Ketobiography

📋 A terrifying ER visit, the smell of acetone on her 9‑year‑old’s breath, and an A1C of 11% launched one family into the world of type 1 diabetes overnight. When doctors insisted “he needs carbs to grow” and later pushed hard for statins after his total cholesterol hit 832, this mama bear turned to keto, Dr. Bernstein’s low‑carb approach, and the TypeOneGrit and LMHR communities to keep her son’s blood sugar in the non‑diabetic range while his cholesterol steadily fell—without medication. In this episode, you’ll hear how Alison Coughlin navigated fear, pressure, and conflicting expert opinions to advocate for her child’s health, and what their life looks like now as he thrives in sports, school, and everyday childhood on a low‑carb way of eating.​⏳ Chapters0:00 – Introduction, Cholesterol Code series, and Alison’s first podcast appearance​1:25 – Johnny’s diagnosis story: acetone breath, ER visit, and A1C of 11%​7:48 – Hospital food, carb counting, and early fears about life with type 1 diabetes​11:53 – Finding TypeOneGrit, discovering Dr. Bernstein, and going low‑carb as a family​13:47 – Non‑diabetic A1C, pushback from the endo, and “he needs carbs to grow”​15:35 – The shocking lipid panel: total cholesterol 832, LDL 741, and FH testing​20:45 – LMHR, cardiology workup, CAC scan, and relentless pressure to start statins​24:37 – Cholesterol trending down to 341 without meds and choosing not to debate doctors anymore​32:28 – Who Johnny is today: thriving teen, baseball, beach days, and no limitations on keto​54:40 – Filming Cholesterol Code and the emotional experience of meeting Dr. Bernstein​💡 What you’ll Learn in this EpisodeHow a parent recognized early signs of type 1 diabetes at home and pushed for urgent care.​What it looks like to transition a child (and family) to Dr. Bernstein’s low‑carb approach after diagnosis.​How A1C can move from 11% to a non‑diabetic range on keto—and why some clinicians still resist.​What LMHR is, why Johnny’s total cholesterol soared to 832, and how it later dropped to 341 without statins.​Practical insights on advocating for your child when doctors warn you’re “doing it wrong” but your child is thriving.​🔑 Key Insight“The most important thing is keeping his A1C in check and keeping his blood sugars in a non‑diabetic range—and that is what we believe is truly the best thing for him.”​ -Alison Coughlin🌐 Connect with AlisonInstagramTYPEONEGRIT facebook groupLMHR facebook groupBook: Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution: The Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars (not an affiliate link)​🎥 Screenings and Cholesterol Code Movie information: https://cholesterolcodemovie.com🎟️ *DFW! Grab your ticket for The Cholesterol Code theatrical screening!* 🎟️🎧 Listen to More Episodes:New episodes drop every Thursday on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major platforms.🔗 Subscribe + follow + leave a review to support the show!🌱 Know someone with a Keto success story? Nominate them to be featured: ketobiography@gmail.com 👥 Connect with Robyn:https://www.robyndobbins.comhttps://linktr.ee/robyn.r.dobbins#keto #type1diabetes #cholesterolcodemovie #statins

