{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65b82968900efd00165f19d3/689b62eab9b9dae0c72e46ae?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"From Badge to Better Health: Keto, PTSD, and First Responder Resilience | Eric Reynolds","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65b82968900efd00165f19d3/1755183428796-c4061ca8-f933-4189-95b9-5fba8a79745a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>📣 Retired police officer Eric Reynolds lost over 75 pounds, reversed inflammation, quit alcohol, and built a nonprofit — all after discovering keto and carnivore nutrition following a shooting incident that left him battling PTSD and a system that didn't want to help him heal.</p><p><br></p><p>📋 In this episode, Eric shares the full arc: the metabolic toll of shift work and trauma, discovering keto through a coworker's 50-pound transformation, going fully carnivore and losing another 25, navigating a calcium score of 5,600 without statins, and founding both Keto Five-O and Cops and Campers to serve the first responder community. He opens up about the hidden health crisis among police officers and firefighters, raising keto kids on the road in an RV, and why community is as healing as the food.</p><p><br></p><p>🔑 What You'll Learn</p><ul><li>How chronic stress, adrenaline cycles, shift work, and unprocessed trauma erode physical and mental health in law enforcement — and what Eric did about it.</li><li>How Eric lost over 75 pounds through keto and carnivore nutrition, came off medications, and doubled his testosterone without supplements.</li><li>What it's like to navigate a calcium score of 5,600, heart flow testing showing only 30% blockage at worst, and a medical system pushing statins at every turn.</li><li>How Keto Five-O and the nonprofit Cops and Campers are building metabolic health communities for first responders through retreats, speakers, and bonfire storytelling.</li><li>Why raising keto and carnivore kids from birth, homeschooling on the road, and surrounding yourself with the right community changes everything.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>💡 Key Insight</p><p>\"It's never too late to fight back, heal, and thrive.\" — Eric Reynolds</p><p><br></p><p>🌐 Connect with Eric Reynolds</p><p>Keto Five-O:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ketofiveo.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://ketofiveo.com</a></p><p>Cops and Campers:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://copsandcampers.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://copsandcampers.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>🎬 Eric's family story is featured in Griselda on Netflix:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/81133447\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.netflix.com/title/81133447</a></p><p><br></p><p>⚕️ This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not medical advice; always consult a qualified healthcare professional about your own health </p><p>decisions.</p><p><br></p><p>⏳ Chapters</p><p>0:47 Welcome and introduction to Eric Reynolds</p><p>2:52 Early life, sports background, and diet in the 80s</p><p>5:56 Law enforcement career and the 2012 shooting</p><p>7:51 PTSD, rising stress, and increasing alcohol use</p><p>9:46 Discovering keto and 50 pounds in six months</p><p>12:03 Mental clarity, retirement, and launching Keto Five-O</p><p>14:30 RV life, homeschooling, and family nutrition</p><p>19:19 Founding Cops and Campers</p><p>23:44 First responder health statistics and the hidden crisis</p><p>30:46 Calcium score of 5,600, heart flow, and refusing statins</p><p>47:00 Diet's impact on PTSD and the power of community</p><p>1:01:53 Raising keto kids and closing reflections</p>","author_name":"Robyn R Dobbins"}