Eranda Wickramasinghe is a returning guest with an amazing and inspiring weight loss journey. Brian and Eranda also talk about Eranda’s childhood, domestic abuse, the connection between emotional/physical child abuse and domestic abuse, working through past traumas, breaking cycles of abuse in your family, advice for anyone dealing with an abusive relationship, and why focusing on relational health is essential for holistic health.

Dr. Marcus Wheeler is a family medicine doctor based in Houston, Texas. He specializes in family medicine, urgent care, and other acute and chronic care conditions through telemedicine. Brian and Marcus talk about why Marcus chose to go into medicine, Christian faith and medicine, committing to doing what is right no matter the cost, the emotional, relational, and spiritual aspects of health, Marcus’ personal experience with obesity and other health issues…

Doug Reynolds, the founder & CEO of LowCarbUSA and the Society for Metabolic Health Practitioners (The SMHP), talks about the upcoming Symposium for Metabolic Health (SMH) in San Diego, CA, the purpose of the SMHP, the mental health connection with diabetes and diet, processed food addiction, and much more. Use code LowCarbMD to save 20% on Symposium tickets, low-carb meals, and optional CME credits.

Chris Oldham and Jordan Hill met at 121 Church in Dallas, Texas. Chris was not a believer at the time and was struggling with alcohol addiction. Jordan introduced him to the Gospel and to Jesus Christ and, eventually, Chris accepted the Lord. In this episode, they share the story of how Chris came to Jesus.

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.