S2E6: Michael Brandt - How Ketone Esters Improve Performance, TBI, and More

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Former adjunct professor of brand strategy at Academy of Art in SF and former product manager at YouTube, Michael Brandt has since ventured out into co-founding and becoming the CEO of Health Via Modern Nutrition (@hvmn), the world’s first ketone esters drink, Ketone-IQ<span class= "c-emoji c-emoji__medium c-emoji--inline" data-qa="emoji" data-sk= "tooltip_parent"><img src= "https://a.slack-edge.com/production-standard-emoji-assets/13.0/apple-medium/2122-fe0f@2x.png" alt=":tm:" width="16" height="16" aria-label="tm emoji" data-stringify-type="emoji" data-stringify-emoji= ":tm:" />.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Michael comes on the show to share the research behind ketone esters, how they can improve performance, cognitive ability, and damage from traumatic brain injuries (TBI), why athletes would benefit from supplementing with them, how the military is using them, and more.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You’ll also learn about Michael’s background and how he found himself in this space and where he thinks the future of food is going.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here’s a peek at what’s in store with this episode:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">00:00 Introduction to the podcast</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">00:29 Introduction to this episode’s guest, Michael Brandt</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">02:34 Michael’s background and his experience with ketones</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">05:26 Michael’s personal ketone esters routine</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">09:53 How were exogenous ketones and their benefits first discovered?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">16:54 Using exogenous ketones as brain fuel in the military</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">20:21 A Belgium study on cyclists using exogenous ketones</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">27:38 Exogenous ketones on traumatic brain