Physiologically Speaking

JULY 26, 2024

We talk about the ketogenic diet as a metabolic therapy for type 1 diabetes. A new study used wearable sleep data to show that several chronic diseases are associated with how we sleep. And that’s why those of us who don’t already have a chronic disease should be especially prudent about our sleep hygiene.

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Physiologically Speaking

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Both lactate and BHB naturally increase in response to physiological stresses—lactate during intense exercise and BHB during prolonged fasting or low-carbohydrate diets. At the same time, BHB levels rise more gradually, paralleling the ketogenic state induced by fasting or ketogenic diets.

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Physiologically Speaking

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In my opinion, it’s even more important than diet and sleep, to an extent. Let’s admit that we face an energy abundance today — in most industrial societies, the problem is caloric surplus and overweight/obesity rather than malnutrition or food scarcity.

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