📋 What if the diet advice you trusted your whole life was actually feeding your cravings—and your lab “red flags” didn’t tell the whole story? In this Ketobiography episode, host Robyn Dobbins continues her Cholesterol Code series with clinical psychologist and author Dr. Jen Unwin to explore the intersection of food addiction, low-carb nutrition, and cholesterol. Drawing on her professional experience with the NHS and her own lived experience as a “lifelong sugar addict,” Jen explains how she finally found food freedom with low carb and why, for many people, understanding addiction is the missing piece that makes change stick. She also shares the story behind her sky-high LDL, zero CAC scores, and appearance in The Cholesterol Code documentary, inviting listeners to rethink what “risk” really looks like in the context of metabolic health.​⏳ Chapters0:00 – Welcome to Ketobiography & the Cholesterol Code mini-series​1:31 – Jen’s lifelong sugar addiction and early weight struggles​3:02 – Discovering low carb and the “miracle” of fewer cravings and more energy​4:28 – Creating a type 2 diabetes remission program with David’s patients​5:52 – Why food addiction is a “leaky boat” in a world where you have to keep eating​8:17 – Realizing “this is addiction” and starting to campaign for recognition​31:01 – The LDL of 19 mmol/L shock, CAC scans, and lean-mass hyper-responders​35:24 – Letting go of everything you were taught about “healthy eating” to feel well​45:01 – Healing the brain with enough protein and fat—not just restriction or willpower​47:05 – Practical advice: meds, keto flu, salt, and why you should expect a rough first 8 days​💡 What You’ll Learn in this EpisodeHow a clinical psychologist came to see her own pattern as true food addiction, not a lack of willpower​Why low-carb or keto can transform cravings and energy—and why that alone may not solve addiction for some people​The CRAVED framework for recognizing food addiction in yourself or your patients/clients​How Jen and Dr. David Unwin helped type 2 diabetes patients reach drug-free remission with dietary change and data tracking​What Jen’s extreme LDL, zero CAC scores, and Cholesterol Code involvement suggest about lean-mass hyper-responders and risk assessment​🔑 Key Insight“It’s not your fault, but it is your responsibility—to build the routines, boundaries, and ways of living that keep food addiction from finding its way back in.”​ -Dr. Jen Unwin🌐 Connect with Dr. Jen UnwinXThe Collaborative Health Community Book – Fork in the Road: A Hopeful Guide to Food Freedomnot an affiliate link​🎥 Screenings and Cholesterol Code Movie information: cholesterolcodemovie.com🎟️ DFW! Grab your ticket for The Cholesterol Code theatrical screening! 🎟️🎧 Listen to More Episodes:New episodes drop every Thursday on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major platforms.🔗 Subscribe + follow + leave a review to support the show!🌱 Know someone with a Keto success story? Nominate them to be featured: ketobiography@gmail.com 👥 Connect with Robyn:https://www.robyndobbins.comhttps://linktr.ee/robyn.r.dobbins

📋 Robyn sits down with her husband, Matt Dobbins, to hear his side of the story behind the Cholesterol Code documentary, unpacking what it meant to be “the pointless extra” on screen while carrying the unseen weight of caregiving at home. Together, they revisit ER visits, missed red flags, financial strain, and the long years of living with undiagnosed bipolar disorder—all before discovering how changing food could change everything.​⏳ Chapters0:00 – Pointless Extra: Matt’s Side of the Story​4:06 – ER Night and a Broken Mental Health System​8:17 – Feeling Lost in Crisis Care​13:00 – Early Red Flags and “Breadzilla”​19:30 – Counseling, Conflict, and Feeling Alone​26:00 – Broad Shoulders and Not Walking Away​33:00 – Fixer Mode, Debt, and Enabling​41:30 – NSNG, Life in Color, and the Job Loss Tailspin​51:10 – Moving to Texas, Role Reversal, and Coming Off Meds​57:00 – Why Cholesterol Code Matters and Hope for Caregivers💡 What you’ll Learn in this Episode​How a partner experiences bipolar disorder from the outside looking inWhy ER and psychiatric care so often fail people in mental health crisesThe hidden cost of “fixer” behavior and financial overcompensation in marriageWhat helped a caregiver stay when it felt easier to walk awayHow finding NSNG and metabolic health support shifted their family’s story🔑 Key Insight​“You cannot walk away. These people are in crisis; they need somebody who genuinely cares about them, and you can’t just turn your back on that.”​ -Matt Dobbins🌐 Connect with MattFacebookX📚 ResourcesMetabolic Collective (support groups & community)🎥 Screenings and Cholesterol Code Movie information: cholesterolcodemovie.com🎟️ DFW! Grab your ticket for The Cholesterol Code theatrical screening! 🎟️🎧 Listen to More Episodes:New episodes drop every Thursday on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major platforms.🔗 Subscribe + follow + leave a review to support the show!🌱 Know someone with a Keto success story? Nominate them to be featured: ketobiography@gmail.com 👥 Connect with Robyn:https://www.robyndobbins.comhttps://linktr.ee/robyn.r.dobbins#ketobiography #mentalhealth #bipolardisorder #caregiverstory #keto

