Ketobiography

📣 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"

📣 Erin Paruszewski spent years as a cardio-obsessed marathoner before realizing the pain she was chasing wasn't doing her any favors. Now she's building functional fitness programs and working alongside Metabolic Mind and Baszucki Group to change how people think about movement and metabolic health.📋 Erin is the founder of Alkalign Studios and author of It Doesn't Have to Hurt to Work, and now serves as strategic partner to the president at Baszucki Group. In this conversation, she and Robyn talk about the slow shift from cardio-junkie to functional fitness advocate, the gut issues that pushed her to rethink food, and what it's like helping build the metabolic mental health movement from the inside.🔑 What You'll LearnWhy cardio alone quietly wore down her body for years before she noticedWhat "functional fitness" actually means beyond the buzzwordsHow gut issues and lactose intolerance shaped her relationship with foodWhy she built Alkalign around movement that doesn't have to hurt to workHow her fitness background led her to Metabolic Mind and Baszucki Group💡 Key Insight"Gentle consistency for the win." — Erin Paruszewski🌐 Connect with Erin Paruszewskihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-paruszewski-6335723/https://www.instagram.com/erinparuszewski/https://www.alkalignstudios.com/instructorshttps://www.amazon.com/Doesnt-Have-Hurt-Work-Freedom/dp/1982275847💚 Metabolic Mind & Baszucki GroupMetabolic Mind: https://www.metabolicmind.orgBaszucki Group: https://baszuckigroup.com⚕️ 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 Introduction1:40 Why "Holistic" Isn't Just a Buzzword2:22 From Investment Banking to Health and Wellness8:00 Gut Issues, Lactose Intolerance, and Learning to Eat17:24 The Book: It Doesn't Have to Hurt to Work18:11 What Functional Fitness Actually Means27:47 The Seven Functional Movements32:09 Alkalign Studios Today and Who It's For44:28 Becoming Chief of Staff at Baszucki Group56:13 Raising Daughters Without Body Shame

📣 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

📣 Lori Hill spent years chasing one diagnosis after another before she found the thread connecting all of it. Her Hashimoto's didn't start with her thyroid. It started with a virus nobody had mentioned to her before.📋 Lori Hill is a personal trainer, nutrition coach, and the founder of MetFix Method, a metabolic health gym built on the belief that chronic disease can be rolled back, not just managed. Robyn met Lori at the Menlo Park screening of The Cholesterol Code — and this conversation is what happened when they finally sat down together. Lori walks through the long, layered version of her health story: undiagnosed insulin resistance from childhood, a body that nearly didn't survive childbirth, a misdiagnosed parasite infection that went untreated for nine months, and an autoimmune thyroid condition she traced back to a latent Epstein-Barr infection. She also talks about perimenopause, hormone replacement done right, and how a carnivore reset became an unexpected turning point in her 49th year.🔑 What You'll LearnHow a latent Epstein-Barr infection can drive autoimmune thyroid diseaseWhat an undiagnosed parasite infection can do to gut health and mental clarity over timeWhy hormone replacement without progesterone can backfire for women in perimenopauseWhat changed when Lori tested a carnivore approach on herself before recommending it to clientsHow MetFix and the Broken Science Initiative are training coaches to address root cause, not just symptoms💡 Key Insight"It's never too late to reclaim your health and live your best life." — Lori Hill🌐 Connect with Lori Hillhttps://www.metfixmethod.comhttps://www.crossfitsr.comhttps://www.instagram.com/coachlori925https://www.tiktok.com/@coachlori925https://www.youtube.com/@lorihillmetfixmethod⚕️ 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 How They Met at the Cholesterol Code Screening3:51 A Childhood of Undiagnosed Insulin Resistance8:51 Rock Bottom at 235 Pounds and Finding CrossFit11:46 The Epstein-Barr Connection Behind Hashimoto's18:47 Parasites, Misdiagnosis, and a Nine-Month Fight for Answers34:39 Why Perimenopause Symptoms Aren't Just "Part of Getting Older"38:09 Hormone Replacement Therapy Done Right42:52 Testing Carnivore as a Perimenopause Reset47:50 Inside MetFix and the Broken Science Initiative59:34 Lifting Heavy, Aging Well, and Skipping the "Old" Word

