Life's Best Medicine Podcast

Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Christopher Lee Maher is a retired US Navy SEAL, best-selling author, and holistic wellness pioneer regarded as the unparalleled authority in stress resolution, healing, personal evolution, and longevity. As a Navy SEAL, Christopher was in what appeared to be peak physical health and even spent time training for the Olympics. What he didn’t realize was that his internal health was deeply compromised. Soon symptoms like joint pain, hearing/vision loss, and insomnia began manifesting. Christopher was weighed down by what he calls “strauma” - a combination of stress plus time that transforms into trauma. He went on to study at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and Yo San University, learning Traditional Chinese Medical Practices as well as Western science and pathology. Christopher’s own relentless search to evolve and heal himself led him to understand the correlation between the emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of existence. He developed a comprehensive program of total healing and integration called True Body Intelligence technology. TBI is a suite of systems focused on diminishing the excess stress stored in the body in order to resolve the fear, weakness, stress, tension, and distortion that holds people back from their unique and unimaginable potential. In this episode, Brian and Christopher talk about Christopher’s company, True Body Intelligence, the emotional/spiritual aspects of total health, how Chinese medicine and naturopathic tools can be used to help us achieve a state of peace, why Christopher became a Navy SEAL, important life lessons that Christopher learned from his SEAL training, how Christopher became interested in health/wellness, the place of faith in Christopher’s life and work, how to truly relieve and eliminate stress/tension by getting your nervous system out of fight or flight mode, cold stress states versus hot stress states, and what it means to be in (and remain in) a state of peace. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!   Links:   Christopher Lee Maher: True Body Intelligence Free for Life (book) Instagram YouTube   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Arizona Metabolic Health Low Carb MD Podcast   HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH HLTH Code Website   Keto Mojo: Keto Mojo

Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Deanna Price completed her residency in 1999 and stayed on an extra year as Chief Resident. Dr. Price attended medical school at University of California, San Diego and did her residency at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego. She worked the first 15 years of her career in San Diego, then moved to Prescott Arizona in 2015. She worked for Yavapai Regional Medical Center until 2024. Dr. Price is board certified in Internal Medicine. In this episode, Brian and Deanna talk about Dr. Deanna’s history as a medical professional, how Deanna came to be in Prescott, AZ working with Brian, the amazing benefits of DPC (Direct Primary Care), how to encourage/build community and involvement amongst your patients, when prescription drugs are useful and when they are not, some FAQs regarding DPC, how Dr. Price started her own DPC clinic in Prescott, Brian and Dianna’s newly formed partnership, and the services offered by both Brian and Dianna at their DPCs. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!   Links:   Dr. Deanna Price: Prescott Professional Healthcare Email: prescottprofessionalhealthcare@gmail.com Phone: 928-515-2803   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Arizona Metabolic Health Low Carb MD Podcast   HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH HLTH Code Website   Keto Mojo: Keto Mojo

Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. In this episode, Brian shares some stories as well as lessons/insights from his recent medical mission trip to Guatemala. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!   Links:   The Merlo Foundation: Website Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Low Carb MD Podcast   HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH HLTH Code Website   Keto Mojo: Keto Mojo

Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Bronson Dant has been coaching and training people in health and fitness for almost 10 years. He started CrossFit around his 40th birthday and quickly fell in love with the variety, community, coaching, and results. Bronson opened his own CrossFit gym in 2014. In 2018 Bronson discovered the secret to extreme optimization of his metabolic health and performance. Since then, he has designed specific methods to use both nutrition and fitness to radically improve the lives of hundreds of people all over the world. He is also an author and has written three books an the topics of nutrition, diet, and fitness. In this episode, Brian and Bronson talk about Bronson’s personal health and weight loss journey, how the carnivore diet changed Bronson’s life, nutrition and mental health, why gaining lean muscle mass is one of the best ways to improve metabolic health, the importance of keeping yourself ‘label-free’, being a supportive family member/spouse, and Bronson’s new book, Body Confident. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!   Links:   Bronson Dant: Website Body Confident (Pre-Order) Instagram Linktree   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Low Carb MD Podcast   HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH HLTH Code Website   Keto Mojo: Keto Mojo

Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Robert Lufkin is a physician/medical school professor (UCLA and USC) focusing on the applied science of health, longevity, and consciousness. After reversing chronic disease and transforming his life he is making it his mission to help others do the same. In addition to being a practicing physician, he is author of over 200 peer reviewed scientific papers and 14 books that are available in six languages. Robert has given invited lectures/keynotes around the world, and was named one of the ‘100 Most Creative People in Los Angeles’ by Buzz Magazine. His latest book “Lies I Taught In Medical School” has just been released. In this episode, Brian and Robert talk about how social life, sleep, and stress contribute to metabolic health and weight, why there is still so much resistance to the low-carb diet as a treatment for metabolic disease, the politicization of nutrition information and education, why the focus of medicine needs to shift to prevention, the power of community for achieving health goals and sticking to lifestyle changes, the interconnectedness of so many different diseases, and developments in the field of longevity. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!   Links:   Dr. Robert Lufkin: Website Twitter Instagram Linktree   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Low Carb MD Podcast   HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH HLTH Code Website   Keto Mojo: Keto Mojo

Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. In this episode, Dr. Brian goes solo to share a personal story he recently experienced while on a bike ride with a few friends. It is a lesson on the power and purpose of community and teamwork. We don’t need to go through life as a lone wolf. It is much easier and much more fulfilling to work together in community. 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: Keto Mojo

Thank 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 sugar. In this episode, Brian and Grace talk about how Grace first became interested in nutrition and cancer prevention, how AI can be implemented in educational settings for more efficient learning, the importance of keeping an open mind and staying unbiased in the pursuit of truth, how to effectively promote the message of good nutrition, processed food and mental health issues, Grace’s future plans with regard to cancer-prevention research and filmmaking. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!   Links:   Grace Price: Twitter Cancer: A Food-Borne Illness (Documentary) Instagram   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Low Carb MD Podcast   HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH HLTH Code Website   Keto Mojo: Keto Mojo

Thank 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 options for a range of disorders. Following this discovery, he re-entered the medical system by commencing work as a neurologist in New Zealand. There, with the help of his colleagues, he has been applying these therapies to a number of humanity’s most difficult neurological disorders in order to determine whether they are feasible, safe, and can make an impact in terms of helping patients. In this episode, Brian and Matthew talk about using diet to treat neurodegenerative disorders, how gut health relates to neurodegenerative disorders, the ketogenic diet and Parkinson’s Disease, exogenous ketones, why people with Parkinson’s and Alzheimers tend to develop a sweet tooth, what cold water therapy and sauna therapy do for your body, the importance of social stimulation for health, why work-related stress is particularly insidious, why the healthcare paradigm in the West needs to change, the proper usage of drugs like in treating metabolic diseases, and common factors in patients with neurodegenerative diseases. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!   Links:   Dr Matthew Phillips: Metabolic Neurologist Twitter   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Low Carb MD Podcast   HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH HLTH Code Website   Keto Mojo: Keto Mojo

Thank 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 family relationships, why it is so important for parents to be aligned on parenting decisions, making time for personal self-care, how to give good consequences for rule breaking and misbehavior, teaching children to deal with strong emotions, why it is important to communicate emotions in a healthy way, why giving your child your full attention when you are spending time with them is very important, and proactively showing your children you care about their life and their emotions. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!   Links:   Kathy Bowers: Coaching Website Instagram Facebook   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Low Carb MD Podcast   HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH HLTH Code Website   Keto Mojo: Keto Mojo

