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What are Ketones and why do I need them?
Ketones are a natural source of fuel for the body and have been used therapeutically for the last century. When we starve our body of carbohydrates it forces the liver to turn fat into fuel, creating a superfood known as ketones. Unlike fats, ketones are able to cross the blood-brain barrier allowing ketones to fuel both the brain and the body.
What are the benefits of supplementing with ketones?
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Improved endurance and recovery
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Improved metabolic health
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Increased mental clarity
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Weight management
How to use Ketones for Recovery
- Train harder and improve recovery by 15% STUDY
- Ketones are scientifically proven to protect muscles from breaking down, suggesting they could protect against “overtraining.
- Drinking ketone esters post-exercise and before bed following intense training efforts show improved hormonal and metabolic markers, leading to significantly better performance in endurance athletes.
- When endurance athletes combine glucose with ketone esters post-workout, their glucose uptake by the muscles was 32% faster, and muscle glycogen was 50% higher than the control.
- For muscle recovery, drink (25g) immediately after exercise with other post-workout nutrition. We recommend consuming an additional drink (25g) before bed for your hardest efforts.
How to use Ketones for Mental Clarity
- Ketones have anti-inflammatory properties and can reduce/reverse inflammation caused by disease and injury.
- Ketones improve Intermittent Fasting for mental clarity. STUDY Supplementing with Ketones suppresses the hunger hormone (Ghrelin), keeping you satiated and laser-focused.
- We recommend combining intermittent fasting (16/8) with exogenous ketones for the ultimate brain boost.
- We recommend starting your day with Ketones (25g). If you are a coffee drinker you will be happy to know that Ketones and coffee are synergistic.
- Supplement with Ketones every 3-4 hours to help with satiation.
How to use Ketones for Weight Management
- Ketones reduce plasma Grehlin levels (hunger hormone), perceived hunger and the desire to eat. STUDY
- A reduced appetite makes it easier to achieve a calorie deficit and meet your weight loss goals.
- Ketones on their own, will not result in weight loss. We still recommend making healthy choices and following a consistent exercise routine.
- We recommend consuming Ketones (25g) during a morning fast, as a meal bridge, or anytime the desire to eat outweighs the performance benefits.
How to use Ketones for Concussions
- There are roughly 300,000 sports‐related traumatic injuries, mostly concussions, that occur in the United States each year. Concussions represent 8.9% of all high school athletic injuries and 5.8% of all collegiate athletic injuries. There is growing concern that such injuries may adversely affect brain function later in life.
- There is mounting evidence that ketogenic diets and or consumption of exogenous Ketones have been shown to decrease the pathological changes resulting from TBI (traumatic brain injury). STUDY
- The availability of Ketones (ability to cross the blood-brain barrier) makes achieving ketosis after TBI practical and reliable for treating head injuries.
- We recommend consuming 25g 3x day until the resolution of symptoms resolve.
How to use Ketones for Jet lag
- Athletes spend years, and often decades, preparing for the big event. We track everything from hours on the bike/run to sleep to nutrition. Unfortunately, we often forget some of the smallest details: travel.
- Jet lag can cripple the world’s most fit athletes. Timing of nutrition can make or break your next performance.
- It is well known that fasting can reduce inflammation and radiation associated with flying. Did you know that supplementing with ketone esters supercharges this response and helps to satiate so that you aren’t consuming unwanted airline food.
- We recommend having your last meal 3-4 hours before takeoff and supplementing with a Ketones every 4 hours until landing.
