Life's Best Medicine Podcast

Dr. Robert G. Milisen, N.M.D., is a licensed naturopathic medical doctor specializing in complex chronic health conditions, integrative medicine, and environmental health. With a background in chemistry and biochemistry, he earned his doctorate from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in 1999. He has completed extensive advanced training in European Biological Medicine, including studies at the renowned Paracelsus Klinik in Switzerland. Through his practice, Toxigone, in Prescott, Arizona, Dr. Milisen combines naturopathic and integrative approaches, including Swiss neural therapy, chelation, ozone therapy, and infusion therapies, with an emphasis on individualized care and addressing underlying contributors to chronic illness. brmi +1 Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (04:44) Why Dr. Milisen chose to pursue naturopathic medicine (07:27) Mitochondrial health and light therapy (13:12) Chelators and heavy metal detox (20:13) The lipid exchange treatment (24:24) Patient autonomy and homeopathy (34:37) Thermography tests (43:25) Heart rate variability, LDL, and gluten (53:08) Disease and sympathetic overload (01:01:28) Covid and spike protein • • (01:15:28) Outro For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr Robert Milisen: Website: https://toxigone.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

Anna Vocino is a bestselling cookbook author, comedian, voice actor, and founder of Eat Happy Kitchen, a food company specializing in gluten-free, grain-free, and no-sugar-added products. After being diagnosed with celiac disease in 2002, Anna transformed her approach to food, embracing a low-carb, whole-food lifestyle and developing delicious, healthier versions of favorite comfort foods. She is the author of Eat Happy, Eat Happy Too, and Eat Happy Italian, and co-host of the Fitness Confidential podcast. Through her cookbooks, recipes, and food products, Anna shows people how to eat healthier without sacrificing flavor.   Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (06:44) Eating low carb during the holidays without sacrificing flavor (12:30) Low carb mixology (14:53) Anna's voice acting work (20:42) The state of the clean food industry (28:16) The many difficulties involved in eating clean in our toxic food environment (36:32) Anna's go-to low carb eggnog, Old Fashioned, Banh mi bites, and curry recipes (43:24) Low carb brunch recipes (45:12) Clean ranch and chicken bouillon (49:58) Homemade yogurt (50:46) Outro For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Anna Vocino: Website: https://annavocino.com Books: https://annavocino.com/books/ X: https://x.com/AnnaVocino IG: https://www.instagram.com/annavocino FB: https://www.facebook.com/anna.vocino/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/c/AnnaVocino   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Arizona Metabolic Health: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/ • • Low Carb MD Podcast: https://www.lowcarbmd.com/

Don Moxley is an exercise physiologist, human performance expert, and researcher focused on the science of aging, recovery, and longevity. With a background in exercise science and performance optimization, he explores how movement, strength training, and lifestyle strategies can improve health and help people perform at their best throughout life. He has also served as the first paid sport scientist for The Ohio State University wrestling program and has helped elite athletes achieve championship-level results. His current work explores heart rate variability (HRV), cellular renewal, and the science of healthy aging, making complex research accessible and actionable.   Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (06:14) How Don's became interested in exercise science (10:08) How Don first became interested in HRV and how it impacts athletic performance (19:06) The impacts of poor sleep and alcohol on athletic performance (28:26) CGMs and health data (34:14) Hyperbaric therapy and HRV (37:13) Other therapies that improve stress and HRV (41:11) Adverse Childhood Events and athletics (46:19) HRV+ (53:00) Environmental health, cold plunge, and sauna (54:42) The best kind of exercise for HRV and how to factor in bio individuality (58:28) Cortisol (01:01:01) Psychedelics and trauma (01:03:07) Cancer and HRV (01:08:13) Fitness, health, and purpose (01:12:08) Outro For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Don Moxley: IG: https://www.instagram.com/donmoxley/?hl=en About Don: https://about.me/donmoxley The HRV Book: https://modemethod.com/products/the-hrv-book Train | Recover | Win: https://trainrecoverwin.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

Dr. Ben Bikman is a scientist, professor at Brigham Young University, and leading voice in metabolic health research. With a PhD in bioenergetics, his work focuses on insulin resistance and the underlying mechanisms of obesity, diabetes, and other metabolic disorders. He is also the bestselling author of Why We Get Sick. In his upcoming book, The Carb Crisis, Dr. Bikman challenges conventional dietary advice, exploring how excess carbohydrates may contribute to chronic disease and offering science-based strategies to improve metabolic health and rethink our relationship with carbs. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (04:58) Insulin resistance, glucose, and the modern human diet (08:26) Carb myths (15:15) Brain atrophy and glycemic variability (17:47) Mental health and glycemic variability (26:44) Why dietary carbohydrates are non-essential (34:51) The gut microbiome, fructose consumption, and gluten sensitivity (43:00) Why Dr. Bikman wrote The Carb Crisis (49:16) Outro For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Ben Bikman: X: https://x.com/BenBikmanPhD Website: https://benbikman.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/benbikmanphd The Carb Crisis (new book!): https://www.amazon.com/Carb-Crisis-Balanced-Worldwide-Epidemic-ebook   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

Dave Feldman is a software engineer, independent researcher, and leading voice in the debate over cholesterol and cardiovascular health. Best known for his work exploring the relationship between dietary changes and LDL cholesterol, Feldman developed the Lipid Energy Model, a hypothesis examining how lipid transport may relate to energy metabolism, particularly in people following ketogenic diets. Through his research and citizen-science initiatives, he challenges conventional assumptions about cholesterol and advocates for deeper investigation into the relationship between lipid markers and cardiovascular risk. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (05:03) How Dave arrived at his hypothesis about lean mass hyper responders (07:15) The white bread and processed meat experiment (10:00) High LDL and other factors (13:53) Diet religiosity (19:34) Carnivore, LDL, wheat, and stress (26:32) Lean mass hyper responders, triglycerides, and small dense LDL (34:02) Insulin insufficiency and lean mass hyper responders (40:12) Lipopolysaccharides and A1c (45:57) GLP-1s and dietary/lifestyle changes (52:06) The value of health coaches, Own Your Labs, and DPC healthcare (01:01:10) The process of real science and how business interests get in the way of ideas that challenge the norm (01:07:19) Food tracking (01:11:23) Movies and AI videos (01:15:39) Outro For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dave Feldman: YT: https://www.youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman The Cholesterol Code: https://cholesterolcodemovie.com/the-film/ X: https://x.com/realDaveFeldman Citizen Science Foundation: https://citizensciencefoundation.org Own Your Labs: https://ownyourlabs.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