Low Carb MD Podcast

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Steven Reyes is an experienced clinician with many specialties including bariatric psychology, body image issues, substance dependence, mood disorders, and relationship issues. He is affiliated with multiple Centers of Excellence (COE) bariatric programs in southern California where he does pre-surgery psychological assessments, & facilitates pre-surgery educational classes. As an active member of the weight loss surgery community, he is passionately committed to helping people implement their own long-term behavioral change strategy.

In this episode, Drs. Tro , Brian, and Steven talk about...

• (02:55) How Dr. Steven became interested in pursuing Bariatric Psychology as a career
• (04:31) Common denominators among those who, in Dr. Steven’s experience, seek out and/or would benefit from Bariatric Psychology
• (08:30) Challenges faced by those who have undergone bariatric surgery
• (18:22) The social/psychological aspects and complexities of obesity and poor metabolic health
• (23:02) Satiety, pop tarts, and food addiction
• (26:48) Indicators that a particular patient is not a good candidate for bariatric surgery
• (29:28) The acceptance rate of patients seeking bariatric surgery, problems with the incentive structure for bariatric surgery, and how the incentive structure might be fixed
• (39:42) GLP-1 and post-op weight regain
• (44:35) How to stay ahead of hunger and be prepared for those moments and circumstances where you will feel week to your cravings
• (54:09) How to help and be there for those in our lives who struggle with food addiction
• (56:03) How to help yourself psychologically and emotionally if you struggle with food addiction

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• New England Journal of Medicine Article on the “Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network over 32 Years”: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa066082
• ASMBS Study on the Top 6 Behaviors that Post-op Bariatric Surgery Patients Engage In: https://asmbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Heinberg-Bariatric-Behavioral-Health-Post-Operative-Considerations.pdf

Dr. Steven Reyes:

• Website: https://www.drstevenreyes.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.stevenreyes/
• Books: https://www.drstevenreyes.com/thebariatriccode
• The Self care Society: https://www.drstevenreyes.com/membershipsupport-1deb03be

Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

• Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

Dr. Tro Kalayjian:

• Website: https://www.doctortro.com/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/
• SMHP Position Statement: https://journalofmetabolichealth.org/index.php/jmh/article/view/100#:~:text=The%20SMHP%20recommends%20open%20access,research%20on%20TCR%20for%20T1DM

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Mike Mandel and Chris Thompson are the Founders of Mike Mandel Hypnosis—known worldwide as the leading edge in hypnosis training—where they teach smart, motivated people to become amazing hypnotists. Mike Mandel is a 6-time award winning hypnotist, immensely popular keynote speaker, stage performer, psychotherapist and NLP trainer. He has been doing hypnosis since he was 12 years old.

In this episode, Dr. Tro, Dr. Brian, Mike, and Chris talk about...

• (00:00) Intro
• (02:10) How Chris first became interested in hypnosis and why he and Mike started Mike Mandel Hypnosis
• (05:31) Understanding the power of the mind to heal the body
• (10:46) How Mike first became interested in hypnosis/NLP and why he pivoted from doing hypnosis as entertainment to teaching hypnosis
• (14:44) Resources for those who are skeptical of hypnosis
• (16:33) Why a hypnotist can’t make you do something that violates your core beliefs and moral foundations
• (18:15) NLP—it’s creation and history
• (19:02) Hypnosis and weight loss
• (22:50) Why stress management and family support are essential for good health
• (23:44) Aligning the conscious and subconscious minds to produce powerful lifestyle change
• (28:34) Accessing the ability to heal the body by releasing negative emotions
• (35:23) How hypnosis can address stress
• (37:45) How hypnosis can address the self-defeating mindset and lead people to empowered action and self-improvement
• (44:34) Why people who want a ‘magic pill’ solution will not be able to make the changes they need to make in their life; they need to hit the threshold first
• (49:08) Motivational interviewing
• (50:53) One quick mental trick for helping overcome food cravings
• (57:18) Outro and plugs

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• 101 Things I Wish I'd Known When I Started Using Hypnosis (book): https://www.amazon.com/Things-Known-Started-Using-Hypnosis/dp/1845902912
• The Oxford Handbook of Hypnosis (book): https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Handbook-Hypnosis-Handbooks/dp/0198570090
• The Collected Papers of Milton H. Erickson on Hypnosis (book): https://www.amazon.com/Collected-Papers-Milton-Erickson-Hypnosis/dp/0470267216
• Instant Influence (book): https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Influence-How-Anyone-Anything-Fast/dp/0316083348

Mike Mandel and Chris Thompson:

• Mike Mandel Hypnosis: https://mikemandelhypnosis.com
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MikeMandelHypnosis
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikemandelhypnosis/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikemandelhypnosis/?hl=en
• X: https://x.com/mandelhypnosis
• The Brain Software Podcast: https://mikemandelhypnosis.com/podcast/
• Journey to the Castle: mmhgift.com

Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

• Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

Dr. Tro Kalayjian:

• Website: https://www.doctortro.com/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

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Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Ben Bocchicchio is the author of 15 Minutes to FITNESS: Dr. Ben's SMaRT Plan for Diet and Total Health and has been an innovator and leader in the fields of fitness, exercise, and health since the 1970s. He was awarded degrees in the fields of Health and Exercise at the undergraduate, masters, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels. He was called upon as an expert by professional and college teams, TV, radio, screen, and stage personalities, medical institutions, and corporate entities. Dr. Ben owned and supervised a number of private fitness and health centers from the early 1970s until the present time. He also developed and owned spine and cardio vascular rehabilitation centers, where he used his S.Ma.R.T.-EX TM program. Dr. Ben has continued his work in the fields of fitness, wellness, and health to this day. He currently maintains a private fitness and health practice in Arizona. This successful business includes medically managed weight loss programs that combine prescription medication therapy, nutritional counseling, and supervised exercise.

In this episode, Drs. Brian and Ben talk about...

• (00:00) Intro
• (00:56) The upcoming AZ Low Carb conference in Sun City, AZ featuring both Dr. Ben and Dr. Brian as speakers (among many other amazing speakers!)
• (05:34) The topics that will be covered by the speakers at the AZ Low Carb event
• (08:03) What metabolic health is and how to effectively move toward it as we age
• (15:11) Details about attending the event virtually or in person (See links below)
• (18:41) Outro

For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Attend the AZ Low Carb conference in Sun City on 2/1/2025 either virtually or in person: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/health-empowerment-series-ii-aging-on-your-terms-tickets-1203554135819?aff=oddtdtcreator
• Hal Cranmer’s ‘A Paradise for Parents’: https://aparadiseforparents.com/hal-cranmer/

Dr. Ben Bocchicchio:

• Website: https://www.drbenbo.com
• Book: https://www.amazon.com/15-Minutes-Fitness-SMaRT-Health/dp/1590794230
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067124354811&pnref=lhc
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@benbocchicchio9453/featured

Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

• Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

Dr. Tro Kalayjian:

• Website: https://www.doctortro.com/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

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Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.

Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.

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Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.disciplemedia.doctortro&hl=en_US&gl=US

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Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Jeffry N. Gerber, MD, FAAFP is a board certified family physician, speaker, author, conference organizer, husband, father and owner of South Suburban Family Medicine in Littleton, Colorado, where he is known as “Denver’s Diet Doctor”. Nutrition and its effects on health are areas of interest for Dr. Gerber. Frustrated with spiraling healthcare costs related to the treatment of conditions like overweight, obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis and heart disease just to name a few, Dr. Gerber has been focusing on prevention and treatment programs using low-carb high fat (LCHF), Ancestral, Paleo, Primal, Intermittent Fasting and Whole Foods diets along with healthy lifestyle to treat and prevent these chronic conditions.

In this conversation, Drs. Brian, Tro, and Jeffery talk about what it means to be a good doctor, the very real impact of hope on physical health, where medication fails and where medication helps, prioritizing long term lifestyle solutions instead of pushing short term fixes, the speaker line-up at the upcoming LowCarb Denver Conference, preventative cardiac imaging, CME credits offered at the conference, and the hormone model versus the calories model for weight loss and metabolic health.

For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!

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Dr. Jeffrey Gerber:

• South Suburban Family Medicine
• Eat Rich, Live Long Book
• Low Carb Denver 2023

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Dr. Tro Kalayjian:

• Website
• Twitter
• Instagram

Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

• Website
• Twitter

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Cindy Davis Mikolajczyk has been a registered nurse for 45 years and is the host of the Ask Nurse Cindy YouTube channel where she uses humor and easy to understand examples to help others on the journey to informed self care. Since discovering the power of ketogenic eating, Cindy has been passionately devoted to helping others discover the freedom found in fueling her body with low carb, high fat, medium protein foods. She is also an educator/teacher and was recently a speaker at the Low Carb Cruise.

In this episode, Dr. Brian, Dr. Tro, and Nurse Cindy talk about...

• Nurse Cindy’s personal health journey from first grade to the present time
• The psychology of food addiction and the mental/emotional experience of a person struggling with obesity and binge eating
• Why Cindy stared the Ask Nurse Cindy Facebook and YouTube accounts
• How Nurse Cindy responded to naysayers and opposition to her new dietary approach
• Psychological challenges faced by people who suddenly, for the first time, achieve a healthy weight
• The power of the Single Decision
• The importance of functional exercise
• The prevalence of wound care patients who are diabetic or metabolically unwell
• The most important factors for success in a new change of lifestyle

For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!

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Cindy Davis Mikolajczyk:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asknursecindy/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AskNurseCindy
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asknursecindy

Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

• Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

Dr. Tro Kalayjian:

• Website: https://www.doctortro.com/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

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Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.

Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.

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Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.disciplemedia.doctortro&hl=en_US&gl=US

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