Anthony Gustin

“Improving Traumatic Brain Injury (tbi), or concussion, Outcomes/Treatment: We are really excited about this. A blow to the head leads to an energy crisis in the brain, so the brain starts taking in as much glucose as it can. The more glucose available, the more the brain takes in. But just like the rest of our body, the brain becomes insulin resistant and inflamed. The inflamed brain isn’t able to get nutrients, making it a starving and inflamed brain. Not a good combo, and one that leads to a nasty progressive cascade. But animal research on concussion (yeah, it’s not pretty research) has found that following a concussion, ketones can be taken up instead of glucose which could prevent the rapid uptake of glucose, could still solve the energy crisis in the brain, and provide antioxidant benefits in the brain.61 Ketones should be on the sidelines at football games, not Gatorade—especially since there is evidence that ketones could be good in both the short-term and long-term treatment of tbi.62 Cancer: This will take another”
― Anthony Gustin, Keto Answers: Simplifying Everything You Need to Know about the World's Most Confusing Diet

“One last thought about the supposed health benefits of eating a lot of fruit comes from a meta-analysis looking at fruit and vegetable consumption in relation to breast cancer risk. Findings showed vegetable consumption was associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer—but not fruit.7 Why? Maybe because sugar fuels cancer, but we will get into that later too! But wait, isn’t fruit high in vitamins and minerals? How am I going to get those in? Yes, fruits contain some micronutrients, also called vitamins and minerals. Yes, it is very important to get enough of these in your diet. But fruit isn’t your only option, or even close to the best option. There’s nothing you get from fruit that you can’t also get from foods on a ketogenic diet (except for all that sugar). Below are just a few of the ways you can increase micronutrient intake on a keto diet (we’ll get into these in detail in the following chapters): Keto-friendly non-starchy vegetables 100 percent grass-fed meats and organ meats Nutrient-dense poultry and seafood Properly made greens powders These foods provide everything you need to increase your health and help combat disease—without causing unnecessary spikes in blood sugar and insulin levels. It is also worth mentioning that there are a couple keto-approved fruits that we will be mentioning later like certain berries and avocados. These are lower glycemic fruits meaning they do not cause as much of a blood sugar spike, thus making them more acceptable on a ketogenic diet.”
― Anthony Gustin, Keto Answers: Simplifying Everything You Need to Know about the World's Most Confusing Diet