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Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Mark Sisson is a New York Times bestselling author, media personality, ex-endurance athlete (5th place USA Marathon Championship, 4th place Hawaii Ironman finish), and founder of the PRIMAL KITCHEN® brand. He has been educating the world on nutrition and the benefits of fat and protein for over a decade via his blog, MarksDailyApple.com. In this conversation, Dr. Brian and Mark talk about… (00:00) Intro (04:37) Mark’s fitness and career journey from childhood to the present (10:46) Criticism by the mainstream community of some of Mark’s work and views (13:17) Why Mark founded Primal Kitchen and began selling food products that did not contain unhealthy oils like canola oil (17:56) Why spending time with friends and family, spending time outside, and doing things you enjoy are important for your total health (22:11) Mark’s recent experience getting a hip replacement (27:52) How the shoes you wear can seriously impact your athletic performance (31:59) Mark’s new book, Born to Walk—what it is about and why Mark wrote it—and why running is not the best exercise choice for everyone (46:23) Why people go through the pain of running and pushing themselves harder and harder (49:07) Why it is important for your feet to feel the ground either by walking barefoot or by wearing barefoot shoes (51:52) The benefits of rucking (53:40) Outro For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy! Links: Mark Sisson: Born to Walk (new book): https://www.amazon.com/Born-Walk-Promises-Running-Healthy-One-ebook/dp/B0DJDC99GQ?ref_=ast_author_mpb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marksissonprimal/?hl=en Primal Kitchen: https://www.primalkitchen.com Mark’s Daily Apple: https://www.primalkitchen.com/pages/marks-daily-apple YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theprimalkitchen Peluva (shoes): https://peluva.com Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Arizona Metabolic Health: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/ Low Carb MD Podcast: https://www.lowcarbmd.com/ HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH • • HLTH Code Website: https://gethlth.com
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Episode 235: Christine Trimpe
Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Christine Trimpe is an author, speaker, and weight loss coach. 48 years old and 100+ pounds overweight, Christine’s health was in a precarious position. She had also been battling fatty liver disease, pre-diabetes, sleep apnea, and painful ovarian cysts. Today, her body has been set free from decades of obesity and a plethora of related health issues. How did she do it? How did she reclaim her health? It was part spiritual transformation, part mental renewal, and part nutritional understanding. In this conversation, Dr. Brian and Christine talk about… (00:00) Intro (07:11) Christine’s health, faith, and career journey (10:31) Breaking the bonds of sugar/carb addiction (14:53) The expansion of the message of metabolic health and getting the church healthy (17:49) The power of sharing health success stories (20:40) Mood improvement and lower inflammation on a low carb diet, and how her faith has helped Christine in her health journey (26:26) Continuing to have a fat mindset as a person who has achieved a healthy weight (28:44) Making little changes in the right direction (34:03) Why hope and faith are key to success (38:07) Why community is also key to success (39:42) The spiritual and emotional enablers of obesity (45:45) How Christine weaves faith and spiritual insight into her most recent book, Sugar Freed (53:00) Christine’s message to those who feel hopeless about their health For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy! Links: Christine Trimpe: Website: https://christinetrimpe.com Books: https://christinetrimpe.com/about/#books Crush Your Cravings: https://pages.christinetrimpe.net/masterclassguide X: Christine Trimpe (@KetoChristineMI) · XX (Twitter)https://twitter.com/KetoChristineMI Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Arizona Metabolic Health: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/ Low Carb MD Podcast: https://www.lowcarbmd.com/ HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH • • HLTH Code Website: https://gethlth.com
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Episode 234: Aging on Your Terms Conference w/Dr. Ben Bocchicchio
Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Ben Bocchicchio is the author of 15 Minutes to FITNESS: Dr. Ben's SMaRT Plan for Diet and Total Health and has been an innovator and leader in the fields of fitness, exercise, and health since the 1970s. He was awarded degrees in the fields of Health and Exercise at the undergraduate, masters, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels. He was called upon as an expert by professional and college teams, TV, radio, screen, and stage personalities, medical institutions, and corporate entities. Dr. Ben owned and supervised a number of private fitness and health centers from the early 1970s until the present time. He also developed and owned spine and cardio vascular rehabilitation centers, where he used his S.Ma.R.T.