: Episode 691 - Dr. Susan Masino joins Vinnie Tortorich today to discuss metabolism and brain health, in regards to the mechanisms that control how a ketogenic diet positively affect our bodies. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty DR. SUSAN MASINO She is a professor of Applied Science at Trinity College Has been conducting research there for two decades Has been doing research, in general, for even longer! Focus is adenosine and its effects on homeostasis and metabolism Regulator of cell function Her real passion is brain health She is now connected to the ketogenic community and the brain health community KETOGENIC DIET Susan Masino does believe that a ketogenic diet is incredibly beneficial Her goal is to figure out how this diet can help not only epilepsy, but other diseases For example, autism spectrum disorder Used as a treatment for epilepsy for 100 years now WHAT IS ADENOSINE? Adenosine is core molecule of ATP We need ATP to function (adenosine triphosphate -- energy) Adenosine is present throughout the brain and body Not just in cases where there are strokes Regulatory influence on our cells BRAIN HEALTH Her hypothesis: Ketone-based metabolism increases adenosine which increases brain health and homeostasis In turn, this helps neurological disorders such as epilepsy Healthy metabolism (sufficient amount of ATP) is so vital Ketogenic diet increases ATP produced Your brain can use KETONES instead of sugar for its overall metabolic demand Plus, you have plenty enough sugar in NSNG diet New info coming up on brain cancer, Alzheimer's, and more Dr. Masino focuses on: autism, epilepsy, and pain Brain health needs to become a major public policy issue Not enough folks focus on why what happens to us happens to us More evidence leading to diet as a source of many issues, or at least the worsening of these issues