📣 Matt Loftis was 575 pounds, bedridden, and told he would never walk again. Today he's an assistant membership director at the YMCA — and training for a 1500-meter open water swim in Scotland.📋 Note: The episode opens with a title card while audio plays — video clears shortly after the intro.Matt found Vinnie Tortorich's NSNG (No Sugars, No Grains) the way a lot of us do — he heard the right thing at the right moment and something clicked. What followed is one of the most remarkable recovery stories I've had on this show. From a shattered foot, an undiagnosed concussion, and six months unable to speak or move, to losing over 250 pounds, earning his lifeguard certification, becoming a swim instructor, and now preparing to compete in Loch Lomond. This is what forward momentum looks like when you refuse to let a diagnosis be the final word.🔑 What You'll LearnHow one man reversed diabetes and lost 250+ pounds through NSNG after being told he'd never walk againWhy starting with one inch of movement matters more than where you think you should beHow to navigate NSNG eating in the South, including church potlucks and BojanglesWhat it means to see food as fuel rather than comfort or cravingHow community — the right people around you — can be the difference between staying stuck and moving forward💡 Key Insight"Forward momentum is all you need. You just need forward stepping and you can do it." — Matt Loftis🌐 Connect with MattInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/revloftisFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/revloftisGoFundMe — From Rock Bottom to Scotland, My Swim of Hope: https://www.gofundme.com/f/from-rock-bottom-to-scotland-my-swim-of-hope⚕️ 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 Introduction4:06 Growing Up Big and Life on the Road6:18 The Car Accident That Changed Everything8:51 Six Months in a Bed12:29 Calling 911 and Facing the Fire Department17:01 Hearing Vinnie Tortorich and the NSNG Click21:13 His Wife's Health and Dirty NSNG23:57 One Inch at a Time — Learning to Move Again30:03 From Disability to the YMCA47:28 250 Pounds Gone and Counting51:33 The Scotland Dream Becomes a Goal58:50 GoFundMe and Closing Thoughts

📣 Drew Kriese spent 32 years watching his wife Christy fight depression, anxiety, and a mental health crisis that brought their family to its knees. He wasn't the one going carnivore — she was. But when he finally tried it himself, everything changed.📋 Drew is the husband of Christy Kriese, who shared her remarkable recovery story on Episode 51. In this conversation, Drew takes us to the other side of that story — what it looked like from where he was standing. He watched Christy go from sleeping around the clock and unable to eat, to 900+ days into a carnivore lifestyle that changed not just her life but his, their kids', and their grandchildren's. He also shares his own journey: the carnivore January that turned into two and a half years, unexpected improvements in a degenerative eye condition that had him getting injections in both eyes every six weeks, and what it means to maintain this lifestyle while traveling constantly for work.Note: Drew is a field representative who received work messages during our conversation. You may notice brief visual interruptions, but he can be heard clearly throughout.🔑 What You'll LearnWhat it's actually like to be the spouse of someone in a severe mental health crisis, and what helpedHow Drew went from zero faith in carnivore to two and a half years inWhy he started sharing Christy's story with his own employees — and why it mattersHow a degenerative eye condition that required injections every six weeks has responded since he changed his dietHow to stay carnivore on the road when airport food is working against you💡 Key Insight"When you see your best friend struggling and you can't help her as a husband — that sucks." — Drew Kriese🌐 Connect with Drew KrieseFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/drew.krieseX: https://x.com/DrewKrieseFor Christy's story, listen to Episode 51: https://youtu.be/9CwpyS_2k0w💚 Metabolic CollectiveWebsite: https://www.metaboliccollective.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/metcollectiveX: https://x.com/metcollectiveYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MetabolicCollectiveThe Friends & Family Support Group — for loved ones and caregivers of people navigating metabolic health — meets every other week and can be found at Metabolic Collective: https://www.metaboliccollective.org⚕️ 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 Introduction3:15 Thirty-Two Years Together4:33 When the Big One Hit8:04 Finding Carnivore10:54 A Lesson for the Kids22:35 On Being a Caregiver25:25 The Friends & Family Support Group35:47 Carnivore January39:06 Mental Clarity and Unexpected Changes43:10 The Eye Condition49:16 Staying Carnivore on the Road