I talk with producer, Kevin Carter, about the new movie they just launched called 'Animal'. This movie seeks to set the record straight about the benefits of the carnivore diet and what the 'Proper Human Diet' for humans really looks like. It sets out to debunk so many of the untruths about meat and animal products that are proliferated by the plant based community. It imparts the information in such a relatable way and provides us with, what I called, a 'toolbox of comebacks' so that we can hav...
Jun 23, 2025•28 min•Ep. 124
In the latest episode of the LowCarbUSA Podcast , Pam and I sit down with Siouxie Boshoff, founder of Scrummy Sweets, for a discussion exploring the murky world of food manufacturing, ingredient transparency, and the quest for truly clean, sugar-free treats. She says, “I’m just a girl who loved gummy bears and couldn’t find one that didn’t either kick me out of ketosis, spike my blood sugar, or disrupt my digestive tract in a way that was pretty catastrophic,” she explained. “So I made my own.” ...
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 122
In this powerful episode of the LowCarbUSA podcast, Doug Reynolds and Pam Devine sit down with Beth McNally and Matt Miernik, the couple behind T1D Nutrition, to discuss their journey with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and the transformative role of nutrition in managing the condition. Their journey began in 2015 when their son Lachlan was diagnosed with T1D at age 9. After months of frustration with conventional high-carb, insulin-heavy treatments, they adopted a very low-carb diet, which dramatically ...
Nov 30, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 121
In a recent LowCarb USA ®, hosts Doug Reynolds, MHP and Pam Devine, MHP spoke with Dr. Jeremiah Eisenschenk and Dr. Angie Ausban, two prominent practitioners from the Brainerd Lakes area in Minnesota, about the upcoming LowCarb USA ® Metabolic Health Conference in Brainerd Lakes . This one-day event, scheduled for September 21, aims to unite healthcare professionals and the public around the importance of metabolic health. Dr. Eisenschenk, a board-certified Family and Obesity Medicine physician,...
Aug 23, 2024•48 min•Ep. 120
This podcast episode offers just a preview of the comprehensive, science-backed health insights Dr. Roshani Sanghani will share at the 9th Annual San Diego Symposium for Metabolic Health , August 15-18. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain invaluable knowledge and interact with leading experts in metabolic health. This year’s symposium will feature a full day, Thursday, August 15th, dedicated to exploring the connection between mental health and metabolic disease. Endocrinologist Dr. Roshani Sang...
Jul 24, 2024•28 min•Ep. 119
In an insightful interview conducted by LowCarb USA ® co-founder Pam Devine, Dr. Georgia Ede, MD, shared profound insights from her new book, "Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind," and highlighted the significance of metabolic psychiatry. Dr. Ede, a Harvard-trained psychiatrist with extensive experience in nutrition, brain metabolism, and mental health, will be a key presenter at the upcoming LowCarbUSA 9th Annual San Diego Symposium for Metabolic Health, taking place from August 15-18, 2024. Pam...
Jul 18, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 118
LowCarbUSA co-founders Doug Reynolds and Pam Devine recently sat down with Dr. Erin Bellamy, a ketogenic specialist and metabolic health practitioner, for an illuminating podcast episode. Dr. Bellamy, who holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of East London and an MSc in psychiatric research from King’s College London, brings a wealth of experience in using ketogenic metabolic therapy to improve mental health. A Journey into Ketogenic Diets and Mental Health Dr. Bellamy began the convers...
Jul 08, 2024•55 min•Ep. 117
Join us for an enlightening episode of the LowCarb USA ® podcast, where host Doug Reynolds sits down with Dr. Paul Mason, a distinguished sports and exercise medicine physician, to discuss the nuances of blood test interpretation and preview the upcoming LowCarb USA ® 9th Annual San Diego Symposium for Metabolic Health , to be held August 15-18. Meet Dr. Paul Mason Dr. Mason uses an evidence-based approach to challenge conventional medical wisdom on topics such as saturated fat, cholesterol, die...
Jun 28, 2024•30 min•Ep. 116
An engaging conversation with Jeff Roslund and Ryan Boudreau, the innovative minds behind Dapper Barons, a company at the forefront of crafting near sugar-free liqueurs and zero-sugar ready-to-drink cocktails. In a culture where sugar consumption is a growing concern, especially among those following ketogenic and low-carb diets, Jeff and Ryan shared their journey and passion for revolutionizing the cocktail industry. Jeff explained the genesis of their idea, "We're the first company to create n...
Apr 05, 2024•37 min•Ep. 115
In this episode we talk with Pascal Lemieux, a passionate advocate for health and wellness, with a specific focus on type 1 diabetes management and endurance sports. His blend of personal experience and professional dedication makes him an invaluable voice in the dialogue on type 1 diabetes care. His involvement in the planning and organization of the special workshop and presentations devoted to type 1 diabetes management at the upcoming Symposium for Metabolic Health January 11-14, 2024 in Boc...
