Ketobiography

📣 Christy Kriese didn't leave her house for two and a half months. Then real food brought her back, and she never picked up the medication her psychiatrist wanted to add next.📋 This is Christy's first-ever podcast appearance, originally recorded on Less of Me Success Stories in August 2024. She walks through a childhood of trauma and neglect, a 22-year history with depression and anxiety medication, and a post-viral illness that triggered the worst episode of her life. Bone broth was her first bite back, and carnivore became the thing that finally held.🔑 What You'll LearnHow a post-viral illness triggered her worst depressive episode yetWhy bone broth was her first step back to eatingThe physical changes she didn't expect from carnivore, from motion sickness to joint painWhat 22 years of medication tapering actually looked likeWhy she believes both medication and nutrition have a place in recovery💡 Key Insight "I don't crave anything. It's just literally given my life back." — Christy Kriese🌐 Connect with Christy Kriese https://www.facebook.com/christy.kriese https://x.com/melovinjesus⚕️ This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not medical advice; always consult a qualified healthcare professional about your own health decisions.⏳ Chapters 0:00 Why I'm Replaying This Episode 0:42 Welcome and Show Introduction 2:15 Introducing Christy Kriese 3:43 Childhood Trauma and the Roots of Anxiety 7:09 First Major Panic Attack and Early Depressive Episodes 13:09 Medication, Motherhood, and Years of Stability 16:51 A Post-Viral Illness Changes Everything 21:07 A Breaking Point and the First Psychiatrist Visit 28:10 A Difficult Medication Trial and a Turning Point 33:48 Reaching Out to Robyn — Bone Broth and First Bites 37:54 Tracking the Changes — Mental and Physical Shifts 44:00 Community Q&A 1:02:50 Final Advice and Closing

📣 Two years ago, Christy Kriese was bedridden, unable to leave the house, and unsure she'd ever feel like herself again. Today, she's back to share what's changed — for her, and for almost her entire family.📋 A return guest from the show's earliest days as Less of Me Success Stories, Christy Kriese joins Robyn for a reunion conversation covering the two years since her original appearance. They dig into what happens when medications are tapered too quickly, how a strict carnivore approach became the turning point in her recovery, and how that recovery rippled out to her husband, her son, her son-in-law, her daughter, her grandkids, and her brother-in-law — each finding their own version of healing along the way.🔑 What You'll LearnHow a rushed medication taper led to a mental health crisis and four different drugs in four weeksWhy cyclical depression is different from a bipolar diagnosis, and how that distinction got missedThe first physical signs of healing Christy noticed after starting carnivore, and how quickly they showed upHow her husband's degenerative eye disease has improved over two years on carnivoreWhy feeling well, not tracking numbers, has been her most reliable guide throughout💡 Key Insight"I have zero cravings for anything ever. It becomes like a finely tuned — this is just what you do — thing. Like showering, brushing your teeth." — Christy Kriese🌐 Connect with Christy KrieseFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/christy.krieseX: https://x.com/melovinjesus💚 Metabolic CollectiveWebsite: https://www.metaboliccollective.orgX: https://x.com/metcollectiveYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@metaboliccollective⚕️ This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not medical advice; always consult a qualified healthcare professional about your own health decisions.⏳ Chapters0:00 Why I'm Replaying This Episode1:25 Welcome Back: Christy's Return5:22 Cyclical Depression and the COVID Turning Point8:28 Deprescribing Gone Wrong10:43 The $2,600 Psychiatrist and Four Medications in Four Weeks15:22 What Nobody Talks About: Deprescribing Risks17:47 From Bedbound to Carnivore: The First Days24:14 Day Eight Sleep, 890 Days of Feeling Better25:22 How the Whole Family Joined In44:28 One-on-Ones, Metabolic Collective, and Helping Others

