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This is actually what Dr. Dale Bredesen recommends in "The End of Alzheimer's". He uses a flexitarian / mostly plant based varient though, in conjunction with IF and not eating several hours before sleep.

The book lists 30+ more lifestype factors to control for other than diet, though, such as: sleep, toxin exposure, vitamin D, chronic infections, leaky gut, etc. It's a very interesting read.

tldr: AD is like a leaky roof; any significant amount of those 30+ possible causes are dysfunctional, and you could be symptomatic. So it's not always one factor (like diet), but rather a cluster of factors. He's met critisism for this approach though, since it makes clinical controlled trials virtually impossible.

Agreed. Vegan and vegetarian diets are NOT healthier. They only provide emotional feelings of moral superiority. See this book for more info: link

Get a pressure cooker to make broth. I personally have Crohn's disease since I was 14, and I haven't had to take medicine since 2010, my weight is good, and I'm healthy.

Here is my regimen

Supplements:

Daily

• Vitamin D3 5,000 IU daily
• Retinol (Vitamin A)
• DHA

Experimental/occasional usage

• Mastic Gum (helps a lot, but I don't need it anymore, it restores gut acid and kills bad bacteria) - study on Crohn's
• Magnesium oil (needed to utilize Vitamin D, low magnesium will make Vitamin D supplementation less utilized)
• Kelp (for iodine, can help, but I don't need it anymore)
• Boron (rarely use it, but it works with magnesium)
• Zinc (rarely use it)

Diet:

• Fatty wild fish that's high in DHA such as herring, salmon, sardines, etc..
• Eggs
• Beef stews with marrow (for l-glutamine)
• Liver (for retinol)
• Olive oil, coconut oil, butter, tallow

Avoid

• Caffeine
• Dairy
• Fructose
• High insoluble Fiber
• Gluten

I am a strength/explosive athlete, but I have extensively researched the subject of keto and athletics and will just offer my opinion based on my research

First of all, keto and endurance sports go very well together. When one does a moderate intensity sport, even for long duration, and is keto-adapted, then he will take most if not all of his energy from fat, and this is actually an advantage in endurance sports. You can search for Timothy Olsen, an ultramarathon runner, that eats low carb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96VZFklUM_Q

Now to add the vegetarian thing, I would only worry about getting enough protein (which is an issue anyway in vegetarianism). If you eat eggs and cheese things can be more easy, if not then nuts or other sources will do. The other point is that your carb intake must not be high, an upper limit would be 30-50 grams.

Now the fats would be no problem, as there are many high fat foods that are plants. Keto is 70-80% fat, so most calories you get would come from things like olive oil, coconut oil, avocados, Tahini/Peanut butter etcr. So I personally think it is totally doable. You can fool around with various foods in https://cronometer.com to find something that works.

Okay, so here is the study that Groves references at 48 minutes in.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23245284_Vitamin_B12_status_and_rate_of_brain_volume_loss_in_community-dwelling_elderly

However, nowhere in the study do the investigators assess diet, let alone animal vs. plant intake. So I can't help but think that Groves is reaching a bit here. Don't get me wrong, I would see those B12 markers and immediately think about the implications for vegans too, but it's NOT shown in the data presented.

EDIT: Attached correct link

A couple of weeks ago I started taking a beef organs supplement (liver, heart, brains and kidney) which is loaded with B12 and other B vitamins. The supplement has given me a noticeable boost in energy and mental clarity. My weight lifting had been sort of stalled for a couple of months and it's picking back up again.

I use cronometer.com to track my diet, and I've always far exceeded the RDA on B vitamins. So I'm kind of surprised the supplement is making such a difference. Either the RDA is too low (for me at least) or, like you said, the forms I've been eating haven't been as bioavailable.

So, supplementing might help boost B12 levels but it must be the right kind of supplement.

