Episode 124: Drs. Laura Buchanan and Matt Calkins
Release Date: 12/07/2022
Episode 224: Dr. Paul Mason
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Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Paul Mason is a Fellowship trained Sports and Exercise Medicine Physician with degrees in Medicine, Physiotherapy, and Occupational Health. He has significant expertise in medical nutrition therapy, especially with respect to low-carb, ketogenic, paleolithic, and carnivore diets. In this conversation, Drs. Brian and Paul talk about… (04:34) Why it is important for you to do your own research and be your own health advocate (06:38) Lectins and plant foods (10:05) The medical system in Australia and financial conflicts...
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Episode 223: Cary Kelly
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Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Cary Kelly is a survivor of the Standard American Diet and has been following the carnivore diet for over six years. He lost fifty-five pounds after just six months following the keto diet at the beginning of his weight-loss journey! He is on a mission to wake people up to how misguided and damaging the nutritional guidelines are in the U.S. He has a YouTube channel where he shares his recipes and posts videos about carnivore cooking (see links below). In this conversation, Dr. Brian and Cary talk about… Cary’s weight...
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Episode 222: Mike Davis (@GuyNAustin)
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Thank 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 keto 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 conversation, Dr. Brian and Mike talk about… Exercise and mental health Dealing with life-stressors...
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Episode 221: Brendan Reid
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Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Brendan Reid is the author of The Fat Ginger Nerd—an inspiring personal story with practical weight loss help and some startling insights into how we ended up with the current public health crisis. He has certifications in health coaching and nutrition from PreKure and has lost over 110 pounds over the course of his weight-loss journey. In this conversation, Dr. Brian and Brendan talk about… Brendan’s struggle with weight due to bad nutrition and weight-loss advice from doctors and other people in his life The power...
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Episode 220: Tim McAdams
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Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Tim McAdams has been an airplane/helicopter pilot for 41 years and is currently employed by a major aircraft manufacturer. Though he ate healthy, exercised and generally took good care of himself, nothing could have prepare him for the extreme reaction his body would have to the COVID-19 vaccine. He had NO underlying health conditions prior to getting the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 shot. When his employer at the time mandated that all employees receive the vaccine or be terminated, Tim decided he would have to get it. He...
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Episode 219: Jules Anacker
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Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Jules Anacker is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of HEART Labs in San Diego, CA—a company that provides marketing services for metabolic health care. He is also a Partner and Co-Founder of the digital marketing solutions company, Numero 23. He was diagnosed with bipolar and spent 20+ years suffering with no hope from this affliction. It was not until he discovered the carnivore diet that he began to find relief and see improvement. In this conversation, Dr. Brian and Jules talk about… How Dr. Brian and Jules...
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Episode 218: Dr. Melanie Tidman
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Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Melanie Tidman completed a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy, a Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology, and a Doctorate in Health Science degree, contributing to her 45+ years in healthcare delivery. During her professional experience, Dr. Tidman owned and operated an outpatient Pediatric rehabilitation center for 22 years, has advanced expertise in neurosurgery intensive care and adult and pediatric rehabilitation, has published several articles about telehealth, healthcare reform, Occupational...
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Episode 217: Raeanne Newquist from Mercy Ships
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Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Raeanne Newquist is on staff at Mercy Ships—an international faith-based organization bringing hope and healing to the world’s forgotten poor. As many as 5 billion people lack access to safe, affordable surgical and anesthesia services worldwide, and less than 6% of all operations are delivered to the world’s poorest countries. Marginalised populations continue to suffer due to a lack of trained healthcare providers, inadequate infrastructure, and disproportionate out-of-pocket healthcare costs. Mercy Ships programs...
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Episode 216: Eranda Wickramasinghe
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Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Eranda Wickramasinghe is an ambassador and volunteer for The Public Health Collaboration, a charity in the UK, in the town of Harpenden. Eranda is a passionate patient advocate for anyone suffering from type-2 diabetes, pre-diabetes, or obesity: chronic diseases that he believes are possible to reverse. Through simple and manageable lifestyle changes, Eranda helps people to feel happier and healthier. In this conversation, Dr. Brian and Eranda talk about… Eranda’s recent work in the UK helping people learn about...
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Episode 215: Dr. Adrian Soto-Mota
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Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Adrian Soto-Mota, MD, PhD is a clinical researcher at the Metabolic Diseases Research Unit at The National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán (INCMNSZ). He obtained his M.D. at UNAM (2013) and specialized in Internal Medicine at (INCMNSZ). Afterward, he obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Oxford (2021) and his Professional Certificate in Data Science that same year. Currently, he also serves as an Internal Medicine Consultant at (INCMNSZ), and as a Clinical Sciences Lecturer at the...
info_outlineThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Laura Buchanan and Matt Calkins are a husband and wife team with a mission and a passion to help as many people as possible age successfully. Laura earned her M.D. from the University of Florida and holds a B.Sc. in biomedical sciences. Matt is an emergency medicine resident who loves studying the science of longevity, the optimization of all phases of health, and applying his knowledge to physician and patient wellness. Matt earned his M.D. from the University of Florida and holds a B.Sc. in physics.
In their conversation, Brian, Matt, and Laura talk about how each of them came to realize the power of the low-carb diet, the many benefits of the direct primary care model of healthcare for both doctors and patients, how to motivate and empower patients to take control of their own health, how the predominate health care model in the United States could be better described as a sick care model, how the low-carb/keto diet and the DPC model might be able to make more of a breakthrough into the mainstream, the power of lifestyle/dietary intervention for mental health and mood, the difficulties involved in going through residency, and physician-burnout statistics.
Life’s Best Medicine According to Matt: “I get a lot of fulfillment out of leaving things in a better state than I found them—even if it’s incremental. That’s why I like primary care. You don’t have to change someone’s lifestyle all in one day, but we can really be fulfilled in the small day-to-day changes that patients make.”
Life’s Best Medicine According to Laura: “It’s the relationships—the people in my life. That’s family, first and foremost, friends, even patients, and the people you encounter on a regular basis. All of those relationships make me excited to be alive. And if I can help make their lives better too then that is a win-win.”
Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!
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