listen in to hear about the differences between life and culture in Afghanistan, Guatemala, and the United States. In this episode, Brian and Messi talk about Messi’s childhood growing up in Afghanistan, his transition from Afghanistan to the United Sta...
Episode 150: Dave Danna
June 07, 2023 05:38 - 51 minutes - 59.1 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dave Danna has lost over 100 pounds since he first started his weight loss journey 11 months ago. Weighing over 400 pounds at his heaviest, he now weighs 298 pounds and is continuing to steadily lose weight. In this episode, Brian and Dave talk about the power that mindset has on your success, the story of Dave’s weight loss journey so far, why weight loss is not always the best gauge of success on your weight loss journe...
Episode 149: Less Antman (Carnal Dancer)
May 31, 2023 05:14 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Less Antman (Carnal Dancer) is a patient in Dr. Lenzkes medical practice. He is a two-time world champion in pro am ballroom dancing. He was at an average weight growing up, but upon beginning his college career he started to put on weight thanks to a high-carb diet. Sometime around the age of 40, Less developed metabolic syndrome. Due to an encounter with the movie Fathead he became aquatinted with the low-carb diet. In ...
Episode 148: Aruna on Serving Others
May 24, 2023 05:01 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Aruna, a patient of Dr. Lenzkes’, recently returned from Guatemala where she was serving with Dr. Lenzkes on his medical mission trip. She was born and raised in India, lived in Kuwait for fifteen years, moved to the United States, moved back to India, then back to the United States where she lives today. In this episode, Brian and Aruna talk about their trip to Guatemala, Aruna’s life story, how she discovered the low-ca...
Episode 147: My Transition to Metabolic Health
May 17, 2023 04:32 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. In this episode Dr. Lenzkes announces some changes taking place in his medical practice. He is transitioning away from focusing specifically on low carb in order to embrace metabolic health more generally. Not everyone wants to or is able to employ the low carb approach to metabolic health. Though it is very effective in most cases, the low carb approach is not for everyone and many people have bee able to achieve amazing r...
Episode 146: Lessons from Guatemala
May 10, 2023 04:11 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. In this episode Dr. Lenzkes talks about his recent medical mission trip to Guatemala where he had the opportunity to provide medical care and share his faith with many people. Brian shares some lessons he learned on this trip and tells stories from his time there. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy! Links: Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Low Carb MD Podcast The Merlo Foundation ...
Episode 145: The Humble and the Proud
May 03, 2023 04:40 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. In this episode Dr. Lenzkes discusses the dangers of pride and the value of humility. It is easy to see that self-centeredness and pride make people miserable, but it is difficult to see the pride that is so often insidious and imperceptible in our own lives. How can we learn to spot false humility in ourselves and learn to be self-examined when it comes to pride? Brian shares some insights on these topics that he has gaine...