{"podcast":{"title":"Life's Best Medicine Podcast","slug":"life-s-best-medicine-podcast-2442697","podcast_index_feed_id":2442697,"rss_url":"https://lifesbestmedicine.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://lifesbestmedicine.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/6/5/0/f650dc6e0f0c0c64/SQUARE_LOGO.png","author":"Brian Lenzkes","episode_count":100,"summary":"Total health encompasses more than just physical wellbeing; 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. In this show, Dr. Lenzkes and his guests discuss these factors and share stories of heroism, compassion, and healing along the way. Being a medical doctor, Dr. Lenzkes has made a commitment to helping people, and he firmly believes that this commitment extends into every aspect of life.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-s-best-medicine-podcast-2442697"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 286: Kayla Girgen, RD","slug":"episode-286-kayla-girgen-rd","published_at":"2026-02-25T15:13:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-s-best-medicine-podcast-2442697/episode-286-kayla-girgen-rd","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-s-best-medicine-podcast-2442697","url":"https://lifesbestmedicine.libsyn.com/episode-286-kayla-girgen-rd","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/lifesbestmedicine/fLBMfff_286.mp3?dest-id=2443361","summary":"Kayla Girgen, RD, LD, CPT is a registered dietitian and metabolic health coach helping people move beyond dieting into sustainable strength and metabolic health. Known for integrating nutrition with practical movement, she champions rucking as a simple, powerful tool for improving blood sugar balance, resilience, and body composition. In this episode, Dr. Brian and Kayla talk about… (00:00) Intro (04:53) Rucking (06:51) Kayla's journey to becoming a metabolic health-focused RD (12:57) Why rucking is a great form of exercise (20:51) Research on the benefits of rucking (26:40) Tips for getting into rucking (33:39) Nutritional tips for people struggling with osteoporosis (39:14) Stress and metabolic health (42:38) Comparing cycling to rucking (49:57) How to use rucking depending on your health goals (54:45) Outro For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Kayla Girgen: Website: https://kaylagirgenrd.com/ Ruck Fit (book): https://www.amazon.com/Ruck-Fit-Strength-Endurance-Walking IG: https://www.instagram.com/kaylagirgenrd/?hl=en Podcast: https://kaylagirgenrd.com/podcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kaylagirgenrd/featured Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Arizona Metabolic Health: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/ Low Carb MD Podcast: https://www.lowcarbmd.com/ HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH • • HLTH Code Website: https://gethlth.com","meta_description":"Kayla Girgen, RD, LD, CPT is a registered dietitian and metabolic health coach helping people move beyond dieting into sustainable strength and metabolic…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3774,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/life-s-best-medicine-podcast-2442697/episodes/episode-286-kayla-girgen-rd/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-s-best-medicine-podcast-2442697/episode-286-kayla-girgen-rd.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}