📋 What happens when a prevention-focused cardiologist finds himself at the center of both a new field—metabolic psychiatry—and a documentary that’s challenging everything we think we know about cholesterol? In this Cholesterol Code series episode of Ketobiography, Robyn talks with Dr. Bret Scher about his journey from conventional cardiology into metabolic health advocacy and his role in the upcoming film The Cholesterol Code. They explore how ketogenic therapies are reshaping care for serious mental illness, why LDL can’t be understood in isolation from metabolic health, and what Bret hopes viewers will take away from the documentary when it lands.​​⏳ Chapters00:00 – Welcome and series setup​03:00 – Handling nerves and being “looked up to”​06:00 – From cardiology to metabolic medicine​09:00 – Jan, Matt, and the heart behind Metabolic Mind​12:00 – Exponential growth of metabolic psychiatry​16:00 – What traditional psychiatry misses and where keto fits​20:00 – Patient agency, bringing keto to your doctor, and safety​24:00 – How a health coach changed Bret’s view of keto​28:00 – Cholesterol, risk, and lessons from recent data controversies​32:00 – Bret’s role in The Cholesterol Code and reflections on the film💡 What you’ll Learn in this EpisodeWhy Bret felt “woefully trained” in prevention coming out of cardiology—and how that opened the door to metabolic health and keto.​How low-carb and ketogenic diets moved from “dangerous” in his mind to essential tools in both heart and brain health.​The story of Metabolic Mind, the Baszucki family, and how one son’s bipolar recovery sparked a global push to transform psychiatry.​Why metabolic psychiatry is suddenly growing fast, with new clinicians and trials emerging beyond Metabolic Mind’s direct involvement.​How Bret’s work and perspective feed into The Cholesterol Code documentary—and why metabolic context matters when we talk about LDL and risk.​​​🔑 Key Insight“Modern medicine is incredible at saving lives in a crisis—but when you see someone get their life back with a metabolic intervention, you realize we’ve been missing something huge in both cardiology and psychiatry.”​ -Dr. Bret Scher🌐 Connect with Dr. Bret ScherMetabolic Mind​Coalition for Metabolic HealthXLinkedIn​​🎥 Screenings and Cholesterol Code Movie information: cholesterolcodemovie.com🎟️ DFW! Grab your ticket for The Cholesterol Code theatrical screening! 🎟️🎧 Listen to More Episodes:New episodes drop every Thursday on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major platforms.🔗 Subscribe + follow + leave a review to support the show!🌱 Know someone with a Keto success story? Nominate them to be featured: ketobiography@gmail.com 👥 Connect with Robyn:https://www.robyndobbins.comhttps://linktr.ee/robyn.r.dobbins#CholesterolCodeMovie #MetabolicMind #BretScher #Ketobiography #MetabolicPsychiatry

📋 Award‑winning filmmaker Jennifer Isenhart joins Ketobiography to share how a lifelong struggle with sugar pulled her out of mainstream TV news and into the world of low‑carb storytelling. She and Robyn trace the personal sugar detox that shattered everything Jen thought she knew about “heart‑healthy” eating and led to her first metabolic documentary, Fat Fiction. Jen then takes us behind the scenes of The Cholesterol Code, from inheriting 10 terabytes of Dave Feldman’s footage to weaving human stories of bipolar, schizoaffective disorder, and type 1 diabetes into complex lipid science. Along the way, they talk about being labeled a “non‑compliant” patient, the pressure to take statins, the power of coronary calcium scans, and why community and story may be as therapeutic as any prescription.​⏳ Chapters00:00 – Welcome to Ketobiography & why Jen’s work matters now​06:00 – Sugar addiction, hypoglycemia, and the class that changed everything​19:30 – Making Fat Fiction and confronting diabetes guidelines and politics​32:00 – Meeting Dave Feldman and the origins of The Cholesterol Code project​45:00 – Lean mass hyper‑responders, scary LDL numbers, and what scans reveal​59:00 – Mental health miracles: bipolar, schizoaffective disorder, and keto therapy​1:11:00 – Robyn’s “non‑compliant patient” label and finding a supportive doctor​1:25:00 – How the study became the spine of the film—and Dave’s roller‑coaster ride​1:36:00 – Practical first steps: classes, programs, and finding your low‑carb community​💡 What you’ll Learn in this EpisodeHow Jen’s background in TV news and “low‑fat era” health reporting collided with her own sugar addiction and hypoglycemic crashes.​The inside story of Fat Fiction, including what shocked her most about type 2 diabetes guidelines and the quiet addition of low‑carb to official recommendations.​What lean mass hyper‑responders are, why some people see LDL of 300–500 on keto, and how coronary calcium scans can change the risk conversation.​How ketogenic metabolic therapy is helping real people reverse or dramatically improve bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and type 1 and type 2 diabetes.​Concrete ideas for getting started or going deeper with low‑carb: structured programs, group support, and how to navigate doctors who don’t yet “get” your way of eating.​🔑 Key Insight“It’s been drilled into us that these are chronic, progressive diseases we just manage until we get worse—but people need to know they have so much more agency than that.”​ -Jennifer Isenhart🌐 Connect with Jen:Wide Eye ProductionsX​Instagram​Facebook (Wide Eye Productions)​Fat FictionThe Cholesterol Code Movie🎥 Screenings and Cholesterol Code Movie information: cholesterolcodemovie.com🎟️ DFW! Grab your ticket for The Cholesterol Code theatrical screening! 🎟️🎧 Listen to More Episodes:New episodes drop every Thursday on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major platforms.🔗 Subscribe + follow + leave a review to support the show!🌱 Know someone with a Keto success story? Nominate them to be featured: ketobiography@gmail.com 👥 Connect with Robyn:https://www.robyndobbins.comhttps://linktr.ee/robyn.r.dobbins#CholesterolCode #Ketobiography #LowCarb #MetabolicHealth #MentalHealth

