Basis Band Review
(I initially planned this post to be a comparison between the sleep tracking abilities between the Misfit Shine and the Basis Band, hence the picture on the left, but it turned out that I had a lot more to say about the Basis than I thought… so I’ll be splitting up the posts)
I picked up the Basis Band Health Tracker
Upgraded MCT Oil vs Upgraded Brain Octane
If you want to read a little more about why I’m even addressing this question, you can check out my rough draft version of this post here. Essentially it’s this:
UPGRADED MCT OIL VS UPGRADED BRAIN OCTANE – ROUGH DRAFT
I’ve recently been using both Upgraded MCT and Upgraded Brain Octane and was wondering what the actual difference was between them. Upgraded MCT is marketed as being better for stimulating the metabolism while Upgrade Brain Octane is marketed as being better for stimulating the brain. As I was thinking about this, given the little that I know about biochemistry, it didn’t quite make sense to me, so I did what any self respecting n=1 blogger would do… I went to the forums and posed the following question:
… Read MoreI was wondering what is the difference in metabolism between the two, and why Upgraded Brain Octane works more for the brain while upgraded MCT is more for metabolism and brain.
Ketonix Update From Manufacturer
There is now a new support page on the ketonix.com site addressing factors that can affect the differing initialization times, occasional inconsistent readings, optimal way to exhale into it, and lack of correlation with blood beta hydroxybutyrate levels.
Here is one of his suggestions:
A way to manage your ketone levels could be: during the week, use Ketonix to adjust exercise and food composition to keep yourself in ketosis. And measure your Beta-hydroxybutyrate at the weekend.
Another tidbit that I hadn’t quite considered was proper storage of the device:
… Read MoreAlways keep the Ketonix in it’s pouch to protect the sensor from dust and dirt.
I know that I’ve mentioned in the past that I’m a big fan of Dave Asprey, The Bulletproof Exec, so when he came out with this travel mug I was pretty excited.
His whole thing is that he only recommends products that he personally believes in and uses, in fact he stakes his reputation on it. If he can’t find a product that meets his requirements, then he goes ahead and manufactures it himself at a quality that meets his specifications.
Because he is so anal about the quality of his products and has such stringent requirements, he charges a premium for his products.… Read More
I picked up the Ketonix Acetone Breathalyzer a little over a month ago and have been playing with it ever since. I wanted to know how accurate it was in detecting ketosis compared to the current gold standard, which are blood levels of beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHBA). I purchased this device directly from the source at www.ketonix.com based out of Sweden. The system I use to test my blood levels of BHOB is the Precision Xtra Blood Glucose and Ketone Meter (if you want to find out where to pick up strips for this you can check out this post).… Read More
(if you want to find out where to pick up strips for this you can check out