About
Dr. Naveen Maliakkal founded Florida Low Carb Direct Primary Care in Jacksonville, FL. He runs the practice as its sole physician, treating chronic and metabolic disease through a lifestyle-first lens. His clinical interests center on therapeutic carbohydrate restriction, nutritional ketosis, and elimination diets. He also studies the role of excess linoleic acid and polyunsaturated fats as drivers of chronic inflammation and disease.
Dr. Maliakkal draws on researchers like Dr. Chris Palmer, whose work outlines the potential of carbohydrate restriction in neurological and psychiatric conditions. His clinical scope includes type 2 diabetes, epilepsy, obesity, chronic pain, migraine, asthma, and metabolic disease. He approaches every patient with questions about diet, sleep, exercise, hydration, stress, and life circumstances before reaching for a prescription. His Catholic faith shapes his practice philosophy; he commits to care that respects patients' conscience. He has appeared on the Catholic Family Podcast and the Speedy Keto Living podcast to discuss nutrition, metabolic health, and dietary intervention.
Conditions Treated
Who is Dr. Maliakkal right for?
Dr. Maliakkal works well with adults who want to treat chronic disease through diet and lifestyle rather than medication alone. Patients managing type 2 diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, or chronic inflammation often find his approach particularly useful. He also treats neurological and psychiatric conditions where carbohydrate restriction has shown clinical promise, including epilepsy, chronic pain, and migraine. Patients who value direct physician access and a faith-consistent approach to care tend to fit well here.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Maliakkal treats a broad range of chronic and metabolic conditions. His focus includes type 2 diabetes, obesity, epilepsy, chronic pain, migraine, asthma, inflammation, and neurological and psychiatric conditions. He approaches all of these with a strong emphasis on dietary and lifestyle intervention before or alongside pharmaceutical options.
Dr. Maliakkal specializes in therapeutic carbohydrate restriction, nutritional ketosis, and elimination diets including carnivore approaches. He also focuses on reducing excess linoleic acid and polyunsaturated fats in his patients' diets. He believes these dietary shifts address the metabolic roots of many chronic diseases.
Dr. Maliakkal does prescribe medication when appropriate, but he treats lifestyle change as the primary tool for healing. He asks every patient about their diet, sleep, exercise, hydration, stress, and life circumstances before determining a treatment plan. His goal is to reduce patients' long-term reliance on pharmaceuticals.
Yes. Dr. Maliakkal gives members direct access via phone, text, and email. He adjusts appointment lengths to fit each patient's needs. Members do not need to schedule a formal visit to ask a question or get a quick answer.
Yes. Dr. Maliakkal holds licensure through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. He currently provides telehealth services to patients in Georgia, Louisiana, Montana, and Ohio, in addition to Florida.
Dr. Maliakkal focuses on dietary fat quality, not just carbohydrate quantity. He pays close attention to linoleic acid intake and polyunsaturated fat load as contributors to chronic inflammation. He applies this thinking to conditions well beyond weight loss, including epilepsy, migraine, asthma, and psychiatric conditions.
Dr. Maliakkal's Catholic faith shapes his practice philosophy. He commits to care that respects patients' conscience and will not recommend treatment that violates it. His approach reflects the conviction that good medicine serves the whole person.
Yes. Dr. Maliakkal offers home visits when the physician determines they are appropriate. Members can discuss this option directly with him.
Doctor profile last updated April 11, 2026