7 Surprising Things That Can Kick You Out Of Ketosis
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Bcaas And Keto Diets
(Note: This article is a departure from our tradition of end-to-end citations, and other practices necessary for establishing high confidence in medical assertions. This departure is merely in the interest of publishing more ideas in less time, as our intensely busy lives have led to a huge backlog of unfinished articles for which the verification and explicit justification process has proved to be at least 80% of the work. Because of its importance to us, though, when we return to more fundamental ketogenic science articles, we will return that style.) Benefits of BCAAs If you follow the bodybuilding community, you are probably aware of some of the benefits of branched chain amino acids (BCAAs). That's because they are known to have positive effects on muscle growth and recovery. (See for example Nutraceutical Effects of Branched-Chain Amino Acids on Skeletal Muscle, and Branched-Chain Amino Acids Activate Key Enzymes in Protein Synthesis after Physical Exercise.) Less well known is that BCAAs have favourable effects on the brain, in particular the glial cells (brain cells that aren't neurons, are more numerous than neurons, and turn out to be essential for supporting neurons — it seems probable that most brain afflictions are caused by problems in the glial cells). The beneficial effects of BCAAs come from their important role in the manufacture of neurotransmitters, and vital metabolic cycles such as the leucine-glutamate cycle. Here are a couple of examples of beneficial effects of BCAA supplementation on the brain: Dietary branched chain amino acids ameliorate injury-induced cognitive impairment, Branched-chain amino acids may improve recovery from a vegetative or minimally conscious state in patients with traumatic brain injury: a pilot study, Recovery of brain Continue reading >>
Ketosis And Fasting: Do Bcaas Break A Fast Or Ketosis: Thomas Delauer
If You Want More Videos, You HAVE to Subscribe! Ketosis and Fasting: Do BCAAs Break a Fast or Ketosis: Thomas DeLauer Ketosis Overview Ketosis is a metabolic state that occurs when dietary carbohydrates are in such low quantities that your body must rely almost exclusively on fatty acid oxidation and ketone metabolism A traditional ketogenic diet sees you reduce carbs to around 5% of total energy intake with a maximum carb limit of 50g per day. Simply put, a ketogenic diet results in your body using and burning fat, rather than carbs, for fuel (energy) BCAA’s Overview Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) are so called because of their structure, which includes a “side chain” of one carbon atom and three hydrogen atoms. BCAAs are the only amino acids not degraded in the liver. All other amino acids are regulated by the gut and the liver before being circulated elsewhere in the body. This means that dietary intake of BCAAs directly influences plasma levels and concentrations in muscle tissue (Layman DK 2003). Interestingly, BCAAs are burned for energy (oxidized) during exercise, so they’re also an important exercise fuel. So this poses the question…. If it can be used as fuel, can it break a fast? BCAAs, however, head directly into the bloodstream. This means that dietary intake of BCAAs directly influences plasma levels and concentrations in muscle tissue There are three BCAAs: leucine, isoleucine, and valine BCAA supplementation may reduce muscle soreness, accelerate recovery, promotes muscle protein synthesis and supports fat loss (1,2) Ketosis and Insulin Insulin’s primary purpose is to regulate the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates. The digestive system breaks down carbohydrates, such as sugars and starches Continue reading >>
Will A Cheat Meal Knock Me Out Of Ketosis?
“Is a cheat day okay? The answer to your question is, if you are keto adapted. As I said before, that means that your cells essentially are running on ketones for fuel, as opposed to running on glucose, which is what the vast, vast, vast majority of Americans are running on, and therefore there’s all this disease here. The genesis of these metabolic diseases has to do with consumption of simple carbohydrates. So if you are keto adapted, and you’ve done your requisite carbohydrate depletion for 8-12 weeks, I always call this the clamp. If you were to go and eat a very, very heavy, carbohydrate-laden meal, because of the fact that you have this “clamp” if you will, if you were to go and test your blood sugars, they’re not going to shoot up to the point where you believe they may have shot up. If an individual that were not keto adapted were to eat, for example, a Snickers bar, their blood sugars may shoot up to 200 transiently. This is what we see: the blood sugars go up transiently in a keto-adapted individual and then they’re clamped right down within an hour or two to that normal level. The answer to your question is no – if you are a keto adapted individual and you are running your cells on fat, is a cheat meal going to knock you out of ketosis? No, it’s not going to knock you out of ketosis. Now, if you are an individual that is on the threshold of being in ketosis and you’re knocking your carbohydrates down – let’s say you started at 75, now you’re at 50 – and you go and eat a carbohydrate-laden meal? Yes, you’re going to have a problem. That is definitely going to delay your transition into ketosis, because what you’re doing is, you’re telling your body, “Hey! Up-regulate the enzymes that allow me to metabolize the carbohydrates Continue reading >>
Understanding A High-fat Ketogenic Diet—and Is It Right For You?
