Anyone using exogenous ketones?

KetosisTina

Currently I am trying the ones from Ketond.. Tiger's Blood flavor. This brand has no carbs and taste pretty good.

Sunny_Bunny_

No benefit for weight loss but for mental clarity or athletic performance it might be a good idea. Though I think a high C8 MCT oil is probably just as good and cheaper.

jrgriffin82

Just curious, what does tigers blood taste like?

KnitOrMiss

Tiger's Blood is a snocone/candy flavor that is typically strawberry, coconut, and watermelon and/or cherry. So it's a fruity coconut type of flavor, @jrgriffin82 though I bet Mr. Sheen would probably tell us something different.

I agree that there's no major health benefit to using exogenous ketones (have studied it extensively). It doesn't help achieve ketosis faster, or keep one in keto... There is proof that using MCT is better for that (it's a source of ketones that bypass digestion for usage). www.chrismasterjohnphd.com has a great site that covers some of this.

__Roxy__

I do
I like them for the boost of mental clarity and appetite suppressing aspect.

Gallowmere1984

River_Goddess wrote: »

I do
I like them for the boost of mental clarity and appetite suppressing aspect.

They suppress appetite because they are an energy source; they have calories (roughly 4.5 per gram).

KetosisTina

@KnitOrMiss , yep that is pretty much what it taste like (a blend of coconut, watermelon and strawberry) It does seem to help with mental clarity. It has a nice flavor without being Koolaid sweet. Sweetened with a little bit of sucralose. I usual take my morning vitamins with it. It a nice alternative to water.

__Roxy__

Yep the one that I use has 110 cal but keeps me satisfied for 3-4 hours, which is more sustaining than anything else I can think of that is 110 calories. Works for me!

KetosisTina

@River_Goddess , hmmm 110 calories. I have 3 brands I have used and range from 24 to 45 calories. Nothing over that. What brand are you using.

jrgriffin82

@KetosisTina what brand is the tigers blood?

__Roxy__

I use the orange flavour of keto OS. The calories mostly come from MCT oil, as it's a ketone/MCT combo.

hjackson1226

River_Goddess wrote: »

I use the orange flavour of keto OS. The calories mostly come from MCT oil, as it's a ketone/MCT combo.

I use this flavor as well as the MAX Maui Punch and Raspberry Lemonade. Much lower in calories and tastes amazing. I started using Pruvit products for neurological reasons and have felt great!

kpk54

hjackson1226 wrote: »

River_Goddess wrote: »

I use the orange flavour of keto OS. The calories mostly come from MCT oil, as it's a ketone/MCT combo.

I use this flavor as well as the MAX Maui Punch and Raspberry Lemonade. Much lower in calories and tastes amazing. I started using Pruvit products for neurological reasons and have felt great!

I'm interested in your experience if you are open to sharing. Or you can PM me. I ate "a version" of medically therapeutic keto in 2015 for a neurological movement disorder, Spasmodic Torticollis aka Cervical Dystonia. There was NO DOUBT during the 1st few months that my involuntary movement minimized greatly. It is movement that is readily observable to my self and others and it was nearly gone with keto...until it returned. I hadn't gotten "sloppy" with my keto eating but it just stopped working. I later tried using C-8 MCT Oil (Brain Octane brand) as a supplement to hopefully "boost" ketosis but it seemed of no benefit. Bummer.

I still eat very low carb. No longer less than 20 total carbs but less than 50 total daily and am contemplating trialing exogenous ketones. I feel/look like a damn bobblehead some days with involuntary movement though it is not a disorder that gets worse, thank goodness.