Just Kickin' It Pod

Dr. Dominic “Dom” D’Agostino (@DominicDAgosti2) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida - Morsani College of Medicine, and a Senior Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC). Show Notes: Dom D’Agostino Show Notes: 1:04 – 6:30: Dom’s background in nutrition and how he got involved in his research in ketogenic diets and their benefit in the body’s response to extreme environments and conditions such as epilepsy and oxygen toxicity seizures. 7:34 – 14:24: Why, how, and when Dom started experimenting with low carb diets and more specifically the ketogenic diet in his own life. And being resourceful in his workouts by using his fiancé as resistance for squats and push ups 14:51 – 18:40: Why you need to be aware of how much protein you are ingesting while on a ketogenic diet as gluconeogenesis through too much protein intake can take you out of a state of ketosis. 18:58 – 22:43: How to measure your milim