Vinnie’s returning guest, Dr. Dominic D’Agostino, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida School of Medicine. Dr. D’Agostino is a hard core scientist who will be discussing, with Vinnie, his research into nutritional ketosis and a healthy lifestyle. He shares his personal experience with us today to motivate listeners to focus on their own performance and longevity. Listen and learn…
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DR. D’AGOSTINO’S RESEARCH
- Funded by the Navy for about 10 years
- Grant was to study the cellular and molecular mechanism of oxygen toxicity seizures
- These seizures result from the specialized equipment that Special Ops and Navy Seals use
- Researching why oxygen is toxic to brain in high levels
NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PEOPLE IN SERVICE
- Acute vs chronically sustained ketosis
- In the beginning there is decreased performance in physical and mental ability
- Body needs time to adapt to running off of a different fuel source
- Fat rather than glucose
MCT (MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES)
- Easily digested fat found in coconut oil, as well as a variety of other products, and is a very healthy fat…
- It provides instant and sustained energy
- Versatile and easy to incorporate into food
- Use to make salad dressing, whey protein shakes
DIABETIC OR ALCOHOLIC KETOACIDOSIS VS NUTRITIONAL KETOSIS
- Doctors not taught about Nutrition Science in school
- Ketones are a bad word…considered metabolic poison
- People who adapt ketogenic lifestyle and get bloodwork at doctor’s office
- Seen as a red flag…told to get off diet as fast as possible because they are in a dangerous metabolic state
- Of course, this is not true