Sentences with phrase «of ketostix»

The purpose of the Ketostix is to measure the amount of ketone bodies in the urine.

Not exact matches

I am not following your meal plan but I am really relying on some of your great new recipes, and I did pick up the ketostix... which is really keeping me motivated....

Ketostix are good as «indicators» of whether or not you are in ketosis (not always) but may not show the actual values.

Unfortunately, there is no way with ketostix to determine which of the above is at play.

Ketostix don't measure all types of ketones produced by your body.

I do nt use ketostix cause cant never find those in my country (im dominican), I started with 202 pounds and im already down to 194 (wich is crazy) I know that most of the pounds I've lost is water loss.

Ketostix — I have had a lot of trouble finding these in drug stores lately, so I get them from my favorite, Amazon.

If you measure your ketone levels (using ketostix), they may get quite high due to the lack of water but it doesn't mean you will be in deeper ketosis (ketostix are not accurate).

While Ketostix are ok for getting some sort of indication every now and then.

The oldest method of testing for ketosis is by using Ketostix.

I turn those ketostix a lovely shade of purple, but just don't seem to be losing any weight.

Of course the fastest and most accurate way is to test your breath, pee on a Ketostix or measure ketone levels in your blood.

So the Ketostix, which are measuring the acetoacetate content in your urine only, will tell you after a while that you are not in a sufficient way of Ketosis anymore - though you may still be in perfect ketosis.

If you are sticking long enough to a ketogenic diet the production of the different types of keton bodies will change: the serum and urine volume of acetoacetate (the only ketone detected by ketostix) is significantly reduced, according to Phinney and Volek, you will have more Hydroxybutyrate in your serum - and thereby in your urine.

I assume they have used a kind of Keto strip, Ketostix, and those are measuring acetoacetate only by a unique chemical reaction.

I did Atkins's Induction Mon - Thurs used Ketostix before workout Friday morning and there was a trace of Ketones.

You can check your ketone levels with the help of a blood ketone and glucose testing meter or ketostix.

One point I want to make about Ketostix is that a lot of people use them because they seem cheap (initially).

Ketostix are thin strips of paper that have an indicator in them.

Ketostix only detects one type of acid and a lot of other factors can affect how light ketone bodies become in urine.

I kicked myself out of ketosis, I know this because I bought Ketostix (ketostix are a stick you pee on — a bit like a pregnancy test but they measure the amount of ketones in your wee, the more ketones, the pinker the stick bKetostix (ketostix are a stick you pee on — a bit like a pregnancy test but they measure the amount of ketones in your wee, the more ketones, the pinker the stick bketostix are a stick you pee on — a bit like a pregnancy test but they measure the amount of ketones in your wee, the more ketones, the pinker the stick becomes).

An occasional person will actually require a ketogenic state to achieve weight loss, i.e., complete elimination of carbohydrates in order to metabolize fats, evidenced by the fruity breath odor of ketones or urine dipstick testing positive with Ketostix.

Regular monitoring of the number of carbs you are consuming and matching this to the ketostix reading will let you determine your own level.

The best way to test if you're in a state of ketosis is by using ketone urine testing strips, often referred to buy the brand name, Ketostix.

- Ketostix only measure one of the three types of ketones that may be in the urine - You can be in ketosis & not see a change on the ketostix — does not mean you are not losKetostix only measure one of the three types of ketones that may be in the urine - You can be in ketosis & not see a change on the ketostix — does not mean you are not losketostix — does not mean you are not losing fat.

Ketostix are urine dipsticks when indicate the presence of ketones in urine.