📣 Robyn Dobbins spent years on antipsychotics and antidepressants for bipolar disorder, OCD, and depression before a cholesterol scare led her somewhere she didn't expect.📋 This is a replay of Robyn's appearance on Robert Sikes' podcast, Savage Perspective. She and Robert talk through her full story — the high cholesterol diagnosis at 40 that started everything, the decades of undiagnosed and diagnosed mental illness underneath it, and the ketogenic diet that eventually brought her into remission from all of it.🔑 What You'll LearnHow a routine cholesterol check at 40 led Robyn to try diet before statinsWhat years of undiagnosed depression, then diagnosed bipolar disorder and OCD, actually looked like day to dayHow a psychiatric medication merry-go-round left her without a sense of wellness for over a decadeHow hearing Dr. Georgia Ede on a podcast helped her connect her mental health to her dietWhy a sweet potato experiment confirmed she can't go back, even for whole foods💡 "I don't care about the mechanism. I'm living this every day." — Robyn Dobbins🌐 Original EpisodeWatch the full original appearance: https://youtu.be/3g51KKcHMj0💚 Metabolic CollectiveWebsite: https://www.metaboliccollective.orgX: https://x.com/metcollectiveYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@metaboliccollective⚕️ This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not medical advice; always consult a qualified healthcare professional about your own health decisions.⏳ Chapters0:00 Welcome and intro0:45 Who Is Robyn Dobbins—and Why Is She in Cholesterol Code?1:31 How High Cholesterol Led Robyn Dobbins to Keto4:23 Can a Ketogenic Diet Improve Mental Health?7:35 What Did Decades of Depression Look Like?11:43 Why Are Depression Rates Rising in Young People?13:00 How Processed Foods May Affect Brain Health16:06 Are Smartphones and Social Media Harming Kids?22:30 How Did Postpartum Depression Manifest?29:16 How Did Her Bipolar and OCD Diagnoses Begin?32:06 How Are Mental Health Disorders Diagnosed?37:55 How Mental Illness and Medication Affected Her Family40:29 How She Realized Diet Had Changed Her Mental Health43:05 What Does Life After Depression Feel Like?46:09 How Did Her Children Respond to Her Transformation?49:11 How Does Keto Affect the Brain?55:23 Did a Sweet Potato Bring Her Depression Back?59:20 What Does Robyn Dobbins Eat in a Typical Day?1:02:51 What's Next for Robyn Dobbins?1:05:43 Where to Follow Robyn and Ketobiography

📣 A family medicine physician who built her career on evidence found herself facing things she couldn't measure. Dr. Laura Buchanan shares how low-carb medicine, menopause care, and a series of unexplainable events reshaped both her practice and her faith.📋 Dr. Laura Buchanan practices low-carb, metabolic health medicine at Toward Health alongside Dr. Tro Kalayjian, after her own frustration with standard nutrition training led her to ketogenic and low-carb approaches during residency. She talks with Robyn about using CGMs to catch hidden blood sugar spikes, the pushback she faced early in her career for recommending low-carb over insulin, and the gaps she found in how menopause is treated in women's healthcare. The conversation then turns personal, as Dr. Buchanan describes a string of events she couldn't explain away — leading her to write her new memoir, Make It Be So, about the collision between an evidence-trained mind and faith.🔑 What You'll LearnHow Dr. Buchanan transitioned from standard medical training into a low-carb, metabolic health-focused practiceWhy continuous glucose monitors can reveal hidden blood sugar spikes from "healthy" processed foodsThe overlooked role of menopause and hormone therapy in anxiety, joint pain, and other misdiagnosed symptomsWhat genitourinary syndrome of menopause is and why so few women get treated for itThe series of unexplainable events that led Dr. Buchanan to write her new memoir on faith and medicine💡 Key Insight"Stay open, be less stubborn, stop dismissing whatever it is that you don't initially understand." — Dr. Laura Buchanan🌐 Connect with Dr. Laura Buchananhttps://toward.health/providers/dr-laura-buchanan/https://x.com/LauraBuchananMDhttps://www.instagram.com/laurabuchananmd/Book, Make It Be So: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1972582003⚕️ This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not medical advice; always consult a qualified healthcare professional about your own health decisions.⏳ Chapters0:47 Introduction2:44 Growing Up and Watching Her Grandparents Age4:30 Discovering Low Carb in Medical School6:22 Practicing Low Carb Through Residency9:46 Pushback From the Hospital System16:12 Joining Dr. Tro at Toward Health20:26 Why Metabolic Health Is Mental Health25:01 The Gap in Menopause Care34:10 Genitourinary Syndrome and Overlooked Symptoms42:04 Introducing the New Book, Make It Be So44:48 The Guardian Angel Dream and God Incidents58:12 How Faith Has Changed Her Practice

