An Employee Wellness Program that WORKS | John Roop - E398

Low Carb MD Podcast

Drs. Brian Lenzkes & Tro Kalayjian

Diet, Mental Health, Lowcarb, Nutrition, Keto, Brianlenzkes, Health & Fitness, Jasonfung, Doctortro, Intermittentfasting, Trokalayjian, Medicine, Meganramos

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🗓️ 2 June 2025

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. John Roop is the CEO of Capitol City Fence Co. After a lifelong struggle with food addiction, obesity, and poor metabolic health, John was introduced to the keto diet at the Low Carb Boca 2022 conference. Since beginning his low carb journey, John has lost 72 pounds and has improved his health in countless ways. Now 2 years into his wellness journey, he is a wealth of invaluable knowledge and tips for those trying to take control of their health.

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

(00:00) Intro
(01:34) John’s personal health journey
(11:46) The SMHP’s Low Carb Boca conference
(20:31) The lifestyle changes John implemented following Low Carb Boca
(27:00) The gradual process employed by John to become sustainably healthier and healthier over time
(31:06) Increased energy levels on the keto diet
(33:14) How John’s lifestyle changes have impacted those around him
(38:12) The devastating health effects of processed foods and the Standard American Diet
(43:57) How John weened himself off of certain unhealthy foods and deals with cravings when they come up
(52:56) Dieting versus Lifestyle Change
(58:58) Tips for eating out without cheating
(01:01:01) How EASY the keto diet is
(01:02:24) The ill health effects of seed oils
(01:04:20) The 3 kinds of people vis á vis health
(01:08:56) Dr. Tro’s Employee Wellness Program and the measure of true success in life as well as in business
(01:21:56) Why making your employees happy and healthy is also good for YOU, the employer

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

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

Low Carb Boca Conference: https://www.lowcarbusa.org/boca-2025/
Low Carb Cruise: https://lowcarbcruise.com
Dr. Tro’s Employee Wellness Program: https://toward.health/employee-health-program/

John Roop:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-roop-43a60610

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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Transcript

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0:00.0	In this episode, we are joined by one of Tord Health's employer partners.
0:04.7	Toward Health is grateful to work with organization leaders who are committed to bringing metabolic health to their teams.
0:11.1	If you are an employer looking for a proven way to improve employee wellness and reduce medication costs, this episode is for you.
0:19.8	Welcome to the Low Carb MD podcast.
0:23.1	No one is beyond help.
0:24.8	No one is beyond hope.
0:27.1	Nothing said on the Low Carb MD podcast is medical advice.
0:31.2	Please consult your own doctor before making any lifestyle changes.
0:39.9	Welcome to the Lowcarb MD podcast.
0:42.8	Brian is going to be so upset that he missed this.
0:45.9	I have the honor and the pleasure of interviewing Mr. John Rup,
0:52.4	who is the CEO of Capital City Fence, who's gone through his own metabolic health
0:59.9	journey, and now he's spreading that in the workplace.
1:04.3	And just a little bit about him, he's from the Indiana area, and he did his undergraduate
1:10.3	at Indiana University and went to law school at Indiana
1:15.5	University and he has been working in the fencing industry for several decades now. And I'm
1:22.2	excited for you all to hear his story, his personal story, sort of what he overcame, how he debunked,
1:28.3	nutritionalized in his own life to reclaim his health.
1:32.3	And hopefully we can go into how he's spreading that into the workplace and some other
1:38.3	interesting topics that will certainly bring up.
1:41.3	So thanks for joining us, John.
1:43.3	Thank you. So I'm just us, John. Thank you.
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