That depends on the type of ground beef you get. They have places which sell pre-formed patties which have things like heart meat in them, which are absolutely terrible flavor-wise. example: flanders beef patties https://www.walmart.com/reviews/product/10451734. I bough these a while ago, they are the worst beef patties ever, they fall apart, it's very difficult to cook them like a normal patty, and part of it has to do with the lack of good saturated fats. The meat is too lean. Ingredients: "Beef, Water, Beef Hearts, Textured Soy Flour, Salt, Spices, Dextrose, Onion, Spice Extractives." awesome eh? I'm not sure about the bones/cartilage part, I think if anything, that sounds more like meat pate` (Canned Potted Meats) which do sometimes have bone in them. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Armour-w-Chicken-Beef-Potted-Meat-3-Oz/10290783 Bison Meat though is very good. Bison doesn't have a gamy flavor to it like eating deer.

Ghee and butter is cool and all but the harmful implications of oxidised cholesterol remain, though in a far lesser degree than with polyunsaturated RBD oils. This is why i look to extra virgin low polyunsaturated vegetable oils like coconut oil and olive oil.

RBD is a huge issue with all oils but especially so with unstable polyunsaturated ones.

I remember reading an EVOO study that (unfairly) pinned EVOO against refined coconut oil and even then coconut oil kicked its ass (but more notably pretty much all of the RBD seed oils got destroyed, chemically and statistically). Here's the study, it's an interesting read and really puts the effects of RBD refinement into content.

RBD = Refined, deodorised (heated to 300f+ for hours on end), bleached (often chemically but sometimes with activated clay).

This book was a good read on the issue you raise. The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss (Why Intermittent Fasting Is the Key to Controlling Your Weight) (Book 1): Fung, Dr. Jason, Noakes, Timothy: 9781771641258: Amazon.com: Books IF and a LC diet can really help. The supplement inositol is also helpful re: insulin sensitivity.

Insulin resistance builds over time to pre-diabetes and diabetes. Glucose is what is monitored so it can be normal while insulin is sky high. When glucose starts to rise, the conventional solution is adding MORE insulin.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/nonalcoholic-fatty-liver-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20354567

"Experts don't know exactly why some people accumulate fat in the liver while others do not. Similarly, there is limited understanding of why some fatty livers develop inflammation that progresses to cirrhosis."

If what you said is true you should go get fucking paid for your medical break through.

Either way, have fun with your cognitive dissonance friend, dont let the door hit you on the way out.

I look forward to you melting down and resulting to insults to prove how right you are because you just got btfo but the actual facts.

Dr. Paul Saladino would argue that your LDL levels arent what you need to be concerned about...it's your Triglyceride to HDL ratio. I believe if its below .8 to around .5 you're laughing. As Dr. Peter Attia says "Cholesterol is necessary but not sufficient for Heart Disease" alluding to inflammatory markers and poor insulin sensitivity as things to be more concerned about.

Here's a podcast that discusses people in very similar situations as you:

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXVsc2FsYWRpbm9tZC5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw&episode=YzY4ZTFmMmVkYjNmNGFjNjg3NzZiNTc5NTM5YWE3ZTA

Another fascinating podcast if you'd like to learn more:

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXVsc2FsYWRpbm9tZC5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw&episode=YjhlNTk5NWQtMTE3NC00MDc2LTlhYjktMTQ2NTdkOGY4NGJi

Here you go.

Highly cited source in a top journal

Here is another one

Calorie restriction is good, but low-carb calorie restriction is more effective (and easier) that low-fat calorie restriction. The ketogenic diet isn't magical or snake oil... it is hormonal therapy. It affects the hunger hormones: ghrelin, leptin, and insulin. Hormones are incredibly powerful, you can't buy them OTC (except melatonin).

confirmed here

although this reflexion is only descriptive and raises more questions than answering I think it gives a few options to explore. It doesn't take glucagon into account though.

Thomas Seyfried already talked about this in his book

​"Synergistic Interaction of the Restricted Ketogenic Diet (KD-R) and 2-Deoxyglucose (2-DG)"

page 327

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see slide 49

https://www.slideshare.net/croquer_la_vie/seyfried-sherbrooke-univ-2-copy

The Paleo dieters are right in that we should mimick the diet on which we evolved. However, the definition of the diet seems to be mostly based on a bit of antropologic science and a lot of "what they can imagine life was like 100 000 years ago" sauce. Even the scientists arrive making guesses and are readjusting every time new evidence is found.

