AZ Low Carb – a community catalyst for metabolic health!
Meet our AZ Low Carb Members on our YouTube channel! These Arizona clinicians & coaches practice reduced carbohydrate therapies to improve metabolic health! Our community includes:
- Dr. Seneca Carrilo, MD. Toolkit MD.
- Dr. David C Crutchfield, M.D. F.A.A.E.M, SMHP Accredited. OurLowCarb.com Phoenix, AZ
- Peter Delannoy, PhD. Gout specialist. KetogenicRevolution.com AZ
- Cory Jenks, PharmD. CoryJenks.com Tucson, AZ
- Krisna Hanks, Health Coach. Square 1 Wellness, AZ.
- Dr. Brian Lenzkes, MD. AZ Metabolic Health & San Diego Metabolic Health.
- Alison Riddiford, Certified Nutrition Consultant. SerenityNutritionAndWellness.com Scottsdale, AZ
- Robert Surenbroek, Health Coach. Square 1 Wellness, AZ.
- Susanna Van Zyl, BSN, RN, CKNS. Amavi Consulting.com AZ
- Diane Weissman, Nutrition Network Advisor. Co-hosts the Low-Carb / Ketogenic Support Group of Fountain Hills, AZ since 2018.
With regular volunteers in the state, we reached out to fellow Arizona clinicians for monthly meet-ups. Why Arizona when Cecile lives in New Jersey? Because NJ already had strong low-carb clinician offerings courtesy of Doctor Tro et al.
Diane Weissman went through Keto doctors near me: all of the 20+ directories, built a spreadsheet, and visited all of their websites. Then she emailed all 60 AZ low-carb practitioners inviting them to a virtual meet up. Frankly, many of them had outdated information or were not accepting new patients. The week before Cecile cold-called them all with personal invitations. If interested, we then mailed them monthly meeting invitations/reminders.
Practitioners began meeting in May 2021. After 6 months we also started offering a monthly meet-ups for consumers. Our presentations are detailed below and on AZ Low Carb’s YouTube channel.
All were free, virtual events. We are hoping for an in-person event in the Fall of 2022. If you’d like to join any event then please RSVP to AZLowCarb@gmail.com. A link will be sent the day of virtual events.
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AZ Low Carb presentations
February 2024
Metabolic Health Empowerment Series
Presenters –
Doctors Ben Bocchicchio, Brian Lenzkes, David Crutchfield.
Coach Krisna Hanks, MS
May 2022
What ketones really are and how they help –
Presenter – Susanna Van Zyl, BSN, RN, CKNS
Host, Dianne Weissman, Nutrition Network Advisor
April 2022
Processed Food Addiction – It’s not your fault. Your brain has been hijacked.
Presenter – Alison Riddiford, Scottsdale Certified Nutrition Consultant
Host – Peter Delannoy, PhD
March 2022
How do I work with my clinician to deprescribe medications?
Presenter – Cory Jenks, PharmD.
Host – Alison Riddiford, CNS.
February 2022
Is Intermittent fasting right for me?
Presenter – David Crutchfield, MD.
Host – Alison Riddiford, CNS.
January 2022
Why low-carb works for weight loss
Presenter – Diane Weissman, Nutrition Network Advisor.
Host – Cory Jenks, PharmD
Diane Weissman shares 10 tips to running a metabolic health support group.
She co-founded & hosts the Low-Carb / Ketogenic Support Group of Fountain Hills, Arizona since 2018. They welcome new folks.
December 2021
Navigating the Holidays while Low Carb
Metabolic Health – an introduction
David Crutchfield, MD
Low Carb Nutrition Jump Start
Alison Riddiford, CNS
Happy Healthy Holidays
Susanna Van Zyl, BSN RN CKNS (ANA)
Host – Cory Jenks, PharmD
Our practitioners meet-up agendas read as follows…
Please come, introduce yourselves and meet other metabolic-health-focused practitioners. Time to consult on challenging cases. Share opportunities to present at AZ Low Carb Consumer meet ups. Practitioners from this group present and field the question and answer portion.
AZ Low Carb email to practitioners
Reduced-carbohydrate therapies include therapeutic carbohydrate reduction and ketogenic diet therapies.
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