Zhou Nutrition has released a new salt supplement catered towards meeting the needs of the low-carb dieting crowd. As the dieting trend surges in popularity, supplements like this have been frequent additions to health and nutrition stores.
While making significant cutbacks on your carb intake is the keystone of the ketogenic diet, the changes that occur inside your body can garner some rather unsavory side effects. Those that are accustomed to living a keto lifestyle can achieve an increase in mental focus and energy, but the road to ketosis can be a bumpy one if you’re not getting enough electrolytes.
For those just starting a keto diet, or even for those already in ketosis and looking for an extra boost of energy, the Keto Drive BHB Salts by Zhou Nutrition may be the ideal supplement to aid in achieving a proper electrolyte balance.
Dehydration on Keto
As our bodies adjust to a low-carb lifestyle, insulin levels decrease–as do our stores of glycogen, which our bodies squirrel away to use as emergency fuel. When our glycogen stores are depleted, retained water is also released during the process. As a result, we often see a sudden drop in the scale early on – water weight – but can also experience the symptoms of dehydration.
Along with the water we shed during the initial stages of ketosis, we also lose vital minerals called electrolytes that are essential to normal body functions like neurological function, energy production, and temperature regulation. With an imbalance of these electrolytes, which include potassium, sodium and magnesium, our bodies begin to experience symptoms of what many refer to as the “keto flu.”
Keto Salt Supplements
One of the most practical ways to replenish electrolyte stores is to use a supplement, like Keto Drive BHB Salts. This specially-formulated supplement doesn’t claim to work miracles, but it is designed specifically with keto dieters in mind. Clocking in at zero carbs, Keto Drive BHB Salts contains sodium, magnesium, calcium, vitamin A, and Zhou Nutrition’s Keto Drive performance complex–exogenous ketones intended to boost your energy without caffeine.
Aside from giving you the advantage of balancing electrolytes and avoiding the keto flu, Keto Drive BHB Salts is also effective for improving weight loss, boosting energy, increasing mental performance, and endurance to get through your workout. It should also be mentioned that, unlike other electrolyte supplements, the flavor options taste pretty great too.
Sustainable Keto Energy
Unlike caffeine, which can often have adverse effects once it begins to wear off, exogenous ketones are well known for providing a sustainable boost in energy without the crash. For endurance athletes, an extra boost in the gym while on a ketogenic diet, or if you’re just starting out and looking to avoid the burnout associated with getting into ketosis, a combination of electrolytes and exogenous ketones could be just the helping hand you need to get to the next level in your fitness or fat burning journey.
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Dr. Rosmy Barrios, MD is an aesthetic medicine specialist whose work focuses on patients who are treated for obesity, metabolic syndrome, and other weight-related issues through nutritional analysis, keto diet programs, and supporting medications.
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This is a useful idea. Most of the advice that I’ve seen focuses on getting more salt in your diet – but supplements could work pretty well too.