Thank 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 worked as a Video Journalist for CNN/CNN International and later a Video Editor where he also developed writing and producing skills. Following his time at CNN, John transitioned to entertainment as a writer, producer and director creating trailers and marketing for networks like abc, Discovery, FX and Disney as well as nearly all the major studios. In this episode, Brian and John talk about Epidemic of Fraud, why John decided to take on the project of making this documentary film, the history of various medications, the recent history of media censorship/misinformation and how mass media did it so effectively, a mysterious Facebook group called Shots Hear Round the World, why independent clinics run by independent doctors would do wonders to combat medical misinformation, what John hopes to accomplish with his upcoming film, and how John’s faith has played into the making of his film. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!   Links:   John Davidson: Epidemic of Fraud YouTube Broken Truth Instagram Twitter   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Low Carb MD Podcast   HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH HLTH Code Website   Keto Mojo: Keto Mojo

Thank 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 and 12 years full time in the real estate industry. In this episode, Brian and John talk about John’s personal health journey, John’s cancer diagnosis and subsequent battle with cancer using nutrition as his weapon, why sugar is one of the WORST things you can eat if you have cancer, why John ultimately transitioned to a low carb diet, getting banned on YouTube for talking about clinical observations, some big problems with Western medical philosophy, how John’s family has reacted to John’s lifestyle and dietary changes, why stress and lack of family support are the biggest killers of dietary success, and under which dietary circumstances too much salt is unhealthy. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!   Links:   John Marion: Alpha Dog Capital Deal Flow Channel Podcast Twitter Linktree Personal Website   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Low Carb MD Podcast   HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH HLTH Code Website   Keto Mojo: Keto Mojo

Thank 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 experienced attorney and entrepreneur. She completed undergraduate schooling at Queens College followed by law school at St. John’s University. Not only does she serve as a legal advisor for Tro’s practice, but she has also personally benefited from low-carb dieting and intermittent fasting in managing migraines and for weight maintenance. In 2019, she started ROSETTE’S, a company devoted to providing low-carb baking options to the masses. In this episode, Brian, Lanell, Tro, and Rosette talk about the Kalayjian family’s personal weight loss journey, how Dr. Tro found his way out of the traditional Western healthcare system, Dr. Brian’s exit from that same system, challenges and obstacles facing new and upcoming doctors today, how to truly help patients while having a healthier/balanced personal life, and the absolute necessity of having a good support system and community behind you. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!   Links:   Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram   Rosette Kalayjian: ROSETTE’S   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Low Carb MD Podcast   HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH HLTH Code Website   Keto Mojo: Keto Mojo

Thank 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 from aphasia and was experiencing a life of steady cognitive decline before Terry discovered Hal’s Paradise for Parents. Now, thanks to the dietary interventions and other healing protocols offered at Paradise for Parents, Dave has been steadily improving. In this episode, Brian, Hal, and Terry talk about Dave’s—Terry’s husband—mental decline due to aphasia, why A Paradise for Parents is different from most other assisted living homes, why these differences are so effective for improving residents’ physical and cognitive health, how following the keto diet, doing red light therapy, sauna, and following other measures/protocols have revolutionized Dave’s health, how ketosis heals the brain, and some drawbacks of standard Western approaches to cognitive healthcare. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!   Links:   Hal Cranmer: Instagram A Paradise for Parents Twitter Facebook Fight Memory Loss DM Pro Trainer   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Low Carb MD Podcast   HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH HLTH Code Website   Keto Mojo: Keto Mojo

Thank 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 encounters various with people and books led him to accept Christianity as the truth. In this episode, Brian and Ganesh talk about Ganesh’s upbringing and how he became an atheist and how he afterwards became a Christian, the compelling evidence for the legitimacy of Christ and His message, what it means to live with a Christian worldview, how a highly intellectual person can come to be a believer in God, why the testimony of the apostles—and Paul in particular—is so compelling, the moral argument for God, the 2 most common reasons why a person might be an atheist, why theism explains reality better than atheism, and how Ganesh’s Hindu family reacted to his conversion to Christianity. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!   Links:   Ganesh Venkataramanan: Let Me Into Heaven (Book) Instagram Website   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Low Carb MD Podcast   HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH HLTH Code Website   Keto Mojo: Keto Mojo

