When you eat very few carbs or go for a while without eating, your body can change its main energy source. Instead of running on sugar from food, your body starts burning fat, producing another source of energy in the process: ketones.  For many years now, ketones have been investigated for multiple health benefits, such as weight loss, but also for boosting energy, improving focus, and supporting brain and heart health. Some research even suggests ketones might help protect against diseases like Alzheimer’s.  But how legitimate is the hype surrounding ketogenic diets?  In this grad student interview episode with Paule, we discuss ketogenic diets, the aging brain and the potential to use ketones as a therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer's disease.

Paule defines herself as a curious limitless African neuroscientist. She left her country Côte d’Ivoire to study the complexity of the aging brain. She is currently doing her PhD between the University of Montreal and the University of Sherbrooke. Using behavioural tests as well as cellular and molecular analytic tools, she investigates the therapeutic potential of ketogenic dietary interventions in Alzheimer’s Disease. The goal is to optimize lifestyle-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of aging-related neurodegenerative disorders.

Authors: Eve Racette, Golnar Taheri

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43: Ketogenic Cure? Exploring Ketones in Alzheimer’s Disease

French DJ/Producer Monsieur Adi has remixed some of the finest ladies in pop music and he has now turned his hand to the lady of the moment, Lana Del Rey.

His take on Lana's iconic ode to love, Born To Die, has added a bass line that heightens the hope that underlines the theme of the track. 

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Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (Monsieur Adi Remix)

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43: Ketogenic Cure? Exploring Ketones in Alzheimer’s Disease

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