From Architect to Keto-Activist | Josephine Barbarino - E396

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

🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

After putting her Type 2 Diabetes into remission within 3 months and getting off medications after 6 months following the Keto diet, Josephine Barbarino became an activist for Ketogenic Metabolic Therapies.

She is the founder and CEO of the Keto Live Project—an organization on a mission to inform and educate about the power of food and the connection between our diet, insulin resistance, our metabolic health, and our immune system. She is also a highly successful architect.

In this episode, Dr. Brian and Josephine talk about…

(00:00) Intro
(01:21) Josephine’s career as an architect and how her architectural experience has assisted her in her new venture as a Keto-Activist
(08:32) Josephine’s health journey and why she pivoted in her career to became a Keto-Activist
(24:06) Mood and cognitive improvement on the keto diet
(29:05) Why metabolic health is worsening in Europe
(33:27) Tailoring your low carb diet to your individual physiology
(37:12) Why everyone should AT LEAST be eating real, Whole Foods
(40:09) Tips for using CGMs effectively while on the keto diet
(43:28) Informed consent and why medical professionals are massively deficient in nutritional knowledge
(46:21) The upcoming Keto Live Conference (6/9 - 6/13)
(59:30) The speaker line-up at the Keto Live Conference

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Josephine Barbarino:

European Keto Live Centre: https://www.european-keto-live-centre.com/
Keto Live Project IG: https://www.instagram.com/keto_live_project/
Keto Live Conference IG: https://www.instagram.com/ketoliveconference/

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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Transcript

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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 MD podcast is medical advice. Please consult your own doctor before
0:13.2	making any lifestyle changes. Hello and welcome back to the low-carb MD podcast.
0:24.3	Unfortunately, Trow had a family emergency he had to run off to, so he kind of ditched us at the last minute, understandably.
0:29.6	And I've been in the jungle for about two and a half weeks in Guatemala, you know, seeing nice people out there and it was a great trip.
0:36.0	I have great stories for you.
0:37.0	I'll share it later. But we have a big I have great stories for you, I'll share later.
0:38.1	But we have a big name, someone who's the, all of us in the US know Doug Reynolds and Pam
0:43.9	divine what they're doing. But we have their equivalent in Europe.
0:47.9	And so it's so great to finally meet you, Josephine Barbarino.
0:51.5	Thank you so much, Brian. Thank you for having me.
0:55.3	And thank you for noticing what we do in Europe.
0:58.7	So you have such exciting times in America.
1:02.6	I'm totally jealous.
1:04.5	Well, it's funny you say that because we've always looked to the UK and we're seeing all the good doctors, all the people.
1:10.5	It seems like UK has been ahead of us for a while. And now with Dr. Unwin and Asimalatra and all the people who were kind of waving this flag before we were, you know? So how did you tell us your story, you know, background for people who don't know you. How did you start getting into this realm?
1:28.8	Yeah, I love to.
1:33.3	Of course, like with many, it started with diseases.
1:40.9	I collected non-communicable diseases like other people collect stamps or something like this.
1:45.6	And everybody told me, yeah, it's because of age, as you can see, I'm not young anymore. So nobody can, not everybody can see me, but I'm not young anymore. I already had my
1:51.7	career as an architect. So I'm not from the medical field, not at all. And I also, so, yeah, how does it start?
2:02.6	Yeah, I was very busy.
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