Joel Bikman talks with Brian about growing up in Canada, his career path led him ultimately to nutrition and the founding of HLTH Code, the development process of the HLTH Code products, the operating principle guiding HLTH Code’s business decisions, how HLTH Code comes up with their recipes, why you should care about your health and preventing disease, and much more…

Temple Stewart (The Ketogenic Nutritionist) is a registered dietitian specializing in helping women lose weight and realize the benefits of a ketogenic lifestyle. She received her degree in Dietetics at the University of Tennessee Martin and completed her internship at the VA Medical Center in Bay Pines, FL. She is also a Certified Personal Trainer and Health Behavior Change Specialist.

Dr. Seneca Carrillo is an emergency medicine physician at Premier Emergency Medical Specialists in Phoenix, AZ. She talks with Brian about what drew her to medicine in general and emergency medicine in particular, and about the problems related to physician burnout. They discuss how Seneca was introduced to fasting, the keto diet, low carb diets and how nutrition and lifestyle impact health, sleep, stress and longevity.

Messi Mahmodi grew up in Afghanistan and came to the United States as an adult. He has worked for the U.S. Military as a translator. Messi was one of the team members on Dr. Lenzkes’ recent medical mission trip to Guatemala. Brian and Messi’s reflect on their experiences in Guatemala together, the recent collapse of the Afghanistan government and how it effected Messi and his family, the beautiful Guatemalan culture and community, and the blessing of spending your time and energy helping those in need.

Dave Danna has lost over 100 pounds since he first started his weight loss journey 11 months ago. Weighing over 400 pounds at his heaviest, he now weighs 298 pounds and is continuing to steadily lose weight. Brian and Dave talk about the power that mindset has on one’s success, the story of Dave’s weight loss journey so far, why weight loss is not always the best gauge of success on your weight loss journey, and much more…

Less Antman (Carnal Dancer) is a patient in Dr. Lenzkes medical practice. He is a two-time world champion in pro am ballroom dancing. He was at an average weight growing up, but upon beginning his college career he started to put on weight thanks to a high-carb diet. Sometime around the age of 40, Less developed metabolic syndrome. Due to an encounter with the movie Fathead he became aquainted with the low-carb diet.

Brian Lenzkes talks with Aruna, one of his patients who joined him on his recent mission trip to Guatemala. They talk about Aruna’s life story, and how she discovered the low-carb and intermittent fasting approach to metabolic health. They also discuss how she met Brian, Aruna’s experience taking care of her husband who had dementia, and the importance of giving and being self-sacrificial.

Dr. Lenzkes announces some changes taking place in his medical practice. He is transitioning away from focusing specifically on low carb in order to embrace metabolic health more generally. Not everyone wants to or is able to employ the low carb approach to metabolic health. Though it is very effective in most cases, the low carb approach is not for everyone and many people have been able to achieve amazing results without it. There is more to life and health than diet alone and it is important to acknowledge every path to metabolic health that works.

Dr. Lenzkes talks about his recent medical mission trip to Guatemala where he had the opportunity to provide medical care and share his faith with many people. Brian shares some lessons he learned on this trip and tells stories from his time there.

Dr. Lenzkes discusses the dangers of pride and the value of humility. It is easy to see that self-centeredness and pride make people miserable, but it is difficult to see the pride that is so often insidious and imperceptible in our own lives. How can we learn to spot false humility in ourselves and learn to be self-examined when it comes to pride? Brian shares some insights on these topics that he has gained over the course of his life.