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Wendy Myers, CHHC, NC, is a certified holistic health and nutrition coach. She is the founder, head writer and Chief Eating Officer of Liveto110.com. She is passionate about spreading her health message through her writing, podcast, speaking and her Modern Paleo Cooking show.

Wendy attended the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York and has a degree in Entrepreneurship from the University of Southern California. She is certified in Hair Mineral Analysis and is currently seeking her masters in clinical nutrition at Bridgeport University in Connecticut.

Wendy's interest in nutrition began with the death of her father from esophageal cancer. She vowed to finnd out what made him sick, what role his treatment and medications played in his demise, and how she could avoid the same fate. The more Wendy learned, the more she realized that all the answers to health do not lie in our medical system. Food, detoxification and natural healing modalities must be used to compliment the advances in modern medicine.

Thus, Liveto110.com was born. Wendy's site aims to inform readers about how to achieve optimum health, energy and vitality. Liveto110.com empowers readers to improve their health through the Modern Paleo diet, hair mineral analysis, detoxification and natural treatments for their health conditions. Wendy urges visitors to take responsibility for their health by learning about alternative treatments for their health conditions. Most doctors are only trained to oer medications or surgery, which are not an appropriate rst line of treatment for many health conditions. Health is not merely about the absence of disease or symptoms.

Lee McCormack is a world renowned MTB skills instructor. He wrote the books Mastering Mountain Bike Skills, Teaching Mountain Bike Skills, Pro BMX Skills, Welcome to Pump Track Nation, Pump Up the Base and Prepare to Pin It. Lee is the skills development director for NICA, the national high school mountain bike league. He works with riders of all styles and levels, from beginners to world champions.

Jeremy is the co-founder of Paleo Living Magazine, and he believes that nourishing and caring for your body is the first step toward living a life you love. When he's not working, Jeremy loves rock-climbing, ultimate frisbee, and reading fantasy. You can also check him out at www.jeremyhendon.com.

Anese Cavanaugh is the creator of the IEP Method (Intentional Energetic Presence) as well as a leadership & collaboration advisor, strategist, and thinking partner for business leaders in the design, service and innovation spaces. Through her speaking, writing and creative leadership programs, people learn how to optimize their leadership and presence, bringing their best selves to the table for greater collaboration, impact, and cultural success. Follow her @anesecavanaugh.com

Save 20% on your registration fee for Anese's upcoming live event in Sacramento using the code IMPACT.

Rachel Albert has been a natural foods chef, freelance food and health writer, cooking instructor and nutrition educator for more than 25 years. She is an award winning cookbook author, thriver, a survivor of stage IV metastatic breast cancer, and advocate of the ketogenic diet for cancer.

Find out more about Rachel's books, and read her blog, The Heathy Cooking Coach.

Dominic D'Agostino is an assistant professor at the University of South Florida. His main area of interest is metabolic therapies focusing on oxygen toxicity (seizures), epilepsy, neurodegenerative diseases, brain cancer and metastatic cancer. Recently his research has been focused on understanding the anticonvulsant and neuroprotective mechanism of a ketogenic diet and ketone esters. A ketogenic diet has been an area of resurging focus among high performance athletes and that's the reason Christopher has him on the show today. In this conversation they dig into the details of what ketones are, how and when the body produces them, how they are an excellent source of energy for athletes, and much more.

Dr. Russell Wilder first developed ketogenic diets at the Mayo Clinic in 1924. Despite being highly effective in treating epilepsy, they fell out of fashion due to the surge in new anti-seizure medications in the 1940s. Ketogenic diets are high in fat, moderate in protein, and very low in carbohydrate. This special macronutrient partitioning changes the way your body uses energy. Ketones are a form of stored energy produced by the liver from fatty acids. Today's guest, Dominic D'Agostino, chats with Christopher about the production and metabolism of ketones, and how athletes seeking higher performance can utilize a ketogenic diet for athletic performance.

Dominic D'Agostino has been a powerlifter and weight trainer for years. His interest in athletics and sports has perfectly combined with his role as a researcher to provide valuable insights into the important role ketone bodies play in high-performance athletics. Dominic hopes to bring his research into the athletic realm for use as a tool for elite athletes to use to shape their diet in a way that maximizes performance through the production of ketones. There's a ton of promising research and great insights shared in this episode, so make sure you block out some time to listen to the entire thing.

For athletes and nonathletes alike, blood sugar issues can be a significant problem. Spikes or dips in blood glucose levels create all kinds of symptoms, from shakiness and weakness to headaches, dizziness, and complete lack of energy. Dominic has discovered that a ketogenic diet improves insulin sensitivity, thereby improving the regulation of blood sugar. If you struggle with blood sugar issues, it will be worth your time to listen to this episode.

Dominic likes to say that "ketones keep the brain happy even when you are in a calorie deficient state." Appetite regulation is incredibly complex, but Dominic has noticed both anecdotally and in the literature that being in the state of ketosis makes it very easy to regulate your appetite. Regulate appetite and the weight stays off naturally.