📣 Traveling can throw off even the most disciplined ketogenic or carnivore routine — unless you have a system. Dr. Kristina Dobyns returns to Ketobiography with the toolkit she actually uses to stay stable, fed, and regulated no matter where she lands.📋 Kristina first joined the show back in episode 29. This time, she came with a cheat sheet built around one theme: stability despite moving variables. From electrolyte strategies and sleep protection to what's actually in her travel bag, this episode is a full walkthrough of how she stays grounded — physically and mentally — through flights, time zones, and unfamiliar kitchens. She also shares an update on an idea she first mentioned in her last appearance: a retreat that's now real.🔑 What You'll LearnWhy salt and electrolytes are a daily non-negotiable, and how to travel with themHow morning sunlight and blue light control support sleep and circadian rhythm across time zonesHow to eat well on the road: booking a kitchen, stocking staples, packing shelf-stable foodWhat's in her travel sensory kit, and why each piece mattersThe skill of knowing when to disconnect versus stay connected💡 "Don't let perfect be the enemy of good... it's not about never being off — it's how quickly you can practice coming back to center." — Dr. Kristina Dobyns🌐 Connect with Dr. Kristina Dobynshttps://drkristinadobyns.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@BeyondBingeEating🧘 Meat & MovementA keto- and carnivore-inclusive yoga, movement, and wellness retreat in Costa Rica, built so guests aren't fighting the menu to stay nourished.https://meatandmovement.com🎒 Featured in This EpisodeBlue Light Blockers: https://www.swanwicksleep.comEye Mask: https://www.tempurpedic.com/other-products/sleep-mask/v/797/Loop Ear Plugs: https://l1nk.dev/2m8txmzSalt with Electrolytes: https://sl1nk.com/7k7nluyArticle — How to Travel the World Without Jet Lag: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2829880/💚 Metabolic CollectiveWebsite: https://www.metaboliccollective.orgX: https://x.com/metcollectiveYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@metaboliccollective⚕️ This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not medical advice; always consult a qualified healthcare professional about your own health decisions.⏳ Chapters0:47 Welcome Back, Dr. Kristina Dobyns3:17 Theme: Stability Despite Moving Variables3:38 Electrolytes & Salt Strategies for Travel9:31 Sleep: Morning Sunlight & Blue Light Blockers11:33 Sleep Masks & Circadian Rhythm Science17:22 Movement Every Day, No Matter Where21:19 Food Prep: Airbnbs, Staples & Kitchen Strategy28:09 Shelf-Stable Snacks, Pemmican & Fasting as an Option30:54 Building a Travel Go-Bag & Sensory Kit40:22 Internal Resources: Connect vs. Disconnect43:17 The Gratitude Practice44:53 Self-Compassion & Returning to Equilibrium47:04 Introducing Meat & Movement55:01 Where to Find Dr. Kristina Dobyns

Step 4 — Acast Description (Episode 63)📣 Robert Sikes built his pro bodybuilding card on a diet no one thought belonged in the sport. Before keto, disordered eating and OCD nearly took him out completely.📋 Robert is a WNBF/OCB natural pro bodybuilder, the creator of Keto Brick, and the author of Ketogenic Bodybuilding. In this conversation, he talks about the bro-dieting years that wrecked his health, the self-experimentation that led him to earn his pro card on keto with zero coaches or roadmap to follow, and how he's built a business and a life around solving problems he lived through himself — food, training, even the clothes on his back. We also get into fatherhood, homesteading, and how he's learned to work with his OCD instead of against it.🔑 What You'll LearnHow disordered eating and "bro dieting" nearly ended his bodybuilding career before keto changed everythingWhy he pioneered ketogenic bodybuilding with no coaches or precedent to followHow OCD shaped his training and macro tracking, and how he learned to redirect itWhat led him to create Keto Brick and build a business around solving his own problemHow natural living, homesteading, and parenting shape his approach to health today💡 "There is no such thing as maintenance. You are either getting better or you are getting worse." — Robert Sikes🌐 Connect with Robert Sikeshttps://ketosavage.comhttps://x.com/ketosavagehttps://www.instagram.com/ketosavagehttps://www.youtube.com/@Ketosavagehttps://www.ketobrick.comhttps://www.ketobodybuilding.comhttps://pod.link/1169900822⚕️ This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not medical advice; always consult a qualified healthcare professional about your own health decisions.⏳ Chapters0:47 Welcome and intro3:37 From scrawny teen to first competition and disordered eating5:54 Finding keto by accident and launching Keto Savage7:27 Building Keto Brick and the new apparel line11:25 Getting "red-pilled" — cutting out toxins at home14:13 The birth story that changed things21:22 Coaching, natural bodybuilding rules, and supplements23:18 OCD: origins, triggers, and reframing it as a tool35:30 Muscle, aging, his dad's cancer, and entrepreneurship44:30 Building an AI coaching tool, homesteading, and closing thoughts

