Add to Wish Lists Crank Up Your Fat-Burning Furnace Faster!* 100 mg, 60 vegetarian capsules Free Shipping & Handling Your favorite Life Extension® products can be delivered to you automatically. Just look for the “AutoShip” button. Select AutoShip, and choose your preferred ship-out date. Add To VIP AutoShip When discussing sources of “hidden sugars” with my patients I find that they are often very surprised at my position on orange juice. Essentially, I have taken it off the table. Frequently, the response I get is, “But what about the vitamin C?” The reality of the situation is that yes, a glass of orange juice does indeed contain some vitamin C, but that fact hardly outweighs the fact that O.J. is just loaded with sugar. A single 12 ounce glass of O.J. contains an incredible 9 teaspoons of sugar, about the same as a 12 ounce can of Coke! This equates to 36 grams of carbs, about half of what you should consume in a day. Let’s do a little math.
If a person were to drink just one glass of orange juice each day, that would mean that he or she would be consuming an extra 3,285 teaspoons (close to 70 cups) of sugar in a year or about 53,000 extra calories. This likely translates to unwanted weight gain., and as we’ve just learned from a study published last week, sugar consumption worsens blood pressure and cardiovascular risk markers, even in the absence of weight gain. So if you’re concerned about vitamin C, sleep easy knowing that you’re probably getting enough in your multivitamin. The cost to your health from the sugar load in a glass of orange juice should justify your decision to opt out. Copyright 2017 David Perlmutter, MD. Community Policy - Terms of Use - Privacy PolicyJump to: , The Ketogenic Diet does not typically provide a complete intake of all required nutrients, so supplementation is recommended, especially salt, selenium, fiber, and vitamins. Some authorities recommend increased salt intake because low carbohydrate diets cause of the kidneys to excrete sodium.
This "natriuresis of starvation" may be due to low insulin[1], increased dopamine excretion[2], or elevated Glucagon[3]. If both carbohydrate and sodium intakes are limited then the body will secrete aldosterone[4] which will cause the kidneys to excrete potassium and conserve sodium[5]. This loss of potassium can cause Muscle Cramps and heart arrhythmias, as well has the loss of Muscle Tissue. Personally I found higher salt intake to be critical during the Ketogenic Diet or my blood pressure would drop too low. Insufficient intake of selenium can result in a weakening of the heart muscles (cardiomyopathy), and the ketogenic diet may not provide a sufficient intake[6]. Good sources of Selenium that could be used on a ketogenic diet include are Brazil nuts, tuna, beef, chicken and turkey, but supplementation is normally recommended. Constipation is a common issue with low carbohydrate diets as they can be low in fiber. Recommended approaches to reducing constipation include MCT oil, avocadoes, prunes, exercise and good hydration, or even a mild laxative such as Miralax[7].
Personally, I've found the ketogenic diet to produce a change in stool consistency even with a comparable fiber intake, which may be due to the way that non-fiber carbohydrates pass through the digestive system and are metabolized by the intestinal flora. For children using the Ketogenic diet for seizure control, daily supplementation with calcium, vitamin D, zinc, selenium and multivitamin/mineral is required[8] [9]. There are anecdotal reports of scurvy (Vitamin C deficiency) while on ketogenic diets. For children on the Ketogenic diet for epilepsy, the recommended range of Omega-3 is 0.6-1.2% of their total fat intake[10]. The FDA recommends the Omega-3 intake from fish not exceed 3 grams/day. MCT can be added to a ketogenic diet to improve the ketone levels by adding 5-25 grams per meal or per day[11]. (Coconut oil is normally 60-70% MCT[11].) Carnitine is critical for the metabolism of fat, and generally the body will make enough, but there may be cases where supplementation is required[12].
It is possible to test for carnitine deficiency, which, if used, should be repeated every 3-6 months[13]. If carnitine levels are <15, then extra carnitine is often given, especially if combined with symptoms of sleepiness or sluggishness[14]. Taking Potassium citrate (Polycitra K) can reduce the risk of kidney stones by 7x[15], probably by reducing urine acidity.One of the most common questions about the Bulletproof Diet is whether alcohol is ok. I also hear, “How do I cure my hangover?” as well as “Is alcohol Paleo?” and “What should I drink when I am trying to stay Bulletproof but want to be social?”Let’s face it – not a lot of us have only one drink on big holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas or New Year’s Eve. Even my most hardcore Bulletproof friends and readers drink every now and then. There is a way to have a drink – or a few – on occasion without harming yourself or even feeling the bad effects. You can even enjoy the buzz safely. I believe it’s optimal from a health perspective to not drink, but from a fun perspective, having a few drinks is relatively harmless.
This post is about how to use biohacking to enjoy alcohol without many side effects (you know, things like cancer, aging, and hangovers).–>Ready to hack your hangover? Check out Bulletproof’s anti-aging detox and repair kit here.And to celebrate the holidays, here’s an infographic that distills (ahem) all I know about alcohol, metabolism, and toxins into practical advice you can use.Share this graphic on your site with the code below
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Step 1 (optional): Choose the alcohol that will cause the least hangover problems.There are tons of types of alcohol but the most common ones are represented here. What you choose can make a huge difference in how you feel the next morning. Some alcohols have a lot more toxic byproducts from fermentation than others. They are, in order from best to worst: Vodka, gin, tequila, whiskey, other distilled spirits, dry cider, dry champagne, dry white wine, white wines, red wines, dessert wines, beer. Tragically, beer has the most toxins of any common alcoholic beverage…Step 2: Hydrate heavily by drinking a glass of water for every serving of alcohol you consume – ideally at the same time or right after.Before you can eliminate toxins, your body dilutes them with water so they don’t harm you on the way out. The water either comes from your tissues or water you drink – so drink water.Step 3: (critical) Block the conversion of alcohol into aldehyde, the most hangover-causing metabolite that also causes very fast aging, wrinkles, etc.
Before each drink, take one Vitamin C capsule, along with a capsule of Unfair Advantage.Step 4: Do more if you want.Best: The most powerful detoxer for the liver I know of is lipoceutical glutathione. That’s what I use if I drink.Good: Add Vitamin B-1 and/or Alpha Lipoic Acid and/or N-Acetyl Cysteine before each drink, or at least before your first and after your last drink. Those links have the correct dosages and are low cost per drink (I recommend those ones for fastest absorption.)Step 5: Mop Up What’s Left.Take 4 capsules of Activated Charcoal after you’re done drinking (or if you chose beer or wine, take 1 capsule with each drink).That’s all it takes. If you only do step 3 and no other step, you’ll probably feel ok the next morning. If you do all the steps, expect to feel Bulletproof – even better than you feel on a normal morning.The wine industry has done a great job telling us that resveratrol is good for us. It might be – I don’t take it regularly because of concerns about it being mildly estrogenic.