Episode 386: Dr. Laura Buchanan

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Laura Buchanan is board certified in Family Medicine and is on the board of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from the University of South Florida and was a valedictorian of her class at the University of Florida College of Medicine. She is on staff at Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care.

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

• (00:00) Intro

• (03:19) When and how Dr. Laura knew she wanted to go into some form of medical practice and become a doctor

• (07:25) Dr. Laura’s experience working at a small rural hospital in Peru

• (09:15) The story of how Dr. Laura met her husband, Dr. Matt Calkins

• (10:31) Some of the most prominent issues with Western medical education and standard nutritional information

• (14:39) Issues with the medical insurance system in the United States

• (21:50) Dr. Tro’s Employee Wellness Program

• (26:15) The initial 6 month data results of Dr. Tro and Dr. Laura’s employee wellness program study (see links below)

• (28:59) The incredible effectiveness of DPC and remote monitoring and remote patient care

• (33:51) The most important findings presented in the Toward Health paper 

• (36:30) The GLP-1 medications’ benefits and downsides for weight loss and metabolic health

• (43:35) The highlight findings of the Toward Health study

• (49:52) Outro

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

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• The Toward Health Study: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1548609/full

Dr. Laura Buchanan:

• Twitter

• The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners

• Website

• Instagram

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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