📣 Nine years ago, the day after her 40th birthday, Robyn Dobbins changed her diet to avoid a statin. On the anniversary of that decision, she's finally speaking publicly about the hardest three years since.📋 This episode is a replay of Robyn's conversation on Find Your Keto, hosted by Steven Trunce. It goes far beyond the story most people know — covering her childhood, her bipolar diagnosis, her ongoing fight with Hashimoto's, and the physical and emotional setbacks of the past three years, including her mother's death, her father's hospitalization, and an unexplained wave of joint pain and brain fog tied to perimenopause.🔑 What You'll LearnWhy Robyn's childhood memories before 7th grade are largely inaccessible, and how rigid family Christmas traditions shaped her adulthoodHow she found ketosis completely by accident after a routine doctor visit at 39, and why NSNG became her lifelong foundationWhy she still struggles with Hashimoto's despite years of a clean, low-carb diet — and what that reveals about "cured" claims onlineThe physical and emotional setbacks of the last three years, from unexplained joint pain to losing her mother and nearly losing her fatherWhy she believes personal stories carry as much weight as the science in the metabolic health movement💡 Key Insight"It's my story, and it doesn't change." — Robyn Dobbins🌐 Original EpisodeWatch the full original appearance on Find Your Keto: https://youtu.be/XjiM3Slq7gQ💚 Metabolic CollectiveWebsite: https://www.metaboliccollective.orgX: https://x.com/metcollectiveYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@metaboliccollective⚕️ This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not medical advice; always consult a qualified healthcare professional about your own health decisions.⏳ Chapters0:00 Intro & Reflection0:53 Welcome to Find Your Keto3:05 Podcast Styles & Being Silly11:07 Lighting, EMFs & Prioritizing How She Feels15:22 Childhood: Single-Parent Home & Learning to Cook18:52 Earliest Memories & the Seventh Grade Shift22:27 Family Mental Health & Christmas Rules32:09 High School Rejection & Confidence Struggles36:34 Feeling Like a "Toddler" & Unexpected Recognition41:03 Discovering Ketosis by Accident46:41 Information Overload & the Fire Diet Plan48:41 Hashimoto's & Distrust of "Cures"56:04 Find Your Keto: Why One Plan Doesn't Fit All1:02:33 Diet Before Keto: Pop-Tarts, Cereal & Ice Cream1:05:39 The Diagnosis That Started NSNG1:07:52 The First Six Months & a Year of Carnivore1:16:23 Sweeteners, Cravings & Knowing Your Own Rules1:29:57 Struggles, Setbacks & Recovery1:39:58 Perimenopause, Her Dad's Hospitalization & Brain Fog1:49:05 Barbells, Kettlebells & Becoming "Shoulders"

📣 He was hospitalized in the Netherlands with diverticulitis and told it was a mechanical condition — inevitable, permanent, and something he'd just have to manage. Twelve years into keto and one year into carnivore, he has a different answer.📋 Olaf Kock is a self-described nerd from Hamburg, Germany who found the ketogenic diet in 2012 through a software security podcast and never stopped experimenting. When a CRP of 129 landed him in the emergency room in 2023, he finally went all the way to carnivore — and the inflammation stopped. He also built a free online simulator at butterbei.de that visualizes what food does to your blood sugar and insulin in real time, because he got tired of explaining it on paper.🔑 What You'll LearnWhy a doctor told him his diverticulitis was mechanical and inevitable — and what changed thatHow going zero-fiber carnivore ended years of unpredictable flare-upsWhat a CRP of 129 actually feels like and what it finally took to actHow his free simulator shows both blood sugar and insulin response — something a CGM can't doWhy the German Nutritional Society's own guidelines technically don't apply to him💡 Key Insight"My motivation is I can stay this way and have no symptoms, or I can continue to eat the way I did before and add in antibiotics from time to time." — Olaf Kock🌐 Connect with Olaf Kockhttps://butterbei.de💚 Metabolic CollectiveWebsite: https://www.metaboliccollective.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/metcollectiveX: https://x.com/metcollectiveYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@metaboliccollective⚕️ This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not medical advice; always consult a qualified healthcare professional about your own health decisions.⏳ Chapters0:47 Introduction1:36 How Olaf and Robyn Connected Through Metabolic Collective3:07 Starting at the End: Olaf's Origin Story4:39 Diverticulitis Diagnosis in the Netherlands8:16 Finding Keto in 2012 Through a Software Podcast10:03 Mental Clarity and the Experiment That Never Ended11:15 Identifying Food Triggers and the Almond Butter Test12:34 A CRP of 129 and the Decision to Try Carnivore13:54 The Parents' Dinner Flare-Up and Going Strict26:49 What Carnivore Changed — and What Keto Already Fixed37:02 Why Olaf Built the Butterbei Simulator48:24 Live Demo: Watch the Simulator in Action48:24 ▶️ Watch the simulator demo as a standalone short: https://youtu.be/VQhl6n8SImw1:00:11 Olaf's Articles and the German Nutritional Society1:08:36 Where to Find Olaf and Final Thoughts