1/3rd of the ketogenic breakfast of champions!

Medium-chain triglycerides are 1/3rd of the ketogenic breakfast of champions!

This article is mostly going to focus on decoding what the human studies are saying about MCT and how this squares up with the anecdotal experiences of Biohackers online. For more of my own personal experiences, thoughts, and comparisons, please see the written and video reviews in the sidebar.

Summary of recent MCT science

You’ve probably heard before about all the fantastic health benefits of MCT oil, as there are a million podcasts and articles about them, so here I summarize some recent MCT findings. There are over 40 items of human research published in the past five years alone...

A 2021 British study confirmed other research on the satiating properties of medium-chain triglycerides - it reduces “energy intake” needs in both healthy and overweight people. You’ll feel full and pleasantly free of food cravings.

A 2019 American clinical trial published in the esteemed journal PLoS One gave MCT oil to non-diabetic subjects for 6 weeks to measure the effect on insulin resistance and found that...

MCT were well tolerated and weight remained stable... Fasting REE, respiratory quotient, and body composition were stable during the intervention. There were no significant changes in mean fasting glucose, insulin, insulin resistance, fasting total ketones

So, at least according to this study, the MCT oil itself didn’t have that much effect on insulin sensitivity - that’s what you do the fasting for!

A 2021 Japanese paper suggests MCT oil as an alternative source of energy in the brain of [Alzheimer’s Disease] patients.

Interestingly, a 2021 Chinese study used MCT oil as a massage oil, and they found that massaging it into the skin of preterm low-weight babies helped the babies to grow (a little). The study notes (importantly), No adverse events were noted in the massage groups, and concludes...

The results indicate that preterm infant daily massage with MCT oil is an effective intervention for weight gain that should be recognized as part of low-birth-weight infant developmental care.

Fasting vs MCTs?

A big question that biohackers have about fasting is...

Do I still get all the benefits from fasting if I’m drinking coffee with butter and taking supplements?

To simplify a bit, yes. It’s not exactly the same as doing a 24-hour water (or dry) fast, where you get the full autophagy benefits, but it still does signal some scarcity to the body and will help you shed pounds (or should I say kilos - as I reside in Europe?).

Sources

Don’t simply pick-up whatever MCT oil is on special on Amazon or at your local health food store (rookie mistake). Here are a few credible sources that meet my high standards...

I like PureBulk.com as they provide a clean certificate of analysis verifying the purity of their MCT oil. Bulletproof (the originators of Bulletproof Coffee) takes a lot of pride in their Keto products, so their (spendier) XCT MCT Oil is worth trying.

If you’re a Biohacker ballin’ on a budget, good news: a natural source of MCT is coconuts, my $1 diet-hack.

Downloadable MCT?

You may be interested in taking it as an infoceutical - a non-pharmacological, side-effect-free version of the supplement that takes advantage of the phenomenon of water memory, which is imprinted on water via quantum collocation and electromagnetism using this device...

Infocueticals typically have 1/3 or half the effect of the actual medicine being imprinted. If you’re skeptical of Infopathy, that’s understandable; it’s a game-changing application of a little-known scientific phenomenon. But I’d urge you to evaluate the scientific evidence (presented in my biohacker review) that downloadable medicine is no longer science fiction...

Biohacker Review: MCT Oil Powder - 1/3rd of the breakfast of champions!

I’ve been starting my mornings with some extra Ketosis-powered pep in my step after sipping MCT-infused coffee. I dump about a half scoop of the powder into my coffee along with some Irish butter and cinnamon. On 24-hour fast days, I’ll do a full scoop - this helps keep hunger cravings at bay. The Jucy Watermelon flavor I didn’t love, but the coconut-flavored powder tastes great; that’s what I’ll be reordering! Bulletproof-style coffee is the way that many high-performance biohackers around the world choose to start their days; it provides many of the benefits of fasting without the arduous cravings. The butter and MCTs provide the fat and amino acids you need to absorb the Nootropics and supplements you take in the AM.

Stack it with Ketones?

Day 1 - Tastes heavenly!

I woke up very early, excited to try the Ultra Human’s (since discontinued) Ketones+MCT supplement. It’s a generic white powder that takes on a pinkish hue when mixed into a glass of cold water, and it tastes heavenly! The powder clumps a bit, so you’ll need to stir a bit as you sip. I started with a low dose and dumped about a quarter of a scoop. As is keto practice, I did an intermittent fast, skipped breakfast, and waited till the early afternoon to have lunch.

* Subjectively, I’m not sure how much it affected my appetite or general state. I’m pretty accustomed to a caloric restriction, and the urge to eat in the morning is not overwhelming for me.

* I did combine it with a single capsule of Tao, which is a quintessentialNootropic; I was very focused and energetic for at least several hours.

* Interestingly, later that evening during my cardio workout I got an incredible oxygenated headrush. When I did pull-ups and leg exercises, the parts of my body being exerted tingled intensely. Usually, that doesn’t happen to me while working out!

I’ll report back on the subjective effects of taking it when I work out in the morning, and taking it alone without any Nootropics.

1 Month

I’ve been starting my mornings with this delicious stuff for about a month now.

* It has nicely complemented my morning fasting.

* I find that it makes me more energetic, wakes me up, and relieves a bit of the impulse to eat or snack while fasting.

* I combined it with Amino Code by Ultra Human. I can’t tell a big difference in taste between the two, nor is there a big experiential difference.

A keto-powered vacation

I took the two products with me on an 8-day vacation to the Black Sea coast. People tend to totally cheat on their diets while on vacation because they boo