Keto For Cancer, Brain Injury | Dominic D'Agostino

Dominic D’Agostino, Ph.D., has maintained involvement in a vast array of professional, academic and personal endeavors. As an Associate Professor with tenure at the University of South Florida, Dom teaches students of the Morsani College of Medicine and the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, with a focus on such topics as neuropharmacology, medical biochemistry, physiology, neuroscience, and neuropharmacology. He is also a Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) to assist with their efforts towards optimizing the safety, health and resilience of the warfighter and astronaut.The main focus of his lab over the last 10 years has been understanding the anticonvulsant and neuroprotective mechanism of the ketogenic diet and ketone metabolite supplementation. This episode is hosted by Dr. Shawn Baker MD. Find him at https://shawn-baker.com Timestamps 00:00 Research and ongoing clinical trial 04:53 How many cows does Dominic have? 09:19 Inflammation, neuro-inflammation 12:48 Chronic ketosis 17:13 Ketone disposal 20:17 Low blood glucose in context of ketogenic diet 23:09 Brain consumer of ketones 24:57 Metabolic flexibility 28:31 Facilitating ketosis in metabolically resistant people 31:01 Gluconeogenesis 34:15 Is there a deleterious effect to relying on carbs ingested? 35:35 Hypoketotic and hypoglycemic 38:05 The dose makes the poison 40:19 Circadian timing of meals 43:43 Traumatic brain injury 47:23 Cancer and ketogenic diets 52:21 Gut permeability 55:19 Calorie restricted diets vs ketogenic diets 57:30 Higher protein diets in the context of cancer or aging 59:25 Longevity vs function 61:40 Experiments on lab rats https://revero.com Invest In Revero: https://republic.com/revero Fill Out the Food Reaction Survey: https://www.questionpro.com/t/AUBnjZpQqC Book a Carnivore Coach: https://revero.com/book-a-coach/ Book a Coaching Session: https://revero.com/book-a-coach/ Carnivore Shirts: https://merch.revero.com Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://revero.com/subscribe/ Join the Community: https://revero.com/join/ . ‪#revero #shawnbaker #Carnivorediet #MeatHeals #HealthCreation #humanfood #AnimalBased #ZeroCarb #DietCoach #FatAdapted #Carnivore #sugarfree ‪