S2E5: Dr. Elena Gross - What Causes Migraines and What You Can Do to Prevent Them From Wreaking Havoc

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Elena Gross has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, a Master’s degree in Neuroscience, and a PhD in Clinical Research. She’s also the founder and CEO/CSO of Keto.Swiss, a Swiss biotech company that’s developing brain fuels to treat migraines.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a former migraine sufferer, Dr. Gross dove into the research to treat her own symptoms and ended up discovering how ketone bodies could provide a therapeutic treatment for migraines. She also initiated and funded the first ever clinical trial that used exogenous ketone body salts, which was her PhD project that won several awards. Dr. Gross has also been featured in high-ranking publications where she’s shared her expertise on ketosis, keto diets, energy metabolism, and neurological diseases (specifically migraines). She’s also the inventor of four patents.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Dr. Gross discusses the causes of migraines, the evolutionary benefit of migraines, the metabolic side of migraines, how keto affects migraines, and more.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You’ll also learn what you should and shouldn’t do when it comes to treating migraines.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here’s a look at the episode breakdown:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">00:00 Introduction to the Keto Answers podcast  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">00:29 Introduction to this episode’s guest, Dr. Elena Gross</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">02:17 A look back at Dr. Gross and Chris Irvin’s last conference before Covid really hit and whether she’ll be attending any in the near future </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">07:45 Dr. Gross’ personal experience with migraines</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">11:41 What causes migraines?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">19:37 Do people suffer from migraines due to hypoglycemia, or low blo