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The INSANE Diet and Nutrition guide to ending inflammation & REVERSE AGING | Dr. Steven Gundry

Tom Bilyeu's Impact Theory

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What Are Ketones Really Doing That's So Beneficial?

At full ketosis, human beings can only meet 30% of their calorie needs by burning ketones. The rest have to come from free fatty acids and glucose. So when I read that research, I went, well, wait a minute, this is not some super fuel. It's actually a signaling molecule that tells mitochondria to protect themselves at all costs if you are starving to death.

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