Thank 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 research. After completing her residency, Dr. Hazan became the first woman gastroenterology fellow at the University of Florida. During her extensive clinical trial experience, Dr. Hazan observed how dramatically the microbiome can impact human health. Dr. Hazan is a firm believer that disease can only be understood through precision medicine by focusing on the individual and the changes within. Much like each person has unique fingerprints, no two people have the same microbiome. In this episode, Brian and Sabine discuss inherited microbiome and versus inherited genes, the tendency of Western Medicine to over-treat with antibiotics, the great diversity of microbiomes amongst the various people groups in the world, how Ivermectin can be used to promote increase in bifidobacteria in the gut, some potential drawbacks to probiotic foods, how stress affects our physical health, hormonal changes and the microbiome, raw milk, the place of sugar in the human diet from a microbiome perspective, vitamins C, D and zinc, medical ethics standards in research studies in the United States, bone broth, apple cider vinegar, and how to be a smart consumer when it comes to your food. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!   Links:   Dr. Sabine Hazen: ProgenaBiome Biome Boosters Microbiome Research Foundation   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Low Carb MD Podcast   HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH HLTH Code Website   Keto Mojo: Keto Mojo

Thank 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 health. She quickly witnessed amazing patient outcomes and wanted to pursue a career within this area of medicine. In this episode, Brian and Leah talk about women’s hormonal health, which symptoms are associated with which hormonal issues, hormone therapy, the emotional piece of the hormonal health puzzle, melatonin and sleep cycles, synthetic vs. bioidentical hormones, bone health and physical activity, why stress is SO bad for your physical health, stress-relieving things that anyone can do to relieve stress, how to get the most out of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, useful lab tests for women’s health and general human health, the definition of adrenal fatigue and how to treat it, and the connections between gut health and hormonal health. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!   Links:   Leah Koskinen, PA-C: Instagram San Diego Metabolic Health   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Low Carb MD Podcast   HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH HLTH Code Website   Keto Mojo: Keto Mojo

Thank 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. It was not until she finally reduced her carbs and increased her protein and fat that she began to see some pretty amazing results. Over time she was even able to reduce her medications from 13 to 0! Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!   Links:   Mimi Morgan: Twitter Linktree   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Low Carb MD Podcast   HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH HLTH Code Website   Keto Mojo: Keto Mojo

Thank 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 conversation, Brian and Ken talk about decreasing your risk of age-related health issues, the importance of testing fasting insulin, why carnivore, keto, and low carb are the optimal diets for lowering insulin, challenging the status quo and the progress of knowledge, why sugar, grains, and seed oils are the ultimate villains of the dietary world, the definition of the proper human diet, the connection between mood and food, the dangers involved in over-medication, and why your life at 50+ does NOT need to be relegated to the couch watching TV. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!   Links:   Dr. Ken Berry: Website YouTube Proper Human Diet Community Twitter Instagram   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Low Carb MD Podcast   HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH HLTH Code Website   Keto Mojo: Keto Mojo

Thank 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. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!   Links:   Allen and Taylor Martin: Justice 4 Trista Give Send Go Taylor’s Twitter Allen’s Twitter   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Low Carb MD Podcast

Thank 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, heard, and watched by millions, coached tens of thousands of clients, trained hundreds of coaches. In their conversation, Brian and Rhonda talk about why your story matters, Rhonda’s tragic and inspiring life story that led her to her current place in life, the negative health impacts down the road of early childhood trauma, how Rhonda descended into alcoholism and how she escaped it, how parent/child relationships shape us into the people we are, the impact of diet on psychological well being, and the relationship between stress, despair, and suicide. Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!   Links:   Rhonda Britten: Books Fearless Living Institute Instagram More Links   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website Low Carb MD Podcast   HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH HLTH Code Website   Keto Mojo: Keto Mojo