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Dr. Elena Gross - Solving the Migraine Mystery

Dr. Elena Gross - Solving the Migraine Mystery

FromThe Ally Houston Transforms Podcast by Paleo Canteen


Dr. Elena Gross - Solving the Migraine Mystery

FromThe Ally Houston Transforms Podcast by Paleo Canteen

ratings:
Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Sep 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dr. Elena Gross is a neuroscientist with a PhD in clinical research ( specifically Ketosis in migraine prevention) She’s the CEO & founder at KetoSwiss.
We talk about:

Elena’s story
Migraines running in the family
Current limitations to migraine treatments
Solving the migraine mystery
The theory of migraines being an energy deficit in the brain
Anti-convulsant drugs for migraine and their intolerable side effects
Discovering the ketogenic / low carb / paleo diet and exogenous ketones for treatment
Keto Swiss coming into being
The vague definition of what migraine actually is
How exogenous ketones can provide an excellent way to test therapeutic ketones
The DiRECT trial pros and cons
The expense and difficulty of well constructed nutrition trials
My migraine background
Various migraine triggers
Unregulated perfumes as a trigger
Supplementation
Mitochondria, again!
Blood sugar stability
Reactive hyperinsulinemia
Migraine as evolutionary adaptation
Insulin resistance in the brain - Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, migraine
How doctors are coming to Elena for advice

Elena can be found at:
Twitter - https://twitter.com/ElenaCGross
Website - https://www.keto.swiss/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-elena-gross-6518bb2/
Ally can be found at:
Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen
Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston
Released:
Sep 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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