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Timestamps:
- (00:00) Introduction
- (02:44) Why I started taking exogenous ketones
- (04:02) What ketone supplement brand am I using?
- (07:16) Can ketones help reduce performance anxiety?
- (08:50) My daily coffee routine (beans, brewing, and tips)
- (11:31) Should you worry about diterpenes in coffee?
- (12:56) Which coffee bean brand do I trust most?
- (14:04) Does coffee cause dehydration or block mineral absorption?
- (15:46) Is drinking coffee on an empty stomach harmful?
- (16:01) Does dairy reduce coffee’s polyphenol benefits?
- (17:53) Should slow caffeine metabolizers avoid coffee?
- (18:52) Can coffee’s vasoconstriction affect brain blood flow?
- (19:18) Do coffee pods release harmful microplastics?
- (20:09) The ketone meter I've relied on for 10 years
- (20:35) Does quitting caffeine lower resting heart rate?
- (20:41) What's the best plastic-free coffee maker?
- (21:13) Ideal dosing for ubiquinol, berberine, and alpha-lipoic acid
- (22:43) Which supplements best support fertility and egg quality?
- (23:49) Why (and how much) myo-inositol did I take?
- (24:08) Am I still taking benfotiamine, collagen, lutein, and zeaxanthin?
- (24:34) Creatine vs. methylated B vitamins for homocysteine control
- (25:56) Which vitamin K2 supplement (and dosage) do I use?
- (26:17) Are greens powders (like moringa) high in heavy metals?
- (27:16) Which choline supplement won't raise TMAO?
- (30:31) Which Thorne supplements do I personally use?
- (30:44) How much CoQ10 is needed if you're not targeting fertility?
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