Healthy benefits of using ketones for fuel

Not everyone will burn the same amount of fat even if they’re on the same diet and training regimen. There are many factors in play and people are different.

Ultimately, achieving your best with the keto diet will boil down to how much ketones your body is producing. If your body’s production of ketones is low, consuming exogenous ketones will be perfect to give you the boost you need.

Exogenous ketones are a supplement which is directly sent to the cells for energy whereas the body would burn fats, transport nutrients to the liver and turn them into ketones.

Exogenous ketones are like an instant hit. They can be found in a variety of products such as salts, oils and raw ketone esters and can be used:

1. To burn fat – Using exogenous ketones will tell your body to start using ketones for energy which will then result in fat being burned.

2. Get into ketosis sooner – Once you’re in ketosis, it is very easy to fall out of it and very hard to get back into it. ½ scoop of exogenous ketones will get you back into ketosis within 24hrs.

3. Assist you with keto-flu – Your body will go into a state of shock when you transition into ketosis. Less than half a scoop will ease that transition period.

4. Increase in endurance – If you need energy right away, rather than burning fat, exogenous ketones will provide that instant energy for you. It is commonly used by athletes. If you are struggling to get into ketosis, then I would recommend exogenous ketones.

By using ketones, you will have access to a wide range of benefits such as

1. Reduction in appetite

When anyone is on a diet, the worst thing that they experience is hunger due to the stomach adapting to less food and shrinking in the process. The results of hunger in most people giving up on their diets altogether. As carbohydrates are cut from your diet, you will consume fewer calories which cause your appetite to reduce.

2. Higher focus

Your blood sugar levels are rising and falling when you eat a lot of carbohydrates. As this source of energy isn’t stable, you begin to struggle to focus on simple tasks. The great thing about the ketogenic diet is that you are consuming fewer carbs and your body by creating ketones to use as energy. This energy is more stable and allows you to focus on more extended periods.

Studies had shown that those who were in ketosis noticed the difference in focus when they started eating carbohydrates again.

3. Increase in HDL cholesterol

A lot of people get scared when they hear their cholesterol has risen, but what they forget to see is that HDL cholesterol is, in fact, good for you.

HDL is cholesterol that can travel through your body and take the bad cholesterol (LDL) with it. LDL moves away from the liver causing fatty deposits. A doctor can take blood samples before and after to see if there has been a change in cholesterol levels.

Maintaining equal amounts of LDL and HDL will keep you in the recommended levels, and if you don’t see a difference, there may be other issues. So the next times you think about ketones, think of the benefits.