There are hunter gatherers groups who travel around with livestock. When this originated is unknown but given the benefits of carrying fresh food with you, increasing your survival, and ability to trade... I don't know either but I'd guess this was already in practise since Paleolithic times. These people were as smart as we are today. And once you have livestock, it's only a small step towards dairy. https://www.ancestry.com/dna/ethnicity/hunter-gatherers

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephen_Phinney2/publication/5800547_Comparison_of_Low_Fat_and_Low_Carbohydrate_Diets_on_Circulating_Fatty_Acid_Composition_and_Markers_of_Inflammation/links/09e4150ae6086d1b6a000000.pdf

IR correlates strongly with binge eating too, for biological reasons. IF might start to feel easy in time, as IR decreases. What you are doing is a huge gift to your future health and your family. IR/metabolic syndrome is a driver of many serious health issues. Why We Get Sick: The Hidden Epidemic at the Root of Most Chronic Disease―and How to Fight It: Bikman, Benjamin, Fung, Jason: 9781948836982: Amazon.com: Books I really like Bikman's group, Insulin IQ, they do podcasts and YT streams a few times a week and I have learned a lot. Doctors are not taught about nutrition so are basically not that helpful re: metabolic diseases. Hard with kids but sleep and stress matter too, cortisol pushes up IR. Great to make changes now, IR increases after menopause so now is the time to dial it back.

https://www.amazon.com/Carnivore-Code-Unlocking-Returning-Ancestral/dp/035846997X/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=2UTT1WO1TRUWB&dchild=1&keywords=dr+paul+saladino+carnivore+code&qid=1619044095&sprefix=Carnivore+dr+sa%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-1-sp.... Read that book then get back to me and you’ll understand more. While agriculture helped in certain ways the continued refinement has been detrimental to our health.

Physiology PhD. Armando Hasudungan for the basics. Once you watch all of those videos you can move on to the Vanders books. They're slim books but comprehensive. Find them on Amazon for like $20. You can finish a book in a few weeks if you're committed. Dont worry about buying the most up to date edition...our understanding of physiology doesnt change all that much year to year.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0071797483/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_0q81Bb7JGEMZ6

I listened to her audiobook via my public library's Overdrive and can only recommend every person interested in really understanding the mechanics behind our current state of nutrition listen or read it. I enjoyed the listening because I could rewind and rewind and then let it sink in. I am not getting any benefit from Amazon just found that link with reviews might be helpful. https://www.amazon.com/Big-Fat-Surprise-Butter-Healthy-ebook/dp/B00A25FDUA

High insulin levels and IR are not good for the brain. High insulin and carb intake are drivers of inflammation. Brains do well on a balance that includes ketones, particularly brains that have suffered injury. https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Get-Sick-Disease_and/dp/194883698X https://ketohalo.com/ketosis-traumatic-brain-injury/

This convinced me Keto and Intermittent Fasting are good moves:

Dale Bredesen and 1 more

The End of Alzheimer's Program: The First Protocol to Enhance Cognition and Reverse Decline at Any Age

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0525538496?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Get-Sick-Disease_and/dp/194883698X/ Thought it would be good to alert anyone who was waiting. My copy might be in the mail?

Here's the reference, with graphs illustrating postprandial insulin: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266976189_Comparison_of_a_Carbohydrate-Free_Diet_vs_Fasting_on_Plasma_Glucose_Insulin_and_Glucagon_in_Type_2_Diabetes

Blue light hazard is only a practical issue in rodents, not humans. The outdoor sky has orders of magnitude more blue light than you'll get from a monitor or indoor lighting.

What make blue light troublesome is that it is especially good as disrupting melatonin production, which interferes with proper sleep, which itself is critical for keeping the body and mind healthy. It should be noted that ALL light interferes with melatonin production, it's just that blue light is especially efficient at it.