📋 What happens when a 34-year-old husband and father is told he has less than a year to live—and simply refuses to believe that’s the end of his story? In this episode of Ketobiography, Robyn talks with Klay Swatloski, who shares how a shocking Stage 4 glioblastoma diagnosis became the catalyst for building a “fantasy team” of top oncology care, functional healing, and radical lifestyle change. From clean living and ketogenic nutrition to mindset, faith, and community, Klay unpacks the many levers he pulled to support his body, spirit, and brain through surgery, radiation, chemo, and beyond. Two years and many clear scans later, he reflects on what it means to actively participate in your own care—and why he believes his terrain-focused approach has been a major part of defying the textbook prognosis.💡 What you’ll Learn in this EpisodeHow early signs like brain fog, burnout, and subtle coordination changes led to a Stage 4 glioblastoma diagnosis.​Why Klay refused to accept his grim prognosis and instead assembled a “fantasy team” of conventional and functional practitioners.​How the ketogenic diet, low-tox living, and terrain-focused strategies supported him through surgery, radiation, and chemo.​The practical realities of staying keto during treatment, travel, family life, and long-term follow-up care.​The role of mindset, journaling, faith, community, and daily habits in sustaining hope and resilience over the long haul.​🔑 Key Insight“I never really believed this diagnosis could write the ending of my story—I was going to do everything I could so my body had no choice but to fight for me.”​ -Klay Swatloski🔎 Resources:Dr. Nasha WintersThe Metabolic Approach to Cancer: Integrating Deep Nutrition, the Ketogenic Diet, and Nontoxic Bio-Individualized TherapiesDori Martin

📋 Keto and carnivore were supposed to make life simpler, not terrifying. In this Ketobiography episode, host Robyn Dobbins sits down with U.S. Air Force veteran and Certified Nutrition Specialist Amy Berger to unpack how extreme influencers have turned low‑carb nutrition into a source of anxiety—and how to walk it back to something sane, flexible, and sustainable. They also dive deep into thyroid health, why “normal labs” don’t always mean you’re okay, and how to work with your medical team when keto alone isn’t fixing your fatigue, weight struggles, or brain fog.​💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode-Why keto and carnivore spaces have drifted into fear‑based, all‑or‑nothing messaging—and how that harms real people.​-How to recognize when your “healthy” diet has crossed the line into obsession, anxiety, and social isolation.​-Why context matters more than blanket food rules, and how to expand your food choices without “breaking” your low‑carb lifestyle.​-Key basics of thyroid physiology, why TSH alone can miss problems, and why some people still feel awful on standard thyroid meds.​-Practical steps to advocate for better thyroid evaluation and to pair keto with appropriate medical treatment instead of using diet as a cure‑all.​🔑 Key Insight“The goal of keto, low‑carb, carnivore—whatever you’re doing—is to feel better and have a better life. If it’s making you miserable or terrified to eat, something has gone off the rails.”​ -Amy Berger🌐 Connect with AmySubstack: Keto Without the Crazy – articles on low‑carb, keto, and pushing back against fear‑based nutrition.https://tuitnutrition.substack.com/YouTube: Keto Without the Crazy – practical, down‑to‑earth videos on sane, sustainable keto.https://www.youtube.com/@amyberger-ketowithoutthecrazyPatreon: Tuit Nutrition membership community with live calls, Q&A, and support.https://www.patreon.com/tuitnutrition/membershipWebsite (under construction): Hub for Amy’s work, resources, and updates.https://www.ketowithoutthecrazy.com/📚 ResourcesSubstack article discussed: “Keto & Carnivore Have a Toxic Influencer Problem.”Thyroid talk at Low Carb Denver: “Optimizing Thyroid Hormones for Better Results on Low‑Carb Diets.”Books by Amy: The Alzheimer’s Antidote, The Stall Slayer, and End Your Carb Confusion (with Eric Westman, MD).​

