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Dog breath
Yesterday a student I was tutoring stopped and said, what's that smell? It
smells like dog food. This made me very happy, since now I know I'm in ketosis for sure. :-) But now I have some questions about the famous low-carb bad breath. I've asked people to tell me if my breath is bad, but nobody ever does, so I thought I'd ask the group. Is the dogbreath stronger the higher your ketosis numbers? How long after brushing your teeth does it take for the dogbreath to come back? I've been using those extra-strong drops - does anybody know anything better? I hesitate to chew gum or mints because even the sugarless ones have a gram or two of carbs. I'm also a little confused about ketosis. Is being in ketosis the same whether your numbers are 20 or 160? Mine tested today (I finally got some strips) at 140-160, and I'm wondering if that makes the dogbreath worse. I must say, people may not find dogbreath very lovable, but my cats don't mind a bit. They seem to think it's much better than the ordinary human bad breath. :-) Trusty little carnivores! TIA, Chakolate -- If you want to be the center of attention, make tuna salad in front of your cats. |
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Dog breath
You scare me.
"Chakolate" wrote in message .4... Yesterday a student I was tutoring stopped and said, what's that smell? It smells like dog food. This made me very happy, since now I know I'm in ketosis for sure. :-) But now I have some questions about the famous low-carb bad breath. I've asked people to tell me if my breath is bad, but nobody ever does, so I thought I'd ask the group. Is the dogbreath stronger the higher your ketosis numbers? How long after brushing your teeth does it take for the dogbreath to come back? I've been using those extra-strong drops - does anybody know anything better? I hesitate to chew gum or mints because even the sugarless ones have a gram or two of carbs. I'm also a little confused about ketosis. Is being in ketosis the same whether your numbers are 20 or 160? Mine tested today (I finally got some strips) at 140-160, and I'm wondering if that makes the dogbreath worse. I must say, people may not find dogbreath very lovable, but my cats don't mind a bit. They seem to think it's much better than the ordinary human bad breath. :-) Trusty little carnivores! TIA, Chakolate -- If you want to be the center of attention, make tuna salad in front of your cats. |
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Dog breath
"Hulpo" wrote in :
You scare me. Why, thank you. You scare me, too. Chakolate -- If you want to be the center of attention, make tuna salad in front of your cats. |
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Dog breath
Hi!
(more below) "Chakolate" wrote in message .4... Yesterday a student I was tutoring stopped and said, what's that smell? It smells like dog food. This made me very happy, since now I know I'm in ketosis for sure. :-) But now I have some questions about the famous low-carb bad breath. I've asked people to tell me if my breath is bad, but nobody ever does, so I thought I'd ask the group. Is the dogbreath stronger the higher your ketosis numbers? Yes. The numbers indicate how many ketones you are putting out, and the ketones in your saliva are what make you stink so bad. How long after brushing your teeth does it take for the dogbreath to come back? Almost instantly. It's not in your teeth, it's in the moisture in your breath. I've been using those extra-strong drops - does anybody know anything better? I hesitate to chew gum or mints because even the sugarless ones have a gram or two of carbs. Consider clorophyll tablets (vitamin store), or Breath Assure. Elsewise, if it's a big deal to you, you can use sugar free Binaca all the time. I'm also a little confused about ketosis. Is being in ketosis the same whether your numbers are 20 or 160? Debatable. Some say that the higher the numbers, the more water you need to drink, however, some studies on epilectic children have indicated that ketosis can definitly be kicked up a notch. In terms of weightloss, it amy be helpful to think of ketosis as an on-off switch. You're either in or you aren't. Mine tested today (I finally got some strips) at 140-160, and I'm wondering if that makes the dogbreath worse. Probably. I must say, people may not find dogbreath very lovable, but my cats don't mind a bit. They seem to think it's much better than the ordinary human bad breath. :-) Trusty little carnivores! Gotta love lower level quadripeds. TIA, YWATF (your welcome after the fact) Jake. |
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Dog breath
"Chakolate" wrote in message
.4 I've asked people to tell me if my breath is bad, but nobody ever does, so I thought I'd ask the group. Is the dogbreath stronger the higher your ketosis numbers? Here is an interesting take on this topic: http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ketobreath.htm I hesitate to chew gum or mints because even the sugarless ones have a gram or two of carbs. If you look at the label on the sugarless gum, you will see that the carbs are actually "sugar alcohol." There is some controversy over this, but manufacturers claim sugar alcohol is not absorbed, and thus is not an "impact" carb (i.e., the carbs don't count, same as fiber). Here is another article from the same website on this topic: http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/products.htm HTH-J |
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Dog breath
Jon,
Thanks a lot! Both sites were very interesting and full of information. Chak "Jon Mundsack" wrote in : "Chakolate" wrote in message .4 I've asked people to tell me if my breath is bad, but nobody ever does, so I thought I'd ask the group. Is the dogbreath stronger the higher your ketosis numbers? Here is an interesting take on this topic: http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ketobreath.htm I hesitate to chew gum or mints because even the sugarless ones have a gram or two of carbs. If you look at the label on the sugarless gum, you will see that the carbs are actually "sugar alcohol." There is some controversy over this, but manufacturers claim sugar alcohol is not absorbed, and thus is not an "impact" carb (i.e., the carbs don't count, same as fiber). Here is another article from the same website on this topic: http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/products.htm HTH-J Chakolate -- If you want to be the center of attention, make tuna salad in front of your cats. |
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