Thread by @KetoCounselor

A lot of you understand that a ketogenic diet is a powerful mitochondrial intervention, but you might be a little unclear on how micronutrient availability can enhance mitochondrial function. 🧵(1/15)

Some of you have or had a bit of increased energy when you started your ketogenic diet, but it wasn't sustained very well. (2/15)

There can be a lot of reasons for that but one common and understandable one, given the shape people are often in when they begin the diet, is micronutrient status. (3/15)

Let's talk about fatigue in our efforts to understand how to increase mitochondrial energy! (4/15)

Fatigue is a common and debilitating symptom affecting individuals with various diseases, including cancer, neurodegenerative & psychiatric disorders, rheumatologic disease, and heart disease. (5/15)

Nutritional status plays a crucial role in mediating fatigue. Poor nutritional status can lead to the exhaustion of an individual's metabolic reserves, contributing to fatigue. (6/15)

Fatigue is also a symptom of micronutrient deficiencies and can be caused by mitochondrial dysfunction. Mitochondria are responsible for energy production, and energy shortage due to mitochondrial dysfunction can result in decreased stamina and fatigue. (7/15)

Also, inflammation has been linked to mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress, which can further exacerbate fatigue. (8/15)

If you are on a ketogenic diet that's fantastic! You are improving all of these things. (9/15)

However, you may have a higher micronutrient need the first few months of your ketogenic diet. There is a lot of healing going on! And you need supplies of cofactors to encourage that and allow that healing to happen. (10/15)

Some of you are having problems consistently unlocking your energy on a ketogenic diet, because your micronutrient reserves are low or insufficient. And if you came from a lifetime of a SAD diet prior, this should not be surprising! (11/15)

That's why I recommend combining a ketogenic diet with therapeutic levels of nutrients that have been shown to improve mitochondrial function. (12/15)

And if you are not using a ketogenic diet at all? Then you are missing out on knowing how it feels to have a lot more energy than you are used to! When people say, their brain lit up or turned on, that's exactly what they mean. It's what having #brainenergy feels like. (13/15)

Teaching people these approaches, along with the application of important lifestyle interventions, has proven to be effective in my online program. You can apply for enrollment in your search for all the ways you can feel better. (14/15)
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Seriously. You should be feeling amazing. Don't let another day go by where you don't feel like you have the energy to be your kick-ass self. (15/15) #fatigue #mitochondria #ketogenicdiet