Ketonix Sport Review

Posted on February 23, 2015November 13, 2016 by BJJ Caveman

Introduction

It’s been almost 8 months since I’ve picked up the Ketonix Sport directly from the Ketonix website, and in the interim it seems like the owner, Michel Lundell, has moved over to the Amazon platform. Currently there are two versions available on Amazon:

Ketonix Sport for $124.90
Ketonix Sport with Battery for $144.90

When I first purchased this the additional battery wasn’t available so I can’t really comment on how the battery works.

[UPDATE 5/31/2015:

At this point in time the Ketonix is no longer available on Amazon. … Read More

Ketonix Update From Manufacturer

Posted on April 4, 2014May 31, 2015 by BJJ Caveman

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:

Always keep the Ketonix in it’s pouch to protect the sensor from dust and dirt.

Ketonix Review

Posted on March 15, 2014June 25, 2015 by BJJ Caveman

Ketonix Review

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

Carb Back-Loading Results After 4 Weeks

Posted on March 14, 2014May 9, 2017 by BJJ Caveman

Carb Back-Loading Results After 4 Weeks

Carb Back-Loading (CBL) is John Kiefer’s variation on a targeted ketogenic diet in which a large load of carbs are only eaten after heavy resistance training (optimally in the afternoon). This theoretically takes advantage of the body’s hormonal and metabolic response to stimulate muscle cell growth while at the same time increasing the breakdown of fat cells. You can read more about the basics of this approach from my review of the book.

OBJECTIVE:

Burn fat while increasing muscle mass and strength.… Read More

Review: Ketonix Acetone Breathalyzer – Initial Impressions

Posted on March 1, 2014May 31, 2015 by BJJ Caveman

Review: Ketonix Acetone Breathalyzer – Initial Impressions

Just added a new tool to my arsenal. This new toy was the reason I started looking into the whole ketosis and false positive on alcohol breathalyzer things in the first place.

I first came across this as I was wandering around the reddit/keto page where some folks were discussing this contraption.

The general idea behind why the ketonix would be helpful is this:

When entering ketosis, we are encouraging the body to utilize fat as fuel rather than carbohydrate (glycogen and glucose)
Fat is broken down into three main ketone bodies which the body then uses for energy
- Beta-hydroxybutyrate: This is what is detected with blood ketone strips
- Acetoacetate – This is what is detected with the urine ketone strips
- Acetone – A break down product of acetoacetate which the body gets rid of via exhalation.