Here's a good pile of resources if you are curious: https://justgetflux.com/research.html

got it

here is a rabbit hole for you. i found this book where the cover is so wrong. the only digital copy i could find was at internet archive with a 1 hour checkout.

i am sure it will interest you, it took me to cleave, burrick, stephanson, banting the undetaker, ludwig, jostlin

that mackarness started the search, also yellowlees

link to internet archive in pin

https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/691372980307016533/

i found a random used copy in the UK, waiting for it Allan / Lutz

https://www.amazon.ca/Life-Without-Bread-Low-Carbohydrate-Diet/dp/0658001701

Any scientist or health "expert" that recommends eating canola oil is corrupt, it's really that simple, the stuff is poison https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cDovL2RyYW50aG9ueWd1c3Rpbi5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw&ep=14&episode=YzU5OTk4MjRhYWY0NDYyMjgyNmZmYzVhMmYzODFkZWM

This study uses PET scans

Don't know about bears and ketones but some researchers took a look at squirrels, hibernating and non-hibernating..

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/20790761_b-Hydroxybutyrate_and_response_to_hypoxia_in_the_ground_squirrel_Spermophilus_tridecimlineatus

You can publically view the collection at: https://www.zotero.org/groups/2466685/ketosciencedatabase/library

You can also make a zotero account and ask to join - I can give you permission to add articles to the library as well.

r/KetoscienceDatabase

I use a Chrome extension to save articles I come across to the Library, and they get saved to my zotero desktop app. It's pretty dope all around.

r/zotero

Darwin Day will be informed by new facts this year. Here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Science-Fraud-Charles-Plagiarism-Matthews/dp/1838128069/ref=sr\_1\_4?crid=1PVKC6JLRRKXI&keywords=science+fraud&qid=1642956304&s=books&sprefix=science+fraud%2Cstripbooks%2C64&sr=1-4

Want an example of how you’re wrong?

https://player.fm/series/peak-human-unbiased-nutrition-info-for-optimum-health-fitness-living/dr-david-klurfeld-on-meat-not-causing-cancer-bogus-vegetarian-scientists-and-balanced-nutrition

So I have never been much of a drinker, but was raised with tons of sugar and am a hard core sugar addict. I went on a low carb diet to try to combat migraines and limited myself to about 100 carb grams a day, not even keto level. Within a week or two, my cravings disappeared. POOF. Gone. If I cheated and had too many carbs, the cravings came back fast. I think it has to do with insulin controlling other hormones that trigger hunger and such.

There’s a fantastic book that discusses keto and cravings. The Case For Keto by Gary Taubes

Why We Get Sick - Dr. Ben Bikman This was one of the best keto related books I read that came out in 2021. Dr Ben is one of the forefront researchers of insulin & metabolism research, and wrote this book as a breakdown of things that cause insulin resistance, what insulin resistance does to our bodies (hint: it makes us sick whether you realize it or not), and what people can do to fight it. It’s very well cited and a pretty easy read too. https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Get-Sick-Disease_and/dp/194883698X

Butyric acid is very beneficial for colon health. It is found in butter, however, consumption doesn't yield anywhere close to the amount created by gut microbes

Indeed. Here's Rebecca Oppenheimer's "Diabetic Cookery" from 1917:

https://archive.org/details/diabeticcookeryr00oppeiala

The first few pages have lists for "eat as much as you want", "eat in limited quantity", "forbidden". The lists are very close to what you see in modern day keto.

I've printed out a few copies of this book and use it to show people that my way of eating is not so kooky if I'm trying to avoid diabetes.

This may be the article you stumbled on, but if not is seems like an excellent resource on Sulforaphane.

https://examine.com/supplements/sulforaphane/

(edited) So boil 1m/steam 1.5m>Process hot immediately into shake with powdered mustard seeds>drink>benefit.

So basically, cook, immediately process with powdered mustard seed > food processor/blender>drink/eat/store in fridge. Have everything prepared so you have your shake/food very very soon after cooking. It is very time sensitive to maximize the sulforaphane.

Apparently a researcher (Karem Boubaker · Université de Tunis) has commented on the stability of sulforaphane at room temperature being fairly stable in the short term. You could probably make your mixture and store it in the fridge for later consumption. Mabye immediately process the hot/warm broccoli/mustard mixture with ice/water and then store in fridge.

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Are_there_major_stability_issues_with_Sulforaphane

Nope, certainly not. I did a lot of homework to type that out. The source material is here for example among other places. Chopping almost completely eliminates it. Boiling 10 mins 70%. Microwave was very bad from what I recall, maybe 100% gone. Biting into it starts a chemical reaction.