Dec 29, 2023•30 min•Ep. 114
In the latest episode of the LowCarb USA ® Podcast, host Doug Reynolds sits down with renowned health influencer Dr. Eric Berg, an authoritative figure in the ketogenic diet and therapeutic carbohydrate reduction community. This engaging interview explores Dr. Berg's personal health journey, his professional insights, and the global impact of his work. He candidly shares his transformation from a junk food enthusiast to a keto diet advocate. His personal health struggles in his late 20s led him ...
Dec 04, 2023•21 min•Ep. 113
Sangeetha Aiyer, a certified Low carb Nutritionist focusing on Metabolic Health based in Mumbai, recently joined host Doug Reynolds on the LowCarb USA ® Podcast, sharing her inspiring journey and profound insights about metabolic health, sustainable fat loss, fitness and more. In her 40s and a mother to a teenager, Sangeetha embodies the everyday struggles and triumphs of a working woman balancing family life. Her quest for health began with a common goal: weight loss. However, this objective so...
Nov 28, 2023•31 min•Ep. 112
In the latest episode of the LowCarb USA ® podcast, host Doug Reynolds engages in a fascinating conversation with Hal Cranmer, the visionary behind A Paradise for Parents Senior Living, based in Arizona. Hal's career journey, which began in the Air Force and traversed through the realms of corporate operations and real estate, took a life-changing turn when he stepped into the world of assisted living. Inspired by his personal experiences of caring for his aging relatives, including an uncle who...
Nov 22, 2023•38 min•Ep. 111
In a compelling LowCarbUSA® podcast interview with host Doug Reynolds, Dr. Roshani Sanghani shares her multifaceted approach to managing a wide range of health conditions, including type 2 diabetes, thyroid issues, hormone imbalances, weight management, and other metabolic health conditions. An American board-certified endocrinologist, Dr. Sanghani brings 15 years of clinical experience to the table, alongside her own personal journey as a patient of hypothyroidism and pre-diabetes. This persona...
Nov 03, 2023•30 min•Ep. 110
In a revealing LowCarbUSA podcast interview with host Doug Reynolds, Dr. Diljan Mansoor shares the inspiring yet challenging journey that led him to become an advocate for low-carb diets as a treatment for metabolic illnesses. Dr. Mansoor, who is also known as Dr. Kurt, is an internal medicine doctor who is Nepal’s first low carb practitioner. His journey into low-carb nutrition was deeply personal and profoundly influenced by his father's medical struggles, which included type 2 diabetes and ki...
Oct 20, 2023•22 min•Ep. 109
Host Doug Reynolds welcomes Shashikant Iyengar and Anup Singh to the podcast to discuss their contributions to metabolic health in India, and the upcoming Metabolic Health India Conference slated to take place October 27-29, 2023. Metabolic Health India will be available for live streaming across the globe. This resource is being made available at no charge. Shashikant, who is the creator of the Metabolic Health India, was the first Metabolic Health Practitioner accredited by the Society of Meta...
Oct 06, 2023•25 min•Ep. 108
Tune in for a compelling episode of the LowCarbUSA podcast featuring guest Dr. Laura Buchanan, a board-certified family medicine physician who graduated valedictorian from the University of Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Buchanan recently completed her family medicine residency at Wake Forest in 2022 and now collaborates with Dr. Tro Kalayjian at Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss and Direct Primary Care. Both serve on the board of directors at the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners ( The SM...
Sep 22, 2023•37 min•Ep. 107
Dr. Bret Scher joins host Doug Reynolds on the LowCarb USA ® podcast to discuss his role as the director of Metabolic Mind . A board-certified cardiologist, lipidologist, and therapeutic ketogenic diet expert, Bret has over 20 years of experience as a preventive cardiologist and served as the medical director for Diet Doctor for over three years. Metabolic Mind was founded by Roblox CEO David Baszucki and his wife, author Jan Ellison Baszucki, after their son Matthew recovered from a severe bipo...
Aug 31, 2023•34 min•Ep. 106
Dr. Chris Knobbe joins host Doug Reynolds on the LowCarbUSA® podcast to discuss his work researching the impacts of Westernized diets and highly polyunsaturated vegetable oils on health. Dr. Knobbe, an internationally recognized expert on diet and health, will deliver a presentation titled “ Omega-6 Apocalypse: Vegetable Oils, Overweight, and Chronic Disease – What’s the Evidence? ” at the 8th Annual San Diego Symposium for Metabolic Health held August 17-20, 2023. In this engaging interview, Dr...
Aug 03, 2023•39 min•Ep. 105
Paul Kolodzik, MD joins host Doug Reynolds on the LowCarbUSA® podcast to talk about his new book, The Continuous Glucose Monitor Revolution for Nondiabetics: Lose Weight, Look Great, and Live Longer with Continuous Glucose Monitoring (https://www.amazon.com/Continuous-Glucose-Monitor-Revolution-Monitoring-ebook/dp/B0C4MP8MJN/&tag=lcu-20/). Dr. Kolodzik is a double board-certified emergency and metabolic-health physician with 30 years of experience. During his 25 years in emergency medicine h...