While food trends come and go, high-fat diets—lauded for their weight-loss potential and brain-function benefits—have proven to have some staying power. Functional medicine M.D. Sara Gottfried contributes frequently to goop on the topic of weight-loss resistance. She’s spent the past two years rigorously studying the ketogenic diet—high-fat, low-carb, moderate-protein. Named for ketones, which Gottfried explains are “the energy source made by the body when there’s not enough carbohydrates to be burned for energy demand,” the goal of the diet is to get the body to burn fat instead of sugar. Gottfried recommends the keto diet (as it’s commonly called) to help with a range of brain and focus issues—she finds ketones to be “very efficient fuel for the brain”; she also says it works well for some patients (not all) who want to lose weight but have trouble kicking sugar cravings. We talked to her about who the keto diet is right for (and whom, or when, it isn’t); the nutritional ins and outs of mastering it; and which keto-friendly meals are healthy for practically everyone, regardless of what diet we do (or don’t) practice. A Q&A with Sara Gottfried, M.D. Q What is ketosis? A In most circles, ketosis refers to nutritional ketosis, an optimized state in which you burn fat instead of sugar. Nutritional ketosis has been used to treat epilepsy since the 1920’s and its popularity for mental acuity and weight loss has surged recently. More technically, ketosis refers to a metabolic state in which most of your body’s energy comes from ketones in the blood, as opposed to glycolysis, in which energy supply comes from blood glucose. Ketones are the energy source made by the body (in the liver) when there’s not enough carbohydrates to be burned for energ Continue reading >>
Will A Cheat Meal Knock Me Out Of Ketosis?
In his next video, “Will a Cheat Meal Knock Me Out of Ketosis?”, Dr. Osborn describes what happens to your body when you eat a cheat meal, and the difference between the reaction of a keto-adapted individual and someone on the threshold of ketosis. Dr. Osborn is a board-certified neurosurgeon, nutrition specialist and BPI Sports’ expert. Continue reading >>
How To Increase Fat Burning During Ketosis
Ketosis is also known as the body's process for generating energy by producing ketones when insufficient carbohydrates are available in the diet. In other words, a low-carb diet is called ketogenic because it forces the body to use fat for energy. Ketosis is a very effective means of burning fat, but there are certain techniques for increasing fat-burning through exercise and nutrition. How many carbs should you eat per day? When is the best time to eat them? What kinds of carbs are best? And what natural supplements prevent muscle loss caused by extreme ketogenic diets? Follow a few basic rules to answer these questions and achieve your fat-burning goals. Video of the Day Take in 30 to 50 g of carbohydrates per day, depending on your individual metabolism. Typically, this carb-depletion phase lasts five days and is followed by two days of carb-loading. For example, having 100 to 200 g of carbs per day for two days. This carb-cycling strategy helps to prevent dieting plateaus in which the body stops burning fat in response to what it perceives as starvation. Stack your carbohydrates around your workouts. Carbs are needed for two reasons: muscle recovery and energy. One good strategy is to take in half of your carbs before your workout and the other half after. Some people choose to take all of them before or after. Either way, taking in your carbohydrates in the morning will allow the body to switch into ketosis during the day, burning more fat. Limit resistance training workouts to 60 minutes to control cortisol levels. The stress hormone cortisol, part of the fight-or-flight response, slows down fat-burning and metabolizes muscle tissue. After about an hour of training, muscle-building hormones plummet, and cortisol increases significantly. Sometimes, training harder Continue reading >>
Bulletproof Intermittent Fasting: Lose Fat, Build Muscle, Stay Focused & Feel Great