-EX ™ program. Dr. Ben has continued his work in the fields of fitness, wellness, and health to this day. He currently maintains a private fitness and health practice in Arizona. This successful business includes medically managed weight loss programs that combine prescription medication therapy, nutritional counseling, and supervised exercise. In this conversation, Drs. Brian and Ben talk about… (00:00) Intro (00:56) The upcoming AZ Low Carb presentation in Sun City, AZ featuring both Dr. Ben and Dr. Brian as speakers (among many other amazing speakers!) (05:34) The topics that will be covered by the speakers at the AZ Low Carb event (08:03) What metabolic health is and how to effectively move toward it as we age (15:11) Details about attending the event virtually or in person (See links below) (18:41) Outro For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy! Links: Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Attend the AZ Low Carb event in Sun City on 2/1/2025 either virtually or in person: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/health-empowerment-series-ii-aging-on-your-terms-tickets-1203554135819?aff=oddtdtcreator Hal Cranmer’s ‘A Paradise for Parents’: https://aparadiseforparents.com/hal-cranmer/ Dr. Ben Bocchicchio: Website: https://www.drbenbo.com Book: https://www.amazon.com/15-Minutes-Fitness-SMaRT-Health/dp/1590794230 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067124354811&pnref=lhc YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@benbocchicchio9453/featured Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Arizona Metabolic Health: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/ Low Carb MD Podcast: https://www.lowcarbmd.com/ HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH • HLTH Code Website: https://gethlth.com
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Episode 233: Tammy Frost
Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Tammy Frost is a highly experienced PA with a laundry list of awards, honors, certificates, and degrees. She practices medicine at her own private practice, Grace Direct Primary Care, where she helps patients to heal by taking a holistic approach to health and well being. Specifically, at her practice they practice a Glorified, functional Approach to Celestial Eudaimonia. Eudaimonia is a Greek word that is difficult to translate into English, but the rough translation is “good spirit” in other words “happiness”. Aristotle believed it meant the highest human good-living well and doing well. In this conversation, Dr. Brian and Tammy talk about… (00:00) Intro (05:30) Why Tammy went into healing/medicine and the many, many things she has done over the course of her career so far (09:32) How the practice of medicine has changed dramatically over the course of recent history (12:13) The revolution that needs to take place in healthcare in order to make people healthy again (15:46) Why DPC is a wonderful healthcare model (22:35) Hormone replacement therapy and the power of supporting gut health (28:32) How industrial and unsustainable agriculture practices are stripping nutrients from the soil and from our diets (32:18) Antibiotics (36:58) Why it is important for like-minded physicians and medical professionals to be in community and communication with each other (40:05) Egoscue therapy (44:16) Why DPC needs to be the future of medical care (01:08:06) Outro For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy! Links: Tammy Frost: Grace Direct Primary Care: https://choosegrace.life X: https://x.com/GDPrimaryCare Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GDPrimaryCare Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GDPrimaryCare Phone: 928-277-1099 Email: [email protected] Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Arizona Metabolic Health: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/ Low Carb MD Podcast: https://www.lowcarbmd.com/ HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH • HLTH Code Website: https://gethlth.com
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Episode 232: Doug Reynolds
Thank 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). In this conversation, Dr. Brian and Doug talk about… (00:00) Intro (01:27) Doug’s new book, The Road to Metabolic Health, about the founding of LowCarbUSA and the SMHP (08:04) Why this book was written and why it is written as a memoir (15:47) Doug’s personal health journey (19:34) The trials involved in putting on the very first LowCarbUSA conference (23:46) The speaker line-up for this year’s Low Carb Boca Conference (34:01) More details about Doug’s new book, The Road to Metabolic Health (45:43) Book Launch Webinar for The Road to Metabolic Health (see links below) (48:39) Outro/plugs For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy! Links: Doug Reynolds: LowCarbUSA: https://www.lowcarbusa.org/blog/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lowcarbusa/ X: https://x.com/lowcarbusa?lang=en Low Carb Boca 2025 Conference: https://www.lowcarbusa.org/boca-2025/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/LowCarbUSA The Road to Metabolic Health Book Launch Webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lLEkFom_ScmQHHiTTK0lXA#/registration (January 22nd at 6pm EST) Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Arizona Metabolic Health: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/ Low Carb MD Podcast: https://www.lowcarbmd.com/ HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH • • HLTH Code Website: https://gethlth.com
Total 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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