The Case for Keto by Gary Taubes is a great book that discusses how keto and low carb diets work great for weight loss, diabetes, etc.

One of the nutrition websites I looked up 1lb of zucchini and it says 73kcal and 15g of total carbs. The carbs break down as 5g fiber and 8g sugars. The calories listed on the menu (sans the fat calories) are only a bit lower than this nutrition db entry, suggesting the restaurant portion is a little over 1lb of zucchini. So now we know... zucchini may be low-carb friendly, but you can't just go eating 2lb of the stuff and expect to stay ketogenic.

> dextrose, sugar

Oh-oh.

I don't know that it's authoritative, but this site says that a BK sausage patty has ZERO CARBS.

Maybe there's just a smidge of dextrose / sugar in the patty?!

butter still has milk solids, but I'm surprised to hear that it actually has a measurable effect on glucose. Here's what's in butter...

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https://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/usda/butter?portionid=29479&portionamount=1.000

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See...one would assume this would have a nonexistent effect on glucose for anybody.

What we are discussing is very interesting, and perhaps will help me also understand better the mechanisms of how the body works, and better treat my disease. What I know is based a lot on observations on my own treatment, and of other type 1 diabetics that follow ketogenic diets. I will give some numbers, so if anyone is interested in further researching this will have some data. I am 75 kilos, very lean. I eat a zero carb, moderate protein high fat diet. I eat 3000 cals a day, with < 5g carbs, 140 g/protein and around 300 g / fat every day. I eat 4 meals a day, but only 2 of them require insulin (the other two are pure fat). Both lunch and dinner consist of 3 eggs and 200 gr of beef (along with tons of butter). According to https://cronometer.com, this meal has 1.5 g/carbs and 70 g/protein. I inject 5 u of long acting insulin for 24 hours. If I do not eat anything, my bs will be stable (so 5 u is all I need for 24 hours). If I eat this meal, I need 5-7 u of fast acting insulin. If I do not inject, my blood sugar will rise to about 300 mg/dl from this meal. Something must be triggering this rise, right? This could be either glucagon, increased gluconeogenesis or something else that I am not aware of (the 1.5 carbs are not a concern, as this would raise my bs by 15 mg/dl). All type 1 diabetics I know (and I know a lot of them) that are on a very low carb/zero carb diet need to inject insulin for the protein content, no matter when they eat the protein or where it comes from. Not for the fat content. What causes this is open to discussion, but it is a fact that probably needs better investigation. Any more ides are welcomed!

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I think it was this documentary that tipped me off to the Baltic issue. It has a lot of content and takes viewers on a wild ride, but at the end of the day the original issues appear to be influenced in large part by stagnant water in the Baltic sea and the fact that Russia is pumping all kinds of nasties into those waters.

It's hard to pin down the distinction between the types of sardine, but I think it's based in part on where the fish is sourced from (Europe, USA). I could be wrong and have them completely backwards, so I'd suggest doing some investigation into your options, but there's a wide range in terms of texture and quality among some of the different cans I've tried, and it does seem to have a 1-to-1 relationship with price.

As for brands, Bar Harbor is my current favorite.

https://www.amazon.com/Lifespan-Why-Age_and-Dont-Have/dp/1501191977

Sorry it's Lifespan not Longevity.

Have you seen info on using some of the chemotherapy drugs to eliminate senescent cells? That's another direction toward longevity I've run across.

Oh, and how much niacin do you take?

Splenda is dextrose mixed with sucralose. The sucralose won't raise your blood sugar, but the dextrose will (it's used in glucose tablets to treat hypoglycemia). Your better off buying liquid sucralose, which I've found has no impact on my blood sugar.

Diet coke uses aspartame as the sweetener. Unfotunately, I'm allergic to it, so I can't test it. Anyone else want to try?

Yogurts are an interesting category, I'll add it to the list.

Hello! t is not ony Keto. It is also Dr.Bernstein's nook and regimen. They are related, but Bernstein's work is targeted on diabetes. Check him out, he is great:

https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Bernsteins-Diabetes-Solution-Achieving/dp/0316182699

https://www.youtube.com/c/DrRichardKBernstein

Reminds me of this, including the fractures.

