Hormones and Metabolic Health | Maria Emmerich - E445
Low Carb MD Podcast
Drs. Brian Lenzkes & Tro Kalayjian
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Maria Emmerich is a bestselling author, nutritionist, and wellness expert known for her practical, science-informed approach to ketogenic and low-carb living. After struggling with her own health and weight challenges, Maria transformed her life through nutrition and has since dedicated her career to helping others improve metabolic health, heal their relationship with food, and simplify healthy living. She is the author of numerous bestselling books, including Keto, The Carnivore Cookbook, and Quick & Easy Ketogenic Cooking. Through her books, coaching, and speaking, Maria has become one of the most trusted voices in the low-carb and keto community.
In this episode, Dr. Brian and Maria talk about…
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(00:00) Intro
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(01:53) Bioidentical hormone therapy
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(05:58) Progesterone
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(08:39) Testosterone
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(11:15) Tips for hormone testing
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(12:46) Hormone pellets
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(15:30) Forms of hormone therapy
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(17:40) Hormones and sleep quality
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(19:24) Liver health
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(22:24) Peptides
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(33:36) Dietary/lifestyle modifications for treating various diseases
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(34:32) Magnesium
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(35:25) B1 Thiamin
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(36:26) Iodine
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(37:51) Knowledge and action
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(40:13) Gut health and carbohydrates
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(47:20) Strength training and running
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(48:39) Surfing whales
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(49:10) Outro/plugs
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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 making any lifestyle changes. |
| 0:24.1 | Hello and welcome back to the low-carb MD podcast. |
| 0:26.0 | I have to welcome myself back. |
| 0:28.4 | I was in the jungles of Guatemala for two and a half weeks. |
| 0:30.1 | So I'm back, everyone. |
| 0:32.0 | So Trow's been holding down the fort. |
| 0:35.5 | We were missing him today because he had some emergency stuff to take care of. |
| 0:54.5 | But we have a great guest, so you don't have to listen to me and Tro droning on. Maria Emmerich, everyone knows her from all of her cookbooks and coaching and all this stuff she does. And she has a new book that I don't have yet, but I'm going to be picking up the art of metabolic health. I know Trow has it, but he's supposed to be the brains today. So I'm just going to fill in. So, Maria, welcome. It's so great to have you. I will be sending you a copy as soon as this is covered. So, no, thank you for having me on. It's always a pleasure talking to you. Yeah. So let's hear. I heard that Trow and Craig went through insulin, what that means, insulin resistance, all those kind of things. |
| 1:12.3 | And any recaps or any important things you want to clarify or touch base on that? |
| 1:17.9 | Just how people think as long as they keep insulin low, they can't gain fat. |
| 1:23.3 | Wrong. |
| 1:24.2 | Not true. |
| 1:25.9 | And if you think about it, too, once you start to lose weight and you get |
| 1:30.7 | closer to your goal weight, does it get easier or harder to lose weight? |
| 1:35.7 | Yeah, it gets harder for sure. It's harder. So it's not always an insulin issue. So just kind |
| 1:40.7 | of covering that, Craig covered all of that. So check out his interview. He's brilliant. |
| 1:45.2 | Yeah, that's a great. It's a great interview. Everyone should go back and listen to that. |
| 1:48.4 | I can't remember what episode is, but if you just type his name in the top, it'll pop up. |
| 1:53.1 | So what are we going to talk about? Hormones? |
| 1:55.8 | Well, my favorite chapter to write was called How hormones change everything because they have for myself |
| 2:03.7 | and just digging into the research for the past five years on, I mean, recently, you know, |
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