Dominic D'Agostino is a neuroscience professor researching ketogenic diets and ketone supplements. His research is being used by the Ketopet Wellness Sanctuary, a 50-acre Texas retreat providing cancer-fighting ketogenic diets for pets that are low in carbs and high in fats and proteins. The diet is meant to starve cancer cells of glucose while allowing normal cells to thrive on ketones and fats instead of glucose.

1. By Dominic D'Agostino

2.  Dominic D’Agostino holds a PhD in neuroscience and
physiology and conducts research as a University of
South Florida assistant professor. His primary focus is
on ketogenic diets, and he is working to create
ketone supplements, which have uses in therapy and
for enhancing physical performance. Dominic
D’Agostino’s research is now being utilized by the
Ketopet Wellness Sanctuary, a 50-acre retreat located
near Austin, Texas.
The cancer-focused Sanctuary provides pets with a
ketogenic diet that mimics the low-carb, high-fat,
adequate-protein diet currently used to treat children
with epilepsy and adults with cancer.

3.  The diet is founded on the principle that the the
body has the metabolic flexibility to thrive off
using ketones (fats) as the primary fuel, rather
than glucose, or carbohydrates.
In particular, cancer cells need glucose and
insulin to survive, while normal cells can thrive
on fats and ketones. The ketogenic diet
effectively starves the cancer cells by limiting
glucose and suppressing insulin, while
promoting healthy metabolism of normal cells.
To learn more about the innovative approach to
pet diets at the Ketopet Wellness Sanctuary, visit
http://www.ketopetsanctuary.com/.