Ketosis as a Metabolic State in Healthy People - [Peter Attia MD]

The first time I heard of ketosis was back in 2013 when reading Tim Ferriss blog. At that time I was relatively fit, but I was kindof unsatisfied with my physique. I've been wanting to shed the remaining few pounds of fat that were covering my abdominal section.

I can't remember how exactly, but from Tim Ferriss, I stumbled upon Peter Attia's talk on Youtube, which was given at the IHMC or The Institute for Human and Machine Cognition in Florida. In short, I was fascinated by how smart this guy was, how much he knew about physiology, and more importantly, how willing he was in doing self-experiments.

In that talk, Peter Attia goes into excruciating detail about ketosis and his experiments with ketosis and athletic performance. He starts with his recent past as an unfit marathon swimmer and he continues on how he gradually reduced added sugar from his diet, until reaching the point of nutritional ketosis.

He then continues exploring the biochemistry of ketogenesis and he tells us about his experiments in the metabolic chamber.

What I found most interesting in this talk was when he talked about his long bike rides in Colorado and how, he was not affected by altitude while in ketosis, the same way he was when he was not in ketosis.

The talk ends with an informative Q&A session. I have to say that Peter was one of the 3 motivators to start my personal self-exploration of ketosis in late 2013, which ultimately resulted in writing my first book, Ketone Power. So, I may be biased, but, from the bottom of my heart, I recommend watching his talk.

---

To stay in touch with me, follow @cristi

---

Cristi Vlad Self-Experimenter and Author