If you want to lose fat and improve your health as fast as possible, without feeling mentally slow, it’s hard to beat Bulletproof Intermittent Fasting. Here’s an overview of the protocol, which I lay out in more detail in my new NYT bestseller The Bulletproof Diet. Plain intermittent fasting has become popular in biohacker circles because it shows tremendous promise for fat loss, preventing cancer, building muscle, and increasing resilience. The most popular site that covers plain intermittent fasting is Leangains.com. It’s totally worth a visit. The basic idea behind plain intermittent fasting is to eat all of your daily food in a shortened period (8 hours in the case of Lean Gains) and fast the rest of the time. For reasons we will get into below, this tells your body to simultaneously build muscle and burn fat. It really works. The problem is not everyone does well with fasting. If you’re a busy entrepreneur or even a student who needs to be in a high performance state all day, dealing with hunger can be a distraction. It’s much worse for those with an impaired metabolism (i.e. the people who need to lose weight). If you have more than 30 pounds of extra fat or if you’re facing diabetes, it can be hard to skip meals and still get things done. As explained in The Bulletproof Diet book, Bulletproof Intermittent Fasting is an easy biohack that changes that and makes it possible to lose fat and build muscle faster than plain intermittent fasting… without feeling hungry or tired. Introducing Bulletproof Intermittent Fasting Bulletproof Fasting is the same as intermittent fasting, except you consume a cup of Bulletproof Coffee in the morning. The healthy fats from grass-fed butter and Brain Octane Oil give you a stable current of energy that sustains you thro Continue reading >>
Experienced/knowledgable Keto-ers/low-carbers, Please Help Me Hack My Athletic Performance
Hey all, I'm currently trying to create the ultimate hack towards my athletic performance. I'm talking about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu/Judo, hoping to eventually compete. I really want to go far with this as I was a really talented wrestler in High School but unfortunately had to stop after Soph. year. I've been reading and annotating literally every single blog post from Peter Attia at the eating academy. For those of you unfamiliar with him, he is an MD, and also an athlete, who has maintained deep ketosis all while training and competing. His training isn't just jogging or long distance swimming either, he incorporates high intensity cycling, and high intensity weight-lifting as well - deadlifts, lifting tires, plyometrics, etc. Recently read his primers on cholesterol and was absolutely fascinated. What I'm getting at is I'm trying to maintain peak performance in my chose Martial arts, and gain muscle because I feel I really need to gain weight.... But I'm drawn to ketosis because it will control my migraines, and when I've dabbled with ketosis before I seemed to have endless mental energy. For those who are well experienced and/or knowledgeable(of the science) on ketosis, could it in fact be beneficial to become fully keto-adapted, and still do various martial arts, even to the point of competing in tournaments? I've been reading everything by Peter, and am re-reading and annotating The Ketogenic Diet by Lyle McDonald, and finding the various rates at which glycogen is depleted and what not. Peter Attia has stated that his endurance, both muscular and cardiovascular, has increase while in ketosis, as well as being more "metabolically flexible", but his peak power (in sprinting and such) has slightly decreased. The thing is, he does not believe in carb-loads, and does not Continue reading >>
Are You In Ketosis | The Ketogenic Diet | Keto Vlog 2
Start the Keto Cycle Program Contact Me: [email protected] Connect with me on social media: Instagram Facebook: 30% OFF MyoPlex Ketogenic GROCERY LIST: Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk Salted Almonds Walnuts Avocados Chicken Broth Starbucks Cinnamon Coffee Atlantic Salmon Jimmy Dean Sausage Cage Free Eggs Sour Cream Kerrygold Butter Parmesan Cheese American Cheese Feta Cheese Broccoli Asparagus Leg Workout – Begins at 08:16 Superset: Step-ups & Elevated Lunges 3 rounds: 10 reps each leg Weighted Walking Lunges 3 sets: 20 steps total each set Superset: Squat & Box Jumps 3 rounds: 20 squats & 10 box jumps each round Leg Press 5 sets: 50, 40, 30, 20, 10 Superset: Dumbbell Sumo Squat & Split Jumps 3 rounds: 10 reps each exercise Standing Calf Raise 3 sets: 20, 15, 10 Tabata: Spin Bike 4 minutes: 20 seconds ON – 10 seconds OFF Music Provided By: NoCopyrightSounds (NCS) Artist: IZECOLD (featuring Molly Ann (Song Name: IZECOLD – Close (feat. Molly Ann) Brooks Remix Listen & Download the track here: source Continue reading >>
Ketogenic Diet And Protein
