Dr. Caroline Roberts is a board-certified physician and leading clinician at Virta Health, where she helps patients reverse type 2 diabetes through evidence-based, nutrition-focused care. Known for her compassionate approach and expertise in metabolic health, Dr. Roberts empowers individuals to reclaim their health using sustainable, real-world strategies. Her work blends cutting-edge science with practical guidance, making her a standout voice in the movement to transform diabetes care.

In this episode, Drs. Tro, Brian, and Caroline talk about…

• (00:00) Intro

• (02:44) How Dr. Caroline discovered the power of keto for reversing Type 2 diabetes and controlling Type 1 diabetes

• (08:46) Why you don't need to eat 120 grams of carbs per day

• (10:36) DKA risk in Type 2 patients

• (18:15) Type 1 patients and low carb diets

• (23:36) Ketogenic diets and cardiovascular outcomes

• (30:44) Why the medical world has been so slow to acknowledge the benefits of keto and low carb diets

• (44:08) Dietary sustainablility

• (45:58) CGMs, finger sticks, and keto diets

• (54:36) Long term patient outcomes from Virta patients

• (58:57) Keto and psychiatric health

• (01:04:08) Outro

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Links:

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Dr. Caroline Roberts:

• Papers: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Caroline-Roberts-17

• Virta Health: https://www.virtahealth.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

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

Toward Health App

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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Dr. Laura Buchanan joins Dr. Tro to discuss health strategies and lifestyle optimization to help women understand their hormonal journey through perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause.

In this episode, Drs. Tro and Laura talk about…

• (00:00) Intro

• (04:22) How Dr. Laura helps her female patients address their hormonal issues

• (09:52) Systemic medical gaslighting

• (13:05) Symptoms of menopausal transition

• (18:08) The history of hormone treatment and how Dr. Laura treats women struggling with hormonal issues

• (28:38) Hormone replacement therapy

• (31:58) Testosterone replacement

• (37:20) How Toward Health helps their patients achieve hormonal health

• (44:05) HRT success stories

• (46:56) Using hormone replacement therapy responsibly

• (53:35) Breast cancer risk from HRT

• (56:17) HHS admitting being wrong HRT

• (01:01:31) Outro

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

Links:

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.lowcarbmd.com/

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Women's Health and Hormones Course: https://toward.health/womens-health-and-hormones/

Dr. Laura Buchanan:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/LauraBuchananMD

• The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners: https://thesmhp.org/

• Website: https://www.iheartvitae.com/

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iheartvitae/?hl=en

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

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

Toward Health App

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.

Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/doctor-tro/id1588693888

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

Learn more: https://doctortro.com/community/

Leslie Manookian, MBA, M.L.C. Hom, is the president and founder of the Health Freedom Defense Fund and a former Wall Street executive. Her finance career took her from New York to London with Goldman Sachs before she became Director at Alliance Capital, overseeing European Growth Portfolio Management and Research.

Leslie is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker. In 2011, she wrote and produced The Greater Good, a critically acclaimed film exploring the vaccine debate and sparking wider conversation about medical choice and personal liberty.

Motivated by years of watching Americans' constitutionally protected rights erode, Leslie founded HFDF to defend medical and health freedoms nationwide. She believes bodily autonomy is a fundamental human right and works tirelessly to advance and protect it through public awareness and legal action.

In this episode, Dr. Tro and Leslie talk about…

• (00:00) Intro
• (02:05) Why she left Wall Street to advocate for medical freedom
• (10:40) Deaths in clinical trials for pharmaceuticals
• (14:45) Industry trade groups that are a huge part of the chronic disease epidemic
• (19:40) How more of the public can be woken up to the realities of the corruption taking place in the medical and pharmaceutical industries
• (32:21) The work of the Weston A. Price Foundation
• (39:55) The responsibilities of doctors and patients
• (45:51) Leslie's recent work with the Health Freedom Defense Fund fighting for peoples' rights
• (01:01:04) The Greater Good

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

Links:

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.lowcarbmd.com/

Leslie Manookian:

• Health Freedom Defense Fund: https://healthfreedomdefense.org/
• Nutrition and Physical Degeneration (book): https://www.amazon.com/Nutrition-Physical-Degeneration-Weston-Price/dp/0916764206
• The Weston A. Price Foundation: https://www.westonaprice.org/#gsc.tab=0
• Green Med Info: https://greenmedinfo.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
• IG: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

Toward Health App

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.

Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/doctor-tro/id1588693888

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

Learn more: https://doctortro.com/community/