life's best medicine
Dr. Brian Takes a Break from Saving Lives to Ask What Makes Life Worth Living
“What is life’s best medicine?”
That’s the question that Brian Lenzkes, MD asks every guest on his weekly podcast of the same name. The podcast “shines a light on stories about real people and events that instill feelings of hope, faith and love.”
An unusual mission for a medical doctor, perhaps. But should it be?
For years now, Dr. Brian has been the cohost of the Low Carb MD podcast, a forum in which he and his fellow low-carb physician, Dr. Tro Kalayjian, interview practitioners, researchers, patients, and other influential voices in the world of metabolic health. The two are thoughtful, engaging, and fun.
But about a year ago, Dr. Brian started to realize that “Total health encompasses more than just physical well being; it includes factors like family life, the health of our relationships, spirituality, and the way we see our relationship to the rest of the world and to others.” He created Life’s Best Medicine to explore just these factors — to dig beneath the surface, past the science and the medicine, into the heart of what constitutes a life well-lived.
That’s why I was incredibly honored when Dr. Brian reached out to me recently to be a guest on the show. We had a great conversation, in which I shared the story of my own health journey, but also got deep and got weird about stuff like purpose, love, faith, and community. And we had some good laughs along the way.
You can find the interview here, or on your favorite podcast app. Or, if you’re a visual person and want to watch me blush and stammer though the thing, it’s also on youtube:
Being a regular listener to both podcasts, I knew ahead of time that Dr. Brian would ask the dreaded question: What is life’s best medicine? So I should have been prepared, but I still found myself intimidated and befuddled — after all, what do I know? He’s supposed to be the doctor!
Here’s what I managed to say, after beating around the bush a bit: “Never stop learning, never stop loving, and never stop connecting with other people.” I suppose that’s halfway coherent. But it has the advantage of being true — at least, I believe it is.
Anyway, I can’t thank Dr. Brian enough for having me on the show, and for all that he does for folks like us who are just trying to figure it all out. Be sure to check out his show, and use the Patreon link to support it if you can. It really is good medicine.