The thing that bothers me when it comes to a ketogenic diet are the myths about protein. Although admittedly some of them at least sound kind of plausible. They are untrue and plain wrong. And the longer you believe in them the longer it will hurt you result wise. EATING TOO MUCH PROTEIN WILL KNOCK YOU OUT OF KETOSIS Is your goal ketosis or fat loss? Ketones are a side product of fat burning and not the goal. Repeat it with me. Ketones are a side product of fat burning and not the goal. Ketones are only a goal if you suffer from epilepsy. You need to have them as high as possible to benefit from the therapeutic effect on the brain. The only thing you should focus on not eating too much on a ketogenic diet are carbs. Especially fructose. Protein on the other hand is a goal, and fet is a lever. You set it as high or as low, depending on what your goals are. EXCESS PROTEIN TURNS INTO SUGAR Half truth? It can, but excess protein can also be oxidized for energy. But converting excess protein to glucose isn’t necessary a bad thing. Let’s say you eat 100g of excess protein. Compared to fat and carbs, the digestion of protein is very costly. Digestion alone burns 30% of protein. Converting protein to glucose through gluconeogenesis burns an additional 33%. So if you eat an excess of 100g of protein you potentially get less than 50 grams of glucose. Now the kicker is here – most of it goes towards muscle glycogen. We have a GLUT4 pathway for glucose uptake in the muscle after resistance training, during which time insulin is not required for processing of glucose. PROTEIN STOPS FAT BURNING What is your goal? Fat burning or losing weight? An example, let’s say you eat either your calories needs in protein or in fats. If you’re losing fat, you’re burning fat – that i Continue reading >>
Ketosis And Fasting: Do Bcaas Break A Fast Or Ketosis: Thomas Delauer
If You Want More Videos, You HAVE to Subscribe! www.ThomasDeLauer.com Ketosis and Fasting: Do BCAAs Break a Fast or Ketosis: Thomas DeLauer Ketosis Overview Ketosis is a metabolic state that occurs when dietary carbohydrates are in such low quantities that your body must rely almost exclusively on fatty acid oxidation and ketone metabolism A traditional ketogenic diet sees you reduce carbs to around 5% of total energy intake with a maximum carb limit of 50g per day. Simply put, a ketogenic diet results in your body using and burning fat, rather than carbs, for fuel (energy) BCAA’s Overview Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) are so called because of their structure, which includes a “side chain” of one carbon atom and three hydrogen atoms. BCAAs are the only amino acids not degraded in the liver. All other amino acids are regulated by the gut and the liver before being circulated elsewhere in the body. This means that dietary intake of BCAAs directly influences plasma levels and concentrations in muscle tissue (Layman DK 2003). Interestingly, BCAAs are burned for energy (oxidized) during exercise, so they’re also an important exercise fuel. So this poses the question…. If it can be used as fuel, can it break a fast? BCAAs, however, head directly into the bloodstream. This means that dietary intake of BCAAs directly influences plasma levels and concentrations in muscle tissue There are three BCAAs: leucine, isoleucine, and valine BCAA supplementation may reduce muscle soreness, accelerate recovery, promotes muscle protein synthesis and supports fat loss (1,2) Ketosis and Insulin Insulin’s primary purpose is to regulate the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates. The digestive system breaks down carbohydrates, such Continue reading >>
Finding Your Optimal Protein Intake For A Ketogenic Diet
When embarking on a ketogenic diet for health or fat loss, finding the optimum protein intake can be very confusing for many beginners. For smooth adaptation in the transition to a ketogenic metabolism I typically guide people using a caloric spread of around 70-80% fat, 15-25% protein, and 5% carbohydrate from green fibrous vegetables – but this ratio varies for every individual and using percentages is confusing and misleading in many cases. The best way to look at macronutrients is not in percentage ratios, but in grams. The slew of bloggers and gurus spouting so much conflicting information leads many into a mental stalemate about how much protein they should be eating. This article lays out the metrics I most commonly use to quantify how much protein an individual should intake – there is no magic ratio and the needs, preferences, and goals of the individual determine the amount of protein they will likely require on their ketogenic diet which usually