Episode 246: Who Do You Say That I AM?
Life's Best Medicine Podcast
Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. This is a special Easter episode! Do you know who Judas Iscariot is? He is one of the most tragic characters in all of Scripture and literature generally. How could a person who walked with Jesus and saw his miracles turn against him and betray him in the end for a few silver coins? What can we learn from his story? For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Arizona Metabolic Health: Low Carb MD Podcast: HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH • •...
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Episode 245: Dr. Laura Buchanan
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Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Laura Buchanan is a double board-certified physician in family and obesity medicine with a passion for using lifestyle modification as the first-line standard of care. She is a certified metabolic health practitioner (MHP), and a Board and founding member of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. She is also a certified Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP). Given the improvement she has seen in patient’s mental health with low-carb diets, she also completed Dr. Georgia Ede’s “Ketogenic Diets for...
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Episode 244: P.D. Mangan
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Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. P.D. Mangan is is a 68-year-old scientist with expertise in microbiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology. Passionate about the impact of diet and exercise on anti-aging and longevity, he champions metabolic health, the value of real foods, and the importance of resistance training. In this episode, Dr. Brian and P.D. talk about… (00:00) Intro (05:13) Chronic fatigue, sleep, and how to crush fatigue for good (16:11) Exercise, fatigue, and health (21:28) How to work work effectively and efficiently (26:58) Acute versus...
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Episode 243: Ben Azadi
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Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Ben Azadi is the author of four best-selling books, Keto Flex, The Perfect Health Booklet, The Intermittent Fasting Cheat Sheet, and The Power of Sleep. He has a brand new book out now called Metabolic Freedom in which he presents a 30 day guide to restore your metabolism, heal hormones, and burn fat. Ben has been the go-to source for intermittent fasting and the ketogenic diet. He is known as ‘The Health Detective’ because he investigates dysfunction, and he educates, not medicates, to bring the body back to normal...
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Episode 242: Dr. Chelsea Turgeon
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Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Chelsea Turgeon is an MD-trained career coach, bestselling author, digital nomad, and host of the Life After Medicine podcast. In 2019 she left the hustle and grind of her OBGYN residency to travel the world and start her own online business. Now she helps healthcare professionals recover from burnout and forge their own unique path to fulfillment. In this episode, Drs. Brian and Chelsea talk about… (00:00) Intro (04:41) Chelsea’s early interest in psychology/medicine and how she became disillusioned with medical...
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Episode 241: The Arizona Low Carb Collaborative
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Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. The Arizona Low Carb Collaborative is coming soon (March 22-23)! Join us for a day filled with delicious low-carb food, informative talks, and a chance to connect with like-minded individuals. Whether you're a seasoned low-carb pro or just starting your journey, this event is perfect for anyone looking to learn more about the low-carb lifestyle. Coach Bronson Dant is an exercise scientist, sports performance coach, and ketogenic athlete dedicated to helping athletes optimize their performance without sacrificing health....
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Episode 240: Ezra Lavinsky, LPC
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Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Ezra Lavinsky is a Licensed Professional Counselor and the founder of Forward Momentum Counseling in Prescott, Arizona. With the goal of supporting clients in cultivating deeper self-love and fostering more meaningful connections with others as his guiding principle, Ezra combines therapeutic approaches, such as EMDR and mindfulness CBT, with a compassionate and supportive environment at his practice. In this conversation, Dr. Brian and Ezra talk about… (00:00) Intro (04:31) Why Ezra chose to go into the field of...
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Episode 239: Hannah Warren
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Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Hannah Warren is the Mental Health Communications and Advocacy Manager at Metabolic Mind. Hannah writes and advocates for increased awareness of the emerging field of metabolic psychiatry. In July 2021, she implemented ketogenic therapy and ultimately put her bipolar 1 disorder into complete remission. She now devotes her career to disseminating the science of metabolic therapies and working to make them a first-line treatment option. In this conversation, Dr. Brian and Hannah talk about… (00:00) Intro (04:19) Hannah’s...
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Episode 238: Harry Fisher
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Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Harry Fisher is a seasoned paramedic and military veteran with a service record spanning the Army and Air Force since 1997. His extensive frontline experience includes witnessing the profound impacts of unconstitutional COVID-19 protocols and the dangers associated with the COVID-19 vaccines. Harry's critical view of mRNA injuries gained widespread attention when he posted a viral video recounting a chilling experience: “I’m a paramedic who performed CPR in a Pfizer line. During CPR, a nurse remarked, ‘This is the...
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Episode 237: Dr. Andrea Salcedo
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Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Andrea Salcedo is a Board Certified OBGYN with a Master's in Public Health, a wife, and mother of three young boys. She is also a Certified Nutrition Network Practitioner, having completed a rigorous, evidence-based training program focused on addressing lifestyle and nutritional factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease and chronic conditions (see links below). She is passionate about helping women understand the ‘why’ behind their chronic conditions and fix them with nutritional and lifestyle changes. In...
info_outlineThank 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 Board Certified by The American College of Emergency Medicine and the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Dr. Kolodzik is also Board Certified in Addiction Medicine. For the past five years, in addition to helping patients succeed at losing weight and reverse chronic disease, he has treated patients with drug, alcohol, and food addiction conditions.
In their conversation, Brian and Paul talk about why faith and medicine are such a great pairing, Paul’s medical background and ultimate discovery of the low-carb approach to solving metabolic health, how Paul moved from the ER to a clinical, out-patient type practice, how the medical field changed from doctors primarily having their own private practices to doctors primarily being employed by a massive medical system, effectively treating people struggling with opiate addiction, the Sinclair Method for treating addiction, the connection between being in ketosis and having a greater ability to fight addictive behaviors, the role of moderation in breaking addictive behavior, Brian’s process for starting a new patient who is interested in improving their metabolic health, the importance of strength training for metabolic health, the relative unimportance of cardio for metabolic health, and when to implement intermittent fasting in a patient’s healthcare plan, and why CGMs are so useful when treating patients with metabolic disorder.
Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!
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