The Dietitian's Dilemma: What would you do if your health was restored by doing the opposite of everything you were taught?: Hurn, Michelle, Kait, Health Coach, Gray, Dr. Nevada: 9798590199563: Amazon.com: Books

One to check out that I don't see on your shelf: The Complete Book of Ketones

I'm looking for a good carnivore book. What I'd like it to have is a list of all the cuts of meat I might find in a grocery store and how to best prepare them, so for instance if I see that x is on sale I can know whether it's worthwhile to stock up and what to do with them. (For instance, some roasts can be cut into steaks especially if you're going to sous vide them anyway.) Also would like to have keto/carnivore preparation recommendations for liver, kidney, heart, etc. Is that something you've come across?

That's fascinating! Did you get that from The Oxygen Advantage? Someone recommended that book to me a while back, and I didn't understand how breathing could make a difference as far as burning fat, but understanding the ROS stuff at r/SaturatedFat it makes sense!

I wonder if that's how Wim Hof breathing has some of its effects as well! :)

I’ve interacted with him on Twitter and suspected these views would be found in this book. Glad I don’t have to read it. Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy https://www.amazon.com/dp/0525541527/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_Q0JG5Y9CCKBYCHP3P516

Michelle Hurn explains it really well:

https://youtube.com/channel/UCFWOXKdY8tN-nyjobgEqX1Q

https://www.amazon.com/Dietitians-Dilemma-restored-opposite-everything/dp/B08TYVDGS4?ref_=d6k_applink_bb_marketplace#

https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Eating-Nutritional-Anthropology-Progamming-ebook/dp/B00522RN6U/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;qid=1609715442&amp;refinements=p_27%3AGeoff+Bond&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1#customerReviews

the 2 and 3 star reviews here.

I also found him on twitter but he has few followers and no feedback. Posts a pretty cute pdf blog.

> ketomojo blood monitor

Which one? I found this one on Amazon but it looks like there are several models?!

This book is also excellent. Not sure why your would comment on something negatively you say you have no knowledge of? On a keto science sub how are you unaware of the role high insulin plays in physical and neurologic disease? https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Get-Sick-Disease_and/dp/194883698X

People interested may find the book The First Cell equally interesting. The author, Azra Raza, was recently on a podcast from Peter Attia.

#121 – Azra Raza, M.D.: Why we’re losing the war on cancer

One of the major issues is that cancer research is done on the eternalized cancer cell lines Hepa2 which do not represent human cancer cells anymore because they mutated to survive in the in vitro environment.

Secondly the research in mice is giving us an untranslatable model for chemotherapy when it comes to efficacy and side effects for humans.

The so called advances that have been made in cancer treatment are in part thanks to quiting smoking in the last 30 years and some luck with rare types but overall we are only talking about marginal gains, progression free survival for a couple of months.

I'm sure these statements will be controversial in the oncology field so it would be good to balance that out with other point of views.

There's a really obvious answer here, guys.

Coconut milk. Pure, no thickeners or additives.

Lots of MCT which will not pass through normal digestion, rather absorbed and shot through portal vein directly into the liver. The short-chain stuff, if I'm not horribly mistaken, gets converted almost completely into ketones, while the longer stuff will get packaged with cholesterol and shipped off to be burned as FFA. (Not certain where the break point between short/medium/long for endpoints is, would be interested to learn.)

I can go from fasted state with cold hands (thermogenesis shuts off quickly for me) to nice and warm with a boost of energy within 30-40 minutes of drinking an 8oz carton of coconut milk.

These are the ones I get from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Aroy-d-Coconut-Milk-100-Original/dp/B00JUB8N3G

> A recent conference proceeding I read (also by EB Smith) mentioned that the earliest microscopically evident lesions which they believed were precursors to mature fibrous atherosclerotic lesions (not "fatty streaks" but small distinct fibrous lesions) had no lipid droplets visible within them under the microscope, which challenges rather directly any hypothesis that lipid is driving the atherosclerotic process

Are you able to share a link to EB Smith recent text that's not behind a pay wall, please?

I'm surprised he says fat/lipids isn't what the plaque is made of because the avid literature researcher Ivor Cummins says the opposite.

What do you make of this dissonance?

Thank you.

EDIT to add: The Proceedings linked above is a 2012 reprint of the 1982 1st edition.

