Sevan Matossian is the son of Armenian immigrants. After spending two years homeless, he filmed movies in one hundred countries, seven continents, and forty-nine American states. As the Executive Director of CrossFit Media, he was a vital part of growing CrossFit from a movement with three-hundred gyms to an organization with fifteen-thousand gyms and an international footprint. During that time, he became educated on health in the United States and now believes that added sugar and refined carbohydrates are at the center of today’s health crisis.

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

• (00:00) Intro

• (02:41) Getting de-platformed and shadow-banned

• (07:27) How Sevan’s beliefs and values were shaped as a kid and how they changed over time

• (13:53) The fundamental differences between Liberalism and Conservatism

• (22:00) Capitalism

• (24:54) Tolerance

• (27:15) The founding of Crossfit

• (30:05) Sevan’s homelessness experience and search for truth

• (35:43) God, prayer, and miracles

• (39:00) Rules for being homeless

• (43:36) How Sevan began working for Crossfit

• (51:45) Reaching people through media

• (55:34) Truth and integrity

• (01:01:26) Regulatory capture, authoritarianism, and free-markets

• (01:12:23) Sevan’s kids and how to raise good kids

• (01:17:14) Sevan’s podcast

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

Links:

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• MetFix: https://brokenscience.org/metfix/

• Joel Salatin: https://polyfacefarms.com

Sevan Matossian:

• The Sevan Podcast: https://thesevanpodcast.com

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

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheSevanPodcast/featured

• X: https://x.com/sevanmatossian?lang=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

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

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

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Beatriz E Valenzuela has struggled with rheumatoid arthritis and hypothyroidism since she was twenty-three years old. She has had both knees replaced and, after the birth of her first son, she struggled from joint inflammation and was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s. Today, thanks to her discovery of the keto and carnivore diets, she is thriving and helping others to reclaim their health the same way she did.

In this episode, Dr. Brian, Dr. Tro and Beatriz talk about…

• (00:00) Intro

• (07:24) How life stress and trauma can lead to the onset of autoimmune disease

• (10:49) How Beatriz discovered the keto diet and how her chronic health issues improved

• (18:00) How the carnivore diet took Beatriz’s health to the next level

• (20:42) Parasite testing

• (27:31) The gut microbiome and gut health on the carnivore diet

• (35:08) Improvement in Beatriz’s panic attacks since changing her lifestyle

• (36:39) Carnivore and ketosis

• (39:26) The freedom of metabolic health

• (43:08) Plugs and 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:

• When the Body Says No (book): https://www.amazon.com/When-Body-Says-No-Hidden/dp/178504222X

• The Magic Pill (documentary): https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Pill-Pete-Evans/dp/B078H4J7G1

• Dr. Ruben Ancona: https://www.instagram.com/ranconabmd/?hl=en

Beatriz E Valenzuela:

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

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/

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/

Dr Erin Louise Bellamy founded Integrative Ketogenic Research and Therapies which uses principles of Metabolic Psychiatry to provide remote, highly personalized 1:1 Metabolic Therapy for both psychiatric conditions and overall metabolic health.

Dr. Erin Bellamy has a PhD in Psychology, specializing in Ketogenic Diets & Depression from the University of East London. She also has an MSc in Psychiatric Research from the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London. She is a Chartered Psychologist, an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and an accredited member of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners.

In this episode, Drs. Brian and Erin talk about…

• (00:00) Intro

• (01:36) How Dr. Erin became interested in Metabolic Psychiatry

• (05:38) Ketogenic diets and psychiatric conditions

• (15:39) Fasting and mental clarity

• (18:12) The areas in which clinical psychology is deficient in helping patients

• (23:46) Adverse childhood events, PTSD, and metabolic health

• (28:24) Binge eating, stress, and support groups

• (40:00) Food addiction and ketosis

• (43:59) Schizophrenia, autism, and ketosis

• (01:00:46) Outro/plugs

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:

• Dr. Erin Bellamy on the Life’s Best Medicine Podcast: https://lifesbestmedicine.com/podcast/episode-248-dr-erin-bellamy/

Dr. Erin Bellamy:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinlouisebellamy/

• X: https://x.com/erinlbellamy

• Integrative Ketogenic Research & Therapies: https://www.ikrt.org

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/

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/