lies within a relatively broad range of 1-2.2g/kg (and in some cases even higher *cringe say the protein-phobic) of bodyweight or .5-1g/lb of lean body mass (Lean Body Mass equals Body Weight minus Body Fat). Myth: “Too much” protein turns immediately into sugar I almost always recommend people increase their intake of fish and seafoods in order to get the vital nutrient DHA into their central nervous system and mitochondrial membranes. We see amazing results when people opt for more fish and less red meat, which I also love, but land mammals are not nearly as nutrient dense as seafoods with their incredible levels of DHA, EPA, selenium, and iodine. Sometimes this means they will be eating more protein than they believe will allow them to be “ketogenic”, this protein-phobia can be counterproductive, which Continue reading >>
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My Periodic Ketogenic Diet Protocol
I bounce in and out of ketosis. Some prosper in perpetual ketosis, like Dominic P. D’Agostino and newborn babies (though if you know Dom, it is rather difficult to have him in the same sentence as newborn babies). Some adamantly refuse ever purposefully going into ketosis (many, many, many, old school nutritionists and physicians who, for years, have confused it with ketoacidosis). This article is not what is best for you. The following is my Periodic Ketogenic Diet Protocol. I seem to perform best when I periodically enter into nutritional ketosis. I have been in ketosis for 6 months, a year, you name it. I have tried everything in terms of timing, and brief periods of ketosis are optimal for me. Over the years, I have gradually come up with my own protocol to get into ketosis quickly and maintain it for around 5 days. After 12 years of reading study after study, I have created my personal periodic ketogenic diet protocol. I am in no way saying this protocol is good, bad, or even appropriate for you. In fact, I am not even inferring that this protocol is safe for you, as I have no clue if you have any medical conditions. This is what I do. This is what keeps me lean, metabolically healthy, and hopefully provides my body with the tools to fight cancer now and for the rest of my life. Maybe it will work. Maybe it won’t. But my review of the data tells me this is my best bet. So this is what I do. In the middle of July, in a small city of champions known as Pittsburgh, I was due for some ketosis. I decided to write down everything I did, from meals to workouts. The following is a step-by-step description of the five days following my personal protocol. I get many questions from my readers and patients asking what I do, so I hope this answers most of them. I try to key Continue reading >>
Glutamine & Ketogenic Diet
A ketogenic diet allows you to consume protein and fat but a limited amount of carbohydrates. By limiting your carbohydrates, you can lose body fat at least as effectively as when you follow a low-fat diet. According to a 2007 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, a low-carbohydrate diet not only allows you to lose fat, but maintain lean muscle tissue. Consult a health care provider before beginning any dietary program. Ketogenic Diet A ketogenic diet is based upon your ability to be in the state of dietary ketosis, where you are burning ketones, or fatty acids, as your primary fuel source. While you will always burn a certain amount of glycogen and amino acids for energy, by maintaining a very limited carbohydrate intake, you can cause your body to effectively burn fat while limiting lean muscle loss. This is accomplished by consuming at least 60 percent of your calories from fat, and no more than 5 percent of your calories from non-fibrous carbohydrates such as sugars, grains and starches. Glutamine Glutamine is an amino acid, or a building block of simple and complex proteins. Because your body synthesizes glutamine on its own, glutamine is not considered essential. However, if you are engaged in high-volume athletic training, glutamine may become conditionally essential, as your levels will deplete faster than your body can synthesize more. Glutamine functions as an antioxidant -- antioxidants help remove toxins from your system. Supplemental glutamine can also raise growth hormone levels, according to a 1995 study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Glutamine can also stimulate your immune system, according to a 2001 study published in the Journal of Nutrition. Recommended Glutamine Use in a Ketogenic Diet The late Continue reading >>
