Upgrade Spotlight: Connecting Ketones, Metabolism & Energy – H.V.M.N. : 1018
The Human Upgrade: Biohacking for Longevity & Performance
Dave Asprey
4.6 • 7.4K Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2023
⏱️ 47 minutes
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H.V.M.N. sponsored this episode.
IN THIS “UPGRADE SPOTLIGHT” EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™…Metabolic biochemist Latt Mansor, Ph.D., joins the show from H.V.M.N. (Health Via Modern Nutrition), where he leads research for the company. He’s an expert in metabolism who consults with elite sport, military, clinical and research organizations.
As a key biomarker of metabolic health, ketones are a source of fuel for your brain and body. They’re different from glucose and fat—and more efficient. Learning about the different kinds of ketones and how they work can help you both understand and harness their power. This discussion explains exogenous ketones, BDO-specific ketones BHB and ketone esters. You’ll also find out how to measure your ketones and why it’s important.
Ketones have been shown to be anti-inflammatory. Another benefit happens during exercise. The increase in your ketone levels directly increases BDNF (brain-derived nootropic factor). When you raise ketones, you have a more flexible brain.
Latt gets into the research behind H.V.M.N.’s development of drinkable ketones to improve performance. Ketone-IQ™ give you advantages like:
- Mental clarity and cognitive benefits
- Oxygen efficiency
- Sustained energy
- Performance, endurance and recovery
- Weight management and improved metabolic health
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the human upgrade with Dave Asprey. |
| 0:06.0 | Formerly, Bulletproof Radio. |
| 0:10.6 | You're listening to the human upgrade with Dave Asprey. |
| 0:15.2 | Today is an upgrade spotlight edition, and this is where I bring in someone who's built |
| 0:20.2 | something interesting. |
| 0:22.3 | And we get to talk with the creators and the experts behind the stuff that you hear influencers |
| 0:27.4 | talking about, things like that. |
| 0:29.6 | And today, I want you to know about how you can raise your key tone levels. |
| 0:34.9 | And you might have read some of my books, and I've talked about it, but it turns out there's |
| 0:38.9 | several different ways. |
| 0:40.3 | And this is what I'm going to call the big gun way to do it. |
| 0:44.2 | And our guest is a metabolic biochemist named Lat Manzoor, PhD. |
| 0:51.3 | And he's joining us from HVMN, which stands for Health via Modern Nutrition, but it looks |
| 0:56.2 | more like the word human spelled with some kind of fancy Greek thing. |
| 0:59.7 | So HVMN, and you've seen them around for years in the keto space. |
| 1:03.6 | And let's an expert in elite sport, military, clinical, and research organizations where |
| 1:09.5 | he comes in to use key tones to hit levels of human performance that are not actually optimal. |
| 1:15.8 | They're above optimal. |
| 1:17.6 | So I'm kind of on a war against optimization because optimization is dumb. |
| 1:21.3 | This is simply better than baseline. |
| 1:23.6 | This isn't about a trade off. |
| 1:24.6 | This is about a new level with no other introduction. |
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