📋 In this powerful episode of Ketobiography, host Robyn Dobbins sits down with Lisa Blackstone, who began a very low‑carb diet simply to lose weight and stand on her own two feet again. At her highest weight of 574 pounds, Lisa was mostly homebound, relying on others for basic daily tasks and feeling trapped not only in her body but also under a stack of psychiatric labels and medications.​What she didn’t expect was how therapeutic ketogenic eating would transform her mental health, stabilize her mood, and call long‑standing diagnoses into question as her brain and body began to heal. Lisa shares how Metabolic Mind, a pilot study at the Children’s Mental Health Resource Center, and Dr. Georgia Ede’s work helped her connect food, metabolism, and mind in a way she’d never been offered in traditional care.​ You’ll also hear how her family joined her in changing their kitchen, what happened when her kids tried keto, and why she now advocates for children’s mental health and neurodiversity through CMHRC. This is an honest, hopeful conversation about reclaiming mobility, reducing medications, and discovering that a different future is possible at any size and any age.​💡 What you’ll learn in this episodeHow Lisa went from being mostly recliner‑bound at 574 pounds to rebuilding mobility and independence with a very low‑carb and then therapeutic ketogenic way of eating.​The unexpected psychiatric changes that forced her doctor to rapidly taper medications as her mood, agitation, and overall functioning improved.​Why she now questions a past borderline personality disorder diagnosis after understanding akathisia and stabilizing her metabolism.​​How Metabolic Mind, Dr. Georgia Ede’s “Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind,” and CMHRC’s ketogenic therapy work shaped her understanding of food and mental health.​Practical ways Lisa has brought ketogenic eating into her family’s life, including benefits she’s seen in her children’s weight, focus, and emotional regulation.​​🔑 Key insight“When I changed what I ate, people thought I’d just change my weight. Instead, my brain changed so much my diagnoses stopped making sense.”​ -Lisa Blackstone🌐 Connect with Lisa:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StoriesAndSnapshots💻 Resources mentioned🧩 Akathisia Alliance for Education and Research – nonprofit raising awareness about akathisia and its role in suicide risk and medication‑related suffering.https://akathisiaalliance.org🧠 Children’s Mental Health Resource Center (CMHRC) – supporting families navigating complex pediatric mental health needs, including ketogenic therapy programs and a bipolar pilot study.​https://cmhrc.orgMetabolic Collective Private Facebook Communityhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/metaboliccollective

📋  Two dear friends of mine join Ketobiography to share how “just supporting my wife on Zoom” turned into dramatic weight loss, a terrifying CAC score, and open‑heart surgery that arrived much sooner than anyone expected. Without giving the whole story away, this episode follows Craig and Michaela Young as they navigate scary numbers, conflicting medical advice, and the shock of major surgery, all while still trying to be the social, fun couple who loves their people well. Along the way, they wrestle honestly with “keto‑ish” choices, what’s really worth it, and how to protect their health without losing friendships, joy, or good food.​💡 What you’ll Learn in this EpisodeHow a “lurker” on NSNG VIP calls quietly became all‑in and lost nearly 60 pounds in a few months.​Why good labs and “feeling fine” can still hide serious cardiac risk—and what finally pushed them to ask for more testing.​How they handled open‑heart surgery, rehab, and those maddening nutrition questionnaires while staying grounded in a real‑food approach.​Practical ways they eat differently at parties, dinners, and with church/friend groups without making food the main event.​How this experience reshaped their idea of “ish” foods, worth‑it treats, and what it really means to play the long game with health.​🔑 Key Insight“If I’m willing to inject myself with something, maybe I should give food another real shot first.”​ -Michaela Young🌐 Connect with Craig and MichaelaCraig: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/craig.young.52493 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oldnum7Michaela: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaela.z.young Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/micastang