Jun 03, 2023•28 min•Ep. 104
Babs, who is also known as “The Healthy Cheese Lady” is currently writing a book about healthy cheeses, and she spends much of her time educating people about the nutritional benefits cheeses can provide. She is determined to let people know that for far too long we have been misinformed and lied to by so-called nutritional and medical experts who told us that saturated fat has no place in a healthy diet and to avoid eating cheese. “The guidelines for a healthy diet have been killing us since th...
Feb 21, 2023•35 min•Ep. 103
We talk with Shashikant Iyengar who recently became the first First Metabolic Health Practitioner (MHP) in India. A Mumbai native, Shashi reversed his type 2 diabetes in less than 4 months. After more than 2 decades as a pharma rep, he adopted low-carb diet and launched a health coaching business. Shashi is the first in India to receive accreditation from the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners (The SMHP™).
Feb 11, 2023•28 min•Ep. 102
LowCarbUSA® and Society of Metabolic Health founder Doug Reynolds has often talked about the importance of making therapeutic carbohydrate restriction available to as wide an audience as possible, in spite of any cultural, religious, ethical, or other differences. “We don’t want to exclude anyone from reaping the benefits of a low-carb, ketogenic lifestyle, regardless of their differences,” Doug said. “We are enthusiastic to learn that there is a book like this that provides recipes that are hea...
Jan 10, 2023•21 min•Ep. 101
As they were gearing up for the Symposium for Metabolic Health in Boca Raton (https://www.lowcarbusa.org/smhp-symposiums/) - their 18th conference over the past eight incredible years - they decided to celebrate their 100th episode of the LowCarbUSA® Podcast with a look back at how they got here. In Episode 100, they talk about how they first learned about the low-carb/ketogenic lifestyle, and how they got the idea to organize the first Symposium for Metabolic Health in 2016. They also discuss t...
Jan 06, 2023•47 min•Ep. 100
Annette Bosworth, MD (Dr. Boz) shares her ‘accidental’ discovery of ketosis while helping her mom battle cancer. "In my best prayers, we were hoping for a 50% reduction of her cancer & it went down 70%", she said. "I thought I was giving her the best care possible & what I was missing was something cheap, easy, safe & effective." Dr. Boz explains that in the addiction world, the single biggest predictor of continued sobriety was whether or not the patient regularly attended group mee...
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 99
LowCarbUSA® co-founders Doug Reynolds and Pam Devine recently interviewed Tia Reid, who used a low-carb, high-fat (LCHF) way of eating to overcome type 2 diabetes, NAFLD, hypertension, obesity, GERD, and more. Tia sustainably lost 85 pounds and came off 20 medications, after finding Dr. Robert Cywes, MD, PhD, who advised her to end her "love affair with carbs." "I really did think I was going to die," said Tia, "but low-carb, high-fat nutrition healed my body. Type 2 diabetes doesn't have to be ...
Nov 24, 2022•41 min•Ep. 98
LowCarbUSA co-founders Doug Reynolds and Pam Devine interviewed Tracey McBeath, The Health & Healing Coach who lives in Melbourne, Australia. Tracey totally changed her lifestyle at age 40 after a fatty liver and prediabetes diagnosis and is now a Nutrition Network lecturer, qualified personal trainer, and the founder of the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub. She is also is the author of the book, 'You Have Today'. Tracey has now put on a couple of summits as well and they discuss the upcoming Men's He...
Nov 11, 2022•58 min•Ep. 97
We speak with Pete Delannoy, PhD, a highly trained biochemist, certified Primal Health Coach, and Nutrition Network Advisor in the application of the keto lifestyle to put gout in remission, reverse diabetes, and help clients lose weight. In this compelling interview, Pete discusses many issues, including: the relationship between the glucose-centric model of insulin resistance and fructose/uric acid metabolism. working to have more research conducted on the causes and treatments of gout. making...
Oct 13, 2022•52 min•Ep. 96
LowCarbUSA® Founder and CEO Doug Reynolds recently had an encouraging conversation with Tro Kalayjian, DO and Laura Buchanan, MD, MHP, about developing low-carb/keto resources for practitioners and patients. The interview is now available as Episode 95 of the LowCarbUSA® podcast. Dr. Tro is on the Board of Directors of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners (The SMHP) and a well-known practitioner in the world of therapeutic carbohydrate restriction (TCR) and metabolic health. He runs Tro...
Sep 17, 2022•42 min•Ep. 95
James and Doug discuss the health benefits of organ meats, and the fact that their consumption, particularly in the U.S., has declined over the past several decades. This is unfortunate, according to James, and is due in part to several misconceptions people have about organ meat. “Organ meats are the most nutrient dense foods on the planet, and we're not eating them,” He said. “In essence, organ meats are Mother Nature's multivitamin. I believe that eating nose to tail is one of the most import...
Aug 19, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 94
