Peter Ballerstedt Highlights The SMHP’s Growing Role in Spreading the Metabolic Health Message
Peter Ballerstedt, PhD, has become one of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners’ most active and visible ambassadors. During a recent Ovadia Heart Health Telemedicine livestream hosted by Ovadia Heart Health coach Chris Cornell, Dr. Ballerstedt discussed his upcoming return to the Symposium for Metabolic Health in San Diego, his work connecting agricultural and metabolic […]
A Clearer, Science-Based Conversation About the Ketogenic Diet
Downloaded more than 56,000 times, this ketogenic diet article gives clinicians and patients a practical, evidence-based starting point When Sarah Rice, BSc. (Hons), MCOptom (UK), MHP, began working with LowCarbUSA founder Doug Reynolds, BSc (Elec Eng), MHP, on what would become one of the most widely downloaded ketogenic diet resources, the goal was not to […]
Inflammation, Infertility, and Metabolic Health: A Clinical Perspective from Dr. Robert Kiltz
Clinical Takeaway: Dr. Robert Kiltz explores inflammation as a potential unifying factor in infertility and chronic disease, encouraging clinicians to reconsider how metabolic dysfunction presents—and how dietary patterns may contribute to underlying pathology. Rethinking Infertility as an Early Signal Dr. Robert Kiltz has spent decades working in reproductive endocrinology, where infertility is often treated as […]
From Performance Coaching to Metabolic Health: Peter Cummings’ Evolving Mission as Coach, Educator and Author
How the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners and LowCarbUSA are shaping the future of education, collaboration and clinical progress in therapeutic carbohydrate reduction and metabolic health When Peter Cummings traveled from Buffalo, New York, to Boca Raton for last month’s Symposium for Metabolic Health, the warm weather was a welcome change, but it wasn’t the […]
Jeff Clay, DDS, MHP: How LowCarbUSA and the The SMHP Shaped His Metabolic Health Journey
How personal loss, lifelong frustration, and a commitment to community led one retired dentist to metabolic health—and keeps him coming back year after year. For Jeff Clay, DDS, the journey into metabolic health didn’t begin with a conference ticket. It began decades earlier, shaped by family history, professional success, and repeated personal disappointment. Like many […]
SMHP Statement on the New Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners (SMHP™) welcomes the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which are a significant improvement on previous versions and represent the first move towards more evidence-based dietary guidelines. Positive changes include: Prioritization of whole, nutrient-dense foods, primarily from protein (animal or plant-based), dairy, vegetables, fruits, healthy fats, The explicit restriction of […]
Inside the SMHP Research Academy: How Practitioners Can Turn Real-World Results Into Published Science
Recently, Dr. Melanie Tidman appeared on the LowCarbUSA® Podcast to share an inside look at the SMHP Research Academy—an exclusive SMHP program designed to help clinicians turn real-world metabolic health results into high-quality published research. In the interview, she walks through why the Academy was created, what it offers, and how it’s already helping practitioners […]
From Recovery Room to Root Cause: Dr. Milton Swaby on Why The SMHP and LowCarbUSA Symposiums Matter
Dr. Milton Swaby, a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician and Medical Director at Trinity Health in Ohio, works daily with patients facing some of the most serious health challenges imaginable—stroke survivors, amputees, spinal cord injuries, and complex neuromuscular cases. His mission is to help them reclaim their lives. But just a few years ago, he […]
The SMHP Research Academy: Transforming Metabolic Health Research
The SMHP Research Academy is designed for SMHP members who want to deepen their understanding of research and actively contribute to advancing metabolic health. It provides step-by-step training, expert mentorship, and hands-on support to help members create, conduct, and publish research studies while developing the skills to critically evaluate existing literature. A comprehensive training program […]
Dr. Gurpreet Padda: 20,000+ Health Coaches Needed to Scale Lifestyle Medicine Intervention
Grand Rounds Presentation Highlights AI, Compliance, and Coding as Keys to Shift in Metabolic Healthcare The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners (The SMHP™) recently hosted Dr. Gurpreet Singh Padda, MD, MHP, MBA, for a groundbreaking Grand Rounds presentation, “Compliance and Coding.” In this virtual presentation available exclusively as part of The SMHP membership, Dr. Padda […]