Ketones and Migraines

Ketones and Migraines

Image credit: Nutrients 2019, 11(4), 811; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11040811 Migraine is not simply a “bad headache”, it is a in fact a neurological disorder and can be extremely debilitating, ultimately affecting quality of life. Despite the commonality of migraine,...
Anticatabolic effects of ketone bodies

Anticatabolic effects of ketone bodies

Epilepsy, neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, and beyond –  research into the therapeutic applications of nutritional ketosis continue to expand. In fact, our team recently published a review on the anticatabolic effect of ketone bodies in skeletal muscle [1]....
Ketones and inflammation

Ketones and inflammation

We hear the word “inflammation” almost daily and it seems to be at the root of either the cause or exacerbation of most diseases. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder in which inflammation is a known contributor. What’s also known is that an elevation of ketones or...
Looking back at the Metabolic Health Summit

Looking back at the Metabolic Health Summit

Dr. Dominic D`Agostino opening the conference If you were lucky enough to attend Metabolic Health Summit a couple weeks ago, we wanted to extend our immense gratitude for joining us and we truly hope it was an experience of a lifetime, as it certainly was for us....