What’s the science regarding supplementing a ketogenic diet with exogenous ketones?

It makes sense to me that supplementing with ketones would increase ketones in a person’s blood. But is there any increase in actual fat burning?

Example: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M7XI35O/

I mean, there are many studies on the glucose/willpower relationship. When I read the ones referenced in the book, they seem plausible in as much as you can test willpower in a laboratory setting. Granted, some of the willpower tests can seem artificial (time attempting an impossible puzzle, squeezing a stressball, time putting your hand in cold water, etc), but they look to be standard ways to test willpower.

Yes, went through <em>The Power of Habits</em> by Duhigg as well, and I agree with using willpower to establish habits. Then you conserve willpower because the 'harder' tasks turn into mindless/non-willpower consuming habits.

That one is the only Noakes book I have read, the other books on my shelf that you have not yet listed are by Phinney and Volek The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance I don't think is on your list yet, but very good read (and short).

I also have Principa Ketogenica which is a compendium of research papers and other sources relating to low carbohydrate diets. It covers everything from weight loss, to cancer, neurological issues and hormone balance.

I heard this guy on a PodCast within the past few weeks. He talks about 7-10g/day of salt being absolutely reasonable if not recommended especially for those on ketogenic diets. He also talks about human history of salt consumption and justifies these high levels based on our history of eating the WHOLE ANIMAL as opposed to just the meat. Turns out most of the salt is in the rest of the animal. Anyway... Look up this guy. Probably worth buying the book also.

https://smile.amazon.com/Salt-Fix-Experts-Wrong-Eating/dp/0451496965/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1502474066&amp;sr=8-5&amp;keywords=salt+book

R/Nick

I doubt it. Here's what he's shown drinking in the video in your linked post: https://www.amazon.com/Hiball-Energy-Organic-Juice-Grapefruit/dp/B01B0483OE/ref=pd_bxgy_325_2?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=B01B0483OE&amp;pd_rd_r=P0ZEE4KDHRG04DN05704&amp;pd_rd_w=Mok78&amp;pd_rd_wg=fwmlN&amp;refRID=P0ZEE4KDHRG04DN05704&amp;th=1 40 grams of sugar per can. He either doesn't believe a ketogenic way of eating is beneficial or he's a huge hypocrite.

Try the liquid sucralose drops (EZ-Sweetz) as the Splenda packets contain maltodextrin. I use these all the time with no triggering effect.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003LECIDE/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1

There is even a book on it. They are calling Alzheimers Diabetes 3.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1603587098

I bought the book as soon as it was released since my grandfather is going through rapid cognitive decline. I have since bought 3 total copies. One for myself and one for two of my grandparents. The grandparent that doesn't need it and is is really good health is the one that has the most interest in reading it. This is a great book even for general keto knowledge and would recommend it for anyone new to or starting a keto diet.

It is only theorized that humans evolved in Africa. With global cooling and heating changing where shorlines have been and are, humans might have evolved anywhere among many places on the planet: https://www.amazon.com/Human-Brain-Evolution-Influence-Freshwater/dp/0470452684

See the "Marathon Study" in TPMC... actual data supporting "exercise intervention =/= weight loss"

I would suggest buying this for your pre-workout. I can tolerate 2x as much when it's powdered mct vs liquid...
Quest Nutrition MCT Powder Oil, 16 Ounce https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016APVE5S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_t59Fyb75889AQ

I go by increments of 50g. Currently hovering around 100g like d'Agostino has mentioned somewhere (I hate myself for not being able to find it)

I don't think there's a limit on coconut consumption since some Papus/Kitavans went nuts (no pun) on this fruit. I do 1 bag of 12oz a week

oh interesting.. so i'm taking this magnesium.. usually 2 servings a day.. sometimes 3 if i have calf cramps.. do you think this is enough?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BD0RT0/ref=sr_ph_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1472092908&amp;sr=sr-1&amp;keywords=doctors+best+magnesium

I used Great Lakes Collagen Hydrolysate. I'd mix it into coffee, as it was pretty palatable/convenient that way.