• [0:05] Introduction of Dominic, assistant professor at the University of South Florida.
• [0:30] The relationship of ketones that are connected to insulin issues.
• [1:55] Nutritional ketosis: What are ketones and how are they produced in the body?
• [4:20] How do ketone bodies prevent seizures? Do we really know?
• [6:29] How Dominic came to be interested in ketone bodies and their relationship to seizures.
• [8:53] Are ketones at all helpful in dealing with traumatic brain injuries or mental performance?
• [12:31] Dominic's interest in promoting the use of ketones for elite athletes.
• [13:35] What is going on in the body when it begins using ketones for energy?
• [16:40] Does the ketogenic diet involve a flood of stress hormones or not?
• [19:06] Dominic's advice for those who want to try a ketogenic diet.
• [19:38] Is a ketogenic diet stressful to the body in the long term?
• [24:24] What does Dominic mean by "increased sensitivity" that could occur in the ketone adaptation process?
• [28:29] Why athletes who want to try a ketogenic diet should take a few months to try it out and the importance of tracking foods and glucose levels.
• [32:13] The enormously helpful tool of a glucometer and the benefits Christopher has seen in using Ucan Superstarch.
• [33:08] How does a ketogenic diet reduce oxidative stress?
• [36:11] How does MCT oil work and what are the problems with them?
• [40:12] MCT is able to cross the blood-brain barrier for use in energy production.
• [41:19] How a ketogenic diet is beneficial for weight loss.
• [42:43] Could there be a problem with athletes who are eating a ketogenic diet and burn up a ton of calories in a workout but don't eat afterward because they're not hungry?
• [44:27] What are the different types of ketone supplements available?
• [46:19] Why ketone esters are a great potential source of ketogenic supplementation but are not available yet.
• [49:09] One problem of ketone levels being too high.
• [49:36] Why does ketone supplementation cause glucose levels to drop immediately?
• [52:19] For an athlete who's aiming for ketosis, is it good to keep some carbohydrates in the diet?
• [53:11] How is that different for a strength based athlete (powerlifters, crossfitters, etc.)

A glucometer

Post exercise ketosis

UCAN Superstarch

MCT Oil

Bulletproof Brain Octane

Beta Hydroxybutyrate mineral salt (KetoForce)

Interview with Patrick Arnold

Jeff Volek of Ohio State University

Dave Asprey

Chef Rachel (Rachel Albert)

Ashley Mason, PhD is a clinical psychologist and research fellow at UCSF. Her primary research interests focus on food-craving experiences, stress-induced eating, and reward-based eating. She is currently using ecological momentary assessment (EMA) methodologies so as to develop targeted interventions that (1) increase awareness and understanding of food craving experiences, and (2) de-couple the experience of craving from the action of indulging cravings. She is currently examining a biological probe as an index of a tendency to engage in reward-based eating.

Ashley is part of the team conducting the PCOS Paleo study. The crowdfunding project has now come to an end, and even though they didn't reach their target the study will still be taking place. You can still donate by emailing them.

Ashley provided some wonderful insight into addiction, food cravings and food reward.

In this episode of the Paleo Baby Podcast, Julie is joined by Shanti Landon. Shanti is a wife, mother of five, and blogger at lifemadefull.com. With her helpful and inspiring blog, it’s no surprise this conversation is full of great real-life-Paleo advice.  Shanti shares her family's amazing journey to health, transitioning a family to Paleo, how they make paleo work on a budget, tips for saving time in the kitchen, and so much more.

Author, blogger and podcaster Evan Brand is currently studying to become a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner through the Nutritional Therapy Association. You can find him over at notjustpaleo.com.

Evan's story began in 2009 after refusing prescription medicine for the treatment of his depression and IBS. Distrust of mainstream medicine, great information from Mark's Daily Apple and a gluten-free, high fat diet led to complete resolution of these issues. He went on to gain 45lb whilst maintaining 12-13% body fat.

Photoperiod, stress reduction and sleep would all turn out to be instrumental in achieving this amazing turnaround, the details of which are catalogued in Evan's new guide REM Rehab.

Caryn Zinn is a senior lecturer and nutrition researcher at Auckland University of Technology's Human Potential Centre. She is also a NZ Registered Dietitian and has a private practice where she consults with clients with varying needs, ranging from general health to chronic disease to athletic performance.

In a case study design, five multi sporters underwent a 10-week ketogenic dietary intervention. Outcome variables related to sports performance, body composition and feelings of well-being, and were measured at baseline and at 10 weeks. All athletes reduced their body fat (range: 20-37.4mm using sum of 8 skinfolds), but experienced performance decrements. These expected findings will be discussed along with the unexpected findings of improved well-being. Despite performance decrements, athletes were keen to continue to simulate low carbohydrate high fat eating habits in the future as a result of the unexpected health benefits that they received from this dietary regime.