Dr. Rubén Ancona Bolaños is a Metabolic Health Practitioner from Mexico who has been having incredible success using ketogenic therapies to help his patients reclaim their metabolic health! He has a special interest in the interplay between diet, metabolic health, and hormones like dopamine and serotonin.   From this episode…   "One of my hypotheses is that insulin resistance could start at a young age — with dopamine resistance in the brain's reward center."   "We need to stop seeing the body and the brain as separate—hormones affect the brain, and neurotransmitters affect the body."   "Kids today are constantly hyper-stimulated, always releasing dopamine, which desensitizes their brain's reward system and raises their threshold for feeling pleasure."   In this episode, Drs. Tro and Rubén talk about… (00:00) Intro (02:02) How Dr. Rubén first became interested in metabolic health (22:07) How addiction plays into metabolic dysfunction (27:07) How Dr. Rubén helps his patients reclaim their metabolic health (29:05) Dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and insulin resistance (53:39) Gut health and antibiotics (56:47) Dopamine detoxing (01:03:29) Dr. Rubén's clinical approach (01:08:50) How to keep patients motivated For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.lowcarbmd.com/   Dr. Rubén Ancona Bolaños: IG: https://www.instagram.com/ranconabmd/?hl=en   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro IG: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/   Toward Health App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.    Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/doctor-tro/id1588693888  Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.disciplemedia.doctortro&hl=en_US&gl=US Learn more: https://doctortro.com/community/ 

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