#27 Ketones Raise Insulin ?!? - Optimising Nutrition with Marty Kendall

We've all heard that carbs and sugar raise blood glucose and insulin. But the same applies to fat and ketones...what?!?   The thing is that any source of energy in excess is a signal for the body to utilize it efficiently. High amounts of any fuel, whether that be glucose, fatty acids, or ketones in the bloodstream increases your body's energy usage and consequently may promote storage hormones such as insulin. Now, wait a moment! I thought being in ketosis immediately made you burn fat. Is this a scam?!?   The thing is that there's a difference between ENDOGENOUS KETOSIS - burning ketones from your own adipose tissue - VS EXOGENOUS KETOSIS - burning ketones that come from dietary sources. Keto has become very popular due to its sheer effectiveness but there are many misconceptions that need to be clarified. Higher amounts of ketones isn't necessarily indicative of good metabolic health and it won't equal fat loss either The key to longevity is to become keto-adapted and teach your body to produce its own endogenous ketones through caloric restriction, low carb diet, fasting, exercise, and other similar biohacks   That and much more in today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm Siim Land and our guest is Marty Kendall from Brisbane Australia.Marty runs a popular blog Optimising Nutrition and it's an amazing resource for knowing how certain foods affect your insulin and how to optimize your micronutrient intake   We're going to talk about: What's the difference between the glycemic index and insulin index How much insulin does protein raise The unheard of situation of fatty acids and ketones raising insulin How exogenous ketones may actually shut off fat burning Why more ketones isn't better for health nor weight loss What's the difference between endogenous and exogenous ketosis How to optimize your nutrient density instead of energy density Which micronutrients you need to get from your food And Much More... We had some network issues during the recording that lowered audio quality during a few minutes of the show but they're not that bad so bare with me   To support this podcast, then I'd appreciate if you could leave us a review on iTunes and follow me on social media. Here are the links to the podcast on all platforms Link to the Video Podcast on YouTube Link to the Audio Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Download mp3      Show NotesMarty's Blog - How Exogenous Ketones May Raise Insulin   Based on research, good metabolic health depends on blood sugar and insulin. That's why I'm eating a low carb ketogenic diet and incorporate some intermittent fasting into my day. If you want to know how to combine keto with fasting then check out my Keto // IF program.   P.S. The OURA ring is having a pre-sale with a -$75 discount. You can get the new OURA ring 2.0 at a huge bargain There I only have 10 codes leftUse this CODE at ouraring.com TNELDDPXRDJ   Stay Empowered Siim   #health #ketogains #nutrition