Ketones May be Right for you if you need:
- Help with Appetite Control
- Reduce Brain Fog
- Stimulate Fat loss
- Decrease inflammation
- Improve Bio-Markers
- Promote a Better Mood
You may have heard of the ketogenic diet. That extreme diet that can result in quick fat-loss and improved brain function (usually recommended for epilepsy patients). Although this form of eating comes with many health benefits, it is not an easy diet to maintain long-term as it requires an almost complete abstinence from all sugars and starches (even fruit sugars)!
What if you could harness its benefit without the extreme dietary changes?
Now there’s a way. . .
And there has been for years! About 14 years ago, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) asked the scientific community to create a food that soldiers could take onto the battlefield. The agency had been tasked with building a breakthrough technology to improve troops’ physical and mental performance.
Researchers at University of Oxford and National Institutes of Health answered the call. With $10 million in funding from DARPA, a team of biochemists invented the ketone ester, a drink that generates energy from ketones — molecules formed by the breakdown of fat. It is, effectively, a fourth type of fuel for humans (other than fats, proteins & carbs).
14 years later, it is now available for consumption to the general public. With numerous research attesting to its safety and efficacy -from the treatment of type II diabetes to obesity and fatigue- I have decided to offer this well-researched nutrient to my patients. If you’re interested in learning more, drop me a line or come in and pick up a 5 or 10 day Experience Pack!
Note: Not all Ketone esters are made the same. Lower quality products are also available on the market without the noted benefits as proven by research. This is due to the way the body sees and uses the various ketones (from organic chemistry if you recall, molecules have a handed-ness to them known as R or S configuration; with Ketones, one form (R) has been shown to work for 100% of the population while the S configuration has been shown to be a hit or miss for others).
Also, ketones can be a great source of energy (jet fuel for the brain and muscles) when you’re fasting. So if you’ve been recommended the intermittent fasting way of eating, consider adding ketones to your fast if you need a boost in energy, focus and concentration.
Yours In Health,
Dr. Negin
More Resources on Ketones:
- Dr. D’Agostino TEDtalk on ketogenic agents for neurological disorders, cancer and wound healing.
- Animal Study on beneficial effects of ketones for anxiety-related behaviours
- Study: Reduced sugar spike after OGTT (oral glucose tolerance test) with prior ketone supplementation
- Study: Ketone Drink REDUCES Ghrelin (appetite hormone)
- Animal Study: Exogenous β-hydroxybutyrate (Ketones) ameliorated depressive behaviors
