Sentences with phrase «utilizes ketones for energy»

The brain's main energy source is glucose, but when glucose is not present the brain utilizes ketones for energy.

This measurement will allow you to see if your body is producing ketones, it doesn't necessarily provide any insight into how well your body is utilizing ketones for energy.

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After the transition to utilizing ketones for fuel, many people report feeling better, having more energy, and experience improved mental clarity.

Ketones appear to be the preferred source of energy for the brain in people affected by diabetes, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and maybe even ALS, because in these diseases, certain neurons have become insulin resistant or have lost the ability to efficiently utilize glucose.

Ketones are also one of the two substances which the brain can utilize for energy (glucose, being the other).

Ketones are the preferred source of energy for your brain in general, but especially for those affected by diabetes, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and maybe even ALS, because in these diseases certain neurons have become insulin resistant or have lost the ability to efficiently utilize glucose, which causes the neurons to die off.

It accomplishes this task by producing ketone bodies that are released into the blood for our brain and other tissues that don't utilize fat for energy.

He does not mention it but other researchers have revealed that the human body is best adapted for utilizing fats, broken down to ketones for energy; and not glucose.

When the body can not properly utilize glucose for energy (due to inadequate insulin use or production), it starts to break down stored fat for fuel in a process that produces ketone bodies which can accumulate in the body and cause some serious health problems.

Utilizing only fat stores for energy can be sustained for a while, but eventually the ketone production secondary to fat breakdown makes patients very sick.