by Daniel Pereira | Aug 14, 2022 | POPULAR, Science
Ketones are produced by the liver under conditions of low glucose availability for extended periods of time, such as a prolonged fast (24-hours+) or days on a very low carbohydrate ketogenic diet. An elevation of ketone bodies is what defines ketosis. In ketosis we...
by Daniel Pereira | Aug 3, 2022 | Nutrition, Science
A series of papers published in the journals Current Developments in Nutrition, Frontiers in Endocrinology, and Metabolites are beginning to shed light on a ketogenic diet-induced alteration in cardio-metabolic biomarkers that has come to be known as Lean Mass Hyper...
by Daniel Pereira | Jul 17, 2022 | POPULAR, Science
Muscle health is critical for metabolic health, and nothing improves and protects muscle health quite like exercise. Despite the overwhelming health benefits of exercise, it is clear that adults have a very difficult time adhering to regular physical activity....
by Daniel Pereira | Jul 3, 2022 | Science
Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy. The patients of these three case reports were seen in The Clinic Integrated Medicine, a Medical private clinic in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. All patients were personally treated by me and my multidisciplinary team. Case 1- Stage IV Breast...
by Daniel Pereira | Jun 18, 2022 | Science
Recently, a study published in Nature from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that the ketone body, beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) appears to slow the growth of colorectal cancer in mice. Colorectal cancer is one of the most common...
