In my post, "The Tale of Two Engines" , I explained how my clean keto lifestyle is a deliberate choice to shut down my body's fast, inefficient "Glucose Engine" and fire up its powerful, long-range "Fat Engine" (Ketogenesis). This immediately, and rightly, brings up the most common question—and the most common criticism—of a ketogenic diet: "But Chris, I read that your brain needs glucose to survive. Aren't you starving your brain?" This is one of my favorite topics because the answer is so elegant, and it perfectly illustrates the brilliance of the human body. The premise of the question is 100% correct: Yes, parts of our body must have glucose to function. Your brain can get up to 75% of its fuel from ketones, but that other 25% requires glucose. Furthermore, your red blood cells (which have no mitochondria) and parts of your kidneys can only run on glucose. The myth is that you must eat glucose to have glucose. The fact is, your ...
Nearly twenty years ago, I started a blog called The Path is Too Deep, a geeky reference to a rare computer error message. A great deal of life has happened since then, a life I would like to share. So, here again, are some random bits of unfiltered Chris.