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Dr. Dom D'Agostino - Understanding The Ketogenic Diet And Ketones

Episode 133

Dr. Dom D'Agostino serves as an assistant professor at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine and the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology. His research interests are in neuropharmacology, medical biochemistry, cell metabolism, and signaling. Dom is a pioneering developer of ketone esters and ketone salts.

In this episode, we discuss:

Dom's early experiences with the ketogenic diet and exogenous ketones
What is the ketogenic diet?
The ketogenic diet provides anti-seizure effects in people with epilepsy
The modified Atkins diet
Too much protein will keep you out of ketosis
Dom's dietary sources of fat
MCT oil, ketone mineral salts, and ketone esters
Ketone bodies... beta-hydroxybutyrate & acetoacetate
Exogenous ketones and glucose in the body, together... a new phenomenon
Babies are born obese and in ketosis
Athletes get into ketosis, all the time
Ketogenic intermittent fasting
Ketosis vs. diabetic ketoacidosis
Alcoholic ketoacidosis
Type 1 diabetics might require less insulin when on a modified Atkins diet
The impact of exogenous ketones on the kidneys and liver
Exogenous ketones have been shown to reduce anxiety behaviour in rats
Two things Dom does every morning
Making space for creative down time

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Dr. Dom D'Agostino - Understanding The Ketogenic Diet And Ketones