I saw this in my Facebook feed. Although I’m seeing so many health benefits from my 2+ year KETO lifestyle, I’ve still got a lot of joint pain and inflammation. Just wondering if this might show a use for exogenous ketones. I haven’t tried them, but…maybe?
Could this be a use for exogenous ketones?
Jan
(Jan)
#1
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(Katie the Quiche Scoffing Stick Ninja )
#2
I don’t believe in them, why would you when your body can make ketones?
First of all, there’s a difference between nutritional ketosis or ketogenesis (the creation of ketone bodies in the liver by following the keto diet) and ketonaemia (the presence of ketone bodies in the blood). Taking EK promotes ketonaemia, not nutritional ketosis.
So when people say “drink this stuff and you’ll be in ketosis”, what they really say is that after you drink EK and measure your blood ketone level after an hour or so, you will see the presence of ketones. However, it doesn’t guarantee that you are in nutritional ketosis and stay there.
It doesnt teach your body at all how to use these ketones to reach fat adaption.
It’s a total gimmick.
Its very expensive pee at the end of the day.
Have you tried fasting to reduce inflammation of joint pain? It would wield you far better results in my opinion.
Stal
#3
I have ankylosing spondylitis and have greatly benefited from a ketogenic diet. However I need some help with anti inflammatory supplements along the way. E.g. omega 3 (unless you like oily fish), ginger, pineapple bromelain and others although not necessarily all at the same time. I also use turmeric regularly in cooking, I mix it with scrambled eggs.
Shortstuff
(Allie)
#4
@Stal make sure you’re adding a little black pepper to the turmeric too, it acts like a turbo charger for it 
Stal
#5
I stopped taking turmeric as a supplement and swapped to ginger as it is much better absorbed. I use turmeric in cooking as it is fat soluble and easily absorbed when cooked with fat, I always add black pepper to my cooking also.