Episode 358: Dr. Eric Rodgers

Low Carb MD Podcast

Drs. Brian Lenzkes & Tro Kalayjian

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

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Eric Rodgers is an Optometrist at Triangle Visions Optometry. After owning practices in Raleigh and Hillsborough, he joined Triangle Visions in 2015 where he practices full scope Optometry treating Eye Disease and fitting all types of Contact lenses. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982 with a degree in Chemistry. He received his Doctor of Optometry degree in 1986 from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (now known as Salus University), completing optometry residencies at the VA Hospital in Huntington West Virginia and Southern Eye Associates in Greensboro.

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

Dr. Eric’s personal health journey and discovery of the keto diet
How Dr. Eric improved his mental health using the keto diet
The spiritual component of health and how it impacts the physical and mental aspects of health
Promoting education for doctors and patients about real nutrition
How CGMs empower people with information to take control of their health
The upcoming Metabolic Revolution rally

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0:00.0	Welcome to the low-carb MD podcast. No one is beyond help. No one is beyond hope.
0:07.2	Nothing said on the low-carb-m-d podcast is medical advice. Please consult your own doctor before making any
0:13.7	lifestyle changes. Welcome to the low-carbendy podcast. Brian is going to be upset. You know, he's stuck in clinic,
0:26.0	and he's going to miss a really good one. And I know after he hears this, he's going to want to bring
0:30.5	you on Life's Best Medicine. We have an absolutely great guest, somebody I've known for a number of years.
0:38.3	I've interacted with him on social media,
0:41.1	and he is an absolute wealth of knowledge,
0:44.2	wealth of experience,
0:45.6	and just a kind, gentle soul who is now passionate
0:50.8	about spreading the message of metabolic health. Dr. Eric Rogers did his undergraduate degree at
0:59.2	UNC and he went off to do optometry school. He got a doctor in optometry at Pennsylvania
1:07.0	College of Optometry, which is now Salas. And he's been practicing in the Virginia
1:14.1	area for almost four decades. Chapo Hill, North Carolina. Yep, sorry, North Carolina,
1:20.8	yeah, you're in the triangle, right? Salem, yeah, that's right. And, you know, we were just talking off air about what brought him
1:31.8	into sort of health care. And we were talking about his own sort of metabolic struggles and how he
1:41.4	overcame them. And I think maybe that's the place to start.
1:45.3	What do you say, Eric?
1:46.2	Sure.
1:47.1	Yeah, I'm happy to be here.
1:48.7	I'm glad you offered me a chance to talk to your audience.
1:54.2	So I'm 64 years old.
1:57.6	And we say 64 years young.
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