That sounds like magnesium to me. What type of magnesium is it? Magnesium oxide is almost totally useless (close to zero bioavailability) and basically just acts as a laxative. Try this one: http://www.amazon.com/Doctors-Best-Absorption-Magnesium-Elemental/dp/B000BD0RT0

If you haven't read this already, you'll find it interesting. Basically the punchline is that if you're glycogen depleted to a significant extent, the majority of the glucose in your system will go toward glycogen replenishment. You can use that to your advantage to time carb intake. I'm not sure that there will be a major difference between glycogen stored and increased serum glucose.

My guess is you could stand to eat a few carbs and not cycle in and out of ketosis, as long as you're getting enough cardio in on top of your other workouts. I've been doing Keto for about three months now, and I'm a climber. I was really interested at in how keto would affect my climbing performance since climbing relies heavily on the phosphogen and the glycolytic systems. Initially my performance did suffer during adaptation. Once I was fat adapted I haven't noticed much of an impact on my climbing ability. I'd be willing to bet that with a little bit more training you'll be able to crank out 50 PU again after your muscles adapt to using more ketones.

As for fuel, I highly recommend the C8 oil that is on the market now. This stuff is the most ketogenic component of MCT oil. I've used this stuff and I feel great when working out. Careful though, it'll lubricate your guts even more than MCT. I take mine in bulletproof coffee, half butter, half C8 and about a tbsp of powdered lecithin.

>BHB confused with butryric acid

Thanks. They are different, both seem to have beneficial influence on the immune system:

>Cancer[edit] The role of butyrate differs between normal and cancerous cells. This is known as the "butyrate paradox". Butyrate inhibits colonic tumor cells, and promotes healthy colonic epithelial cells;[33] but the signaling mechanism is not well understood.[34] A review suggested the chemopreventive benefits of butyrate depend in part on amount, time of exposure with respect to the tumorigenic process, and the type of fat in the diet.[18] The production of volatile fatty acids such as butyrate from fermentable fibers may contribute to the role of dietary fiber in colon cancer.[18]

>Diabetes[edit] A review on the relationship between the microbiome and diabetes asserted that butyrate can induce "profound immunometabolic effects" in animal models of and humans with type 2 diabetes;[26] it also noted a relationship between the presence of obesity or diabetes and a state of marked dysbiosis in a host, which is not yet completely understood.[26] While acknowledging that there is strong evidence for the use of butyrate in such disorders, the review called for more research into the pathophysiology (i.e., biomolecular mechanisms) of these diseases, so as to improve therapeutic approaches to these diseases.[26] Butyric_acid

Thanks for practical tips. I plan on adding chicory - inulin.. Another source for rosmarinic acid is rosemary I use it daily - infused olive oil.

I don't have easy access to one either, but having read dozens of papers on sauna use (including decreasing all-cause mortality) I had to do something. I ended up buying one of these, best decision ever. Especially since I can do it at home while watching TV!

I've been a vegetarian for many years and went keto in 4/15. I've now added fish (salmon).

Glycine makes a great sweetener. I found some on Amazon.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ketoscience/comments/3qe6sm/question_about_cori_cycle_while_in_ketosis/cweu55l

http://www.amazon.com/Lehninger-Principles-Biochemistry-Absolute-Ultimate/dp/1429223510/ref=mt_hardcover?_encoding=UTF8&amp;me=

This is a later edition of what I have seen when I was at UCLA. It's pretty good at providing the basics.

I'll look into these other forms. There's no real reason for choosing the type I've been taking other than that I know it's one of the better absorbed types (in comparison to oxide, for example).

Kidney benefits sound good.

This is the product I've been using

From what I understand, I'm getting 200mg per dose of actual magnesium. Is that correct?

Edit: I should have been more specific, it isn't exactly magnesium glycinate

I'll check out magnesium chloride. Magnesium acetate must be relatively uncommon. I'm sure it's available elsewhere, but there's mostly just a bunch of ice melt on Amazon. I'm guessing that's not quite what I'm after, haha.

Edit:

I'm curious, do you have any thoughts on magnesium malate? I was looking at that a while back too.

Also wondering if this product looks like a good source of magnesium chloride. The price seems pretty good. There are so many different options and I don't really know enough to know what's best. You seem to know your stuff, so I'd love your input.

Thanks again for all the helpful replies.