: Episode 711 - Vinnie speaks with special guests writer & director Jim Abrahams (Airplane, Naked Gun, etc) and author Susan Masino talk about fighting seizures with a ketogenic diet. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty JIM ABRAHAMS AND SUSAN MASINO Susan is a luminary Was on the podcast a few weeks ago She is a professor of Applied Science at Trinity College Has been conducting research there for two decades Has been doing research, in general, for even longer! Focus is adenosine and its effects on homeostasis and metabolism Regulator of cell function Her real passion is brain health She is now connected to the ketogenic community and the brain health community Jim Abrahams is a famous director and screen-writer Movies such as Airplane!, Hot Shots!, and many more! 1971, he and the Zucker brothers moved to LA to try to get on Johnny Carson From Milwaukee The three ended up being huge in the industry! Started The Charlie Foundation FIGHTING SEIZURES Jim Abrahams' son, Charlie, suffered from seizures Charlie adopted a ketogenic diet, and is seizure free! The Charlie Foundation was set up to help fight epilepsy via a ketogenic diet Check out the Foundation's website here Susan Masino does believe that a ketogenic diet is incredibly beneficial Her goal is to figure out how this diet can help not only epilepsy, but other diseases For example, autism spectrum disorder Used as a treatment for epilepsy for 100 years now Her hypothesis: Ketone-based metabolism increases adenosine which increases brain health and homeostasis In turn, this helps neurological disorders such as epilepsy Healthy metabolism (sufficient amount of ATP) is so vital Ketogenic diet increases ATP produced Your brain can use KETONES instead of sugar for its overall metabolic demand Plus, you have plenty enough sugar in NSNG diet